Haunted secrets of the Chinese cemetery Manoa

Haunted secrets of the Chinese cemetery Manoa
27 May 2025 J.W.H
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The Chinese Manoa cemetery houses many Chinese immigrants who were looking for work and a fresh life in the Hawaiian Islands. But what happens when the spirits of these people want to go home?

Sitting on the hill of the slopes of the Manoa Valley, the Chinese Manoa cemetery was founded at the end of the 19th century as the last resting place for Chinese immigrants who made Hawaii their home. About 10,000 burials took place in a low rock wall since the foundation in 1852 by Lin Yee Chung and is the largest and oldest Chinese cemetery in the Hawaiian Islands.

Although the Chinese Manoa cemetery seems placid, with rows of aging tombstones and a silent environment, this cemetery has gained a reputation from paranormal activity, which sends chills down the spikes of even the boldest souls.

Chinese Manoa cemetery: Source: Flickr

Bired tree: Portal for ghosts?

In the heart of the cemetery stands a burned tree, and its charred branches reach the sky like skeletal fingers. Locals whisper that this tree is much more than it seems – many believe that they serve as a portal between the worlds of the living and the dead and nothing in the middle of the tree will grow.

Some reported that they were witnessing the amazing balls of fire shooting from the tree, dancing and flickering in the night air. Others say that the tree moans and creaks as if alive, its burned trunk is a wandering door.

In some nights, especially when the fog enters the valley, the air around the tree grows densely with disturbing energy. Those who dare to get closer often feel a sudden drop in temperature, hear whispering voices wearing in the wind or feel inexplicable strength that repulsive or even addictive. Known from them, they run away from terror after the sense of unseen presence, which was just behind the shadow.

Ghostly sounds and mysterious characters at the Chinese Manoa cemetery

Sounds singing children, supple and distant, echoed among the graves at the Chinese cemetery in Manoa – not despite any children. These spectral voices seem to come and go, as if playing a ghostly game in hide-and-boeek, leaving those who hear that they are wondering if they are caught between the worlds.

It is also said that the sound of children laughs as if they had fun, and even babies cry at night.

Chinese cemetery manoa: The oldest and largest Chinese cemetery in the Hawaiian Islands, on March 5, 2024, the historic cemetery is located on the interior slopes of the Mānoa Valley, a valley in the shape of an amphitheater in Honolulu on the island of O'ahu. // Source: Wiki

Then there is a Chinese figure, seen by many, who appears at the foot of some graves, kneeling in prayer. Its form is ethereal, almost translucent and wears a classic Chinese dress. Witnesses tried to bring her closer to her, only to disappear in front of their eyes, like smoke in the wind. Some believe that she is a pathetic mother or wife, forever looking after her loved ones, her spirit unable to find peace.

History about Lee Chew

There is also a story about a Chinese named Lee Chew, a Manoa Chinese cemetery visiting. According to the story he died in 1924, the family always planned to take the remains back to China, his homeland in the right burial. The years have passed and the Second World War took place, and the family kept the remains in a suitcase in the cemetery.

The years have passed, and finally the wife of grandson Lee Chew received a message after meeting a friend. Teddie Ching began to study him and went to the temple to pray for him. When asked, the ghost said that he would bring a disaster over his family or would stop him in a suitcase. According to the priest, he wanted to stay in the temple.

They brought his remains to the temple, where they cream bones on a successful day. Look how Teddie Ching told the story of PBS Hawaii.

Orange balls around the Chinese Manoa cemetery

There are many strange things left in the cemetery. According to some, employees mean haunted places in surveys and the like, where it is said that electrical equipment and such does not work. They mean a place to know where to stick.

Another strange thing that appears in the cemetery is observations of strange orange balls floating among tombstones. Some say that this is Akua Lele, a flying God bringing death and bad luck.

Look at what the police departments have experienced in Honolulu:

Paranormal playground

The Chinese Manoa cemetery is not only a collection of tombstones; It is a playground for Paranormal, a place where the border between life and death seems to smudge. Those who visit him at night often come out not only chills; They leave stories about strange meetings and inexplicable phenomena that have remained with them over the years.

For those who dare to wander around the gates, the cemetery offers chilling unknown – a place where the old spirits remain and where every shadow seems to hide the secret. We warn: If you decide to visit this haunted page, you can't go alone. Manoa ghosts can simply decide to follow you home.

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