Image from this past Halloween night in a park that is supposed to be full of ‘night marchers’ and bad spirits. Legend has it that ancient Hawaiian warriors still walk the King’s Trail (a lava road built between 1836-1855), also called King’s Highway and Mamalahoa Trail. The trail just about went around the entire Big Island and sections of it are easily seen if you know what to look for. More on that later. Supposedly, the trail ran (or runs) right through this State Park. There have been murders, rapes, beatings, etc at this location. It is far removed from any town and police are virtually non-existent at the park. That’s why three of us went with the appropriate shiny, noisy self-defense items resting comfortably about us.
Despite the evil and sadness of it’s past, the beauty along the coast is apparent. That’s why we went and we were not disappointed. I’m sure this is a time of night that the vast, vast, vast majority of people will never see from this vantage point. Just too damn wild.
If you look carefully, you can see three people sitting on the edge of the cliff overlooking the ocean in the middle right of the photo. Shot was made close to midnight.
