Read the original column here if youʻre unfamiliar with the legend! Here are unedited comments we've received so far.
hapa_nevah_stoppah: Spam is ok since there's not enough real meat in there
gonechanting: But what about when you see pork on the pali 😂😍
idontcareproductions: I’ve heard this and I’ve had family and friends report either seeing someone or having car issues
rollinoldskoo: Last time we camped at Bellows the H3 was closed due to a fatality so we ended up going over the Pali with pork chops and thankfully nothing happened.
s.double.0h: I've done it many times. Nothing happens
crb_racing_57: My wife keeps asking me why do I always take the LikeLike when she’s in the car. I dare not tell her the truth! 🤣
halam_kaui: My tutu back in the 1940s or 1950s was on her way home from Honolulu, which she was working in transportation and had dropped off some people at a party and before leaving she was given a big pan of pork to take with her because she had nine kids to feed at home when they asked her where she lived. She told them she lived in Laie, they warned her about taking the pork over the Pali, but she was a very headstrong woman a mana Wahine as some say today, she was also a very big woman and not want to be messed with and no one in the family ever did. She was warned about kamapuaa, but being someone who is Kanaka Maoli, Kamaaina, who is familiar with many of those old stories. She had already heard of that story and her response to those that were concerned about her, taking a pan of pork over the. Pali was that she’s got nine kids to feed at home and she was not going to leave any of that pork or throw it over the mountain as she goes down into Kaneohe. She said I’d like to see him try meaning kamapuaa. She even yelled out to him as she was driving through the mountain and down into Kaneohe, but nothing happened. I honestly think Kamapuaa felt her mana and was too scared to deal with her and thought twice about messing with her my mother that is going home to feed her 9 children.
askstephburke: Gulp. 😳
emmy.everyday.epiphany: Now to think about it…back when I worked for Cutter, being one of the last person in the building (thankfully not another 3am late, but late enough), I forgot I had leftover pork in my car that I bought from Bob’s BBQ earlier - my once again super late dinner only hours ago. As usual, I was rushing and could only get a few bites in due to the nature of that work environment and being the only female then, needing to prove tenacity. At the time, I lived on Windward side (Kailua - Kbay), so I was always grateful the drive back on the Pali was straightforward and clear (especially at that wee hour). Anyway, I locked up the vehicles on the lot, quickly grabbed a truck to barricade one of the entrances, and rushed to my vehicle. I dropped off @575hotrod and proceeded towards the Pali after entering the freeway. As I was driving home, I noticed one other vehicle behind me. I didn’t think anything much of it aside “sedan - hmmm, what make & model is that?” since I was still very much in training and learning about cars and brands. Then after being lost in thought, I realized I still couldn’t make out this vehicle despite the staggered street lights on the side of the road. It was still too dark to make it out. And just then, I noticed it started changing lanes along with me in my effort to move out of its way as it drove too close behind me. After my third attempt, it dawned on me that this vehicle was intentionally tailing me. At this point I started driving at a speed I would rather not have driven, but feeling a sudden sinking feeling, I raced to get home. I thought this vehicle was not going to leave me alone, and the moment started feeling like a longer drive than normal in my needing to be vigilant. Luckily, just as I quickly looked to use my voice control on my steering wheel to call the cops in case of escalation (not caring, at the time, if they gave me a speeding ticket at the relief of their presence), another vehicle came out at the upcoming turn and then in a blink of an eye, the other vehicle disappeared….
Needless to say, I felt so thankful just then, I should have stuck to musubi @hapa_nevah_stoppah 😂
Thanks, everyone, and keep the comments coming!
A. Kam Napier can be reached at kam@alohastatedaily.com.
