While at UH-M I was privileged to have taken a class with the late Glen Grant, Hawaii's premier ghosthunter and storyteller.

Dr. Grant wasn't born in Hawaii, and he attended UCLA and came here to do graduate work at UH. Still, he gained the respect of many in the community (regardless of ethnicity) because he was so intrigued by "local" customs and lore.

Dr. Grant started a business called "The Haunt"...and twice a week he'd lead ghost tours either in downtown or trolley tours around the island. While taking his course, he led us on a free tour of downtown -- stops included Washington Place (where the Queen was jailed), `Iolani Palace (the only royal palace in the US), the Post Office (site of a former courthouse where the infamous Massie Case was held), and the cemetary.

While we were at `Iolani Palace, I kept on noticing in the corner of my eye a flickering of light...kind of like a candle. No one else saw it, but Dr. Grant knew what it was when I told him about it. It was the spirit of Robert Wilcox -- one the Queen's supporters who tried in vain to re-establish the Kingdom. During the tour, a girl in my class broke down in tears. We didn't know what the hell happened, she just broke down. We found out weeks later that she was a direct descendant of none other than Robert Wilcox. Her ancestor had tried to connect with her!

And then at the post office, a book flew out of nowhere and almost hit Dr. Grant in the head. He called it his "Rose Red". See, at that time Dr. Grant was doing extensive research of the Massie Case for a book he was writing. Something in that room did not like him being there. It was eerie.

On our way to the cemetery I kept on smelling formaldehyde. Turns out on the buildings we passed (not on the tour) was a former morgue -- at the turn of the 20th century!!!

I'm not psychic, but damn my mom and then women in my family for being sensitive to the paranormal!