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2008 Halloween Events on Oahu
Information about 2008 Halloween events and activities
on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. Includes outdoor Halloween street festivals,
indoor Halloween parties, haunted houses in Hawaii, pumpkin patches,
a doggie Halloween costume contest, scary silent film accompanied
by live organ music, and many other 2008 Halloween events o Oahu.
If you know about an
Oahu Halloween event not included on this page please
send a message to the email address on our
contacts page.
Haunted Houses, Haunted Lagoons and Haunted Hay Rides
Hawaii's Haunted Plantation
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The 3rd annual "Hawaii's Haunted Plantation" event will take place on Halloween night, and
three nights the weekend before Halloween, at Hawaii's Plantation Village
in Waipahu. No children under age 10 will be allowed and older children and young teens must be accompanied
by an adult. Pregnant women and people with heart problems are
advised to stay away. This is one scary haunted plantation!
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Easter Seals Ewa Haunted House
The 9th Annual Easter Seals Hawaii Haunted House
will be open the weekend before Halloween, October 24-25. 2008.
The Ewa Haunted House will feature specially themed
rooms with special effects and scary surprises. This
event might frighten small children so it will also
feature a child-friendly mini-carnival with Halloween
activities, games, face painting, and prizes.
Note that children age 12 and under must be accompanied
by an adult at all times. Proceeds from this event
will benefit the Easter Seals Hawaii Ewa Adult Day Program.
This event will take place at the Easter Seals Hawaii
Adult Day Center, 91-1251 Renton Road, Ewa Beach, West Oahu.
Haunted Lagoon Canoe Ride at the Polynesian Cultural Center
The Polynesian Cultural Center on the northeast coast of Oahu
is giving its visitors a unique way to celebrate Halloween in
2008. Visitors can take a twilight canoe ride through the
cultural center, with a kid friendly version safe for the
entire family and a scarier version for brave souls.
The Haunted Lagoon Canoe Ride will be available October 24-31,
2008, except for Sundays when the park is closed.
Haunted Village Night Walk and Imaginarium Show
Watch a 15 minute 3D animated Imaginarium show where you
will be guided on a nightwalk down a creepy crypt and into
a haunted mansion. The event will also feature a
continuously running Halloween Cartoon Theater, pumpkin
carving display, Phantom Physics Lab demonstrations,
a spooky storytelling corner, a costume contest, and more
Takes place on Friday, October 24, 2008 from 6 to 8:30 pm.
Shockhouse: A Haunted Mansion
The 2008 Shockhouse Haunted Mansion at the Blaisdell Exhibition
Hall will be open for three nights the weekend before Halloween
and three nights the weekend of Halloween. The event will
feature ten rooms of monsters and mayhem and a twisted maze
of scary corriders. October 23-25 it
will be open from 6 pm to midnight, on October 29 from 5 to 10 pm,
on October 30 from 5 pm to midnight, October 31 (Halloween)
from 4 pm to 1 am, and November 1 from 5 pm to midnight.
Tickets are available at the Neil S. Blaisdell Center Box Office,
through Ticketmaster, and at Times Supermarkets.
Entry to the event will be through the Blaisdell Galleria doors
on Ward Avenue.
Gunstock Ranch Haunted Hay Ride
(PDF)
The Haunted Hay Ride at the Gunstock Ranch on the northeast
coast of Oahu will take place every night, from 7 to 10 pm
every night between October 27 and October 31, 2008.
The cost of the event is $5.00 per person and food
will be available for purchase. The Gunstock Ranch is
located at 56-250 Kamehameha Highway in Laie, the same
town as the Polynesian Cultural Center.
2008 Halloween Festivals and Street Fairs on Oahu
Hallobaloo Halloween Street Festival
The first ever Honolulu Arts District Halloween Street Festival will take place
on Nuuanu Avenue in Downtown Honolulu between Chaplain Lane and King Street.
in Downtown Honolulu on Friday October 31, 2008 from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m.
The festival will be followed by concerts lasting until 1:30 a.m.. The
2008 Halloballo Street Festival will
feature three stages of entertainment, a trick-or-treat gallery
walk, and a Halloween costume contest.
Waikiki Halloween Celebrations in 2008
There are no Waikiki street closures on October 31, 2008
but every Halloween the streets of Waikiki
are filled with revelers parading up and down the sidewalks
in costume. Many of the hotels and restaurants will
have special Halloween events also.
2008 Halloween Tours on Oahu
Orbs of Oahu Graveyard Shift Tour
Oahu Ghost Tours will offer a special all-night Halloween driving tour
on Friday, October 31, 2008. The tour will last 4 to 4.5 hours and
participation will be limited to 34 guests. The tour price will include
an Oahu Ghost Tours T-Shirt. Revelers will be picked up in Waikiki at
11:15 p.m. and they will be returned to Waikiki sometime after 4:00 a.m.
Note that this is a SCARY tour that is not recommended for
children under age 10.
Spookapalooza Train Ride
The Hawaiian Railway in the West Oahu town of Ewa Beach
will offer a nighttime train ride on the dark, spooky railroad
tracks of Old Ewa Town on Halloween night, Friday, October 31, 2008.
Ride times are 7:00 p.m., 7:45 p.m., 8:30 p.m., and 9:15 p.m. and
reservations must be made in advance by calling 808-681-5461.
Haunted Hawaii Ghost Ship Cruise
There will be a special "Ghost Ship" cruise out of the Waianae Small Boat Harbor
on October 31, 2008. The tour will last about 3 hours and it will begin at 5:30 p.m.
During the cruise master storyteller and Haunted Hawaii book author Jeff Gere
will tell scary stories. Appetizers and non-alcoholic drinks are included in the price of the tour.
After the cruise a group of the tour participants will be spending
the night in the "Haunted Wing" of the Makaha Golf resort.
For more information contact Wild Side Specialty tours at 808-306-7273.
Other 2008 Halloween Events on Oahu
Obake Ody6ssey: Ghost Stories in Hawaii and Beyond
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Some of Hawaii's best scary storytellers will
be sharing spooky tales in the Grand Ballroom of the Japanese Cultural
Center of Hawaii on Sunday, October 26 from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm.
Storytellers will include Kathy Collins, Jeff Gere, Cathy
Spagnoli, and Lopaka Kapanui. This event may be to intense
for young children. Admission is $3. The Japanese Cultural
Center is located at 2454 South Beretania Street, Honolulu,
Hawaii.
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Bishop Museum 2008 Halloween Treat Street
The 21st Annual Treat Street Halloween Celebration at the Bishop Museum
in Honolulu will take place on Friday, October 31, 2008
from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. and admission is free.
The event will feature costume contests for children and
adults, trick-or-treating, a messy pie eating contest,
coloring contests, cockroach races, and more.
The event is sponsored by the Bishop Museum and
the University of Hawaii School of Architecture.
Parking will be available at Kapalama Elementary School
1601 North School Street in Honolulu.
Aloun Farms Pumpkin Patch
Every year, the last two weekends in October,
families can pick their own Halloween pumpkins
at the Aloun Farms Pumpkin Patch in Kapolei in West Oahu.
For more information about the 2008 Pumpkin Patch
call 808-677-9516.
Undead Invasion Honolulu Halloween Chase
Participants will follow clues, use gadgets, and crack codes
to find the end location of this walking event and quest through the streets
of Downtown Honolulu. The quest begin
at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, October 31, 2008.
Silent Scream: Hunchback of Notre Dame
The beautiful and historic Hawaii Theatre in downtown
Honolulu will celebrate Halloween by show the 1923 film "the Hunchback of
Notre Dame", a silent film starring Lon Chaney, on Friday,
October 31, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. The film will be accompanied by live organ music played
by John McCreary on the Hawaii Theatre organ.
Spooktacular at Jungle River Mini Golf
The Jungle River Miniature Golf Park at the Pearlridge Shopping
Center is hosting a Halloween event on October 31, 2008 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
that will feature a costume contest, games, arts and crafts,
door prizes, and trick-or-treating. For more information
about the Jungle River Halloween party call 808-488-8808.
Doggie Halloween Costume Contest
There will be a Halloween costume contest for dogs
on Sunday, October 26, 2008 at the Koko Marina Shopping Center in Hawaii Kai.
Registration will begin at 11:00 a.m. and the contest will
take place from Noon to 1:00 p.m. Categories will include
best group costume, best dog and owner costume, spookiest,
best trick for a treat, and best overall costume. All of the
winners will be featured in a centerfold photo in the
November/December of
Hawaii Pet magazine. Contest entry is
free but entrants are encouraged to donate to the
Hawaii Dog Foundation.
Halloween Queen GLBT Party
The biggest event produced by the Blazing Saddles of Hawaii
is their annual Halloween party and potluck dinner. This year it will
be held at the Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse
on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Blazing Saddles is a social and recreational club established
primary for the benefit of the the gay and lesbian
country and western dancing community in Honolulu.
Fall Halloween Harvest Festival
The Pacific Revival Center is presenting a
free Harvest Festival for all ages of children
on Halloween night, October 31, 2008 from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m.
The even will feature arts and crafts, a cake walk,
festival games, food, and music. For more information
call 808-953-0557.
2008 Oahu Shopping Center Halloween Activities
Ala Moana Center Halloween Activities
The Ala Moana Shopping Center will have a children's Halloween
costume contest from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, October 31, 2008.
The Ala Moana Mall is located at 1450 Ala Moana Boulevard, just
east of Waikiki.
Koko Marina Mall Trick-or-Treating
The Koko Marina Mall in Hawaii Kai will
have safe trick-or-treating for kids
from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Halloween night,
October 31, 2008.
Halloween Parade at Market City Shopping Center
The Market city Shopping Center at
2919 Kapiolani Boulevard in Honolulu is hosting a safe
Halloween Costume Parade on Saturday, October 25, at 6:00
pm. Children are invited to wear their costumes and join
a trick-or-treat parade through the shopping center
where Halloween treats will be distributed and
a free picture will be taken by Aloha Professional Imaging.
For more informatin all 808-734-0282.
Mililani Town Center Halloween Activities
The Town Center Mall in Mililani will have Halloween activities
on Halloween night and on the two weekends before Halloween.
On Saturday, October 18 children will be able
to make a Halloween decoration, and on Saturday October 25, there
will be a Halloween Spooktacular event
with candy treats and spinning a "spooky wheel" for prizes. On
Halloween Night, Friday, October 31, 2008
there will be safe trick-or-treating from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Pearlridge Mall Halloween Activities
Pearlridge Mall's 2008 Halloween celebration will feature
will feature a Halloween clown show at 7:00 p.m. at both
the Downtown and Uptown Malls and face Halloween face painting
with Aunty Lisa at 2:00 p.m. at the Uptown mall.
Flyer for Pearlridge 2008 Halloween Event
(PDF)
Windward Mall 2008 Safe Trick-or-Treat Event
The Windward Mall at 46-056 Kamehameha Highway in the East Oahu
town of Kaneohe will have a children's trick-or-treating event
on Friday, October 31, 2008 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
See also:
Halloween Events on Other Islands
Celebrating Holidays on Oahu
All Oahu Events
All Hawaii Events
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