Edwin Ushiro

Trash Lab

Originally from Maui, Edwin Ushiro attended the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California and works in the entertainment world as a Production Designer, Visual Consultant, Art Director, Storyboard Artist, and Concept Designer.

The most famous haunted house on the north shore of Oahu once stood beside Kamehameha Highway, at the entrance to Waimea Falls Park. Visitors to this house described high pitched calls, which locals identified as the spirits of the house. The spirits called out through the walls, from under the floor and down from the ceiling, vibrating the entire frame of the wooden building. In the mid-'80s, the structure was scheduled to be demolished, and a curious archaeologist was given permission to make a quick survey. Over a few days, they uncovered an ancient structure under the foundation, which was believed to be a fish shrine. As the research team continued to work, they heard a faint “woooo” sound that seemed to be exhaling through the ground. Following that noise among the stones, the team located a small opening from which the eerie sound emanated. Evidently, an old lava tube ran underneath the house, down to the nearby ocean at Waimea Bay. So when the tide rose, the air in the tube was forced out through the opening, literally penetrating the earth and into the walls of the house, emitting that unearthly call of the dead.

Owned and operated by the Kahului Railroad Company, the stone crusher was a concrete and corrugated metal building near the western breakwater of Maui’s Kahului Harbor. The crusher was primarily used to maintain the breakwater, while the finer rock was used for road pavement. Decades ago, the building was torn down, leaving only skeletal remains which can be explored today as a remnant of Kahului’s industrial period.