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4. Pele’s Curse, Hawaii
The island famous as a tourist destination and w0hen people go on a vacation, people mostly want something as a souvenir. This was a problem for Hawaii as people tend to take lava rocks or sands as souvenirs. The curse that manifested from this problem is: Those who take home the natural treasures directly from the island will suffer the wrath of the island’s goddess, Pele. They will receive a lot of bad luck.
This curse seems to be real since the Hawaiian post office would regularly receive packages containing these things from people trying to get rid of the bad luck. From the letters accompanying these packages, it seems the curse has caused people’s death, depression, illness and more. It is unsure where the curse came from because it doesn’t seem to be connected with any historical events or any religious belief.
Even the earliest mention of the curse was from 1946 which is technically quite recent. The park officials seem to believe it was one of their seniors that made the story up. Because of getting tired at telling people that it was illegal to take rocks from the island that person might have just used scare tactics to stop people from stealing.