Honolulu Ghost & Mystery Tours

At Uncle Steve's Tours, we offer three exciting walking theme tours for our guests.

Our first tour is special for fans of mystery novels and mystery movies.

The Charlie Chan Mystery Tour.

The world-famous police detective Charlie Chan is missing! Nobody knows where he is. The Charlie Chan Mystery Tour is an interactive walking tour through downtown Honolulu. The intent of the tour is to uncover information leading to the disappearance of Inspector Chan.

Through a three mile/four-hour walking tour, the Charlie Chan Mystery Tour investigates sites associated with Charlie Chan, including Chang Apana's old Chinatown neighborhood and the piers adjacent to Aloha Tower Marketplace.

By means of a series of clues and historical notes, guests visit the sites frequented by Chang Apana, Earl Derr Biggers, and the cast and crew of the movie The Black Camel (1931). The tour visits the sites of former police stations, coffee shops, gambling houses, movie theaters, and the residence of Number One Son.

The Charlie Chan Mystery Tour starts in downtown Honolulu and passes through Chinatown, the Capitol District and Aloha Tower Marketplace. The tour includes a half-hour lunch break at a waterfront tavern. (Cost of lunch is not included in tour.)

Participants are encouraged to carry sun protection items, and to wear comfortable walking shoes and clothes. Cost: $35 person.

Guests of the walking tour are required to sign personalized liability forms prior to the start of the tour. The correct spelling of legal names is required. Reservations are required a minimum of 24 hours prior to the tour date. No same-day bookings are accepted. To make a reservation, please email: filmguy54@hotmail.com.

Our next tour is truly unique to the history of Hawai'i.

Hawai'i Wartime History Tour.

Step back in time to World War II Hawai'i. Join historian Steven Fredrick on a two-and-one-half mile walk through the streets of downtown Honolulu and Chinatown.

The four-hour tour visits original sites related to the Martial Law years (1941-1944) in Hawai'i. In the Capitol District, see the Executive Offices occupied by the Military Governors. Stand at the location of the Evacuation Drills of 1943. Walk the route of the V-J Day parade celebration. In Chinatown, walk the streets to the recreation facilities frequented by U.S. servicemen.

The tour starts at 1 p.m. on the Fort Street Mall in downtown Honolulu on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Cost: $25 per person.

Participants are encouraged to carry sun protection items, and to wear comfortable walking shoes and clothes. The tour includes a 15 minute rest stop.

Our third tour is called The Honolulu Ghost Tour.

Ghosts and spirits have been a part of Hawaiian folklore for decades. One can not tell a good ghost story without having knowledge about the history of Hawaii and its people. It is the intension of this storyteller to provide our guests with an understanding of the Hawaiian culture in order to appreciate the power of the ghost stories of Hawaii.

The Honolulu Ghost Tour is a two-mile walk to haunted sites and mystical places in downtown Honolulu and Chinatown. Paranormal activities are known to occur at several of the sites visited.

Our tour visits haunted locations where ghosts and spirits, such as Night Marchers, are known to roam. The tour visits famous landmarks, like Iolani Palace, and ordinary office buildings, where horrible murders occurred. This three-hour tour includes a rest stop at a haunted bar.

The tour is available on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Guests meet the tour guide at a well-known site located in the Capitol District, near downtown. Free parking.

During the tour, we may encounter ghosts and spirits. Some are happy, playful spirits, while others ... are not.

Guests may find that some of the ghost stories are intense in nature. This tour is recommended only for adults. Children are not permitted on the tour. Cost: $25 per person. Special discount rates are available for group bookings.

The Honolulu Ghost Tour was created by historian Steven Fredrick after years of research. He has interviewed many people related to the sites visited on this tour.

Website: www.stevestoursandfilms.vpweb.com.

Louis Pohl Gallery at historic Chinatown building

The Perry Block Building, from 1888, is one of the more interesting buildings we visit on our walking tours. Inside this wonderful old building, located at the corner of Nu'uanu Avenue and Hotel Street, is the Louis Pohl Gallery. For more information about this fine arts gallery, please visit their website: www.louispohlgallery.com.

FOR HALLOWEEN 2010

Saturday, Oct 30 @ 9 P.M.

Sunday, Oct 31 @ 9 P.M.

"WALK WITH THE DEAD" GHOST TOUR !!!

Rated the most popular Honolulu ghost tour for Halloween in 2008 and 2009, the 2010 tours promise to be just as ghastly. This is a four-hour walking tour to the dark side of Honolulu. A visit to sites of crime, murder, suicide, madness and death.

TWO NIGHTS ONLY: Saturday, Oct. 30 and Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010. Starting at 9:00 P.M. in downtown Honolulu. Due to the intensity of the ghost stories, this tour is recommended only for adults, 21 and over. Reservations are required 48 hours prior to tour date. Don't wait to the last day to make your reservation. Space is limited for this popular tour. Cost: $30 per person.

Comments from Guests

Chan Tour. "Steve is an exceptional guide who made the tour not only interesting and historical, but lots of fun! Our tour took us through haunts and locations relative to the 30-plus Chan movies and six novels written by Biggers. Just as significant and interesting, we visited various sites frequented by Detective Chang Apana--the real life Honolulu detective whom the author based his hero on. Steve's preparation and research for the tour are ever evident. There's so much to tell, but it wouldn't be fair to divulge all of the surprises awaiting one on this fantastic tour! I highly recommend this tour to anyone who's a lover of the classic mystery novel and of course any Charlie Chan aficionados. Thanks Steve for a wonderful tour." Lou Armagno, Postal Affairs Manager, Pacific Air Forces, Hawaii, September 17, 2009.

Ghost Lecture. "I want to take a moment to thank you for sharing your research and knowledge of the spiritual world and ghosts of Hawaii with the students of the Interpersonal Communication Course (COM100). You proved to be a very knowledgeable and engaging speaker. The students here at the Intercultural Communications College were exposed to another way of thinking about Hawaii and its history which stimulated thought and lively discussion. This was evident by the questions students asked you. Questions ranging from why certain areas of Honolulu seem to have more spiritual activity than others to separation of the body and soul, as well as their own observations and beliefs concerning paranormal phenomenon. Your stories of Chinatown in the early 20th Century, your personal experience with the Night Marchers of Hawaii, the sometimes angry, sad, confused, and playful spirits found in the history and streets of Honolulu, all encouraged my students to think about and discuss the topic in a different way. This is, of course, the first step to learning." Steven M. Sigler, Adjunct Faculty, Upper Iowa University at Intercultural Communications College, Honolulu, September 10, 2009.

Ghost Tour. "Thanks for the great personalized tour! We had a wonderful time! It was so odd at how many different events occurred." Diana Moyer, Mt. Vernon, Washington, August 31, 2009.

Ghost Tour. "I have taken another tour hosted by Steve. It was very informative and a lot of fun. While I have not taken any of his new tours, based upon my previous experience, I can tell you that you will have a good time. Now I just need to find a way to get back to Honolulu so that I can take his new tours. Mahalo for the great time." Steven Domingue, Austin, TX, April 9, 2009.

Chan Tour. "Like the mix of history and Hollywood and little known facts; three wives, whip, scare, etc. All interesting. The most interesting was the police department and actual pictures of Apana. The haunted hotel was the most intriguing. I had a nice time and enjoyed all of the tour. I have already passed the tour information on to people who are having company from out of state. Good Luck." Maxine Rutkowski, Honolulu, April 7, 2009.

Chan Tour. "Hi Steve. Tracy and I had a grand time on your tour. We have told several others about the interesting time we had. I think I would like to see your other tours after seeing this one. We LOVED the clues along the way. Very fun. Really brought the neighborhood sense of things. Our favorite parts all had to do with Chinatown, i.e. gambling houses, opium dens, house of ill repute, etc. Give us the Charlie Chan dirt!" Kimi Elder, Honolulu, April 2, 2009.

Chan Tour. "Hey, Steve ... Best part of it all was the historic buildings and tales of Chinatown. Of course, we love Charlie Chan, and so it was great seeing, in his context, the buildings of Yore. The clues are great fun. We had a blast, and will look forward to a ghost tour come fall. In the meantime, keep Charlie going!" Kit Gifford, Honolulu, April 1, 2009.

Wartime Tour. "Thank you for the most informative and entertaining tour of downtown Honolulu. You helped us all imagine the lively, but very different scene of Honolulu in the 1940s." Deborah Forbis, Honolulu, December 28, 2008.

Wartime Tour. "Not only did we have a thoroughly informative tour, but much of the flavor of that era came through. Aided by unscheduled appearances by denizens of what appeared to be a bygone era, police chases and buildings frozen in time, we were treated to an engrossing afternoon. Steven Fredrick has deeply researched everything from yellow pages to matchbook covers to assemble a rich narrative of Honolulu during WWII. Visitors will be amazed and Kama'aina will be surprised at Steve's revelations of that time in our history." Phil & Dorothy Morris, Honolulu, October 5, 2008.

Ghost Tour. "A good storyteller. During his tour, Steve creates truly suspenseful atmosphere. Check this guy out." CC Jr., Honolulu, October 4, 2008.

Ghost Tour. "On Saturday night, I took Uncle Steve's ghost tour in Honolulu, and I saw choke ghosts. This haole boy knows his ghosts. Check this dude out." J C Lee, Honolulu, October 1, 2008.

Wartime Tour. "Being born here in Hawaii and living through the war years has always made me interested in those times. I was very surprised when I took Steve's tour that there still exists many of the landmark sites and buildings of that era. Even though I once worked as a truck-driver who made deliveries all over downtown Honolulu, I never realized the significance of many of the buildings that existed then and still do today. Steve has done extensive research about the war years and has come up with interesting facts about Honolulu that you may never learn about unless you take his tour. His knowledge and humor made the time fly and it was well worth my time! I recommend it to anyone who has interest in Hawaiian history, locales and people." Gerry Kim, Kailua, September 22, 2008.

Wartime Tour. "Steve - Thanks again for the historic tour. You did a great job." Nelson Smith, Hawaii, August 3, 2008.

Wartime Tour. "I think it would be good for my son and daughter to learn about what downtown Honolulu was like when my mother was a teenager, and my father was a newly arrived airman." Mary Lou Davis, Honolulu, July 24, 2008.

Ghost Tour. "We participated in the ghost tour of downtown Oahu hosted by Steve. We caught two whiffs of [the late Governor] John Burns' cigar [smoke] moments before we left [the haunted site]. At the time, Jamie watched me look over my shoulder [when] we were hit with a second blast of cigar smoke. Later, we confirmed having similar experiences. The haunted building of the murdered young woman freaked us out. Rest assured when we return to Hawaii, we'll be sure to make another stop with your ghost tours." Shah & Jamie De Marino, California, March 6, 2008.

Wartime Tour. "Your tours and film productions are so impressive." Cathleen Smith, Kaneohe, December 11, 2007.

Ghost Tour. "On 11/24, my girlfriend and I went on the ghost tour. I gotta admit, I wasn't expecting much. But by the end of the night, I have to tell you, it was a really good time! I'd recommend this tour to anyone. It was very entertaining, good exercise (cuz there was quite a bit of walking), and Steve was a personable and humble guide." Eric Engbretson, Florence, WI, November 24, 2007.