In Hawaii Kai late 80's to early 90's over Kamehame Ridge one flash turns into hundreds and other multiples.

I have seen many things throughout my life, I am shocked no one else mentioned this, it makes me wonder how many people don't say anything. 
One thing I remember seeing in my childhood was over the Kamehame Ridge durring the late eighties or very early nineties, I was out side with my mother and our 50 something year old neighbor aound twilight and I remember seeing one light flashing above the ridge then more and more after quite a few showed up the general consensus was that it wasn't anything we have ever seen these lights seemed to be moving everywhere and much to close to be together and they kept multiplying (and Im speaking in the hundreds) and then disappearing into a few they'd flash a different times in almost planned symmetrical shapes in the sky for at least an hour. 
Everyone on was out of there houses and on the street heads gazing North at the lights.  It was even mentioned on the news, and when my parents had called the authorities they said nothing unplanned was in the sky in East Honolulu.
Witness indicates that the date is approximate.  PD