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I've always understood that persistent haunts can be damaged beyond the first round, as they...persist. Now that I'm rereading the available rules I cannot find anything that says they can be. The only mention of damaging haunt hit points is the following text:
On the surprise round in which a haunt manifests, positive energy applied to the haunt (via channeled energy, cure spells, and the like) can damage the haunt’s hit points (a haunt never gains a Will save to lessen the damage done by such effects, and attacks that require a successful attack roll to work must strike AC 10 in order to affect the haunt and not merely the physical structure it inhabits).
In the absence of any other mention of damaging haunts, the above text can easily be seen as evidence that any haunt can only be damaged in the surprise round.
I don't believe that to be true by RAI, but I'd like to find RAW evidence to back me up when I bring the topic up at PFS and other tables.
I'm aware of this post by Brandon Hodge, but I can't find anything official in the rules of forums. Am I missing something, or is this question in need of a FAQ?