Hi‘iaka and her companions advanced down the less desirable, but more direct route despite the dangers that befell other travelers. Wahineoma‘o caught site of an ominous figure seemingly motionless on the road ahead of them. She thought it to be the of a kukui tree.
Pele by Linda Rowell Stevens Forty days had been the time given from Pele to her sister Hi‘iaka to traverse from Kīlauea on Hawai‘i Island to the island of Kaua‘i to retrieve her lover and husband Lohi‘au. Pele had promised to watch over Hi‘iaka’s companion Hōpoe and...
Hi‘iaka and Pele by Douglas Poʻoloa Tolentino Pele called for her youngest sister Hi‘iaka to Kīlauea on Hawai‘i Island. It was here that Pele, after trials and tribulations upon other islands and battles with her older sister Nāmakaokaha‘i, created a new home for her...
Pele Searches for a Home – Herb Kawainui Kane From Point Papa‘a on Ni‘ihau, Pele gazed across the small channel of ocean to the Island of Kaua‘i. She and her entourage set a short sail for the lush island. They landed in Hā‘ena on the north shore of the island. It was...
Pele, along with her favorite sister Hiʻiakaikapoliopele, sailed across the Pacific Ocean from her island home of Kahiki (Tahiti) in the canoe of her brother. After such a long journey they came across the islet of Nīhoa. They landed and surveyed the small isle. Pele...
Pele's Voyage to Hawaiʻi by Herb Kawainui Kāne Pele, the goddess of volcanic fire and creation, is perhaps the most well-known of all Hawaiian deities. The natural wonder of erupting Kīlauea on the Big Island of Hawai‘i has captured the fascination and curiosity of...