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 Honua Mea by Herb Kawainui Kāne While Pele’s body laid dismembered and scattered on the Island of Maui, her fiery spirit emerged and lit the skies above as she turned towards Hawai‘i Island and headed there in her search of a new home. Her sister and rival,...
At Hanauma Bay on the Island of Oʻahu, Pele stood over the fallen men who fainted due to her beauty. One by one they awoke and agreed to take her with them to the Island of Molokaʻi. Upon landing on Molokaʻi, Pele jumped ashore and became invisible as soon as her foot...
Hanauma Bay – Image Courtesy www.honolulu.gov On the Island of Kaua‘i, Pele had been beaten and broken, left for dead by her sister Nāmakaokaha‘i. While utterly defeated, Pele was not dead, and departed from Kaua‘i continuing her journey east to find a new home. Pele...
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...