[20]:128 The berries of the ʻōhelo (Vaccinium reticulatum) plant are considered sacred to Pele. A century later, in 1893, Hawaii’s Queen Liliuokalani was forced to abdicate her throne by sugar planters and businessmen who had organized a political coup. [24], William Hyde Rice included an 11-page summary of the legends of Pele in his 1923 collection of Hawaiian legends, a reprint of which is available online from the Bernice P. Bishop Museum's Special Publications section. She is called in Hawaiian songs: “The one who shaped the world.” Pele is a talking deity who can take on a human form.

I ka lua a‘o Halema‘uma‘u.

Sometimes referred to as Madame Pele, or Tutu – grandmother – Pele is hailed as the powerful force behind Kilauea's decades-long … Lighting up ancient Hawaiian legends, Pele (pronounced peh-leh) the goddess of fire, lightning, wind, dance and volcanoes is a well-known character. Continuously flashing in the heavens Ke kui ‘ia maila e nā wāhine o ka Lua ē ‘Oaka e ka lani noke nō

A group of chants tells of a pursuit by Namakaokaha'i and Pele is torn apart.

They are usually considered to be the offspring of Haumea. In fact, the Hawaiian word pele means molten lava. She is sometimes called Madame Pele, Tutu (Grandmother) Pele, or Ka wahine ʻai honua, the earth-eating woman.

However, that does not correspond to Western geological or anthopological ideas, and it would not make the people of Ka'u on the Big Island very happy. The Story of Pele by Serge Kahili King. Kīlaueais a currently active volcano that is located on the island of Hawaiʻi and is still being extensively studied.

It’s commonly accepted that Pele will bring bad fortune upon anyone foolish enough to take any pieces of lava or rocks home from the islands as a souvenir. [12], In one version of the story, Pele is the daughter of Kanehoalani and Haumea in the mystical land of Kuaihelani, a floating free land like Fata Morgana. That story begins in the South Pacific. One story tells of how Pele, one of six daughters and seven sons born to Haumea (the Earth goddess) and Kane Milohai (creator of the sky, earth and heavens), came to Hawaiʻi after being exiled from Tahiti by her father because of her temper. [27] The winner of the contest was artist Arthur Johnsen of Puna. *"Kahiki" is commonly thought to be a Hawaiian variation of Tahiti, but the word actually means any place out of sight. [32], Several phenomena connected to volcanism have been named after her, including Pele's hair, Pele's tears, and Limu o Pele (Pele's seaweed).

"Pele, Ancient Goddess of Contemporary Hawaii,".

Although Hawaii is now part of the United States, it hasn’t always been so.

Earthquakes shook the island as the snow mantle unfolded until it reached the fire fountains, chilling and hardening the lava. Finally she had to return home and promised that she would send for him. Retrieved on 6 April 2018.

[1] Epithets of the goddess include Pele-honua-mea ("Pele of the sacred land") and Ka wahine ʻai honua ("The earth-eating woman"). There are a number of variations in the legends that tell of how Pele first came to the Hawaiian Islands. Her father, the king, banished her from Tahiti.

To the crater at Halema‘uma‘u. Pele is considered to be a rival of the Hawaiian goddess of snow, Poliʻahu, and her sisters Lilinoe (a goddess of fine rain), Waiau (goddess of Lake Waiau), and Kahoupokane (a kapa maker whose kapa making activities create thunder, rain, and lightning). All except Kahoupokane reside on Mauna Kea.

However, when Hi'iaka became best friends with a girl named Hopoe, Pele became jealous of their friendship.