Some say Pele was born in Tahiti to the fertility goddess Haumea, but was forced to flee to Hawaii in a great canoe after seducing the husband of her older sister, the goddess of the sea. At different ...

In Hawaiian mythology, a fearsome and unpredictable goddess created the islands. If she’s near and stirring up trouble, you’ll find long, tangled strands of golden, hair-like material piled up along ...

I’m somewhat fascinated by volcanic or otherwise pyrotechnical deities. You’d expect the stories to be particularly over-the-top, and they often deliver the goods: Kagutsuchi, for all intents and ...

As the world's largest active volcano continues to erupt on Hawaii's Big Island, residents near Mauna Loa are being warned of the dangers of falling ash, toxic gases and floating strands of "Pele’s ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) – As eruptions continue for Mauna Loa, the Hawaiian volcano goddess Pele is being recognized by her bursting lava. But standing in its shadows is another mountain glistening in white, ...

HONOLULU (AP) — In rural Hawaii neighborhoods where lava from Kilauea volcano has burned down or threatened to consume the homes, a name often comes up: Pele (peh-leh). “You can’t really predict what ...

KAILUA-KONA — She is creator. She is destroyer. Her home is in Halema‘uma‘u, atop Kilauea volcano. But, right now, she is traveling through lower Puna. Her name has come up frequently in the last ...

HILO >> For Oahu kumu hula Pattye Kealohalani Wright, the sight of the lava stream flowing in the night was an awe-inspiring and once-in-a-lifetime sight to behold. Wright, of Kailua, brought a small ...

As molten lava continues its relentless, unstoppable flow down the Kilauea volcano, many on Hawaii's Big Island are looking to the ancient volcano goddess Pele for protection. As molten lava continues ...

HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Our Hawaiian word of the day is Pele. Pele is our Hawaiian word for volcanoes and the magma that flows from these volcanoes. Pele is also the name of the revered ...