Lei and the Fire Goddess. It is the story of a Hawaiian girl who visits her grandmother on the Big Island and then runs afoul of the goddess Pele. “Tutu tries to teach her the family mo’olelo ...
Pele is short for Pelehonuamea, who is known as the goddess of volcanoes and fire, according to Hawaiians. Their myth and culture say Pele has a wicked temper which is why she made her home in the ...