Pele is considered the Hawaiian fire goddess, and the daughter of Haumea, the earth mother. According to Lilikala Kame'eleihiwa, a professor at the Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies, ...

There, Pele digs her o‘o stick, called paao, into the earth in search of fire. Flames rise from the ground. But the moisture in the air, which was her scorned sister, Namakaokaha‘i, quenches ...

Pele, the goddess of fire and volcanoes, is causing a bit of trouble for those living in that corner of Hawaii's Big Island at the moment. If you do visit someday, make sure you don't engage in a ...

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 ...

As Hawaii endures a week-long eruption of the Kilauea volcano on the Big Island, some Hawaiians have an idea of who might be behind it all: Pele, the honored female deity of fire. Pele is ...

PAHOA, Hawaii — When the rivers of lava forced thousands to flee this month, many people on Hawaii’s Big Island pointed with awe toward the drizzle-shrouded volcanic crater where Pele ...

As Hawaii endures a week-long eruption of the Kilauea volcano on the Big Island, some Hawaiians have an idea of who might be behind it all: Pele, the honored female deity of fire. Pele is ...

As Hawaii endures a week-long eruption of the Kilauea volcano on the Big Island, some Hawaiians have an idea of who might be behind it all: Pele, the honored female deity of fire. Pele is ...