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 ...
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 ...