Pele lives
in Hawaiian hearts and minds as the supreme personification of volcanic majesty
and power. Within the Hawaiian cosmos all natural forces are regarded as life
forces, related to human life. Possessing the power to create new land, Pele
also has a volcanic personality: an impetuous and lusty nature, jealous,
unpredictable, capable of sudden fury and great violence. Yet she can also be
gentle, loving, and as serene as her forests of ferns and flowering trees.
Here are myths, legends, traditions, romances and folktales of a
fascinating goddess of old Hawaii.
...... Herb
Kawainui Kane
Link to on-line publication,
Ancient Hawaii.