Pele is also the name of the revered goddess of our volcanoes. Pele is described in ʻolelo noʻeau as “Ka wahine ʻai laʻau o Puna”, the woman who devours the trees of Puna.

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

In Hawaiian culture, Pele is the goddess of volcanoes, fire, and the creator of the Hawaiian Islands.

Sometimes referred to as Madame Pele, or Tutu – grandmother – Pele is hailed as the powerful force behind Kilauea's decades-long eruptions.

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.

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 ...

Hawaii's Fiery Lovers to Enemies Myth Season 3 Episode 5 | 10m 47s | AD CC Not all marriages are love stories, and some of them are meant to end. The Hawai’ian volcano goddess Pele was briefly ...

The legend of Pele Elemental spirits According to legend, the Halema‘uma‘u pit crater of the volcano Kīlauea is the final resting place of Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of fire and volcanoes. (CC BY-SA 3 ...

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 ...