HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) - Ahead of this year’s Merrie Monarch Festival, Kilauea gave spectators a dazzling show. Robert Cazimero, haku mele (composer) and kumu hula, said that to him, Pele ...

Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupted not once or twice but ... 2) The volcano is home to the goddess of volcanoes, Pele. Pele is short for Pelehonuamea, who is known as the goddess of volcanoes ...

In Hawaiian culture, Pele is the goddess of volcanoes, fire, and the creator of the Hawaiian Islands. “I don’t come from the family of Pele where we actually worship Pele,” Cazimero said ...