“Our deity is coming down to play,” said Lokelani Puha, 52, a hula dancer and poet who evacuated as the lava encroached, referring to Hawaii’s goddess of volcanoes and fire. “There’s nothing to do ...

Luau are synonymous with going on a trip to Hawaii, but not all of them are authentic. Here's the history behind an authentic ...

“Oh My Goddess!”, the IONA Contemporary Dance Theatre invites you to experience the enchanting spirit of Hawaiian goddesses, contemplate pressing environmental issues, and witness the transcendent ...

In Hawaiian mythology, a fearsome and unpredictable goddess created the islands. If she’s near and stirring up trouble, you’ll find long, tangled strands of golden, hair-like material piled up along ...

Not all marriages are love stories, and some of them are meant to end. The Hawai’ian volcano goddess Pele was briefly and disdainfully married to the half-pig demigod Kamapua’a before their ugly ...

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. As molten lava continues ...

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 predict what ...

The origin of the myth is a mystery though. Whitesides says there are no records, documentation or cultural history that supports the idea that taking a lava rock will bring bad luck. She’d also like ...

FIRST PHOTO: Combining his two very diverse loves — graphic arts and marine biology — Kamehameha Schools Maui senior Toby Plunkett painted a mural on the side of an outbuilding at the Boys & Girls ...

Over 7,300 miles away from Hawaii, a wooden statue of the high-ranking Hawaiian deity sits on display in a German museum. The statue depicts the goddess ...