Presents lore associated with that impetuous and unpredictable, yet gentle and loving personality, the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes, Pele.

When the first Europeans arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in 1778, the volcano goddess Pele was the central deity of a complex religion in the volcano districts

The story of Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes, telling of her family, her birth and the events of her life.

Islanders and visitors to the Islands describe spooky and awe-inspiring meetings with the goddess Pele."

The first part of this book focuses on the legends of Hawaii and its volcanoes. The second part considers the geology of the region and discusses the crack in t