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Pele, Hi'iaka and Lohiahu
In one account of the Pele myths she is banished from her home in Tahiti by her older sister, Namakaokaha'i, for creating hot spots and convincing the rest of her family that she would burn them all. Then she travels on the canoe Honuaiakea to find a new home with her brother Kamohoali'i. Her mother gave her an egg to take care of and later hatches into a baby girl who Pele names Hi'iaka-i-ka-poli-i-pele (Hi'iaka in the Bosom of Pele) or Hi'iaka for short. She is her favorite sister and encouraged her to befriend the people of Puna. However, when Hi'iaka became best friends with a girl named Hopoe, Pele became jealous of their friendship. Pele saw Lohiahu, a chief of Kaua'i, in a dream and sent Hi'iaka to bring him to her in forty days or else she would punish them. When (maybe say Hiʻiaka here instead of "she") she arrives there, Lohiahu is dead but she calls upon the power of the sorcery godess Uli to help her revive him. As Hi'iaka is on the journey, Pele grew impatient and sent a lava flow to Hopoe's home before the forty days were up. When Hi'iaka returned to to Hawaii with Lohiahu, she saw Hopoe covered in stone and knew Pele was behind this. Hi'iaka spitefully embraced Lohiahu in Pele's view, which further angered her, and covered Lohiahu with lava as well. The sisters saw that their anger led to the two people who meant the most to them being dead, so Pele apologetically brought Lohiahu back to life and let him decide who he would choose. Unfortunately for Pele, Lohiahu ended up choosing Hi'iaka but gave them her blessing.

In another version of the myth, Pele hears the beating of drums and chanting coming from Kaua'i while she is sleeping and travels there in her spirit form. She disguises herself as a beautiful young woman and meets Lohiahu in this way. After three days of making love together, Pele goes back to Hawaii and Lohiahu dies of a broken heart.

Pele's other prominent relatives are:


 * Ai-kanaka, husband


 * Ahu-i-mai'a-pa-kanaloa, brother, name translates to "banana bunch of Kanaloa's field"
 * Haumea (mythology), mother of pele
 * Hina-alii, mother and takes different forms


 * Hiiaka or Hi'iaka-i-ka-pua-'ena-'ena, sister, spirit of the dance, lei maker, healer
 * Kane-'apua, demigod younger brother
 * Kane-Hekili, spirit of the thunder (a hunchback)
 * Ka-maiau, war god, relative to Pele and Hi'iaka
 * Kā-moho-alii, brother, a shark god and the keeper of the water of life
 * Kaōhelo, a mortal sister
 * Kapo, a goddess of fertility
 * Ka-poho-i-kahi-ola, spirit of explosions
 * Ke-ō-ahi-kama-kaua, the spirit of lava fountains (a hunchback)
 * Ke-ua-a-ke-pō, spirit of the rain and fire
 * Kane-hoa-lani, father and division with fire
 * Namaka, appeared as a sea goddess or water spirit in pele cycle sister of pele
 * Tama-ehu, brother, god of salamanders and fire in Tahitian
 * Wahieloa, husband which she fathered sons Laka and Menehune

Chants
"Lapakū ka wahine a‘o Pele i Kahiki""‘Oaka e ka lani noke nō""‘Eli‘eli kau mai""‘Oaka e ka lani noke nō""Eli‘eli kau mai""‘Uhī a ‘uhā mai ana ‘o Pele""I ka lua a‘o Halema‘uma‘u""‘Oaka e ka lani noke nō." Try formatting with the translation side-by-side if possible to make for better understanding.

Pele is active in Tahiti "Continuously flashing in the heavens""May profound reverence alight""Continuously flashing in the heavens""May profound reverence alight indeed Rumbling, puffing, Pele comes""To the crater at Halema‘uma‘u."ho'omanawanui, ku'ualoha. Voices of Fire : Reweaving the Literary Lei of Pele and Hi’iaka, University of Minnesota Press, 2014. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/uhm/detail.action?docID=1701709. - page 248"Mai ka Lua a‘u i hele mai nei, mai Kīlauea,""Ke kui ‘ia maila e nā wāhine o ka Lua ē""‘O Puna lehua ‘ula i ka papa""I ‘ula i ka papa ka lehua o Puna"

From the crater I’ve come, from Kīlauea, "The women of the caldera have strung leis""The foundation of Puna is crimson, covered in lehua blossoms.""Sacred is the fountain covered with the lehua blossoms of Puna."-page 249

(Both of the above chants were performed at Halema'uma'u crater, where it is said Pele currently resides) '''I like where this is at and I think that this is a great addition to the original page. I really like how you include chants about Pele because I believe it is important to share with people. Sharing the chants also help to teach people how important she was to our culture. I also liked how you told the story because it was engaging and not confusing; sometimes people can get lost with all the Hawaiian names and places.'''