Pele, goddess of the volcano, falls in love with the chief Lohiau while her spirit wanders, then sends her younger sister Hiiaka across the islands to bring him to her. Emerson assembled the myth from Hawaiian newspaper serials and interviews with elders, translating its many chants and adding notes on gods, temples and customs.
A rich record of the central myth of old Hawaii, gathered while those who remembered it were still alive. Download the free EPUB.