Kilauea
Kīlauea means “spewing,” or “much spreading,” referring to frequent outpour of lava. The wind names of Kīlauea are Moani'ala, and Uahipele.
Kīlauea is considered to be the "body of pele." Pele is the goddess of fire. Her tears are said to have come in the form of cooled lava, and her hair was said to come in the form of thin, brittle strands of volcanic glass. Kilauea is the favorite residence of Pele.
Kīlauea is where most of the conflict between Pele and the rain god Kamapua'a took place.
Kamapuaʻa, hard-pressed by Pele's ability to make lava spout from the ground at will, covered it with the fronds of the fern. Pele was suffocating from the smoke that could no longer surface because of the ferns. Pele and Kamapua'a realized that each could threaten the other with destruction, the gods had to call their fight a tie and divide the island between each other. Kamapua'a got the windward northeaster side, and Pele got the leeward side.
Kīlauea is considered to be the "body of pele." Pele is the goddess of fire. Her tears are said to have come in the form of cooled lava, and her hair was said to come in the form of thin, brittle strands of volcanic glass. Kilauea is the favorite residence of Pele.
Kīlauea is where most of the conflict between Pele and the rain god Kamapua'a took place.
Kamapuaʻa, hard-pressed by Pele's ability to make lava spout from the ground at will, covered it with the fronds of the fern. Pele was suffocating from the smoke that could no longer surface because of the ferns. Pele and Kamapua'a realized that each could threaten the other with destruction, the gods had to call their fight a tie and divide the island between each other. Kamapua'a got the windward northeaster side, and Pele got the leeward side.
Puna
Puna means spring water, because the shoreline of big island is famous for its spring water.
The wind name of Puna is Moani'ani- Lehua, and it is said that when the wind blew from the land, the fishermen at sea could smell the fragrance of the hala and the kehua. Puna is surrounded by forests of 'ohi'a trees with lehua blossoms and puhala groves, fragrant with the scent of hala.
Puna was said to have been a beautiful, fertile land adored by the god Kane.When the fire goddess Pele came from Kahiki and changed it into a land of lava beds, cinders, and rock. Our dominant use of black as a garment color reflects the many lava fields that reside at Puna.
The wind name of Puna is Moani'ani- Lehua, and it is said that when the wind blew from the land, the fishermen at sea could smell the fragrance of the hala and the kehua. Puna is surrounded by forests of 'ohi'a trees with lehua blossoms and puhala groves, fragrant with the scent of hala.
Puna was said to have been a beautiful, fertile land adored by the god Kane.When the fire goddess Pele came from Kahiki and changed it into a land of lava beds, cinders, and rock. Our dominant use of black as a garment color reflects the many lava fields that reside at Puna.
Keaau
Kea’au is an ahupuaa or "district" that means “white current,” or “rippling sea.” The spring fed stream that gushes into the lagoon is likely the reason behind its name.
Hā‘ena beach is often referred to as the beach of Kea'au.
Hā‘ena beach is often referred to as the beach of Kea'au.
sea of Nanahuki
The sea of Nanahuki is referred to as the sea of Hōpoe. Hōpoe is the legendary woman who was credited with teaching the goddesss Hi'iaka how to dance hula. The sea of Nanahuki fronting Hā‘ena means to “to pull away from." The sea of Nanahuki is also referred to as the sea of Hōpoe.
A stone that resembled a human figure once stood in the surf just to the south of the beach at Hā‘ena. This stone was called “Hōpoe Wahine Ami i ke Kai” meaning "Hōpoe, the woman who sways by the sea." It was balanced in such a way that it rocked slightly in the surf. The stone was washed away by the 1945 tsunami; however the area is still referred to as the sea of Hōpoe. It is also called the “sea of Nānāhuki”, which means “pulling away or drawing back”.
After the friends gracefully dance there by the sea among the hala groves, Pele sends Hi‘iaka to Kaua‘i to fetch the prince Lohi‘au, with intentions of marriage.
A stone that resembled a human figure once stood in the surf just to the south of the beach at Hā‘ena. This stone was called “Hōpoe Wahine Ami i ke Kai” meaning "Hōpoe, the woman who sways by the sea." It was balanced in such a way that it rocked slightly in the surf. The stone was washed away by the 1945 tsunami; however the area is still referred to as the sea of Hōpoe. It is also called the “sea of Nānāhuki”, which means “pulling away or drawing back”.
After the friends gracefully dance there by the sea among the hala groves, Pele sends Hi‘iaka to Kaua‘i to fetch the prince Lohi‘au, with intentions of marriage.