Pele and the Holua-racers

Author:

Thorpe, Cora Wells

Title:

Pele and the Holua-racers

Periodical:

In the path of the trade winds

Year:

1924

Pages:

p.59-68

Subject:

Hawaiian goddesses Legends

Summary:

This legend describes Pele's journey from Kauai, Niihau, Maui, Oahu, Molokai, and finally Hawaii where the craters of Kilauea were above the seepage of the sea. It tells of how to very handsome chiefs of Kauai, Kahawali and Ahua, angered Pele by outracing her in the sport of Holua racing and caused her to turn them into the two "Hills of Pele" (Na Puu O Pele).

URL:

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/philamer/AFL2935.0001.001?view=toc

Collection:

Monographs