This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the publi

A colorful illustration of Hawaii’s most cherished origin story, the myth of Pele and Hiiaka. Pele and Hiiaka: A Myth From Hawaii (1915) is a collection of fo

One of the great epics of Hawaiian mythology is the story of Pele, goddess of Hawai'i's volcanoes, and her youngest sister, Hi'iakaikapoliopele. Pele was driven

Pele and Hiiaka: A Myth from Hawaii by Nathaniel Bright Emerson, first published in 1915, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great librar

This ancient saga begins with the goddess Pele's migration to Kīlauea and her spirit's search for a lover. The story then details the quest of Pele's younger s