Pele and Hiiaka - A Myth From Hawaii #225776

Hawaii rejoiced in a Kamehameha, who, with a strong hand welded its discordant political elements into one body and made of it a nation. But it was denied a Homer capable of voicing its greatest epic in one song. The myth of the volcanic queen, like every other important Hawaiian myth, has been handled by many poets and raconteurs, each from his own point of view.