In Hawaiian mythology, a fearsome and unpredictable goddess created the islands. If she’s near and stirring up trouble, you’ll find long, tangled strands of golden, hair-like material piled up along ...

When the rivers of lava forced thousands to flee this month, many people on Hawaii’s Big Island pointed with awe toward the drizzle-shrouded volcanic crater where Pele — known as “the woman who ...

On the big island of Hawaii, the Kilauea Volcano erupted at around 5:00 p.m. local time on Thursday. Two neighborhoods near Kilauea were forced to evacuate, as lava flows seeped from a fissure onto a ...

As Hawaii endures a week-long eruption of the Kilauea volcano on the Big Island, some Hawaiians have an idea of who might be behind it all: Pele, the honored female deity of fire. Pele is considered ...

Emergency officials in Hawaii are warning residents near Mauna Loa of Pele’s Hair — but what is it and why is it dangerous? Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, began erupting at about 11:30 ...

LEILANI ESTATES, Hawaii — As molten lava continues its relentless, unstoppable flow down the Kilauea volcano, many on Hawaii’s Big Island are looking to the ancient volcano goddess Pele for protection ...

PAHOA, Hawaii — When the rivers of lava forced thousands to flee this month, many people on Hawaii’s Big Island pointed with awe toward the drizzle-shrouded volcanic crater where Pele — known as “the ...