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PELE AND HIIAKA-A
PELEANDHIIAKA-AMYTHINTRODUCTIONIXISCCORD INGtoHawaiianmyth,Pele,thevolcanicAfire- queenandthechiefarchitectoftheHawaiiangr oup,wasa foreigner,borninthemysticallandofKuai-he -Iani,alandnotrootedandanchoredtoonespot ,butthatfloatedfreeliketheFataMorgana,an dthatshoweditselfattimestotheeyesofmysti cs,poetsandseers,agardenland, (Kukulu0 Kahiki), 'smotherwasHaumea,anamethatcropsupasanan ces-torinthehoaryantiquityoftheHawaiianp eople, 'sfireplaceincompanywiththefire-keeperLo no-makua,everwatchfulofhisactions,studio usofhismethods-anapprenticeshipwellfit-t edtoserveheringoodsteadsuchtimeasshewast obecomeHawaii' 'i,a sea-goddess,who,fathomingthelatentambiti onofPele, ,return-ingfromoneofherexpeditionsacross thesea,foundthatPe1e,takingadvantageofhe rabsence, ;butmotherHaumeabadehertakerefugeinthefo ld(pola)ofKa-moho-alii' deityofgreatpowerandauthor-ity,aterrible character, onlybetemporary,andsafetywastobeassuredo nlybyPele'sremovalfromherhomeintheSouthl and, ,includingsuchgodlikebeingsasKa-moho-ali i,Kane-apua,Kane-milo-haiandmanyxPELEAND hiiaka -AMYTH otherrelationsofPele,theyoungest,butnott heleastimportant,ofwhomwasthegirlHiiaka, destinedtobetheheroineofthestoryhereunfo ldedandofwhomitwassaidthats~ewasborninto theworldasa clotofbloodoutoftheposteriorfontanelle(n unoi)ofhermotherHaumea, 'scompanybroughtthemtosomepointnorthwest ofHawaii,alongthatlineofislets,reefs, ,asiftoholdtheplaceforherortobuilditupin tofitnessforhumanresidence,foritwaslittl emoretha
PELE AND HIIAKA-A MYTH INTRODUCTION IX I SA CCORDING to Hawaiian myth, Pele, the volcanic fire-queen and the chief architect of the Hawaiian group, was a foreigner, born in the mystical land of Kuai-he-Iani,a land not rooted and anchored to one
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