Hawaii's Cursed Rocks

Who’s the lady in the picture Papa Keanu? “Her name is Pele, Mililani. The fire goddess of Hawaii.” “My middle name, Aiden means (little fire). And your name, Papa Keanu, means (cool breeze), Leia told me so!” “Mililani, storytellers of ancient Hawaii gathered by the light of candlenut torches, they told tales that explained the world around them. These tales described how the gods created the earth and its life, how the stars were created, and why the days are longer in summer.” “Is that book a Christmas gift for Mama Leia?” “Makahiki, Mililani, we still call it Makahiki. You see Mili, Christmas falls in the middle of Makahiki, a celebration of bounty of the Hawaiian Islands, and yes is the answer to your question.” “Can you read more of the Lady Pele, just until I fall asleep?” “Lady Pele is the goddess of volcanoes and fire and the creator of the Hawaiian Islands. Born from the female spirit named Haumea. This spirit is important, Hawaii’s gods, as she descended from Papa, or Earth Mother, and Wakea, Sky Father, both descendants of the supreme beings." “So, she made our islands, like my favorite paradise island, Hilo, The Big Island?” “Yes. In addition to her role as goddess of fire and her strong association with volcanoes, Pele is also regarded as the ‘goddess of the hula.’ She is a significant figure in the history of hula because of her sister Hiiaka, who is believed to be the first person to dance hula, performed in a way that represents her intense personality and the movement of volcanoes.” “You’re coming to our hula dance show at the Merri Monarch, on Christmas day, right, Papa Keanu?” “If God allows it, I’ll be there, Mili.” “We’ll be hula dancing to the chant: O the sea, the great sea! Forth bursts the sea: Behold, it bursts on Kanaloa!” “Pele’s brother’s chant, Mili. Some say there is a flood version, the sea pours from her head over the land of Kanaloa. The sea floods the land, then recedes; called Kai a Kahinalii ("The sea of Kahinalii"), as Pele's connection to the sea was passed down from her mother Kahinalii. "I think I have a connection to Pele, call me Little Fire from now on Papa Keanu." “Tomorrow, Little Fire, I will tell you how Pele hears the beating of drums and chanting coming from Kaua, while she is sleeping and travels there in her spirit form. Go to sleep now, a hui hou; Aloha po” “If you could only put out the volcano fires with your cool breeze powers, Papa Keanu. Mele Kalikimaka.”