HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - As the 13th episode of Kilauea’s began early Tuesday morning, Kau residents found strands of Pele’s hair scattered across the ground. Turns out, the wind carried the ...

Pele’s hair is striking: fine, golden filaments of volcanic glass that shimmer like spider silk in the sunlight. Formed when lava is ejected explosively and rapidly stretched into thin strands, these ...

Pele is short for Pelehonuamea, who is known as the goddess of volcanoes and fire, according to Hawaiians. Their myth and culture say Pele has a wicked temper which is why she made her home in the ...

Hawaiian tradition attributes volcanic activity to Pele, a deity often called the goddess of volcanoes and fire. When Pele destroys, she also creates—and last year she increased the size of the ...