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The Legend of Pele

Pele is the most well known legend and goddess in the Islands of Hawaii. She is known as Pele-honua-mea, Pele of the sacred land. (But most just call her the Fire Goddess Pele.) Pele is the ruler of the volcanoes of Hawaii, and lives in her home on Mauna Loa. In legend she can appear as a beautiful young woman, or an old and wrinkled woman sometimes waking with a white dog. There are many tales that involve Pele and her rage, but I will only tell a few. In the sections below, I will explain both what the myth tells us and what science tells us, along with some facts. You will be the one to chose which one you believe.

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Robert asked: How often do the volcanoes erupt in Hawaii?

The Kilauea volcano has a constant flow of lava. At times it has powerful eruptions, but it has had a constant flow for thousands of years.

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Tom asks: Is there any black sand beaches in Hawaii?

There are several black sand beaches in Hawaii. The sand is actually small ground up particles of lava rock worn smooth by the ocean. Lava flows entering the ocean chill and their glassy rinds shatter. Waves and currents may build a beach from the black grains of volcanic glass.

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