| Pele: Goddess of Hawaii's Volcanoes |  | Author: Herb Kawainui Kane
Publisher: Kawainui Pr
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Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
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Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.9 x 0.2
ISBN: 0943357012
Dewey Decimal Number: 299.92
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Myths, legends, romances and folktales of the most fascinating goddess of old Hawaii. Pele lives in Hawaiian hearts and minds as the personification of volcanic majesty and power. Having the power to create new land, she has a volcanic personality - an impetuous, lusty nature, jealous, unpredictable, capable of sudden fury and great violence. Yet she can also be gentle, loving and as serene as her forests of verns and flowering trees.
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 Pele April 26, 2000
Jeannemarie (New York)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Pele Goddess of Hawaii's Volcanoes is a wonderful book full of the myths and legends of a powerful Goddess who rules over the Hawaiian islands. With strinking pictures that explain all of the gods and put faces to the names. It disproves false myths such as human sacrafice and brings it all alive. Reading this book is a must before visiting the vocanoes in Hawaii, it makes it all mean so much. I definately recommend this book!
Wonderful! August 12, 2002
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Herb Kane, foremost artist/historian on Hawaii and the South Pacific gives a wonderfully entertaining and educational look into Hawaiian facts and legends. The words and breathtaking art work are forever memorable!
pele come to life June 30, 2006
Timothy Martin (Delaware)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
a beautiful book, the paintings are breathtaking. this is not an artists rendering of Pele. mr kane obviously knows her well, he has captured the spirit and fire that is Pele. a must ahve for anyone wishing to know this goddess.
Pele still Lives! January 3, 2003
J. Dougherty (USA)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
The Goddess Pele never died, She is stil; alive in Hawaii. This book although written by a non pagan brings Pele to life with his words. His art gives her beauty and power. Many who think her curse is a joke take rocks from her island and then live the curse of Pele if they survive they bring them back to Her island. This book reveals the history of Hawaii and tells how Pele was not a native Hawaiin. It also shows the degeneration of her worship through the conversion to the new religion Christianity. The illustrations are so very beautyful and do remind me so much of the beautyful firey Goddess Pele. Her worship is alive and well.
Beautiful book for those who love Hawaiian culture December 10, 2006
O. Brown (Twopeas, WA)
*****
This is a lovely short book (71 pages), spectacularly illustrated by the author. Even though the classification of this book is "juvenile literature", it is a collector's item for anyone who loves Hawaiian culture.
It is illustrated with black-and-white and color drawings by the author whose value alone surpasses the price of the book. There are many stories about Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes, written in an enjoyable style, exploring both past and current legends and folklore. The author, Herb Kawainui Kane, was elected a Living Treasure of Hawai'i, and does an excellent job with this book.
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