Moanday

Seems that if it isnt one thing its another. Always Love has been delayed in the release, the new date is unknown at this time, but as soon as a date is made available, I'll be letting you all know.

Friday at the dentist went...not well. The roots went to my toes and I have spent the weekend curled up in the fetal position praying for nausea and pain to pass swiftly or death to encompass me. Neither has happened, ARGH! Still feeling pretty awful, face is swollen to the point that vision from my right eye is almost nill. Seems that the antibiotic they'd put me on is another of those allergy inducing cocktails that make my system go all gaga.

Ok let's get something posted here for your viewing entertainment, shall we? Hawaii has so many colorful legends and myths about their gods/goddesses so what better place to start than with a myth abou the volcanic godess herself?

Did You Know:

Pele
Hawaiian goddess of volcanic fire, personification of the female power of destruction.
Associated with Pele are the 4 snow covered peaks: Lilinoe, Waiau, Kahoupokane and Poliahu. Poliahu has an extensive story associated with Pele. Poliahu liked to play with mortals along the eastern peaks of the mountain Mauna Kea. One day, it is said, Poliahu and her friends had come down from Mauna Kea to a grassy sloping hillside south of Hamakua for holua sledding.Pele loved he'eholua, the exhilarating race that took place on sleds with runners set only six inches apart. A narrow piece of matting attached to sticks lashed to the runners provided a place for the racer to rest his chest. A racer held the holua sled in his right hand as he ran pell-mell to the crest of the downhill track, hurled himself upon the sled, grabbing a hand-hold on the left side of the sled, as well, and then plummeting down-slope toward the ocean. On this day, Pele appeared in the guise of a beautiful young woman and the unsuspecting Poliahu welcomed her to join in their sport. As the ground grew hotter and hotter, Poliahu realized the beautiful stranger was none other than Pele, her archenemy. Pele called forth fire from the depths of Mauna Loa, sending fire fountains after Poliahu as the terrified goddess fled to the summit. Red-hot lava licked at the edges of Poliahu's white mantle, but she grasped her robe and managed to escape. Regaining her strength, she flung her white mantle over the mountain peak. The grounds trembled, fire licked the heavens, and the snow goddess unleashed snow from frozen clouds overhead. Pele sent rivers of lava down the hillside, which cooled and hardened so quickly it, choked the yawning chasms that spewed the molten rock and drove the streams of lava underground into Kilauea and Mauna Loa, but not before the land masses that comprise Laupahoehoe and Onomea were formed. From time to time, Pele continues to hurl fire and lava from Mauna Loa and Kilauea, but legend says that Poliahu always gains the upper hand in these battles. She and the other snow goddesses keep the mountain tops barren under their icy mantles, allowing melting streams to form the rivers that feed the fertile valleys and give the Hamakua Coast and North Kohala a green, misty surrealistic beauty.

Suppose this is all for today!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Reading!

Huggles,
Donica