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Myths and Legends The Volcano Goddess n olden times, Pele the fire goddess longed for adventure, so she said farewell to her earth mother and sky father and set Isail in her canoe, with an egg under her arm. In that egg was her favourite sibling – her little sister, Hi’iaka, who was yet to be born. As Pele paddled across the ocean, she kept the egg warm until her sister finally hatched.

“Welcome, little sister,” said Pele and she continued paddling. The ocean was so vast and the journey so long that, by the time Pele had reached land – the island of Hawaii – her sister was already a teenager.

Pele pulled their canoe onto the warm sand and set off for Kilauea Mountain, where she dug a deep crater and filled it with fire, so that she and her sister could live in comfort. But Hi’iaka was the goddess of hula dancing, and she spent most of her time in the flower groves, dancing with her new friend, Hopoe.

40 Pele loved her volcano home, but she needed to protect it from jealous rival gods, so whenever she felt like exploring, she fell asleep and left her body as a spirit. In this form, she could quickly fly across the sea to visit other islands.

One evening, the breeze carried the sound of joyful music across the ocean and Pele decided to see where it was coming from. She took on her spirit form and flew across the sea – a journey that would have taken many weeks by canoe. At last, on the shore of Kauai, she found a colourful hula dance festival being performed for the island’s chief – a handsome man called Lohiau.

Though he wasn’t a god, Pele fell in love with Lohiau immediately. She introduced herself to him and Lohiau was so enchanted, he and Pele spent the whole of the next week together, and declared their love for each other. But as time wore on, Pele could feel her magic weakening. She had to get back to her sleeping body. “I must go home,” she told Lohiau. “But I will send my sister for you.” no ‘O’Con r was standing beneath

41 When Pele returned, she found her sister dancing among the flowers. Pele begged her sister to sail to Kauai Island and bring Lohiau back to her.

“I will do it for you, dear sister,” said Hi’iaka, “but you must vow not to let your lava flow into the groves while I am gone. Hopoe and I love to dance there.”

Pele promised, but when she saw her sister’s radiant and beautiful face, she suddenly felt uneasy. “And you must promise me, little egg, that if Lohiau falls in love with you, you will not return his affections. And you must come back before forty days have passed.”

“Don’t worry,” said Hi’iaka, smiling, and she set off in Pele’s canoe.

Hi’iaka’s voyage was a troubled one. First there came a thick fog, and then lashing rain, followed by strong winds. At one point, hungry sharks surrounded her canoe, but she kept on paddling, determined not to give up. Days quickly turned into weeks. At last, she heard the beautiful hula music, which had attracted Pele to Kauai Island in the first place.

She made her way across the waves to the island, but was sad to find that Lohiau had missed Pele so much, he had died from a broken heart. Hi’iaka wasn’t as powerful as her older sister, but she did have some magic, so she stood over the chief’s body and chanted until a brilliant rainbow appeared above him. Moments later, life rushed into his body again.

42 “Chief Lohiau,” said Hi’iaka. “I am here to take you to Pele. Will you come?”

Lohiau nodded eagerly and said goodbye to his people. The journey home was easier and, with Lohiau’s help in paddling, a lot swifter. But by the time Hawaii was in sight, Hi’iaka had been gone for much longer than forty days.

Because they were so late, Pele became convinced that her sister and Lohiau had run away together. She was overwhelmed with anger and her rage swelled through her body, causing molten lava to erupt from the crater and pour down the mountainside, covering Hi’iaka’s favourite flower groves. Pele didn’t realise that Hi’iaka’s best friend Hopoe was dancing there.

According to the legends of Hawaii, the volcano goddess Pele had many brothers who came to live with her, including the gods of whirlwinds, thunder and lava fountains. Her eldest brother was the god of sharks, and he lived on a cliff on the side of Kilauea Mountain. Out of love for him, Pele never allowed her lava or volcanic steam to go near his home.

43 When Hi’iaka saw what had happened, she cried out in sorrow, “Sister, no!”

Chief Lohiau put his arms around Hi’iaka to comfort her. When Pele saw this, she believed that they had fallen in love. In a fit of jealousy, she surrounded them with a towering circle of flames, but Hi’iaka used her powers to protect Lohiau. They escaped to their canoe and sailed back to his island, where they really did find love and, together, they spread the tradition of hula dancing.

Because of her impatience and envy, Pele had lost her favourite sister and the man she loved, so she hid away in her crater, where she still lives today, erupting every now and then to remind the world of her power.

MOVE IT! Have a go at making up your own hula dance, inspired by the characters in this story!

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summer f hawaii un pack ! Celebrate summer with our Activity Pack inspired by Storytime Issue 36’s Hawaiian legend, The Volcano Goddess.

The Volcano Goddess is a myth about Pele – a ABOUT fire goddess who set off on an adventure across the sea and discovered the island of Hawaii. She THE STORY made her home in a volcano and lived there with her sister, until she fell in love with a hula-dancing island chief. Read it in Storytime Issue 36.

IN YOUR PACK:

10 Facts about Hawaii. Get to know the geography and culture of the amazing location that inspired this issue’s myth.

Explosive Volcanoes. Explore the science behind the myth and find out what makes volcanoes erupt.

See Inside a Volcano. Ever wondered what a volcano looks like from the inside? Sneak a scientific peek here.

Make a Volcano. Pretend you’re a volcano god or goddess and try this fun and easy science experiment!

Hawaiian Party Time. Learn about the music, food and celebrations of Hawaii, try a tropical recipe and make your own floral lei.

Ocean Maze. Can you navigate your way through shark-infested waters, like Pele’s sister did? Find out in this tricky puzzle.

Hawaiian Word Search. See if you can spot the Hawaiian-themed words in our grid.

Colouring and Drawing Pages. Put your artistic skills to the test on our colouring and drawing pages.

Postcard from Hawaii. Write a postcard from this tropical isle and send it to a friend. The Great Big Hawaii Quiz. How much can you remember about Hawaii? Pit your wits against our quiz!

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Hawaii is the 50th state of the United States of America, but it’s 1 over 2,300 miles away from the American coastline.

Hawaii is made up of eight big islands and over 100 smaller ones. 2 They stretch for over 1,500 miles in the Pacific Ocean.

The largest of the eight islands is called Hawaii Island or Big Island. 3 It is twice the size of all the other islands put together.

The capital of Hawaii is Honolulu, which is on O’ahu Island. 4

Hawaii’s nickname is the ‘Aloha State’ – Aloha is Hawaiian for 5 ‘hello’ and ‘goodbye’.

Kilauea volcano, where the goddess Pele lives in our story, is on 6 Big Island. It has been erupting for over 30 years.

Mount Mauna Kea on Big Island is the tallest mountain in the world, 7 measured it from the sea floor. It’s double the height of Mount Everest!

The Hawaiian alphabet only has 13 letters – A, E, I, O, U, H, K, L, M, 8 N, P, W and the ‘okina (an apostrophe). An ‘okina can change the meaning of a word. Ko’u means ‘softwood tree’, but kou means ‘my’. Hawaii is famous for its white sandy beaches, but it also has green, 9 red and even black beaches. The black sand is caused by lava flowing into the sea. As well as volcanoes and beaches, Hawaii is famous for surfing, 10 pineapples, coffee, hula dancing, and its amazing marine life!

© storytimemagazine.com 2017 Storytime Magazine: Hawaii Summer Fun Pack In our story, the goddess Pele lives inside Kilauea on Hawaii’s Big Island. When it erupted long ago, EXPLOSIVE people used to blame Pele, but now science can VOLCANOES! explain what volcanoes are and how they erupt. Find out more here.

A volcano is an opening in the surface of the earth – volcanoes are often, but not always, mountains.

There are three types of volcano. An active volcano erupts a lot. A dormant volcano hasn’t erupted for a while, but could erupt at any time. An extinct volcano probably won’t erupt ever again.

There are over 1,500 active volcanoes in the world! Most of them are located in a horseshoe shape in the Pacific Ocean. This area is known as the Ring of Fire.

Deep inside a volcano, below the Earth’s crust, there is hot molten rock and gases called magma.

The Earth’s crust is made up of big plates, which move around. Sometimes, they slide into each other.

When these plates collide this causes pressure, which builds up and squeezes magma up into the volcano.

When magma spews out of the volcano it is called lava.

Lava is super hot. It can reach temperatures of up to 1,200ºC (2,200ºF). As it flows down the volcano, FACT! it cools and hardens. The word volcano comes from the name Vulcan, Mauna Loa in Hawaii is the world’s largest who was the Roman god active volcano. It has been erupting for over of fire. We think they 7,000 years! should have been named after Pele!

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Watch a volcano erupt! This is a fun and messy activity you can do in the kitchen or in the garden, but it needs adult supervision. You Need: 1. Mould your Plasticine or clay around the plastic cup or bottle to look like Plasticine or a volcano shape. modelling clay Plastic cup or small 2. Place it in the middle of your tray bottle (a plastic cup or sheet. is less fiddly) Pour 1 tbsp washing up liquid into Big Pyrex or plastic 3. the bottle or cup. tray or waterproof plastic sheet 4. Add 1 tbsp food colouring and Washing up liquid 4 tbsp bicarbonate of soda (for bubbles) Tablespoon measure 5. Give everything a good stir. Red or orange food colouring 6. Now pour in 250ml white vinegar and quickly stand back. Bicarbonate of soda Stirrer or spoon Watch your volcano erupt! White vinegar 7. 8. Wash out your cup or bottle and start all over again! What happens if you add less or more bicarbonate TIP! of soda, or more washing up liquid? Why not decorate your volcano to make it look like a real mountain? © storytimemagazine.com 2017 Storytime Magazine: Hawaiian Party Time! Ukulele-Island-s205522/ beta.tunein.com/radio/Aloha-Joes- Hawaiian ukulelemusichere: popular atparties.Listentosome invented inHawaiiandisvery not makeupyourown huladance? watch?v=Rp5LLkJi1Lg thenwhy here: dance. Watch somehuladancers dancing –Hawaii’s traditional Hi’aka wasthegoddessofhula

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A luau isn’t complete without a lei. These are beautiful necklaces made from fresh flowers and they are traditionally given as gifts or worn at celebrations. The 1st of May in Hawaii is called Lei Day and each island has its own lei colour. In Hawaiian tradition, you should never throw away a lei, as it is a symbol of love from the person who gave it to you. Here’s how to make your own…

Print off our Lei Flowers Sheet in this pack. You can print off this sheet several times or make your own flowers from coloured paper. Prod a hole through the centre of each flower and thread wool or embroidery cotton through each one. Add beads between each flower if you like. When you’ve finished, tie a knot in the two ends and wear your lei with pride!

© storytimemagazine.com 2017 Storytime Magazine: Hawaii Summer Fun Pack In our story, Pele’s sister Hi’aka takes a dangerous journey across the ocean in her canoe and faces lots of obstacles along the OCEAN MAZE way. Can you guide her through the shark- infested waters to reach the island of Kauai?

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Draw a picture inspired by Hawaii here – it could be an erupting volcano, surfers or hula dancers DRAW IT! on the beach!

HA! HA! What did Mr Volcano says to Mrs Volcano? I lava you!

COLOUR IT IN!

Hawaii is didhome you to two know?rare turtle species – the Hawksbill and the Green Sea Turtle.

POSTCARD! When you’ve finished,cutit outandstickthe front andbacktogether. SEND A your islandadventure.Whatwillyousay? Write apostcardtellingeveryoneabout imagine you’vebeenonholidaythere. Hawaii fromourstoryandpack, Using everythingyou’velearntabout

Test how much you’ve learnt about Hawaii in our fun quiz! Circle your answers and check THE GREAT how well you did at the bottom of page 2. BIG HAWAII QUIZ

1 The capital of Hawaii is… A. O’ahu B. Ha’iki C. Honolulu

2 Which ocean is Hawaii in? A. Atlantic B. Pacific C. Volcanic 3 Hawaii’s traditional dance is called… A. Hula B. Luau C. Limbo 4 A lei is usually made from… A. Gold B. Coconut C. Flowers 5 The capital of Hawaii is… A. O’ahu B. Ha’iki C. Honolulu PAGE 1

6 Which instrument is Hawaii PAGE 2 famous for? Bongo A. 7 Flute Which god inspired the word B. ‘volcano’? C. Ukelele A. Pele B. Vulcan Vishnu 8 What is the world’s largest C. active volcano? A. Kilauea 9 What is the mixture of hot B. Mauna Kea rock and gases called deep below a volcano? C. Mauna Loa A. Magma B. Lava 10 Aloha means... C. Mahalo A. Hello B. Goodbye

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Answers: Answers: 1c, 2b, 3a, 4c, 5b, 6c, 7b, 8c, 9a, 10a, b and and b 10a, 9a, 8c, 7b, 6c, 5b, 4c, 3a, 2b, 1c, © storytimemagazine.com 2017