HAWAII

 Pele, is the Hawaiian Goddess of volcanoes. Pele had frequent moments of anger, which brought about eruptions. She was both honored and feared. She could cause earthquakes by stamping her feet or volcanic eruptions and fiery lava by digging with her Pa'oa, her magic stick. Long strands of volcanic glass, have been called Pele’s hair.

Many of the stories were created to explain some of the odd but beautiful structures that were formed. For instance rocks that look like tree trunks are given this story. "Pele is a skilled rider of the holua, a wooden sled that slides down steep stone ramps. Papalauahi and and other chiefs challenged Pele to see who was the best holua rider. Papalauahi proved by far to be the most skilled. Pele lost her temper. She produced a great flood of lava which overran many of the chiefs and onlookers and they became stone pillars."

Pele's hair