Stories of the volcano goddess Pele and her youngest sister Hi'iaka, patron of hula, are most familiar as a form of literary colonialism--first translated by missionary descendants and others, then co-opted by Hollywood and the tourist industry. But far from quaint tales for amu…
"Stories of the volcano goddess Pele and her youngest sister Hi‘iaka, patron of hula, are most familiar as a form of literary colonialism—first translated by missionary descendants and others, then co-opted by Hollywood and the tourist industry. But far from quaint tales for amu…
This is a literary analysis of Pele and Hi'iaka literature from an indigenous, specifically Hawaiian perspective, one inspired by the larger discussions of indigenous literary nationalism by Native American scholars that seeks to add a Hawaiian voice to the conversation. It is a…