The tidal waves from the sea forced them to flee to the island of Oʻahu. Seeing this, her eldest sister rushed to attack. A glow of fire reflected on the clouds in the pit she made. Pele dug into the earth and formed a hill called Pu'uopele, the hill of Pele. At last they reached the island of Kaua'i. Nāmakaokahaʻi pursued them as they voyaged through the northwest Hawaiian islands and drove her family away whenever they came across land. As long as they were there, they were helpless. As they travelled, they could hear the waves of Nāmakaokahaʻi coming forth. With the assistance of her siblings and oldest brother, Kamohoaliʻi, they took off into the Pacific on a voyaging canoe named Honuaiakea (the great expansive earth). She was instructed to carry the youngest and most beloved sister of the family, Hiʻiakaikapoliopele (also referred to as Hiʻaka), in the form of an egg to their new home. Pele was hastily told by her parents that she must leave to find a safe place for their family. In the wake of this disaster, her eldest sister furiously pursued her. One day in the absence of her uncle, Pele accidently burned the sacred lands of their home to the ground. He recognized that Pele was a force of nature and taught her how to use Pāoa to control her powers. It was named Pāoa and it possessed incredible mana. When Pele grew older, her uncle Lonomakua gave her a digging stick. Nāmakaokahaʻi, her eldest sister, was envious of Pele, knowing that Pele would grow up to be a powerful rival because of her beauty and mana (power). From the moment of her birth, Pele’s father Kūwahailo, and her mother Haumea, knew that she was destined to be a powerful woman. According to tradition, the volcanic deity Pele was born across the ocean in the ancient land of Kahiki.
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