I lived in Hawaii for several years and visited the Big Island volcano sites often and it was an amazing experience to witness the raw primordial power of the Mauna Loa volcano.
Legend has it that the volcanoes Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea connect Hawaii to the center of the earth, and many consider Hawaii to be the point of creation on earth, where new earth is being made each day, which makes the living breathing Pele goddess the mother of the Earth.”
During certain times of the year sacred chants, hula and prayer are given as a sacred offering of mana to the sun. For without the sun there is no life …
Sunrise Ceremony at Haleakala Volcano … Maui
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