ia hu ▁ended ▁up ▁choosing ▁Hi ' ia ka ▁but ▁gave ▁them ▁her ▁bless ing ▁regardless . ▁ ▁In ▁another ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁myth , ▁Pe le ▁he ars ▁the ▁be ating ▁of ▁drums ▁and ▁chant ing ▁coming ▁from ▁K au a ' i ▁while ▁she ▁is ▁sleep ing ▁and ▁travel s ▁there ▁in ▁her ▁spirit ▁form . ▁She ▁dis gu ises ▁herself ▁as ▁a ▁beautiful ▁young ▁woman ▁and ▁meets ▁L oh ia hu ▁in ▁this ▁way . ▁After ▁three ▁days ▁of ▁making ▁love ▁together , ▁Pe le ▁goes ▁back ▁to ▁Hawai i ▁and ▁L oh ia hu ▁dies ▁from ▁a ▁broken ▁heart . ▁ ▁Modern ▁times ▁ ▁Bel ief ▁in ▁Pe le ▁continued ▁after ▁the ▁old ▁religion ▁was ▁officially ▁abol ished ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 9 . ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 8 2 3 ▁English ▁mission ary ▁William ▁Ell is ▁tou red ▁the ▁island ▁to ▁determine ▁locations ▁for ▁mission ▁stations . ▁After ▁a ▁long ▁journey ▁to ▁the ▁vol cano ▁K ī la ue a ▁with ▁little ▁food , ▁Ell is ▁eager ly ▁a te ▁the ▁wild ▁ber ries ▁he ▁found ▁growing ▁there . ▁The ▁ber ries ▁of ▁the ▁ ō hel o ▁( V acc in ium ▁ret icul atum ) ▁plant ▁are ▁considered ▁sacred ▁to ▁Pe le . ▁Trad itionally ▁pray ers ▁and ▁offer ings ▁to ▁Pe le ▁were ▁always ▁made ▁before ▁e ating ▁the ▁ber ries . ▁The ▁vol cano ▁cr ater ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁la va ▁lake , ▁which ▁the ▁n atives ▁fe ared ▁was ▁a