▁steam ▁that ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁vol cano . ▁She ▁can ▁also ▁change ▁form , ▁appearing ▁as ▁a ▁white ▁dog , ▁old ▁woman , ▁or ▁beautiful ▁young ▁woman " ▁( 2 ). ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁her ▁role ▁as ▁god dess ▁of ▁fire ▁and ▁her ▁strong ▁association ▁with ▁vol cano es , ▁Pe le ▁is ▁also ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁" god dess ▁of ▁the ▁h ula ". ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁significant ▁figure ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁h ula ▁because ▁of ▁her ▁sister ▁Hi ia ka ▁who ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁to ▁dance ▁h ula . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁Pe le ' s ▁significance ▁in ▁h ula , ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁many ▁h ula ▁d ances ▁and ▁ch ants ▁that ▁are ▁dedicated ▁to ▁her ▁and ▁her ▁family . ▁ ▁The ▁h ula ▁being ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Pe le ▁is ▁often ▁performed ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁represents ▁her ▁inten se ▁person ality ▁and ▁the ▁movement ▁of ▁vol cano es . ▁ ▁Exp ulsion ▁version ▁In ▁one ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁story , ▁Pe le ▁is ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁K ane ho al ani ▁and ▁Ha ume a ▁in ▁the ▁myst ical ▁land ▁of ▁Ku ai hel ani , ▁a ▁floating ▁free ▁land ▁like ▁F ata ▁M org ana . ▁Ku ai hel ani ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁K ah iki ▁( K uk ulu ▁o ▁K ah iki ). ▁She ▁stays ▁close ▁to ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁fire place ▁with ▁the ▁fire - keeper ▁L ono - m ak ua . ▁Her ▁older