▁known ▁to ▁be ▁said ▁in ▁ancient ▁Hawai ian ▁ch ants . ▁ ▁Leg ends ▁ ▁K ī la ue a ▁is ▁a ▁currently ▁active ▁vol cano ▁that ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁and ▁is ▁still ▁being ▁extens ively ▁studied . ▁Many ▁Hawai ians ▁believe ▁K ila ue a ▁to ▁be ▁inhab ited ▁by ▁a ▁" family ▁of ▁fire ▁gods ", ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁sister s ▁being ▁Pe le , ▁who ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁govern ▁K ila ue a ▁and ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁cont rolling ▁its ▁la va ▁flows . ▁There ▁are ▁several ▁traditional ▁leg ends ▁associated ▁with ▁Pe le ▁in ▁Hawai ian ▁myth ology . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁being ▁recognized ▁as ▁the ▁god dess ▁of ▁vol cano es , ▁Pe le ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁power , ▁passion , ▁je alous y , ▁and ▁cap r icious ness . ▁She ▁has ▁numerous ▁sib lings , ▁including ▁K ā ne ▁Mil oh ai , ▁Kam oh o al ii , ▁N ā m aka ▁and ▁numerous ▁sister s ▁named ▁Hi ia ka , ▁the ▁most ▁famous ▁being ▁Hi ia ka ik ap ol io pe le ▁( Hi ia ka ▁in ▁the ▁bos om ▁of ▁Pe le ). ▁They ▁are ▁usually ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁off spring ▁of ▁Ha ume a . ▁Pe le ' s ▁sib lings ▁include ▁de ities ▁of ▁various ▁types ▁of ▁wind , ▁rain , ▁fire , ▁ocean ▁wave ▁forms , ▁and ▁cloud ▁forms . ▁Her ▁home ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁fire ▁pit ▁called