▁H ale ma ʻ uma ʻ u , ▁at ▁the ▁sum mit ▁cal der a ▁of ▁K ī la ue a , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Earth ' s ▁most ▁active ▁vol cano es ; ▁but ▁her ▁domain ▁en comp ass es ▁all ▁vol can ic ▁activity ▁on ▁the ▁Big ▁Island ▁of ▁Hawai i . ▁ ▁Pe le ▁shares ▁features ▁similar ▁to ▁other ▁m align ant ▁de ities ▁inhab iting ▁vol cano es , ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁the ▁devil ▁Gu ay ota ▁of ▁Gu anche ▁M yth ology ▁in ▁Can ary ▁Islands ▁( Sp ain ), ▁living ▁on ▁the ▁vol cano ▁Te ide ▁and ▁was ▁considered ▁by ▁the ▁ab original ▁Gu an ches ▁as ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁er u ptions ▁of ▁the ▁vol cano . ▁ ▁Leg end ▁told ▁that ▁Pe le ▁herself , ▁journey ed ▁on ▁her ▁can oe ▁from ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁T ah iti ▁to ▁Hawai i . ▁When ▁going ▁through ▁with ▁her ▁jour ne ys , ▁it ▁was ▁said ▁that ▁she ▁tried ▁to ▁create ▁her ▁fires ▁on ▁different ▁islands , ▁but ▁her ▁sister , ▁N ā m aka , ▁was ▁ch asing ▁her ▁wanting ▁to ▁put ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁her . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁the ▁two ▁sister s ▁fought ▁each ▁other ▁and ▁Pe le ▁in ▁the ▁end ▁was ▁killed . ▁With ▁this ▁happening , ▁her ▁body ▁was ▁destroyed ▁but ▁her ▁spirit ▁lives ▁in ▁H ale ma ʻ uma ʻ u ▁on ▁K ila ue a . ▁They ▁say , ▁" Her ▁body ▁is ▁the ▁la va ▁and