Relatives
Pele's other prominent relatives are:
- Hiʻiaka, spirit of the dance
- Kā-moho-aliʻi, a shark god and the keeper of the water of life
- Kaʻōhelo, a mortal sister
- Kapo, a goddess of fertility
- Ka-poho-i-kahi-ola, spirit of explosions
- Kane-Hekili, spirit of the thunder (a hunchback)
- Ke-ō-ahi-kama-kaua, the spirit of lava fountains (a hunchback)
- Ke-ua-a-ke-pō, spirit of the rain and fire
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