55: She Who Shapes the Sacred Land. Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.

National Park After Dark

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🗓️ 31 January 2022

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Grab your sunscreen, cameras and hiking shoes, this week we are heading to the incredibly diverse and magical landscapes of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. As we walk into these rainforests and barren volcanic landscapes, you can feel the mana, spiritual power, that lives here.

Pele, the most revered goddess of Hawaiian Mythology, is to thank for the creation of these little islands. She has the power to destroy them and to create life. She is the spirit behind the two most active volcanoes in the entire world.

Rumors have spread saying that to steal from the island is to steal from Pele and will make you cursed for many years. When people start experiencing bad luck, thousands of letters of apologies returning stolen rocks make their way to the park service. Is this curse real? Or is it actually more harmful than helpful?

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0:34.3	When you feel the spirit of a loha, you will know it. It is a life force with a deep moral
0:40.3	code. It is a connection deeply rooted in nature. A loha is love. It is the coordination
0:49.7	of mind and heart within each person. It brings each person to the self. It is about
0:57.4	sharing the essence of life and to care for our environment and each other.
1:04.4	Deep within the Hawaiian culture is a respect and care for all living beings. It is the
1:10.7	understanding of taking care of their home and respecting it. To understand that the world
1:17.5	is connected in all different ways. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park holds some of the most
1:24.6	sacred land in the Hawaiian Islands. Here lives the goddess of fire, who is the most revered
1:32.3	goddess in Hawaiian mythology. She both destroys the land and creates it and her spirit is
1:40.4	felt every day. While these deep cultural beliefs live within Hawaiian people, visitors
1:47.7	don't always feel the same way. And unfortunately, visitors and the islands reap the consequences.
1:57.7	Welcome to National Park after dark.
2:18.3	So we're going to Hawaii again. We're back in Hawaii. And I almost was like, should
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