Paʻu uila
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Paʻu uila (lightning skirt) is a gift from Pele to Hiʻiaka to help her on her quest. This skirt had different abilities to help her along her journey. This skirt also had extreme importance due to the fact that it is a female garment, showing the significance of supernatural women in Hawaiʻi not being ruled by male gods.
When
Relationships
- allied with
- Hiʻiaka
- created by
- Pele
- co occurs with
- ʻAwihikalani, Ka lima ikaika o Kīlauea
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The last gift was Paʻu uila (lightning skirt), this skirt had different abilities to help her along her journey. This skirt also had extreme importance due to the fact that it is a female garment, showing the significance of supernatural women in Hawaiʻi not being ruled by male gods.”
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