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Volcano
History
The
Volcano Goddess "Pele" arrived here as a mortal from a
South Pacific Island. She lived with her family at Keauhou,
part of which is now the Volcano Golf & Country Club area.
She was later deified and today many of her descendants live on this
island.
In these upland rainforests,
appointed bird catcher gathered feathers (a major commodity for
barter) for royal cloaks, helmets and standards (kahili).
Early this century, loggers
loaded their wagons with Koa and drove down to the 20-mile marker in
Glenwood. From there the logs were sent down to to the wharf
on the Hilo Railroad. Slowly the area became more populated
with Japanese farmers, retirees, artists and others who find the
village a peaceful, inspiring place to live and work.
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