The Hawaiian goddess associated with volcanoes and fire is Pele.
Pele is one of the best-known figures in Hawaiian mythology and is traditionally connected with volcanic power, lava, fire, and the creation of land. Her spiritual home is commonly identified as Halemaʻumaʻu, the volcanic crater at the summit of Kīlauea on Hawaiʻi Island. Because volcanic eruptions continually reshape the island, Pele is also described through epithets linked to forming or consuming the land.
In widely told traditions, Pele travels by canoe from Kahiki and attempts to establish fires on several islands. Her conflict with her older sister Nāmaka, a sea goddess, explains part of the dramatic relationship between fire and ocean in Hawaiian storytelling. Pele’s younger sister Hiʻiaka is another important figure in these legends.
Pele is not simply interchangeable with every Polynesian fire deity. Hawaiian traditions give her a distinctive identity, and she is also associated with passion, jealousy, hula, and the living volcanic landscape. Hiʻiaka, Hina, and Laka have different roles and should not be treated as alternate answers.