It is said that Pele came to Hawaii from Tahiti. She was accompanied by some of her siblings, one of which being Kamohoalii, the shark god, who guided her canoe to the Hawaiian Islands. She first arrived at the northwestern islands of Niihau and Kauai, however, she was followed by here angry sister, Namakaokahai. Every time Pele dug deep into the earth in search of lava, her sister would fill in her holes with water.