She is mentioned in Hawaiian legends and by historian Abraham Fornander.

In Hawaiian legend, he raised all the islands from the sea.

According to Hawaiian legend, night marchers (huaka'i po in Hawaiian) are ghosts of ancient warriors.

According to Hawaiian legend, King Kamehameha conceived the principle, when:

Like his father, he was a student of Hawaiian legends, especially the myth of Pele.

According to the Hawaiian legends, man-eating spirits occupied the island before that time.

In Hawaiian legend, Molokini was a beautiful woman.

Because in Hawaiian legends the volcano goddess Pele uses her magic rod pāoa to create volcanic pits, this seems to be the intention for the naming.

Understanding the kaona of the language requires a comprehensive knowledge of Hawaiian legends, history and cosmology.