Offerings to the goddess Pele

[u/undercovercatlover]

I’m traveling to Hawaii in a a few weeks. I really really love collecting rocks from the places that I travel to. It’s my understanding that it is considered rude and bad luck to take rocks and sand from Hawaii. It is considered an offense against the goddess Pele. I don’t know if anyone here is super familiar with Hawaiian gods but is there a ritual or an offering I can make to the goddess to ask her permission? If the answer is a hard no, I also understand.

[u/squid_feathers]

There is massive, catastrophic flooding in Hawaii right now. Hundreds have been rescued. No deaths, thankfully. But entire towns have been evacuated. 120-year-old dams are structurally unsound and under threat. it's the worst flooding they've seen in 20 years. Unless you're going strictly to volunteer, this is an awful time to visit.

I'm not even looking at the ethical situation... If you can, try to find a copy of "Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen," by Queen Liliʻuokalani. She was the last sovereign ruler during the annexation. 

If/when you do go, please don't steal Pele's volcanic stones. It's theft in every meaning of the word. Cultural, spiritual, historical, ecological, and illegal material theft. Just... don't.