--- title: "Mālie and the Trickster, and Her Search for Recovery – A New Hawaiian Fable – 2026" canonical: https://scamsnow.com/malie-and-the-trickster-and-her-search-for-recovery-a-new-hawaiian-fable/ type: post author: "SCARS Editorial Team" published: 2026-08-08 modified: 2026-08-09 categories: ["Tim McGuinness PhD", "2026", "Empowerment & Strength", "Faith & Spirituality", "FEATURED ARTICLE", "Grief & Loss"] summary: "" organization: "ScamsNOW.com - the Official Magazine of Scams Fraud & Cybercrime" organization_url: https://scamsnow.com/ llms: https://scamsnow.com/llms.txt --- # Mālie and the Trickster, and Her Search for Recovery – A New Hawaiian Fable – 2026 # Mālie and the Trickster, and Her Search for Recovery - A New Hawaiian Fable ## Mālie and the Trickster - The Woman Who Climbed to Pele A New Hawaiian Fable of Pele, Betrayal, and Renewal ### Primary Category: Recovery / [Philosophy](https://scamsnow.com/%e2%99%a6-master-categories/philosophy/) / Anthropology ##### This is an original fable of pain and recovery inspired by the peoples and stories of Hawai'i ##### Authors: • [Tim McGuinness, Ph.D., DFin, MCPO, MAnth](https://scamsnow.com/?s=Tim+McGuinness) - Anthropologist, Scientist, Polymath, Managing Director of the [Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc.](http://www.AgainstScams.org) ##### Author Biographies Below ## Pele's Test --- ## Lyrics to the Song "Pele's Test" An Original Hawaiian Fable of Strength By Dr. Tim McGuinness Stomp Your Feet and Clap Along ... Lyrics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - He came to me smiling, a trickster dressed in light. Ua hele mai ʻo ia me ka minoʻaka, he kupua hoʻopunipuni i ʻaʻahu ʻia i ka mālamalama. He promised me forever, then vanished with the night. Ua hoʻohiki ʻo ia i ke ao pau ʻole, a laila nalowale pū me ka pō. He stole the world I trusted and left my heart in flame. Ua ʻaihue ʻo ia i koʻu ao hilinaʻi, a waiho i kuʻu puʻuwai i ke ahi. So I turned toward the mountain and called out Pele’s name. No laila huli au i ka mauna, a kāhea aku i ka inoa ʻo Pele. I climbed before the sunrise through ash beneath my feet. Piʻi au ma mua o ka puka ʻana o ka lā, ma luna o ka lehu ma lalo o koʻu mau wāwae. The wind pulled at my clothing, the stone burned with its heat. Huki ka makani i koʻu kapa, a wela ka pōhaku i kona wela. Every step remembered every lie that I believed. Hoʻomanaʻo kēlā me kēia kapuaʻi i kēlā me kēia wahaheʻe aʻu i manaʻoʻiʻo ai. Every breath became a prayer for all that I had grieved. Lilo kēlā me kēia hanu i pule no nā mea a pau aʻu i kanikau ai. Pele, hear me, I have carried this too far. E Pele, e hoʻolohe mai, ua hali lōʻihi au i kēia ʻeha. Take the poison from my spirit, burn away the scar. E lawe aku i ka ʻawaʻawa mai kuʻu ʻuhane, e puhi aku i ka ʻeha i koe. I do not ask for vengeance, I do not ask for gold. ʻAʻole au e noi i ka hoʻopaʻi, ʻaʻole hoʻi au e noi i ke gula. Only free the heart he captured, only give me back my soul. E hoʻokuʻu i kuʻu puʻuwai āna i hopu ai, e hoʻihoʻi mai i kuʻu ʻuhane. Higher still I climbed alone where clouds concealed the sky. Piʻi aʻe nō au hoʻokahi, kahi a nā ao i uhi ai i ka lani. I heard his voice behind me, but I would not turn or cry. Lohe au i kona leo ma hope oʻu, akā ʻaʻole au i huli a uē paha. The mountain shook beneath me, red fire split the stone. Haʻalulu ka mauna ma lalo oʻu, a māhele ke ahi ʻula i ka pōhaku. Yet for the first time since he left, I knew my strength was mine. Akā no ka manawa mua mai kona haʻalele ʻana, ʻike au noʻu iho koʻu ikaika. At the crater stood a woman with fire within her eyes. Ma ka lua pele kū maila kekahi wahine me ke ahi i loko o kona mau maka. She asked me why I climbed there, and I told her of the lies. Nīnau maila ʻo ia no ke aha au i piʻi ai, a haʻi aku au i nā wahaheʻe. I told her how he fooled me, how shame had bound me fast. Haʻi aku au i kona hoʻopunipuni ʻana iaʻu, a me ka hoʻopaʻa ʻana o ka hilahila iaʻu. She said, “The lie has ended, but you still obey the past.” ʻĪ maila ʻo ia, “Ua pau ka wahaheʻe, akā ke hoʻolohe mau nei ʻoe i ka wā i hala.” Then fire rose around her and Pele spoke my name. A laila kū aʻe ke ahi a puni ona, a kāhea ʻo Pele i koʻu inoa. “The lie was his, the testing mine; I called you through the flame.” “Na ke kupua ka wahaheʻe, naʻu ka hoʻāʻo; ua kāhea au iā ʻoe ma waena o ke ahi.” “I watched you climb through sorrow when you thought your strength was gone.” “Ua nānā au iā ʻoe e piʻi ma waena o ke kaumaha, i kou manaʻo ua nalowale kou ikaika.” “You came here asking freedom, yet you carried it all along.” “Ua hele mai ʻoe e noi i ke kūʻokoʻa, akā ua hali mau ʻoe iā ia i loko ou.” “You thought the mountain judged you; it only showed you who you are.” “Ua manaʻo ʻoe ua hoʻokolokolo ka mauna iā ʻoe; ua hōʻike wale ia iā ʻoe i kou ʻano.” “The woman who survived the fire has traveled farther than the scar.” “ʻO ka wahine i ola mai ke ahi, ua hele ʻoi aku ʻo ia ma mua o kona ʻeha.” Then Pele touched my forehead, and the mountain became still. A pā maila ʻo Pele i kuʻu lae, a mālie ihola ka mauna. The fire erased the bitterness and gave me back my soul! Ua holoi ke ahi i ka ʻawaʻawa a ua hoʻihoʻi mai iaʻu i koʻu ʻuhane! This is the journey, this is the way. ʻO kēia ka huakaʻi, ʻo kēia ke ala.