So, Taboo was single handedly trying to save the island!
What does Pele have against virgins? Some other god, which she had the hots for, must have run away with some virgin. (or he, and the virgin, were just trying to get out of town, because things were getting too hot)
Virgins are a hot commodity! Whether you are sacrificing them to a Kraken, a Dragon, or a vampire lord...