Ho‘opuka E Ka La

Ho‘opuka e ka la ma ka hikina
Me ka huaka`i hele no Kumukahi

Ha‘a mai na ‘iwa me Hi‘iaka
Me Kapo-Laka i ka uluwehiwehi

Ne‘e mai na ‘iwa ma ku‘u alo
Me ke alo kapu o ka aiwaiwa

Ho‘i no e ke kapu me na ali‘i
E ola makou apau loa la

Ea la, ea la, ea la, ea

He inoa no Hi‘iaka I Ka Poli ‘O Pele


Rise, O sun in the east
With a procession going to Kumukahi

Dancing are the beautiful ones with Hi‘iaka
And Kapo-Laka in the verdant grove

Moving ahead are the dancers toward me
And to the sacred presence of the divine

Let the sacred ways return to the chiefs
Let us all give everlasting praise

Tra-la-la-la

In the name of Hi‘iaka-in-the-bosom-of Pele

Source: This is a formal entrance/exit dance used for kahiko. It honors Hi‘iaka the youngest and favorite sister of Pele, and the major patron of hula. Hi‘iaka learned the hula from her friend Hopoe on the big island of Hawai‘i. Kapo-Laka are the god/goddess of hula. Kumukahi (first beginning) is the easternmost cape in Hawai‘i. The ‘iwa bird (frigate bird) is symbolic of a lover, dancer or handsome person.

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