Ho’opuka E Ka Lâ

Rise O Sun (Hula Ka’i – Entrance) or Hula Ho’i (Exit)

Ho`opuka e ka lâ ma ka hikina Rise, O sun in the east

Me ka huaka`i hele no Kumukahi With a procession going to Kumukahi

Ha`a mai na `iwa me Hi`iaka Dancing are the beautiful ones with Hi`iaka
Me Kapo-Laka i ka uluwehiwehi And Kapo-Laka in the verdant grove

Ne`e mai na `iwa ma ku`u alo Moving ahead are the dancers toward me
Me ke alo kapu o ka aiwaiwa And to the sacred presence of the divine

Ho`i no e ke kapu me na ali`i Let the sacred ways return to the chiefs
E ola mâkou ‘âpau loa la Let us all give everlasting praise

Ea la, ea la, ea Tra-la-la-la

He inoa no Hi`iaka I Ka Poli O Pele 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