Ho`opuka E Ka La (Rise, O Sun) - Hula Ka`i (entrance), Hula Ho`i (exit)
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