Höpoe - by Frank Kawaikapuokalani Hewett
Kai ko`o o Kilauea kai ko`o o Puna Popo`i i ke `ä a Pele `O ke kai `ula `o ke kai `ölena Ke ala kai o Pele Haki kü ka `ino haki kakala Kao kü i o`u Lehua Uwe Höpoe holo i kai Hä`ena `A`ohe ala e ola Wela `o Kilauea, wela `o Puna Ua `ä i ke ahi a Pele Mälama ke kanaka mälama ka lehua Mälama ke kaunu moe ipo  Hui: Ha`uha`u uwe, ha`uha`u uwe Ha`uhau uwe	The strong force of Kilauea and Puna Forms a burning wave of Pele The red and yellow (lava) flows combine To form a fiery path of Pele The fire (Pele) breaks everything to pieces Which is overwhelming to my Lehua Hopoe cries and runs seaward to Ha`ena But, there's nowhere to find refuge   Kilauea and Puna are hot As the fires of Pele burn Cherish the people, cherish the lehua Cherish the place where we make love    Chorus: Sob, sob Sob
Source: Recorded by Makaha Sons on CD " Kuikawa". Höpoe, the hula dancer, was the best friend of Hi`iaka, the youngest sister of Pele. They spent their happiest days together in Puna, where Höpoe taught Hi'iaka the hula. Pele was envious of this friendship, and destroyed Puna in a fit of jealousy, a place beloved by Hi`iaka. Her grief was magnified when she realized Pele had turned Höpoe to a balancing stone in the sea at Kea`au.