Pele and Lohiau fell in love and spent time together during her dream journey. Pele returned to Kilauea and sent her most trusted sister, Hiiakaikapoliopele, to bring Lohiau back.

She follows the drumbeat and finds a handsome chief named Lohiau. After spending several days and nights together, Pele tells him she has to go but promises to come back for him. She doesn’t.

In a tribute to Pele, the ladies of Halau Na Lei Kaumaka O Uka of Maui, under the direction of kumu Napua Greig, offered a powerful dance integrating the papa hehi into their story about the fire ...