Lele Kawa: Fire Rituals of Pele

The mele contained in this book
are fundamental to hula Pele and
reflect a vast and dynamic
Hawai'i worldview. These mele
have been preserved for centuries
via oral traditions, the sacred hula
of Hawai'i, and more recently, in
twentieth-century written texts.
Lele Kawa offers original
translations and provocative
interpretations of the Pele
literature from a practitioner s
perspective. The author's work is
based on generations of ancestral
connections and years of
immersion in the fiery aiha a
dances of the hula Pele.
This work was originally
published by I Ola Ha¯loa,
Hawai i Community College.