Editing Hiʻiaka (section)

== Goddess of Hula and the importance of traditions ==
Hiʻiaka was the first to dance hula after her eldest sister [[Pele (deity)|Pele]] asked her to do so. Therefore, Hiʻiaka is known as a goddess of [[hula]], along with [[Laka]] and Kapo (other sisters of Pele). In hula ''[[hālau]]'' (schools), there are ceremonies for these goddesses.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pubs-online/pdf/op30p41.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920033327/http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pubs-online/pdf/op30p41.pdf |archive-date=2011-09-20 |url-status=live|title=The Cult of Pele in Traditional Hawai'i|last=Nimmo|first=Harry Arlo}}</ref>

''Oli kāhea'' are chants asking for permission to enter a place (such as someone's home or a ceremony). These chants are also used when asking someone intelligent, such as a teacher, to share their knowledge. ''Oli kāhea'' are used to ask for permission to enter a forest, since many forests are considered homes of the gods. In hula ''[[hālau]]'', ''oli'' and ''mele kāhea'' are chanted by the ''haumana'' (students) who use them to request that their ''kumu'' (teachers) allow them entry into the ''hālau''. When chanting ''oli kāhea'', Hawaiians are taught to be humble and to have good ''ʻano'' (proper spirit and intention).<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|url=https://apps.ksbe.edu/olelo/learning-place/performance-indicators/chant/all/types-mele-used-oli|title=Types of Mele Used as Oli {{!}} 'Ōlelo|website=apps.ksbe.edu|access-date=2019-04-07|archive-date=2021-04-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414190200/https://apps.ksbe.edu/olelo/learning-place/performance-indicators/chant/all/types-mele-used-oli|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The importance of ''mele kahea'' and the responsibility of those receiving ''mele kahea'' is seen in different parts of Hiʻiaka's quest to Lohiʻau. For example, when the chief of [[Maui]] denied Hiʻiaka hospitality after she asked for permission to enter his home through her ''mele kahea'', Hiʻiaka punished him. When the chief was sleeping, Hiʻiaka caught his spirit after it left his body, and killed it, thereby killing him. Therefore, Hawaiians are taught that being on both the giving and receiving parts of ''oli'' (chants) require respect and mindfulness of our actions.<ref name=":02"/>