The island child of Haumea (earth) and Kanaloa (sea) is born. Kama‘ehu the red island child rises from deep in the ocean floor. Nurtured and cared for in the benthic realm of Kanaloa. The first occupants of Kama‘ehu are, nā po‘e i‘a, the animate and inanimate creatures of the ocean who enjoy the deep, hot springs of Kanaloa eastward in search of Haumea's womb where Kama‘ehu is to be born. The new mountain child is Kama‘ehu, the substance is Pelehonuamea but the matriarch is Haumea.

Fire and water, the elements for life.

When the fontanel of Kama‘ehu breaks the surface of Kanaloa's ocean water, Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa and Kīlauea will welcome Kama‘ehu to the family of island mountains.

An island emerges
From the bottom of the sea
An extraordinary island child
Gushing, surging, pushing
Rising, being drawn up
The steam blows, the sea rolls

The stones grow in agony
From under the dark sea, the light sea
Bursting on high, breaking the waves
Kama‘ehu, the red child is greeted
By Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa, Kīlauea
The child is born, the family grows!