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Ami: rotation of hips
Ami kûkû: like the `ami kähela except the revolutions are smaller, faster and in groups of three; sometimes combined with two slower kähele revolutions

Hela: one foot is placed at about a 45 degree angle to the front/side with the weight on the opposite hip and the knees bent; the foot is then returned to the original position and the step is repeated with the other foot.

Kâholo: the ha`a vamp step, more common in modern than in ancient dances, consisting of 4 counts:
#1 one foot is extended in a straight line to the side
#2 the other foot is brought along side
#3 first foot is again extended in a straight line to the side
#4 the other foot is again brought along side the first foot's ankle
Kî`i, Wâewae Kî`i: right foot points to the side (3:00), front (1:00), back into position with the left foot. Left foot repeats the same movements, side (9:00), front (11:00), back into position, on the opposite side. Some halaus incorporate an `uwehe when the 2 feet are back in the same position. This step is often used at the end of Olapa/Ala`apapa dances. Legend says Hi`iaka-i-ka-poli-o-Pele and Hopoe danced the hula on Pu`u Ki`i, an islet at Ka-pueo-kahi harbor of Hana, Maui. It is said that this step was first danced here.

Lele: the dancer walks forward lifting the heel with each step, with a slight inward movement

`ôniu (spinning): figure-eight ha`a step; the revolving hips (`ami) form an "8" with the weight shifting

Uwehe,`uehe,`uweke: one foot is lifted with weight shifting to the opposite hip as that foot is "Uehe" lowered; both knees are then pushed forward by the quick raising of the heels, with continued swaying of the hips from side to side. The actions are then repeated in reverse.