E Manono (Come Manono) - Chant
E Manono la, ea, E Manono la, ea Kau ka 'ope'ope, Ka ulu-hala la, ea   Ka uluhe la, ea, Ka uluhe la ea A hiki pu'unana Hali'i punana   No huli mai Huli mai 'oe la Moe kaua Hali'i punana   No huli mai Huli mai 'oe la Moe kaua   Moe aku kaua O ka wai welawela O ka papa lohi A o Maukele la.   Moe aku kaua; O ka wai welawela, O ka papa lohi O maukele.   A kele, a kele Kou mana'o la ea A kele, a kele Kou manao la ea	Dorothy Kahananui	Come now, Manono, Come Manono, I say, Take up your bundle Through groves of pandanus.   Amid wild stag-horn fern, Wearisome ferns lie our way. Arrived at the hill top We'll smooth out the nest   That we may snuggle close Turn now to me dear, While we rest here, Make us a little nest,   That we may draw near, Turn your face this way, dear, While we rest here,   Rest you and I here Near the warm, warm water And the smooth lava plate Of Maukele   Rest you and I here Near the warm, warm water And the smooth lava plate Of Maukele   Little by little Your thoughts will be mine, Little by little Your thoughts will be mine
Source: Music of Ancient Hawaii by Dorothy Kahananui - This Pa'i Umauma (chest slapping dance) for Chiefess Manono was done in noho (sitting) position without benefit of instruments. Manono fought by her husband's side to uphold the Hawaiian religion. The death of Kamehameha I in 1819, placed young Kalaninui (Heaven's Great Glowing) Liholiho on the throne as Kamehameha II, with Ka`ahumanu as the Kuhina Nui. Ka`ahumanu, Kamehameha I's favorite wife, in her powerful capacity, started the systematic destruction of the Hawaiian religion. First, she broke the eating kapu for women, then ordered the dismantling of heiaus and burning of the ancient gods. Chief Kekuaokalani, the young kahu of Kukailimoku, the war god, led the warriors and priests in an civil war to uphold their religion against the regime of Liholiho, influenced by foreign interests. Kekuaokalani and his rebels fought valiantly with their spears, clubs and knives but were no match for the modern weaponry used by the king's army. The gallant young war chief stood his ground and fought to his death. Fighting beside him was Manono, his wife, until she also was brought down by a bullet in her left temple. This slaughter was the last concerted effort to save the Hawaiian religion. Liholiho went to his people, shared their mourning and heartbreak. He pardoned and granted amnesty to all of the warriors that survived. March, 1820, the brig Thaddeus arrived with the first Christian missionaries from New England. This helped to fill the religious void of the Hawaiians.