Mana Kaleilani Caceres - Couldn't Take The Mana

- The image I used throughout this video is the Hawaiian flag upside-down. It is because it means "nation in distress". It is used through out the Hawaiian islands to show that we do not want to be apart of America, and want to be an independent nation as we once were, the Kingdom of Hawai'i.

- Read the lyrics so you may understand the song better please.

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Another Road Built On Sacred Land
One Moa Hotel Gone Upon Auburn Sands
Where Have All Of Our Ali'i Gone
Maybe They'll Return When They Hear Dis Song

They Took The Land
They Took Aloha
Overthrew The Queen Even Though They Didn't Know Her
Suppressed Ikaika And The Kupuna Broke The Ohana
But They Couldn't Take The Mana (x2)

Another Puka In The Mountain Side
One Moa Bold Move For The Faster Ride
Where Have All Of Our Old Ways Gone
Maybe You'll Bring Them Back When You Hear Dis Song

They Took The Land
They Took Aloha
Overthrew The Queen Even Though They Didn't Know Her
Suppressed Ikaika And The Kupuna Broke The Ohana
But They Couldn't Take The Mana (x2)

I Remember How We Used To Be
My Tutu Used To Say As I Sat Upon His Knee

We Didn't Need A Lot Of Money We Didn't Have A Lot Of Things
The Only Mau'Mea We Needed Was What The Akua Brings
Like Sunshine And The Rain And The Wind Was So Much Stronger
The Life Of The Land Must Live Forever And Longer

They Took The Land
They Took Aloha
Overthrew The Queen Even Though They Didn't Know Her
Suppressed Ikaika And The Kupuna Broke The Ohana
But They Couldn't Take The Mana (x2)

Another Ohana Must Move Away
For Better Prices And Lifestyle, So They Say
Where Have All Of Our People Gone
One Day They Will Return And Sing Dis Song

They Took The Land
They Took Aloha
Overthrew The Queen Even Though They Didn't Know Her
Suppressed Ikaika And The Kupuna Broke The Ohana
But They Couldn't Take The Mana (x2)

Chorus: (2x)

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