The name of the band is apparently a reference to the concept of mana in Polynesian mythology.
In Samoan and Polynesian mythologies, stories, myths, proverbs, and legends are associated with this winged creature.
In 1982, Ul de Rico illustrated Richard Adams' short novel The Legend of Te Tuna, a story based on characters from Polynesian mythology.
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But, one such example exists in Polynesian myth, for in the islands of the Pacific, the idea of Supreme Deity manifests in a divinity that New Zealanders call Tangaroa, the Hawaiians Kanaroa, the Tongans and Samoans Tangaloa, the Georgian and Society islanders Taaroa.
At some point a significant influx of Tahitian settlers landed in the Hawaiian islands, bringing with them their religious beliefs.
an alternative spelling of Poukai, a bird monster in Polynesian mythology who ate humans