Manapua, or keke pua'a, are the Hawaiian and Polynesian terms for cha siu bao, Chinese barbecue pork buns.
The name is a shortening of the Hawaiian mea ʻono puaʻa, meaning "delicious pork thing". On the US mainland, the Chinese term is commonly used. Chinese immigrants brought this
dim sum
item with them when they were brought over as plantation workers. In Samoa and American Samoa, the item is referred to as keke pua'a, literally meaning "pig cake".