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21-506: Hihifo is the main village on the island of Niuatoputapu in the Kingdom of Tonga . Hihifo (which means 'west' in the Tongan language ) is situated on the west side of Niuatoputapu and is the main centre for public and government facilities that serve the island residents, including a post office and police station. The other two villages on Niuatoputapu are Falehau and Vaipoa . The population of

42-648: A large volcano , which last erupted about 3 million years ago. The island is almost entirely surrounded by a large reef , uplifted, and largely covered with volcanic ash , which has proved an island with fertile soil. In late September or early October 1886 the French steamer Decres notified authorities in Fiji that it had witnessed a volcanic eruption on Niuatoputapu. Niuatoputapu consists primarily of three villages: Hihifo (meaning "west" in Tongan), Vaipoa , and Falehau . Hihifo

63-403: A mixture of the languages of both islands. When the words from his list are compared to modern Tongan , Samoan , ʻUvean and Futunan , as well as Fijian , it appears that they come from all of the languages, but mostly from Futunan and Samoan. Nowadays the people from Tafahi and Niuatoputapu speak Tongan. But up to the 19th century both islands must have had a quite distinct language. In 1835

84-407: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Niuatoputapu Niuatoputapu is a volcanic island in the island nation of Tonga , Pacific Ocean . Its highest point is 157 metres (515 ft), and its area is 16 square kilometres (6.2 sq mi). Its name means sacred island . Older names for the island are Traitors Island or Keppel Island . Niuatoputapu is located in

105-449: Is a volcanic island and has the typical cone shape of a stratovolcano . The mountain is called Piu-ʻo-Tafahi (fanpalm of Tafahi) and is 546 m (1,791 ft) high. (The island, 3.42 km (1.32 sq mi), is smaller than Niuatoputapu, but higher). The soil is extremely suited for growing kava and vanilla, whose exports to the rest of Tonga and beyond is the main occupation of the population. The harbour (merely an opening in

126-451: Is now where it is. The legend has been interpreted as an account of a historic volcanic eruption. Tafahi was put on the European maps by Willem Schouten and Jacob Le Maire during their famous circumnavigation of the globe in 1616. They gave it the name Cocos Eylant because of the abundancy of coconut palms. A multitude of natives in their outrigger canoes came to see their visitors. As

147-527: Is speculated by Swiss author Alex Capus , that Robert Louis Stevenson , the author of Treasure Island , found the Treasure of Lima around 1890 on this island while living on the nearby island of Upolu and which made him and his family very rich. Jacob LeMaire tried to collect words from the natives. He put 32 words in his journal as the Vocabulaer: Oft Tale van d'Eylanden Salomonis , and some more of

168-451: Is the largest village, and, as its name suggests, it lies in the western part of the island. It has most of the local governmental facilities, including the post office, telecommunications , police station, and a high school. There are primary schools in all three villages. Vaipoa lies in the middle of the island. Falehau, which is east of Vaipoa, fronts on the island's only harbor , on the northwest coast. The traditional line of lords of

189-608: The LDS missionary efforts of John Groberg on Niuatoputapu. The film was, however, filmed on Rarotonga in the Cook Islands and in Auckland, New Zealand . The island of Niuatoputapu was affected by the magnitude 8 2009 Samoa earthquake and resulting tsunami that occurred in the region of the Samoa Islands region, at 06:48:11 local time on 29 September. (17:48:11 UTC ). 46 percent of

210-760: The Tale van het Cocos Eylant . It was not until 1945 that it was discovered that those labeled as from Cocoa Island were in reality words from Futuna , and those mislabeled as the Solomons Islands (where the Eendracht would not come at all) were actually from Tafahi. The many errors (e.g., the printer in Holland printed an 'n' as a 'u') do not help in the analysis. In addition, when the Dutch left Tafahi for Niuatoputapu, many canoes from there had already come to them. LeMaire probably recorded

231-472: The Dutch felt that something was in the air, and indeed when the king came along again he suddenly ordered his people into an attack. There were about 700 to 800 of them in 23 double canoes and 45 single canoes. But the Dutch fired their muskets and 3 cannons , and the islanders then quickly made themselves scarce. Schouten and LeMaire continued their westwards trip, leaving Verraders (Traitors) island behind. The 2001 film The Other Side of Heaven depicts

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252-450: The explorers describe in their journal, the natives were peaceful, willing to come on board, leaving barely any space for the Dutch themselves, and they traded large quantities of coconuts and ubes roots (probably ʻufi ( yam )) for iron nails and strings of beads. But as the island did not offer a suitable place to anchor, the ship the Eendracht (Unity) proceeded next to Niuatoputapu . It

273-458: The fringing reef , only passable by small boats) is at the northwest of the island. A steep staircase leads up to the village, with about 69 residents at the census of 2001, located on a plateau on the north side of the mountain. There is a government primary school. It is told in local mythology that some naughty ʻaitu from Samoa one night wanted to steal the mountain of Niuafoʻou to bring it to Samoa . It started off well for them, they got

294-581: The island is the Māʻatu dynasty. According to the legends , an early member of them became the fish god Seketoʻa . Niuatoputapu was put on the European maps by Willem Schouten and Jacob Le Maire during their famous circumnavigation of the globe in their ship the Eendracht (Unity) in 1616. After successful bartering with the inhabitants of Tafahi , but not finding a suitable anchorage there, they proceeded to its bigger southern neighbour. There their reception

315-475: The island was inundated, and more than half the buildings on the island were destroyed. Nine people were killed in Hihifo. Cyprus mutiny [REDACTED] Media related to Niuatoputapu at Wikimedia Commons 15°57′S 173°45′W  /  15.950°S 173.750°W  / -15.950; -173.750 Tafahi Other names for Tafahi are Cocos Eylant (coconut island) or Boscawen island. Tafahi

336-407: The mountain, leaving Niuafoʻou behind with a big lake in its centre, and were dragging it through the sea, already halfway near Niuatoputapu. They had to hurry because ʻaitu law prescribed that they had to complete the work before sunrise. But the fish god Seketoʻa saw them and did not like it. He ordered his matāpule (spokesmen) to cry as roosters, in the hope that the ʻaitu would think that dawn

357-502: The north of the Tonga island group, 300 kilometres (190 miles) away from Vavaʻu near the border with Samoa . Its closest neighbours are the small island of Tafahi , which is only 9 km (6 mi) to the north-northeast, and the island of Niuafo'ou . Those three islands together form the administrative division of the Niuas . Niuatoputapu Airport accepts international flights. The population

378-492: The village is 301 (as of 2021). Hihifo was extensively damaged in the 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami with a number of fatalities. The tsunami followed an 8.0 M w   earthquake in the Samoan Islands region at 06:48:11 local time on September 29, 2009 (17:48:11 UTC ). 15°57′11″S 173°47′46″W  /  15.953°S 173.796°W  / -15.953; -173.796 This Tongan location article

399-464: Was 719 in 2021. Until several centuries ago, the inhabitants spoke the Niuatoputapu language , but it was replaced by the Tongan language and went extinct . Nevertheless, the variety of Tongan spoken on Niuatoputapu contains elements of Samoan , ʻUvean , and Futunan . Niuatoputapu's highest central area, just beside Vaipoa, is a hill only 157 m (515 ft) high. It is the eroded remnant of

420-403: Was close and they could as well give up. But it did not work, the ʻaitu were not ready yet to give up and only pulled harder. Then Seketoʻa himself acted. He swam in front of the ghosts, showing them his anus, which was red. The ghosts were frightened. They thought they saw the red sun rising and that it was already morning. They dropped the mountain and fled to Samoa. That is the reason that Tafahi

441-438: Was less peaceful. Natives boarded their ship and attacked the Dutch with clubs, until they found out what muskets were and could do. After that an uneasy truce existed, enabling the barter of more coconuts, ubes roots (probably ʻufi ( yam )), hogs and water. A 'king' of the island came along, but not on board. "He was equally naked with all the rest", only distinguishable by the respect the islanders paid to him. The next day

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