DESCRIPTION: This presentation is about Uia and the coming of the missionaries. The story of Uia is not well publicised. Uia predicted the coming of the missionaries and that their idols would be thrown into the fire, and they would be exiled into the caves.

 

Temeamea also highlighted that Uia was neither male or female. Temeamea and her son Akamouia sang the song about Uia. Temeamea emphasised that the young people, must know about their Ui Tupuna and their stories. The value of the Enuamanu language is in the traditional stories. And should be told and spoken to your family every day.