[1] Around 1809, according to the testimony of chiefs Mai and Tefaaora collected in 1845, Tapoa I held power over Raiatea and Tahaa, having displaced King Tamatoa III.
[3] Some writings report that Fenuapeho was a member of Tapoa I's family and had been appointed to ensure the regency of his grandson before he left for Tahiti to support Pomare II.
According to the testimonies of numerous chiefs in 1845, Pomare II drifted to the Leeward Islands aboard the Matilda on September 3, 1814, a brig from India piloted by Captain Fowler.
During his stay, he adopted Tapoa I's grandson, Teriinohorai, giving him the name Pomare, betrothed him to his daughter Aimata, and declared him the legitimate sovereign of Tahaa, replacing his grandfather.
[7] This confrontation was mentioned in a letter from the missionaries dated August 13, 1816, which reported that Tamatoa III, or as he is now called Tapa, the chief, had publicly renounced idolatry and embraced Christianity.