The highest point on the island of Moala, at a maximum elevation of 468 meters (1,535 ft), is called Delaimoala which has rich vegetation and consists of dark thick forest.

Oral history of the Island depicted by the genealogical records which is funded by the British through Ratu Sukuna, whose mother is from Naocovonu, a clan within the larger Nasau group.

The genealogical records or Vola-ni-Kawa Bula kei Viti abbreviated as VKB, dictates that all Moalans are to be registered under two great sons of pre-Colonial Fiji, and these are: Kubuavanua (now claimant to the title Tui Moala) and Rovarovaivalu.

Moala Levu includes the clan that called themselves Nasau a.k.a Yavusa Ratu, Turagalevu or Turaga Ulu, whose influence is mainly felt on the West-north-west of the island from Naroi to Vadra.

Moala Lailai, whose village include: Keteria (formerly Uciwai) Vunuku, Nasoki and Cakova, with keenly influence from Wainikelei (post-Colonially referred to as Keteira), the first inhabitants of the island via Totoya.

It was once a centre of inter-island trading network between western and eastern Fijian islands witnessing the exchange of sails, tapa mats (masi) and cinnamon (macou) from the Lomaivitis and sennit and canoes from the Laus.

Prior to the burning, at the behest of friends, Josaia Donumaibulu the second generation of Moalan stock to follow what was called "lotu" exited the protection of his own brothers of Nasau to settle with his relative and kin in Wainikelei.

Upon arrival, the Nasau people, aware of the following danger besought them to not stay, which they opted to settle at Keteicake, just across the bay, below the manukui ranges.

Local legends has it that the Tuiwai Stock are akin to sailing whose natural skill in navigation is immediately experienced when at the helm and one of whose deity is rain or lagi.

Soon before the Colonial era, ensured after the Manukui War, the Navucunimasi (now commonly referred to as Namoala), also known as the Nasau people, on their return from the competition they were sent for, saw a void in the leadership on the island after the passing of Veremi of Wainikelei.

The name moala was theorised upon approach of the clan supposedly Totoya after being blown off-course on his maiden voyage with the word "Mua-la" (follow the bow of the canoe).

The analogy was also use to when the Nasau clan approached the island, after being sent off from Sawakasa, Tailevu at the end of the chief's game (akin to the Olympics) to bestow the successor of the Ratu, with the words, to paraphrase, "if you want to live, go back to whence you came".

The Nasau clan said to have returned from Verata (the winner of the nukukatudrau race, which they participated representing the eldest of the Ratu of Vereta), on the west of Uciwai (the only undisturbed mount, where the eldest of the Ratu settled and occupy, whose direct lineage is Veremi of Wainikelei) decided to solidify their claim to chiefdom by bestowing the Tui Nasau, after the Manukui war, in the absence of the Head of Wainikelei, in the VKB Wainikeli (misspelled by the than secretary at the time who is from Wainikeli in Taveuni).

Moala Lailai, whose village include: Keteria (formerly Uciwai) Vunuku, Nasoki and Cakova, with keenly influence from Wainikelei (post-Colonially referred to as Keteira), the first inhabitants of the island via Totoya.