The aim of the Moro Movement of Isatabu, in Solomon Islands, has been described as "Sai lima horohoro tuali" – "Putting lands together in living as before".
At Makaruka and Veuru Moli, Pelise Moro started to mobilise people around stories of original creation and a return to the use of name Isatabu instead of Guadalcanal.
According to Dominic Alebua, Moro's ancestors come from Nabua village, in the inland Areata area, in Talise.
Moros father Tavoruka was a 'Bigman' in Makaruka who held hereditary ritual powers to calm seas, make torrential rain abate and promote the fertility of the yams and taro.
Your people own it and control it.” After his recovery, Moro began telling of his vision and large numbers came to hear it.
Isobotua created the island and the life upon it: first 2 dos Laula (m) and Lauili (f) and then 2 humans: Kaputua and his sister Lavegauna.
This text goes on to give the establishment of the four main descent groups or tribes of Qaravu, Manukiki, Koinahao and Lasi.
Another document is the “Custom Company Makaruka and History of the Island Isatabu and its Paramount Chiefs.” This document claims Moro as the paramount Chief in the line of Tuimauri, giving him absolute right to the land of Guadalcanal (Isatabu) as granted by the creator and original ancestral chief Ironggali.
The importance of economic transactions and boundaries (district borders) are given value and the document repudiates waste and the concept of Public Land.
Joseph Qoraiga and Ludovic Lui of Nagho who had ‘duties’ in Maasina Ruru, later became ‘village leaders’ (Taovia ni Vera) in MM.
They are sometimes referred to as a Passion (a pidgin word meaning way of doing things) apart from their jobs as duties they are also responsible for ensuring the village rules and norms are adhered to.
This house stored valuables such as shell money baskets, traditional artefacts and other objects of significance in the history of Isatabu.
With some of the money collected, some relatively large scale commercial endeavours were begun, including stores at Makaruka, a piggery, a plantation, a school and even a taxi in Honiara.
The movements supporters gathered in large numbers at Makaruka for meetings of the entire group or for feasts.
During these feasts, most but not all would wear traditional dress: fibre skirt called 'bosa' for women and tree bark or ‘Kabilato’ for men.
These activities were opposed by the Roman Catholic Church in the area who said that the stones were associated with spirits of ancestors and were being worshipped.
In 1965, Diki Valerago and Pada Valebaibai in the Suta area went to Koleula and told people to await cargo from America.
After independence, Valusa was an important figure in the movement but when Ezekiel Alebua from the anti-moro area of Avuavu was victorious in the 1980 election.
The celebrations were attended by many guests including government officials, the British High Commissioner Mr. Stansfield and his wife.