Somosomo

This island is part of the Cakaudrove Province and the holders of the title of Tui Cakau,[2] the Paramount Chief of the Tovata Confederacy, are historically and traditionally linked to this village.

[3] In 1873, work commenced on a double-canoe called Ramarama at Somosomo, which was 99 feet (30 m) in length with a crew of 50 paddlers, although the vessel could carry an additional 200 warriors.

[4] The builders included Manase Gauamo, an expert Tongan canoe maker, who worked for five years to complete Ramarama.

[7] There is a short discussion of traditional religion as practiced on Somosomo in J. G. Frazer's famous work, The Golden Bough.

[8] Frazer describes belief in a continuity of divine nature between humans and deities, in which certain priests and chiefs were considered to be "sacred persons."