In Tuamotu mythology, Vahi-vero is the son of the demigod Kui and a goblin woman named Rima-roa.
The goblin woman Rima-roa robs his garden; he lies in wait and seizes her and she bears him the son Vahi-vero.
Vahi-vero visits a pool from which the beautiful Tahiti-tokerau daily emerges.
Kui teaches him how to lie in wait and seize her and never let her go until she pronounces his name.
Puna comes in shark form to avenge himself, kills Vahi-vero and takes his wife back and makes of her eyes lights for her sister to do sennit work by and of her feet supports for the sister's work basket (Beckwith 1970:261).