The name Vailima means "water in the hand", according to an old Samoan tale.
A woman gave some water (vai) in her hand (lima) to help her thirsty companion.
[3] The estate has had a varied past with it functioning further as the residence for the governor of German Samoa, the administrator of the New Zealand mandatory authority and the Samoan head of state.
[4] Stevenson is buried in a tomb on Mount Vaea overlooking Vailima.
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