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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