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3 unusual facts about Mara Kapaiwai


Mara Kapaiwai

He allied with him and other chiefs, including Koroi Ravulo of Vusaradave and Tui Levuka in a formidable coalition dedicated to the destruction of Ratu Cakobau.

He was thus not only a potential contender for the title of Vunivalu of Bau, but vasulevu , from which came many of the great canoes on which Bau's naval might rested.

Kamisese Kapaiwai Tuimacilai Mara (born between 1815 and 1820 - 8 June 1859), chiefly seafarer, and descendant of the Vunivalu of Bau.


Nakorotubu District

In the centre of Nabukadra is the grave of Ratu Mara Kapaiwai, a high chief of Bau Island, who was killed as a result of intra-family rivalries involving his cousin, the then ruler of the kingdom of Bau, Ratu Tanoa Visawaqa in the early 19th century.


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