The traditional leader was the late Turaga na Gonesau, Ratu Dr Wilisoni Tuiketei Malani, younger brother of also the late Ratu Meli Kuliniasi Salabogi, the previous titleholder, both from the chiefly village of Nabukadra in the district of Kavula.
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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.