ʻI muʻa ʻene aʻu mai ki Vavaʻu, ko e papālangi ʻuluaki ia, naʻe folau ʻa Don Francisco Antonio Maurelle ki Fonualei ʻi Fēpueli 1781. Naʻe ui ʻa e motu ʻe ia ko e Motu konaʻīʻī (Bitterness island) koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai te ne ʻilo ha inu vai ʻi ai.