Traditional trolling lures were made from pearl shell, with pig bristles to mimic the fins and tail of a small fish. The star cluster called Pleiades in the West was named after him. This cluster travels over the building in Waimea, Big Is land, where the canoe was built. Report on Cook Island Canoes Takitumu, built for the 1992 Festival of Canoes in Rarotonga, was under tow to Huahine, about 170 miles east out of Rarotonga. The canoe was still being equipped.
Sea trials wo uld begin once the canoe was ready.
It has a week and a half to make the ceremony on Ra'iatea on March 18. It was traveling south at about 2 knots. It was 500 miles out of Hilo and 1879 miles from Tahiti. After departure, for the first four days, the canoe met with adverse south a nd southwest winds. For the last two days, the canoe was experiencing light NE trade winds at 5-10 knots.