A big toa ('
ironwood tree) reaching into the sky grew on the island of Toonangakava between
Mataaho and
Talakite. Tangaloa Eitumātupua climbed down from the sky and saw a beautiful woman shellfishing. Her name was
Ilaheva also known as
Vaepopua from the island
Niuatoputapu. They cohabitated and the god went back up. He returned and they slept and he went up, many times. One day they overslept and a tern flying over saw them and woke them up. Therefore one island is called Tala-kite (
tern-see) and the other Mata-aho (
Eye-of-day). Ilaheva became pregnant and bore a son. After a while the god returned down from the sky and told her to name him
Ahoeitu (
day has dawned). Then, when the woman answered him that her place was sandy, he said he would throw some clay down from the sky so she could make a plantation for their child. So the hill Holohiufi (
pour the yam) was made and the heketala (
slip tern, a kind of yam) was planted. Then the god did no longer return. Ahoeitu grew up and became curious about his father. His mother told him the truth and let him climb the giant toa. In the heavens he found his father and he found he had elder stepbrothers. They did not like him and killed him, but his father resurrected him. Then he spoke that Ahoeitu should go down to earth where he would become the first
Tuʻi Tonga (from divine descent) to replace the Tui Tonga which came from the maggots of
Kohai, Koau, mo Momo. Because of their murder his elder brothers, if they wanted to go down too, would have to serve him. ==See also==