Tradition further says that Otoo was not allowed to wear the Maro without a protest. In order to receive full recognition, he was obliged to take a seat and wear the Maro-ura in the great Marae of Maraetaata in Paea. This Marae had three heads: (1) Pouira, the Tevahitua i Patea; (2) Tetooha, the Taura atua i Patea; and (3) Punuaaitua. Tevahitua protested, and refused to allow Otoo to take his seat and wear the Maroura on his part of the Marae. The other two made no objection, and the reason was characteristic of Tahitian society. Otoo’s great-grandmother, Te-fete-fete-ui, was the daughter of Tevarua hoiatua, a chiefess of Ahurai and Punaauia, and as such had the right to a seat in Marae Maraetaata (Table VI.)

Indigenous Histories