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Mamanuca Islands - Malolo Barrier Reef
A round Matamanoa, Mana and Likuliku, there is a legend that fell, and ‘Likuliku’ because it was here the armada experienced calm
ancient mythical beaings met bad weather and the “Box of waters again. Lutunasobasoba gave specific instructions that no
Blessings” slipped into the water. Lutunasobasoba gave orders to one was to ever try and retrieve the “Katonimana” and predicted
let it go, believing it was the will of the gods. Lutunasobasoba then that this group of islands would be a great source of prosperity for
named the three Islands Mata-manoa (meaning “eye of the strong the Fijian people in the future. To this day, some believe that this
wind”), Mana (“Magic’) to mark the area where the Box of Blessings box is still buried
