As tradition, each year, during the Hiri Moale Festival, the Motuan version of the Hiri trade is re-enacted.
For this year, it was the Tatana villagers who built the lagatoi (large, multi-hulled sailing canoes) used in the Hiri.
In the past, the lagatoi served as the sole transport, to the Motu-Koitabu sea-farers, who braved rough seas and strong winds during the trade.
These men were husbands, fathers, brothers, sons and fiancés.