Our story goes back to the War (World War 2), when my grandfather who was a soldier helped a man from Gaire, Central Province, named Sibona.
During the war, Sibona, was shot and injured, and my grandfather, Nohoro, came to his aid, I guess you could say he saved his life. From then on they developed a strong friendship.
After the war, during the Hiri Trade, when the Motuan’s used to voyage to Gulf for traditional exchange, Sibona, got on a lakatoi and sailed to Ihu to visit his good friend.
