THE MAEVA FARE POTE'E (oval house)

Typical construction of traditional housing, the fare pote'e, rounded sides fare height differs from the fare hau pope, the rectangular shapes. Its dimensions are proportional to the social importance of its occupants.
In Huahine, all traditional types of housing, including fare pote'e were unearthed at Maeva. A huge fare pote'e on stilts was listed by archaeologist Kenneth Emory in 1925, next the Protestant temple of the village. Used as a meeting house, he was periodically rebuilt by the inhabitants, before decaying completely. Spurred on by the archaeologist Yosihiko Sinoto, people Maeva rebuilt in 1972, a few hundred meters to the west (at the entrance of the village), between the marae  Vai-Otaha huru ​and Rauhuru; he then evolved over the years into a  space more dedicated to cultural activities than to the village social life itself. The painter and singer Bobby, along with Marietta Tefaataumarama Mare, Tua Tuarihionoa, etc.., Had made a school dance and traditions, mainly for children of the village. Severely hit by several storms, it was rebuilt in 1996 and 2000-2001, under the leadership of the association 'Opu Nui