Temehea Tohua is an ancient ceremonial and meeting site in the town of Taiohae on the island of Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. There is a legend that tells of mythical aliens, but Temehea Tohua is the ancestral home of Queen Vaekehu who was considered to be the last queen or chieftainess of the Taiohae. The site now contains a number of carved stones brought from around the Pacific for the First Marquesan International Art Festival. A Tohua was a large rectangular plaza with flat areas surrounded by platforms and was used for both ceremonial and meeting purposes.
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