Once upon a time, there were two ancestral spirits living in Toula, named Vei and Muni. Muni, an elegant and unique youth of handsomeness resided at Motu’aTea, on one end of Toula, facing the island of Olo’ua. Vei, on the other hand, a lady of natural beauty with long beautiful hair, resided in a cave which used to be her special bathing pool, facing the island of Ofu. No one else found out the location of this pool except Vei, the sole owner. A “futu” plant was on top of the cave and a big rock was placed at the entrance.
It was said that whenever Vei finished bathing in the pool, she would sit on the big rock or climb on the tree, to dry her hair.
After a few days, another ancestral spirit called Tea, who resided at the far end of the island, spotted a beautiful lady who used to sit on a rock near the beach. His heard was full of worries and his curiosity brought him to the cave to check on this anonymous lady. As he approached the cave, the lady abruptly vanished and hid in her bathing pool. Tea repeatedly did this but never succeeded.
Tea thought of a different way. He left his clothes on his place so that the lady thought he was still there, and came through the bushes towards the beach near the cave. When he reached it, he recognized the lady’s hair on the rock and knew for sure that she was still bathing. He then tried to get hold of the lady in the pool, who later revealed her name, Hina. Hina pleaded Tea to leave her alone,, and in return, he would own her pool. Tea agreed.
Hina then took away the sweetness of the pool of water and tried to escape with it to Samoa.
On her way down from the cave, she was greeted by Sisi and Fainga’a, another two ancestral spirits. Hina just nodded her head. Sisi and Fainga’a knew that there was something in Hina’s mouth so they tickled her and out came the water, which formed another pool named “Vai’ene” which was used for cooking and washing.
Therefore, “VEIMUMUNI” cave is named after these ancestral spirits, Vei and Muni.