Origin Of Theory

Speaking about the Ha'amonga at a Press conference in Nukualofa in July, King Taufa'ahau said that in the old times Tongans would not have laboured on the Ha'amonga for fun. On giving it some thought, he had concluded that it could have been erected for some reason that was vital to life, such as to indicate seasons, and he then deliberately looked for marks on it.

If his theory turned out to be correct, the Ha'amonga would be come twice as valuable to Tonga because it contained a message from ages past.