Hokatu

Hokatu is the smallest of the three villages on the island, and lies about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the southeast of Hane.^[2] Its bay has good anchorage in a small natural harbor and is visited by the Aranui 3.^[3] There is a small rocky island nearby, Motuhane Island.^[2] There is a hiking route from Hane through Hokatu, which then extends into mango and pandanus forest.^[4]

There are cliffs along the coastline,^[5] and a notable birdwatching point. Birds found here include the Lesser Frigatebird, Rock Pigeon, Zebra Dove, Marquesan Swiftlet, Wandering Tattler, White Tern, Sooty Tern, Brown Noddy, Black Noddy and Blue-gray Noddy.^[6]

Hokatu is well known for its woodcarvers and contains a craft center where the inhabitants sell their items. Three museums are open during tourist season.^[3] One of the museums is the Hokatu Petroglyph Museum, which contains an array of petroglyphs unearthed on the island of Ua Huka.^[7]

The guesthouse in the village is the Chez Maurice et Delphine, which contains five small bungalows, one of which is called the Mate Otemanu.^[8] Nearby the village, at the bottom of the valley, there lie the foundations of an ancient settlement known as a paepae.^[3]