aches , ▁cor al ▁re ef s , ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁re lic s , ▁and ▁the ▁sport ing ▁activities ▁such ▁as ▁sc uba ▁div ing , ▁sn ork eling ▁and ▁h ik ing ▁activities ▁make ▁it ▁attract ive ▁to ▁tour ists . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁The ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁may ▁relate ▁to ▁a ▁couple ▁named ▁T ut u ▁and ▁I la , ▁whose ▁daughter ▁S ala ia ▁combined ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁her ▁parents . ▁After ▁her , ▁the ▁island ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁' o ▁le ▁mot u ▁o ▁S ala ia ▁or ▁mot u ▁s ā . ▁ ▁Leg end ▁A ▁popular ▁island ▁legend ▁is ▁that , ▁upon ▁the ▁issu ance ▁of ▁a ▁particular ▁call , ▁a ▁sh ark ▁and ▁a ▁t urt le ▁will ▁appear . ▁The ▁underlying ▁story ▁is ▁that , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁escape ▁the ▁p angs ▁of ▁star v ation , ▁a ▁blind ▁old ▁lady ▁and ▁her ▁grand d augh ter ▁jump ed ▁off ▁a ▁cl iff ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁V ait og i , ▁into ▁the ▁ro iling ▁ocean ▁below . ▁According ▁to ▁this ▁legend , ▁they ▁were ▁re born ▁as ▁a ▁sh ark ▁( old ▁lady ) ▁and ▁a ▁t urt le ▁( you ng ▁girl ). ▁In ▁support ▁of ▁this ▁legend , ▁the ▁vill agers ▁utter ▁a ▁particular ▁chant ▁by ▁which ▁the ▁sh ark ▁and ▁the ▁t urt le ▁prompt ly ▁make ▁an ▁appearance . ▁ ▁Another ▁Sam o an ▁legend ▁is ▁the ▁F lying ▁Fox , ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁National