"... The dream soul passes the 'white sand' (one tea) without paying attention to the crater and quarry of Rano Raraku, of outstanding importance in the history of Easter Island. Then the dream soul passes the 'bay of flies' (hanga takaura), east of Hanga Nui, and climbs up to the barren height of Poike (compare MAO. poike 'place aloft') with the summits Pua Katiki and the 'white mountain' (maunga teatea). The latter is a side crater in the northern flank of Poike ...

... From a religious point of view, the high regard for flies, whose increase or reduction causes a similar increase or reduction in the size of the human population, is interesting, even more so because swarms of flies are often a real nuisance on Easter Island, something most visitors have commented on in vivid language.

The explanation seems to be that there is a parallel relationship between flies and human souls, in this case, the souls of the unborn. There is a widespread belief throughout Polynesia that insects are the embodiment of numinous beings, such as gods or the spirits of the dead, and this concept extends into Southeast Asia, where insects are seen as the embodiment of the soul ... "(Barthel 2)