Taioha'e
Taioha'e is the main town on Nuku Hiva island. The town is located on a former volcanic crater, which has partly collapsed into the ocean, creating a bay.
Essex I.jpg|thumb|Commodore David [Porter (naval officer)|Porter's fleet] with the Essex and her prizes in Massachusetts Bay, Nooaheevah in 1813]
This is the site of Fort [Madison, Nuku Hiva|Fort Madison], set up by David Porter in 1813.