Previous activity:Haru, JA1XGI will be active as TX5XG from Austral Islands, IOTA OC - 050, 27 March - 3 April 2024. Raivavae Island. Raivavae, like many other Polynesian islands, became a French colony, but its history began long before the arrival of Europeans. Back in the first centuries AD, ancient seafarers began to explore the Polynesian islands. There are two seasons on the Polynesian islands - from November to May and from June to October.