 The descendants of the original Ata island dwellers still live in the southern village of Haatua on Eua, of which a part has received the name Kolomaile.Their wish to return to Ata was still alive in the mid-20th century, but it is considered unlikely to happen, as the island does not have a harbour, making shipping to it a dangerous and uneconomical adventure.Currently Ata, still part of the kingdom of Tonga, remains uninhabited.