Stores· Ua Pou· French Polynesia: Tuamotus, Marquesas, Gambier & Australs

Magasin Marielle (Hakahau)

9° 21.9′ S · 140° 3.1′ W · approximate

The biggest and best-stocked store on Ua Pou, with groceries, home goods and hardware. It sells cooking gas and small quantities of diesel, and stays open through lunch and on Sundays.

Practical

Coordinate approximate: just past Église Saint-Étienne (OpenStreetMap) per the directions 'main street, 2nd left, after church'. Hours (2019, verify locally): Monday to Saturday 5am-7pm; Sunday 5-7am, 9-11am and 4-6:30pm. Phone listed in the compendium: +689 40 925 231. Cooking gas (propane/butane) is sold here. Fuel (Sugar Shack, 2019): small quantities of diesel, no gasoline. Sierra Wind (May 2022): diesel in drums; gasoline by the litre; no fuel sales on Sundays. Moon Rebel (2018) called it Maricel's: 'does not close at lunchtime and opens on Sundays'. Stores are best stocked just after the Aranui call. Noonsite (June 2024) names Marielle among Hakahau's well-stocked magasins; shelves and freezers fill after the supply ship calls and eggs sell out fast.

Best for

The main provisioning run