 Martin says that the name "orembai" is a contraction for "orang baik" ("good man") and comes from the era of the Hongi voyages, i.e.these boats is the opposite of "Hongitocht" kora kora, which is a war vessel.It is characterized by being equal-ended, with the prow and the stern both rising up abruptly into a sharp point about from the ground giving it a crescent shape.