The Site is a major significance and value to Ponapeans as it serves as a reminded of events which took place during the German occupancy of Ponape. Two German Governors, one who died mysteriously in 1907 the same day he dug up the tomb of the first king and father of the monarchy or traditional leader system still employed in Ponape; and one killed on October 18, 1910, are among those buried in the cemetery. The first Yapese man to come to Ponape, a contemporary of the Germans, is also buried in the cemetery.