Kitione Lave
Nuku'alofa, 16 'Aokosi 2015. Na’e fā’ele’i ‘a Lavemai Kitone Takitau ‘a ia na’e ‘iloa ko Kitione Lave ‘i he ‘aho 16 ‘o ‘Epeleli ta’u 1934 ‘i he motu ko Hunga ‘i Vava’u.
Nuku'alofa, 16 'Aokosi 2015. Na’e fā’ele’i ‘a Lavemai Kitone Takitau ‘a ia na’e ‘iloa ko Kitione Lave ‘i he ‘aho 16 ‘o ‘Epeleli ta’u 1934 ‘i he motu ko Hunga ‘i Vava’u.
Editor's Note: This is a highly significant but truly exciting slice of the history of Tonga. Amongst many other things, it provides us with a window into our complex yet important past especially the contact with Europe. It makes real sense of the concept and practice of naming as in the case of naming of the village of Vaimalō in rememberance of the two-way exchanges between the locals and foreigners. This is also refelected in the old and most beautiful names such as Naufahu Māpilitoa, Tevita Taʻofi-kae-tau, Lavinia Sialehaehae and Paluleleva-he-'i-moana of people who were geneologically related and associated with this most beautiful portion of our common history. This was taken from the journal of the Spaniard Explorer Don Francisco Antonio Mourelle and excerpts from Tongan oral and written history published by wikipaedia.
Na’e fā’ele’i ‘a Solomone Piutau Ulamoleka Ata OBE ‘i he ‘aho 16 ‘o Mē ta’u 1883 ‘i Kolovai Tongatapu.
Na’e ‘alo’i ‘a Sālote Mafile‘o Pilolevu Tupou III, KGCP, KGCTG, KGCGT, TMM ‘i he ‘aho 13 ‘o Ma’asi 1900 koe ‘alo fefine ia ‘o ‘Ene ‘Afio Siaosi Tupou II pea mo Kuini Lavinia.
Ko ‘Ene ‘Afio Tupou VI na’e ‘alo’i ia ‘i he ‘aho 12 ‘o Siulai ta’u 1959 pea na’e ‘ai kiate ia ‘a e Huafa koe ‘Aho’eitu ‘Unuaki ‘O Tonga Tuku’aho (Pilinisi ‘Aho’eitu ‘Unuaki ‘o Tonga Tuku’aho).
Na’e fa’ele’i ‘a Shirley Waldemar Baker ‘a ia na’e ‘iloa ‘i Tonga ni ko Misa Peika ‘i he ta’u 1836 ‘i he kolo ko Devonshire ‘i Lonitoni ‘i ‘Ingilani. Na’e ako fakafaito’o ‘a e tangata ni kimu’a ia pea ne toki hola ha vaka (stowaway)ki ‘Aositeleia ‘i he ta’u 1852 ‘a ia ko hono ta’u 16 pe ia.
Nuku'alofa, 25 Mē, 2015. Ko Siaosi Tupou II ‘a ia na’e ‘iloa he lea faka Pilitānia ko George Tupou II koe Tu’i ‘o Tonga ‘a ia na’e Hilifaki Kalauni ‘i he ‘aho 18 ‘o Fepueli ta’u 1893.