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Tuʻihaʻateiho
Hon. Havea Tui'ha'ateiho (17 March 1910 – 4 February 1962) was a Tongan nobleman and politician. He held several ministerial posts, including serving as Deputy Premier. Biography Tui'ha'ateiho was born Sione Fatukimotulalo, the son of Hon. Havea Tui'ha'ateiho Kelepi Fulilangi Havea (1874–1940) and Sinalauli'i Mafile'o (1878–1928). He was educated at Tupou College and Newington College in Australia, where he studied under the name John Fatu from 1919 until 1922. In 1923 he joined the civil service, working as a clerk.Hon. Havea Tui'ha'ateiho ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', April 1962, p137 He became Governor of Vavaʻu in 1929, and then Governor of Haʻapai in 1932. In 1933 he married Leafa'itulangi Seumanutafa, the daughter of a Samoan Chief. Tui'ha'ateiho joi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tongan Nobles
There are 33 traditional noble titles in the modern Kingdom of Tonga. They are all estate holders. Twenty titles were established by Siaosi Tupou I with the Constitution of 1875. In 1880 he added 11 more. Tupou II created the titles Lasike in 1894 and Veikune in 1903. Sālote Tupou III made in 1921 the title of Tupoutoʻa. In the beginning it was forbidden for a noble to have more than one title. Later this was made possible. Some of the great chiefs who missed out on a noble's title (in 1910) were among others: ʻAlipate Mafileʻo of Kolomotuʻa, SA Sipu of Kolomotuʻa, Iki Lolohea of Haʻapai (but later inherited the Fulivai), Tēvita Tapueluelu of Vavaʻu, SF Tafolo, Tēvita Ula Afuhaʻamango of Vavaʻu, Siosiua Niutupuʻivaha Kaho (but later inherited the Tuʻivakanō). These unacknowledged chiefs were still lords in the traditional sense. However their influence slowly decreased with each passing generation. Queen Sālote acknowledged this in some of her publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |