vavau

TONGA

Vava'u

GENEALOGY

16xx - ca. 1700 Vuna, Tu'i Vava'u, second son of Mataele Tu'apiko, 3^rd Tu'i Kanokupolu, by his first wife, Papa, daughter of Akatoa, Tu'i Ha'amea. Opposed the selection of his half-brother, Mataele Ha'ame'a. Emigrated to the Island of Vava'u with three of his younger brothers and a nephew, where he set up an independent court and was recognised as Tu'i Vava'u. Driven into exile in Samoa, by his nephew, ca. 1700. Recognised as 5^th Tu'i Kanokupolu, after the death of Mataele Ha'ame'a. m. Leha'uku, daughter of Tu'i'onukulava, 12^th Tu'i Ha'a Takala'ua, by his wife, Princess Toto'inukuo'osi, daughter of Tapu'osi Kau'ulufonua III, 31^st Tu'i Tonga. He had issue, two sons:

1) Ngata, 1^st Vuna. m. (first) 'Out'angu, a lady from Ha'ano, on Ha'apai. m. (second) Teukialupe, a sister of his first wife. He had issue: Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- a) Tu'i'oetau, 2^nd Vuna (s/o 'Out'angu). m. (first) Tu'ifangatukia, daughter of Fifitapuku, 2^nd Tu'i Ha'angana, by his wife, Halaevalu Moheofo, daughter of Mumui'i Topou'ila Mapatongiamanu, 13^th Tu'i Konokupolo. m. (second) 'Ulukilupetea, Tu'i Ha'apai, daughter of Ngalumoetutulu. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
  - i) Takitakimalohi, 3^rd Vuna and Tu'i Vava'u (s/o 'Ulukilupetea) - see below.
  - i) Simulata (d/o Tu'ifangatukia).
- b) Tu'ihakavalu (s/o Teukialupe). m. Va'asi. He had issue, a daughter:
  - i) Mataele. m. Talai Tupou, 14^th Tu'i Konokupolo (b. 1753; k. by Finau-'Ulukalala, 21^st April 1799), second son of Mumui'i Topou'ila Mapatongiamanu, 13^th Tu'i Konokupolo, by his second wife, Lepolo, daughter of Ha'a Ngata Motu'a Ata. She had issue, one son - see Tonga (Tupou). Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- a) 'Atu'okiakautapu. m. as his sixth wife, H.H. Mumui'i Topou'ila Mapatongiamanu, 13^th Tu'i Konokupolo (b. 1733; d. 29^th April 1797), youngest son of Ma'afu-'o-tu'itonga, 6^th Tu'i Konokupolo, by his second wife, Pupua'uli'uli Kavakipopua, daughter of Paleisasa. She had issue, an only son - see Tonga (Tupou).
2) Mataele Muluvalu. m. 'Ulufitu, from 'Uvea. He had issue:
- a) Mataele Haumi. He had issue, a daughter:
  - i) Fusipala Pangai. m. (first) Po'ui, Tu'i Ha'apai, son of Ngalumoetutulu, by his wife, Siu'ulua, daughter of Hareapaua, Malupo of 'Uiha, by whom she had issue, one son - see below. m. (second) Talaumokafoa, younger son of Fatafehi Tu'ipulatu II, 35^th Tu'i Tonga, by whom she had issue, one daughter - see Tonga (Tu'i Tonga). m. (third) Koate, son of Talia'uli, by whom she had further issue, one daughter.

ca. 1700 - 17xx Tu'itu'iohu, Tu'i Vava'u, fourth son of Mataele Ha'amea, 4^th Tu'i Kanokupolu, by his first wife, Talaumote'moa, daughter of the 1^st Luani. Supported his uncle Vuna and follwed him to Vava'u. Later drove him into exile to Samoa, and became Tu'i Vava'u ca. 1700. m. (first) Fatafehi Tufui, daughter of Latunipulu'i-teafua, 2^nd Tu'i Lakepa, by his first wife Letele, the daughter of Tu'iafitu, of Vava'u. m. (second) Ngalu, daughter of Niukapu, of Vava'u. m. (third) Tulukava. m. (fourth) Ate. He had issue, three sons:

1) Finau-'Ulukalala-'i-Ma'ofanga, Tu'i Vava'u and 1^st Finau-'Ulukalala (s/o Fatafehi Tufui) - see below.
2) Pasiaka. He had issue, three sons: Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- a) Hala'api'api. Killed his cousin and became Governor of Vava'u briefly in 1812. He was k. by Paunga, a chief of the Tui Tonga line, 1812.
- b) Poponatu'i.
- c) Poponu.
3) Alapuka.

17xx - 1797 Finau-'Ulukalala-'i-Ma'ofanga, Tu'i Vava'u and 1^st Finau-'Ulukalala, eldest son of Tu'itu'iohu, Tu'i Vava'u, by his first wife, Fatafehi Tufui. Succeeded on the death of his father, mid seventeenth century. Made himself completely independent of the Tu'i Tonga. m. (first) as her third husband, 'Ulukilupetea, Tu'i Ha'apai, daughter of Ngalumoetutulu, of Ha'apai, by his wife Siu'ulua, daughter of Hareapaua, Malupo of 'Uiha. m. (second) Mekemeke, of Fiji. m. (third) Fehi'a, daughter of Fuimaono, of Niuatoputapu. m. (fourth) Vutulongo, of Lakemba. m. (fifth) Mafimatapoko, of Ha'apai. He d. 12^th June 1797 (bur. Ma'ofanga), having had issue, five sons and one daughter:

1) Finau-'Ulukalala-'i-Feletoa Fangupo, Tu'i Vava'u and 2^nd Finau-'Ulukalala (s/o'Ulukilupetea) - see below.
2) Finau Fisi Tu'abaji (s/o Mekemeke). Governor of Vava'u 1810-1812. m. (first) Luseane Ikalahi'ifangahihifo Eke. m. (second) Afu, daughter of Niukapu. m. (third) 'Ifangahihito. He was k. by his cousin, Hala'api'api, 1812, having had issue:
- a) Avala'aetau Naufahu (s/o Luseane). m. (first) Alilia Funakitoutai, daughter of Namoa. m. (second) Paluleveva (m. second, Makapapa, son of Koate, by whom she had further issue), daughter of H.H. Mulikiha'amea, 11^th Tu'i Konokupolo and 16^th Tu'i Ha-a Takala'ua, by his second wife, Teufaiva. m. (third) Nuku'opulotu. m. (fourth) 'Emeline Finau Ufimoho'ota, eldest daughter of Mafimolasike Motu'apuaka, son of Tulehu'afaikikava. He d. 1898, having had issue, nine sons and two daughters:
  - i) Tevita Ta'ofikaetau Tapueluelu (s/o Alilia Funakitoutai). Sometime DO and Mayor of Neiafu. m. Afukaipo'uli, daughter of Niukapu, of the Luani family. He had issue, a daughter:
    - (1) 'Alilia Funakitoutai. m. Sione Lamipeti, son of The Hon. Sunia 'Akaveka Mafile'o, sometime Treasurer and Minister for Finance, by his wife, The Hon. Fane Tupouvava'u Mafile'o, daughter of Finau-'Ulukalala-'i-Pouno-Tuapasi'i Sefaria, Tu'i Vava'u and 3^rd Finau-'Ulukalala. She had issue, one daughter - see Tonga (Tupou).
  - ii) Salesi Mataele (s/o Alilia Funakitoutai). He had issue, a son:
    - (1) Salesi Tu'ipulotu Kato. He had issue, two daughters:
      - (a) Lesieli Afuha'apai. m. Sione Tuita Halafau Vehikite.
      - (b) Lavinia Sialehaehae. m. Sitiveni Fonua Manuokafoa.
  - iii) Avala'aetau Naufahu. b. at Neiafu, Vava'u, 30^th June 1840. m. at Neiafu, Vava'u, 18^th April 1863, Meleane (b. 12^th April 1843; d. 24^th February 1913). He had issue, one son and three daughters:
    - (1) Isapeli Salakaia. b. at Neiafu, Vava'u, 27^th May 1865 (s/o Meleane). He d. 13^th January 1911.
  - iv) Penisimani Katavake Naufahu I (s/o Finau). m. Mele Tangikinalahi (d. 1939), eldest daughter of Sosaia Finefeuiaki, 9^th Nuku, by his wife, Akosita Tu'imatamoana, daughter of Sosaia Ma'u Kumaikuvalu. He had issue, three sons and four daughters, by his second wife:
    - (1) Siaosi Melekiseteki Naufahu. m. 5^th December 1913, Mele Lupe Vete (b. 1890; d. 1970), daughter of Penisimani Langoiaipangai Vete, by his wife, Akosita Hu'ahulu. He d. 15^th August had issue, one son and three daughters:
      - (a) Penisimani Katavake Naufahu [Toni]. b. 1921 (s/o Mele). m. The Hon. Konahe'ulu 'o 'Ahoeitu Tupou Naufahu, youngest daughter of Captain The Hon. 'Uliame Vilai Tupou, sometime Cdr. Royal Guards, by his wife, The Hon. Tupou Seini Tupou, elder daughter of The Hon. Siosaia Pau'uvale Loloa'atonga, 13^th Vaea, of Houma. He d. at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10^th September 2003, having had issue, three sons and four daughters:
        
        (i) To'omailangi Paea-'i-Palesi Va' elaveamata.
        
        (ii) Viliami Vilai Vakalotu.
        
        (iii) Siaosi Melekiseteki Naufahu.
        
        (i) Lavinia Sialehaehae.
        
        (ii) Kalolaine Tae Tuna'ula.
        
        (iii) 'Ilaisa'ane Kafaika-i-moana.
        
        (iv) 'Ana Tu'ifangatukia Tangikina Naufahu.
      - (a) Lusitania. b. at Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, 1916. She d. at Auckland, New Zealand, 1978.
      - (b) Sina. b. at Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, 1918. She d. at Auckland, New Zealand, 1970.
      - (c) Tisi.
    - (3) Sione Kasete Naufahu. b. at Hihifo, 22^nd September 1896. m. (first) 1923, Salote Mo'unga'ulufeholoi Tupou (b. 1900; d. 1960), daughter of Peni Toupou, by his second wife, Ana Tu'ifua, daughter of Tavatu'alau Likutau, of the Tu'i Tonga line. m. (second) Tupou'ahau Lausi'i. He d. 8^th November 1959, having had issue, three sons and one daughter:
      - (a) Holika Tu'ineanu Naufahu. b. 1925 (s/o Salote). m. (first) Filisi, daughter of Salesi Tu'ipulotu. m. (second) The Hon. Kaufo'ou Falekihgetoa Naufahu, daughter of The Hon. Tevita Manu-'o-pangai, 'Ahome'e of Ha'avakatolo, sometime Governor of Vav'au and Ha'apai and Minister of Police, by his wife, The Hon. Heu'ifanga'Ahome'e, daughter of The Hon. Fotu 'Afalefa, 2^nd Veikune, sometime Governor of Vav'au. He d. at Auckland, New Zealand, 4^th July 1987 (bur. there at Waikumete Cemetery), having had issue, two sons and two daughters, by his second wife:
        
        (i) Jean-Paul Naufahu (s/o Kaufo'ou Falekihgetoa).
        
        (ii) Benjamin Naufahu (s/o Kaufo'ou Falekihgetoa).
        
        (i) Tu'itu'iohu Naufahu (d/o Kaufo'ou Falekihgetoa).
        
        (ii) Kololiana Naufahu (d/o Kaufo'ou Falekihgetoa).
      - (b) Siaosi [George] Tuituiohu Naufahu. (s/o Salote).
      - (c) Suliafu Lausi'i Naufahu. b. at Kolomotu'a, Tongatapu, 6^th May 1935 (s/o Tupouahau). He d. 8^th May 1987.
      - (a) Kalaneti Letele'o Vava'u-lahi. b. at Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, 31^st March 1924 (d/o Salote). m. Robert Stout Skeen (d. 1974), son of The Hon Robert Louis (or Lowis) Skeen, sometime Chief Justice of Tonga, by his second wife, Tupouto'a Laumanukilupe, daughter of Sami Niumataevalu. She d. 2^nd February 1993, having had issue.
    - (3) Lualala Naufahu. b. 3^rd May 1902. He d. at Kolonga, Tongatapu, 1^st July 1941, having had issue, three children:
      - (a) Meta Naufahu.
      - (b) Papa Naufahu.
      - (c) Po'uli Naufahu.
    - (4) Topui.
    - (1) Sela.
    - (2) Emeline Finau. She d. 26^th February 1963.
    - (3) Va'epopua. She d. October 1961.
    - (4) Tu'ungafuka. She d. 1918.
    - (5) Mele Tangikina. She had issue, one daughter.
  - iv) Talime'alahi Naufahu (s/o Nuku'opulotu). He had issue, a son:
    - (1) Ulukalala Naufahu. m. Ikalahi. He had issue, a son:
      - (a) Tali Naufahu.
  - v) Lutui Palelei (s/o Finau).
  - vi) Fakatoumafi.
  - vii) Tahfisi.
  - viii) Heimoana.
  - i) The Hon. Lesieli Afu Ha'apai Tuita (d/o Alilia Funakitoutai). m. The Hon. Sia'osi 'Ulukivaiola, 6^th Tuita (d. 30^th June 1909), son of The Hon. Kahomovailahi, 3^rd Tuita, by his wife, Princess Fatafehi Fanga'afa, younger daughter of H.H. Samuelio Fatafehi Laufilitonga, Tu'i Tonga. She had issue - see Tonga (Tu'i Tonga).
  - ii) Lavinia Sialehaehae (d/o Alilia Funakitoutai).
3) Finau Tupouni'ua (s/o Fehi'a). Governor of Vava'u 1799-1807. m. (first) Tupou Veiongo, former wife of H.H. Fatafehi Fu'anuniuavu, 38^th Tu'i Tonga, and daughter of H.H. Mumui'i Topou'ila Mapatongiamanu, 13^th Tu'i Konokupolo, by his third wife, Tule. m. (second?) Papa (m. second, Ata). He was k. by Tupouto'a, at Mahina Fekite, Ha'apai, 1807 (bur. 'Uiha Finau), having had issue, three sons and one daughter:
- a) The Hon. Leonaitasi Lolohea (s/o Papa). He became the first recorded Tongan Christian convert at his baptism at Kolovai, shortly before his death, 9^th January 1829. Governor of Vava'u 1836-1845.
- b) Tupoutotai (s/o Tupou Veiongo). Fled to Lakepa, Fiji, in 1837.
- c) Tupoulaiki (s/o Tupou Veiongo). He d. ca. 1844.
- a) Hulitatu'ifua (d/o Tupou Veiongo). m. as his second wife, Liufau, Tu'i Ha'angana Ngata, son of Fiftapuku, Tu'i Ha'angana Ngata, by his first wife, Princess Fatafehi Lapaha, 10^th Tu'i Tonga Fefine, former wife of Vuna Fa'otusia Fakahiku-'o-'uiha, 6^th Tu'i Ha'ateiho, and second daughter of H.H. Fatafehi Paulaho, 36^th Tu'i Tonga, by his first wife, Tupou Moheofo, 12^th Tu'i Konokupolo. She had issue, an only daughter - see Tonga (Tupou).
4) Finau Lualala. b. at Feletoa,Vava'u, 4^th February 1792 (s/o Vutulongo). Opposed the conversion of his half-brother in 1832. Surrendered to King George Tupou I at Fort Otea, and banished to Fiji. Settled at Lakemba after converting to Christianity. He d. 5^th April 1859.
5) Solohea-loholoho (s/o Vutulongo).
1) Tupouto'a (d/o Mafimatapoko). m. Tupou Ha'apai, son of Tongamana, by his wife, Princess Siumafua'uta, younger daughter of Fatafehi Tu'ipulatu II, 35^th Tu'i Tonga.

1797 - 1799 Takitakimalohi, 3^rd Vuna and Tu'i Vava'u, son of Tu'i'oetau, 2^nd Vuna, by his second wife, 'Ulukilupetea, Tu'i Ha'apai. Became Tu'i Vava'u on the death of Finau-'Ulukalala-'i-Ma'ofanga, 1797. Defeated and and fled to Samoa after the conquest of Vava'u by 'Ulukalala, May 1799. Returned in 1808. Banished to Ha'apai 1809. m. (first) ca. 1782, Princess Fatafehi Ha'apai, 10^th Tu'i Tonga Fefine, third daughter of H.H. Fatafehi Paulaho, 36^th Tu'i Tonga. He received Captain James Cook in 1777. m. (first) Tupou Mohe'ofo, 12^th Tu'i Konokupolo (b. 1745; d. on Vava'u), eldest daughter of Tupoulahi, 7^th Tu'i Konokupolo. m. (second) Finau. m. (third) Toe'umu, daughter of Kafoa, by his second wife, Princess Hahanokifanga'uta, daughter of Fakana'ana'a, 34^th Tu'i Tonga. He d. at Ha'apai (bur. 'Uiha), having had issue, one son and two daughters:

1) Prince Feileua Veasi, Tamaha (the only known male of that rank). b. ca. 1783 (s/o Princess Fatafehi Ha'apai). Heir Apparent to his grandfather.
1) Tupou Vaivai (d/o Finau). Copyright© Christopher Buyers
2) Tupou Papanga (d/o Toe'umu).

1799 - 1809 Finau-'Ulukalala-'i-Feletoa Fangupo, Tu'i Vava'u and 2^nd Finau-'Ulukalala. b. ca. 1750 (s/o'Ulukilupetea). Took control of Ha'apai and Vava'u and assumed the title of Tu'i Vava'u after the murder of Tuku'aho, 1799. m. (first) Lapulou, daughter of Tongamana, by his wife, Princess Si'umafua'uta, younger daughter of Fatafehi Tu'ipulatu II, 35^th Tu'i Tonga. m. (second) Fatafehi 'Ongo'alupe, daughter of Talaumokafoa, by his wife, Fusipala Pangai, daughter of Mataele Haumi. m. (third) Mafihape, daughter of Tu'ipulatu, of Ha'apai. m. (fourth) Moanga Tupou. He d. on Vava'u, two months after the death of his daughter, To'emailangi, 1809 (bur. Feletoa), having had issue, three sons and four daughters:

1) Finau-'Ulukalala Moengangongo, Tu'i Vava'u (s/o Lapulou) - see below.
2) Finau-'Ulukalala-'i-Pouno-Tuapasi'i Hamaua Sefaria, Tu'i Vava'u and 3^rd Finau-'Ulukalala (s/o Fatafehi 'Ongo'alupe) - see below.
3) Toki'ukamea. He d. young.
1) Haleavalu Moheofo. m. (first) Makamalohi, Tamatau'hala, eldest son of Vuna Fa'otusia Fakahiku-'o-'uiha, 6^th Tu'i Ha'ateiho, by his second wife, Princess Fatafehi Lapaha, 10^th Tu'i Tonga Fefine, second daughter of H.H. Fatafehi Paulaho, 36^th Tu'i Tonga, by whom she had issue, two daughters. m. (second) Lutui, Fakatulolo, by whom she had further issue, one daughter:
- a) Veale'ovale (d/o Makamalohi). Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- b) Salote Lupe Pau'u [H.M. Queen Charlotte]. b. 1811 (d/o Makamalohi). m. (first) (div. before consumation 1833) H.H. Samuelio Fatafehi Laufilitonga, 39^th Tu'i Tonga (b. 24^th August 1797; d. at Lapaha, Mu'a, 9^th December 1865, and bur. there, at Langi Foou), only son of H.H. Fatafehi Fuanunu'iava, 38^th Tu'i Tonga, by his second wife, Tupou Veiongo, Moheofo, eldest daughter of Mumu'i Tupouila Mapatongiamanu, 13^th Tu'i Kanokupulu - see Tonga (Tu'i Tonga). m. (second) 1833 (pagan rite) and 27^th March 1834 (Christian rite), H.M. Sia'osi Taufa'ahau Tupou [George Tupou I], King of Tonga (b. at Niu'ui, Lifuka, Ha'apai, 4^th December 1797; d. at the Royal Palace, Nuku'alofa, 18^th February 1893 (bur. Mala'e Kula, Tongatapu), only surviving son of H.H. Tupouto'a, 17^th Tu'i Konokupolo, by his first wife, Taufa Ho'amofaleono, daughter of Malu'otaufa, 4^th Ma'afu-'o- Tukui'aulahi, of Vaini. She d. at the Royal Palace, Nuku'alofa, 8^th September 1889 (bur. Mala'e Kula, Tongatapu), having had issue, two sons - see below and Tonga (Tupou).
- c) Adi Elenoa Gataialupe (d/o Fakatulolo, Lutui). m. at Nuku'alofa, 1840, Ratu Enele Ma'afu'o-Tu'itonga [Henry Ma'afu], Tu'i Lau (b. on Tongatapu, 1826; d. at Lomaloma, Vanuabalavu, Fiji, 6^th February 1881), son of H.H. Siosaia Fale Tu'ipapai 'Aleamotu'a Tupou, 18^th Tu'i Konokupolo, by his wife, Moala. She d. at Nuku'alofa, after 1885, having had issue, an only son - see Tonga (Tupou).
2) Popua. b. 1789. m. at Ha'apai, 1807, H.H. Fatafehi Fuanunu'iava, 38^th Tu'i Tonga (b. ca. 1765; d. on Vava'u, 1810, bur. Langi Mataika, Vava'u), eldest son and fifth born child of H.H. Fatafehi Paulaho, 36^th Tu'i Tonga, by his first wife, Tupou Moheofo, 12^th Tu'i Konokupolo, eldest daughter of Tupoulahi, 7^th Tu'i Konokupolo. She d. from illness, 1809 - see Tonga (Tu'i Tonga).
3) A daughter. b. 1795. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
4) Savaumai To'emailangi. b. ca. 1803. She d. from illness, 1809 (bur. Feletoa).
5) A child, k. (strangled) to appease the gods after the death of To'emailangi, 1809.
6) ?Another daughter, k. (sacrificed), February 1810.

1809 - 1811 Finau-'Ulukalala Moengangongo, Tu'i Vava'u. b. ca. 1786, eldest son of Finau-'Ulukalala-'i-Feletoa Fangupo, Tu'i Vava'u and 2^nd Finau-'Ulukalala, by his first wife, Lapulou. Fled to Samoa and Fiji when his father seized power, 1799. Returned ca. 1807 and succeeded his father, 1809. m. two wives in 1808. He d.s.p. on Vava'u, 1811. Copyright© Christopher Buyers

1811 - 1833 Finau-'Ulukalala-'i-Pouno-Tuapasi'i Hamaua Sefaria, Tu'i Vava'u and 3^rd Finau-'Ulukalala, second son of son of Finau-'Ulukalala-'i-Feletoa Fangupo, Tu'i Vava'u and 2^nd Finau-'Ulukalala, by his second wife, Fatafehi 'Ongo'alupe. Succeeded on the death of his brother, 1811. Took control of Vava'u after the death of Tupouto'a, 1820. Baptised 28^th September 1832. Ceded Vava'u to his son-in-law King George Tupou I on his death, March 1833. m. (first) Tuputupu'o Pulotu, second daughter of 'Uluvalu, 2^nd Tu'i Pelehake, by his second wife, Latuholeva, daughter of Kiuve'etaha Tu'alau, Leka. m. (second) Tupou Veiongo, daughter of Ikamafana II, 5^th Ma'atu, by his wife, Latutana, daughter of H.H. Maeli'uaki Fatu, 8^th Tu'i Konokupolo and 15^th Tu'i Ha'atakalaua, by his second wife, Langilangiha'aluma. m. (third) 1830, Si'ulolovao (m. second, H.H. Samuelio Fatafehi Laufilitonga, 39^th Tu'i Tonga. m. third, Po'oi Niutupu'ivaha), daughter of Sisitontai. He d. on Vava'u, March 1833, having had issue, one son and three daughters:

1) The Hon. Matekitonga, 4^th Finau-'Ulukalala. b. 1833 (s/o Tupou Veiongo). Appointed as a hereditary noble of the Kingdom of Tonga, 1875. m. (first) The Hon. 'Anaseini Tupou Finau-'Ulukalala, daughter of Setaleki Mumui, by his wife, Princess Hepsipa Tu'ifangatukia, daughter of H.H. Samuelio Fatafehi Laufilitonga, 39^th Tu'i Tonga. m. (second) The Hon. 'Ilaisa'ane Tupou'ahau (m. second, The Hon. Kemoeatu, Fulivai. m. third, Penisimanu Latuselu, and d. 1867), daughter of Palu Ma'eliu'aki Fatukimotulalo, by his wife, Kaunanga, daughter of Haveahikule'o. He d. at Vav'au, 1877, having had issue, one son and one daughter: Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- a) The Hon. Sia'osi Finau Misini-tu'itu'i-'o-Vav'au, 5^th Finau-'Ulukalala. b. Vav'au, 1865 (s/o 'Anaseini). ADC to King George Tupou I, Governor of Vava'u 1890-1904 and 1905-1906, Minister without Portfolio 1915-1932, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly & Vice-Prest. Privy Cncl. 1932-1938, Regent of the Kingdom of Tonga 31^st May to 25^th October 1936. m. (first) The Hon. Tapukitea Finau-'Ulukalala-Ata, daughter of The Hon. Ata. m. (second) The Hon. Vika Kaufisi Finau-'Ulukalala-Ata, daughter of Siale 'Ata'ongo [Charles Ma'afu], by his second wife, Losaline Fatafehi, daughter of Manumata'ongo. He d. 10^th November 1938, having had issue, one son:
  - i) The Hon. Sia'osi Tongata-'o-Ha'amea, 6^th Finau-'Ulukalala-Ata. b. 15^th August 1891 (s/o Tapukitea), educ. Uruoa Mission Sch., Longburn, Palmerston North, NZ. District Officer at Hihifo 1933-1938, Acting Governor of Ha'apai 1924-1928, Acting Governor of Vava'u 1939-1940, Governor of Vav'au 1928-1929 and 1940-1949, Mbr. Defence Cncl. 1939-1945, Minister for Police 1949-1960, Dep. Prime Minister 1960. Granted the titles of Finau-'Ulukalala 11^th November 1938. Installed on Vava'u, 16^th December 1938. Granted the title of Ata 28^th March 1950, and therefter styled 'Ulukalala-Ata. m. at the Chapel Royal, Nuku'alofa, August 1934, The Hon. Amelia Tuna Kaimanu Finau-'Ulukalala-Ata (d.s.p. at Houma, March 1974), younger daughter of The Hon. Siosaia Pau'uvale Loloa'atonga, 13^th Vaea, of Houma, by his wife, The Hon. Kalolaine Tongilava Vaea. He d.s.p.l. at Auckland, New Zealand, 12^th September 1960 (when his titles merged with the crown), having had issue, an only natural daughter:
    - (1) The Hon. Eva-i-pomana Ve'ehala. m. The Hon. 'Uiliami Leilua Vi, Ve'ehala (b. at Nuku'alofa, 23^rd March 1925; d. 26^th November 1986), sometime Governor of Ha'apai, eldest son of The Hon. Feleti Vi, Ve'ehala, by his wife, The Hon. Simoa Ve'ehala, elder daughter of Tevita 'Unga Taufu'-i-'aevalu, of Koulo, Lifuka. She had issue, two sons and one daughter - see below.
- a) Mele Pusiaki (d/o Tupou 'Ahau). m. (first) 'Uatemolipala, son of Naulivou, by his wife, Fifita Holeva, eldest daughter of The Hon. Liufau, Tu'i Ha'angana Ngata, by whom she had issue an only son - see Tonga (Tupou). m. (second) Kuma, a commoner. She had further issue, a daughter by her second husband. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
1) Finau Kaunanga. m. ca. 1823 (repudiated 1834) H.M. Sia'osi Taufa'ahau Tupou [George Tupou I], King of Tonga (b. at Niu'ui, Lifuka, Ha'apai, 4^th December 1797; d. at the Royal Palace, Nuku'alofa, 18^th February 1893 (bur. Mala'e Kula, Tongatapu), only surviving son of H.H. Tupouto'a, 17^th Tu'i Konokupolo, by his first wife, Taufa Ho'amofaleono, daughter of Malu'otaufa, 4^th Ma'afu-'o- Tukui'aulahi, of Vaini. She had issue, one daughter - see below and Tonga (Tupou).
2) The Hon. Fane Tupouvava 'u Mafile'o (d/o Tuputupu'o Pulotu). m. The Hon. Sunia Mafile'o (d. 1899), sometime Treasurer and Minister for Finance, son of The Hon. 'Uiliami 'Ulakai Tupou, PC, by his second wife, Tupou-kolotulu Fuatalevu, daughter of H.H. Tupou Lahisi', 10^th Tu'i Konokupolo. She had issue, one son and one daughter - see Tonga (Tupou).
3) The Hon. Ane Tupou Fatafehi (d/o Tuputupu'o Pulotu). m. The Hon. Ngata Lataimaumi, Tu'i Ha'angana Ngata, only son of Liufau, Tu'i Ha'angana Ngata.

1833 - 1845 H.H. Sia'osi Taufa'ahau Tupou, Tu'i Ha'apai and Tu'i Vav'au. b. at Niu'ui, Lifuka, Ha'apai, 4^th December 1797, as Maeakafa Nginigini Ofolanga, only surviving son of H.H. Tupouto'a, 17^th Tu'i Konokupolo, by his first wife, Taufa Ho'amofaleono, daughter of Malu'otaufa, 4^th Ma'afu-'o- Tukui'aulahi, of Vaini. Appointed as Tu'i Ha'apai by his father in 1820, and continued to hold that territory after his death. Defeated Laufilitonga, the Tu'i Tonga, at the battle of Velata in 1826. Baptised with the name of Sia'osi (George), in honour of the late King George III, 7^th August 1831. Succeeded his father-in-law as Tu'i Vav'au 1833. Proclaimed the end of serfdom in his domains in 1835. Published the Vava'u Code 16^th May 1838, and publicly promulgated at Pouono, Neiafu, 20^th November 1839, the first written laws in Tonga. Succeeded on the death of his uncle as the 19^th Tu'i Konokupolo, 19^th November 1845 (confirmed by the chiefs 2^nd December 1845). Installed at the Pangai Green, Kolovai, Hihifo, taking the title of Tupou, 4^th December 1845. Recognised as 'O Tu'i Tonga (King of Tonga), Vavau becoming an integral part of the kingdom thereafter - see Tonga (Tupou). Copyright© Christopher Buyers

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