Tonga – Origin of Kava Ceremony
Tonga Origin of Kava Ceremony Many scholars from the Western Academic world such as Dr. Edward Gifford, Dr. Elizabeth Bott,...
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Polynesia Americas Connection
Polynesia Americas Connection. As a Tongan, I have been digging for my roots, the origins of my people all my life....
Tonga Oldest Active Civilization
Tonga Oldest Active Civilization. In a world where civilizations and Super-Powers have come and gone, it is interesting to think...
Fonuatanu – Intro Final Tu’i Tonga Settlement – Fangalongonoa
Fonuatanu is one of the great examples of the advance knowledge and complexity of the Tu’i Tonga Empire. The man-made...
Tongan History 4 – Tu’i Tonga Settlements 4 & 5
Fourth Settlement of the Tu’i Tonga – Tafeta I, Mo’ungalafa, Tafeta II – 1035 AD to 1085 AD Tu’i Tonga...
Tevita Fale Television Tonga Interview (7/31/17)
One of the interviews I conducted in Tonga during my last trip to Tonga (7/31/17), the interview was conducted in...
Traditional Polynesian Education
I recently returned from a long trip overseas including an extended stay in my beautiful island home of Tonga. It...
Tongan History 3 – Third Tu’i Tonga Settlement
Third Tu’i Tonga Settlement “Toloa” 880 AD – 1035 AD When the Tu’i Tonga moved to this third settlement,...
History of Tong Part 2 – Second Tu’i Tonga Settlement Tali-ki-Tonga.
Second Tu’i Tonga Settlement – “Tali-ki-Tonga” 510 AD – 880 AD The second settlement of the Tu’i Tonga was...
Polynesian DNA and Origins
The release of the first part of a series of articles on the history of Tonga has been a great...