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,...
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...