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`Oku `oatu foki `a e talamonu kia `Osaiasi Latu `i he ikuna kafakafa kuo ne a`usia `o ne ma`u `ai `a e Fili Si`i `aki `a e fo`i paloti `e 1082 mei he kakai ko ia `e toko 3,248 na`a nau paloti. `i hono fakapeseti `eni, na`e ma`u `aki `e `Osaiasi `a e fili `a e 33%. Ko e hoko hake ki ai ko Sione Teisina Fuko mo e fo`i paloti `e 745 `o na kehekehe `aki `a e fo`i fili `e 337. - ‘Ofa ki Tonga

The sudden death of Prince Tu'ipelehake was a great loss to Tonga's political reform movement. Editor's Comment, by Pesi Fonua.

The Temos seems to be ripping apart at the seams. The friendship and camaraderie seems to be fading in a group that seemed inseparable a couple years back. How ironic! -TamaFoa

It's appalling to suggest that Ms Delgado would learn to appreciate the law more if she is shipped off to Tonga. In contrast, she would have been treated more humanely in the U.S. prison systems with education and rehabilitation, etc. Please note, Tonga is not a penal colony. - Sione A. Mokofisi

I have been researching why the retail price of Tonga maile leis exported to Hawaii are less expensive than local Hawaiian maile and Cook Islands maile leis here. Maile workers in Hawaii receive $12 US per lei and the Cook Islands are receiving $11.50 NZ per lei. - Dave Thompson

Ko e me'a 'oku ou sio ki ai ko e kau tautolo mei he ongo televisone. 'Oku mahino pe Televisone ia 'a e pule'anga 'oku nau feinga ke malu'i 'enau tafa'aki pea 'i he taimi lahi hange 'oku nau ki'i fakaninimo 'i he toutou malanga'i mai e me'a kuo tuku mai he ongoongo. Kole atu ki he ki'i siana si'isi'i fetifeti ke tukuange ke tau'ataina e kakai he'enau fili kae tuku e fakapunake'i mai e tala fono. Kaekehe mahalo na'a ko 'enau ngaue pe ia. - Pola Loiti

Ko e faiva fuhu ‘oku ‘iai e me’a ‘e tolu ‘oku fai kiai e tokanga. ‘Uluaki ko e tu’unga fakaivi mo malohi fakasino ‘o e tangata fuhu; Ua, ko e taleniti he faiva’ni, ‘i he tuki, kalo, va’e mo e ha fua; Tolu, ko e tokotaha ‘oku teu ke na fuhu, ko hono taleniti, malohinga mo e vaivai’anga. Neongo eni kotoa, ‘oku fiema’u ha faiako ke ne fakatonu ‘e te teuteu mo e ‘atamai ‘o e tagnata fuhu koe’uhi ko e iku’anga ‘o e faiva’ni ‘oku tolu pe: Ko e ‘osi ‘a e fuhu ‘oku tu’u koe kae tokoto taha ki lalo; Mo kei tu’u loua kae lau pe kohai na’e lahi mo tau ‘e ne tuki; pe ko e tu’u ‘a e tama ‘e taha ka ke tokoto koe. - ‘Inoke Fotu Hu‘akau

Kuo ho’ata malie e ola ‘o e hopo huufi ‘o e Falealea. ‘Oku lolahi e ngaahi me’a ia te tau ako mei he hopo ni ka ‘oku fakahisitolia hono fehu’ia ‘e ha ‘Eiki Nopele ‘a ‘Ene ‘Afio ‘a e mafai fakakonisitutone ‘o ‘Ene ‘Afio/Pilinisesi Pule. Lau tokua ko e kau Nopele ko e ngaahi to’ukupu kinautolu ‘o ‘Ene ‘Afio. - Sione Fifita

When whaling was permitted in Tonga, there were not even 10 whales killed in Tongatapu for consumption in any given year. In the outer groups of Ha‘apai and Vava‘u, there were even much less. The whales were hand harpooned and whaling was done by a handful of families who were descendants of whalers who had migrated to Tonga. - ‘Ofa ki Tonga