From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 13, no. 2, July 1998.

A special Kava Ceremony was held at the Royal Palace, Nuku‘alofa on June 30 to honour the Hon. Salote Lupepau‘u Tuita.

The head of the Tonga Traditional Committee, Hon. Tu‘ivanavaou Vaea said it marked her 21st birthday and because she was the first grandchild of the King to receive a university degree, a BA from the University of Auckland. After the presenting of pigs, the kava was prepared and served first to Hon. Lupepau‘u and then to attendants at the kava circle who were representatives of family ties.