Solar power for around 197 households on the small island of ‘Uiha in the Ha’apai Group, was tested this week marking an important transition from diesel to solar power generation, ahead of commissioning at the end of the month. The island's two villages, which had only six hours of electricity a day, now enjoy 24 hours a day of 100% renewable power.
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Thursday 12 October 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A new ice machine system for fresh catch and water tanks were handed over to the people on ‘Uiha Island in Ha’apai from the Government of Japan, on October 5.
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Wednesday 23 March 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A post-mortem examination has confirmed that Fenuki Kauvaka (64) died from a heart attack after collapsing in a boat travelling from 'Uiha to Pangai, on the main island of Lifuka, on 18 March.
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Wednesday 12 February 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Essential food items were distributed to the people on ‘Uiha Island in Ha’apai on February 5 by the Tonga Red Cross Society. The food was donated by the 'Uiha Community in Nuku'alofa.
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