Results for Opinion

Kae ngalo 'ia kitautolu pea 'ikai tokanga'i, ko e mo'oni mo e totonu 'o e me'a na'e hoko ia 'oku kei puli pea unga. - Devil Dog Kava

Na'e 'uhinga 'eku tohi 'aku kihe 'ikai fie to'ukupu 'aki 'e he ongo tama Pilinisi pe ko Pilinisesi Pilolevu mo e fanga 'alo 'o e Kuini 'a e fanga makapuna 'o e Tu'ipelehake pe ko hono fanga 'alo kihe ngaahi pisinisi 'oku nau taku ko 'enau ngaahi pisinisi lolotonga ko e resources (koloa) 'a e kakai 'o e fonua. Na'aku 'i Tonga he ta'u 'e taha 'ou fiema'u kapavali pea ko e fakahinohino ke u 'alu ki Lapaha 'o kumi meihe vali 'a e ongo tama 'a Siu'ilikiutapu. - Fifita Toa

Fakamolemole koho'o tohi na'ake lave 'o pehe 'oku tau laukau he matamatalelei mo faka'ofo'ofa 'a e me'afaka'eiki na'e toki telio 'o Pilinisi Tu'ipelehake mo hono uaifi ko e taki 'a e Pilinisi pule. Kuo toki maliu atu 'a e ngaahi me'afaka'eiki lalahi 'i Tonga 'o a'u kihe 'alo 'o Tupou 'i Falelahi. - Fifita Toa

'E lava nai ke pulusi pe 'omai ha fakamatala fakaikiiki 'o fekau 'aki moe ngaahi fakafofonga kuo fili 'e he kakai pea ke kau ai mo e ngaahi tu'unga kuo fili 'e he hou'eki mo e fili mei fale lahi. Ko e ngaahi me'a ke tau 'ilo'i 'o fekau 'aki mo e kakai 'oku nau taki 'a ho tau ki'i fonua. - Tali Mau

I have attended funeral services for people who died before and right after birth, some died from of some sort of disease, some died from accident, some died for war, some died from natural disasters, some died from suicide, some were put to death as directed by law ... Everyone of these funerals had a common message, the death is allocated to and is in accordance with the Lord's Will. - Devil Dog Kava

I just want to clear the air with the truth from endless rumors from Tonga to USA, because it breaks my heart to know that my aunty did her best and after everything she has done she is disrespected, ignored and not given the gratitude she deserves. I want everyone to know that VInisia was well taken care of in USA by her aunty Kolotina from day one to the day she was laid to rest. -Jane Ramona Taufa

Not too many people are aware of the gigantic volcanic ridge that separates the Kingdom of Tonga and the Fijian Islands, and the fact that this same ridge extends in a north-south direction from the southern most island of Tonga, `Ata, through Kao and Tofua Islands in the Ha`apai Group, to Fonualei in the Vava`u Group, and also Tafahi and Niuafo`ou in the extreme north, and even all the way to the Samoas. The volcanic activities in this ridge are so proactive that the bottom of the earth keeps rumbling and moving everyday. It may even be the most active volcanic ridge in the world. - ‘Ofa ki Tonga

Kuo lahi faufaua 'a hono tu'uaki 'a e melino mo e lotu' 'i hotau ki'i fonua', 'i he ngaahi 'aho kuo maliu atu' 'oku hange kuo faka'ikai'i 'a e fo'i mo'oni ko 'eni'. Ko e ngaahi (talanoa) taalanga kuo fai' neongo ne fai e tau'aki fakamahino 'uhinga neongo e ('ikai lolo tatau) ta'e felotolotoi, 'oku ou pehe kuo taimi ke ta'ota'ofi 'a e (tuhu) tau lau' he ko e anga ta'e faka'apa'apa ia pea kuo mole 'a e fo'i 'uhinga malie 'o e talanoa'. 'Oku ou 'ofa lahi ki he tangata ko Sefita Hao'uli he kuo fu'u lahi 'a hono 'ohofi mei he ngaahi tapa kehe kehe 'o e kolope. - Siosaia Moimoiangaha

I write from the UK where the Princess Kaimana was posted for four years at the Tongan High Commission in London. She touched people on the other side of the world as much as she did in Tonga. Hers were not always great acts of politics but of acts of kindness, consideration, and humour that often go unacknowledged but have an enduring influence in many unanticipated and important ways. - Dr Maika Poltorak