Human Rights & Democracy Movement

PIOKALAFI

1. Rev. Dr. Sione ‘Amanaki Havea
Ko e Palesiteni Malolo ‘o e Siasi Uesiliana Tau’ataina ‘o Tonga.

2. Rev. Siupeli T. Taliai
Na’e fa’ele’i ia he ‘aho 17 ‘o Fepueli 1926 pea kamata ako he Akoteu ‘a Hihifo (Niua Toputapu), Ha’afeva, Pangai (Ha’apai) mo Nuku’alofa. Na’a ne hu ki he Kolisi ko Tupou ‘i he 1939 ki he 1943, pea kamata ngaue ‘i he Siasi ko e faiako ‘i he Akoteu ‘a Neiafu (Vava’u) he 1944 mo ‘Utulau he 1945. Na’a ne hiki ‘o faiako ki he Kolisi ko Tupou he 1946 ‘o a’u ki he 1951.

Na’a ne hoko ko e Faifekau Akoako mei he 1951 ki he 1954, pea ne hoko atu ‘ene feinga ako ki he ‘Univesiti ‘o Kuinisilani ‘i ‘Aositelelia he 1955 ki he 1958. Na’a ne foki mai ‘o hoko atu ‘ene faiako he Kolisi ko Tupou mei he 1959 ki he 1979. ‘I he 1960 na’e fakanofo Faifekau hoko ai ia. ‘I he 1963 ki he 1969 na’a ne hoko ko e Tiuta Lahi ‘o e Kolisi ko Tupou pea hiki he 1972 ‘o Pule Ako ai pe ‘i he Kolisi. Mei he 1972 ki he 1979, na’a ne hoko ai ko e Sekelitali ‘o e Konifelenisi ‘o e Siasi Uesiliana Tau’ataina ‘o Tonga, pea mei he 1977 ki he 1978 na’a ne toe hoko ai ko e Palesiteni Ako ‘o e Siasi.

Na’a ne hiki ki ‘Aositelelia ‘i ha tu’utu’uni ‘a e Konifelenisi he 1980 ‘o ngaue fakamisinale ai ‘i he siasi Uniting Church ‘o a’u mai ki he lolotonga ni. Na’ane ma’u uaifi foki he 1965, kia Helen Ruth, pea ‘i ai ‘ene ki’i fanau ‘e toko 3 ko ‘Ikani (1967), Lesieli (1970) mo Henry (1977).

3. Dr. ‘Okusitino Mahina
Na’e fa’ele’i ‘a Dr. Mahina ‘i Tefisi Vava’u he ‘aho 24 ‘o Fepueli 1952 pea ne hu ki he Lautohi Pule’anga ‘a Tefisi ‘o lava ai ki Piula, hoko atu ki he Kolisi Tonga mo ‘Atenisi. Na’a ne hu ki he ‘Univesiti ‘o ‘Atenisi, hoko atu ki he ‘Univesiti ‘o ‘Okalani, mo e ‘Univesiti Fakafonua ‘o ‘Aositelelia.

Kuo ne ma’u ha faka’ilonga ako B.A. ‘i he ‘Atolopolosia/Sosiolosia, (1983 ‘Univesiti ‘Okalani); M.A. (Fakalangilangi Kalasi ‘Uluaki), ‘Atoloposia, (1987, ‘Univesiti ‘Okalani); Ph.D. Hisitolia ‘o e Pasifiki, (1992, ‘Univesiti Fakafonua ‘o ‘Aositelelia).

Na’ane ngaue faiako he Haisikulu ‘Atenisi, 1973-1977, 1986-1988; pea hiki ki Nu’usila ‘o Tiuta he ‘Atoloposia ‘i he ‘Univesiti ‘Okalani mei he 1984-1986. Na’ane hu ‘o ngaue fakasosiale ‘i he Auckland Methodist Mission ‘i ‘Okalani mei he 1982 ki he 1986; foki mai ‘o faiako he ‘Univesiti ‘Atenisi he 1986 ki he 1987 mo e 1988; foki ‘o faiako ‘i he ‘Univesiti Massey, Albany, ‘Okalani, Nu’usila he 1993 ‘i he Social Policy & Social Work Department.

Na’ane ma’u foki ‘a e ngaahi Pale ki he Sikola Lahi, tu’ukimu’a he ‘Atolopolosia, ‘Univesiti ‘Okalani, 1983; Pale Sir Peter Buck/Te Rangi Hiroa, Tu’ukimu’a he ‘Atoloposia mo e Maori, Pale Fakafonua, Nu’usila; Pale ta’u ‘Uluaki MA, Tu’ukimu’a he ‘Atoloposia, ‘Univesiti ‘Okalani, 1984

4. Sione Na’a Fiefia
He was born 1 February 1931 and married with two children. He was trained in New Zealand as a primary school teacher. He graduated with a B. Ed degree from the University of Hawaii in 1966. Received a Diploma of Education Administration with distinction from Reading University in England.
He was first appointed as teacher in 1954 and taught in primary and secondary schools and had seven years at Teachers College. In 1972, he was appointed Director of Education for Tonga. In 1982 he became Director of the USP Extension Centre in Nuku’alofa.

He has attended overseas conferences, seminars and meetings: Commonwealth Mathematics Conference in Trinidad in 1968, South Pacific Education Seminar in Apia (Western Samoa) in 1970, Commonwealth Education Conference in Nairobi (Kenya) in 1972, South Pacific Directors of Education Meeting in Palau in 1974, Led Tongan Educational delegation to Singapore in 1978, Commonwealth Conference in New Delhi in 1979, Member of Council and Executive Committee of the USP representing Tonga Government 1972 to 1982, and appointed by the Ministry of Education to be Researcher and Author for the History of Tonga College in its Centenary – 1982.

5. Bishop Patelisio P Finau, S.M D.D.
Had primary education in Tonga and New Zealand continued with secondary education in New Zealand. Pursued Priestly Study in Mount St. Mary’s, Marist Seminary and Greenmeadows in New Zealand. Had Post Graduate study in Britain and Philippines (M.A.)

He was ordained as Priest in 1959 and later ordained as Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Tonga in 1972. He is presently the Chairman of the Pacific Conference of Churches.

[He passed away on 3rd of October 1993 in Niue during the Pacific Conference of Churches Executive Meeting]

6. Dr. ‘Epeli Hau’ofa
He is currently the Professor in Scociology and Assistant Head of the School of Social and Economic Development in the University of the South Pacific.

7. Rev. Dr. Sione Latukefu
Born in 1927 at Kolovai, Tongatapu, Tonga. Educated at Methodist primary and secondary schools, Government Teachers Training College and Sia-‘a-toutai Theological College (including Melbourne College of Divinity L. Th by correspondence) in Tonga; completed further education at Queensland University (BA [1957], Dip. Ed. [1958], B. Ed. [1961]). Completed Ph. D at the Australian National University in 1967.

Taught at Church primary schools, Tupou College, Inspector of Wesleyan church schools in Tonga; Lecturer in History at the University of Papua New Guinea from 1967 to 1985, appointed Associate Professor of History; Visiting Fellow in Pacific History at the Australian National University from 1986 to 1988, Principal of the Pacific Theological College, Suva Fiji from 1989 to 1991. Now officially retired, but continuing as a Visitor with the Division of Pacific and Asian History, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University to continue research and writing on the History of Tonga.
Publications include three books and many chapters in books, articles in academic journals and other publications.

8. Dr. Bill Hodge
He is Dean of Students and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Auckland. Dr. Hodge has been at the University of Auckland since 1972, where he teaches Constitutional Law, Employment Law, Torts and Pacific Legal Studies.

He has published books on Torts and Criminal Procedure, and is currently the General Editor, and convener of the Editorial committee, of the South Pacific Law Reports. The South Pacific Law Reports, which are published annually by Oxford University Press, are a collection of judgements from South Pacific island states, including Western Samoa, Fiji, Cook Islands, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Vanuatu, Nauru, Niue, the Solomon Islands and, of course, Tonga.

Dr Hodge has degrees from Harvade (B.A. 1963) and Stanford (J.D. 1970), and remains an American citizen.

9. Dr. C. Guy Powles
He was born and practiced law in Wellington. He studied the legal and political systems on Tonga, Western Samoa and Fiji and did his doctorate at Australian National University, Canberra. The work in Tonga was done mainly between 1974 and 1977, and the theses submitted in 1979.

He has written papers and books on Pacific Island courts and legal systems and has held consultancies and judicial posts in several pacific island countries. At present, Guy Powles teaches law (including Pacific Legal Systems) at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. He very much appreciates the opportunity to keep in touch with developments in Tonga.

10. Dr. ‘Ana Tufe’ulungaki
Ko e Tokoni Talekita Ako ‘i he Potungaue Ako ‘a e Pule’anga.

11. Dr. Kalapoli Paongo
Ko e Puleako lolotonga ‘o e Kolisi Mailefihi Siu’ilikutapu ‘a e Siasi Uesiliana Tau’ataina ‘o Tonga ‘i Vava’u.

12. Uiliami Fukofuka
‘ Oku lolotonga Memipa he Fale Alea ‘o Tonga.

13. Palofesa I. Futa Helu
Ko e Talekita ‘o e ‘Univesiti
‘o ‘Atenisi.

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