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Tongan Oral Genealogy Project
English Version
Interview with
Tupou Tafuna
of, Kolomotu‘a, Tongatapu, Tonga
Digital Conversion Tapes 561 & 562
Tonga Tapes 260 & 241 - Parts 1 & 2
This is Tape #241, Part 1. The Interviewer is Kalolaine Mapa and the Interviewee is Tupou
Tafuna of Kolomotu’a, Tongatapu, Tonga. Tupou Tafuna will answer the questions concerning
his genealogy. This is the first interview on May 9, 1977.
Tupou Tafuna
Age 63 years.
Born 14 March, 1914 at Kolomotu‘a.
(M) Tupou Tafuna married Leti Palu of Haveluoto. Children:
1. (M) Sione Tatafu Angakehe Tafuna
2. (M) Mosese Tafuna
3. (F) Kueni Tafuna
4. (F)Valingi Tafuna
5. (M) Uesili Tafuna
6. (F) Taufa
7. (F) Oliveti
(M) Sione Tatafu Angakehe married Pelenatita of Holongo, Tongatapu and their child
is:
a. (F)Kueni
(M) Tupou Tafuna’s parents were (M) Aisea Tafuna and (F) Meleane Holala‘alupe. Meleane
first married Mapa from Niuatoputapu and they had 3 children:
1. (F) Mele
2. (M) Nai
3. (M) Sione Fetokai
Meleane married second time to _____ and their children are:
1. (M) Tupou Tafuna - myself
2. (F) Finau
3. (M) Mosese
4. (M) Penitoa
5. (M) Malupo
6. (F) Mele Seini
7. (F) Siua
8. Tela
9. (M) Maea
Mele Latu married Kaufana of Niuatoputapu. Their children are:
1. (F) ‘Ofa
2. (M) Tuiaki - childless
3. (F) Mele Seini
4. (M) Finau
5. (F) Meliame
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‘Ofa, daughter of Mele Latu married Tu‘itahi and their children are:
a. Tiulipe
b. (F) Kalo
c. (F) Ma‘ata
d. (F) Mele
Mele Seini, the third daughter of Mele Latu married Kinikini of Afa
(M) Finau married ‘Atu from Masilamea and their children are:
a. (M) Taniela
b. (F) Lata
c. (M) Liu
d.(F) Salome
Meliame, the fifth daughter of Mele Latu married Sonasi of Vava‘u and their children
are:
a. (M) Peni
b. Sesimani
c. Hifoleva
d. (F) Meliame
(M) Nai married Uaite from Niuatoputapu and their children are:
1. (M) Hiva
2. Fetu‘uloa
3. (M) Kaniva
4. (M) Netane
5. (F) Mitiola
(M) Sione Fetokai married Mele and their children are:
1. (M) Semisi
2. (M) Sioape
3. (M) Maka
4. (F) Ane
(M) Semisi married Heu of Ha‘apai and their children are:
1. (M) ‘Atunaisa
2. (M) Tevita
3. (M) Sione
Finau, Penitoa, Mosese, Malupo and Mele Seini all died single.
(M) Siua married Lavinia of Uiha and their children are:
1. (M) ‘Amini
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2. (M) Katoa
3. (F) Feiloaki
4. (M) Sione
(M) Sione Maea married Silia of Fu‘amotu and their children are:
1. (F) Saane
2. (M) Tafuna
3. (F) Isapeli
4. (M) Semisi
5. (M) Sinafoni
6. (F) Lupi
7. (M) Penitoa
8. (F) Vaiti
(M) ‘Aisea Tafuna’s father was Peni Funaki and his children are:
1. (M) Taulanga
2. (M) Tevita Katoa
3. (F) Vika
4. (M) ‘Aisea Tafuna
(M) Taulanga married a lady from ‘Eua and his children are:
1. (F) Tupou
2. (F) Salote
3. (M) Toketa
(F) Vika married Peni Tupou and their children are:
1. (M) Siaosi Niumeitolu
2. (F) Saane
3. (M) Aisake
(M) Saiosi Niumetoka married Sauliloa and they had 4 children:
1. (M) Tangataolakepa
2. (M) Sione Akotau‘a Ngu
3. (M) Pasi Vulangi
4. another child
(M) Tangataolakepa married Litia, the daughter of Saia Maka and their children are:
1. (F) Fuifuilupe
2. (F) Sauliloa
3. (F) Afa
4. (M) Tangataolakepa
(M) Pasi Vulangi married Taiana, daughter of Peni Ueti and ‘Ema, the daughter of ‘Amato.
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(M) Aisake, the brother of Saiosi Niumetoka married Mele Tupou. Saane married Tonga of
Vava‘u. Saane’s daughter is
1. Sela who married Moeake Bloomfield.
(M) Peni Funaki’s father is Funaki whose children are:
1. (F) Fane
2. (M) Peni Funaki*
3. (M) Koli
4. (M) Sione Palu
5. (M) Sione Katoa (aka) Sione Ma‘u
6. (F) Meleane Mauli
7. (F) Luisa
Fane had a son named,
a. (M) Sione Tupou. His children are:
i. (M) Moimoi
ii. (F) mother of ‘Alipate at Holonga
(M) Moimoi married ‘Ana of Vava ‘u and thier children are:
(1). (F) Ane
(2). (M) Tupou
(3). and two more
(M) Koli married and his children are:
a. (M) Sione Palu
b. (M) Mosese
c. (M) Semisi Funaki
d. (F) Tufui.
(M) Sione Palu married and his children are:
i. (F) Vasiti
ii. (F) Losi
iii. (F) Latu
When their mother passed away, Sione Palu married Ma‘u and their chidren are:
iv. (M) Tufui
v. (M) Isileli Palu
(F) Vasiti married Hema of Kolomotu’a and their children were:
(1) (M) Vili Hema
(2). (F) ‘Alisi Hema
(3). (M) Tavake Hema
(4). Toa Hema
(5). (F) Seini Hema
(6). (M) Tevita Hema
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(7). (M) Sione Hema
(M) Vili Hema married ‘Alisi and they had no children:
(M) Tavake Hema married and had children, but they reside at Utulau.
(F) Toa Hema married Lualala. They had no children.
(M) Tevita Hema married Mafi of Tofoa.
(F) Seini Hema married Halasika of Ha‘apai.
(F) Losa, sister of Vasiti married ‘Apisai and they had no children;
(F) Latu, another sister of Vasiti married Na‘a and they had no children.
(F) Tufui, daughter of Sione Palu and Ma‘u married Kelepi Mafi of Kolomotu‘a and their
children are:
1. (F) Senileva
2. (F) Koli
3. (F) Ma ‘ata
4. (F) ‘Alisi
5. (M) Fou
6. (M) Sione Mafi
(M) ‘Isileli Palu, son of Sione Palu and Ma‘u married Ane of Kolomutu‘a and their children
are:
1. (F) Siaongo, who married in Hawaii
2. (M) Sione Palu
3. (M) Mosese
4. (M) Tomasi
5. (F) Na‘a
6. (F) Losa
(M) Mosese married Lesieli and his children are:
a. (F) Tu‘ua married ‘Aisea
b. (F) Ma’u married Po’ese
c. (M) Salesi married Uaniva
(F) Ma’u and Po’ese’s children are:
i. (M) Vili
ii. (F) Ma’u
iii. (F) Ana
iv. (F) Tapaita
v. (F) Losaline
(M) Semisi Funaki* married Niu and their children are:
1. (M) Vaihu
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2. (M) Leopoli
3. (M) Koli
4. (M) Sione Funaki
5. (M) Vili Funaki
6. (F) Soelinu‘u
(M) Vaihu married ‘Akanesi and they had children.
(M) Leopoli married Mele. Their son is:
a. (M) Semisi
(M) Koli married Hei of Niuatoputapu, they had children.
(M) Sione Funaki married ‘Ana of Fatai.
(M) Vili Funaki married a lady from Nukunuku
(F) Soelinu‘u married ‘Inoke Tukia and their children are:
a. (F) Sepi
b. (M) Tukia
(M) Tevita Funaki is one of Niu and Semisi Funaki’s children. He married Sesika and their
children are:
1. (M) Vili Funaki married Anita Toutaiolepo had 3 boys.
2. (F) Sini
(M) Mo’oni married Kalo of Felemea and they had children.
(F) Tufui is Koli’s daughter who married Heleta and they had a daughter named, (F) Tui who
married Va‘ivaka. Their children are:
1. (F) Tupou
2. (M) Sione
3. (M) Niulala
4. (F) Palu
5. (F) Vaolulu
Another son of Tufui is Tuita Heleta who married Siutiti Finau Vili Ongosia and their children
are:
1. Ika
2. (F) Ngaluafe
3. (M) Vanisi
4. (M) Sioeli
5. (M) Taniela
6. Latu
7. (M) Kailahi
8. ‘Oneahi
9. (F) ‘Ana
10. (F) ‘Ema
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(M) Sione Palu, borther of Semisi Funaki went to Samoa and married there and he had children.
(M) Sione Ma’u went to Faleloa and married there and he had children.
(F) Meleane Ma’uli is a sister of Koli and Peni Funaki. Meleane’s son is,
1. Mahe Timoli. His children are:
a. (M) Saia ‘Aholelei
b. (M) Vili Vaka died a bachelor
c. (M) Mataiasi resides at Ha’asini with children.
Saia ‘Aholelei’s children are:
i. (M) Paula
ii. (F) Kasa
iii. Mo ‘oni
iv. (F) Fa’ila
v. (F) Sina
(M) Vili Vaka was never married.
(M) Mataiasi married a lady from Ha‘asini and they had children.
(F) Lu’isa is Funaki’s daughter and her children are:
1. (F) Latu Lavaki
2. (F) ‘Ema
(F) Latu Lavaki’s children are:
a. (M) ‘Isilei Lavaki’s mother is Halatono.
b. (M) Ioane Lafaki’s mother is Siteli.
c. (F) Tupou Kelo’s mother is Kaufusi.
d. (F) Kulaea’s mother is Siteli.
e. (F) Manu who resides at Neiafu.
(F) ‘Ema married Samisoni Manu and their children are:
a. (M) Lisiate
b. (F) Mele
c. (F) Patea
d. (F) Seini
e. (M) Semisi Manu
f. (M) Malekamu
g. (F) Luisa
(F) Tupou Kelo’s children are:
i. (M) Uata
ii. (M) Peni
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iii. (M) Hiliate
iv. (M) Kaufusi
v. (F) Senolita
vi. (M) Piliopo
vii. (F) Toe‘umu
viii. (M) ‘Isilei Kaho
(M) Ioane married Salia of Mu‘a and they had children.
(F) Kulaea married Mahe Lasitani.
(M) Lisiate Manu, son of ‘Ema married Kaufo‘ou Motu’apuaka and their children are:
1. (F) Selu
2. (M) Tevita
3. (M) Sione
4. (M) Manu
5. (F) ‘Ana Seini
6. (F) Ainise
(F) Mele, sister of Lisiate Manu married Mota of Ha‘apai and their children are:
1. (F) Lupe
2. (M) Taniela
3. Kava
(M) Malekamu, son of ‘Ema, married Vao, daughter of Po’oi and their children are:
1. (F) Anise married Feleti Sevele
2. (F) Mele
3. (F) ‘Ema
4. (M) ‘Anolo
5. (M) Viliami
6. (M) Tevita
7. Fehoko
(F) Patea’s children are:
1. (F) ‘Ala, married Luani Tongaleva
2. (F) ‘Alisi
3. (F) Sita
4. (F) Lupi
5. (F) Fehi
6. (M) Taniela
7. (F) Salote
(F) Seini married Vikilani and their children are:
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1. (F) ‘Atiola
2. (M) Funaki
3. (F) Salote
4. (F) Luse
5. (M) Sunia
(F) Funaki’s father is Sione Havili Palu.
(M) ‘Aisea Tafuna’s father is Peni Funaki and his mother is Lu’isa. Teu whose sister is Na‘a
whose daughter is Loisi whose children are:
1. (F) Taimani
2. (F) ‘Ofa
3. (M) Samiu
(F) Taimani married Taani of Pelehake and their children are:
a. (F) Eniketi
b. (F) Ane
c. (F) Sela
d. (F) Heilala
e. (F) Mele
f. (M) Mosese
g. (M) Sione
h. (M) Tevita
(F) ‘Ofa, sister to Taimani married Pisi of Ha‘apai and their children are:
a. (M) Moniati
b. (M) Pulu
c. (F) Siva
d. (F) Fa‘aseini
e. (F) Mele, married a man from ‘Eua.
(M) Samiu’s children are:
a. (M) Tevita Manioke
b. (F) Saane
c. (F) Lupe
d. (M) Paula Felofiaki
Tupou Tafuna’s mother was Meleane Holokia Lupe. Meleane Holokia’s parents were Mosese
and Lesieli whose children are:
1. (F) Meleane Holokia Lupe
2. (F) Mele Fifita married Siua of Puke.
3. ‘Itanoa
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(F) Mele Fifita’s children are:
a. (M) Siaosi
b. (M) Fale‘aisi
c. (F) Va‘asi
(M) Siaosi married ‘Ele of Tungua and their children are:
i. (F) Sina
ii. (F) Lesieli
(F) Sina married a man from Nomuka
(F) Lesieli married Manu Taliu of Kolomotu‘a.
(M) Fale‘asi married Langa‘one of Te‘ekiu and their children are:
a. (M) Taniela
b. (M) Latu
c. a daughter
(F) Va‘asi married Vilingia of Nomuka and their children are:
a. (M) Ma‘afu
b. (M) Manase
c. (F) Lisia
d. (F) Meleane
e. (F) Va‘ati
‘Itanoa passed away without children.
(M) Sioape Pola married ‘Ana and their children are:
1. (F) Silia
2. (F) Lose
(M) Mosese’s parents are (M) Paanepasa and Mele Fifita and their children are:
1. (M) Mosese
2. (M) Mataka
3. (F) Lolo’i
4. (F) ‘Ana Matonga
5. (M)Tupou Toevalu
6. (M) Mahe
7. (M) Palu
‘Uhiua comes from Sione Takivaha.
Palu is Moesese’s brother. Palu’s son is:
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‘Ahomana. ‘Ahomana’s children are:
a. (M) Peti
b. (F) Teuila
Mahe’s children are:
a (M) ‘Aholoka
b. (M) Motau
Tupou Toevalu’s children are:
a. (M) ‘Elone
b. (F) Mele Fifita
c. (F) Ana, who married Hala.
Mataka had two sons:
a. (M) Sione Makaka
b. (M) Latu Mataka
Sione Mataka married Siu from Fatai and they live at Malapo.
Latu Mataka had a daughter. Her name is
i. Soana, who married Tevita, son of Faiva from Kolofo ‘ou.
Lolo’i married Kelepi and their children are:
a. (M) Fakava
b. (M) Kapukava
c. (F) Lea
d. (F) Nanise
(M) Tufui is Mosese’s nephew. Tufui’s father is Tuia. Tufui’s children are:
1. (M) Kaitu‘u
2. (M) Pule
3. (F) Siosi, who married to Kanokupoli
(M) Kaitu‘u married Saupo and their children are:
a. (M) Kuli
b. (F) Luisa
c. (M) ‘Apai
d. (M) Alifelelti
e. Manu
f. (F) Mele
g. (F) Lesieli
h. Hola
(M) Paanepasa’s parents are Vake and Litia from Ha‘ano.
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(F) Lesieli, the mother of Meleane Holakialupe. Her parents are (M) Paula Finau and ‘Asena.
Paula Finau and ‘Asena’s children are:
1. (F) Lesieli
2. (F) Vika
3. (M) Taufa
(F) Vika married Sione Tupou of Kolomotu‘a and their children are:
a. (M) Malakai
b. (M) Misima
c. Na‘a
d. (F) Hetau
e. (F) Fau
(M) Malakai married Palu of ‘Atata and their children are:
i. Lea
ii. (M) Mahe
iii. (M) Aisea
(M) Misima married ‘Alilia of Vava‘u and their children are:
i. (M) Sione Tupou
ii. (M) Vili
iii. (F) Vika
iv. (F) ‘Asena
v. (F) Lupi
(F) Na‘a married Tovo and their children are:
i. (F) Foketi
ii. (M) Tevita Tovo
iii. (M) Vili
iv. (M) Tui‘one
v. Moli
Fahefa
(M) Tevita married Tupou of Niutoua and they reside at Kolomotu‘a.
(M) Vili married a lady from Niuatata and their children are:
(1). Ikani
(2). Mafi, male
(3). Sione
(4). Paula
(M) Tuione married Salome, daughter of Sione Havili of Pangai.
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(M) Moli married Ana, daughter of Pomama from Nakolo.
(F) Hetau married Salesi from Kolofo‘ou and their children are:
1. Lopeti
2. ‘Oli, who married to Talafo‘ou
(F) Fau married Sione Finau of Kolomotu‘a and their son is
1. Vili.
(M) Vili married Lile of Felemea and they had one son:
a. Viliami Hemaloto.
(M) Taufa had a son:
1. Tahaafe who married Talanoa of Tofoa and their children are:
a. (M) Taufa
b. (F) Saane, who married to Vava‘u
c. (F) Lesieli
d. (M) Tevita
(F) Lesieli married Moeaki of Kolomotu‘a and their children are:
i. (F) Hingano
ii. (M) Peni
iii. (M) Tevita
iv. (F) Tonga Kovi married Kafo Tuha of Vaotu’u.
Paula Finau’s parents are Aisea Tupou, who holds the title noble Fielakepa and then
Feilakepa Tongaliuaki. Paula Finau’s mother was Vea. Aisea Tupou’s father was Tupou
Efitonga, who had the title of Fielakepa Havili Palu of Tongoleleka.
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