Editor's Note: This is a highly significant but truly exciting slice of the history of Tonga. Amongst many other things, it provides us with a window into our complex yet important past especially the contact with Europe. It makes real sense of the concept and practice of naming as in the case of naming of the village of Vaimalō in rememberance of the two-way exchanges between the locals and foreigners. This is also refelected in the old and most beautiful names such as Naufahu Māpilitoa, Tevita Taʻofi-kae-tau, Lavinia Sialehaehae and Paluleleva-he-'i-moana of people who were geneologically related and associated with this most beautiful portion of our common history. This was taken from the journal of the Spaniard Explorer Don Francisco Antonio Mourelle and excerpts from Tongan oral and written history published by wikipaedia.

Nuku’alofa, 8 ‘Akosi 2015. Kuo ma’u ‘e he ongoono 'a e Nepituno ha fakamatala falala’anga kuo ‘osi fakahoko ‘i he faka’osinga ‘o e uike ni hano faka’ilo ‘e he ‘Ateni Seniale mo e Komisoni Fili ‘a e Fakafofonga Fale Alea Vahenga Fili Tongatapu Fika 4 Mateni Tapueluelu ki hono mamau’i ‘a e Lao ki he Fili.

Dr. Pongi: ‘Ikai Fiema‘u “Maaka Haohaoá”
Fa‘utohi ‘a Sione A. Mokofisi                                                
Konga III

Nuku'alofa, 7 'Aokosi 2015. “ ‘Oku ‘ikai ha tu’utāmaki he kuo malava pē he Vahefonuá ni ‘a e fakaakeake ‘i he vaha’a taimi ko ení, ko ia ai ‘oku ou poupou ko e kelekelé ‘e lava pē ke ngāue’i ke fakakakato ‘a e fiema’u me’atokoní pea toe malava ke toe hoko ko e ma’u’anga tu’umālie faka’ikonōmika, ko e fiema’ú pē ke ngaue’i,” ko e tō folofola huufi ia ‘e he Tama Tu’í, Tupou VI ‘a e Maa’imoa Faka’ali’ali Ngoue fakata’u ‘a e Vahefonua Niuatoputapú ‘i he Mala’e Matangimālié ‘i he Pulelulu 5 ‘o ‘Aokosi 2015.