Re: Mo‘ale Finau Ha‘apai’s new Governor, Feb. 06, 2015. PM Pōhiva criticized former PM Tu‘ivakanō in 2011 on the appointments of Dr. ‘Ana Maui Taufe‘ulungaki as Minister of Education, and Attorney Clive Edwards as Minister of Law.

For almost 30 years, you championed the idea that the political system in Tonga was un-democratic. You criticized King Tupou IV. King Tupou V, King Tupou VI when he was the Prime Minister, Princess Pilolevu, former Prime Ministers, former Cabinet Ministers, Civil Servants and anyone else who was unlucky enough to fall foul of your high moral judgement; you proudly did it all in the name of democracy. You even took most of them to court for one allegation after another.

Please allow me to voice my humble opinion pertaining to the rhetoric with implications expressed by others in dehumanizing and demonizing the new Prime Minister’s choice in picking his son to be his personal assistant of all things. The end days must be fast approaching if this so-called political storm fueled by this minimal of actions has such a profound effect and impact on this new-found and sudden morally conscious psyche of our kingdom. I must say it is really quiet sad and much ado about nothing

Kātaki ka ke pulusi atu ‘eku ki’i tohi ni koe fie tokoni pe ki he founga ‘o e faka’uhingame’a he ‘oku malava ke ne faka’asili e tafenga lelei mo e monū mo’oe fonua ‘o kapau ‘oku tonu hono ngāue’aki pea ‘oku toe malava foki ke ne kumoa mo fakakā ‘a e tupulekina ‘o e fonua ‘o kapau ‘e fehalaaki hono ngāue’aki. Ko e faka’uhingame’a ‘oku ne tataki e konga lahi ‘o ‘etau mo’ui mo ‘e tau fai fatongia ‘i he taimi kotoa ‘o ‘e tau ‘ā (conscious mind) pea mo ‘e tau mohe (unconscious mind). Ko ia ‘oka tonu koe ‘aonga lahi ka ‘oka hala ko e maumau lahi: