Thank you for sharing this doko , like tupou 4 said . Our heritage is what makes us Tongan . Our past ancestors really laid the foundation that has stood strong for hundreds of years . Much respect and again , god bless our kingdom and look over our people 🙏

Thanks toko great history telling keep them coming ❤

Malloooooooo for the next chapter 🫡

You’re a great story teller. This was great/sad to visualize.

@marinersjourney3118

24 күн бұрын

@@Marleyana1 thank you!

Oiaue seuke kuo mate e Tangata attempts to fute loi haha Finau ulukala deserves an Oscar award for that Scar from lion king performance… love this Toko Malo

@marinersjourney3118

Ай бұрын

but in this story scar was the king lol taamani

@SIDBonanza

Ай бұрын

@@marinersjourney3118lol oops

Man I didn’t want that to end. Can’t wait for the next chapter. Malo

@marinersjourney3118

Ай бұрын

lol i know how you feel. the next part is crazy

Great narration Toko2 this is my favorite chapter , Tongan Mafia in the 1800’s.. Seuke!! Every empire or dynasty had a twist or a plot to remain in Power !!

@marinersjourney3118

Ай бұрын

absolutely! it gets crazier. lol thanks for watching. see you in the next chapter toko

Thankyou again for the real history

@marinersjourney3118

Ай бұрын

i'm loving telling the story. thanks for watching

Kia ora watching from Hokianga Aotearoa. Great content

@marinersjourney3118

Ай бұрын

Kia Ora Kanaka Whenua! thank you for watching. i'll see you in the next part

Malo aupito, love every chapter definitely looking forward to the next part.. Awesome 😎 🔥🔥

@marinersjourney3118

Ай бұрын

thank you for stopping by. im so glad you enjoy it.

Toko ko fe next chapter ? Finau needs a movie cos he be super turnt up 😅😂

@marinersjourney3118

9 күн бұрын

@@hengsokpich4193 😂 just finished recording I’m editing now. Next chapter next week. We bout to learn more about Finau turning up bro 😂

@hengsokpich4193

7 күн бұрын

@@marinersjourney3118 Malo mo gaue Bro! Much ofas from New Zealand…

Damn toko I’m hooked on this I’m at work doing fuk all just watch everyone of your videos 😂 malo aupito ho’o ngaue lahi ke mau lava ai pe mo mautolu he histolia ho tau kii fonua. Much love and respect from Australia toko.

@marinersjourney3118

Ай бұрын

lol malo for watching. yeah after i read it with a dictionary the first time i thought it was a difficult read so i grabbed a dictionary and telling it so our people can understand exactly how we were. thank you for watching. tau toki sio he next chapter toko. ofa atu kihe ngaahi famili australia

waiting for the next bro ! ma'alahi pehee ai ioop

@marinersjourney3118

17 күн бұрын

been busy but dying to get back to it. soon. malo for watching

Malo for the content! Appreciate the work you put into this and using this platform to share our history 🇹🇴. Malie ae fkikiiki moe fkmatala. Kataki pe kapau oku ngali fie poto mo fkmātatu'a atu ka koe fie tokoni atu pe kihe ngaue lahi oku ke fkhoko mai toko. Finau 'Ulukalala and Tupouniua have the same father, 'Ulukalala I aka 'Ulukalala 'i Ma'ofanga. Tupouniua's mother was Fehi'a from Niuatoputapu. Finau 'Ulukalala and Tupouto'a have the same mother, 'Ulukilupetea from Ha'apai. And of course Tupouto'a's father was Tuku'aho, the 14th Tu'i Kanokupolu. Hala'api'api and Finau 'Ulukalala were first cousins. Finau 'Ulukalala's father, 'Ulukalala 'i Ma'ofanga and Hala'api'api's father Pasiaka were brothers. Toe'umu and Finau 'Ulukalala's father, 'Ukukalala 'i Ma'ofanga were first cousins. Toe'umu's father Kafoa and 'Ukukalala 'i Ma'ofanga's father Tuituiohu were brothers. So Toe'umu's nephews were both Finau 'Ulukalala and Tupouniua. I'm sharing this to show that all these people were pretty much all family and highlights what Finau 'Ulukalala's ambitions were and what he was willing to do. On a side note - anthropologist, psychoanalyst and author Elizabeth Bott Spillius stated that most writers have assumed that Cook’s "Feenou" was 'Ulukalala-'i-Ma'ofanga. According to her "Feenou" was probably Tu‘ihalafatai, son of Tupoulahi.

@marinersjourney3118

Ай бұрын

interesting insight. more info to connect the dots between written and oral history. malo e si'i tokoni

@RocStone

Ай бұрын

@@marinersjourney3118 No problem toko, I do my own research and that includes your channel. But when it comes to genealogy and family history, hange koe lau ae kau palangi, that's my specialty ouaaaa Lol but appreciate your hard work tho malo 💪🏾🇹🇴

@marinersjourney3118

Ай бұрын

@@RocStone hange koe lau a unkolo. das my eat lol ouaana. malo toko

@RocStone

Ай бұрын

@@marinersjourney3118 das my flava 😂 malo toko

It's so cool to read Mariner's rendered spelling of Tongan. At 22:38 Mariner writes "gooa" for the Tongan "kuo". But I wonder if "gooa" actually meant "kua" which would be the archaic form for "kuo"? Otherwise wouldn't Mariner have written it as a "goooh"? Just a thought. Thank you for this toko. Maalie! Oh, also the place in 'Uiha where Tupouniua was buried is called Mala'e Lahi. It's the burial grounds where the ancient rulers of Tonga were buried. Now they are buried at Mala'e Kula on Tongatapu.

@marinersjourney3118

Ай бұрын

great insite thank you. these extra info are gems. malo for watching

@Ngalufanifo98

Ай бұрын

I 100% could agree on the fact that “kua” was the archaic form of “kuo”, as the island of ‘Uvea (Wallis) who’s culture and linguistic terms are predominantly Tongan, use “kua” in their vocabulary commonly (in the same sense and meaning of “kuo”). Probably may also give some signs of an earlier form of Tongan during the times of the Tu’i Tonga empire and before the arrival of Christianity.

@marinersjourney3118

Ай бұрын

@@Ngalufanifo98 right. Great observation and connection

@umutangata

Ай бұрын

@@Ngalufanifo98I remember reading an article about a letter Mafihape (Mariner’s Tongan mother) wrote to Mariner who already had returned to England by that time. Mariner said he couldn’t quite decipher the letter, because the Tongan in the letter was different than the Tongan he spoke while being in Tonga. The letter was also written after the time the Christian missionaries got to Tonga & possibly tampered with the old ancient language during Tu’i Tonga era.

@Ngalufanifo98

Ай бұрын

@@umutangatathanks for the insight!

You pretty much explained the role of a Nimatapu. A royal undertaker who's only allowed to prepare the kings body for burial. Back in the days the Nimatapu were buried alive with the king or had their hands cut off. I was told this happened in Tongatapu. They weren't allowed to touch anything for if I remembered right 100 moons.

@vibendareal711

Ай бұрын

My father told me this once, about them being buried alive with the King. I never knew they were forced I thought they did it willingly in honour of the King

Vavau lahi!!

Next chapter anytime soon? 😅

@marinersjourney3118

17 күн бұрын

man sorry been busy but hella tryna get back to it. soon.

Oiaue Finau, teu elo 😩

@marinersjourney3118

24 күн бұрын

@@sionesiketi8480 😂

Tikkaa! So are we gonna just stick with that background music through the whole book? LoL ai ha foi Fasi Iongi bros 😂

@marinersjourney3118

Ай бұрын

dude I dont know what else to do i suck at editing. but tokanga ki he fo'i talanoa moe tenga! lol... dont forget september to get me on your benefits keu kii puna eva holo lol

@NGAKO801

Ай бұрын

Ok USA 🇺🇸 ✈️✈️✈️ Editing is amazing!! 👍🏽

Is Tupouniua's tomb still around today where people can visit?

@marinersjourney3118

Ай бұрын

Good question. I’d Ask those in uiha

Thankyou for the history of murder of Tupou Niua Thankyou 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@marinersjourney3118

Ай бұрын

yes. a great chief.

Toko, how did Mariner have so many Samoan descendants? I’ve always wondered because I know a few Samoan Mariners who are his descendants. They have family reunions etc

@marinersjourney3118

Ай бұрын

i was hoping to find something in the book to indicate that. we'll see how much dealings with samoa they had and how often they went there in the future. thanks for watching and stay tuned for that. malo

Did it say Finau Ulukalala's daughter's name?

@HekehekaLaa

28 күн бұрын

'Ulukelapa?😂

I thought I read somewhere Tuku’aho held the title of Tu’i Kanokupolu… 🤔 and if that’s true you think that title would’ve been passed down to Tupouto’a?

@umutangata

Ай бұрын

After further research I see that Tuku’aho is the grandfather of Taufa’ahau/King George Tupou I. So, that would make Tupouto’a the father of King George Tupou I. And all 3 carrying the title of Tu’i Kanokupolu. Interesting to think about reading thru the book about Tuku’aho & Tupouto’a characters when King George Tupou 1 descends directly from them. Just interesting to think about the current Tongan royal line descends from Tuku’aho after reading about his character in this book. Apologize ahead of time if I have the incorrect information.

@marinersjourney3118

Ай бұрын

@@umutangata everything added here is more insight to help us read between the lines and connect the dots. yeah when i realized that relationship i realized that they left out a lot of the stories that made us look too savage for modern civilization. lol malo for all the extra info from everybody. thanks for comment and watching.

@HekehekaLaa

28 күн бұрын

​@@umutangata Tu'i kanokupolu was different from Tu'i Haatakalaua and Tui Tonga as they wer inherited from father to son. Tu'i Kanokupolu was different, the Haa/clan/leaders voted. 🗳☑️

@umutangata

27 күн бұрын

@@HekehekaLaa ohhh interesting didn’t know that. Thank your for clarifying that for me.

@HekehekaLaa

27 күн бұрын

@@umutangata follow "Polynesian eyes" brother

Wouldn't be surprised if Mariner was told to write alot of bs hhhhh. Still malie. Malo Ofa atu

@alcapone8193

Ай бұрын

man, shut your ass fool

@HekehekaLaa

28 күн бұрын

Your comment is giving tangamimi vibes g 🇹🇴

@Tonga292s

27 күн бұрын

Why would anyone tell mariner to write lies?! Wouldn’t benefit anyone back in those times. Tangamimi

@tangamimitanga2575

26 күн бұрын

Tanga koe loi moe kaakaa was around way before Sisu

@HekehekaLaa

26 күн бұрын

@@tangamimitanga2575 mooni pe ho tangamimi

Thank you for the education through these videos. It has pushed me to learn more about my ancestors. Why did I just find out Finau Ulukalala is one of them 🤯🤍 Malo 😊

@marinersjourney3118

17 күн бұрын

right on . youre about to see your ancestors in motion in the next few chapters