Ma"afu, prince of Tonga, chief of Fiji: The life and times of Fiji’s first Tui Lau

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Ma"afu, son of Aleamotu"a, Tu"i Kanokupolu, grew up during a time of
unprecedented social and political change in Tonga following the advent of
Christianity. Moving to Lau, Fiji, in 1847 when he was about 21, he skilfully
exploited kinship links to establish a power base there and in eastern
Cakaudrove. His achievements were r