Title: Niuē-fekai (or Savage) Island and its People

Author: S. Percy Smith

Part of: Tidal Pools: Digitized Texts from Oceania for Samoan and Pacific Studies

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The Kings

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1.	Tihamau, was the first king.
2.	Puni-mata.
3.	Patua-valu.
4.	Foki-mata
5.	Galiaga
6.	Fakana-iki } These two kings were not annointed (accepted) by the whole island.
7.	Hetalaga
8.	Pakieto

The kings were often killed, and kings of Niuē-fekai were not descendants of kings, but they were of the families of the conquerors in each generation, and often the island was without kings whilst they were fighting about it. The last king. Pakieto, was of Tamalagau, but then they turned to fighting to decide who should be king. The people

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4 Ti o hifo he hala i Vali-kele
Tau atu he tiale lahi ia
Tau pili tugi e tiale
Goto fakatu, ke tau he pogipogi
Kua tau mua tukua e koe.