This morning, Mr. George Mills, Head of the Regional Affairs Office at the U.S. Embassy in Suva, traveled to Tonga to meet with Prime Minister, Lord Fakafanua.

This morning, Mr. George Mills, Head of the Regional Affairs Office at the U.S. Embassy in Suva, traveled to Tonga to meet with Prime Minister, Lord Fakafanua. The Prime Minister was accompanied by the CEO of MEIDECC, Mr Sione ‘Akau’ola, and Head of Natural Resources Division Mr Rennie Vaiomo’unga.

The meeting introduced the U.S. Government Pacific Region jet aircraft, which is made available to Heads of Government in the Pacific for some of their regional travels. On his inaugural flight, the Prime Minister and his delegation conducted a survey flight of Tonga’s prominent calderas and volcanoes including Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai, Tofua and the currently active Home Reef. Warning alert for the Home Reef area remains at ORANGE for the time being.

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Na’e folau mai he pongipongi ni ki Tonga ni ‘a Mr George Mills, ko e taki he Va’a ki he Ngaahi Ngaue ki he Pasifiki ‘a e ‘Ofisi Faka’amipasitoa ‘o ‘Amelika ‘i Suva, Fisi ke fakataha mo e ‘Eiki Palemia, Lord Fakafanua. Na’e kau ki he fakataha ni mo Sione ‘Akau’ola, Pule Ngaue ‘o e Potungaue MEIDECC mo Rennie Vaiomo’unga ko e taki he Va’a ki he Koloa Fakaenatula.

Ko e fakataha ni ke fakaha mai ‘a e vakapuna seti ‘a ‘Amelika ‘oku ngaue’aki he kau taki e tukuifonua ‘o e Pasifiki, ‘a ia ‘oku ‘ata pe ki ha taki he Pasifiki ke nau ngaue’aki he ni’ihi ‘o ‘enau fefolau’aki he tukuifonua e Pasifiki. Ko e puna tesi ‘a e vaka ni na’e fakahoko ai ‘a e savea ‘a e kau folau he ngaahi mo’ungaafi he otu motu ‘o Tonga ni, kau ai ‘a Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai, Tofua mo e mo’ungaafi ‘oku kei mapuna he lolotonga ni, ko e Home Reef. ‘Oku kei tu’u pe ‘a e fakatokanga ki he ‘elia ofi ki he mo’ungaafi ko ia ko Home Reef, koe’uhi ‘oku kei mapuna pe.