'Utulau

'Utulau
Coordinates: 21°11′24″S 175°16′08″W / 21.190°S 175.269°W / -21.190; -175.269Coordinates: 21°11′24″S 175°16′08″W / 21.190°S 175.269°W / -21.190; -175.269
Country	Tonga
Island	Tongatapu

'Utulau is a village on the western district of Tongatapu, Tonga.

Location

In the western district of the island of Tongatapu, Kingdom of Tonga. It is next to the village of Ha'akame.

Name History

The word 'Utulau consists of two words. These are 'utu (water pools) and lau (to talk about). According to legend, there was once a major drought in Tonga. Crops and plants were drying up and people had no water to drink. Except for one place,'Utulau. People were talking about pools of water that have been keeping 'Utulau the same way it was before and absolutely nothing was affected during the drought. At that time 'Utulau had no name for the village. When the Tu'i Tonga of that time heard of this, he went to visit the village. He was shocked at the fact that nothing had changed in the village. The people showed him to the pools of water that kept the village safe from the drought then he said, "Ko e ngaahi utu' 'eni 'oku 'lau'." which means "These are the pools they've been talking about". That is how the village got its name.

Hingoa Faktenetene

The Hingoa Fakatenetene is a name or names that the village is also known by.They are named after a famous landmark in that village, an important person or something that happened in that village.These are 'Utulau's hingoa fakatenetene.

• Toa Faka'amu(Wanting toa),
• Toka'anga 'A Kalia 'O E Tu'i Tonga,
• Sika 'A Valu,
• Alafolau Heavula,
• Vai ko Pa'ehe 'A Tevolo.

References

• Tohi Tala 'o Tonga ma'ae fanau ako
• C.D.U-Curriculum Development Unit.
• Ministry of Education, Tonga.