21 Years Later: A Letter from Mafihape
In 2007, an online listing for a unique copy of Mariner's account was discovered in a bookstore in Canada. In the blank pages in the back of...
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Toki Ukamea: The story of William Mariner
In 2012, a Tongan man by the name of Tevita Moala came upon the remains of a sunken ship off the coast of Foa, Ha'apai in the Kingdom of Tonga. It was determined that this was the remains of...
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20 of 27 episodesFarewell to Tonga
A European vessel is spotted in the western horizon of Vava'u and no one is more excited than William Mariner. Our boy is going home!
A New Government
What does a post-'Ulukālala look like? For one thing, his son, Moengāngonga, the new Finau, proves to be a much different ruler than his fat...
Farewell to the King
Shortly after his daughter Saumailagi passed away, Finau 'Ulukālala falls ill during the post-funeral celebrations. From Mariner's descripti...
Fonua
Saumailagi, a young daughter of Finau 'Ulukālala falls ill. He pleads with the gods to spare her life but Saumailagi's condition shows no im...
Hū Lou Ifi
In this episode, will Tupoumalohi get the pardon he seeks from Finau 'Ulukālala?
Elizabeth Morey and Teukava
In this episode, Mariner provides an update on the happenings in Tongatapu which led to Tupoumālohi, an enemy of 'Ulukālala, to flee from To...
Kau Moala - A Report from Fiji
This episode is about the famed navigator Kau Moala who spent 14 years in Fiji. We also learn about the origins of the Tongan phrase Vete Fa...
Leaky Canoes
Finau 'Ulukalala is not content until he can remove all his rivals in Vava'u. He does so when he calls a fono at Makave, only to use the opp...
What's that in the sky? It's a bird! It's a plane! It's an anus?
The war is over and Finau 'Ulukālala indulges in some recreation, namely, hunting kalae and rat. We learn more about these two sports, we ge...
Your Gotta Get Your Peace On
The war in Vava'u is drawing out longer than Finau 'Ulukālala had anticipated. The Vava'uans have dug in at their might fortress in Feletoa....
The Gods are Cruel
It's a brutal battle of attrition with no clear resolution, yet it claims many innocent lives. These are truly dark times during the war and...
These Hoes Ain't Loyal
The battle between 'Ulukālala's Ha'apai forces and the Vava'uans are at a stalemate. Overtaking the Fatungakoa fortress wasn't the cakewalk...
Vava'u Fights Back
Vava'u be like we are ready for you! So they built the biggest fort in Tonga and named it Fatungakoa. 'Ulukalala and his war party arrive in...
Vava'u be like "Screw You!"
After Tupouniua's assassination, the people of Vava'u return home and so are sick of Finau 'Ulukālala's shit so they build the biggest fort...
It’s always the good ones that have to die...
In this episode, no one is immune from Finau 'Ulukalala's ambition, even his own brother. (Title taken from Wu-Tang Clan's song Tearz) I ran...
Candy Licker
In episode 6, we take a break from all the violence and bloodbath to enjoy ourselves at the Fakalahi ceremonies in Ha'apai and while we are...
Mariner on the Front Line
WARNING: In this episode, I say the F word (for those of you listening with your parents lol) Mariner is unofficially enlisted into Finau 'U...
BONUS: Q&A Episode
I answer all your questions. Send your questions to rwolfgramm@gmail.com, leave us a short voicemail on our Anchor page or call and leave a...
Finau 'Ulukālala's War
Episode 4: Finau 'Ulukālala's War Mariner finally resigns himself to the reality that he is stuck in Tonga, perhaps forever. To make matters...
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