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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...
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...
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!
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...
Shortly after his daughter Saumailagi passed away, Finau 'Ulukālala falls ill during the post-funeral celebrations. From Mariner's descripti...
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...
In this episode, will Tupoumalohi get the pardon he seeks from Finau 'Ulukālala?
In this episode, Mariner provides an update on the happenings in Tongatapu which led to Tupoumālohi, an enemy of 'Ulukālala, to flee from To...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Episode 4: Finau 'Ulukālala's War Mariner finally resigns himself to the reality that he is stuck in Tonga, perhaps forever. To make matters...
Q & A Episode 3 with special guest Dr. Tēvita O. Ka'ili. In this episode, Dr. Ka'ili elaborates on the usage of si'oto 'ofa in past history...
Mariner begins a new life in Tonga. And we step into the wayback machine to learn about the first Tu'i Tonga 'Aho'eitu.
Answering listener's questions from Episode 2: Oops Upside Your Head
What will happen to Captain Brown? What will happen to the rest of the Port au Prince crew? What will happen to William Mariner? And is ther...
Answering your questions from Episode 1: Port au Prince
The Port au Prince was a privateer built in 1790 in France. Seized by the British off the coast of Haiti and renamed the Port Au Prince, it...
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 Ton...