Fīnau ʻUlukālala
Fīnau Ulukālala (Hot Headed) was a dynasty of six important hereditary chiefs from Vavau (the Tui Vavau), currently in the kingdom of Tonga. The dynasty began sometime in the 18th century and died out in 1960. The chief's original estate was Tuanuku, and his nickname and that of the village is Tavakefaiana (a species of tropicbird). Holders of the title I (i Maofanga) Although the first Fīnau (Ulukālala I's grandfather, Mataelehaamea), had been a Tui Kanokupolu (at that time, around 1650, the most powerful royal dynasty of Tongatapu), his father Tuituiohu was only a younger brother of Maafuotuitonga, the next Tui Kanokupolu. As such Tuituiohu tried his luck in Vavau, where he started the dynasty of the Haa Ngatatupu. This first Fīnau died in 1797 in Maufanga, Tongatapu and is therefore also called Fīnau Ulukālala I i Maofanga (the old form of the name of the village). He was succeeded by his eldest son who would die later in Feletoa, Vavau, and as such is sometimes ...
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