Rasolo was a

Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...

an High Chief.

Family

Father of Rasolo was Chief Niumataiwalu of

Lakeba Lakeba (pronounced ) is an island in Fiji’s Southern Lau Archipelago; the provincial capital of Lau is located here. The island is the tenth largest in Fiji, with a land area of nearly 60 square kilometers.Steadman (2006) It is fertile and wel ...

. Rasolo's mother was

Lady The word ''lady'' is a term for a girl or woman, with various connotations. Once used to describe only women of a high social class or status, the equivalent of lord, now it may refer to any adult woman, as gentleman can be used for men. Inform ...

Tarau of Tovu Totoya {{Unreferenced, date=December 2009 Tarau of Totoya was the first wife of Niumataiwalu, founder of the Vuanirewa dynasty of the Lau Islands (in Fiji). Tarau was the mother of Uluilakeba I and Rasolo. Oral history indicates that Tarau was the daught ...

. Rasolo was a brother of Lady

Sivoki {{Unreferenced, date=December 2009 Sivoki Volitilakeba was the eldest child and only daughter of Niumataiwalu, first Roko Sau and High Chief of the Lau Islands, Fiji. Oral history has it that Sivoki was exceedingly beautiful, a trait she most likel ...

and

Uluilakeba I {{Unreferenced, date=October 2008 Uluilakeba was the eldest son of Niumataiwalu. He did not succeed to his fathers title, first since his father was not known to have been installed to the title of either Tui Nayau or Sau ni Vanua ko Lau, second ...

and half-brother of

Matawalu {{unreferenced, date=December 2009 Matawalu was a Fijian chief. He was the son of Niumataiwalu—first ''Roko Sau'' of Lau Islands—and Uma of Nukunuku. Matawalu became the fourth ''Roko Sau'', ruler of the Lau Islands, after the death of his h ...

. Rasolo's first wife was Lady

Laufitu Laufitu was a Fijian chiefess. Family Laufitu was the first wife of Rasolo, who was the third '' Sau kei Lau'' of the Lau Islands and first ''Tu'i Nayau''. They were the parents of Roko Malani, the seventh '' Sau kei Lau''. Laufitu would have ...

. Their son was

Roko Malani Roko Malani (died 1833) was high chief of the Fijian island of Lakeba. He held the title '' Tui Nayau'' (paramount chief of the Lau Islands) and was a popular chief. He increased the influence the island of Lakeba had in Fiji. The first Christia ...

. Rasolo's second wife was from

. She bore

Soroaqali {{Unreferenced, date=December 2009 Toki Soroaqali was a Lauan chief and member of the noble dynasty of Vuanirewa in Fiji, active in the late 1700s and early 1800s. He was the second son of Rasolo, the first '' Tui Nayau'' through a lady of rank ...

and

Lalaciwa '' Adi'' Lalaciwa was a Fijian chiefess and member of the Vuanirewa dynasty on the Lau Islands of Fiji. Lalaciwa was the only daughter of Rasolo, who was the third ''Roko Sau'', first '' Tu'i Nayau'' and the progenitor of the Matailakeba and Va ...

to Rasolo. Lady Radavu was the third wife of Rasolo. She bore him

Taliai Tupou Roko Taliai Tupou (17??-1875) was a Fijian nobleman. He is considered to be the progenitor of the noble household Vatuwaqa in the chiefly Vuanirewa clan and as such, was the first member of this noble household to hold the title '' Tui Nayau''. H ...

Biography

Rasolo became the third ''

Roko Sau Sau Mai Kedekede now more commonly referred to as Sau ni Vanua ko Lau is one of the preeminent titles held by the Paramount Chief of the Lau Islands in Fiji. History The title Sau Mai Kedekede originates from the Tongan word “Hau”, denoting t ...

'' of the

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and first installed holder of the title ''

Tu'i Nayau ''Tu’i Nayau'' is the title held by the paramount chief of the Lau Islands in Fiji and is synonymous with the title holders over lordship of these islands. When translated, ''Tu’i Nayau'' means "Lord of Nayau", an island north of Lakeba, the la ...

''. According to the

oral history Oral history is the collection and study of historical information about individuals, families, important events, or everyday life using audiotapes, videotapes, or transcriptions of planned interviews. These interviews are conducted with people wh ...

, Rasolo was exiled to

Nayau Nayau is an island of Fiji, a member of the Lau archipelago. Nearby cities: Suva; Nuku'Alofa; Coordinates: 17°58'39"S 179°3'13"W. Nayau, north of Lakeba Lakeba (pronounced ) is an island in Fiji’s Southern Lau Archipelago; the pr ...

. He is considered to be the progenitor of the noble households Matailakeba and Vatuwaqa.''Pacific Islands Monthly''. "The first ''

Tui Nayau ''Tu’i Nayau'' is the title held by the paramount chief of the Lau Islands in Fiji and is synonymous with the title holders over lordship of these islands. When translated, ''Tu’i Nayau'' means "Lord of Nayau", an island north of Lakeba, the la ...

'' was ''Roko'' Rasolo, ''Ratu'' Sir Kamisese's great-great-great grandfather." It was under the rule of Rasolo that the invading

Bauan Bauan, officially the Municipality of Bauan ( tgl, Bayan ng Bauan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 90,819 people. History Religious attribution and mi ...

forces were driven from

References

{{Reflist Fijian chiefs People from Lakeba Tui Nayau Vuanirewa