WORDS FROM THE WEBMASTER:

Welcome to the October issue of the THSESWS newsletter. It has been a pleasure to see so many of our ex-students using the Lalo Kasia Forum as well as the Paini Mutu Chat Room. Starting on the last week of September was the first of a series of the so-called "TOPIC OF THE MONTH". It is overwhelming to see so many great ideas put forward by many of our ex-students. The topic regarding the computer teachers at Tonga High School has been a fascinating one to discuss. It is hoped that the current administration and the Ministry of education would take notice of the relevant points discussed by the ex-students.

Ideas on the "The Topic Of The Month(October) regarding the establishment of a University for Tonga has raised a lot of interesting ideas. The excellent views and fantastic opinions put forward has gone to show how useful a forum like ours in stating what we think beneficial to our country and more importantly - the education of the people of Tonga. It is also encouraging to see that eventhough we do not all agree with each other but our disagreements in certain aspects of opinions bear no hard-feelings among our fellow debators. At the end of the day, we all agree to disagree and everyone is happy and no ill-feelings. This is a tribute to the THS spirit. Well done to you all.

To keep these excellent discussions going the THSESWS must come up with some good topics to discuss. I therefore ask you all to please send me some ideas on potential topics to be discussed as part of the "Topic of the Month" series. The creater of each topic would then have his or her name acknowledged for his or her intellectual ideas.

Finally, the THSESWS would also like to welcome the chapter of Auckland and that of Waikato it is hoped that other chapters who have not submitted the list of their members may do so in the near future.

ARTICLE BY 'AMELIA PIUTAU (Hawaiian Chapter):

Founga Ngaue Pau mo Mahino:

Aloha:

Malo 'etau toe lava kihe mahina ni, pea malo mu'a e tau moe fua fatongia 'ihe ngaahi feitu'u kehekehe. Ko kita eni 'oku te kei vela mafana ai pe ke fakahoko atu ha ngaahi ongoongo fekau'aki mo 'etau kautaha ako tutuku ko eni 'ihe ngaahi 'otu motu 'o Hawaii.

'Ihe 'newsletter' koia 'oe mahina ko 'Aokosi na'aku 'oatu ai ha ki'i ongoongo fekau'aki moe kau ako tutuku 'oe vahenga ni kae fakatefito kihe tukunga 'oku 'iai 'enau ngaahi mo'ui fakatu'asino. Teu hoko atu eni kihe tukunga moe founga ngaue koia 'oku fakalele'aki 'emau Kautaha.

'Oku hoko 'emau kautaha, "Kihe Lelei Taha Alumni Association-Hawaii" koe fuofua Kautaha Tonga ia ke lesisita 'ihe Siteiti Hawaii 'as a non profit organization.' Koe ngaue lahi mo'oni eni ne fai hono fuesia pea toki lava ke mau lesisita 'o hoko fakalao koe 'non-profit organization'.

Koe founga ngaue koia ki hono fakalele pe 'oku fakalele'aki 'emau Kautaha, koha founga ia kuo 'osi tu'utu'uni'i pau 'ihe 'emau Konisitutone pe By-Laws. Koe 'elito moe kakano 'oe Konisitutone ko eni teu tala atu pe 'e au kau ako tutuku, 'oku 'ikai toe 'iai hano ua 'ona 'iha toe konisitutone 'oha toe fa'ahinga kautaha ako tutuku Tonga! Pea 'oku mo'oni 'ae lau 'ae motu'a tu'uaki pinati 'e taha, 'oku si'i 'eku fakamatala ka 'oku 'amo'amo atu…. 'Ai ai 'ene maau mo 'ene mahino ngofua 'o fai ngofua hono ngaue'i. 'Oku kanokato 'ihe konisitutone ko eni 'ae taumu'a ngaue 'ae kautaha 'o a'u kihe me'a 'e hoko 'o kapau 'e movete 'ae kautaha ni!

'Oku kau 'ihe konisitutone ko eni 'a hono 'Funeral Policy' 'aia 'oku ne tuhu'i pau 'ae fatongia 'oe kautaha 'ihe taimi 'oku hoko ai e ngaahi me'a faka'eiki 'ae kau memipa, lahi 'oe me'a ke fai 'aki 'enau fakafotunga, pehe foki ki hono faka ngatangata pe 'oe ngaahi putu 'e fiema'u ke fai kiai 'ae o faka-kolisi tutuku.

Koha ki'i fakatata nounou pe eni ia kihe ngaahi me'a 'oku ha 'ihe 'emau konisitutone, ka 'oku ou tui 'e lava ke toe malangalanga ange mo mo'ui 'etau ngaahi kautaha ako tutuku 'o kapau 'e 'iai ha fa'ahinga founga ngaue pau ki hono fakalele 'aki kinautolu. 'Ikai foki ngata ai, ka 'e hoko 'a hono fa'u maau 'oha konisitutone kihe ngaahi kautaha ako tutuku kene fakama'ama'a mo fakafaingofua'i 'ae hokohoko lelei 'ae ngaue 'ae ngaahi kautaha ako tutuku. Fakatata 'aki eni, 'ihe taimi 'oku 'osi ai e taimi ngaue 'ae komiti, 'e ha'u pe 'ae komiti fo'ou 'oku 'osi 'iai pe 'ae me'a ke nau muimui kiai, kae 'ikai ke nau toe hela fe fe 'i hano fakakaukau'i pe koe ha te nau fai.

Neongo koe konisitutone ko eni 'e lava ke fai hono liliu mo hano monomono(amend), ka 'oku hoko ia koe ngaue lavame'a tu'ukimu'a taha kuo fai 'ehe'emau kautaha ni, kae tautefito kiate kinautolu ne nau kau 'ihe Komiti Pule moe Ngaue 'ihe vaha'a taimi koia.

'Oku ou toe 'oatu ai ha fakamalo makehe kihe Palesiteni koia ko Fifita Finau 'Unga pea pehe foki kia Dr. Sitiveni Halapua 'aia na'ane fuesia 'a hono kanongatamaki 'o hono tohi mo hono fakalea 'o 'emau konisitutone. Mahalo Nui Loa.

Koia kau ako tutuku, koha ki'i lelei eni kou pehe ke 'oatu ke tau fevahevahe'aki ai, pea kapau 'oku 'iai ha ni'ihi 'iate kimoutolu te mou fiema'u hano tatau pea mou fakafetu'utaki hangatonu mai pe kiate au, ('Amelia Piutau) pea 'e lava keu ma'u atu ha'o tatau.

Faka'amu he 'ikai fai hano to'o hala'i 'o taku 'oku fai ha fiepoto, ka 'ihe mahino kiate au koe ngaue lahi faka'ulia 'a hono fa'u 'oha konisitutone, koia 'oku makatu'unga ai 'a 'eku fakahoko atu 'e lava pe ke ma'u atu ha tatau mei ate au 'o kapau 'e fiema'u ke hoko koha 'reference' pe koha 'guideline' ki ha'o fa'u konisitutone ki ho'o mou ngaahi kautaha! (Koe me'a pe ke 'oua na'a mou ofo kapau teu 'eke atu ha ki'i totongi, (he!he!). Sai pe he ka 'iai ha ki'i totongi, 'e matu'aki faka'atu'i mo'oni!!!!

Kou tui 'e faingofua pea toe lelei ange 'e tau ngaahi ngaue fakakautaha kolisi tutuku 'ihe taimi 'e 'iai hano lao mahino ke hoko koha tuhulu kihe kautaha. 'Aia koha lao 'e 'ikai ke puli mo ha 'ihe anga e ta 'au 'oe feliuliuaki, ka koha lao 'e lava ke tohi ke nofo ma'u 'ihe'etau ngaahi tukui kautaha takitaha ke hoko koe takihala moe fakahinohino kihe kau muiaki te nau hoko atu hono fua 'o 'etau ngaue 'ihe kaha'u. Mo'oni foki e lau 'ae kau tangata langa, ka tonu e fakava'e mo malohi, pea 'e faingofua leva 'ae hoko atu... Kaikehe a foki ko hono fakapulipuli 'oe ki'i fakahoha'a ni, koe feinga ai pe ke tau kei ta ha ngaahi sipinga lelei he faifatongia pau mo maau, kihe ngaahi kautaha ako tutuku kehe!!! 'Ofa 'e kei hokohoko atu ai pe 'etau mo'ui taumu'a kihe lelei taha 'ihe me'a kotoa.

Faka'apa'apa atu,

'Amelia Piutau.

I think 'Amelia Pitau deserves a big applause for this article. As stated by 'Amelia, their chapter is more than happy to help out in giving you a copy of their constitution so that your chapter can use it or get some ideas from. Remember, you are welcome to ask 'Amelia for a copy. I also want to personally thank 'Amelia, for the great work she has done in writing articles for our monthly newsletters. I must also emphasize here that the THSESWS would also welcome articles from any of the ex-students.

My friends, do not hide your articles, share with us please !

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