How Tonga Got Its Name

Maui threw his line and hook into the ocean. He felt the hook catch onto something huge and heavy. "Wow, it's beautiful!" Maui said. Na'e lí 'e Maui 'ene lainé mo 'ene māta'ú ki he 'osení. Na'a ne ongo'i 'oku 'i ai ha me'a lahi faka'ulia mo mamafa 'oku ma'u 'e he 'ene māta'ú. "'Oiauee, oku faka'ofo'ofa!" ko e lea ia 'a Mauí. What amazing sight did Maui see in the ocean that day? Find out in How Tonga got its name— a Tongan legend retold by David Riley and translated into Tongan by Julienne Faletau.