Haʻakio

Haʻakio (kolo)

Ko Haʻakio ko e kiʻi kolo ia ʻoku tuʻu ʻi he vahe loto ʻo e motu lahi ʻo Vavaʻu.

Ko e tofiʻa ʻo e puleʻanga ʻo Tonga.

Naʻe tuʻu ʻa e kolotau ʻi onoʻaho, ko Vaipoa, ʻo e ʻeiki siʻi ko Māhina ʻi Tukulalo. Taimi ʻe niʻihi naʻe ʻi ai ha kātoanga mafi lahi, ko ia ai ko e lea heliaki:

Lea heliaki fakatonga

Vavā fakavaipoa

Ko e kupu ʻeni ko e potuʻi ia (stub). ʻIo, ko koe, kātaki tokoni mai ʻi hono ngāue fatu fakalahi.

ʻO. Māhina; Reed book of Tongan proverbs; 2004; ISBN 978-0-7900-0963-6