ʻUiha
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ʻUiha is an island in Lifuka district, in the Haʻapai islands of Tonga. It had a population of 638 in 2006 and an area of 5.36 km2 (2.07 sq mi).[1] The island has two villages, ʻUiha and Felemea.[2]
During the summer of 1863 islanders ambushed the slave ship margarita during a blackbirding expedition. [3]
In September 2022 the island's electricity system was transition from a diesel generator to a solar-battery system with diesel backup.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ GeoHive Tonga
- ^ a b "Solar energy for 'Uiha island". Matangi Tonga. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ Maude, Henry Evans (1981). Slavers in Paradise: The Peruvian Labour Trade in Polynesia, 1862-1864. [email protected]. ISBN 978-0-7081-1607-4.
19°54′06″S 174°24′15″W / 19.90167°S 174.40417°W
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