TY - JOUR AU - Brown Pulu, Teena PY - 2013/01/30 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Rethinking development in Tonga: Dialogues with Sefita Hao'uli, Kalafi Moala, and Melino Maka JF - Te Kaharoa JA - tekaharoa VL - 6 IS - 1 SE - Article DO - 10.24135/tekaharoa.v6i1.69 UR - https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/te-kaharoa/index.php/tekaharoa/article/view/69 SP - AB - Acknowledging the work of the late Tongan professors, Futa Helu and Epeli Hau’ofa, this is the first in a series of four articles.  Teena Brown Pulu revisits Helu’s criticism of development in Tonga by framing interview conversations with Sefita Hao’uli, Kalafi Moala and Melino Maka in a Hau’ofa-styled narrative that draws on satire and tongue-in-cheek prodding as a form of criticism.  This is Tongan storytelling with a critical edge which will leave the reader much clearer about the convoluted circumstances and unpredictable politics driving development and democracy in the Kingdom of Tonga.  ER -