Tongan casino proposal is looking to compromise with government Featured
'Epeli Taione of Tavake Tamafua Project
1 Fepueli, 2017. The Tongan company behind a proposed gaming resort is not giving up on gaining government approval despite legal obstacles and public outcry.
'Epeli Taione is a director of Tavake Tamafua which has submitted a proposal for a $US400 million tourism development that would include an airport hotel, shopping mall, luxury villas and a casino .
But the government has stated that gambling in Tonga is illegal.
Mr Taione said Tavake Tamafua and its foreign backers, Red Warrior Entertainment, were looking for a compromise to get the development up and running.
"We just look over across the Pacific ocean to Samoa and what they have done. You know it can be managed. It's well controlled. We have aligned what we are trying to do with that of Samoa," he said.
"Even if there is something like that, there will be no Tongan passport holders that will be allowed in so we are well protected. But the main thing is to look at ways to kickstart our economy."
'Epeli Taione said Tonga's economy was in dire shape and needed capital investment as soon as possible.
Mr Taione said his company, investors and the government would meet again next month.
-RNZI
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'Oku ou sai'ia he lau ho'o mo fakakaukau Siua mo Sam, tau sio atu leva ki he filifilimanako 'a e to'onga mo'ui 'a e Tonga, pea 'oku mahino mo'oni 'a e falesi mo e satusi 'a e to'onga. Kuo tau mei nana he kau Bingo i lotokolo, me'a ni oku ikai ko ha famili ia o e casino? Pea hange ko e lau a Sam, a e tepile hoka mo e kalasi me'a koiaaa ... poupou atu ki he casino
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Malo Siua e lavelave ki he kaveingaa pea koe anga pe ia e vahevahe he oku iai e kau leo lalahi moe leo oku vanavana iiki pe pea oku ikai ai ke mahino pe ko etau fonongaa, tuuluu ki fe.
Koe kasinoo (pele paanga, fakatau anga kavamalohii, fale kaii, fale tepile hokaa..hoko hoko atu e koe) ne osi lele pe ia i Tonga ni kimua pea pehe ki he aho ni (tae fakalao mo fakalao atu e niihi) o mau moui ai pe faahinga ia.Koe filii a kita pe a e kau fiemouii (toenga e kakaii oku malo pe mau ha mei moa ke ua aki e konga maniokee), kapau oku te osi iloi oku kovi kia kita pea fakamamao oua te te hu kiai, hu kita ki fale o nofo mau ai mo hoto familii pe ko ete hu ki falelotu o lotu ke mooni mo to pe ha fuu manioke ke tauhi kita ka ikai e tauhi kita (mei langi) hee kainga lotuu, koloo, fonuaa moe familii.Kae oua tete hanga e kita o ai e faahinga toonga neu lave kiai i muaa ke kavahia ai e toengaa.
Koe veeteka o taimii oku vilo kimua kae ikai ki mui.Kapau koe founga eni e tuumalie ai e kakaii heenau totongi tukuhauu (kasino) koe mea ia e taha, kapau koe founga eni ke fufulu ai e paanga ulii mo tau lave ai koe founga ia e taha o hokohoko atu ai pe ngaahi foungaa pea kapau koe founga eni e molea, mate, faikovi ai hotau kakaii pea akoi nautolu he taimi ni ke au mai e foi veetekaa kuo tau mateuteu ki heene viloo.Kae oua tetau fakaanga pe vetehia atu pe he mamaoo teeki ketau iloi mo sio ke loloto ange koe ha e mea ko iaa....koe mea eni oku tau pihia mo mou nofoa ai he aho nii.
Mou manatu ki he ngaahi laau lea ki he kainga Siainaa he ngaahi taimi mai koee o fakahoa ki he to folofola a e tama tui kuo unga fonuaa, Taufa Ahau Tupou 4..."Koe maama oku asi mei he muii tanoloo", koe ha e mea oku hoko he aho ni.Kuo tau mamata pe kiai kuo Siaina e mea kotoa, foaki mai etau vakapuna tae totongi, haele holo ai hotau hauu kae fakataeaongai ia hee puleangaa, holoki e ta etau noo pea hangee ka kaniselii moe ha fua....koe faile fakakaukau pe. -
Pea oku ke poupou ki he casino Sam pe ikai? Koau ia oku ou poupou au ki he casino, fai mo tuku ke oomai, he ko e lahi ange paanga e takai he fonua ni, ko e maamaa ia e koloa pea e fiefia e kakai. Ko e palopalema he kuonga ni ku depress e kakai ia he mamafa e koloa mo e meakehekehe, tuku atu e casino ke omi. Nae mea aki e he Palemia ku iai e taimi oku tonu ketau fakakaukau lelei. Kou sio atu oku fuu maolunga e mea ia ke fakapaanga pea ko e lahi ai pe hotau moua ki Tuapuleanga, fai mo tuku e casino ke omi e vave ai ta hotau moua pea lahi mo etau seniti. Kapau ikai kemou loto kiai, tapuni aa a falemahaki mo e u ako puleanga, sotia, polisi mo ha potungaue pe oku nau service ikai mau mei ai ha seniti ko e siisiianga pe ia e fakamole.
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Tuku e talanoa ia ki he laoo he oku tau kei nofo pe tautolu he LAW OF THE JUNGLE.Pea e ikai ha mea ia e ngaue ai.Oku iai e mea koe kakaa, loi, malualoi, femaaáki,fakangalingali etc etc etc...toe hoko atu e koe pe ko hono ai e tahaa ko hoo petee pe kou fakatau moui koe pe teu too hoo moui kau moui au....pea neongo ai pe pe koe ha ha mea e fai ke lelei pe kovi e ikai pe ke sai ia.He oku iai e kalasi koe politiki mooni moe politiki momoa, lotu mooni moe lotu loi, pisinisinisi faitotonu moe pisinisi kakaa moe ha fua ka koe tokolahi tahaa a e kau fiemouii.Ko ia ia kau fiemoui tau aa he aho ni he ka hala eta fili he aho ni koe auha ia hota kahauu(jungle).Koe laoo ne fau hee tangata aneafi pe koe aho ni pea e liliu pe ia hee tangata ka ko ho sinoo mo hoku sinoo koe hipi kavaa pe tene toki liliu he koe mea ia nae tohi...toki hoko atu...
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maalie epeli, toe hopo mai e tangata ia o pisinisi, ka ko fe koaa e lao oku maumau he foi pisinisi koeni, kataki ha taha he faleni o tokoni mai