Tu'i


Tu'i, also spelled more simplistically Tui, is a Polynesian traditional title for tribal chiefs or princes. In translations, the highest such positions are often rendered as "king". For details, see the links below various polities. Traditionally, a Tui is an equivalent of God title. Origin of Tui is believed to be Tui Manu'a.

Tonga

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Fiji

See House of Chiefs (Fiji)

Samoa

There are several Samoan polities and titles in the present kingdom. On American Samoa, the paramount chief is titled Tu'i Manu'a.

Wallis and Futuna

On Futuna island, see Tu`i Agaifo of Alo. There is also the Chief of Sigave; however, depending on the family, they carry the specific title of Sau?, Tamolevai, Keletaona, or Tu`i Sigave.
On `Uvea, there is only the Tui `Uvea or Hau.