Coronations in Oceania other French Polynesian islands, including the Leeward kingdoms of Huahine, Raiatea, and Bora Bora, and even the Austral Island of Rurutu. The ancient kings of Tonga were always crowned at Kanakubolu, near Hihifo, where they took the title of Tui Kanakubolu. The tree under which they sat was torn down in a gale in the 1890s; George Tupou II had pieces of wood from the fallen tree inlaid into the throne of Tonga. George and his successor, Sālote Tupou III, were crowned on 17 March 1893 and 11 October 1918, respectively. A European coronation ceremony had been introduced to the
Tani Tupou On August 22, 2018, Tupou signed with the Arizona Cardinals. He was waived on September 1, 2018. Tani Tupou Taniela "Tani" Tupou (born December 13, 1992) is an American football defensive tackle for the San Diego Fleet of the Alliance of American Football (AAF). He played college football at the University of Washington. Tupou attended Archbishop Murphy high school in Everett, Washington where he played football as a strongside defensive end and as a tight end. He led the Wildcats to the WIAA State Chamiponship game at the Tacoma Dome in 2010. Tupou graduated from Archbishop Murphy in 2011. Tupou