Ko e ʻakauveli ko e fuʻu ʻakau siʻi ia. Naʻe ʻomi ki Tongá ni mei ʻAmelika, mahalo pē ʻi he teautaʻu hono 19 ʻe he kau misi, pea hoko ki he vao kovi taha ʻo Tonga. ʻOku sai feʻunga hano matalaʻiʻakau, pea ʻoku fuʻu lahi ʻaupito ʻene ngeʻesi tenga.