Naʻe kamata ʻa e ʻōfisi lī tohi ʻi Niuafoʻou ʻi 1886. Koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻi ai haʻane taulanga, naʻe tukuʻi ʻa e maili ʻi loto ʻo e kapa, pea naʻe kakau ha tangata mei he motu ki ha vaka meili ʻo ʻave ʻa e maili kia ai, pea foki. Ko ia ʻa e ʻuhinga ʻo e hingoa fakatenetene ʻe taha. ʻOsi ʻa e ʻohofi ʻanga ʻi 1931, naʻe ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi pōpao.