On 23 April 2004 Waqa and his colleagues Kieren Keke, David Adeang and Fabian Ribauw participated in protests at the Nauru International Airport in Yaren; these were meant to show displeasure regarding government policy against Afghan asylum-seekers in Australia and the Flotilla of Hope, as well as against the deadlock then encountered in Parliament.
O 23 abril de 2004 Waqa e os seus compañeiros Kieren Keke, David Adeang e Fabian Ribauw participaron nunhas protestas no Aeroporto Internacional de Nauru en Yaren; trataban de mostrar o seu desacordo respecto ás política do goberno contra os solicitantes de asilo afganos en Australia e contra a Flotilla da Esperanza, así como o estado de punto morto no que se atopaba o Parlamento.