Faumuina is the daughter of Mau’u Lopeti and Nivaga Mau’u from Samoa. She is the mother of Oliver, wife to the late and humble Patrick Tafuna’i. Her background is in media, long-form journalism, and development communications. She specializes in the empowerment of indigenous peoples, and has won international awards in agricultural journalism. She is also the first Pacific Island person to become an Edmund Hillary Fellowship Fellow. In 2021 Faumuina published her debut poetry book, My Grandfather is a Canoe, which has now been adapted into a play.
Faumuina Felonlini Maria Tafuna’i
