Ne tūʻuta ʻa e fuofua kulupu ʻo e kau paioniá ki he Teleʻa Sōlekí ʻi Siulai ʻo e 1847 hili haʻanau fononga lalo ʻi he Hihifo ʻo ʻAmeliká ke fekumi ki ha feituʻu foʻou ʻe lava ke hū ai e Kāingalotú ki he ʻEikí ʻo ʻikai fakatangaʻi kinautolu. ʻE lava ʻe he kāingalotu ʻi ʻAmelika Tokelaú ʻo kumi honau tukufakaholó ke aʻu ki he ngaahi kui paionia ko ení. Ka ko e tokolahi taha ʻo e kāingalotu fakamāmanilahi ʻo e Siasí, ne kamata honau tukufakaholo fakapaioniá ʻi ha ngaahi feituʻu kehe, ʻo hoko ia ʻi ha kau mai ha kui kimuí ni ki he Siasí pe ko kinautolu pē ʻi heʻenau hoko ko e fuofua tokotaha ʻi honau fāmilí, koló, pe puleʻangá ke tali e ongoongoleleí.
ʻI heʻetau fakamanatua e toʻu tangata paioniá he māhina ní, mahalo te ke fehuʻi kiate koe: Naʻe kamata nai ʻi fē hoku tukufakaholo ʻo e tuí? Ko e hā ha ngaahi feilaulau naʻe fai ʻe he kau paionia ʻi heʻeku ngaahi kuí ke fakatapui ʻenau moʻuí ki he Siasí? Ko e hā ha founga te u lava ai ʻo fakalangilangiʻi mo vahevahe honau tukufakaholó? Ko e hā te u lava ʻo fai ke tokoniʻi e niʻihi kehé ke mahino pea ke nau fakalangilangiʻi ʻenau ngaahi kui paioniá?