UPDATED: The disputes involving one of the strongest ex-student associations in the kingdom have escalated to legal proceedings.
Kaniva News understands that officials within the Mormon Church’s Liahona and Sainehā high school alumni association have sought judicial decision following disputes over the organization’s constitution and the roles of the president, Epalahame Taukei’aho.
According to various reports, Taukei’aho has been accused of making decisions that did not align with the constitution.
Pita Hopoate, the Chair of the Board of Directors, went public last year and claimed they had been trying to contact Taukei’aho to resolve the issues but to no avail.
It is understood Taukei’aho brought the lawsuit against the Board of Directors after he was allegedly demanded to resign.
We have been told that recent meetings between the two parties in Tonga included holding a reconciliation, but it did not work out as they had hoped.
The incident divided the organization’s members, with one report claiming that the association had invested up to TOP$ 5 million.
Some members sided with Hopoate, while others stood by Taukei’aho.
