The Tongan government has allocated TOP$400,000 paʻanga to fund a foreshore in the western side of Lifuka to prevent further erosion.
Haʻapai Governor Moʻale Fīnau said on Facebook last week the Prime Minister ʻAkilisi Pōhiva will launch the construction work for the project on August 11 at the western coast of Fanga-ʻI he-Sī.
The governor said the project was one of his dreams while he was young that one day Lifuka would have a foreshore and he invited his people to pray and give thanks to God as his dream has come true.
The project comes while the main island of Haʻapai group is threatened by the increasing rising sea levels caused by climate change.
Foundations of some of the houses built on the beach at the coastal areas of Pangai, the capital, have been eroded by the water and owners have moved inland for their safety.
Lifuka has a population of about 700 people it is popular with tourists and has 11 hotels.
