Early Life
Born in Apia, the capital of Samoa, he gained the name of Taito, the matai (paramount chief) title of the village of Manase on Savai'i, Samoa, in 1975. He has Samoan, Cook Island, German, English and Jewish ancestry. He functioned as a pioneering figure for Pacific Islanders while in the Labour Party.
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