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However, due to the 2 Pa'anga coin's large size and weight and the awkward shape of the 1 pa'anga, they failed to compete against the 1 and 2 Pa'anga notes that were simultaneously issued so production of these denominations ended in the 1980s due to low commercial demand. All 1 and 2 pa'anga coins still remain legal tender but are rarely used.
In 2021 the Tongan government committed to a target of 70% renewable energy by 2030. [ 4 ] In July 2012 Tonga Power opened Tonga's first solar photovoltaic generator, the 1.32 MW Maama Mai Solar Farm on Tongatapu .
Tongans or Tongan people are a Polynesian ethnic group native to Tonga, a Polynesian archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. Tongans represent more than 98% of the inhabitants of Tonga. The rest are European (the majority are British ), mixed European, and other Pacific Islanders .
The history of Tonga is recorded since the ninth century BC, when seafarers associated with the Lapita diaspora first settled the islands which now make up the Kingdom of Tonga. [1] Along with Fiji and Samoa, the area served as a gateway into the rest of the Pacific region known as Polynesia . [ 2 ]
In 1936, one Tongan pound was devalued to be worth 16 shillings sterling, setting the Tongan pound equal to the Australian pound. Existing banknotes had the word "sterling" overstamped, later issues omitted the word altogether. In 1967, the pound was replaced by the pa'anga at a rate of £1 = T$2.
In 1916, the first Tongan immigrants settled in the town of Laie on the island of Oahu, marking the beginning of the local Tongan community. [1] After the end of World War II , more Tongans arrived in Hawaii .
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