Greetings
My name is Lise Dannies Hope Suveinakama, from Mulihelu Atafu, TOKELAU.
I am a lawyer practising in New Zealand working at HM Legal Limited at Glen Innes, Auckland. HM Legal Limited provides general law practice including wills and estate, civil and criminal matters, immigration, family, property, employment and so on.
I am a fluent Tokelauan speaker. I encourage our Tokelau clients to instruct me in either English or our own Tokelau language. This ensures I am clear about the legal issues you want assistance with and you are clear about my legal advice I give.
I am especially able to assist you with your legal needs or understanding the legal process regarding the the Government of Tokelau or with the Taupulega in the villages of Fakaofo, Nukunonu and Atafu,
Fakahalalauga mo koe he Tino Tokelau - Malo ni ite igoa manumalo o Iehu Keliho! Ko toku igoa ko Lise Hope-Suveinakama, ko au e hau mai Mulihelu Atafu, TOKELAU.
Ko au ko he loia lehitala ite Fakamahinoga Maualuga a Niu Hila, kua ko maua ite taimi nei te fakatagaga aloakia ke galue/tautua ai au ko he loia Niu Hila. Ko au ko he loia (solicitor) ite ofiha loia ko te HM Legal Limited, Glen Innes, Aukilani.
Ko te ofiha loia o te HM Legal Limited e gafa ma na tautuaga tulafono mahani/takalahi e aofia ai te falitega/tuhituhiga o na Pepa o na Mavaega/pe ko na Uili (Wills), Tino Kua Tofia Aloakia Ihe Mafai Tumau (Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA)) ma e lua ia itukaiga: 1: ke tauhi ai he tino (agai ki te koga e nofo/ma tauhi ai te malolo/manuia) (EPA for Personal Care and Welfare); 2: ke kikila ai na aheta/meatotino aofia ai na fale ma na tupe (EPA for Property); matakupu agai ki ni finauga ite va o na itu tagi aofia ai na tino takitahi, kamupani ma te malo/mataeke (civil), matakupu fakahaga ki na tulafono a te malo (criminal), femalaagakiga (immigration), matakupu tau kaiga (family matter), meatotino na fale (property), ko te lehitala ke kavea ma fauhaga e takua ite tulafono ko he Family Trust, ko he trust, pe he charity pe he hohaiete pe he kamupani, matakupu tau ki na tautuaga/galuega (employment matters) ma ietahi vaega.
I toku tulaga ko he tino Tokelau ma he loia e tautua/galue i Niu Hila ite taimi nei, ko au e fiafia lahi oi lea atu, ko au e lelei lele taku tautala ite gagana Tokelau. E lahi foki toku mainaga agai ki te gagana a kitaua ite itu ite tulafono. E ko mafaia oi fehoahoani atu kia te koe kafai koe e fia talanoa mai kia te au ko he loia agai ki o manakoga/pe ni matakupu tau tulafono. Io, e ke mafai oi fakatino te tulaga tena ite fakaaoga lava o tau gagana Tokelau. E filifili foki lava e koe pe ko tefea lava te gagana e fofou ma logotonu ai koe, ke tuku mai ai o manakoga. Ko tona uiga foki, ko a ta fakatalatalanoaga ma na fehokotakiga uma e fakatino ite gagana Tokelau. Ko te tulaga tenei e fakamautinoa ai ko koe kua talanoa hako mai lava i au kupu agai ki to mainaga/iloa agai ki o manakoga/pe ni fakafitatuli, ni fehoahoaniga a te ke manakomia e koe. I te ikuga, ko koe foki kua malie kua ko lagona lelei au fakatonuga agai ki o manakoga i he tulaga manino ma katoatoa.
E he gata i tena, kafai foki e iei ni o manakoga tau tulafono agai ki te Malo o Tokelau ma na Taupulega ina Nuku o Fakaofo, Nukunonu ma Atafu, e ko mafaia oi fehoahoani atu kia te koe ma tuku atu na fakamatalaga e ke manakomia pe gafa ma na fehokotakiga mo koe.