Sawana
# Sawana

Sawana is a village on the Fijian island of Vanua Balavu, in the Lau archipelago and is part of the Tikina of Lomaloma.

Sawana is separated from the main village of Lomaloma only by a large ditch. As the population is predominantly of Tongan origin, church services are conducted in Tongan, as well as Fijian.

## The selection of a high Chief

The nomination for the title of the Tui Lau comes from the Tongan community in Sawana and is then handed to the Vuanirewa clan on the island of Lakeba for a final decision

