Supporters of Latasi held that this measure symbolically distanced Tuvalu from the colonial period .
In a manner which some Tuvaluans regarded as arbitrary , Latasi changed the flag to another design which omitted the Union Jack .
Supporters of Latasi held that this measure symbolically distanced Tuvaluans from the colonial period .
In a manner which some Tuvaluans regarded as arbitrary , Latasi changed the flag to another design which omitted the Union Jack .