Joni Madraiwiwi I

Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi (1859 – December 1920) was a Fijian Ratu and early colonial administrator in what was then the British Crown Colony of Fiji.

Heritage Born in Bau, Madraiwiwi was the son of Bauan chief and rebel Ratu Mara Kapaiwai, who had been executed by his cousin Seru Epenisa Cakobau on 6 August 1859, shortly after Madraiwiwi's birth. and she was given to Ratu Gavidi, Komai Nadrukuta. She was widowed on 26 April 1850 when Gavidi was shot in the back during a skirmish with the rival vanua of Verata. Prior to his execution, Mara Kapaiwai named his son Madraiwiwi, meaning "sour bread".

Madraiwiwi progressed rapidly through the civil service and was appointed to the Legislative Council. In 1896 he became the Roko Tui of Ra Province, the highest position open to Fijians. He also began serving as Roko Tui of Bua Province in 1904, before being appointed Roko Tui of Tailevu Province in 1912.