Teniku Talesi Honolulu

Teniku Talesi Honolulu served as the acting governor-general of Tuvalu from 22 August 2019 until January 2021.

The decision of the caretaker government of Enele Sopoaga was to appoint the Governor-General to succeed Sir Iakoba Italeli, from the island of Nanumaga, which the new government of Kausea Natano accepted, however the appointment was held up as the government did not accept the process by which the nomination was carried out by the Nanumaga Falekaupule. and appearing at official events.

In 1998 and 2009, as Assistant Secretary in the Department of Home Affairs and Rural Development, she represented Tuvalu at different conferences (10th SPREEP Meeting of Apia in Samoa and the 5th Regular Session of Northern Committee of Western and Central Pacific Ocean Fisheries Commission). In 2012, she was the Assistant Secretary in the Department of Home Affairs and Rural Development.