Ratu Alifereti Finau was the eleventh Roko Sau of Lau and the fifth Tui Nayau.
Background
He was the son of Ratu Tevita Uluilakeba II and Adi Asenaca Kakua Vuikaba, daughter of the Vunivalu of Bau and self-styled King of Fiji, Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau. His father Ratu Tevita Uluilakeba II would have eventually succeeded to the title had it not been for his premature death.
Career
Adi Moce as she is commonly referred to, is recorded to have been influential in introducing Bauan standards, manners and protocols in Lakeba which in time became dominant. This marriage between first cousins was not uncommon in Fijian families at the time. (Adi Moce & Ratu Kadavulevu"s father was Ratu Nailatikau, oldest son of Cakobau.
Finau"s mother was another of Cakobau"s daughters Adi Asenaca Kakua).
lieutenant is recorded that he levied one ton of copra from every adult male in Lau in order to fund Ratu Sukuna’s education. His intention for this was that he saw the need to groom a powerful and articulate indigenous spokesman in government and in the councils of the nation to combat the increasing aggressive promotion of their own interests by Indians and Europeans.
Ratu Finau’s patronage for enhancing education amongst his people is perhaps his greatest contribution during his reign. He founded the first school Lau Provincial School in Tubou, Lakeba in 1908, and his policy was to recruit staff from the United Kingdom.
Some early pioneering teachers at this school included the famous ethnographer and anthropologist, Arthur Maurice Hocart.
Membership
He was a member of the noble household Matailakeba.