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Tolutaʻu attended high school at Liahona High School in Tonga and went to study at BYU–Hawaii.
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He then went on to earn an M.F.A. from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, in 1983. He has been on BYU–Hawaii's art faculty since 1991. He also did a statue depicting Finau Ulukalala Feletoa II's 1807 encounter with writing for Liahona High School.
He also did the sculpture Mamalahoe that is at the Windward Oahu Courthouse. He has also done sculptures for several elementary schools in Hawaii. Among those who have studied sculpture under Tolutaʻu are Steven K. Sperry and Jacob Dobson.
Tolutaʻu also did the sketch art for Tuku Fonua - The Land Given to God, a BYU–Hawaii produced film that was done on commission from the government of Tonga. Tolutaʻu is a Latter-day Saint.
