Pukapuka Pakitonga Tetio Paulo Iti will be honoured on Rarotonga today.

A service will be held at the Pukapuka Hostel at 4pm for the Aliki Wolo, who passed away enroute to Rarotonga from Pukapuka on Tuesday afternoon.

He was 81.

Paulo-Tetio-Kaisala Aliki was born Paulo Paulo Junior on Pukapuka on March 13, 1940.

Paulo was his father and Temana his mother.

He was schooled in Pukapuka and married Nerla Ngarau in 1962. They have been blessed with children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Aliki Wolo worked as a nurse under the supervision of the late Dr Maeva Moekaa of Mauke, a job which he held for four years on a voluntary basis.

He then secured a job as a metrological officer under the supervision of Teapa Teapa, again without pay.

He struggled financially and planted crops and went fishing in order to feed his family.

A turn of good fortune came their way when he was employed as a labourer with the Ministry of Agriculture on Pukapuka.

In his own words, Aliki Wolo earlier said: “The money wasn't exciting but at least we were able to purchase the basic necessities of life.”

“It was a job which I held on to so dearly.”

From 1962 to 1982 he worked on a temporary basis and was then finally informed in 1982 that he had been confirmed as a permanent staff member of the work force of Pukapuka.

From 1982 to 2000 he worked as a termite control officer until retirement at the age of 60.

Growing up in the village of Loto, Aliki Wolo held several positions.

Having good health enabled him to participate in sporting events.

He had a spell as General for the village which involved team organisation and sports events organisation.

He also held several religious offices and was a Sunday School teacher for 20 years before going on to become a Sunday School principal for another decade. He gave more than 30 years-service as a church deacon.

He was involved in the Boys’ Brigade movement, working his way up the ranks to eventually become captain of his company.

As an agricultural officer for Pukapuka he attended several work-related projects on Rarotonga and one in Vanuatu.

He was nominated by the Cook Islands Boys’ Brigade movement to represent their interest at the 100^th anniversary of the world movement held in Scotland.

The title of Paramount Chief of Tetio-Kaisala was bestowed on him by the people of Pukapuka on November 19, 2008.