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Asipeli Havea "Viliami" Tolutaʻu (born 1951) is a sculptor and a professor of sculpture at Brigham Young University–Hawaii (BYU–Hawaii). Tolutaʻu attended high school at Liahona High School in Tonga and went to study at BYU–Hawaii. 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. Among works by Tolutaʻu is the statue of George Q. Cannon and Jonathan Napela at BYU–Hawaii that was unveiled as part of the 1997 Mormon pioneer sesquecentennial celebration. 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.〔(article on Toluta'u's Mamalahoe sculpture )〕〔(Hawaii state article on Mamalahoe statue )〕 He has also done sculptures for several elementary schools in Hawaii.〔(''Honolulu Advertiser'' Jun 3, 2002 )〕 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.〔(BYU Hawaii News release on Tuku Fonua )〕 In 2007, Tolutaʻu co-chaired along with Tavita Kaʻili the centennial celebration of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Tonga. This was sponsored by the Uho o Tonga Historical Society, the Mormon Pacific Historical Society and the Mormon Historic Sites Foundation.〔(BYU - Hawaii announcement about the Tongan LDS History conference )〕 Tolutaʻu is a Latter-day Saint. He has been a bishop in the LDS Church. ==Notes== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Viliami Tolutaʻu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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