Shirley Baker Monument
Shirley Baker grave
The grave and memorial of Shirley Baker, a 19th-century missionary and Tongan prime minister whose life is tied to the history of Tonga's modern constitution and the founding of the kingdom.
Shirley Waldemar Baker was a 19th-century English Methodist missionary who later became an important adviser and prime minister to King George Tupou I of Tonga. He drafted the 1875 Tongan constitution, but his autocratic rule sparked controversy, and he was eventually expelled by the British. He returned to Haʻapai in his later years and died here. His grave and memorial are in the cemetery south of Pangai, beside traditional Tongan sand graves. There is not much to see, but it is worth a stop for visitors interested in Tonga's modern history.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Pangai
- Velata Mound Fortress
- Lifuka Island by Bicycle
- Swim with Humpback Whales in Ha'apai
- Uoleva Island
- Foa Island & Houmale'eia Beach
- ʻUiha Island
- Haʻano Island