Fotu Hoglund, Henry Hoglund and Posē Toma are the three partners that make up Vaai, Hoglund & Toma. We are:
- Service Based
- Pasifika Focused
- Faith Driven
Legal Services
Who We Are
Pasifika Lawyers
We primarily work with the Pacific Island communities locally in New Zealand and Samoa. What makes us different:
- Bilingual Communication
- Understand Pasifika Value Systems
- Culturally Empathetic
Legal Services
We focus on the needs of Pacific Peoples and our goal is to provide all legal services required by your family and/or small business:
- Property Law
- Family Law
- Immigration Services
Posē Toma
PARTNERPosē is a defence attorney based in Apia, Samoa that can also aid and assist the adoption process and other family law services.
Once a person turns 21, they are an adult so those who are 20 years old and below are able to be adopted under Samoa’s Infants Ordinance 1961.
They must be 24 years old and under. For a child between 21 years and 24 years, they must not be working, not in a relationship or have a child and is financially reliant on their adoptive parents.
You must have been a member of the bank or other financial institution to which you make contributions for at least 3 years.
This means that your interest in the property does not pass on to your estate after you die but passes on to the other surviving joint tenant or tenants. If the other joint tenants die before you and you are the only owner left, the whole property is yours.
This is a request to the Minister of Immigration made by a person who is unlawfully in New Zealand and liable for deportation asking for a new visa. The Minister can grant or decline the application in his/her absolute discretion and does not have to give reasons for the decision.
We offer a broad range of legal services for the Pasifika community!
With offices in Apia, Samoa and Auckland, New Zealand, our vision is to be faith-driven lawyers serving our communities in both countries and aiming to be trusted leaders in our areas of practice.
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Faith Driven
"I not only recommend Vaai, Hoglund & Toma law firm, but I guarantee once you have used their service you too will look no further. Fotu responds in an extremely timely manner, she is a very knowledgeable, trustworthy person. There is no other law firm that will work as hard for you. I used their service for adopting my child, she is a wonderful attorney I could not have been happier and I will never go anywhere else."
Marina Nun Yan
"Thank you very much for helping me out with my brother's adoption, faamanuia lava le Atua i le galuega, God bless."
AJ Kwan
"We were impressed by Fotu’s expertise. She handled our first home with integrity, transparency and professionalism. Our lawyer Fotu was always available to answer our questions and concerns. She put us at ease throughout the legal process especially being it our first time. She thoroughly reviewed all the documentation and her preparation was remarkable.
Thank you Fotu for your prayers too - God bless ❤️"
Travis Doreen
"Highly recommended!! Fotu was able to help us settle our mortgage in an extremely short amount of time and in short notice too! She was very accomodating, professional and friendly to deal with. Thank you so much!"
Penisimani Funaki
Our Lawyers
Pasifika Law Specialists
We are able to offer legal services in Samoan, Tongan and English and our core services are:
Fotu Hoglund
Partner - LLB (ANU), BA (ANU), GDLP (ANU)
Henry Hoglund
Partner - LLB (UTAS), GDLP (ANU)
Posē Toma
Partner - LLB (USP), PLSC (COLAW-NZ)Get in Touch
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Practice Areas
In Samoa
In New Zealand
With offices in Apia, Samoa and Auckland, New Zealand, our vision is to be faith-driven lawyers serving our communities in both countries and aiming to be trusted leaders in our areas of practice.
“Serving you is what we do best“