[3] He later abstained from the Assembly's 2011 vote to re-enter French Polynesia on the United Nations list of non-self-governing territories.
[5] In February 2016 he attended the founding congress of the Tāpura Huiraʻatira and was elected as one of the party's vice-presidents.
[7] Shortly after the election he was charged with abuse of public funds and fraud over a roading project in Nuku Hiva.
[8] In September 2018 he was convicted of both charges, fined US$50,000, and given a ten-month suspended prison sentence, but not disqualified from office.
[12] As mayor, he advocated for the Marquesas to become an "archipelago community" with autonomy within French Polynesia.