[1] From 1967 to 1997 he worked for the United Nations Development Programme, serving in Samoa, the Philippines, Fiji, Sudan, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Pakistan.
[3] On 16 May 2013 Faumuina survived a caucus vote after fellow members of his party complained of mismanagement and misuse of funds.
[4][5] In April 2014, Faumuina resigned, after some twenty years in Cabinet, following "allegations of abuse in the performance of his ministerial duties".
[8] In March 2016, in the leadup to the 2016 election, Faumuina was banished from his village after successfully challenging the eligibility of paramount chief Le Tagaloa Pita, who wished to run against him.
[9] After he was re-elected he ran for deputy leader of the HRPP, but was defeated by Fiame Naomi Mata'afa in a caucus vote.