Lesatele Rapi Vaai is a Samoan judge and President of the Land and Titles Court of Samoa.
[4] Following his retirement he was appointed to chair a Commission of Inquiry into the actions of three police officers accused of misconduct and evidence tampering.
[5] In November 2020 he was reappointed to the Supreme Court as a temporary judge for a term of one year to help deal with election-related cases.
[6][7] Justice Vaai has also presided over an application on April 14 2022 by Talalei Pauga to set aside a warrant of arrest issued by former Supreme Court of Samoa Deputy Registrar Fataasi, for conspiracy to murder the former Prime Minister of Samoa which affidavit material sworn by Fataasi evidenced to be on the instructions of Justice Clark.
On 29 October 2022 the Samoan cabinet told Land and Titles Court of Samoa President Fepulea'i Attila Ropati to vacate office by 1 November.