Paula Piveni Piukala is a Tongan politician and Cabinet Minister.
Piukala works in the information technology industry, including as a computer systems manager for Shoreline Group.
In March 2005 he became a whistleblower against Shoreline, alleging financial mismanagement, falsified audits, and exorbitant salaries paid to the company's executives, which included Crown Prince Tupouto‘a (later George Tupou V).
[1] The allegations led to a court case and protests against Shoreline from the Human Rights and Democracy Movement.
[9][10] In February 2024 he was suspended from parliament for seven days after offending Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni during a heated debate on Lulutai Airlines.