He continued onto tertiary education and obtained a Diploma in Law from the University of the South Pacific.

[1] He began working in the Supreme Court as a translator in 1990 and in 1997 became an interpreter.

He is one of the first qualified mediators in Tonga and is also the legal advisor for the Tongan Public Service Association (PSA) before going into politics.

[1][2] In July 2014 Taione was dumped as a Democratic Party candidate.

[3] He ran as an independent in the 2014 Tongan general election, but failed to win re-election.