Soane-Patita Vaimua Lavelua (1799 — 21 November 1858) was a king of Uvea in the 19th century.
He was named king in 1829 at the age of thirty) and reigned until his death in 1858.
[1] During his reign, Marist missionaries landed in Wallis in 1837 and converted the population.
He then became the first Lavelua baptized Catholic[1] and took the name Jean-Baptiste, in Wallisian "Soane Patita".
[3] He was the father of Amelia Tokagahahau Aliki, who become queen of Uvea in 1869,[4] and of Vito Lavelua II, who became king in 1895.