Teniku Talesi Honolulu MBE[2] served as the acting governor-general of Tuvalu from 22 August 2019[3][4][5] until January 2021.

[1] She replaced Sir Iakoba Italeli, who resigned to contest in the 2019 general election.

[4] She carried out the functions and duties of the Governor-General, including signing a pardon for 2 Fijian nationals,[8] and appearing at official events.

[9][10] In 1998 and 2009, as Assistant Secretary in the Department of Home Affairs and Rural Development, she represented Tuvalu at different conferences (10th SPREEP Meeting of Apia in Samoa and the 5th Regular Session of Northern Committee of Western and Central Pacific Ocean Fisheries Commission).

[11] In 2012, she was the Assistant Secretary in the Department of Home Affairs and Rural Development.