[1][2][3] Vaifanua and Sua counties are both ruled by the Le’iato family, one branch of which lives in Fagaitua, the principal place of Sua County.
Another lives in Sa'ilele near Aoa, which is the principal place of Vaifanua County.
These two Le’iato family branches, along with two orators from each, conduct the affairs of government for the two counties.
[4] Vaifanua County was first recorded beginning with the 1912 special census.
[6] For 1970, Vaifanua County was split in two: East Vaifanua County (which encompassed the 4 villages of Alao, Aoa, Onenoa and Tula) and West Vaifanua County (which encompassed the single village of Vatia).