Whole villages and island communities were destroyed. Including Lisala's island, Atata. In Tonga, Sundays are about two things. There's cooking — and eating — a big Polynesian feast.

In a translated interview with Tonga's BroadCom Broadcasting, Folau said he was swept out to sea at about 7 p.m. Saturday from his home on Atata island and floated overnight before making landfall ...