 Also in 1869, Laupepa was strongly supported by the majority in the Tuamasaga district.Both Talavou and Laupepa jointly held the Malietoa title until their deaths.At the end of Malietoa Gatuitasina's (M Moli and M Talavou's uncle) reign and death in 1858, the Malietoa title did not transition downward in its normal traditional order of succession by generation, age and seniority.