Provo • Utah’s strong and well-established communities of Tongans, Samoans and others of Pacific Island descent are not immune from the horrors of domestic abuse and violence, BYU football coach Kalani Sitake said Friday.
That’s why Sitake, the first college football coach of Tongan descent in the country, and his father, Tom Sitake, have agreed to speak at the third annual KAVA Talks Dinner and Silent Auction from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in downtown Salt Lake City.
“My dad is actually the keynote speaker,” Kalani Sitake said. “He asked me to be a part of it with him, and the cause is a good one, so I agreed.