Funeral arrangements are being made for Fa'anānā Efeso Collins after his death at a charity run this week, at just 49 years old.
Eleisha has spoken to several leaders in the Pasifika community who knew the MP.
And dozens of people have been killed in an ambush between tribes in a remote area of Papua New Guinea.
Authorities have revised the number of deaths from 54 to about 26, but say it is still one of the worst in the highlands' recent history.