Liavaʻa was a member of the
New Zealand Police. He was a detective and later a uniform branch sergeant. He completed a Diploma in Criminology at Auckland University. During the early 1980s, he and fellow police officer; inspector Ross Meurant, established a private security company they registered in their wives'names, to avoid being "Court Martialed" for conflicts of interest. Maiden Security operated for 5 years until Meurant entered parliament as an MP in 1987. After leaving the police, Liavaʻa ran a nightclub in
Sydney. Liavaʻa was married several times, including to: • Princess Siuilikutapu of Tonga, a niece of Tongan monarch
Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV; they married in November 1969. The king was reportedly furious and lured the princess back to Tonga, where she was kept under palace arrest. The marriage was annulled by royal decree. • Levaai Nancy Wolfgramm, a cousin of the Olympic silver medallist boxer
Paea Wolfgramm. The couple married in 1971. In the 1980s Liavaʻa reportedly had an affair with Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV's only daughter, Princess
Pilolevu Tuita. He died from a gunshot in Hawaii on 13 July 2014. ==References==