Vaitupu's an island, atoll, or district of the Pacific nation of Tuvalu. Vaitupu, the largest island of Tuvalu's located at 7.48 degrees south and 178.83 degrees west. The capital's Asau. Demographics and history The exact date of Vaitupu's first settlement's unknown. According to oral history, the founder of the Vaitupuan community was a Samoan by the name of Telematua, who arrived in the 16th or 17th century. However, it's possible that Tongans may have first reached the atoll during the mid-… (More on Vaitupu)