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Mrs. Hudson who was the wife of Chief Boatswain Hudson, U.S.N. became in-charge of the post office. She became the first Postmaster for Tutuila which is now known as American Samoa. Underneath the earliest Samoan hospital, the Post Office was built at Malaloa. 40 or 50 feet to the Pago Pago side of the Post Office stood Jewett’s house.
The government of American Samoa is defined under the Constitution of American Samoa.. The United States Congress, in the Ratification Act of 1929, provided that until the Congress shall provide for the Government of the islands of American Samoa all civil, judicial, and military powers shall be vested in such person or persons and exercised in such manner as the President of the United States ...
Pula was born in American Samoa. [1] He is the youngest son of 12 children and his father was the first Samoan Director of Education. [2] [3] He grew up in the village of Utulei and attended Utulei elementary school. [1] He later attended Marist Brothers High School where he graduated in 1974 and was the class valedictorian. [1]
The U.S. National Park Service says the following about the structure of villages in American Samoa: [21] In general each village is made up of a group of aiga (extended families) which include as many relatives as can be claimed. Each aiga is headed by a matai (chief) who represents the family on all matters including the village council, or fono.
American Samoa [c] is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the Polynesia region of the South Pacific Ocean.Centered on , it is 40 miles (64 km) southeast of the island country of Samoa, east of the International Date Line and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, west of the Cook Islands, north of Tonga, and some 310 miles (500 km) south of To
The High Court of American Samoa is a Samoan court and the highest court below the United States Supreme Court in American Samoa. The Court is located in the capital of Fagatogo . It consists of one chief justice and one associate justice , appointed by the United States Secretary of the Interior , holding office during "good behavior" and ...
Apr. 14—In a letter to the U.S. Office of National Marine Sanctuaries in September, American Samoa's Gov. Lemanu Mauga wrote that "fishing prohibitions not only weaken U.S. fisheries but also ...
The attorney general of American Samoa is the chief law enforcement officer and chief legal advisor to the American Samoa government. [1] The attorney general of American Samoa aims to serve, protect, and represent the government and the people by enforcing the laws of American Samoa and the United States. The office has the following divisions: