Zoning Board revives question over who is entitled to lease payments in Atu’u
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Last week’s meeting of the American Samoa Zoning Board revived a long‑standing question over who is legally entitled to receive lease payments for land in Atu‘u

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