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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A commercial development project planned to be built across from the Lupelele Elementary School, located in Iliili, is being met with opposition from two concerned parties — the principal of the elementary school and a matai on behalf of the Iliili Fa’alupega and...

![Commercial development site seen on the right (fenced-in area), located directly across from the entrance to the Lupelele Elementary School. Opposition of the development — a 2-story warehouse for commercial use — cites safety concerns for students and staff, as well as questioning ownership of the land. [courtesy photo] Site of commercial development across from Lupulele Elementary School](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img_7285.jpg?itok=Tu1AckiO)