land grab

Mauga Tasi Asuega letter
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — More than 20 objections have been filed with the Territorial Registrar against the proposition to register “Nu’u Fou” land consisting of 400+ acres as individually owned land, around Malaeimi, Fagasa and Aasu. The objections are outlined in letters submitted by Chiefs...
Territorial Registrar Divine Iuli-Falaniko
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate Select Investigative Committee (SSIC) on Monday afternoon started its investigation into the “Nu’u fou” land encompassing 400 acres+ around Malaeimi, Fagasa and Aasu — an issue that has been the center of grievances voiced by members of the public and the...
Sione Amosa
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Senate President, Tuaolo Manaia Fruean cautioned the acting manager of Survey Division of the Department of Public Works that “perjury” is criminal conduct. Tuaolo made the comments during the second part of the Senate Select Investigative Committee (SSIC) hearing when...
Senator Satele Aliitasi Lili’o
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The survey of the Nu’u Fou land consisting of over 400 acres was conducted by the manager of the Survey Division of Public Works Mapusone Laulu. This was confirmed during the Senate Public Works Committee hearing on Monday by Amosa Sione, who is currently overseeing the...
Senator Satele Ali’itai Lili’o
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The process of registration of certain land called “Nuu Fou” by Mauga Tasi Asuega, Laulii Alofa, Michael T. Fuiavai; Patolo Mageo and others as “individually owned land” encompassing close to 400 acres has now come under the microscope of the Senate’s Select...
portion of a a surveyor’s map
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the issues that will be discussed during a House Homeland Security hearing this Thursday is the issue regarding a large acreage of land, regarded as virgin bush in the hills of Fagasa and Pago Pago to Malaeimi and Aoloau and Aasu. This was confirmed by Vice...