Rep. Fialupe Lutu Fiaui
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has signed into law, a Fono approved bill, which raises the marriage age for females from 14 to 18 years of age — which is the current marriage age of males, under the law.
“This law will help protect our young women who are still growing and...

![Results of a samoanews.com online poll taken after the proposed law was voted down earlier in the year. It was reintroduced, passed and signed into law. The new law becomes effective 60 days from the end of the current session. [screenshot from website] samoanews.com poll on the marriage age proposal that did not pass earlier this year.](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/screen_shot_2018-09-12_at_10.07.00_am.png?itok=bvOQB468)