Lalomanu

Lalomanu is a village on the east coast of Upolu island in Samoa.The village is part of the electoral constituency (Faipule District) Aleipata Itupa i Luga which is within the larger political district of Atua.

Lalomanu is approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes drive from the Apia, the country's capital.

The village is the base of the Ao o Atua, where the Paramount Chief of the district of Aleipata - FUATAGA resides, ‘le Afioga ile Tui Atua Fa'anofonofo, le Tofā ile Matua ia FUATAGA’.

Leifi-le-Taua is the son of Lufasiaitu, mentioned in the old tale of Lu and his sacred hens, Samoa.

[3] However, the village has slowly recovered in a rebuilding programme with international aid and support.

Lalomanu and Nu'utele island seen from the sky, 2012.
The remains of Lalomanu village after the tsunami in 2009.