The village is home to a large number of shops and restaurants, including eateries serving native cuisine alongside Filipino, Italian, Vietnamese, and American.

[2] In late 1942, the Malaeimi Valley served as a site for jungle training exercises conducted by the United States Marine Corps.

In late 1942, U.S. Marines began jungle training operations in Malaeimi Valley, but the program was halted due to high incidences of mosquito-borne illnesses.

[4][5] The 1987 case Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints v. Hodel (decided on October 9, 1987) was a significant legal ruling in the context of land ownership in American Samoa.

The decision held that these restrictions did not contravene the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution.