Napoleon A. Tuiteleleapaga (II) (May 25, 1904 – December 25, 1988) was a prominent figure of both Western and American Samoa.

He was a lawyer, author, amateur poet and musician from Leone, Tutuila, American Samoa.

He graduated from the Marist Brothers School located in, Leone Village, Alataua County, Western District, Tutuila, American Samoa.

His Government work had taken him to nearly all the 50 states of the union and as far overseas as Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

He was offered rare and coveted opportunities of meeting kings, queens, prime ministers, and other dignitaries.

Thomas F. Darden, to handle all the confidential and top-secret documents in closing the administration of the Navy and its transfer to the Department of the Interior.

Napoleon was asked by the Governor of American Samoan and Members of the President's cabinet to write the welcome speech and conduct the ceremonies.

He wrote the national anthem of American Samoa, several popular songs and music for Hollywood feature films that were set in the Pacific islands.

In the early part of his life he composed with Ray Evans and Jay Livingston, the song, "Tele Ia Ole Sami" which translates to 'there are many fish in the sea'.

ABC Radio National referred to him as "...the eminent Samoan chief and scholar Napoleone Tuiteleleapaga"[3] and quoted his writings regarding the derivation of the Western Polynesian word 'Papalagi' meaning "white people".

The San Francisco chronicle wrote an article about the case and referred to Napoleon as "The Samoan attorney from Los Angeles with a hula skirt."

Three months later, a law firm in Santa Ana, California, asked Napoleon to aid in the defense of a Samoan woman who was charged with the murder of her newly-born grandchild.

After earning his LL.B from Loyola School, Napoleon traveled back and forth between Samoa and the United States to represent Samoans in legal and political matters.

Years later, Chief Lutali would once again call on the help of the Tuiteleleapaga family to aid him with his campaign for Governor of American Samoa.

Napoleon wrote a book that focused on Samoan culture and all the aspects of daily island lifestyle titled, Samoa: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.

[5] "The book deals with the history of Samoa as remembered and recorded, with old customs and with hew, seen though the eyes of a leaned contemporary Samoan.

It is the first book of its kind written by a full-blooded Samoan, who was born, raised, and educated in the islands.

Most books about a people who once depended upon oral tradition and their own distinctive religious system, and later become part of the literate Cristian world, distinguish sharply between the two."

Tuiteleleapaga set out to outline and vividly describe certain events of Samoan culture in which he found to be significant.

Some of those subjects include, music composition, literature, anthropology, legal studies, and foreign languages.

and it was on this occasion that High Chief Tuiteleleapaga Napoleone asked the visitors on behalf of the bishop, priests, nuns, catechists, and Samoan Catholics, to convey to the Holy Father their request that he extend his visit to Samoa."

E. Macchi and Bishop Marzinkus, replied, "Your wish will be conveyed to the Holy Father; we will keep on reminding him, and you will be notified as to his decision before he starts his visit to Australia."

On the memorable and significant event, Napoleon not only showed his versatility but did something that surprised both the Samoan and white population.

It was imperative that three anthems, "Long Live The Pope", "Star Spangled Banner", and "Amerika Samoa" must be played, sung or both.

This was most difficult because only three minutes were allowed, due to a very tight schedule, enhanced by the fact that Napoleon had to conduct five different choirs composed of more than 400 singers, accompanied by three different bands that had not practiced together before.