[3] Following his mission, Pula worked a short stint for the reference bureau of the American Samoa Fono, the territorial legislature.

[3] He worked with Inouye for 11 years before joining the office of American Samoa delegate Fofō Iosefa Fiti Sunia.

[2] Pula also assisted the Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate and was the staff director for the U.S. House subcommittee on public works and transportation.

[2][3] In August 1993, Pula joined the United States Department of the Interior, specifically working for the Office of Insular Affairs (OIA).

[5][6] In the role, he served as the executive branch liaison with four of five U.S. territories and three freely associated states, being in charge of "general policies regarding insular affairs and oversight of Federal activities.