Tualatai County

[4][5] Tuālā, who lived approximately in the 16th century, was the eldest son of Tui Ā'ana Tama-a-le-lagi and half-brother of Queen Salamāsina.

The name of the county, Tuālātai, is derived from the Samoan language and translates into English as “Tuālā by the Sea".

[8] During Samoa's pre-1900 history, Tuālā-tai and Tuālā-uta formed an usoga (alliance) that represented the larger Aitūlagi community in times of war.

[2][9] Tuālā-tai was assigned as the itū’au (controller of troops[10]) whereas Tuālā-uta was designated as the alātaua (director of wars[10]).

The assumption of these war-time roles by allied villages or districts was a common practice throughout pre-contact Samoa[12][13] with its roots in the first Mālietoa government.

[18] Aitūlagi is the name of the famed family of high orator chiefs (tama matua)[19] from the Malaeloa town of the same name within Leāsina county.

When Leāsina, Tuālā-tai and Tuālā-uta counties are placed as Aitūlagi opposite of Fofō,[20] they are then called Ma'upū by way of contrast.

of Public Works, Office of Attorney General and the Police Force as well as Senator and District Governor.

Served as Western District Governor (2008-2012), Secretary of Samoan Affairs (2013-2015), Senator, Tualatai County(2017-2022).

In the book, Ole Manuō o Tala Tu’u ma Fisaga o Tala Ave, the village of Vailoa defeated the cannibal king Tuife’ai with the assistance of two brothers from Ātua,[30] High Chiefs Lutu and Solosolo.

[31] Tuāulu, the original name of the Vailoatai village, was specifically set aside to prepare human sacrifices for Tuife'ai during his reign.

Sunia notes that the title goes back as far as 500 A.D.,[19] and that the Tuife'ai of that time is responsible for the first failed invasion of the Manu'a kingdom.

[33] The Malaeloa Itū'au Olo Site (or defensive fortification), which was nominated for the National Register of Historic Places in 2015,[34] is supported by Samoan cultural histories and oral traditions relating to interregional conflicts and defenses against cannibalism during pre-contact periods.

[34] The other feared aitu (ghost, spirit) of the district is that of the legendary Tui Ātua from the village of Fūtiga whose victims – those who violate his taboos – can only be healed by HC Ulufaleilupe and HTC Uiagalelei.

[43][44] King I’amafana and his forces returned to 'Upolu, and the county took the words ‘aso tau’ (Day of War) as the name of its malae to commemorate the event.

During World War II, U.S. Marines built an airstrip that spanned Leone, Vailoatai and Taputimu.

Le'alā Shoreline is a young flow of basalt, inter-bedded with layers of tuff that illustrates erosion by wave action.

[49] The Seumālō Ridge rises over 120 meters (400 feet) high along the western and northern sides of Fagatele Bay, while the eastern side of the bay is bounded by Manautuloa Ridge at over 60 meters (200 feet) high.

[34] It is located 2.4 kilometers (1.5 miles) north of the junction of Malaeloa Road and Route 001, and it consists of a raised earth platform, with three lower levels of terraces, and two lunate-shaped moundsand trenches.

In 2018, the only landfill site in American Samoa – located in Fūtiga – was reported to have only two years left before it reached its limit.

Samoa 1960 Constitution Convention that addressed many important issues to include U.S. citizenship for the people of the territory.

Fuimaono also served as the governor of Western District, American Samoa on the island of Tutuila from his appointment in 1993 until his death in 2008.

Eni Fa'aua'ā Hunkin Faleomavaega Jr. (August 15, 1943 – February 22, 2017) was an American Samoan politician who served as the territory's lieutenant governor and congressional delegate.

She served as the First Lady of American Samoa from January 1997 to March 2003 during the tenure of her husband, former governor Tauese Sunia, who died in office in 2003.

[61] Tulifua Tini Lam Yuen (c. 1952 – Jan. 4, 2021) was a long time business person who was selected in 2000 by the Tuālātai county as its senator, and served for three-consecutive, four-year terms.