AMERIKA SÄMOA

Amerika Sämoa
Lo'u atunu'u pele 'oe
'Ou te tiu i lou igoa
O 'oe lo'u fa'amoemoe
O 'oe o le penina o le Pasefika
E mo'omia e motü e lima
E, 'uä ta'uta'ua au agaifanua
Ma 'ou tala mai anamua
Tutuila ma Manu'a
Ala mai ma tü 'i luga
Tautua ma punou i lou Mälö
Ia manuia ia ulu ola
Amerika Sämoa
Lo'u atunu'u pele 'oe
Tautua ma punou i lou Mälö
Ia manuia ia ulu ola
Amerika Samoä
O le Mälö o le sa'olotoga

Will Kalala and Kealoha get together?
How will they understand each other?
Make up your own ending to the story.

I Hawaii, na ulua'i sisiina le fu'a i le tausaga e 1965. Na tau'ave mai i lea tausaga le fa'amanatuina o aso o le fu'a i Hawaii nei. Sä fa'atautaia lava le e le mamalu o le 'Ätoa o Ali'i ma Failauga Sämoa i Hawaii. E fa'apea foi ona fa'amanatuina le aso o le fu'a i le Setete o Kalifonia e tagata Sämoa o lo'o nonofo ai.

'Ua 'avea le fa'amanatuina o le aso o le fu'a Amerika ma mea 'ua lauiloa ai le aganu'u fa'aSämoa i ona matai ma ana fa'afiafiaga matalasi. O 'inä le puipuia o le fa'aSämoa ma ana aga'ifanua. O 'inä le toe atina'e ai o mitamitaga i agaga o tupulaga talavou a Sämoa i le matagöfie o si fa'aSämoa.

O lea fo'i se maimoaga ma ni molimau a tagata matamata nai fafo i le fa'aSämoa ma lona tamäo'äiga. E foliga 'iä 'ilätou o se 'äiga e tasi tagata Sämoa 'uma i lea aso i le felagolagoma'i. E fa'atasitasi 'uma atu 'ilätou i le malae e fiafia fa'atasi ma fa'amanatu ni manuia 'ua lätou maua mai i le puipuiga a le mälö o le Unaite Setete i le fa'aaloalo atu i lana fu'a.

FLAG DAY

Every year since April 17, 1900 when the American flag was first raised in American Samoa, the Samoans have been commemorating Flag Day. It is an important holiday in Samoa. Schools, organizations, and villagers look forward to Flag Day all year. These groups participate in the singing, dancing, and marching. Representatives of these groups also participate and compete in the traditional games. These include basket weaving, coconut husking, making fire, and playing cricket. There is also outrigger canoe racing for the strong men. Climbing coconut trees is a favorite of the young men. Chasing and trying to catch a greased live pig is a fun game for people of both sexes and all ages. Tug of war is also a lot of fun and a favorite among the heavy weights.

People who are talented with their hands provide Samoan handicrafts and food. Displays of handicrafts alternate with food stands in long rows. The usual Samoan foods (taro, banana, chop suey, pork and palusami) are prepared and sold. Other favorites such as pisua, poi, fa'ausi, and taufolo are made available for the hungry connoisseur.

The beauty of Samoan Flag Day is that everybody has fun. All of the activities are held outdoors in a big open field. People of all ages, races, and sexes take delight in observing and/or participating. It is a day of fun for the students away from all the studying. It's a day a sharing talents, exchanging jokes, and promoting laughter. It's a day of cultural exchange and preservation. It's a day of coming together to share one's heritage as a Samoan.