RESEARCH PAPER
1. “Traditional Ava Ceremony of Samoa” Ava O Le Feiloa’iga
· Having the ava as a part of our culture throughout generation to generation, which we should continue and bring back the ava ceremony and our customs in our island today.
2. “Peace and Christianity: Why the Samoan experience is not typical” Filemu ma le lotu Kerisiano: Mafua’aga e tulaga ‘ese ai Samoa.
· When Christianity arrived on Samoan shores it was, more or less, readily accepted by the Samoans. The Samoan Paramount Chief, at the time Reverend John Williams arrived in Sapapali’i, was Malietoa Vainuupo. His acceptance was perhaps made easier because for Samoans the idea of the Christian God has similarities to that of the Samoan God.
3. “No Formal Written Samoan Language”. Leai se gagana tusitusi a Samoa – Tusi Paia Samoa muamua 1870.
· When Malietoa Vainu’upo accepted Christianity, there was no formal written Samoan language. Our written language, following centuries of an oral tradition, owes its creation to Christianity. The first Samoan Bible was available in 1870. But it was not until 1886 that there were sufficient copies printed for mass distribution.
4. “Prevalence of Obesity in American Samoa SchoolChildren”. Tino lāpo’a ma le mamafa o pauna i fanau aoga a Amerika Samoa o se faafitauli tau le soifua maloloina.
5. “E le o lava tapena tamaiti mai a’oga maualuluga mo le kolisi Tu’ufa’atasi o Amerika Samoa”. (Upper Level Courses)
6. “Ua so’ona ola fa’alagolago Amerika Samoa i le Malo Tele a le Iunaite Setete”
7. “E o’o atu i le tausaga 2050 ua mou le Gagana Samoa”
8. E mafai e matua ona fa’aitiitia le fiafia o tamaiti i le tv ae u’una’ia le faitau tusi.
9. E tatau ona tutusa le fa’ataua o le Gagana Peretania ma le Gagana Samoa.
10. E le ‘o ausia e le malo se faigamalo manino ma le malamalama.
11. E tatau ona u’una’ia tamaita’i i mataupu fa’asaeienisi ma matematika.
12. E tatau ona iai se si’itaga o le tupe maua a ali’i ma tamaita’i a’oga mai le Malo Tele.
13. E le o lava sauna Amerika Samoa mo fa’alavelave fa’afuase’i.
14. O le a mou le gagana Samoa.
15. Ia fa’asala i le oti le fasioti tagata fa’amoemoeina.
16. Ia toe fa’aofi mai i totonu fa’asalaga anamua.
17. Ia fa’ataga le maliu i le faitalia. Euthanasia
18. Ia fa’ataga le fafano o pepe.
19. Ua gau faleoloa o Samoa ona o le tele o aitalafu ma fa’alavelave Samoa.
20. O le a pulea e tagata Asia eleele o Amerika Samoa.
21. E le ‘o mulimuli le Ofisa o Tagata Faigaluega i la latou tagavai o le “Avanoa Tutusa”.
22. E tatau ona ave’esea kamupani i’a (Starkist & Samoa Packing) mai Amerika Samoa.
23. E le ‘o mautu polokalama mo tagata tafafao maimoa mai i le atunu’u.
24. Ua soona ola fa’alagolago Amerika Samoa i le Malo Tele.
25. Na tupuga mai tagata Samoa mai manuki.
26. Ua fa’atasina measina a Samoa mo le tupe a le tagata maimoa.
27. E tatau ona tu’u eseese faiga faapolokiki ma le lotu.
28. E mapolotu Samoa ae le Kerisiano.
29. E tatau ona nofo malamalama Amerika Samoa i a’afiaga o ala o fa’asalalauga po o le mitia.
30. Ua le toe pa’ia le va o le tama ma lona tuafafine.
31. E fesoasoani le fa’a-Samoa e u’una’ia sauaga i totonu o aiga.
32. E tatau ona fa’aleleia le feso’ota’iga i le va o matua ma fanau.
33. O le pule i le ola o le fa’atinoga lea o le aia tatau ma le sa’olotoga o le tagata.
34. Ua fa’atupula’ia le numera o tamaita’i laiti e fananau ona o le le lava o a’oa’oga a matua.
35. Ia fa’ataga le maliu i le loto malie pe a leai se togafitiga o le ma’i.
36. Ia fa’ataga le sasa ae le o le sauaina o fanau.
37. Ia fausia ni isi nofoaga mo tagata matutua e pei o Fatuoaiga.
38. Ia pasia le fa’aaogaga o mariuana i ma’i tigaina i Amerika Samoa.
39. Ua ala ona mama’i ma lapopo’a tagata Samoa ona ua tau le aai i aiga.
40. Ia fa’asa ta’aloga bingo mai le teritori.
41. E tatau ona toe fa’aolaola fa’asalaga Samoa mai anamua e fa’aitiitia ai le solitulafono i nei onapo.
42. Ua fa’a-Aferika Amerika le gagana tautala a tupulaga Samoa.
43. Ua ausia e le faigamalo o Amerika Samoa se faiga malo lelei, e manino ma malamalama (good governance & transparency)
44. Ia fa’ataga le fa’aipoipo o ituaiga ta’itasi.
45. O le a le taua o le “tatau” ma le feso’ota’iga i le “tautua”.
46. Fa’afafine i totonu o Amerika Samoa.
47. Fa’amuamua le Atua
48. O le a le mafua’aga o le ta’u o le soifuaga i Samoa o le “fa’amatai”?
49. O le va fealoa’i o matua ma fanau
50. O mea e tutusa ma eseese ai le faamaulalo ma le fa’amagalo i le aganu’u fa’asamoa ae maise le fa’akerisiano.
· Having the ava as a part of our culture throughout generation to generation, which we should continue and bring back the ava ceremony and our customs in our island today.
2. “Peace and Christianity: Why the Samoan experience is not typical” Filemu ma le lotu Kerisiano: Mafua’aga e tulaga ‘ese ai Samoa.
· When Christianity arrived on Samoan shores it was, more or less, readily accepted by the Samoans. The Samoan Paramount Chief, at the time Reverend John Williams arrived in Sapapali’i, was Malietoa Vainuupo. His acceptance was perhaps made easier because for Samoans the idea of the Christian God has similarities to that of the Samoan God.
3. “No Formal Written Samoan Language”. Leai se gagana tusitusi a Samoa – Tusi Paia Samoa muamua 1870.
· When Malietoa Vainu’upo accepted Christianity, there was no formal written Samoan language. Our written language, following centuries of an oral tradition, owes its creation to Christianity. The first Samoan Bible was available in 1870. But it was not until 1886 that there were sufficient copies printed for mass distribution.
4. “Prevalence of Obesity in American Samoa SchoolChildren”. Tino lāpo’a ma le mamafa o pauna i fanau aoga a Amerika Samoa o se faafitauli tau le soifua maloloina.
5. “E le o lava tapena tamaiti mai a’oga maualuluga mo le kolisi Tu’ufa’atasi o Amerika Samoa”. (Upper Level Courses)
6. “Ua so’ona ola fa’alagolago Amerika Samoa i le Malo Tele a le Iunaite Setete”
7. “E o’o atu i le tausaga 2050 ua mou le Gagana Samoa”
8. E mafai e matua ona fa’aitiitia le fiafia o tamaiti i le tv ae u’una’ia le faitau tusi.
9. E tatau ona tutusa le fa’ataua o le Gagana Peretania ma le Gagana Samoa.
10. E le ‘o ausia e le malo se faigamalo manino ma le malamalama.
11. E tatau ona u’una’ia tamaita’i i mataupu fa’asaeienisi ma matematika.
12. E tatau ona iai se si’itaga o le tupe maua a ali’i ma tamaita’i a’oga mai le Malo Tele.
13. E le o lava sauna Amerika Samoa mo fa’alavelave fa’afuase’i.
14. O le a mou le gagana Samoa.
15. Ia fa’asala i le oti le fasioti tagata fa’amoemoeina.
16. Ia toe fa’aofi mai i totonu fa’asalaga anamua.
17. Ia fa’ataga le maliu i le faitalia. Euthanasia
18. Ia fa’ataga le fafano o pepe.
19. Ua gau faleoloa o Samoa ona o le tele o aitalafu ma fa’alavelave Samoa.
20. O le a pulea e tagata Asia eleele o Amerika Samoa.
21. E le ‘o mulimuli le Ofisa o Tagata Faigaluega i la latou tagavai o le “Avanoa Tutusa”.
22. E tatau ona ave’esea kamupani i’a (Starkist & Samoa Packing) mai Amerika Samoa.
23. E le ‘o mautu polokalama mo tagata tafafao maimoa mai i le atunu’u.
24. Ua soona ola fa’alagolago Amerika Samoa i le Malo Tele.
25. Na tupuga mai tagata Samoa mai manuki.
26. Ua fa’atasina measina a Samoa mo le tupe a le tagata maimoa.
27. E tatau ona tu’u eseese faiga faapolokiki ma le lotu.
28. E mapolotu Samoa ae le Kerisiano.
29. E tatau ona nofo malamalama Amerika Samoa i a’afiaga o ala o fa’asalalauga po o le mitia.
30. Ua le toe pa’ia le va o le tama ma lona tuafafine.
31. E fesoasoani le fa’a-Samoa e u’una’ia sauaga i totonu o aiga.
32. E tatau ona fa’aleleia le feso’ota’iga i le va o matua ma fanau.
33. O le pule i le ola o le fa’atinoga lea o le aia tatau ma le sa’olotoga o le tagata.
34. Ua fa’atupula’ia le numera o tamaita’i laiti e fananau ona o le le lava o a’oa’oga a matua.
35. Ia fa’ataga le maliu i le loto malie pe a leai se togafitiga o le ma’i.
36. Ia fa’ataga le sasa ae le o le sauaina o fanau.
37. Ia fausia ni isi nofoaga mo tagata matutua e pei o Fatuoaiga.
38. Ia pasia le fa’aaogaga o mariuana i ma’i tigaina i Amerika Samoa.
39. Ua ala ona mama’i ma lapopo’a tagata Samoa ona ua tau le aai i aiga.
40. Ia fa’asa ta’aloga bingo mai le teritori.
41. E tatau ona toe fa’aolaola fa’asalaga Samoa mai anamua e fa’aitiitia ai le solitulafono i nei onapo.
42. Ua fa’a-Aferika Amerika le gagana tautala a tupulaga Samoa.
43. Ua ausia e le faigamalo o Amerika Samoa se faiga malo lelei, e manino ma malamalama (good governance & transparency)
44. Ia fa’ataga le fa’aipoipo o ituaiga ta’itasi.
45. O le a le taua o le “tatau” ma le feso’ota’iga i le “tautua”.
46. Fa’afafine i totonu o Amerika Samoa.
47. Fa’amuamua le Atua
48. O le a le mafua’aga o le ta’u o le soifuaga i Samoa o le “fa’amatai”?
49. O le va fealoa’i o matua ma fanau
50. O mea e tutusa ma eseese ai le faamaulalo ma le fa’amagalo i le aganu’u fa’asamoa ae maise le fa’akerisiano.