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This section contains a list of links to other web pages dealing with Samoa, as you can imagine there isn't very much about. If you know of any others please let me know so that I can add them to the list.
Government - Politics - Law |
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| Samoan Government Ministers | Who's who in the Samoan govenment. |
| Department of Trade, Commerce and Industry | The web site of the Samoan Government's Department of Trade, Commerce and Industry. |
| Samoa a political overview | Information about the government of Samoa |
| Pacific Law Materials - Samoa - Judgements | Selected Samoan judgements held on the University of the South Pacific website in Vanuatu. |
| Pacific Law Materials - Samoa - Legislation | Selected Samoan legislation held on the University of the South Pacific website in Vanuatu. |
| Elections In Samoa | Brief details of the current state of the Samoan Parliament. |
| The Government of Western Samoa | An excellent series of pages funded by the Samoan Government. Perhaps a bit garish in places, but then the islands have always been a very colourful place. |
| 26th Legislature of American Samoa 1999 - 2000 | A list of all the members of the 26th American Samoan legislature. |
| American Samoa Government Listings | Contact information for government departments in American Samoa. |
| Human Rights in Western Samoa | A link to a recently published report on human rights abuses (or in this lack of them) in Western Samoa. |
| Honorary Consul in Germany | Claus Wessing is Samoa's Honorary Consul in Germany. If you need to get in touch with him, in his official capacity, here are the details. |
| CIA World Factbook - Samoa | The U.S. Governments C.I.A. World factbook entry for Samoa. Plenty of facts and figures |
| CIA World Factbook - American Samoa | The U.S. Governments C.I.A. World factbook entry for American Samoa. Plenty of facts and figures |
| Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Samoan | The United Nations Development Program has issued a version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Samoa |
Samoan / Polynesian Resources
| Samoa Observer | The website of The Samoa Observer. This site is updated on a regular basis with news stories rfrom the daily editions of newspaper. |
| Samoa News | The website of American Samoa's newspaper "Samoa News". This site is updated on a regular basis. |
| Pacific Islands Report | An excellent daily digest of news stories from around the Pacific. |
| Pacific Islands Internet Resources Home Page | A site at the University of Hawaii keeping track of issues pertaining to all the Polynesian Islands. Its information on Samoa is a little thin on the ground, but because these academics have lots of time and plenty of bandwidth I imagine it will grow fairly quickly. |
| Pacific Islands Monthly | A monthly newsletter containing in depth articles on a few subjects of topical interest in the South Pacific. |
| Samoa: A Selected Bibliography | This list of books about Samoa was prepared for the University of Hawaii's, Pacific Island Information Resources. |
| Cafe Pacific Media Resources | Contact details for the media in Samoa and American Samoa. |
| Pacific Media - Samoan Photographs | This is the website of a German photoagency. They have a selection of photographs of people and places in Samoa that can be ordered as posters. |
| The Contemporary Pacific | A journal providing coverage of contemporary developments in Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia |
| Samoa's Elections and Parliament | Details of the last elections held in Samoa |
| American Samoa's Elections and Parliament | Details of the last elections held in American Samoa |
| Samoan Stamps | A page for philatelists interested in stamps originating from Samoa |
| Paradise Cove | Paradise Cove is one of several institutions in Samoa for the rehabilitation of troublesome teenagers. These establishments are usually run by US companies and have been in the news recently. |
Samoan Language - Linguistics
| Samoan Dictionary | A selection of basic phrases and words. This is located on a server in Samoa, it can be slow to load. |
| Samoan Language Lessons | Brigham Young University's introductory lessons to learning Samoa. |
| Samoan Language Resources | Language resources from New Zealand for those interested in learning Samoan. |
| Twenty-one New Tupu Resources | Tupu is a series of Pacific Island language books produced in New Zealand. In total there are 327 titles in 5 different languages, including Samoan |
| Books written in Samoa | The University of Waikato's list of books written in the Samoan language. |
| The Centre for Applied Linguistics: Samoan Achievement Test | If you've been learning your Samoan and you would like to find out how you are doing, why not check up on the exams available from the Centre of Applied Linguistics. |
| About Hawaiian Fonts | The fonts used in Hawaiian, like those used in Samoan require a macron. This page provides information about these fonts as well as providing links to downloadable Polynesian fonts. |
| Macronised Garamond Font | Download a macronised version of the Garamond font, originally developed for use with the Moari language. |
| Fonts - Polynesian Laser | Details of how to obtain a character set that includes the various macrons needed to properly render Polynesian languages on paper. |
| Syncretic Literacy | A paper by Alessandro Duranti about the use of Samoa and English in Samoan households in the U.S. |
Samoan / Polynesian History and Culture
| Moving Images of the Pacific Islands | A searchable database run by the Centre for Pacific Island Studies at the University of Hawaii. Type samoa* into the search field and submit the query. |
| American Samoan Historic Preservation Office | This organisation is responsible for identifing, evaluating, registering, interpreting and protecting American Samoa's historic and cultural properties. |
| Le Tusitala - The Story Teller: Unit Plan | Details of course work for a study unit for those interested in finding out more about the culture of Samoa and Tonga. |
| Multimedia Anthropology 33 | Anthorpology course notes by Alessandro Duranti, including details and video clips (takes a long time to download) of the Kava ceremony. |
| The Cession of Tutuila | The document that outlnes the details of the Cession of Tutuila to the U.S. Located on Congressman Faleomavaega's web pages. |
| Samoan Sex Scan (Part I) | The first of two articles looking at the work of Margaret Mead. |
| Samoan Sex Scan (Part I) | The second of two articles looking at the work of Margaret Mead. |
| Margaret Mead, Derek Freeman | More on the Margaret Mead - Derek Freeman controversy. |
| Samoan Diaspora and Ceremonial Exchange | A paper by a Japanese researcher about fa'alavelave in immigrant Samoan communities. |
| Samoan Migration to Hawaii | Brief notes Samoans in Hawaii. |
| Anthropolgy - Samoan Notes | Course notes associated with the Anthropology - Comparative Cultures courseat Oregon State University. |
| Embodied Art:: Cultural Identity and Tattooing in Samoa | A thesis about the role of tattoos in Samoa. |
| Tattoo History Source Book: Samoa | How Samoan tattoos have influenced Western tattooing and how Europeans affacted Samoan tattooing. |
| Pacific Islanders in Communications | An organisation aimed at increasing programming which enhances public recognition of and appreciation for Pacific Islanders. Take allok at their catalogue. |
| The Journal of Pacific History | Exactly what it says it is. However it seems that it is several years since the historians last inspected their site. |
| Pacific Manuscripts Bureau | The Australian National University in Canberra collects and transfers onto microfilm a wide range of documents concerning the Pacific Islands |
| The Contemporary Pacific | A journal providing coverage of contemporary developments in Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia |
| The People of Samoa | Information about some of the aspects of Fa'a Samoa that sets it apart from other Pacific Islands. |
| A register of historical sites in American Samoa | Information about some of the aspects of Fa'a Samoa that sets it apart from other Pacific Islands. |
| The Polynesian Voyaging Society | These web pages provide much information about the techniques used by the Polynesians as the colonized the Pacific/ |
Contemporary Samoan Culture
| Pride of Polynesia | Polynesian dance and music entertainment for hire in San Diego
| Te Vaka |
Although Tokelaun/Tuvaluan Opetaia Foai of Te Vaka spent the early years of his life living in Samoa. |
The Aiono Sisters |
Music from a US based female Samoan group. |
A review of Where We Once Belonged by Sia Figiel |
Sia Figiel is a highly acclaimed contemporary writer. Both her literature and her lectures are widely appreciated. |
Albert Wendt: Bibliography |
A list of books, publications and newspaper articles written by Albert Wendt. It also includes a list of reviews. |
Return To Exile: Locating Home |
An analysis of the works of Albert Wendt, by Juniper Ellis. |
Greg Semu |
Brief description of the photographic work of Greg Semu. |
Tattoing and Photographs |
An article about tattooing with photographs by Greg Semu. |
Iosefa Leo |
Work by the Samoan sculptor Iosefa Leo. |
Fatu Feu'u |
The work of Samoan artist Fatu Feu'u. |
Samoan Drag Queens |
An article written by Samoan journalist Chris Peteru about the Samoan fa'afaine community. |
The Boo Yaa Tride |
A discography of the music of the Californian based Samoan rap band. |
| Contact details for the Boo-Yaa Tribe's Management company. |
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Samoa and the Internet
| SAMOA.NET | An internet service provider based in Apia, Western Samoa. There are also some homepages for businesses and hotels in Samoa. |
| LESAMOA.NET | Another internet service provider in Samoa. |
| SAMOATELCO.COM | An Internet Service Provider in American Samoa. This site has plenty of additional information about American Samoa. |
| SAMOANET.COM | Another Internet Service Provider in American Samoa. |
| Samoan Internet Domain Registration | Contact details for obtaining a .ws domain name. |
| American Samoa Internet Domain Registration | The registry for the .AS Internet domain. If you wish to obtain an American Samopan domain name apply here. |
| Network Startup Resource Center: Samoa | A collection of documents about Samoa's connection to the internet. |
| Network Startup Resource Center: American Samoa | A collection of documents about American Samoa's connection to the internet. |
Samoan / Polynesian Discussion Fora
| Polynesian Cafe | This Samoan oriented discussion forum appears to be the most visited of its type on the Internet. Use it to track down lost friends or just trade stories and opinions with others. There are an additional 3 fora accessible from this site: The Kamehameha Roundtable for in depth discussion. The Big Mango Sports Bar for discussion of sporting events and sportsperson and The Alofa Lounge for those looking for love. |
| The Kava Bowl | A discussion forum frequented by Tongans, but you might also find some Samoans contributing there. Look out for the humorous postings by Le'o Vaivai in the Kava Club. |
| American Samoa Pages | It might seem as bit strange having a link to an American Samoan site, but this is an excellent site and is visited by (Western) Samoans as well as American Samoans. |
| South Pacific Information Network Discussion Forum | A discussion forum that appears to be aimed more at those with an academic interest in the South Pacific. |
| Samoa Chat Message Forum | There a number of different fora each dedicated to a specific issue. You will need to register to gain full access to some of them. |
| UseNet Pacific Island Forum | This is not a high bandwidth forum, so do not expect to have to visit it every day. |
Commercial Pages
| Boutique Samoa | Puletasi, mu'u mu'u and aloha shirts and island design fabric. |
| National Property Services | National Property Services are an Apia based real estate company. |
| Le Vai Samoa | Suppliers of purified drinking water in Samoa. |
| Samoan Kava Company | A Samoan owned company specialising in the sale of Samoan grown kava. |
| Pagopago, Inc | Your chance to buy unique and traditional gifts from Samoa and Polynesia with complete shipping schedules and other information on Samoa. |
| Samoa Chamber of Commerce | These pages provide a handy list of companies in Samoa, their business activities and contact details. |
| American Samoan Business Directory | An index of businesses in American Samoa. |
| Samoa Breweries | The web site for Samoas beer, Vailima |
| Pasefika Publications | A Samoa based company selling a selection of books, many of which are aimed at those learning Samoan. |
| Montalvans | Motalvan's distributes food products popular in the Pacific Islands on mailand USA. |
| ANZ - Western Samoa | Some details on ANZ's operations in Samoa. |
| Retailer of Kava | Do you want to add a little bit of extra spice to your fiafia. This company sells kava and kava products. |
| Pasifika Press Catalogue | Pasifika Press homepage.Pasifika Press specialises in Pacific Islands literature for Pacific Islanders and students of the Pacific. |
| Siva Afi Teeshirt's | Whilst in Samoa we picked up an excellent tie dye tee-shirts with a maps of Samoa, designs of turtles etc. from the crafts market. Guess what? - It's now possible to order them over the Internet |
| Pasifika Press Catalogue | Pasifika Press homepage. Pasifika Press specialises in Pacific Islands literature for Pacific Islanders and students of the Pacific. |
| South Pacific Traders | Are you looking for arts and crafts from Samoa or a Manu Samoa rugby shirt. Take a look at this site. |
| Trade-related technical assistance programs in Samoa | A site run by the IMF, ITC, UNCTAD, UNDP, Wordls Bank and WTO. |
Traveller and Holiday Information
| Samoa Travel | A travel agency based in Samoa catering for both inbound and outbound holiday makers. |
| Eco-Tour Samoa | Eco-Tour Samoa is a travel company operating in Samoa specialising in eco-tourism. |
| The Samoana Resort | The Samoana Resort will be an Australian owned and operated surf resort in Samoa. |
| Samoan Village Resorts offer plush/primitive oceanfront and ocean view fale (bungalows) furnished with modern amenities. | |
| Coconut's Beach Club is a resort located on the south coast of Upolu. | |
| The Samoan Visitors Bureau | The Samoan Visitors Bureau. If you are travelling to Samoa take a look at this find out what's happening. |
| Samoa Millennium Celebrations | A website devoted to the celebration of the end of the millenium in the last country to leave the old one. |
| Western Samoa Vistors Bureau | The original set of pages prepared for the Western Samoa Vistors Bureau. Has some interesting sections on eco-tourism. |
| Samoa Millennium Celebrations | A website devoted to the celebration of the end of the millenium in the last country to leave the old one. |
| Western Samoa Vistors Bureau | The original set of pages prepared for the Western Samoa Vistors Bureau. Has some interesting sections on eco-tourism. |
| Travel Warnings - Western Samoa | United States Consular Information Sheet and Travel Warning for Western Samoa. |
| American Samoa Office of Tourism | Information of use for anyone wishing to travel to American Samoa. |
| Pacific DX Vacation Trip | Now you can find out what a radio ham does when he goes on holiday. |
| Dive New Zealand: Samoa: the real Treasure Island | This is one visitor who was truly smitten with the beauty of Samoa and its people. |
| Dive New Zealand: Escape to Samoa | Samoa receives yet more recognition as a driving venue. |
| Tourism Council of the South Pacific | A very comprehensive set of pages for the visitor to Samoa. |
| South Pacific Tourism Conference | If your interested in tourism in the South Pacific as a whole then the following pages may be of interest. They are the home pages of the South Pacific Tourism Conference, and have news and facts and figures. |
| Notes on a Trip to Western Samoa | This is the record of a trip to Samoa made in 1984 by a German visitor. |
| Universal Travel - Destination Facts | Useful information from the Australian Federation of Travel Agentsfor travellers wanting to go to Samoa |
| Fishing World - Western Samoa | This is an article describing fishing in Samoa and various other aspects of Western and Amercian Samoa. It is none too flattering in places. |
| PATAnet - Travel - Pacific - Western Samoa | Useful information for travellers to Samoa |
| HIDEAWAY HOLIDAYS: Welcome to Western Samoa | The pages of an Australian travel agency specialising in trips to the South Pacific, There's lots of information on hotel prices in Samoa, prices of airline tickets and details on how to get there. |
| Asia Link - Western Samoa | Asia World travel agents prices for three hotels in Western Samoa |
| Links for the city of APIA,Upolu | Details of the hotels that the European Travel Network can book you into in Samoa |
| Pacific Island Travel Centre | If you're living in Australia you might want to contact this company to get details on trips to Samoa |
| SOUTH SEAS ISLAND MODULES | Details of a 6 day package holiday in Samoa. |
| SOUTH SEAS TREASURES | An itinerary of a tour in the South Pacific, taking in some of the Samoan Islands along the way. |
| Cruising Notes on Samoa - Western & American | If sailing's your cup of tea, then these notes might prove fairly useful. It also has some first hand ccomments on the sights and scenes of Samoa. |
| Cruising News Letter 2 - NZ to Pago, AS | Notes on a sea voyage from New Zealand to Samoa. |
| Western Samoa, Hotel Accommodation Index | The title says it all. This is a resonable list of hotels in Samoa with details of the facilities provided. |
| Travellers' Reports: Western Samoa | Updates from travellers to Western Samoa courtesy of The Lonely Planet travel guides. |
| List of Hotels and Resorts - Australia, New Zealand, & Oceania | Another self explanatory title |
| Global Online Travel - Western Samoa | Another set of travel pages, with information about Samoa. Take a look at the potporri section, even though it is a bit out of date. |
Environment - Ecology - Natural History - Agriculture
| Samoan Victory | This is a transcript of Radio Australia's "One World" program's account of the native Samoan environmental movement to protect forests and coral reefs. |
| The Seacoloy Foundation | The Seacology Foundation web site provides information about the rainforest reserves on the island of Savaii in Samoa. |
| Fagatele Bay National Marine Sancutary | Information about the protected coastal and reef waters around American Samoa. |
| Samoa Field Trip 1996 | An ornithologists brief notes on the bird life in Samoa. |
| Flying Fox Nearly Extinct in Samoa | Dr. Paul Cox writes about the struggle to save ther Samoan Flying Fox from extinction. |
| Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary | A web site devoted to information about the Marine Sanctuary in American Samoa. |
| Cases Studies of Environmentally Oriented Programs in Samoa | This web site is an educational resource providing information about several interesting projects undertaken in Samoa. |
| UN Earthwatch - Savai'i and Upolu | Information about endangered species and habitats in Samoa. |
| UN Earthwatch - The Islands of American Samoa | Information about endangered species and habitats in American Samoa. |
| Action Atlas: Coral Reefs: American Samoa | Providing information about groups interested in preserving and protecting the corel reefs of American Samoa. |
| Action Atlas: Coral Reefs: Samoa | Providing information about groups interested in preserving and protecting the corel reefs of Samoa. |
| Small Farm Resource Guide: Americn Samoa | A list of useful contacts for those with small holdings in American Samoa. |
| Examples of community management and research in the fisheries sector. | This page contains brief details of two fisheries related projects under taken in Samoa, as well as some in other Pacific countries. |
| The National Park of American Samoa | Information about the National Park of American Samoa from the US goverments National Parks Service's web site. |
| Maps Associated with the National Park of American Samoa | A collection of maps of American Samoa from the U.S. Governments National Parks Service. |
Sport
| Official Manu Samoa Web Site | Almost anything you wanted to know about Manu Samoa - the Samoan Rugby Team that stormed onto the world rugby stage at the 1991 Rugby World Cup |
| Book Review: A Remarkable Sumo Career | Review of a book about the legendary American-Samoan sumo wrestler Konishiki. |
| Samoa Rules. OK? | On the search for Australian Rules players in Samoa. |
| Wild Samoan Taining Center | The Wild Samoan Training Center a professional wrestling center training wrestlers for World Wrestling Federation competitions. |
Miscellaneous Samoan Related Links
| Samoan Language Health Pamphlets | Health pamphlets written in Samoan available in Utah. If you send a stamp addressed envelope they should be able to send you copies. |
| Kidney Disease - A Guide for Maori and Pacific Islanders | A Samoan language version of a document produced by NZ Health On-line. |
| Kidney Disease - A Guide for Maori and Pacific Islanders | An English language version of a document produced by NZ Health On-line. |
| Paradise or Problem: Educating Students from the Pacific Islands | An Australian web site looking at the issues associated with the integration of Pacific Island students into the Australian education syste. |
| Bibliophile - Pacific Books | An Australian bookstore with a reasonable selection of books about the Pacific Islands. |
| New Zealand Immigration Service Homepage | You want to get into New Zealand then this is where you go |
| American Samoa Community College | A web site about the American Samoa Community College in American Samoa, put together by some of its students. |
| GOES 9 Satellite Images of Samoa | A directory holding the most recent infra-red and visible light satellite images, from the GOES 9 satellite, of Samoa. |
| GMS Satellite Image of Samoa | The most recent infra-red satellite images, from the GMS satellite, of Samoa. |
| Prominent Samoans. | A list of Samoan that have become well known or respected in their chosen profession. |
Religion
| The Faith Forum | For those of you that wish to have in depth discussions about Christianity and faith. This is part of the selection of discussion fora provided by the Kava Bowl |
| The Unofficial Samoa Apia Mission Homepage | Details of the Mormon mission in Samoa |
| Tavita's Fale | Yes the Bahai Faith has reached Samoa, but you will only find a little bit about its practice in Samoa on this web site. |
| Proud to be Samoan and a Servant of God | Sasagi is a Samoan Seventh Day Adventist minister who was born and bred in Auckland. |
| Saving the Samoans | Don't evangelists and missionaries just make you sick. As if there aren't enough churches in Samoa, you can read how the Mormans are trying increase their numbers. What they are doing is very good it's just a shame it has to be done by some religious organisation. |
| Apia Mission Alumni Web Site | A website of interest to all alumni of the Latter Day Saints Mission in Samoa |
| Sydney SISDAC | Details of events being organised by the Syndey Samoan Independent Seventh Day Adventists |
| Voice of Christ Full Gospel Church, Inc. | A church founded by Ta'afulisia Kalepo Tilo from American Samoa. |
| Garden Grove Methodist Church | This California church performs services in Samoan, English and Korean |
| Samoan Churches in the US | A list of Samoan Churches in the US by State |
| Let Your light Shine in Samoa | A Churches of Christ web pages about missionary work in Samoa |
| I Remember - Western Samoa | Reminicenses of a Mormon Missionary in Samoa. Do not trust the spelling of the place names. |
| I Remember - American Samoa | Reminicenses of a Mormon Missionary in American Samoa. Do not trust the spelling of the place names. |
| Across Pacific and Asia | An interdenominational Christian web site with a special emphasis on the Pacific and Asia region. |
| Church of God - Samoa | List of Church of God churches in Samoa. |
| Church of God - American Samoa | Web site for the American Samoa Church of God. (under construction) |
| Hare Krishna arrives in Pago Pago | It seems the orange-robed bald-headed chanting dancing vegetarians are heading for Pago Pago. |
| LDS Temple in Apia | Information about the Mormon temple in Samoa. |
| Salesian Missions - Samoa | News from the Don Bosco Technical Centre in Apia. |
| Salesian Missions - Samoa | Plans by the Church of The Nazarene to convert all Samoan living in the US. Contains some general information about Samoan culture and history. |
| Fresno First Samoan Assombley of God | The title says it all. |
Reformatted: 4th May 2004