Rule F Recertification

No later than the 15th day of the next to last month of each lease year, each village/county council shall submit to the High Court any changes in the names of the payees for receipt of the rental compensation payments for the forthcoming lease year and the reasons for the changes. The High Court shall give notice of this requirement to the village/county councils on or before the lst day of the next to the last month of each lease year. Hearings on the changes submitted shall be noticed by the last day of the next to last month of the lease year and conducted during the last month of each lease year as the court deems necessary. The High Court’s orders approving any changes of payees shall be submitted to the Secretary and National Park Service and to the Governor. Effective October 18, 1993. RULE G.LEGAL EFFECT OF RENTAL ASSESSMENT PROCEEDINGS.

(1) The rental assessment proceedings conducted under these supplemental rules are not adversarial in character, and accordingly, these proceedings shall not have any res judicata, collateral estoppel, or similar legal effect with respect to the ownership or boundaries of the lands included within the boundaries of the Park. If these issues are or become contested they shall be adjudicated only in regular judicial proceedings.

(2) The rental assessment proceedings shall result in binding legal effect with respect to the liability of the United States of America and the American Samoa Government for the amounts of rental compensation actually paid upon the payee’s execution, at the time of each rental compensation payment, of releases, and hold harmless agreements exonerating those entities from further responsibility. Adversarial claims to paid rental compensation arising out of ownership or boundary disputes shall be adjudicated only as part of regular judicial proceedings on those issues involving a payee and an adverse claimant. Effective October 18, 1993. RULE H.ACCOUNTING OF LEASE PAYMENTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURES. Under the Act, the Governor is entrusted with the responsibility for disbursing lease payments to the villages, families, and any other landowners, once the High Court has determined the proper amount to be allotted to each party. The Governor shall provide a detailed accounting of all lease payments made and all monies expended in administering such payments. This accounting shall be made within 60 days of the notice, envisioned in Supplemental Rule E(2), from the High Court to the Secretary, the National Park Service, and the Governor, that the prerequisite conditions for rental compensation payments have been met for each village. Similar accounting shall be provided to the High Court annually thereafter, on this same date. Copies of this accounting shall be provided, in a timely manner, to interested parties upon written request to the Governor’s office. In the event that the Secretary, the National Park Service, or any of the payees should have an objection to this accounting, such objecting party shall notify the Governor in writing within 60 days of the initial distribution of the accounting. If the dispute is not resolved within 90 days of this written request, the matter shall be directed to the Land and Titles Division of the High Court of American Samoa for final resolution. Effective October 18, 1993. TULAFONO FA’AOPOOPO MO LE FA’ATULAGAINA O TOTOGI O LE FA’AOGAINA O FANUA I LALO O LE FEAGAIGA LISI O PAKA FA’ANESIONARE TULAFONO A. FA’ATOMUAGA MA SE FA’AMATALAGA.

(1) O le Tulafono Fa’alaua’itele 100-571 o Oketopa 31, 1988, 102 Stat. 2879, 16 U.S.C.A. §410qq et seq. (“Tulafono”), na pasia e le Konekeresi a le Iunaite Setete o Amerika mo le fa’amoemoe ua fa’ata’atia atu e le Maga §410qq(b), e pei ona fa’aalia i lalo:

(b) FA’AMOEMOEGA. O le fa’amoemoe o leneiTulafono o le fa’asao ma puipui i vaomatua teropika ma alamanuia o measina anamua ma fa’aleaganu’u a Amerika Samoa, ma a’au o lo’o a’afia ai, ina ia fa’atumauina ai nofoaga e mau ai pe’a, ma fa’atumauina ai le paleni o meaola o lo’o maua i vaomatua teropika o Samoa, ma, ina ia talafeagai ai ma le fa’asaoina o nei alamanuia, e fa’afiafiaina ai fo’i tagata asiasi mai i itu ‘ese’ese o le lalolagi i alamanuia ‘ese’ese o vaomatua teropika o Samoa.

(2) O lo’o fa’atagaina e le maga 16 U.S.C.A. §410qq-1(a) le fa’atuina o se Paka Fa’anesionare a Amerika Samoa (“Paka”) e le Failautusi o le Initeria (“Failautusi”), o se auala e fa’ataunu’uina ai le fa’amoemoe o le Tulafono. E fa’atoa fa’atuina le Paka pe a auai le Malo o Amerika Samoa (“ASG”), e ala atu i le Kovana o Amerika Samoa (“Kovana”), e fai ma sui o nu’u ma aiga o lo’o i ai o latou fanua i totonu o tuaoi o le Paka, i se feagaiga lisi (“feagaiga lisi”) ma le Iunaite Setete o Amerika, e ala atu i le Failautusi, ma i lalo o lea feagaiga, ua malilie ai le Iunaite Setete o Amerika na te lisiina lau’ele’ele ma fanua o lo’o i totonu o tuaoi o le Paka mo le 50 tausaga. Na faia e le Kovana ma le Failautusi lea feagaiga lisi ia Setema 09, 1993.

(3) O lo’o mana’omia e le maga 16 U.S.C.A. §410qq-1(d) le totogiina atu o taui i nu’u ma aiga e i ai o latou fanua i totonu o le Paka. E pei ona fa’afinagaloina ma fa’atulafonoina e le maga 16 U.S.C.A. §410qq-1(d)(1) ma le (2), o loo taua ai i lenei feagaiga lisi mo le (a), taui fa’aletausaga e totogi atu mo le fa’aaogaina o ia mea i le aofa’iga e [$377,000] e totogi auaua’i atu muamua ma e fa’alagolago i le iai lea o vaegatupe talafeagai mo le totogiina o nei tulaga, ma (b), ua teuina nei tupe mo lea fa’amoemoe i se teugatupe e i ai sona pasene i totonu o Amerika Samoa.

(4) O lo’o mana’omia atili e le maga 16 U.S.C.A. §410qq-1(d)(2), ma ua ioeina fo’i e le feagaiga lisi, e na’o le Kovana lava na te tufatufa atu i nu’u ma aiga e i ai fanua i totonu o le Paka, totogi taui o a latou fanua, i aofaiga e fa’atulaga e le Fa’amasinoga Maualuga o Amerika Samoa (“Fa’amasinoga Maualuga”). Na’o le Fa’amasinoga Maualuga lava o lo’o i ai le malosi’aga e fa’atulaga ai le aofa’i e tu’uina atu i lea nu’u ma lea aiga. TULAFONO B. FA’AMOEMOEGA O NEI TULAFONO FA’AOPOOPO.

(1) O le fa’amoemoe o nei tulafono fa’aopoopo o le fa’avaeina lea o le faiga mo le fa’atulagaina e le Fa’amasinoga Maualuga o le aofaiga o tupe e totogi o taui mo le fa’aaogaina o fanua i nu’u ma aiga o lo’o i ai o latou fanua i totonu o le Paka (“Iloiloga e Fa’atulaga ai tupe e totogi mo Fanua ua aofia i le Paka Fa’anesionare mai le nu’u/itumalo o _____________________”). O nei taualumaga e faia i le Vaega o Fanua ma Suafa e tusa ai ma tu’utu’uuga o le maga A.S.C.A. §3.0208(b)(2).

(2) E tusa ai ma le maga A.S.C.A. §3.0242(b), o nei tulafono fa’aopoopo e mafai ona suia e se poloa’iga a le Fa’amasinoga Maualuga e pulea ai ni mata’upu po’o faiga o ni iloiloga e le o fa’atulagaina, po’o tulaga e tula’i mai ai le fa’aonolemafaia o le taualoaina o tulafono fa’afa’amasinoga. TULAFONO C ULUA’I FA’AOGAINA O FEAGAIGA AUAI A I LATOU E ONAINA FANUA.

(1) Na fa’aaogaina e le Malo o Amerika Samoa se fa’amaumauga ua fa’aigoaina o le “Maliliega a e ana Fanua e auai i taualumaga e faia i le Fa’amasinoga Maualuga e lisi atu ai fanua e fa’atatau i tu’utu’uga e fa’atalanoaina e le Kovana o Amerika Samoa e tusa ai ma le feagaiga lisi i le va o le Paka Fa’anesionare ma e onaina fanua” (“feagaiga e auai a e ana fanua”), e fa’atagaina ai le Kovana e fai ma sui o i latou e ana fanua i nu’u ese’ese o lo’o i totonu o le Paka i feutana’iga ma le fa’ataunu’uina o le feagaiga lisi. O le a fa’aogaina e le Fa’amasinoga Maualuga le feagaiga e auai a e ana fanua i le iloiloina o a’afiaga a le e ana fanua i taualumaga e iloilo ai taui e totogi atu.

(2) O le ulua’i la’asaga i taualumaga e iloilo ai taui e totogi atu mo le fa’aogaina o fanua, ma i le tuana’i lea o aso e 30 talu ona aloa’ia nei tulafono, o le fa’atulagaina aloaia lea e le Fa’amasinoga Maualuga, i lalo o sana lava mau, se iloiloga e fa’aigoaina (“Iloiloga e Fa’atulaga ai Totogi Mo Fanua Ua Aofia i le Paka Fa’anesionare mai nu’u/itumalo o ___________________.”) O lenei fa’atulagaga o le’a aofia ai ma se fa’amalamalama’aga o la’asaga o le taualumaga, fa’atasi ai ma se pepa (“fa’amaoniga”) e le’i fa’atumuina e fa’amaonia ai i le pulega a ali’i ma faipule/saofa’iga a le itumalo le agava’a a le e ana fanua na te taliina taui mo le fa’aogaina o fanua. TULAFONO D. TUSI FA’AMAONIA A ALI’I MA FAIPULE O LE NU’U MO TOTOGI O TAUI MO LE FA’AAOGAINA O FANUA.

(1) E tatau i le pulega a ali’i ma faipule/saofa’iga a le itumalo ona o latou fa’auluina i le Fa’amasinoga Maualuga, i totonu o aso e 45 mai le aso na o latou tauaaoina ai le pepa o Taualumaga mo le iloiloina o taui totogi, le tusi fa’amaonia lea o lo’o fa’amatalaina i le Appendix “A” o nei tulafono fa’aopoopo.

(2) O lenei tusi fa’amaonia e tatau ona aofia ai fa’amatalaga nei.

(a) E tatau ona iai i le tusi fa’amaonia igoa o tagata ua agava’a e tali totogi o fanua (“tagata e totogi i ai”) ma le aofa’i o le totogi o tausaga ta’itasi o tausaga e lima o le feagaiga lisi, e pei ona fa’atulaga e le pulega a ali’i ma faipule/saofa’iga a le itumalo. E tatau foi i le tusi fa’amaonia ona taua ai e fa’apea o le tagata e totogi I ai taui o lo’o suia mai le aiga e ana fanua faitele po’o le tagata fo’i e ana fanua totino mai le nu’u/itumalo o lo’o i totonu o le paka ia ua: (i) malilie autasi i tuaoi o a latou fanua ma e anaina fanua tuaoi aua le taliina o tupe o fanua; ma (ii) ua malilie o le aofa’i ua fa’atulagaina e le Fa’amasinoga Mauluga mai le tusi fa’amaonia o le aofai lea e totogi atu ia i latou i tausaga ta’itasi mo le lima tausaga o le feagaiga lisi.

(b) Mo fanua faitele, e tatau ona fa’ailoa mai e le tusi fa’amaonia o le tagata e totogi i ai taui mo le fa’aogaina o fanua o ia o le matai sili (sa’o) o le aiga, ia po’o ia fo’i o le sui ua fa’atagaina a le aiga. O le tagata e totogi i ai taui mo le fa’aogaina o fanua o le sa’o, se ia vagana e le o nofoia se sa’o i le taimi e totogi ai taui mo le fa’aogaina o fanua, po’o le le mafai fo’i ona auai le sa’o ona o lo’o to’esea mai Amerika Samoa ia po’o nisi fo’i afaina fa’aletagata. A fa’apea e le o le sa’o e totogi i ai taui, e tatau la ona fa’ailoa mai le tulaga o le tagata lea o le a totogi i ai le taui e fai ma sui o le aiga. E tatau foi ona aofia ai i le tusi fa’amaonia le suafa o le aiga ma le igoa o le fanua.

(c) O fanua totino, e tatau ona fa’ailoa mai i le tusi fa’amaonia e fa’apea o le e totogi i ai le taui, a le o le pule ia o le fanua, o ia ua fa’atagaina aloa’ia e le e ana le fanua na te taliaina le taui. O le tagata e ana le fanua e tatau lava ona totogi i ai le taui, se’i vagana i le taimi ua faia ai taualumaga mo le fa’atulagaga o taui totogi, ua i le tagata e totogi i ai taui le malosiaga fa’afautua ia po’o o lo’o iai ni tusitusiga fa’aletulafono e fa’ailoa ai lea fa’atagaga. E tatau foi ona tusia i le tusi fa’amaonia le igoa o le fanua.

(d) E fa’amoemoe le Tulafono o le a tauia fanua tau nu’u (“fanua o nu’u”) o lo’o i totonu o le Paka, ma, o le a avea ia fanua o se vaega tuma’oti tau fanua i Amerika Samoa. O fanua tau nu’u, o fanua ia ua silafia aloaia e tagata uma o se nu’u, e le o se fanua o se aiga po’o se tagata to’atasi. E tatau ona tusia i le tusi fa’amaonia, o le pulega a ali’i ma faipule/saofa’iga a le itumalo e totogi i ai le taui mo fanua ua fa’aaogaina, ma ia tusia ai fo’i le igoa ma le tulaga o le tagata e talia mo le nu’u taui mo fanua o nu’u ua fa’aaogaina. E mafai i le pulega a ali’i ma faipule/saofa’iga a le itumalo ona o latou fa’aaogaina taui e totogi atu mo fanua ua fa’aogaina, i so’o se auala e lagona le pulega a ali’i ma faipule/saofa’iga a le itumalo e talafeagai.

(2) E fa’atulaga mo nu’u ta’itasi se vaega o le tupe aofa’i o le lisi o le Paka ua talafeagai mo lea nu’u. O lenei vaega tupe e fa’atatau i le ituaiga fanua mai nu’u ta’itasi ua aofia i le paka fa’atasi ai ma lona tele i eka. O le aofa’i o le tupe e totogi i tagata e totogi i ai taui mo fanua ua fa’aogaina e fuafua i le ituaiga fanua ma lona tele ma le aofa’i atoa o le taui o fanua uma mai lea nu’u ua i totonu o le Paka. Ma o aofaiga ese’ese o taui e tatau ona totogi atu ona o fanua ua fa’aogaina, e tatau ona fa’atulaga e le pulega a ali’i ma faipule/saofa’iga a le itumalo i le fa’aoga lea iai o le fua lea ua ta’ua i luga.

(3) A fa’apea e toe fa’aui i tua e se tagata e ana fanua lana fanua mai i le Paka, o le aofai o le tupe sa tatau ona totogi atu i le nu’u o lea fa’aititia i le tele ma le ituaiga fanua e iai le fanua lea ua toe fa’aui i tua. O lenei aofaiga ua to’esea e mafai ona toe tuu atu i le nu’u pe a fai e toe fa’aulufale le fanua lea na ave’esea mai le Paka ma ua fa’atagaina e le Fa’amasinoga Maualuga. Ma o le tupe e totogi mo le fanua lea ua toe fa’aulu e fuafua lea mai le aso na toe fa’auluina ai lea fanua i le Paka.

(4) O le tusi fa’amaonia ua fa’atulaga e tatau i le pulega a ali’i ma faipule/saofa’iga a le itumalo ona fa’alauiloa fa’alaua’itele i ni nofoaga faitele se lua i totonu o le nu’u mo aso soso’o e 15 i totonu o aso e 45 lea ua fa’atulaga e saunia ai ma fa’aulufale i le Fa’amasinoga Maualuga lea tusi fa’amaonia. O le fa’amaoniga o lenei fa’alauiloa fa’alaua’itele e fa’ailoa i le fa’amaoniga mulimuli. E ao i le pulega a ali’i ma faipule/saofaiga a le itumalo ona taumafai e fo’ia fa’afitauli e tula’i mai i le tusi fa’amaonia ua fa’atulaga aua le saunia lea o le tusi fa’amaonia e fa’aulu i le Fa’amasinoga Maualuga. TULAFONO E. FA’AMAONIGA O TAUI TOTOGI E LE FA’AMASINOGA MAUALUGA.

(1) I totonu o aso e 15 mai le aso na maua ai e le Fa’amasinoga Maualuga tusi fa’amaonia mai pulega a ali’i ma faipule/saofa’iga a le itumalo, e tatau ai i le Fa’amasinoga Maualuga ona tu’uina atu fa’aaliga mo taualumaga e iloilo ai taui e totogi atu ta’itasi ma fa’ao’o atu fa’asilasilaga i pulega a ali’i ma faipule/saofa’iga a itumalo ta’itasi. O le fa’asilasilaga a nu’u ta’itasi e tatau ona fa’alauiloa fa’alaua’itele e le pulega a ali’i ma faipule/saofaiga a le itumalo i ni nofoaga faitele se lua i totonu o le nu’u mo aso soso’o e 10 e fa’ailoa ai le aso ua atofa e fofogaina ai le fa’amaoniga. E fa’amaonia lenei fa’alauiloa fa’alaua’itele e le pulenu’u i sana tautoga tusitusia e saunia ma fa’aulu i le Fa’amasinoga Maualuga ae le’i tuana’i le iloiloga muamua.

(2) O le autu o nei iloiloga o le fa’amaonia lea o fa’amaoniga ta’itasi e fai ma fa’avae o Poloa’iiga a le Fa’amasinoga Maualuga e logoina ai aloa’ia le Failautusi ma le Vaega o Paka Fa’anesionare e sui ai le Iunaite Setete o Amerika fa’apea ai le Kovana o ia o le sui o ASG ua fa’amalieina tu’utu’uga uma e mana’omia mai nu’u ta’itasi mo le iloiloina o taui e totogi mo fanua ua fa’aogaina. O nei Poloa’iiga Fa’afa’amasinoga e le tatau ona tu’uina atu se’i iloga ma se’i vagana ua fa’amaonia e le Fa’amasinoga Maualuga tusi fa’amaonia a pulega a ali’i ma faipule/saofaiga a itumalo ta’itasi. O taualumaga e iloilo ai fa’amaoniga e mafai ona tolopo mai i lea taimi ina ia fa’ataunu’uina ai le fa’amoemoe.

(3) I le iloiloga pe’a fai, e mafai e le Fa’amasinoga Maualuga ona iloilo mataupu nei pe a ia lagona e talafeagai mo le fa’amae’aina o le mataupu tau i le iloiloina o taui totogi.

(a) E tatau i le Fa’amasinoga ona taumafai e fofo fe’ese’eseaiga e tula’i mai i igoa a e ua sainia feagaiga e auai a e ana fanua ma i latou ua tusia latou te talia taui totogi, ma isi lava fa’amatalaga o lo’o i tusi fa’amaonia na fa’auluina e le pulega a ali’i ma faipule/saofa’iga a le itumalo.

(b) E tatau i le Fa’amasinoga ona fa’ailoa igoa o e ua fa’ailoa mai o latou finagalo ina ia le aofia o latou fanua i le Paka, ma ia fa’amautu le tele ma le ituaiga fanua e iai lea fanua ua fa’aui i tua ina ia mafai ai ona fa’aitiitia le aofaiga o tupe e totogi atu i le nu’u e iai nei fanua.

(c) E tatau i le Fa’amasinoga ona iloilo nisi fe’ese’eseaiga o le’a totoe ai e uiga i tusi fa’amaonia mai le pulega a ali’i ma faipule/saofa’iga e le itumalo e aunoa ma le tamauina o pule ma tuaoi o fanua. Mo lea fa’amoemoe, e tatau ona tusitusia ma fa’auluina i le Fa’amasinoga nei fe’ese’eseaiga i tusi fa’amaonia, ae le’i aulia le aso ua atofa mo le ulua’i iloiloga o le tusi fa’amaonia, se’i vagana ai ua fa’atagaina e le Fa’amasinoga se isi tolopoga o le mataupu.

(d) E tatau i le Fa’amasinoga ona iloiloina nisi lava mataupu e uiga i le iloiloina o tusi fa’amaonia mai pulega a ali’i ma faipule/saofa’i a le itumalo o le a mafai ona fa’ailoa mai i le taimi o le iloiloga po’o le taimi fo’i ae le’i faia le iloiloga. TULAFONO F. TOE FA’AMAONIGA Ae le’i tuana’i le aso 15 of le masina e soso’o ma leisi tausaga lisi, e tatau i pulega a ali’i ma faipule/saofa’iga a le itumalo ta’itasi ona fa’auluina i le Fa’amasinoga Maualuga ni suiga i igoa o e e talia tupe totogi mo fanua mo le tausaga o lo’o lumana’i fa’atasi ai ma le mafua’aga o ia suiga. E tatau fo’i i le Fa’amasinoga Maualuga ona ia logoina pulega a ali’i ma faipule a nu’u ta’itasi ae le’i tuana’i le aso mulimuli o le masina lea e soso’o ma le tausaga lisi ma ia faia lava i se aso o le masina mulimuli o tausaga lisi ta’itasi, ina ia o latou fa’amalieina le fa’atulagaga ua i luga i le aso 1 o Novema o tausaga ta’itasi. O taualumaga e iloilo ai nei suiga e tatau ona fa’asalalau ae le’i oo i le aso 30 o Novema, ma faia i le masina o Tesema o tausaga ta’itasi, i aso e talafeagai ma le Fa’amasinoga. O Poloa’iga a le Fa’amasinoga e fa’amaonia ai suiga e tatau ona fa’aoo atu i le Failautusi ma le Vaega o Paka Fa’anesionare ma le Kovana. TULAFONO G. A’AFIAGA FA’ALETULAFONO O TAUALUMAGA E ILOILO AI TAUI E TOTOGI O FANUA UA FA’AOGAINA.

(1) O taualumaga e iloilo ai taui totogi o fanua ua fa’aogaina e le o ni fa’amasinoga e iloilo ai le pule ma tuaoi, ma o le’a leai ni ona malosiaga i le itu tau pule ma tuaoi i fanua ua aofia i le Paka. Afai e tulai mai nei mataupu ma ua finauina, e tatau lava ona fofogaina i latou i fa’atulagaga masani.

(2) O fa’aiuga a taualumaga e iloilo ai taui totogi o fanua ua fa’aogaina o le’a fusiaina ai le Iunaite Setete o Amerika ma le Malo o Amerika Samoa i le itu i le aofa’i o tupe e totogi, i le taimi e totogiina ai, ma e ta’umama ai ia malo e lua mai nisi a’afiaga. O fe’ese’eseaiga e tula’i mai i tupe totogi ona o le pule ma tuaoi o fanua e iloiloina i taualumaga masani i le va o le e totogi i ai le tupe ma le ua tagi, ma e aofia ai na’o mata’upu o lo’o fe’ese’ese a’i ai. TULAFONO H. FA’AMAUMAUINA O PEIMENI MA LE PULEAINA O TUPE FA’AALU I lalo o le tulafono, o le Kovana ua i ai le matafaioi o le tufatufaina atu lea o taui totogi i nu’u, aiga, ma nisi lava tagata ua a’afia o latou fanua, pe afai ua mae’a ona fa’atulaga e le Fa’amasinoga Maualuga le aofa’i e tatau ona tu’uina atu i itu ta’itasi. E tatau fo’i i le Kovana ona tu’uina atu fa’amaumauga uma e au’ili’ili ai taui totogi uma ua tu’uina atu atoa ai ma le totogiina atu o ia taui totogi. O nei fa’amaumauga e tatau lava ona tu’uina atu i totonu o aso e 60 e pei ona fa’ailoa i le Tulafono Fa’aopoopo E(2), mai le Fa’amasinoga Maualuga i le Failautusi, le Vaega o Paka Fa’anesionare, ma le Kovana, e fa’amaonia ai ua fa’amalieina uma tu’utu’uga mana’omia mo le totogiina atu o taui o fanua. O nei fa’amaumauga e tatau fo’i ona fa’auluina i le Fa’amasinoga Maualuga, i lea aso i tausaga ta’itasi. O kopi fo’i o nei tusitusiga e tatau lava ona tau’a’aoina i se taimi talafeagai, i se itu latou te talosaga e auala mai i talosaga tusitusia. Afai e fa’atuiese i nei fa’amaumauga le Failautusi, le Vaega o Paka Fa’anesionare po’o se isi e fa’amoemoe e totogi i ai taui totogi, e tatau ona ia logoina i se fa’aaliga tusitusia le Kovana i totonu o aso e 60 mai le ulua’i tau’a’aoina atu o nei fa’amaumauga. Afai o le’a le mafai ona fo’ia le fa’afitauli i totonu o aso e 90 mai le aso na fa’aulu ai le fa’atu’iesega, o le’a tatau loa ona fa’ao’o atu le mata’upu i le Vaega o Fanua ma Suafa o le Fa’amasinoga Maualuga o Amerika Samoa. Legal Resources Get In Touch! Post Office Box 23 Pago Pago , American Samoa 96799 About Us Welcome to the American Samoa Bar Association. We are the licensing body and the official bar association for all of those who practice law in American Samoa. The American Samoa Bar Association serves to promote justice, the rule of law, and the interests of the legal system. We do this through public education, legislative review, promoting the judiciary, and advocating the rule of law. We also offer a legal scholarship to a student that shows exemplary academics and a desire to promote the rule of law in American Samoa.