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class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">14.33583°S 170.72000°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-14.33583; -170.72000</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States of America</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Territory</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Flag_of_American_Samoa.svg/23px-Flag_of_American_Samoa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Flag_of_American_Samoa.svg/35px-Flag_of_American_Samoa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Flag_of_American_Samoa.svg/46px-Flag_of_American_Samoa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/American_Samoa" title="American Samoa">American Samoa</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">County</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tualauta_County,_American_Samoa" class="mw-redirect" title="Tualauta County, American Samoa">Tuālāuta</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2.53 sq mi (6.54 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2020)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">7,988<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">3,190.5/sq mi (1,231.9/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">ZIP code</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">96799</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 270px; height: 260px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="270" data-height="260" data-zoom="12" data-overlays="["_a196b99f5b15aa22cb96bb92b35382be3d83bfdc"]"><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,12,a,a,270x260.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Tafuna%2C_American_Samoa&revid=1259776901&groups=_a196b99f5b15aa22cb96bb92b35382be3d83bfdc" width="270" height="260" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,12,a,a,270x260@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Tafuna%2C_American_Samoa&revid=1259776901&groups=_a196b99f5b15aa22cb96bb92b35382be3d83bfdc 2x" alt="Map" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Tafuna</b> (<a href="/wiki/Samoan_language" title="Samoan language">Samoan</a>: <i lang="sm">Tāfuna</i>) is a <a href="/wiki/Village" title="Village">village</a> in <a href="/wiki/Tu%C4%81l%C4%81uta_County" title="Tuālāuta County">Tualauta County</a>, Western District, <a href="/wiki/American_Samoa" title="American Samoa">American Samoa</a>. It is the most populous village in American Samoa,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with a population of 7,988 according to the <a href="/wiki/2020_U.S._Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 U.S. Census">2020 U.S. Census</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Tafuna is the principal area for the development of housing and industry in American Samoa. It is one of the few places in American Samoa where the most freehold land is found.<sup id="cite_ref-Leonard-2009_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Leonard-2009-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Public utilities, the international airport, and light industry are based on the Tafuna Plain.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tafuna's commercial strip is lined with businesses, government offices, recreational facilities, school institutions, service industries, and shops. It encompasses the constituent villages of Petesa, Faga'ima, Kokoland, and <a href="/wiki/Ottoville,_American_Samoa" title="Ottoville, American Samoa">Ottoville</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tafuna,_American_Samoa&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The name <i>Tāfuna</i> connotes "rubbish dump" or "wasteland" in the <a href="/wiki/Samoan_language" title="Samoan language">Samoan language</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tafuna,_American_Samoa&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Evidence from archaeological studies indicates that the Tāfuna Plain experienced volcanic activity as recently as 1,500 years ago. Chronological analyses suggest that human settlement on the plain had already begun between 245 and 745 BCE, albeit on a limited scale.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Tāfuna remained largely uninhabited for approximately 3,000 years. The area, characterized by a dense rainforest growing over an inhospitable <a href="/wiki/Lava_shield" class="mw-redirect" title="Lava shield">lava shield</a>, served primarily as a site for pigeon hunting and occasional warfare but was never home to a permanent village. This changed with the arrival of Western settlers (referred to locally as <i>palangi</i>), who used chainsaws and bulldozers to clear and level the land, transforming it for modern development.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tafuna,_American_Samoa&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The village of Tafuna compromises the eastern bulk of Tuālāuta County. Its defining geographical feature, the Tafuna Plain, is a <a href="/wiki/Holocene" title="Holocene">Holocene</a> era, 8.9 square miles (23 km<sup>2</sup>) volcanic <a href="/wiki/Plain" title="Plain">plain</a> on Tutuila Island. Besides the plateau at <a href="/wiki/A%E2%80%99oloaufou" class="mw-redirect" title="A’oloaufou">A’oloaufou</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Leone,_American_Samoa" title="Leone, American Samoa">Leone</a>-Tafuna Plain is the only major flat land on Tutuila Island.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Late-stage volcanic eruptions formed the large flat plain. Near the Catholic church at Ottoville is an archeological park containing a well-preserved ancient Polynesian mound as well as a rainforest reserve.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economic_activity">Economic activity</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tafuna,_American_Samoa&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Economic activity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:C-141_at_Pago_Pago_Airport.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/C-141_at_Pago_Pago_Airport.jpg/220px-C-141_at_Pago_Pago_Airport.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/C-141_at_Pago_Pago_Airport.jpg/330px-C-141_at_Pago_Pago_Airport.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/C-141_at_Pago_Pago_Airport.jpg/440px-C-141_at_Pago_Pago_Airport.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3934" data-file-height="2213" /></a><figcaption>A USAF Military Airlift Command C-141 at Pago Pago International Airport on 24 July 1968</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:FEMA_-_42215_-_Logistics_Personnel_Prepare_to_Unload_Generators.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/FEMA_-_42215_-_Logistics_Personnel_Prepare_to_Unload_Generators.jpg/220px-FEMA_-_42215_-_Logistics_Personnel_Prepare_to_Unload_Generators.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/FEMA_-_42215_-_Logistics_Personnel_Prepare_to_Unload_Generators.jpg/330px-FEMA_-_42215_-_Logistics_Personnel_Prepare_to_Unload_Generators.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/FEMA_-_42215_-_Logistics_Personnel_Prepare_to_Unload_Generators.jpg/440px-FEMA_-_42215_-_Logistics_Personnel_Prepare_to_Unload_Generators.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3750" data-file-height="2495" /></a><figcaption>Logistics personnel at Tafuna Airport prepare to unload generators.</figcaption></figure> <p>Tafuna holds a large concentration of businesses on the island. Popular American fast-food franchises such as McDonald's opened in Tafuna in the year 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) is headquartered in Tafuna. Island's Choice Dairy Factory, which produces dairy products ranging from ice cream to juices, is headquartered in Ottoville. </p><p>Tafuna Industrial Park (TIP), also known as Senator <a href="/wiki/Daniel_K._Inouye" class="mw-redirect" title="Daniel K. Inouye">Daniel K. Inouye</a> Industrial Park, is operated through the <a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Samoa_Department_of_Commerce&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="American Samoa Department of Commerce (page does not exist)">Department of Commerce</a> and its Tafuna Industrial Park Panel. TIP is located on a 100-acre (40 ha) lot near <a href="/wiki/Tafuna_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Tafuna Airport">Tafuna Airport</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International_Airport">International Airport</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tafuna,_American_Samoa&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: International Airport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Tafuna_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Tafuna International Airport">Tafuna International Airport</a> (Pago Pago Airport) is located in Tafuna.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Pago_Pago_International_Airport" title="Pago Pago International Airport">Pago Pago International Airport</a> has the headquarters of <a href="/wiki/Inter_Island_Airways" title="Inter Island Airways">Inter Island Airways</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The construction of an airport at the Tafuna Plain was one of the major consequences of the military buildup in the early 1940s. Bulldozers were used to scrape away and clear a thick jungle, and explosives were later utilized to blast away obstructions and fill underwater areas. In March 1942, the main runway at Tafuna was constructed. It was 200 feet (61 m) wide and 3,600 feet (1,100 m) long and available to use for the first Marine Air Group's arrival.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first airplanes of Marine Air Group 13 landed at the nearly finished Tafuna Air Base on April 2, 1942. The area surrounding the airstrip was primitive and difficult, mostly consisting of dense jungle. Four days after the air group's arrival, the first runway at Tafuna was constructed by the <a href="/wiki/Utah_Construction_Company" title="Utah Construction Company">Utah Construction Company</a> with assistance from the <a href="/wiki/U._S._Marine_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="U. S. Marine Corps">Marine Corps</a>. The Tafuna Airstrip was 2,500 feet (760 m) long and 250 feet (76 m) wide.<sup id="cite_ref-Shaffer-2000_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shaffer-2000-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 173–174">: 173–174 </span></sup> On July 18, 1962, the first jet-plane, <a href="/wiki/Pan_Am" title="Pan Am">Pan Am</a> <a href="/wiki/Boeing_707" title="Boeing 707">Boeing 707</a>, arrived at Tafuna International Airport, carrying <a href="/wiki/Stewart_Udall" title="Stewart Udall">Stewart Udall</a>, the Secretary of the Interior.<sup id="cite_ref-Shaffer-2000_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shaffer-2000-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 191–192">: 191–192 </span></sup> Tafuna International Airport was once a major stop for many airlines traveling the trans-pacific route until the extension of Faleolo International Airport. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hospitality_Industry_&_Service_Industry"><span id="Hospitality_Industry_.26_Service_Industry"></span>Hospitality Industry & Service Industry</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tafuna,_American_Samoa&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Hospitality Industry & Service Industry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Tradewinds_Hotel" title="Tradewinds Hotel">Tradewinds Hotel</a> on Main Ottoville Road in <a href="/wiki/Ottoville,_American_Samoa" title="Ottoville, American Samoa">Ottoville</a> has a day spa, resort pool, tour desk, and ATM. It is also the home of Equator Restaurant where shows such as <a href="/wiki/Fiafia" title="Fiafia">fiafia</a> performances are held Friday nights. The hotel was built in 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other hotels in Tafuna are Maliu Mai Beach Resort and Pago Airport Inn, which is a motel-style inn with a restaurant and swimming pool.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Bowling Sports Club and Flames Night Club are the two main nightclubs on island. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other">Other</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tafuna,_American_Samoa&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Other"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A modern prison was built near the Tafuna Airport for 28 inmates in 1970.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 2016, a new Tafuna government prison opened. The prison was built for male prisoners at a cost of approximately $4 million.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tafuna,_American_Samoa&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Population<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020</a></td> <td>7,988 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 United States Census">2010</a></td> <td>7,945 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2000 United States Census">2000</a></td> <td>8,409 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="1990 United States Census">1990</a></td> <td>5,174 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="1980 United States Census">1980</a></td> <td>1,086 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="1970 United States Census">1970</a></td> <td>278 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="1960 United States Census">1960</a></td> <td>126 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="1950 United States Census">1950</a></td> <td>68 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="1940 United States Census">1940</a></td> <td>68 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="1930 United States Census">1930</a></td> <td>44 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="1920 United States Census">1920</a></td> <td>28 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1912<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>25 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The population in American Samoa doubled from 1978 to 1997. Most of this population growth took place on the Tafuna Plain and in the <a href="/wiki/Pago_Pago" class="mw-redirect" title="Pago Pago">Pago Pago</a> area. Nearly all of American Samoa's commercial development lies in the perimeter around Pago Pago and on the Tafuna Plain.<sup id="cite_ref-US-DOI_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US-DOI-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As one of the few places in American Samoa that allow for the private purchase of land, Tafuna has become the largest village in American Samoa and a melting pot of residents with different nationalities.<sup id="cite_ref-Clayville,_Melinda_2021_Page_59_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clayville,_Melinda_2021_Page_59-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A substantial number of residents who live in Tafuna have immigrated from near and distant villages and districts. As of the <a href="/wiki/2020_U.S._Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 U.S. Census">2020 U.S. Census</a>, Tafuna has more housing units than any other village in American Samoa, at 1,914 units.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tafuna,_American_Samoa&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tafuna is notable for its diverse population, including immigrants from <a href="/wiki/Western_Samoa" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Samoa">Western Samoa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Korea" title="Korea">Korea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fiji" title="Fiji">Fiji</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tonga" title="Tonga">Tonga</a>, <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a>, <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a>, and mainland <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>. Unlike other villages in American Samoa, much of Tafuna's land is privately owned rather than controlled by extended family groups, or <i>aiga</i>. This allows for the purchase and development of individual plots, as well as the rental of homes. The shift in land ownership patterns has significantly altered Tafuna's social structure. The traditional aiga-based authority, central to Samoan culture, holds less sway in the community. Consequently, the village council has a diminished role, and many residents live outside the <a href="/wiki/Fa%CA%BBamatai" title="Faʻamatai">matai</a> (chiefly) system. This lack of adherence to traditional social frameworks has led to reduced social oversight compared to other areas, such as the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_District,_American_Samoa" title="Eastern District, American Samoa">Eastern District</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Religion">Religion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tafuna,_American_Samoa&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Religion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Cathedral_of_the_Holy_Family_(Tafuna,_American_Samoa)" title="Cathedral of the Holy Family (Tafuna, American Samoa)">Cathedral of the Holy Family</a> (1986) located in the village is the episcopal see of the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Samoa%E2%80%93Pago_Pago" title="Roman Catholic Diocese of Samoa–Pago Pago">Roman Catholic Diocese of Samoa–Pago Pago</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-GCatholic_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GCatholic-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Christian Church of American Samoa (CCCAS) made plans to construct a church center in Tafuna in 1982. Near the vicinity of the church center, Kanana Fou Private School was built in the village in 1979 for the <a href="/wiki/Congregational_Christian_Church_in_American_Samoa" title="Congregational Christian Church in American Samoa">Congregational Christian Church in American Samoa</a>. The first phase of the construction of the center, which was named Kanana Fou, was completed by 1984. In 1997 a multimillion-dollar gymnasium and athletic facility was completed. Kanama Fou had now become a large religious center for seminars, conferences, athletic- and youth activities, and many more community uses. Tafuna also became the center of American Samoa's Catholic Church. Construction began on the cathedral, church hall, dormitories, and other support buildings in the 1980s and 1990s. Construction of the new complex, known as Fatu O Aiga, was completed at the cost of $3 million.<sup id="cite_ref-Shaffer-2000_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shaffer-2000-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 71">: 71 </span></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Cathedral_of_the_Holy_Family_(Tafuna,_American_Samoa)" title="Cathedral of the Holy Family (Tafuna, American Samoa)">Holy Family Cathedral</a> at Fatuoaiga has a display of wood-carvings by artist <a href="/wiki/Sven_Ortquist" title="Sven Ortquist">Sven Ortquist</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Sunia-2009_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sunia-2009-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 356">: 356 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tafuna,_American_Samoa&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tafuna High School is the largest, most urban, and also the most cosmopolitan high school in American Samoa. It opened in 1982 with a total of 100 enrolled students. It is the newest of the five public high schools in American Samoa and had 1,200 enrolled students as of 2018. The high school's football team practices on a rippled grass expanse in the center of the high school campus.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Tafuna Warriors football team experienced a championship streak from 2011 to 2013 in the <a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Samoa_High_School_Athletics_Association&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="American Samoa High School Athletics Association (page does not exist)">American Samoa High School Athletics Association</a> (ASHSAA) football.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team also claimed both the 2018 Varsity and Junior Varsity championship titles, with undefeated records in both divisions.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p> Currently, the only university with a campus in American Samoa, Wayland Baptist University, is located in Tafuna. It offers bachelor degrees in various fields.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Poly_5WFAY.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Poly_5WFAY.jpg/220px-Poly_5WFAY.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Poly_5WFAY.jpg/330px-Poly_5WFAY.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Poly_5WFAY.jpg/440px-Poly_5WFAY.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Attractions">Attractions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tafuna,_American_Samoa&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Attractions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tafuna is home to the most accessible of American Samoa's star mounds, known as <a href="/wiki/Tia_Seu_Lupe" title="Tia Seu Lupe">Tia Seu Lupe</a>. This can be seen right behind the statue of St. Mary near the large Catholic cathedral. The name literally translates to "earthen mound to catch pigeons."<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The star mound is almost 10 feet (3.0 m) high and is one of the best-preserved mounds on the island. It is believed to have been used in rituals by tribal chiefs to capture pigeons for an unknown rite. Similar step-stone mounds can be found throughout <a href="/wiki/Polynesia" title="Polynesia">Polynesia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Cathedral_of_the_Holy_Family_(Tafuna,_American_Samoa)" title="Cathedral of the Holy Family (Tafuna, American Samoa)">Holy Family Catholic Cathedral</a>, built in 1994, is situated at the <a href="/wiki/Ottoville,_American_Samoa" title="Ottoville, American Samoa">Ottoville</a> district on the Tafuna Plain. It contains a picture of the Holy Family on a Samoan beach painted by Duffy Sheridan in 1991. Samoan artist <a href="/wiki/Sven_Ortquist" title="Sven Ortquist">Sven Ortquist</a> did the fourteen deep-relief Stations of the Cross and other woodcarvings and also designed the stained glass windows. Adjacent to the Fatuoaiga Catholic Church Center is a historic park with restored <i>tia seu lupe</i> (a pigeon-catching mound) that resembles the later <a href="/wiki/Marae" title="Marae">marae</a> of <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Polynesia" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Polynesia">Eastern Polynesia</a>. The park is located next to the only part of low-land rainforest still found on Tutuila Island.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lions Park sits along the <a href="/wiki/Pala_Lagoon" title="Pala Lagoon">Pala Lagoon</a> in Tafuna and is a public park under the jurisdiction of <a href="/wiki/American_Samoa#Recreation" title="American Samoa">American Samoa Government Parks and Recreation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Recreational use of Pala Lagoon is centered around Lions Park. The park is home to picnic tables, tennis courts, and a children's playground. Canoes, rafts, and kayaks are launched from the park.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Pala Lagoon Swimming Center is a community swimming pool at Lions Park which was built in 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pala Lagoon Swim Center has three swimming pools, water slides, and a splash pad. Next to the swim center is Lion's Park, which consists of tennis courts, a playground, a basketball court, and volleyball nets. There are also several fales with grills and picnic tables.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Landmarks">Landmarks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tafuna,_American_Samoa&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Landmarks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Veterans_Memorial_Stadium_(Pago_Pago)" title="Veterans Memorial Stadium (Pago Pago)">Veterans Memorial Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cathedral_of_the_Holy_Family_(Tafuna,_American_Samoa)" title="Cathedral of the Holy Family (Tafuna, American Samoa)">Cathedral of the Holy Family</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tradewinds_Hotel" title="Tradewinds Hotel">Tradewinds Hotel</a></li> <li>Lions Park</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tia_Seu_Lupe" title="Tia Seu Lupe">Tia Seu Lupe</a> historical site at Fatuoaiga</li> <li>Tony Sola'ita Baseball Field</li> <li>DYWA Gym</li> <li>Pacific Horizon School</li> <li>Tafuna Elementary</li> <li>South Pacific Academy</li> <li>Kanana Fou High School</li> <li>Nu'u'uli Vo-Tech High School</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tafuna_High_School" title="Tafuna High School">Tafuna High School</a></li> <li>American Samoa US Army Reserve Center (AS004)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Flora_and_fauna">Flora and fauna</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tafuna,_American_Samoa&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Flora and fauna"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Due to population pressures, including the demands for housing and agriculture, the native coastal and lowland rainforest of the Tafuna Plain has been almost entirely cleared.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Red-vented_bulbul" title="Red-vented bulbul">red-vented bulbul</a> is believed to have been introduced to Tutuila in 1957, with the first recorded sighting in <a href="/wiki/Pago_Pago" class="mw-redirect" title="Pago Pago">Pago Pago</a> in 1961. The species is thought to have arrived via aircraft and initially established itself on the Tafuna Plain.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tafuna,_American_Samoa&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Fanene" title="Jonathan Fanene">Jonathan Fanene</a>, former NFL player<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frankie_Luvu" title="Frankie Luvu">Frankie Luvu</a>, NFL player<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junior_Siavii" title="Junior Siavii">Junior Siavii</a>, former NFL player<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Destiny_Vaeao" title="Destiny Vaeao">Destiny Vaeao</a>, NFL player<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Solaita" title="Tony Solaita">Tony Solaita</a>, baseball player, dead in Tafuna</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tafuna,_American_Samoa&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span 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title="Afao">Afao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C4%80fono" class="mw-redirect" title="Āfono">Āfono</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agugulu" class="mw-redirect" title="Agugulu">Agugulu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alao" class="mw-redirect" title="Alao">Alao</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alaufau&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Alaufau (page does not exist)">Alaufau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alega" class="mw-redirect" title="Alega">Ālega</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alofau" class="mw-redirect" title="Alofau">Ālōfau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amalau_Valley" title="Amalau Valley">Amalau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amaluia" class="mw-redirect" title="Amaluia">Amaluia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%CA%BBAmanave" class="mw-redirect" title="ʻAmanave">ʻAmanave</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amaua" class="mw-redirect" title="Amaua">Amaua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amouli" class="mw-redirect" title="Amouli">Āmouli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anua" class="mw-redirect" title="Anua">Ānua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%CA%BBAoa" class="mw-redirect" title="ʻAoa">ʻAoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A%CA%BBoloau" class="mw-redirect" title="Aʻoloau">Aʻoloau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asili" class="mw-redirect" title="Asili">Asili</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atu%CA%BBu" class="mw-redirect" title="Atuʻu">Atuʻu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aua,_American_Samoa" title="Aua, American Samoa">ʻAūa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%CA%BBAu%CA%BBasi" class="mw-redirect" title="ʻAuʻasi">ʻAuʻasi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A%CA%BBumi" class="mw-redirect" title="Aʻumi">Aʻumi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aunu%CA%BBu" class="mw-redirect" title="Aunuʻu">Aunuʻu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auto,_American_Samoa" title="Auto, American Samoa">Auto</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avaio,_American_Samoa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Avaio, American Samoa (page does not exist)">Avaio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Etena,_American_Samoa" class="mw-redirect" title="Etena, 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