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  • Administrative divisions: none (territory of the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are three districts and two islands* at the second order; Eastern, Manu'a, Rose Island*, Swains Island*, Western

    American Samoa 2008

  • American Samoanone (territory of the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are three districts and two islands* at the second order; Eastern, Manu'a, Rose Island*, Swains Island*, Western

    Administrative divisions 2008

  • Another story makes out that Ui was the daughter of the King of Manu'a, and that he gave up his daughter as an offering to the sun, and so end the sacrifices by making her the saviour of the people.

    Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before George Turner

  • From that time fowls were no longer called _Moa_ on Manu'a, but Manu lele, or _winged creatures_, out of respect to the name of the king.

    Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before George Turner

  • The Manu'a fish with their red leader met them in the ocean between Tutuila and Manu'a.

    Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before George Turner

  • He was pursued, however, and killed by the red fish of Manu'a.

    Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before George Turner

  • _Faleulu_, or Housed-by-the-bread-fruit-tree, was so named from a party who came from Fiji by way of Manu'a and

    Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before George Turner

  • He had a son who was named Moa, after his preserve fowls, and this Moa became king of Manu'a.

    Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before George Turner

  • He subdued all the leeward islands of the group, reached Manu'a, and there he dwelt.

    Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before George Turner

  • Tutuila, but as the people there began to make a dunghill of their floating island, they went back to Manu'a, and rested between Taū and

    Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before George Turner

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