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Safotulafai
Sign in to savethumb|right|250px|Lauaki Namulauulu Mamoe (left) and two matai chiefs aboard the German warship taking them to exile in [[Saipan, 1909. All three bear the symbols of orator status – the fue (fly whisk made of organic sennit rope with a wooden handle).]] Safotulafai is a traditional village at the east end of Savai'i island with historical and political significance in Samoa's history. It is the traditional center of the island of Savaii, now became the center of Fa'asaleleaga political district.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Safotulafai is referenced by 48 other articles, and connects out to Samoa, Savai'i and Germany.
It is catalogued under the topic Populated places in Fa'asaleleaga.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Eve'eve
- Region
- Faʻasaleleaga
- Country
- Sāmoa
- Timezone
- Pacific/Apia
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Samoa
- Located in
- Fa'asaleleaga
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4 sectionsContents
- History
- ''Matai'' chief titles
- See also
- References
thumb|right|250px|Lauaki Namulauulu Mamoe (left) and two matai chiefs aboard the German warship taking them to exile in [[Saipan, 1909. All three bear the symbols of orator status – the fue (fly whisk made of organic sennit rope with a wooden handle).]] Safotulafai is a traditional village at the east end of Savai'i island with historical and political significance in Samoa's history. It is the traditional center of the island of Savaii, now became the center of Fa'asaleleaga political district.
Safotulafai is the original 'Pule', which is why Savaii is called 'Pule' of Samoa. Years later, Safotulafai chose to divide the 'Pule' into six while reserving the right to be the 'Matua' of 'Pule'. Today, Safotulafai remains to be one of the traditional 'Pule' (customary authority) ruling districts of Savai'i. Chief (matai) council meetings are held at Fuifatu malae. Safotulafai is the village name with its sub-villages: Tuasivi, Fogapoa, Fatausi, Fuifatu, Fusi, and Eveeve.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Safotulafai” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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