I salute the people of Faleula and Laulii, for taking a stand. This wanabe switch to the right bill is stupid. The People of Samoa has a right to raise their voice. Please join in and fight for what's right. This is not China oops did i say that........"For the People"

Sons and Daugthers of Samoa

Stand Up, your Freedom is at Hand. Remove the darkness and shadows of the heart of heartless men
Stand Up for your Freedom
History waits like a winged Eagle full span miles above the earth
To hear your victory-- Worship the Lord and Exude Justice from Heaven
Bring Change to the Land, Bring Law and Order
Above All Fear the Lord your God-- Today you shall Live
Thousand Upon A Thousand shall I Fear No more
For I have died just once and shall never anymore

Sons of Samoa

I think the Prime Minister is preferring the people from China over his own people. He cares more about their concerns than those of the Samoans. This decision will affect Samoa for generations after this P.M. is gone, and China will be laughing.
Even if the switch happens, most Samoans in Australia and New Zealand probably won't be able to afford to send a vehicle to Samoa anyway, because many of them are not working but living off of benefits. They'd probably rather afford a wheelbarrow, that way they'd at least be safe and not hurting anybody!
Malo lava Laulii ma Faleula,
manuia le faasausauga ole afiafi
Matt

Thank you to the people of Laulii and Faleula for standing up for what they believe is right and is in the best interest of this country.
Samoa is a country of a proud and intelligent people, but its takes guts to be the first to step up and lead. The rest of us will follow.

Democracy is alive in our small country after all !!

faafetai ia faleula ma laulii 4 standing up against the rhd.
talofa ia samoa ua amata ona pulepule tutu e isi tagata, ae sa le faapea i taimi na soifua mai ai malietoa.
pei ua amata ona tau run faakomenisi e tagata si o tatou malo.
manatua. samoa mo le atua, o le atua mo samoa.
vaai si o tatou atunuu i oo ai ni mala talutalu ai lo outou fameapiopio
have a great week

Malo lava le faimanatu mai....o au oute fiafia tele e faitau manatu lautele o le atunuu i le tatou website lenei e uiga i le malo male pass....ae ua feololo foi manatu faalia o loo put down ai lava NZ ma Ausetalia....oute le iloa poo nisi lava o tagata NZ ma Ausetalia nei o ona nei manatu faalia....ae e foliga mai o manatu nei o le mamalu o loo i America poo nise foi setete o America e iloa lava i le look down ia NZ ma Ausetalia.....talofae, i le tigaing o le mamalu o le atunuu o loo i NZ ma Ausetalia lele ua fale apa ma fale papalagi ma taavale loaloa ai aiga i Samoa ae o loo faimai nisi manatu e le affordina e tagata NZ ma Ausetalia ni taavale pe afai e taunuu le suiga ona e le faigaluega le toatele ae nao le uilipaelo e mafai ona faatau.....o isi foi ua fai mai o taavale i NZ ma Ausetalia o atigi apa pala.....ana leai NZ ma Ausetalia e le oo samoa i le mea lea ua iai i le taimi nei...tele meaalofa a le malo o Ausetalia ma NZ nai loo America i Samoa....e faitau selau afeafe tupe o loo lafoina i aiga i samoa i vaiaso uma....vaai vaai poo ua maua sau green card a leai ia o oe le isi le faigaluega lena e iai....a fai soo lea finauga o le mea sili loa le aumai e vote atu ai tagata Ausetali,NZ ma Uncle Sam.....o le tala america foi le ua pei o se lapisi i Ausetalia ma NZ lele ua toe 3 sene lava tutusa le tala .....leai se mea e toe fia alu ai fua se isi ia Uncle Sam aua o lele ua tutusa lava ta tala ae toe latalatal Ausetalia ma NZ i Samoa.

o le viiga ma le faafetai i le atua ona ua tatou maua lenei aso ma le fiafia ae o loo manuia tatou uma. e seese lava tagata ma o lato foi manatu. ae pei ua avea lenei mea o le itu agavale ma le itu taumatau ma mea ua feeseeseai ai tagata o si o tatou malo. pei ua faasea mai nz ma auzzie i amerika i fai o nei manatu o nz ma auzzie e le afford ina ni taavale. ae e leo le uiga na o le mea o lea tatou te taumafai uma iai.
ia fai atu ai fua ma tagata samoa latou o loo nonofo i amerika. se faamolemole o ta ita foi o le isi samoa pei o oe, tailo poo ai e ona nei manatu e fai ai fua nz ma auzzie, ae tuuai fua i tagata samoa o loo nonofo i amerika.
manatua muamua, tele foi o ta ita aiga o loo i nz auzzie so ta te le fia faia la ni tala faapena, ia ai o se isi auvaega a?
lonqa lua o tatou uma lava o loo i nz, auzzie ma usa o loo fai atua ma taumafai o tatou aiga i samoa, aua pei o le mafuaaga tonu lava lea na tatou o mai ai i fafo aua se manuia o o tatou aiga.
ae faamolemole afai manatu o tagata aua le aafia ai fua tagata samoa o loo i nz auzzie ma usa. faisao lou oe manatu ae aua le soona faia faalauaitele fua.
ia manuia le aso

Ia malo lava le fefaasoaai ile mataupu ua folasia.
Faafetai atu foi i le uso poo le tuafafine ia NZlander.
E moni lava oe i sou taofi, e tonu lava foi le tagata ia i lona manatu. Ae o so'u ia manatu vaivai ma so'u talitonuga i le suiga o loo taumafai atu iai le malo, e le talafeagai lea mo lenei vaitau. ua faitau afe ma afe taavale ua iai nei i totonu o si o tatou atunuu.
O le a le leaga o le LHD o loo iai i le taimi nei, ae o le a fo'i le leaga pe afai ae faaliu tupe saofaga a nai aiga i NZ ma Ausetalia ae lafo i Samoa e faatau ai ni taavale? Ailoga se mea leaga lea mea, nailo le sui atoa o tatou auala, aemaise le toe faaaluina o le afe ma afe o tupe e toe sui atoa ai le infrastructure?
E le o toe po se lilo i le fesoasoani mai o aiga mai NZ ma Ausetalia ae peitai, o taavale, e leo se mea taugofie, e moni a NZlander ua tele se latou saofaga i aiga ma nuu. Ia e le o se mea leaga lea mea, ae e fua agai i le olaga lae ua iai Samoa i nei vaitau.
oute faatusaina lenei suiga i le suiga o lou lima poto. E peiseai ua faapea mai le malo, o taeao o le a sui ai o outou lima e tusitusi ai ma fai ai feau. Afai o lou lima taumatau sa faaaoga e tusitusi ai, ia o taeao laa sui ai i le tauagavale. E le taumate le fesapasapaai solo o le tusitusi i masina muamua o le suiga. o le popolega tele o le RHD, e le faigofie pei o le suiga o le itu e tusitusi ai, a faapea le fesapasapaai solo o le tusitusi i le amataga, e sili atu le fesapasapaai solo o le o o taavale i le aso e sui ai, aua ose mea ua leva ona masani ai Samoa mai le fiasefulu tausaga ua mavae.
O sou ia lea leo vaivai i le tatou mataupu. Ia aua le tetena i finagalo nai motugaafa asi nei toeaina, ae malu ave i peuga ma tatalo ia maua se filemu ma se tonu e autasi uma iai o tatou finagalo, pe anotasi iai le toatele o tatou tagata, aua se manuia sautualasi o Samoa.
ia manuia lenei vaiaso fou ua amatalia ae ola le toeaina nei i le alofa o le tama oi le lagi.
soifua ona o iesu

faamalo atu foi i le mamalu lautele o le tatou atunuu le fefaasoaai i le mataupu o loo tatou tau faifai manatu iai....e pei foi na ou taua i le taimi ua fano o a'u oute fiafia e faitau i manatu faalia o le tatou atunuu i luga o le tatou website lenei...ae oute le fia faia ai so'u manatu....ae o le mea ua fai atu ai so'u taofi ona masalo e lei faitau lili i nisi manatu sa faalia mai i le mataupu lava lea e tasi....ae e ese le heading sa tomua mai ai le article a le website....o loo taua ai ni manatu faalia o nisi o le mamalu o le tatou atunuu taavale atu i NZ ma Ausetalia o atigi apa, ma le isi o NZ ma Ausetalia e le mafaia ona faataua ni taavale sei vagana ai uii paelo se'i tulou....o le mafuaaga tonu lava lena ua ou faia atu ai se manatu ona o a'u foi lea oute nofo i NZ nei...faamalulu atu pe afai e le'o afaina ai finagalo o le mamalu o tatou o loo alala ma papaaao i NZ nei i nei manatu o loo tuu maualalo ai tatou i NZ nei...ua na'o sina manatu vaivai lava....ia manuia lava lenei vaiaso fou...soifua

Ia malo lava le faimanatu ia o a'u lea sa fai atu le manatu iuili paelo ma mea faapena. Ua ala ona ou le fiafia ile mataupu lea ona faimai isi o le ' a afford e tagat NZ taavale mo aiga i Samaoa pe'a sui le tulafono. I disagree, ua leva lava ga afford e tagata NZ ma Ausetalia taavale mo aiga i Samoa ae ole tele lava ofaalavelave ma mea e fai i aiga Samoa ua le mafai e nai o tatou uso ma tua fafine na lafo ni taavale iSamoa. E simple lava le mea. Toatele lava tagata iNZ o loo faigaluega ma omai i Samoa faatau ai taavale mo latou aiga aua e tutusa lava le tau o taavale i NZ ma Samoa. O le mea lea tatou te vava o ai e le'o faia ele Pm MO TATOU o lo taumafai le PM e fai mo sona viiga ae le'o se viiga mo tatou tagata Samoa. Ua tatau na faamaualalo le finagalo ole PM ae faafofoga ile finagalo o tama fanau o Samoa. Samoa mo le Atua ,not Samoa mo le Palemia
Ia faamalie atu foi pe'a fai ua sipa se gagana i le tatou talatalanoaga. Faamanuia atu le Atua ia te outou uma uso ma tuafafine samoa.
soifua

E OK le RHD e OK foi le LHD

Faafetai mo lenei foi avanoa manaia ua atofaina mai mo le faasoaina o manatu ma finagalo o le mamalu o le atunuu e tusa ai ma le mataupu ua taua i luga. Ae lei avatua sota ita manatu mo lea mataupu ae ou te avatu lava se faanoanoaga ia i latou ua tuuvaevaeina mai le lelei ma le le lelei o atunuu nei e tolu, NZ, Ausetalia ma le USA. Aisea o lea aafia ai fua atunuu nei i lena vaega ae le ave sao le manatu o le tagata ia i le mataupu o lo o fia maua mai ai sou finagalo. Faataatia le manuia o atunuu ua taua ua manuia ai Samoa ma ona tagata ae ave sao manatu ma fingalo i le mataupu. O sou manatu i le mataupu, e tutusa lelei lava le Rhd ma le Lhd, ae pau le mea ia tumau ia aua nei suia fua le itu o auala o lo o faaaogaina nei. Afai e gafatia e le tagata o lo o aumau i NZ ma Ausetalia se taavale mo aiga i Samoa, lelei, ae ia manatua le itu o le a faaaogaina ai lea taavale i Samoa. Afai foi e gafatia e le tagata o lo o aumai i Amerika se taavale mo aiga i Samoa ia manatua lelei foi tulafono a Samoa e tatau ona usitaia aua e iai lava nai tulafono e eseese ai. Ae o tagata uma o lo o omai i NZ, Australia poo Amerika foi o lo o saili manuia mo aiga i Samoa. Afai foi ua taufaatusatusa mai le rate ua iai tupe o ia atunuu, ia a foi la lena ou te taumafai atu ai e le afaina lena itu aua a tele lava le rate o le tupe o le atunuu ae e leai ni au tupe, e leai ai ni au tupe e lafoa ae afai e laititi le rate o le tupe o le atunuu o lo o e eli auro ai ae tele au tupe e lafo mo aiga i Samoa ia ona taua lea. Faataatia le faatusatusaina o mea a isi atunuu o fai mo oe ae fai le mea o lo o e faia mo ou aiga i Samoa. O au foi ia o lo o ou aumau i Amerika ae sa ou i NZ mo le 7 tausaga e leai se mea lelei a lou aiga na ou gafatia ae o lea ua ou aumau i Amerika mo le 1 ma le afa tausaga ae ua tutu falepapalagi e 3 a lou aiga ma le latou 4W truck 2007 na avatu i le tausaga lea na tea nei

Talofa lava...ma o lau manatu iai...e le finagalo le PM e lafo tupe i Samoa e fa'atau ai e tatou aiga latou ta'avale i Samoa....aua ele maua ai se tupe ale malo pea fai le auala laea...ole mea la e manao ai le PM e fa'atau e aiga i NZ ia ta'avale ona lafo lea aua e tele le tupe ale malo e maua mai ai ile tax lea e totogi ile custom...e tau pay off ai le tele o loan ale malo o loo fai i malo i fafo...e sao ai le finagalo asi uso po'o se tugane foi..fai mai its what you gotta do for your country is not what your country will do for you...manuia le aso Paia ole tatou alii

Ia faafetai lava fai manatu, ma le tou manatu mai foi i i se manatu vaivai o lenei auauna. O lota ita lava lagona moni, faamolemole a fai manatu, fai agai i le palemene ae aua le faia ma taua fua nz, auzzie ma u.s.a.
E ootia ai foi ota ita lagona ona o au ou te nofo i u.s.a. ae o le marturity o le lota aiga o nz. ma auzzie. ae alolofa aua nei tatou toe fai ni manatu e aafia ai finagalo o isi tagata. alofa le atua pulepule tele fesoasoani i lenei mataupu. maua e tatou le nonofo filemu, ae ola lenei alualutoto i le alofa o le atua. soifua

Se e ese le malu ma le manaia o talanoaga pe'a tatou talanoa ile tatou gagana ae a tatou faaigilisi e ese lava le o'ona ma le tiga hehehehe
malo lava le faasoa. tatou tuu iluma ole Atua aua ol o ia silafia le mea moni ma le mea sa'o
manuia le vaiaso

Matt please dont discourage our English speaking people from voicing their opinions.
Remember our language only has 14 letters in its alphabet and is therefore very limited when we try to express ourselkves. You youself used English elaborately in you earlier comments.

Use Spanish, French, Tokelauan or whatever but just bring it on people !!

Talofa TMO!
I wasn't trying to discourage people from writing in English here, sorry if you took it the wrong way.
I'm a Samoan born in Savaii, living in Canada, and I love reading in English as well as Samoan. They are both good languages...my point was that it is good to read some Samoan-language comments here because I miss communicating in Samoan...there aren't that many of us here!!
I agree that English does have some better ways of expressing thoughts...it's not as limited as Samoan. Sorry about that and hope you have a good week!
Peace.
Matt

Faafetai Matt. Ou te talitonu o loo tele le fesoasoani o o tatou manatu ia e faasoa i luga o le Internet i le mataupu o loo vevesi ai nei le atunuu.

Malo le faasoa malo foi le fetufaa'i o manatu, o lea ua tau iloga mai ai poo fea e pa'u iai finagalo o le atunuu.

Manuia faasausauga !!

Ia talofa lava Samoa, This comment is speciffically for NZlander March 09 2008. Ia malo lava le fai o le faiva ma ou manatu fa'aalia NZealander. Masalo oe o'e nofo i Niu Sila. Ia malo lava lou taumafai iina. Masalo oe na gata lava lou olaga i Niu Sila. Fa'afetai fo'i ai ua maua ni mea a si tou aiga i Samoa ona o lou taumafai i Niu Sila. You know wat? Fa'afetai ua uma ona fai se fale o le tou aiga i Samoa ona o lou malosi, but the fact is New Zealand is nothing compare to where I live. New Zealand and Australia don't really kaulia in anything that goes on in the world. Sit down and think again. A ga leai Amerika ua nonofo uma Samoa i lalo o ka'amu. Japan wanted to rule and take over the South Pacific while Germany was trying to take over Europe. Japan attacked Hawaii and they were gonna go from there. If America didn't drop the automic bomb that ended the war, Japan would have gone over and take Samoa ae o aku Niu Sila, what can they do? About the American dollar. think again! the three main countries that had been running the world for ages, (1)America, the number 1 world military power and the US $dollar, (2) England with their language (English) that was passed to be spoken around the world , (3)Japan with their technology. New Zealand is probably number 107 brother. You said, ana leai Niu Sila ma Ausetalia e leai ni mea a Samoa. That's from your point of view. The reality is that New Zealand is no difference from Samoa. I live in Tokyo and from my point of view, New Zealand is no close to nothing.　(I used to live in New Zealand for ten years).
*With Samoa changing the side to drive, I think it is a stupid thing to do. If they (gov) go ahead and switch sides as they plan, it is because the government feels sorry for people like you. The New Zealand dollar in Japan is only like 5 cents. (It's nothing). Peace out !

ia malo lava le omiomi

ia o sina manatu vaivai......aisea ea e pisa soo ai i lea mataupu...pau o le mea a iai le tagata e manao e pasia le mataupu lea o loo vevesi ai nei ia e lelei ae afai ae iai nisi e teteé e lelei foi......ae o lou nei manatu o au ou te teteé i le mataupu lea........silasila foi outou na e mananao ai e sui le itu......afai ae pasia mata e maua mai sau kupe i le Palemia ma lana faaiuga la o le a fai.......ia o lau tali iai e leai na o le Palemia e kele ai ana kupe faakau ai lana kaavale ae fuefue lago ai oe leai sau kupe leai foi sau kaavale ia oga koe faikio lea i le malo.......kakou ia mai nz,auzzie,usa ia ma gao.......pau o le mea kakou lagolago i le mea o loo mananao ai kagaka o le akunuu ma o kagaka foi ia o loo faia le akunuu ae aua e ke lagolago PM aua e le faia e le PM se faaiuga o kagaka o le akunuu e faia le faaiuga o kagaka foi o le akunuu e faia le faaiuga o le koe kulai mai i le kofi pe leai......kuú ia le pisapisa o ae oó e saini lou suafa e kekeé ai i le makaupu.............soifua ma ia manuia.............