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Pago Pago – American Samoa
The Senate Special Investigating Committee (SSIC) has now voted to close its investigation into two issues, including Nuufu land and the famous kite-chasing boat.
The SSIC met in person after the routine Senate deliberations last Thursday, where the Honourable Senator Togiola TA Tulaguno announced the lack of evidence of criminal conduct in both cases.
The Nu’ufou land issue has come to the public’s attention after some community members released information that some local businessmen were measuring land in the Itu’au Malosi area and trying to register it in their names.
This situation expresses the dissatisfaction of many matai and families, from the villages of Maraimi to Fagasa, who own the land in these hills.
Mr Togiola disclosed before the SSIC members that one of the conclusions of their study was the need for laws to protect the land of people and families, including those who seek to control the land.
Togiola said a bill would be introduced to stop the registration of family communal lands controlled by individuals. In addition, it would prevent anyone from trying to register vacant lands, as was the case affecting Nu’ufou lands.
But in the case of the Kite Runner, Togiola said no laws were broken during the ship’s voyage. He said the captain’s original testimony had been changed and that any journey needed to be recorded in writing (a logbook).
The SSIC Chairman stated that according to the Coast Guard’s confirmation, no written records (logs) are required for family or personal travel, except for commercial travel.
While the Honorable Senator Uti Becero argued that the kite runner had violated the law by not having proper documentation on his journey to Samoa, Togiola confirmed Uti’s point but disclosed that he signed the documents required for the kite runner to leave American Samoa in the presence of Mr. Giuliano Frankco, an official of the Port Authority, who was the representative of Samoa Customs who received a call to resolve the issue.
And he also mentioned the first time this happened.
And Togiola expressed doubt that this had ever happened before, but the Kite Runner’s owner was aware of it. However, according to Tish Poe’s testimony, she was responsible for obtaining the documents for the ship’s journey to Samoa. This is where the problem arose, and it fell on him, who was awake when the captain called him.
At the conclusion of the SSIC review, the committee voted not to make any recommendations in either case.
As for issues related to the “Data House” and the “Talofa Pass”, Togiola said the SSIC is currently reviewing the company’s latest data and will confirm specific steps.
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