2014 American Samoa Lunar Calendar

AmerikaLunarSamoa Calendar

2014

About the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council

2014 Annual Catch Limits for Federally Managed Species in American Samoa

The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council was established

by Congress in 1976 to manage fisheries in the offshore waters surrounding Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Hawai‘i and the U.S. Pacific remote island areas. The fisheries in federal waters surrounding American Samoa are managed under the American Samoa Archipelago and Pacific Pelagic Fishery Ecosystem Plans.

Traditional knowledge and wide community involvement are integral parts of the ecosystem-based approach to fishery management. The 2006 reauthorized Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act requires that federally managed fisheries are regulated through annual catch limits (ACLs).

Fishery

Management unit species (MUS)

ACL (in lbs)

Bottomfish

Bottomfish multi-species stock complex

101,000

Crustaceans

Deepwater Shrimp Spiny Lobster Slipper Lobster Kona Crab

Precious Coral

Black Coral American Samoa Exploratory Area

Coral Reef Ecosystem (CRE)

Acanthuridae—surgeonfish Carangidae—jacks Selar crumenophthalmus—atule or bigeye scad Lethrinidae—emperors Scaridae—parrotfish Mollusks—turbo snail; octopus; giant clams Lutjanidae—snappers Serranidae—groupers Mugilidae—mullets Crustaceans—crabs Holocentridae—squirrelfish Bolbometopon muricatum—bumphead parrotfish Cheilinus undulatus—Humphead (Napoleon) wrasse Carcharhinidae—Reef Sharks All Other CREMUS combined

80,000 2,300 30 3,200 1,742 2,205 19,516 9,490 8,396 7,350 8,145 16,694 18,839 5,600 2,857 2,248 2,585 235 1,743 1,309 18,910

Note: ACLs are not specified for most pelagic species because they are subject to international fishing agreements or have life cycles of less than a year and are thus exempted from the ACL requirement.

Alia fishing vessels, Manu‘a Islands.

Photo by Council Member Ed Ebisui.

A publication of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council pursuant to NOAA Award No. FNA12NMF4410217.

Copyright 2014, Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council ISBN 978-1-937863-10-4

Front cover art: Taylor Falealili, Fagaitua High School, First Place, Grades 9–12 Back cover art: (top) Leataolealofa Pulu, Olomana Elementary School, Honorable Mention, Grades K-2 (bottom) Megumi Hayashi, South Pacific Academny, Honorable Mention, Grades 6-8

About This Calendar The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) has produced traditional lunar calendars for American Samoa since 2007.

The initial productions were based on information from books written about Samoa by scholars such as Brother Henry, Kramer, Turner and Stair, as well as information collected by Talking Chief Teleiai Ausage. A more elaborate interview with Rev. Elder Oka Fauolo helped complete all the names of the moon phases, as well as the names of the months. When the 2009 Amerika Samoa Lunar Calendar was distributed, the community gave much positive feedback and also asked for definitions of Samoan terms used in the calendar.

To improve on the lunar calendar, the WPRFMC convened a workshop on the island of Tutuila, American Samoa, in partnership with the Samoan Studies Institute (SSI) of the American Samoa Community College, American Samoa’s Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR) and the Office of Samoan Affairs. The workshop involved participants from other American Samoa organizations, fishermen, elders and members of the general public as well as the Apia Fisheries Division in the Independent State of Samoa.

The illustrations in the calendar are the winning entries of the student art contest held in American Samoa on the theme of “Climate Change and Traditional Places: Rights and Responsibilities.” It was chosen in preparation of the 2014 First Stewards Symposium “United Indigenous Voices Address Sustainability: Climate Change and Traditional Places” to be held in Washington, DC (www.firststewards.org). The first-place Grades 6–8 poster will be displayed at the event.

A special thanks to Netini Sene of the American Samoa Department of Education for assisting with the art contest and to the art contest judges: renowned local artist Mark Ashley Faulkner; Tilani LeGalley Ilaoa, administrator, Native American Samoa Advisory Council; and Alex Zodiacal, professor of art, American Samoa Community College.

This 2014 Amerika Samoa Lunar Calendar takes into account recommendations from the workshop as well as research conducted by Okenaisa Fauolo, Teleiai Ausage and Apisaloma Toleafoa of the SSI in 2010 with villagers throughout Tutuila as well as with the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, Samoa’s Fishery Division and Meteorological Office, and tautai (experts of the seas), including High Chief Mulipola Perenise of Manono Tai and High Talking Chief Levaa Sauaso of Apolima Tai, and High Chief Faasavalu, on the islands of Upolu and Manono in Samoa. The 2014 calendar also includes the annual catch limits for federally fisheries in American Samoa. The Council will continue to work with the American Samoa community to improve and enhance in future calendars.

The explanations of each lunar month in the calendar were provided by the SSI. Information on the local fish for each month was provided by Selaina Vaitautolu of the American Samoa DMWR and Fini Aitaoto, the former WPRFMC on-site coordinator in American Samoa. The monthly proverbs are from Samoan Proverbial Expressions - Alaga‘upu Fa‘a Samoa by Dr. E. Schultz (translated by Brother Herman; Auckland, NZ: Polynesian Press. 1980).

The tide charts, moon phases, and moon rise and set times are for Pago Pago (Samoa standard time) provided by OceanFun Publishing, NZ. The project was coordinated by Nate Ilaoa, the WPRFMC on-site coordinator in American Samoa, and Sylvia Spalding, WPRFMC communications officer.

Fishing vessel, Manu‘a Islands.

Photo by Council Member Ed Ebisui.

Damin Pyo • South Pacific Academy • Third Place, Grades K–2

January 31 - March 1, 2014

Toeutuva¯

Vaitau mulimuli e toe eli ai ufi vao.

Final harvesting of wild yams.

Ianuari 31 – Mati 1, 2014

January

31 FRI

Masina Tofilofilo

February

Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia

R S

6

07:09 19:54 N

6

1

SAT

R S

6

08:10 20:42 N

6

Masina Tolu

2

SUN

R S

6

09:08 21:29 N

6

Masina Faalao

3

MON 6

R S

10:04 22:14 N

6

Masina Salefuga

4

TUE

R S

6

10:59 22:59 N

6

Masina Tulalupe

5

WED 6

R S

11:52 23:45 N

6

Masina Motuega

6

THU

R

6

12:44 N

6

Masina Aufasa

7

FRI

S R

6

00:32 13:36 N

6

Masina Matuatua

8

SAT

S R

6

01:19 14:25 N

6

Masina Loloatai

9

SUN

S R

6

02:07 15:14 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masina Malupeaua

10

MON 6

S R

02:55 16:00 N

6

Masina Mātofitofi

11 TU E

S R

6

03:44 16:45 N

6

Masina Aiaina

12

WED 6

S R

04:32 17:28 N

6

Masina Punifaga

13 THU

S R

6

05:20 18:09 N

6

Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina

14 FRI

S R

6

06:08 18:49 N

6

Masina Le‘ale‘a

15 SAT

S R

6

06:56 19:28 N

6

Masina Feetetele

16 SUN

S R

6

07:44 20:08 N

6

Masina Ataatatai

17

MON 6

S R

08:32 20:48 N

6

Masina Fagaeleele

18 TUE

S R

6

09:21 21:29 N

6

Masina Sulutele

19

WED 6

S R

10:12 22:13 N

6

3 2 1 0

Masina Nauna

20 THU

6

S R

11:05 23:00 N

6

Masina UsunoaMay

21 FRI

6

S R

12:00 23:50 N

6

Masina Motusaga

22 SAT

6

S

12:56 N

6

Masina Tatelega

23 SUN

6

R S

00:46 13:54 N

6

Masina Faasagafulu

24

MON 6

R S

01:44 14:52 N

6

Masina Tāfaleu

25 TUE

6

R S

02:45 15:49 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Alogo (Lined surgeonfish) I‘a pito i ta‘atele i a‘au ma aloalo, faapea fagotaga Alogo is very common in near-shore reefs and is the most caught species by near-shore free divers.

O le fa‘atonutonu folau. [He who gives the directions in the boat.]

Applied to an old experienced seaman who is too weak to handle the rudder, but sits in the boat watching the wind and the weather and giving directions to the crew.

Masina Fataleu

26

WED 6

R S

03:47 16:44 N

6

Masina Mitiloa

27 THU

6

R S

04:49 17:37 N

6

Masina Fanoloa

28 FRI

6

Masina Maunā

March

-1

R S

05:50 18:27 N

6

1

SAT

6

R S

06:49 19:17 N

6

Abish Autele • Alataua II Elementary School • Third Place, Grades 3–5

March 2- 30, 2014

Mati 2 – 30, 2014

March

Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia

2

SUN

R S

6

07:47 20:04 N

6

Masina Tofilofilo

3

MON 6

R S

08:44 20:50 N

6

Fa‘aafu

O le vaitau e foliga pula ai ufi ma laau. E amata toto ai toaga fou.

The period when yams and crops’ leaves begin to turn yellowish in color. Also indicates time to grow new crops.

Masina Tolu

4

TUE

R S

6

09:40 21:37 N

6

Masina Faalao

5

WED 6

R S

10:34 22:25 N

6

Masina Salefuga

6

THU

R S

6

11:27 23:12 N

6

Masina Tulalupe

7

FRI

R

6

12:19 N

6

Masina Motuega

8

SAT

S R

6

00:01 13:08 N

6

Masina Aufasa

9

SUN

S R

6

00:50 13:56 N

6

Masina Matuatua

10

MON 6

S R

01:38 14:41 N

6

Masina Loloatai

11 TUE

S R

6

02:27 15:24 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masina Malupeaua

12

WED 6

S R

03:15 16:06 N

6

Masina Mātofitofi

13 TH U

S R

6

04:03 16:47 N

6

Masina Aiaina

14 FRI

S R

6

04:51 17:27 N

6

Masina Punifaga

15 SAT

S R

6

05:39 18:06 N

6

Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina

16 SUN

S R

6

06:28 18:47 N

6

Masina Le‘ale‘a

17

MON 6

S R

07:17 19:28 N

6

Masina Feetetele

18 TUE

S R

6

08:08 20:12 N

6

Masina Ataatatai

19

WED 6

S R

09:01 20:58 N

6

Masina Fagaeleele

20 THU

S R

6

09:56 21:48 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masina Nauna

22 SAT

6

S R

11:48 23:36 N

6

Masina UsunoaMay

23 SUN

6

S

12:45 N

6

Masina Motusaga

24

MON 6

R S

00:36 13:41 N

6

Masina Tatelega

25 TUE

6

R S

01:35 14:34 N

6

Masina Faasagafulu

26

WED 6

R S

02:35 15:26 N

6

Masina Tāfaleu

27 THU

6

R S

03:34 16:16 N

6

Masina Fataleu

28 FRI

6

R S

04:33 17:04 N

3 2 1 0 -1

Filoa (Emperor fish) E tele ituaiga o lenei i‘a e maua i le tu‘tu‘u.

Several species are caught by bottomfish gear and very common in bottomfish landings.

Se‘i muamua ona ala uta. [Try the fish line first on land.]

So that it may be used effectively the following morning. Warning to look before you leap.

6

Masina Mitiloa

29 SAT

6

R S

05:30 17:51 N

6

Masina Maunā

30 SUN

6

R S

06:27 18:39 N

6

Masina Sulutele

21 FRI

6

S R

10:51 22:40 N

6

Ferjandez Lago • Coleman Elementary School • Third Place, Grades 6–8

March 31 - April 29, 2014 Mati 31 – Aperila 29, 2014

31

M ON 6

Masina Tofilofilo

April

March

Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia

R S

07:24 19:26 N

6

1

TUE

R S

6

08:20 20:14 N

6

Masina Tolu

2

WED 6

R S

09:14 21:03 N

6

Lo

O le vaitau e ae ai le ia o le lo Month when the lo (rabbitfishes or large school of juveniles) is in large quantity and ideal for fishing.

Masina Faalao

3

THU

R S

6

10:08 21:52 N

6

Masina Salefuga

Masina Tulalupe

Masina Motuega

4

5

6

FRI

R S

6

10:59 22:41 N

6

SAT

R S

6

11:48 23:30 N

6

SUN

R

6

12:35 N

6

Masina Aufasa

7

MON 6

S R

00:19 13:20 N

6

Masina Matuatua

8

TUE

S R

6

01:08 14:02 N

6

Masina Loloatai

9

WED 6

S R

01:56 14:43 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masina Malupeaua

10 THU

S R

6

02:44 15:23 N

6

Masina Mātofitofi

11 FR I

S R

6

03:32 16:02 N

6

Masina Aiaina

12 SAT

S R

6

04:20 16:43 N

6

Masina Punifaga

13 SUN

S R

6

05:10 17:24 N

6

Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina

14

MON 6

S R

06:01 18:07 N

6

Masina Le‘ale‘a

15 TUE

S R

6

06:54 18:54 N

6

Masina Feetetele

16

WED 6

S R

07:49 19:43 N

6

Masina Ataatatai

17 THU

S R

6

08:45 20:36 N

6

Masina Fagaeleele

18 FRI

S R

6

09:43 21:32 N

6

Masina Sulutele

19 SAT

S R

6

10:41 22:30 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masina Nauna

20 SUN

6

S R

11:37 23:29 N

6

Masina UsunoaMay

21

MON 6

S

12:31 N

6

Masina Motusaga

22 TUE

6

R S

00:29 13:22 N

6

Masina Tatelega

23

WED 6

R S

01:27 14:11 N

6

Masina Faasagafulu

24 THU

6

R S

02:24 14:58 N

6

Masina Tāfaleu

25 FRI

6

R S

03:20 15:44 N

6

Masina Fataleu

26 SAT

6

R S

04:16 16:30 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Palu-malau (Red snapper fish) O se i‘a mumu e maua i le tu‘utu‘u ma e taugata pe a fa‘atau mai.

Red and relatively expensive fish.

O le i‘a a tautai e alu i le fa‘alolo. [The fish seems to do the will of the tautai (chief fisheman).]

When the fish see an opening in the net, they swim to the place where the tautai stands as if they obeyed him. … He alone has the right to push down the net and catch the fish. Moral: Obedience.

Masina Mitiloa

27 SUN

6

R S

05:11 17:17 N

6

Masina Fanoloa

28

MON 6

R S

06:07 18:04 N

6

Masina Maunā

29 TUE

6

R S

07:01 18:53 N

6

Howard Vaeoso • Fagaitua High School • Second Place, Grades 9–12

April 30 - May 28, 2014

Aperila 30 – Me 28, 2014

30

WED 6

Masina Tofilofilo

May

April

Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia

R S

07:56 19:42 N

6

1

THU

R S

6

08:48 20:32 N

6

Masina Tolu

2

FRI

R S

6

09:39 21:22 N

Aununu

O le masina e nunu ai le toau o ufi. O le tuaoi o timuga ma mugala.

Month that cultivated yams are matured. Intermediary month between rainy and sunny season.

6

Masina Faalao

3

SAT

R S

6

10:28 22:11 N

6

Masina Salefuga

4

SUN

R S

6

11:14 23:00 N

6

Masina Tulalupe

5

MON 6

R S

11:57 23:47 N

6

Masina Motuega

6

TUE

R

6

12:38 N

6

Masina Aufasa

7

WED 6

S R

00:37 13:18 N

6

Masina Matuatua

8

THU

S R

6

01:24 13:58 N

6

Masina Loloatai

9

FRI

S R

6

02:11 14:37 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masina Malupeaua

10 SAT

S R

6

03:00 15:18 N

6

Masina Mātofitofi

11 SU N

S R

6

03:50 16:00 N

6

Masina Aiaina

12

M ON 6

S R

04:42 16:45 N

6

Masina Punifaga

13 TUE

S R

6

05:37 17:34 N

6

Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina

14

WED 6

S R

06:34 18:26 N

6

Masina Le‘ale‘a

15 THU

S R

6

07:32 19:22 N

6

Masina Feetetele

16 FRI

S R

6

08:32 20:21 N

6

Masina Ataatatai

17 SAT

S R

6

09:30 21:22 N

6

Masina Fagaeleele

18 SUN

S R

6

10:26 22:22 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masina Nauna

20 TUE

6

S

12:09 N

6

Masina UsunoaMay

21

WED 6

R S

00:19 12:57 N

6

Masina Motusaga

22 TH U

6

R S

01:15 13:43 N

6

Masina Tatelega

23 FRI

6

R S

02:10 14:28 N

6

Masina Faasagafulu

24 SAT

6

R S

03:04 15:13 N

6

Masina Tāfaleu

25 SUN

6

R S

03:59 15:59 N

6

Masina Fataleu

26

MON 6

R S

04:53 16:46 N

3 2 1 0 -1

Sa‘ula-lele (Sailfish) E maua i le toso, e maua ai fo‘i fa‘ailoga i tauvaga faigafaiva.

Caught by trolling and a prized fish during fishing tournaments.

Ia fa‘atutu mai foe ina ia faiaina le savili. [Pull hard so that we may overcome the wind.]

Called out by the tautai when a boat has to fight against a strong headwind. Used to exhort people to do their best.

6

Masina Mitiloa

27 TUE

6

R S

05:47 17:34 N

6

Masina Maunā

28

WED 6

R S

06:39 18:24 N

6

Masina Sulutele

19

MON 6

S R

11:19 23:21 N

6

Alecia Annandale • Ta‘iala Academy • Second Place, Grades K–2

May 29 - June 27, 2014

Oloa¯manu

O le vaitau e olo ma tausani fiafia ai manu felelei.

Season of birds singing and calm weather.

Me 29 – Iuni 27, 2014

29 THU

R S

6

07:31 19:13 N

6

Masina Tofilofilo

30 FRI

R S

6

08:21 20:03 N

6

Masina Tolu

31 SAT

Masina Faalao

June

May

Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia

R S

6

09:08 20:52 N

6

1

SUN

R S

6

09:52 21:40 N

6

Masina Salefuga

2

MON 6

R S

10:35 22:28 N

6

Masina Tulalupe

3

TUE

R S

6

11:15 23:15 N

6

Masina Motuega

4

R

WED 6

11:54 N

6

Masina Aufasa

5

THU

S R

6

00:02 12:33 N

6

Masina Matuatua

6

FRI

S R

6

00:51 13:12 N

6

Masina Loloatai

7

SAT

S R

6

01:40 13:53 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masina Malupeaua

8

SUN

S R

6

02:30 14:36 N

6

Masina Mātofitofi

9

MON 6

S R

03:23 15:22 N

6

Masina Aiaina

10 TU E

S R

6

04:18 16:12 N

6

Masina Punifaga

11

WED 6

S R

05:16 17:07 N

6

Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina

12 THU

S R

6

06:16 18:06 N

6

Masina Le‘ale‘a

13 FRI

S R

6

07:17 19:08 N

6

Masina Feetetele

14 SAT

S R

6

08:16 20:10 N

6

Masina Ataatatai

15 SUN

S R

6

09:12 21:12 N

6

Masina Fagaeleele

16

MON 6

S R

10:05 22:12 N

6

Masina Sulutele

17 TUE

S R

6

10:55 23:10 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masina Nauna

18

W ED 6

S

11:42 N

6

Masina UsunoaMay

19 THU

6

R S

00:06 12:28 N

6

Masina Motusaga

20 FRI

6

R S

01:01 13:12 N

6

Masina Tatelega

21 SAT

6

R S

01:55 13:58 N

6

Masina Faasagafulu

22 SUN

6

R S

02:48 14:43 N

6

Masina Tāfaleu

23

MON 6

R S

03:42 15:31 N

6

Masina Fataleu

24 TUE

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Atule (Bigeye scad) E maua i le ofe po‘o le lau a le nu‘u, ma sa fa‘asa ona fa‘aatau.

Caught by bamboo rods, rod and reel or the village’s traditional “lau” and not supposed to be sold but shared.

O le malu i fale‘ulu. [The protection afforded by a house built of breadfruit wood.]

A house built of wood of the breadfruit tree is particularly durable and may be compared to a chief or tulafale who is able to protect his or her family.

R S

04:34 16:19 N

6

Masina Mitiloa

25

WED 6

R S

05:26 17:08 N

6

Masina Fanoloa

26 THU

6

R S

06:15 17:58 N

6

Masina Maunā

27 FRI

6

R S

07:03 18:47 N

6

Elvadanshu Tanielu • Lupelele Elementary School • Second Place, Grades 3–5

June 28 - July 26, 2014 Iuni 28 – Iulai 26, 2014

28 SAT

R S

6

07:49 19:35 N

6

Masina Tofilofilo

29 SUN

R S

6

08:32 20:23 N

6

Masina Tolu

30

MON 6

Masina Faalao

July

June

Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia

R S

09:13 21:10 N

Pa¯lolomua

Matalatala fuga o laau, pāpā foi o fatu laau.

Initial period for budding of flowering seeds and the blooming of flowers.

6

1

TUE

R S

6

09:53 21:57 N

6

Masina Salefuga

Masina Tulalupe

Masina Motuega

2

3

4

WED 6

R S

10:31 22:43 N

6

THU

R S

6

11:10 23:31 N

6

FRI

R

6

11:49 N

6

Masina Aufasa

5

SAT

S R

6

00:20 12:30 N

6

Masina Matuatua

6

SUN

S R

6

01:11 13:13 N

6

Masina Loloatai

7

MON 6

S R

02:04 14:00 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masina Malupeaua

8

TUE

S R

6

03:00 14:52 N

6

Masina Mātofitofi

9

W ED 6

S R

03:58 15:48 N

6

Masina Aiaina

10 THU

S R

6

04:58 16:48 N

6

Masina Punifaga

11 FRI

S R

6

05:58 17:51 N

6

Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina

12 SAT

S R

6

06:57 18:55 N

6

Masina Le‘ale‘a

13 SUN

S R

6

07:53 19:58 N

6

Masina Feetetele

14

MON 6

S R

08:46 20:59 N

6

Masina Ataatatai

15 TUE

S R

6

09:36 21:58 N

6

Masina Fagaeleele

16

WED 6

S R

10:24 22:55 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masina Nauna

18 FRI

6

S

11:56 N

6

Masina UsunoaMay

19 SAT

6

R S

00:45 12:43 N

6

Masina Motusaga

20 SUN

6

R S

01:38 13:29 N

6

Masina Tatelega

21

MON 6

R S

02:31 14:17 N

6

Masina Faasagafulu

22 TUE

6

R S

03:22 15:06 N

6

Masina Tāfaleu

23

WED 6

R S

04:12 15:55 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Umelei (Unicornfish) O le masina lenei e lololo tele ai ma manaia i le taumafa lenei i‘a.

Caught by bamboo rods, rod and reel or the village’s traditional Fatty and delicious during this period.

O le va‘a fau po fau ao. [A boat that is being built day and night.]

An enterprise conducted with zeal and care.

Masina Fataleu

24 THU

6

R S

05:00 16:44 N

6

Masina Mitiloa

25 FRI

6

R S

05:46 17:33 N

6

Masina Maunā

26 SAT

6

R S

06:31 18:19 N

6

Masina Sulutele

17 THU

6

S R

11:11 23:50 N

6

Gayathri Murali • South Pacific Academy • First Place, Grades 6–8

July 27 - August 25, 2014

Pa¯lolomuli

Matalatala mulimuli o fuga o laau.

Final budding of flowering seeds and blooming of flowers.

Iulai 27 – Aukuso 25, 2014

27 SUN

R S

6

07:12 19:07 N

6

Masina Tofilofilo

28 MON 6

R S

07:53 19:53 N

6

Masina Tolu

29 TUE

R S

6

08:31 20:40 N

6

Masina Faalao

30 WED 6

R S

09:10 21:27 N

6

Masina Salefuga

31 THU

Masina Tulalupe

August

July

Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia

R S

6

09:48 22:15 N

6

1

FRI

R S

6

10:28 23:04 N

6

Masina Motuega

2

SAT

R S

6

11:09 23:55 N

6

Masina Aufasa

3

SUN

R

6

11:54 N

6

Masina Matuatua

4

MON 6

S R

00:48 12:42 N

6

Masina Loloatai

5

TUE

S R

6

01:44 13:34 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masina Malupeaua

6

WED 6

S R

02:41 14:30 N

6

Masina Mātofitofi

7

TH U

S R

6

03:40 15:31 N

6

Masina Aiaina

8

FRI

S R

6

04:39 16:33 N

6

Masina Punifaga

9

SAT

S R

6

05:36 17:37 N

6

Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina

10 SUN

S R

6

06:31 18:40 N

6

Masina Le‘ale‘a

11

MON 6

S R

07:24 19:42 N

6

Masina Feetetele

12 TUE

S R

6

08:14 20:42 N

6

Masina Ataatatai

13

WED 6

S R

09:03 21:40 N

6

Masina Fagaeleele

14 THU

S R

6

09:51 22:37 N

6

Masina Sulutele

15 FRI

S R

6

10:38 23:32 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masina Nauna

16 SAT

6

S

11:26 N

6

Masina UsunoaMay

17 SUN

6

R S

00:26 12:14 N

6

Masina Motusaga

18 M ON 6

R S

01:18 13:03 N

6

Masina Tatelega

19 TUE

6

R S

02:09 13:52 N

6

Masina Faasagafulu

20

WED 6

R S

02:58 14:41 N

6

Masina Tāfaleu

21 THU

6

R S

03:44 15:30 N

6

Masina Fataleu

22 FRI

6

R S

04:28 16:19 N

6

Masina Mitiloa

23 SAT

6

R S

05:11 17:06 N

3 2 1 0 -1

I‘amanu (Whale) E masani ona va‘ai i lenei vaitau.

Sightings of whales common during this period.

O le upega e fili i le po, ‘ae talatala i le ao. [The net that became tangled in the night will be disentangled in the morning.]

After the catch, the net is carried ashore and hung up. The following morning it is properly put in order. Thus to settle a dispute, it is necessary to be clear about its causes.

6

Masina Fanoloa

24 SUN

6

R S

05:51 17:54 N

6

Masina Maunā

25

MON 6

R S

06:32 18:38 N

6

Johnson Su‘a • Nu‘uuli Vocational Technical High School • Third Place, Grades 9–12

August 26 - September 24, 2014

August

26 TUE

R S

6

07:10 19:25 N

6

Masina Tofilofilo

27

WED 6

R S

07:49 20:12 N

6

Masina Tolu

28 THU

R S

6

08:28 21:01 N

6

Masina Faalao

29 FRI

R S

6

09:09 21:51 N

6

Masina Salefuga

30 SAT

R S

6

09:52 22:43 N

6

Masina Tulalupe

31 SUN

Masina Motuega

September

Aukuso 26 – Setema 24, 2014 Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia

Mulifa

Vaitau o mugala. O le masina foi ua afu ai meatoto poo ua matutua lelei.

Season of droughts and dry sunny days. Also the time when field crops are maturing.

R S

6

10:38 23:36 N

6

1

R

MON 6

11:27 N

6

Masina Aufasa

2

TUE

S R

6

00:31 12:20 N

6

Masina Matuatua

3

WED 6

S R

01:27 13:16 N

6

Masina Loloatai

4

THU

S R

6

02:24 14:16 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masina Malupeaua

5

FRI

S R

6

03:20 15:17 N

6

Masina Mātofitofi

6

SAT

S R

6

04:15 16:19 N

6

Masina Aiaina

7

SUN

S R

6

05:08 17:21 N

6

Masina Punifaga

Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina

8

9

MON 6

S R

06:00 18:22 N

6

TUE

S R

6

06:50 19:22 N

6

Masina Le‘ale‘a

10

WED 6

S R

07:39 20:21 N

6

Masina Feetetele

11 THU

S R

6

08:28 21:19 N

6

Masina Ataatatai

12 FRI

S R

6

09:18 22:15 N

6

Masina Fagaeleele

13 SAT

S R

6

10:07 23:10 N

6

Masina Sulutele

14 SUN

S

6

10:57 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masina Nauna

15

M ON 6

R S

00:03 11:47 N

6

Masina UsunoaMay

16 TUE

6

R S

00:53 12:37 N

6

Masina Motusaga

17

WED 6

R S

01:41 13:26 N

6

Masina Tatelega

18 THU

6

R S

02:26 14:15 N

6

Masina Faasagafulu

19 FRI

6

R S

03:09 15:03 N

6

Masina Tāfaleu

20 SAT

6

R S

03:50 15:50 N

6

Masina Fataleu

21 SUN

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masimasi (Dolphinfish) E maua i le toso, e maua ai fa‘ailoga i tauvaga faigafaiva, ma e lelei i le oka.

Caught by trolling, prized fish in tournaments and great for oka.

Fa‘aui lau lavea. [To disentangle the coconut-leaf net.]

Mind the net lest it become entangled and tear on the stones and coal while others are dragging it. This is used of someone who tries to prevent or settle a dispute.

R S

04:30 16:37 N

6

Masina Mitiloa

22

MON 6

R S

05:09 17:24 N

6

Masina Fanoloa

23 TUE

6

R S

05:48 18:11 N

6

Masina Maunā

24

WED 6

R S

06:28 18:58 N

6

Taliilagi Letuli • South Pacific Academy • First Place, Grades K–2

September 25 - October 23, 2014

Lotuaga

Amata le vaitau o timuga ma uaga.

Beginning of the rainy season.

Setema 25 – Oketopa 23, 2014

25 THU

R S

6

07:09 19:48 N

6

Masina Tofilofilo

26 FRI

R S

6

07:51 20:39 N

6

Masina Tolu

27 SAT

R S

6

08:36 21:32 N

6

Masina Faalao

28 SUN

R S

6

09:24 22:27 N

6

Masina Salefuga

29

MON 6

R S

10:15 23:22 N

6

Masina Tulalupe

30 TUE

Masina Motuega

October

September

Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia

R

6

11:09 N

6

1

WED 6

S R

00:18 12:06 N

6

Masina Aufasa

2

THU

S R

6

01:11 13:05 N

6

Masina Matuatua

3

FRI

S R

6

02:04 14:04 N

6

Masina Loloatai

4

SAT

S R

6

02:56 15:04 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masina Malupeaua

5

SUN

S R

6

03:47 16:04 N

6

Masina Mātofitofi

6

MON 6

S R

04:37 17:03 N

6

Masina Aiaina

7

TU E

S R

6

05:26 18:03 N

6

Masina Punifaga

Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina

8

9

WED 6

S R

06:15 19:01 N

6

THU

S R

6

07:04 19:59 N

6

Masina Le‘ale‘a

10 FRI

S R

6

07:55 20:56 N

6

Masina Feetetele

11 SAT

S R

6

08:46 21:52 N

6

Masina Ataatatai

12 SUN

S R

6

09:37 22:44 N

6

Masina Fagaeleele

13

MON 6

S R

10:28 23:34 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masina Nauna

15

WED 6

R S

00:21 12:09 N

6

Masina UsunoaMay

16 THU

6

R S

01:05 12:57 N

6

Masina Motusaga

17 FRI

6

R S

01:47 13:45 N

6

Masina Tatelega

18 SAT

6

R S

02:27 14:32 N

6

Masina Faasagafulu

19 SUN

6

R S

03:06 15:19 N

6

Masina Tāfaleu

20

MON 6

R S

03:45 16:06 N

6

Masina Fataleu

21 TUE

6

R S

04:25 16:54 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Palolo (polychaete worm) E taua tele i tagata matutua ma e ta ia Oketopa po‘o Novema i tausaga uma.

Delicacy especially for the elderly, seined in October and/or November each year.

Tau ina iloa ia i‘a. [Only seen in the mouths of the fish.]

The palolo worm appears in October and November each year and is caught in high quantities by the Samoans who highly value it. The fish too lie in wait for it. When the catch is poor, the fishermen exaggerate on their return, blaming the fish for eating the worms.

Masina Mitiloa

22

WED 6

R S

05:05 17:43 N

6

Masina Maunā

23 THU

6

R S

05:48 18:34 N

6

Masina Sulutele

14 TUE

6

S

11:19 N

6

Liv Sebastian • Pacific Horizons School • First Place, Grades 3–5

Taimi e tele ai mea taumafa, aemaise le maua o le ia o le palolo.

Initial period of the season of food abundance, especially with the palolo fish.

Oketopa 24 – Novema 22, 2014

October

Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia

24 FRI

R S

6

06:33 19:27 N

6

Masina Tofilofilo

25 SAT

R S

6

07:21 20:23 N

6

Masina Tolu

26 SUN

R S

6

08:12 21:18 N

6

Masina Faalao

27

MON 6

R S

09:05 22:14 N

6

Masina Salefuga

28 TUE

R S

6

10:02 23:09 N

6

Masina Tulalupe

29

R

WED 6

10:59 N

6

Taumafamua

Masina Motuega

30 THU

S R

6

00:01 11:57 N

6

Masina Aufasa

31 FRI

Masina Matuatua

November

October 24 - Novermber 22, 2014

S R

6

00:52 12:55 N

6

1

SAT

S R

6

01:41 13:53 N

6

Masina Loloatai

2

SUN

S R

6

02:29 14:51 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masina Malupeaua

3

MON 6

S R

03:17 15:48 N

6

Masina Mātofitofi

4

TU E

S R

6

04:04 16:46 N

6

Masina Aiaina

5

WED 6

S R

04:52 17:43 N

6

Masina Punifaga

Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina

6

7

THU

S R

6

05:42 18:41 N

6

FRI

S R

6

06:33 19:37 N

6

Masina Le‘ale‘a

8

SAT

S R

6

07:24 20:32 N

6

Masina Feetetele

9

SUN

S R

6

08:17 21:24 N

6

Masina Ataatatai

10

MON 6

S R

09:08 22:13 N

6

Masina Fagaeleele

11 TUE

S R

6

09:59 23:00 N

6

Masina Sulutele

12

WED 6

S R

10:49 23:43 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masina Nauna

13 THU

6

S

11:38 N

6

Masina UsunoaMay

14 FRI

6

R S

00:23 12:25 N

6

Masina Motusaga

15 SAT

6

R S

01:02 13:12 N

6

Masina Tatelega

16 SUN

6

R S

01:41 13:58 N

6

Masina Faasagafulu

17

MON 6

R S

02:20 14:46 N

6

Masina Tāfaleu

18 TUE

6

R S

03:00 15:34 N

6

Masina Fataleu

19

WED 6

3 2 1 0 -1

Malau (Squirrelfish) E masani ona tele ma fa‘atau i tafaala i lenei vaitau.

Many usually caught during this period, and “strings of malau” are sold at roadsides.

Va lelei. [Keep up friendly relations.]

When fishing for anae (mullet), fishermen, custom requires that a man who has caught many fish gives a few to his neighbor who has not caught any.

R S

03:42 16:25 N

6

Masina Mitiloa

20 THU

6

R S

04:26 17:17 N

6

Masina Fanoloa

21 FRI

6

R S

05:13 18:12 N

6

Masina Maunā

22 SAT

6

R S

06:04 19:10 N

6

Shabira Rajamohan • South Pacific Academy • Second Place, Grades 6–8

Toetaumafa

Faaiuiu taumafa mai le masina ua tuanai.

Final period of the season for food abundance.

Novema 23 – Tesema 21, 2014

November

Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia

23 SUN

R S

6

06:58 20:08 N

6

Masina Tofilofilo

24

MON 6

R S

07:55 21:04 N

6

Masina Tolu

25 TUE

R S

6

08:53 21:59 N

6

Masina Faalao

26

WED 6

R S

09:52 22:51 N

6

Masina Salefuga

27 THU

R S

6

10:51 23:40 N

6

Masina Tulalupe

28 FRI

R

6

11:49 N

6

Masina Motuega

29 SAT

S R

6

00:27 12:45 N

6

Masina Aufasa

30 SUN

Masina Matuatua

December

November 23 - December 21, 2014

S R

6

01:14 13:41 N

6

1

MON 6

S R

02:00 14:37 N

6

Masina Loloatai

2

TUE

S R

6

02:47 15:33 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masina Malupeaua

3

WED 6

S R

03:34 16:29 N

6

Masina Mātofitofi

4

TH U

S R

6

04:23 17:25 N

6

Masina Aiaina

5

FRI

S R

6

05:14 18:20 N

6

Masina Punifaga

Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina

6

7

SAT

S R

6

06:05 19:13 N

6

SUN

S R

6

06:57 20:04 N

6

Masina Le‘ale‘a

8

MON 6

S R

07:49 20:52 N

6

Masina Feetetele

9

TUE

S R

6

08:40 21:38 N

6

Masina Ataatatai

10

WED 6

S R

09:29 22:20 N

6

Masina Fagaeleele

11 THU

S R

6

10:17 23:00 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masina Nauna

13 SAT

6

S

11:51 N

6

Masina UsunoaMay

14 SUN

6

R S

00:16 12:37 N

6

Masina Motusaga

15

MON 6

R S

00:55 13:25 N

6

Masina Tatelega

16 TUE

6

R S

01:35 14:14 N

6

Masina Faasagafulu

17

WED 6

R S

02:17 15:04 N

6

Masina Tāfaleu

18 THU

6

R S

03:03 15:58 N

6

Masina Fataleu

19 FRI

R S

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Atu (Skipjack) O le i‘a e maua so‘o i le toso a‘o fa‘aaogaina paopao i aso anamua, e fa‘aaoga tele i le oka Samoa.

The most common fish in trolling landings using “paopao” in the past and the preferred fish for oka.

Ua se i‘a e moe o mauga o Savai‘i. [The mountains of Savai‘i are like a sleeping fish.]

Used metaphorically for a beautiful, calm day when the sea and the mountains are perfectly visible.

03:52 16:53 N

6

Masina Mitiloa

20 SAT

6

R S

04:45 17:51 N

6

Masina Maunā

21 SUN

6

R S

05:42 18:49 N

6

Masina Sulutele

12 FRI

6

S R

11:05 23:39 N

6

Victor Chen • South Pacific Academy • Honorable Mention, Grades 3–5

December 22, 2014- January 20, 2015

December

Tesema 22, 2014 – Ianuari 20, 2015 Masina Fou/ Faatoavaaia

22 MON 6

R S

06:40 19:50 N

6

Masina Tofilofilo

23 TUE

R S

6

07:41 20:45 N

6

Masina Tolu

24

WED 6

R S

08:42 21:37 N

6

Masina Faalao

25 THU

R S

6

09:42 22:26 N

6

Utuva¯mua

Vaitau e eli ai ufi vao a o le‘i oo i le taimi e afu ai ufi totō.

Initial harvesting of wild yams prior to the maturation of cultivated yams.

Masina Salefuga

26 FRI

R S

6

10:40 23:14 N

6

Masina Tulalupe

27 SAT

R

6

11:37 N

6

Masina Motuega

28 SUN

S R

6

00:00 12:33 N

6

Masina Aufasa

29

MON 6

S R

00:46 13:29 N

6

Masina Matuatua

30 TUE

S R

6

01:32 14:23 N

6

Masina Loloatai

31

WED 6

S R

02:20 15:18 N

6

3 2 1 0

Masina Malupeaua

Masina Mātofitofi

Masina Aiaina

Masina Punifaga

Masina Atoa/ Atoa Li‘o le Masina

4

5

Masina Le‘ale‘a

Masina Feetetele

Masina Ataatatai

Masina Fagaeleele

7

8

9

Masina Sulutele

January

-1

1

THU 6

S R

03:08 16:12 N

6

2

FR I

S R

6

03:59 17:05 N

6

3

SAT

S R

6

04:50 17:57 N

6

SUN

S R

6

05:41 18:46 N

6

MON 6

S R

06:32 19:32 N

6

6

TUE

S R

6

07:22 20:16 N

6

WED 6

S R

08:11 20:57 N

6

THU

S R

6

08:58 21:37 N

6

FRI

S R

6

09:45 22:16 N

6

10 SAT

S R

6

10:31 22:54 N

6

3 2 1 0 -1

Masina Nauna

11

SUN 6

S R

11:18 23:32 N

6

Masina UsunoaMay

12

MON 6

S

12:05 N

6

Masina Motusaga

13 TU E

6

R S

00:11 12:54 N

6

Masina Tatelega

14

WED 6

R S

00:54 13:44 N

6

Masina Faasagafulu

15 THU

6

R S

01:40 14:38 N

6

Masina Tāfaleu

16 FRI

6

R S

02:30 15:33 N

6

Masina Fataleu

17 SAT

3 2 1 0 -1

I‘asina (young goatfish) Masani ona tele i le vaitau o Oketopa–Aperila.

Commonly caught during October–April.

Ua leai se manu e olo. [Not a pigeon is cooing.]

Thus say hunters when, entering the bush, they notice no sign of the game.

Used to refer to a family or village where perfect peace reigns.

6

R S

03:24 16:31 N

6

Masina Mitiloa

18 SUN

6

R S

04:22 17:29 N

6

Masina Fanoloa

19

MON 6

R S

05:23 18:27 N

6

Masina Maunā

20 TUE

6

R S

06:24 19:25 N

6

American Samoa Contacts Council Vice Chair Taulapapa William Sword Phone: (684) 633-4101 Email: sword.william@gmail.com Council Member Taimalelagi Dr. Claire Tuia Poumele Phone: (684) 633-4251 Email: claire.poumele@pa.as.gov Council Member Dr. Ruth Matagi-Tofiga American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources Phone: (684) 633-5102 Email: ruth.tofiga@dmwr.as.gov Council On-Site Coordinator Nathan Ilaoa Phone: (684) 252-3175 Email: nate@lava.net

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