1966, Touring around the island, American Samoa, Part 1 of 2

[@newleaf9]

Wow, I was 8 yrs old when this was filmed. Good memories, thank you for the upload

[@edwardripley7266]

Thank you so much for the video I was 3 Year old and I know everything and village on the video God bless you 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@billlegalley933]

Made me homesick and I’m already here.

[@JasonFightsCrime]

I love the footage of and from the tram.

[@vtt-a7663]

2.36 - Leone village main road leading up the LMS or CCCAS Church further up front. 3.53 - The village of Matu'u 4.13 - The village of Fatu ma Futi 4.42 - the village of Utulei 4.58 - The Lee Auditorium shaped in the form of a turtle and the locals named as the Fale Laumei 5.08 - On the way to Fagatogo, the township 5.16 - The village of Fagatogo begins 5.46 - (left) The Courthouse 5.57 - Pago Pago Harbor 6.05 - The village of Satala 6.11 - The Power (Electricity) Authority 6.21 - (right) The Marine Railway 6.26 - Beginning of the two canneries, Van Camp (closed) and Star Kist I hope someone else helps out with the rest of what I had missed.... Thank you for the footage, absolutely miss our beloved islands and what used to be...

[@tjracing3243]

Have have so much love and memories of American Samoa in the late 60's. I'm a son of Malaeloa.... Toilolo Family.

[@reemat3870]

The year I was born. Love this!

[@lniumatalolo]

Fa’afetai, this is truly a gem. I recognize some of the areas in this reel. 👍

[@jasiahchristian6653]

instablaster...

[@pulevaiotu6549]

Thank you very much for sharing such treasure. Undoubtedly With greatest respect and gratitude, God bless you beyond measure! ❤️🇦🇸🇺🇸

[@estherpaulo9378]

Amen and Amen, I couldn’t agree more with your profound and an amazing perspective of our beautiful Am. Samoa‼️🇦🇸❤️🥇🏆⭐️💐Tofā Soifua

[@pennieshivaie9343]

WOW !!!! I was only 3 at the time. Happy Valley 🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴

[@sipunupuni7534]

Oh my beautiful village of Atafu. Star Kist and Van Camp back then. Wow!

[@H93736]

I was born in 1966 Utulei hospital. We moved to The United States long ago. Wow!! Amazing. Thank you for sharing.

[@melewells8679]

Beautiful island of Tutuila. I was 7 when this video was taken. LOVE it...... lots of memories 😍🙆‍♀️👍👍❤💗

[@pulotu_]

W O W! Amazing that you have a video of our home from back in 1966. Cool.

[@jameslau1684]

Wow this is awesome. 1 1:00. Mapusaga LDS now leased by ASG and has become ASCC 1:14. Pavaiai village on Sunday 2:30 Leone village 2:42 Futiga with Tuiatua's gravesite 4:30. Fatu ma Futi 4:40 Utulei at Shimasaki store 4:55 Fale Laumei 5:09. Old Samoan Affairs Office, was also an Immigration Office, now the ERATE Below the Gov Point 5:16. Old tennis court where the Samoa Sport was once at, now Wesley Book store 5:23. Dairy Cold Ice Cream store then the Fire Station 5:40. Still the Police Station ... before the Fono Bldg was even made, the Communication Off 5:47. Old Court House and the Samoan house old folks used to sell their handicrafts to tourists from off-island arriving in Samoa The video goes back and forth at 7:00 it is at the Far East side, then 8:02 back to Aua then at the main wharf and the TRAMWAYS. Whoever took this, thank you. It was when Samoa Pack was newly established and buses were entered from the rear, not the side as we have it now. You sit face to face and when arrive at your destination, you walk to the front to pay the driver your dime. It was when sodas were 15 cents. Thank you very much.

[@aftech7268]

Thanks for sharing I remember going on that cable car as a kid it hasn’t worked for 40 years since ? Also the camel rock only has one or two coconut trees left on it

[@avauinc]

WOW! I was 12 when this video was taken, and right before that huge hurricane in 1966 that paralyzed the whole island. Some of those houses shown in Futiga and Pava'ia'i came down during that storm. And most of the villages are practically the same, except few changes here and there. Thank you so much for sharing, appreciate, awesome memories.

[@realdeeyal]

1:32 is the village of Amanave. This video is crazy amazing!

[@Franco_Spanks]

I was born there but went to mainland US like a lot of others. I'd like to know more about American Samoa. These kinds of videos help.

[@ILIVEINSAMOA2024]

1:06 is Mesepa where the American Samoa Community College is currently located. 1:13 looks like Pava’ia’i. The mountain in the background looks like Kango Hill.

[@eddietinoga5846]

Awsome video

[@isaiafalaniko3203]

This is Pago !!! Love and Miss My Beautiful Island Of American Samoa 🦅🦅🤘🤘

[@alwillis5299]

I recognized almost every part of this video. I'm from the village of Fagatogo. I was only 3 when this was recorded. Thank you for sharing!

[@pulutofaumuina8474]

was this filmed before or after 1966 hurricane that devastated the whole island of Tutuila i remember because i was only 12 years. nice video

[@tyocya]

Thank you for sharing! 🥰 Amerika Samoa❤️🤍💙🇦🇸🇺🇸 #Home

[@pouskii21]

Malaloa/Fagatogo my beautiful village

[@theshortteacher1655]

Love this! Is there a part 2?

[@theacademyofsivasamoa]

2:43 Definitely the village of Futiga - I'd recognize that kia (tall grave) anywhere even in it's former traditional build: under the presumption the videographer is traveling from west to east based on the villages before and after.

[@robscanlan]

Love it! Faafetai Lava!!!

[@chrisa2612]

7:13 I think that's Lauli'i Fou on the east side

[@oceanview5616]

Awe mom was about 2 years old then! Peterson’s from mesepa

[@MrShayneulu]

Tafuna International Airport, Pava’ia’i, Vatia, Futiga

[@Kevin.Joseph.Letufuga]

Holy cows that’s the college my sisters were in back 19- uhh something, idk

[@kiahlaifaga6307]

is that me wow you find me

[@tuwhitcombe]

No traffic

[@Kevin.Joseph.Letufuga]

Hi from American Samoa

[@tearoom3855]

Thank you for this vedio its bring me happiness and alot of memories, and mostly the time when i was staying with the love of my anchestor and my family when i was 8 years old from the villages of pago pago my father the high talking chief from the island of olsega manu'a Ape poutoa of olosega.I was staying wilth my great uncle Tuaoi keniseli when he was the teacher of elementary school in pago pago. This vedio is to brink back the mostly uncondictional love in my life and the great memory by time of the hurricane in 1966, after i moved back to my home island olosega manu'a. Thsnk you to you to bring back this great vedio to remember all this year for the Love of God in my life with my family🙏🙏😔

[@MrShayneulu]

I know the village names shown in these videos.

[@SinaToleafoa-h8k]

❤

[@volotimalietoa3176]

8:02 Old LMS Church in Aua..

[@ILIVEINSAMOA2024]

2:45 Fūtiga

[@deeyandall3005]

2:40 1st London Missionary Society Church, Leone, Where Christianity was first accepted in Tutuila.

[@doormatt1391]

WOW

[@95jokes7]

7:12 Lauliifou

[@teddytrinityrichard3840]

Home.

[@Kevin.Joseph.Letufuga]

I’m from pavaiai btw

[@Mikaele293]

1:07 - The Mapusaga High School (sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) closed in 1974 and became the campus of American Samoa Community College.

[@user96744]

USAF B-51 OG bomber and fully loaded....