Luma, American Samoa

Lumā is a village on the northwest coast of Taʻū Island in American Samoa, south of the village of Taʻū and north of Siʻufaga. The last Tui Manuʻa is buried in Lumā. It is also where anthropologist Margaret Mead researched and authored her classic Coming of Age in Samoa in 1925.[1] Lumā and neighboring Siʻufaga are subvillages of the Village of Taʻū.[2]

The main settlement on Taʻū Island is based around the twin villages of Lumā and Siʻufaga.[3][4] The Taʻū Motel is located near the small boat harbor in Lumā, known as Lumā Harbor. The harbor is mostly used by local fishing boats, and is not recommended for yachts.[5]

  1. ^ Swaney, Deanna (1994). Samoa: Western & American Samoa. Lonely Planet. Page 191. ISBN 9780864422255.
  2. ^ "YRT, INC., an American Samoa Corporation,v.PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE COMPANY (Pago Pago) et al". American Samoa Bar Association. 27 March 2002. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019.
  3. ^ Swaney, Deanna (1998). Samoa. Lonely Planet. Page 183. ISBN 9780864425553.
  4. ^ "Manua Islands - islands, American Samoa".
  5. ^ Stanley, David (1999). Tonga-Samoa. Moon Handbooks. Pages 190-191. ISBN 9781566911740.