Vaisigano is a political district at the western tip of Savai'i island in Samoa . The capital of the district is Asau .
5-586: This area is also referred to as 'Itu Asau' (Asau district) in the Samoan language. The population of Vaisigano is 6,543 (2016 Census). Within the district is the village of Vaisala whose chief Va'ai Kolone became the Prime Minister of Samoa twice in the 1980s. Kolone also founded the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP), the dominant party in Samoan politics which is currently in power. There
10-489: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Vaisala (Samoa) Vaisala is a small village on the northwest coast of Savai'i island in Samoa . The village lies within the political district of Vaisigano . The village's population is 465. It is located close to the coast in the northwestern corner of the island. To the west are the neighbouring villages of Auala and Asau . A significant family from Vaisala
15-574: Is a conservation area with a turtle habitat at the village of Auala and a rainforest reserve in Falealupo at the westernmost tip of the island. Vaisigano district has strong links to the Tonumaipe'a chiefly title and at a national level, the TuiA'ana. 13°32′S 172°44′W / 13.533°S 172.733°W / -13.533; -172.733 This article about a geographical location in Samoa
20-576: Is the Va'ai family. Va'ai Kolone , a matai , was a Member of Parliament of the Vaisala area who became a Prime Minister of Samoa twice in the 1980s. A progressive leader, he was also the founder the Human Rights Protection Party which has since been the dominant party in Samoan politics and currently in power. Va'ai Kolone's father, a government clerk in the German administration of Samoa during colonialism , foresaw
25-472: The importance of education and sent his own sons to boarding schools in the capital Apia . The Vaisala Hotel situated at a white sandy beach is one of the largest hotels at the west end of Savai'i. In 2009, the village council of chiefs banished their Member of Parliament for the Vaisigano No. 1 district, Va’ai Solia Papu Va’ai, over a domestic dispute. He was allowed to return a few months later following
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