The Qs
 Name:
Jeremiah "Hamo-Dee" Lutu Manuma
Age: 27
Village: Fagatogo & Pago Pago
Nearest City: San Francisco, CA
Job title: Graphic Artist & DeeJay
Job place: Bay Area - Transbay Gigs
If you had 3
wishes from a genie, what would they be?
American Samoa, as a territory to be clean; as a government to
be honest; as a people to be productive.
If you could
bring one character to life from your favorite book, who would
it be?
Jesus Christ. For all the reasons we could think of.
What is your
keychain?
San Francisco Giants.
If you could
have one super power, what would it be?
Power to predict the U.S. presidential election outcome in November
and say Obama will be in the White House.
If you could
travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Aim high. Fly me to the moon. That will be real kewl!
Famous person
you would want to be stranded on a deserted island with?
President Bill Clinton. Time to hear the tell all story.
Do you sleep
early Saturday night because you're going to church Sunday morning?
No. I'm partying on a Saturday night. I go to church Sunday evening.
Create affordable
insurance coverage for LBJ Hospital. How much a month?
$100 per family of four. I'm sure there is an insurance company
that is willing to take on this rate for group insurance.
You must create
a new tax for ASG, what tax would it be?
Sales Tax of 2% or 5%. The government needs money.
Favorite quote?
"To be of use to your people, stand in the line of 'giveth'
because the 'taketh' line is a mile long."
Funniest bumper
sticker you've seen?
"The White House ain't just for white men. Even if they
can't job."
Celebrity you've
met or seen?
Clint Eastwood at LAX. He's gotten older but he still made my
day.
If you were elected
governor in November, how would you select your directors?
Any other way but the way these current directors were hired.
What are your
thoughts about gay marriage?
I don't think about it.
What are your
ideas to improve tourism on island?
Please remove this question from here if the airfares are not
reduced drastically. I wouldn't come if the airfare was the price
it is now.
Using a medical
term, how do you describe your life so far?
Bypass. I've missed so much of life go by.
Best place you've
ever visited?
Madrid, Spain.
Most exciting
moment in your life?
Being in the delivery room when my first born came into this
crazy, wild world.
Biggest achievement
in life so far?
Paying off my house. Yep!
If American Samoa
had a national rugby team like Samoa's Manu Samoa, what would
be your team name?
Fatu Samoa.
Should we have
a US District Court on island?
Nope. The courts we have now on island can do just as good of
a job. We've all heard of the word "recuse."
What's ideal
roundtrip airfare between Pago Pago and Honolulu?
$500.
Should American
Samoa unite with Samoa as one country?
Please do not. I like it this way and so do all the other 15,999
true blue American Samoans on the rock.
What fast food
franchise do you want on island?
L&L Hawaiian Barbecue. I hear they are coming because people
are already getting tired of burgers.
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