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ASG looking at land in Hawaii

Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga
Source: RNZ Pacific

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Government is looking to buy 65 acres of land in Kunia, Hawaii.

The land, north-west of Honolulu, is intended to bring in revenue, be a base for people unable to return home due to COVID or other reasons, and for American Samoan students to stay while studying in Hawaii.

Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga says the land purchase has not been finalized and they're in the due diligence phase.

Last year during his trip to Hawaii he met twice with the landowner of the land, a Vietnamese man.

The owner is proposing to sell 65 acres of land which is currently zoned for farming.

Lemanu said, most don't have families in Hawaii to stay with so perhaps the government could build accommodations to house them. He also pointed to the medical referrals, many of whom are elderly citizens, who don't have relatives in Hawaii and cannot afford the cost of accommodations while seeking treatment.

"We were also thinking of our young people attending college in Honolulu, this would be a place for them to stay rather than live with relatives while going to school," he said.