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ROSE ATOLL
Introduction: Rose Atoll’s Enduring Significance
Rose Atoll, known as Muliava to our ancestors, is far more than a name on a map. A significant part of Amerika Samoa—a living symbol of our shared identity, our legacy, and the unbreakable bond between our people and the ocean that cradles us.
For...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Efforts to maintain longstanding protections for Muliava (Nu’u o Manu, Le Oneone Sa o Tuimanu’a, Rose Atoll) have advanced considerably, with widespread support emerging from across Amerika Samoa for the preservation of one of the territory’s most ecologically and...
The American Samoa Democratic Party (ASDP) stands in solidarity with the leaders and people of Manu‘a in safeguarding the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument for the present and future citizens of American Samoa. Rose Atoll is a sacred ecological and cultural treasure, central to our food security...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In late October, the Fine Arts Department at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) partnered with the local U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to present the premiere of “Blue Continent”, a new short film about Rose Atoll. An uninhabited wildlife refuge, Rose Atoll is...
Rose Atoll, AMERICAN SAMOA — The southernmost point of the United States is not in Florida or Hawaii… or even in the northern hemisphere. It’s here, the smallest in this chain of American Samoa islands.
To get there, we chartered a boat from Pago Pago in American Samoa, 180 miles — about an 8-hour...
Fort Collins, COLORADO — The Global Biodiversity Center at Colorado State University held its second annual Biodiversity, Bluegrass and Brews event on Sept. 26.
The aim of the event is to create further awareness across the university’s campus and within the Fort Collins community about the Global...


![Former ASCC student Aveipepa Fua (left) escorts Laura Fong of the PBS New Hour on a visit to Rose Atoll. A new short film about Rose Atoll, "Blue Continent", premiered in late October at ASCC, a collaboration between the College's Fine Arts Department and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [Courtesy Photo] Former ASCC student Aveipepa Fua (left) escorts Laura Fong of the PBS New Hour](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/rose_atoll_photo_2.jpg?itok=oG3-3nA2)
![Rose Atoll bird sanctuary. [screenshot from video] A bird on Rose Atoll](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/seabirds_at_rose_atoll.jpg?itok=L5HS1fn2)
![The center is teaming up with Intersect, Maxline and Horse & Dragon breweries to create three limited-release beers, inspired by threatened public lands.[graphic supplied] The center is teaming up with Intersect, Maxline and Horse & Dragon breweries to create three limited-release beers, inspired by threatened public lands](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/gbc-taps_rose_atoll.jpg?itok=OakmZY5J)