Ofu, American Samoa (Sept 2017)
Our family visit to Ofu-Olosega, American Samoa in September 2017. Highlights on video include view from Tumu Mountain Trail, National Park of American Samoa beach, fruit bats, riding bikes, coconut crab, and view from Oge Beach Trail of Brown booby birds in flight. Be sure to check out my written report on Ofu Beach and Lagoon found here:
Ofu - Samoa
Tiny sharp ridge which comes straight out of the Pacific Ocean.
Underpopulated, overbeautiful, spending a week there was a mind blowing experience. Definitely one of the highlights of our trip !
Ofu Beach | National Park of American Samoa
Ofu Beach | National Park of American Samoa
Explore the Islands of Sacred Earth!
The National Park of American Samoa welcomes you into the heart of the South Pacific, to a world of sights, sounds, and experiences that you will find in no other national park in the United States.
Enjoy this unique national park and the welcoming people of American Samoa. We are here to protect its rich culture and natural resources. Come explore them with us!
Tui Ofu
A visit to To'aga, an ancient, long abandoned village on Ofu Island, where I find the Tui Ofu Tia (a tomb of Ofu's bygone chiefs) and the well that their village once used.
These sites were extensively studied by Patrick Vinton Kirch:
The site was long covered by dense jungle. In 2011 work was completed to clear the overgrowth and make the area accessible.
This video is a re-edit of an earlier version and features footage shot in November 2011 and May 2012. The music was written and recorded in 2011 and 2012. The original 21-minute composition can be found here:
Ofu
A nice little jaunt from Ofu to Fituita Airport in Maia, American Samoa...
OFU MANU'A.TUMUATASI O SAMOA
Tumuatasi O Samoa (Ofu, Manu'a)
L.G.U
( LONG. GENERATION. USOS )
Ofu - Day 6
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Finishing in American Samoa - Tuna caught Ta'u to Ofu island.
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Manu’a Islands - Ofu, Olosega, & Ta’u; November 2019 American Samoa
A few video clips I was able to put together during fieldwork. Manu’a is just amazingly beautiful.
Bridge Jumping in Ofu, American Samoa
Bridge jumping on the island of Ofu in American Samoa.
The Most Excitement There Is On Ofu Island
Lovely and placid Ofu Island in the South Pacific Ocean.
PRISTINE TROPICAL REEF TOUR - Ofu Island, American Samoa
Head underwater to one of the best kept reefs in the entire world. Even researchers from around the world come to Ofu Island to learn about its unique corals!
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Ofu 'Possibilities'
This was assembled from unused bits of interstitial segments I've shot on Ofu. Some shots date back several years to when I was still capturing low-def video and using coconuts as tripods.
Since none of these fragments have found homes over the years, I've built a home out of the fragments with a result that describes Ofu's stillness and peace . . . Ofu has those sublime elements in abundance.
FLIGHT DAY on OFU ISLAND
Samoa Airways (with old Polynesian Airlines livery) 5W-FAY Twin Otter departing Ofu Island, AS, on May 31st.
Ofu - Day 1
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Ofu - Day 3
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