NATIONAL PARK OF AMERICAN SAMOA — As soon as she figured out what I was doing, Diana Richardson insisted that I tell readers how awful this place is. She meant the islands of Ofu and Olosega, two ...

Even for a Saturday in the South Pacific, this was a sleepy morning. On American Samoa’s main island of Tutuila and its neighbor, Ofu, villages were still, beaches empty. On the west coast of nearby ...

American Samoa doesn’t make it onto many bucket lists, and that’s precisely what makes it extraordinary. Tucked into the South Pacific about 2,600 miles southwest of Hawaii, this U.S. territory ...

Ofu sounded like a perfectly isolated island where she could escape Kauai for awhile, an island she considers overrun. “We had a million visitors last year. Imagine–on an island of 60,000 residents!” ...

Even for a Saturday in the South Pacific, this was a sleepy morning. On American Samoa's main island of Tutuila and its neighbor, Ofu, villages were still, beaches empty. On the west coast of nearby ...

Hotels Near Ofu Is5.5 miles- Ofu Island, American Samoa Hotels Near Ta'u9.3 miles- Ta'u Island, American Samoa ...

Even for a Saturday in the South Pacific, this was a sleepy morning. On American Samoa’s main island of Tutuila and its neighbor, Ofu, villages were still, beaches empty. On the west coast of nearby ...

American Samoa includes Tutuila Island (the main population center), Aunu‘u Island, and the Manu‘a Islands of Ta‘u and Ofu-Olosega about 70 miles to the east. Vailulu‘u Seamount is about 30 miles east ...