He brought the printing press and left with a record of old Samoa

Written Samoa, part two. Before we read the old books, we should know who wrote them. John B. Stair came to Samoa in 1838 to run a printing press. He left with a record of old Samoa that waited more t...

Lilieni·24 October 2026

The founder of Malua College is why we know so much about pre-Christian Samoa

He came because a missionary was murdered. He stayed more than forty years. The books he filled are why we can still read so much of what Samoa believed before Christianity.

Lilieni·22 October 2026