American Samoa · AS
Taʻū
The Manuʻa island that runs on sunshine.
- Population
- 790 (2010 census)
- Solar microgrid
- 2016
Then
- 1722
Jacob Roggeveen sights the island on June 13.
- 1900
Tui Manuʻa Elisala accepts American protection but keeps his lands.
- 1920s
Margaret Mead does the fieldwork for Coming of Age in Samoa here.
- 2016
A solar and battery microgrid takes over nearly all of the island's power.
Now
The island's southeast half, with the rainforest of Lata Mountain, is part of the National Park of American Samoa.