In March 2014, Maria’s freehold family land in Tuloto, situated in Apia’s commercial town area was sold illegally to Samoa Stationery And Books Limited (SSAB) in a mortgagee sale by Samoa Breweries Limited. Caveats that had been placed over the Tuloto land in 2002 were illegally removed by the Ministry of National Resource Environment (MNRE), a government registry office for lands and title, to allow for the sale. This was also despite a Court Order to have caveats remain as the Court had yet to deliver a decision in Maria’s case heard in 2003 regarding freehold lands.

Following Tuloto land sale, Maria’s historic family home that was on the land was bulldozed and demolished. Her parent’s graves that were also on the land was forcibly removed and transferred disrespectfully to an unmarked grave in a public cemetery.

In Septemer 2014, prominent lawyers in opposition are demanding Maria pays ST$163,000.00 for "security" costs to Samoa’s Legal System.

In October 2014, Chief Justice Sapolu prolongs his decision with further delay tactics and pressure's Maria into mediation with the children of her late brother - (former Minister of Justice of Samoa) to salvage family relationships. "Mediation now is pointless", says Maria. What’s more important now, is that there are bigger issues of law that the Supreme Court must address;

- Case Pending a decision from 2003
- Decision still outstanding and well overdue
- Unlawful removal of caveats
- Unlawful disobeying of a court order to have caveats remain
- Unlawful bulldozing and demolishing of a historic family home
- Unlawful removal of graves to public cemetery

This petition is written in the hope that:

1) Justice for Maria Kolotita Kirita Pune is served;

2) Samoan people become more aware of what is happening in Samoa regarding
land matters. If you have lands in Samoa, check registration of land titles
regularly at MNRE offices. Lands may be transferred illegally, unknowingly from
you and your family.

Please show your support and sign the Petition for Maria and her cause for Justice. This petition will then be presented to; the Samoan Parliament,
the Honourable Prime Ministers of Samoa, Tuilaepa Malielegaoi and
New Zealand, John Key.

Below are a list of the conditions they have put forward to the Samoan Govt.

THIS CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO GO AHEAD!

Please show your support and sign the Petition - we can then take this to the Samoan Government.

Share this with as many people you know who will care!

The conditions are as follows verbatim:
“1. Acquire land for purpose of hotels and villas: considering the long term investment returns, a preferential price offering by Samoa Government and private land owner is expected.
2. Land leasing for purpose of agriculture, beach, water park for a leasing period of 160 years.
3. Land for airport, port, hospital, school and nursery shall be provided by Samoa Government free of charge.
4. For the Government land surrounding airport, port and entertainment center, Chinese party, after signing the agreement, owns the priority to use the land. Any organization and person will not be allowed to explore or use the land without approval from the Chinese party.
5. Samoa Government shall approve of establishing financial institutions and bank.
6. Issue exclusive Permit to the Chinese party to manage gambling business. No other organ or person is allowed to engage in the same business in Samoa.
Medical, education, food industry and health projects shall be introduced into local system.
8. Power and its net-work made under this project shall be managed commercially by the investor.
9. Samoa Government shall agree to admit 30,000 workers in the whole range under the general project, who shall enjoy the same national treatment as local resident.
10. Overseas labor employed by the contractor shall be permitted to stay in Samoa no less than 3 years, and shall enjoy local social welfare.
11. Colleges under this general project can recruit students worldwide, a co-operation with third country university is allowed to be introduced into Samoa to upgrade education level.
12. All imported goods under the project are tariff exempted. Any sort of income duty will be exempted for 15 years since business started. Various permits and businesses licenses and investment agreement shall be finalized and submitted to Chinese party within 30 days.
13. Government shall allow visitors to enjoy tax-refund of luxury commodities.
14. Three languages shall be used simultaneously in Chinese, English and Samoan in all the identification and road signs in project locations.
15. The Samoa Government shall allow the investor to set up single- owner operated civil aviation company and shipping company.
16. Luxurious cruise shall have the right or passageways of going to the sea."

Once members of the Tafuna High School Parent Teacher Association and the community understood the purpose of the facility they respectfully petitioned for the American Samoa Government (ASG) to relocate the Shooting Range for the following reasons:
1. It is built in a school zone within a few feet of the public Tafuna High School campus and the private South Pacific Academy campus.
2. It poses a danger to the students and the general public in the area.
3. It is in violation of the Federal Gun Free School Zone Law.

Tafuna High School is the largest public high school in the U.S. Territory and enrollment is over 1,100 students. Majority of the PTA and community agree that having a shooting range within a few yards of the school poses a major threat and danger to the safety of students and faculty members.