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Safune is a traditional village district on the central north coast of Savai'i island in Samoa. It lies within the electoral constituency of Gaga'ifomauga. Safune is the birthplace of Mau leader Olaf Frederick Nelson and the filming location of Moana (1926 film), one of the first documentaries made in the world. The Mata o le Alelo pool associated with the Sina and the Eel Polynesian legend is also in Safune. The villages within Safune are Matavai, Faletagaloa and Fatuvalu as well as smaller traditional land boundaries, Faleolo and Lalomati. Olaf Frederick Nelson, a leader of the Mau, Samoa's independence movement during the colonial era in the early 1900s, was born in Safune on 24 February 1883. Nelson's father was a Swedish immigrant trader. His mother Sina Masoe was from Safune. In 1900, at the age of 17, Nelson worked for his father's store in Safune. When his father retired in 1903, Nelson expanded the family business. In 1904, he purchased a boat called 'Lily' to ship copra to sell in Apia. By 1906 he was shipping directly to Sydney. He set up trading stations on Savai'i and Upolu. Nelson went on to become one of the wealthiest men in Samoa. In 1928, the colonial administration exiled Nelson to New Zealand for his leadership in the Mau movement. In Samoan mythology, the fresh spring pool Mata o le Alelo, in the village of Matavai in Safune is associated with the Polynesian legend of Sina and the Eel. The pool is looked after by women in the village and is open to visitors and tourists. The legend explains the origins of the first coconut tree. The name Sa Fune (the family of Fune) is associated with a man called Fune, a warrior who established his court in a number of villages in Savai'i. Fune is believed to have been the first holder of the Le Tagaloa chief title in the 10th century. Another story relates that Fune and Fotu were the children of Lafai. Fune founded Safune and Fotu founded Safotu. Both villages were warlike. People from Safune had a war with the people of Faleata and many people were killed.

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Safotu

Safotu is a village on the central north coast of Savai'i island in Samoa. Safotu is in the district Gagaifomauga and has a population of 1270. Traditionally, it attained the status of 'Pule,' customary political authority, and has been the main centre of the Gagaifomauga district. Safotu is also associated with the chiefly matai Ao title of Lilomaiava. The village is situated by the sea with a district hospital and school at the west end. The hospital sits upon a small rocky rise of black volcanic rock.

Savai'i

Savai'i (en Savaiʻi), aussi orthographié Savaii, anciennement Salafai, est la plus grande des deux îles principales des Samoa, dans le Sud de l'océan Pacifique. Savai'i est la plus grande île de Polynésie après Hawaï et les îles du Nord et du Sud en Nouvelle-Zélande. Son plus haut sommet, le mont Silisili, culmine à d'altitude. Le sol est généralement très fertile et permet la culture du taro, de l'igname, de la banane, de la noix de coco et du fruit à pain.

Safune

vignette|Olaf Frederick Nelson (au milieu, sixième à gauche) avec ses filles à leur retour d'exil aux Samoa en Nouvelle-Zélande, 1933. Safune est un district villageois traditionnel, situé sur la côte nord centrale de l'île de Savai'i, aux Samoa. Le village se situe dans la circonscription électorale de Gaga'ifomauga. Safune est le lieu de naissance du leader Mau Olaf Frederick Nelson et le lieu de tournage de Moana (1926), l'un des premiers documentaires réalisés dans le monde.