Lumàis a village on the northwest coast of TaÃ»à « Island in American Samoa, south of the village of TaÃ»à « and north of Siûufaga. The last Tui Manuûa is buried in LumÃÂ. It is also where anthropologist Margaret Mead researched and authored her classic Coming of Age in Samoa in 1925. Lumàand neighboring Siûufaga are subvillages of the Village of TaÃ»à «.
The main settlement on TaÃ»à « Island is based around the twin villages of Lumàand Siûufaga. The TaÃ»à « Motel is located near the small boat harbor in LumÃÂ, known as LumàHarbor. The harbor is mostly used by local fishing boats, and is not recommended for yachts.
On the western coast of TaÃ»à « are the adjoining villages of Lumàand Siûufaga, often referred to together as TaÃ»à « Village. The Tui Manu'a made his residence in LumÃÂ, where High Chief Sotoa and High Chief Lefiti of Siûufaga served as his principal advisors.
It is located in TaÃ»à « County in the Manuûa District on TaÃ»à «. It is bounded by one side by the Pacific Ocean and a jungle hill known as Tunoa Ridge on the other. It mostly consists of clapboard and stucco bungalows roofed with corrugated iron. Lumàis home to two large churches and one shop. It is of ocean from the territorial capital of Pago Pago.
Anthropologist Margaret Mead traveled from Pago Pago to LumÃÂ in 1925. The 24 year-old Mead stayed in the village for half a year while doing fieldwork such as interviewing villagers. She complained of the heat that made it impossible for her to work several hours at midday. This is also where she wrote her classic anthropological work Coming of Age in Samoa (1925). Later, a devastating hurricane left just a few houses standing in the village, and prevented Mead from interviewing villagers for several weeks.