page_title: A'oloau
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: A'oloau / Geography
caption_attribution_description: Locator map of Aoloau village
context_page_description: A'oloau is a village in the west of Tutuila Island, American Samoa. It is located inland, 5 miles southwest of Pago Pago. It is also known as A’oloaufou, which means "new A’olou". An abandoned area in town by A'oloau Bay is known as A'oloautuai, which means Old A’oloau’. A'oloau's nickname is Nuu Puaolele which means the Fog Village.
  The village is reached from a road near Shins Mart in the village of Pava'ia'i. It sits inland, high on the central plain of Tutuila. It has an elevation of 1,340 ft. A hiking trail from A’oloaufou leads down to A'asu on Massacre Bay. A’asu was the site where Frenchman Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse visited in 1787. Lapérouse explored and mapped the various Samoan Islands when he arrived in A’asu on December 11, 1787. A battle broke out between the French and the native Samoans, and several French and Samoans were killed.
context_section_description: A’oloau is a village on the top of Mount Olotele. It is the highest village settlement on Tutuila Island. Its strategic location provides a view of the entire island, even as far as Aunu'u Island on clear days. The village is twelve miles from Pago Pago. It is uniquely located on the opposite side of the main road from Aasu village. Due to its high elevation, Aoloau's climate is cool throughout the year compared to most Tutuila communities. The village is covered by fog on cloudy days. The village icon is the Puaolele (flying cloud). Mount Olotele is the location of private and government antennas and satellite dishes. From the mountain, you can see as far as to south shore villages on Tutuila and Aunu'u Island to the southeastern part of Tutuila.
caption: Location on Tutuila Island.
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