Foundation Document National Park of American Samoa (Fa’amatalaga Oto‘oto o le Fa’avae Paka Fa’asao o Amerika Samoa)

Every unit of the national park system will have a foundational document to provide basic guidance for planning and management decisions—a foundation for planning and management. The core components of a foundation document include a brief description of the park as well as the park’s purpose, significance, fundamental resources and values, and interpretive themes. The foundation document also includes special mandates and administrative commitments, an assessment of planning and data needs that identifies planning issues, planning products to be developed, and the associated studies and data required for park planning. Along with the core components, the assessment provides a focus for park planning activities and establishes a baseline from which planning documents are developed. E tofu le iunite o paka fa’asao a le malo ma le tusitusiga fa’avae e iai ta’iala muamua mo filifiliga o fuafuaga ma le pulea. O manatu ‘autu o se tusitusiga faavae e aofia ai se fa’amatalaga puupuu o le paka fa’atasi mai lona fa’amoemoe, lona tāua, alaga’oa ma aga tāua faavae, ma fa’auigaga o mataupu. E aofia ai foi le tusitusiga fa’avae fa’atonuaga faapitoa ma le ofoina atu atoaatoa faapule’aga, se fua fa’atatau o fuafuaga fa’ataatia ma fa’amaumauga e mana’omia mo le fa’asinoina o mea e fuafuaina, fuafuaina o ni gaosiga e tatau ona atiina’e, faatasi ma su’esu’ega ma fa’amaumauga e mana’omia mo fuafuaga o le paka. E faaopoopo i vaega ‘autu, o le fua faatatau e maua ai se taula’iga mo fuafuaga o le paka ma faamautu ai se laina fa’avae e atiina’e ai tusitusiga o fuafuaga.