Malua

Interior of a church in Malua village, 1905, showing Samoan architecture incorporated into the building.

See also: Architecture of Samoa

Malua is a small village on the Samoan island of Upolu. The name originates from the Samoan word "Maluapapa" which is translated 'shelter under the rock'. It is located on the northwestern coast of the island in the electoral constituency (faipule district) of Sagaga Le Falefa which forms part of the larger political district Tuamasaga.^[1] The village is part of the electoral constituency (Faipule District) Gaga'emauga III which forms part of the larger political district of Gaga'emauga.

The population of Malua is 394 (2006 Census).^[2]

Malua is the centre for the Congregational Christian Church in Samoa and also the site of the famous Malua Theological College which was the second theological college to be established in the South Pacific in 1844, the first being Takamoa Theological College in Cook Islands.^[3] Founded by the London Missionary Society, Malua quickly became the centre for training pastors and missionaries in the Pacific. Today Malua is where all activities for the Congregational Christian Church in Samoa are centred, especially its General Assembly held annually in May.

A prominent Samoan who attended Malua Theological College was historian Teo Tuvale whose father, a pastor at Faleasi'u village, had been one of the first students to study at the seminary during the 19th century.

References

1. ↑ "Samoa Territorial Constituencies Act 1963". Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 19 December 2009. 
2. ↑ "Population and Housing Census Report 2006". Samoa Bureau of Statistics. July 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2009. 
3. ↑ Pereeti, Tekere (1989). "TAKAMOA THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE 1839-1989 150th Anniversary Celebrations J. Russell Chandran Wednesday, 2 August, 1989 was a festive day not only for Takamoa Theologi-cal College but for the Cook Islands Christian Church (CICC) and all the people". The Pacific Journal of Theology 2 (93). 

v t e Tuamasaga District: Itūmālō Traditional centers: Afega and Malie Villages Apia (Country capital) Fa'ato'ialemanu Fagali'i Lalovaea Lauli'i Lepea Letogo Lotopa Magiagi Tai Malua Matautu Moataa Mulinu'u Pesega Sataoa Siumu Tafaigata Tanugamanono Taufusi Tuana'i Vaiee Vailele Vailima Vaimoso Notable landmarks Mount Vaea Vailima, former home of Robert Louis Stevenson Faleata Sports Complex, Taunaimato Archaeology in Samoa Falemauga Caves Lapita plainware pottery & pre-historic earth mounds at Vailele Education & Libraries National University of Samoa Samoa College Apia Library List of schools in Upolu Environment Samoan plant names Birds of Samoa Mammals of Samoa Protected areas of Samoa Electoral constituencies: Faipule Districts Faleata East Faleata West Safata (2 seats) Sagaga Le Falefa Sagaga Le Usoga Siumu Vaimauga East Vaimauga West (2 seats)