Women attend a National Prayer Service in the village of Kanana Fou in American Samoa, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. Families were still coming to terms with the sudden losses, at least 176 died on Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Princess Auvaa poses for a photo in Pago Pago, American Samoa, Thursday, July 9, 2015. Mr. Auvaa is a "faafafine," a male who is raised as a female and takes on feminine traits. American Samoa's attorney general is reviewing whether the Supreme Court's gay marriage decision applies to the U.S. territory. (AP Photo/Fili Sagapolutele)
American Samoa Attorney General Talauega Eleasalo Ale poses for a photo during an event honoring teachers in Pago Pago, American Samoa, on Jan. 10, 2015. Mr. Ale is reviewing the Supreme Court’s decision legalizing same sex marriage, making American Samoa the only territory that has not voluntarily complied with the Supreme Court's same-sex marriage ruling. (AP Photo/Fili Sagapolutele).
**FILE** Delegate Eni Faleomavaega (left), a non-voting congressman from the American Samoa, speaks during a joint press conference with Indonesian legislator Theo Sambuaga (right) in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 4, 2007. (Associated Press)
Alternative delegate for American Samoa Alice Butler-Short, right, wears American Flag high-heels at the Republican National Convention, Tampa, Fla., Tuesday, August 28, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)