Tuiaana Tafu Letuli (5 August 1905 – 13 May 1967) was an American Samoan High Chief and politician.Chief Letuli Obituary The Honolulu Advertiser, 17 May 1967, pA-10 He served as a member of the American Samoa House of Representatives between 1952 and 1957, and then as Chief of Police from 1957 until his death in 1967.
Biography Letuli was born in Iliili.Chief Letuli T. Tuiaana Pacific Islands Monthly, June 1967, p143 He served in the United States Navy between June 1931 and June 1951 and became a member of the American Samoa House of Representatives, serving until 1957. He represented Tuālāuta County.American Samoa News Letter Honolulu-Star Bulletin, 24 December 1956, p2 He then became Chief of Police.
Letuli died on 13 May 1967 at the age of 61 during a trip to Honolulu to see three American Samoan officers graduate from the Honolulu Police Academy.
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