Sources: APIA (Pacnews), The Samoa Observer, and Samoa public holidays. Until his death in May 2007, the January the 4th birthday of the late King Malietoa Tanumafili II, was a public holiday in Samoa, called Head of State's Birthday. This year, the January holiday was not held, for obvious reasons, and most expected a public holiday to be declared on March 1st, the birthday of the new head of State, Tuiatua Tupua Tamasese Efi.However, in a recent statement by the chief executive officer for the prime minister’s office, Vaasatia Poloma Komiti, it transpired that the government of Samoa may not declare such a new public holiday, or at least not before many years, as the chief executive officer reminded everyone that a public holiday on the previous head of State's birthday had only been declared, after he had reigned for over 40 years !
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