This following excerpt was taken from Rev Dr Featunai Liuaana’s speech for our Opening Ceremony in August 2010.

“O le Lupesina o le igoa o le lupe lanu paepae i Samoa...O le Lupesina o se igoa e tāua tele, ona o le vaitau lenei i Samoa mai le masina o Iuni e oo atu ia Setema, o le taimi e faaigoaina o le Oloamanu. O le uiga o le Oloamanu e faapea o pesega a manu, poo le tuufaatasiga o leo o manufelelei. O le vaitau lenei i Samoa e masani ona totogo ai fuga o laau, ma fua taufuifui ai laau i o latou fua masani. O le laau o le mosooi o ona fuga e manogi tele ma e sasala ma faasalalauina lona manogi. E masani ai le Lupesina ona fiafia tele i le fuga o le mosooi, ma o ia foi na te taitaia mai isi manu ma faatosina mai se vaega tele, e aai ma pepese ai i le manogi o le mosooi. O ia foi na te aumai le fiafia ma faatupu le olioli i isi manufelelei e mafua ai ona faaputuputu faatasi ma ofaga faatasi ma pepepse faatasi. O le Lupesina Aoga Amata la ua lē ese ma le uiga o le igoa o le lupe i Samoa, aemaise ai ona uiga faatino...

...O le ata manino foi lea o le nofoaga ua tatalaina nei, ma ua tatau ai ona pepese fiafia ma alalaga le fanau auā ua mae‘a ona fausia ma faataunuuina le faleaoga fou mo le a‘oa‘oina. O le a fua atu ai foi ma avea o se nofoaga e auina atu le manogi lelei ma le sasala mo le lumanai o isi fanau, ma isi nofoaga. E manatu o le aoga a le Lupesina o le a aumaia ma tatai mai le toatele o fanau, ina ia tofo ma fiafia faatasi i le suamalie o le fuga o le a fua atu ma sasala atu ina ia tosina mai ai nisi fanau ma pepese fiafia ai.”

(The Lupesina is the name of the white pigeon that can be found in Samoa...The Lupesina is of great importance in Samoa especially during the months of June to September as this is the time of the Oloamanu. The meaning of Oloamanu is the singing of birds, or the choir of birds. It is during this time that the flowers of plants are blossoming and blooming greatly and one of these flowers is the mosooi which has a very beautiful smelling flower whose aroma can travel far distances. The Lupesina is particularly fond of the fruits of the mosooi and so would lead and draw other birds to join it in eating the mosooi fruits, as well as to sing within its beautiful aroma. The Lupesina’s joy and happiness at being amongst the mosooi and other blossoming flowers is also what draws the birds to the same place. Hence, Lupesina Aoga Amata Preschool does the same.

...The Lupesina symbolises perfectly this building/Aoga that is being opened today, and our children should shout and sing with joy because their building/Aoga is completed. Lupesina Aoga Amata will continue to blossom and will provide a good and beautiful aroma that will surround and provide a blessed future of our children and their education journey. Lupesina believes that it is a place where many children can come and taste the sweet fruits of early childhood education and to also be a place where they will be cared for and would have fun, joy and happiness with others. By providing this care and nourishment our children would draw others to also come and join them in their cheerful singing.)