· Born in Vailoatai Village, American Samoa · Son of Eni and Taualai Hunkin of Vailoatai · Holds Matai orator title, "Faleomavaega" of the Faiivae Family, Leone, American Samoa · Married to Hinanui Bambridge Cave of Papeete, Tahiti - five children

EDUCATION

· Vailoatai and Laie Elementary Schools

· Kahuku High School, Hawaii, Diploma - 1962

· Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science/History - 1966

· University of Houston Law School, Texas, Juris Doctor (JD), 1972

· University of California - Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, Master of Law (LLM), 1973

WORK EXPERIENCE

· American Samoa Representative to the U.S. Congress (1989 - present)

· Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa (1985 - 1988)

· Deputy Attorney General of American Samoa (1981 - 1984)

· Staff Counsel to House of Representatives Committee on Interior & Insular Affairs (1975-81)

· Administrative Assistant to Paramount Chief A.U. Fuimaono, American Samoa's first elected Representative to Washington D.C. (1973 - 1975)

MILITARY

· United States Army; Honorable Discharge 1966 - 1969, Vietnam Veteran

· United States Army Reserve; Captain, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps

· Member, 100 Battalion 442nd Infantry Reserve Unit, Ft. DeRussy, Hawaii (1982-1989)

COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, Member

· Subcommittee on East Asia & the Pacific, Ranking Democrat

· Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Member HOUSE COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES, Member

· Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, Member

· Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, Member

CAUCUSES

Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus

Congressional Human Rights Caucus

Congressional Oceans Caucus

Native American Caucus

Reserve and National Guard Caucus

PUBLICATIONS

· Navigating the Future: A Samoan Perspective in U.S.-Pacific Relations, KIN Publications, 1995

INTERESTS

· Crew Member, Polynesian Voyaging Canoe Hokule'a, sailed from Tahiti to Hawaii (1987)

· Golf

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