Tama Poto Say No to Drugs: in Samoan/English (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798901190647)

A newspaper article in Samoa on 16 Jan. 2026 ref: Child in Apia (9yr old) was caught selling drugs, initiated the author, Vaoese Kava to write a book encouraging the children of Samoa, our children, to look into their everyday cultural/Samoan family & village surroundings, their daily chores as a meaningful and better alternative to keeping busy rather than heading the wrong way with those harmful substances. The Story is rooted in Samoan values of family, respect, service, and community. Giving important lifelong lessons and lasting messages. The book title is borrowed from the biblicle verse, "Tama Poto e fiafia ai le Tama, a'o le Tama Valea e fa'anoanoa ai le Tina". Encouraging our Young Ones to Accept that they are all Tama Poto.