| Maulolo Tavita Amosa | |
| Constituency Mp15: | Sagaga No. 2 |
| Parliament15: | Samoa |
| Term Start15: | 26 November 2021 |
| Predecessor15: | Seiuli Ueligitone Seiuli |
| Party: | Human Rights Protection Party |
Maulolo Leaula Tavita Uelese Amosa is a Samoan academic, public servant, and politician. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.
Maulolo was the first person to graduate with a Master's degree from the Amosa o Savavau (Indigenous University of Samoa).[1] He later worked as Head of Samoan Studies at the National University of Samoa,[2] as the Director of Internal Affairs, and as a lecturer at the Amosa o Savavau in American Samoa.[1] In 2010 he was Assistant Chief Executive of the Ministry of Women.[3] He is the author of Fausaga o lauga Samoa, a significant work on Samoan oratory.
In February 2019 he claimed that Samoa's diaspora was undermining traditional cultural values of respect and deference in Samoa.[4] [5]
In July 2019 he was summoned for contempt of court for breaching a court order prohibiting construction on a piece of disputed land.[6]
Maulolo stood for election as an independent in the constituency of Sagaga-le-Usoga at the 2011 Samoan general election, but was unsuccessful.[7] He stood again in 2016[8] and 2021.[9] He was finally elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa at the 2021 Samoan by-elections.[10]