Swains Island - Wikipedia
WEBIt is also called Jennings Island, after Eli Hutchinson Jennings, who settled there in 1856 and whose family still owns and manages the island. [20] In Tokelauan, the main language formerly spoken on Swains Island, the island is called Olohega [oloˈhɛŋa].
Suʻa Alexander Eli Jennings - Wikipedia
WEBJennings is a supporter of the United States' position on Swains Island in the territorial dispute between the United States and Tokelau. [9] Since 2013, he has been a voting member of the Sanctuary Advisory Council for the …
The Question of Olohega, Part Two
WEBJun 22, 2024 · Eli Jennings, the island’s colonizer, never claimed the island under the Guano Act, although another American did. His name is Captain William W. Taylor. Part One of “The Question of Olohega,” published in 2021, examines Taylor’s claim to all four of Tokelau’s islands and presents conclusive evidence he committed fraud.
Four rare photographs from Olohega, Tokelau | Te Papa’s Blog
WEBNov 3, 2013 · In 1856, an American called Eli Jennings had settled on Olohega with his Samoan wife. They established coconut plantations and produced copra and oil for export. Copra cutting Swains Island. From the album: Views in the Pacific Islands, 1886, Swains Island, by Thomas Andrew. Te Papa (O.037824)
Swains Island | American Samoa, Map, & Population | Britannica
WEBIt is not physiographically a part of the Samoan archipelago and was originally considered one of the Tokelau Islands. The American trader Eli Jennings, who had a Samoan wife, claimed the island in 1856, and it has remained the property of the family ever since.
Swains Islands - The Jewel Of American Samoa
WEBOct 10, 2022 · It is not a part of the Samoan archipelago in terms of geography, and it was once thought to be one of the Tokelau Islands. Eli Jennings, an American trader with a Samoan wife, claimed the island in 1856. Since then, it has been owned by his family.
Swains Island – Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center
WEBSwains Island is the northernmost island of the U.S. Territory of American Samoa. Situated approximately 320 km north of the Samoan hot spot track, it is geologically part of the Tokelau volcanic chain.
Tokelau’s past may help determine Olohega’s future
WEBOct 25, 2022 · Since 1856 Swains Island has been said to be privately owned by the family of American Eli Hutchinson Jennings Snr. Reportedly, Jennings purchased the “title” to the island for 15 shillings per acre and a bottle of gin from an Englishman Captain Alexander Turnbull, who also claimed to have discovered the island.
WEBsources agree that by the 1880s Olosega was firmly in the control of Eli Jennings, an American with a Samoan wife, who was well known in Samoa and had trading connexions there. However, in the Samoan manner, Jennings would have been widely known simply as 'Eli' (as his descendants of that name are to this day). In
Olohega | Atafu Tokelau Community Group - Matauala Hub
WEBSince 1856 Olohega has been said to be privately owned by the family of American Eli Hutchinson Jennings Snr, who is pictured above with his Sāmoan wife Malia Su’a, family members and the local workforce.
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