Netina Malae stands in the shade at her Sima PJ Beach Fale resort in the village of Tafitoala, Samoa, on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, near where a New Zealand navy ship ran aground and sank on Oct. 6. (AP ...
The resort’s villas follow the traditional oval shape of the Samoan fale (house) – the original version of which has no walls, doors or windows, just a raised platform with a thatched roof ...