The former American Samoa Governor, A. P. Lutali, who died two weeks ago, will be buried on Saturday after a state funeral on Friday.
The state funeral service, the first for a former Governor to be held in the Territory, will be broadcast live on television and possibly on private radio stations.
On the Saturday, a requiem mass will be held followed by the burial.
A.P. Lutali served two terms as Governor in the 1980s and 1990s.