Adopted in 1960. The flag of American Samoa is blue, with a white triangle edged in red that is based on the fly side and extends to the hoist side; a brown and white American bald eagle flying toward the hoist side is carrying two traditional Samoan symbols of authority, a war club known as a "Fa'alaufa'i" (upper; left talon), and a coconut fiber fly whisk known as a "Fue" (lower; right talon); the combination of symbols broadly mimics that seen on the US Great Seal and reflects the relationship between the United States and American Samoa (ref: CIA World Factbook) American Samoa is a group of islands and an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific between the Hawaiian Islands and New Zealand. The U.S. took possession of the territory by treaty in 1900. American Samoa is administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, Department of the Interior. A local government consists of a territorial governor, a bicameral legislative body of 18 Senate seats and 21 Representatives and a territorial judicial branch.