Leone Healing Garden ( or Garden of Healing ) is a garden memorial in Leone dedicated to those who lost their lives in the 2009 tsunami . The Healing Garden is meant to allow families of the victims of the tsunami to have a place " where they can grieve and celebrate life at the same time " . The first chair of the garden was Ipu Avegalio Lefiti and the project manager is Makerita Enesi . The garden contains plants , a sculpture made by Patrick Mafo'e , and plaques with the names of the 11 people who died in the tsunami . The Healing Garden was begun in 2010 and was built on a site where much of the damage caused by the tsunami occurred . Some of the original funding came from the Nuanua Recovery Project . The garden was opened in 2012 . In 2013 , the garden received 30 plants in celebration of Earth Day . It continues to host memorial services for victims of the tsunami
2009 tsunami
2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami
Leone Healing Garden