▁bi ography , ▁Sun ia ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁L ions ▁Club s ▁International , ▁M asons ▁and ▁the ▁S hr in ers . ▁ ▁Sun ia ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁High ▁Court ▁of ▁American ▁Sam oa ▁court ▁interpreter ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁employed ▁at ▁the ▁American ▁Sam oa ▁We ather ▁Station ▁as ▁a ▁medi ological ( met eor ological ) ▁techn ician . ▁ ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁college ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁attended ▁San ▁Francisco ▁State ▁University . ▁He ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁Sun ia ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁degree ▁in ▁government . ▁He ▁further ▁en rolled ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco ' s ▁law ▁school , ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁Jur is ▁Doctor ▁in ▁Law ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁Sun ia ▁returned ▁to ▁American ▁Sam oa , ▁where ▁he ▁took ▁a ▁position ▁as ▁the ▁territory ' s ▁Ass istant ▁Att orney ▁General ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁He ▁became ▁the ▁legal ▁coun sel ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁Sam oa ▁F ono ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁and ▁later ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁legal ▁coun