What's Hidden Comes to Light — Samoan Proverb Tee

<p><strong>Ua pona i vao, 'ae lia'iina i ala.</strong><br><em>"The fault was committed in the bush, but it is now talked about on the highway."</em></p><p>This alagaupu speaks to a truth every Samoan family knows: what happens quietly in the vao (bush) doesn't stay quiet. However carefully something is hidden, it eventually finds its way onto the ala (the open road) where everyone can see it. It's used both as a caution — mind what you do in secret — and as a comfort: no matter how far a rumor or wrongdoing spreads, the truth has a way of surfacing in the end.</p>