Erna Rebecca Takazawa was born December 21, 1988, in Japan but raised in Samoa where she graduated with an optometry degree, achieving First Class Honors from the University of Auckland, in 2011, then licensed in 2012 and immediately began working at Samoa Vision Centre and in conjunction with the National Health Service and SENSE a support program for special needs children.
Erna Fumi Rebecca Fotuofaamanuiaga Takazawa was born 21 December 1988 in Japan but raised in Samoa. She graduated with First Class Honors with degree in optometry from the University of Auckland in 2011 and was licensed in 2012. She is the first fully qualified optometrist on the island and began working immediately at the newly established Samoa Vision Centre. Takazawa also works in conjunction with the National Health Service and SENESE, a support program for special needs children. 
