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 House
probe bares details of fiber optic deal
The parties
that are pursuing the redeployment of the Pacific Rim (PacRim)
East undersea fiber optic cable in order to connect American
Samoa with Hawaii by the end of this year intend to pursue interconnecting
an additional cable to serve neighboring Samoa. (read
more)
Congress
gives food stamp program temporary reprieve
Congressman
Faleomavaega Eni announced on his radio program that Congress
approved late yesterday a resolution that will continue the federally-funded
food stamp program for American Samoa until next month.(read
more)
ASDC board
to set time frame to develop rest of Rainmaker hotel
The American
Samoa Development Corporation (ASDC) board is scheduled to meet
this month to discuss, among other things, setting a time frame
on when Niu Technology (NT) is to start developing the rest of
the Rainmaker Hotel, the only ASDC asset. (read more)
 The Countries and
the Cultures, pt. 6
Rapa
Nui, Marshall Islands, and Samoa are highlighted in this week's
profiles of countries leading up to the 10th Festival of Pacific
Arts. (read more)
Community
Briefs (read more)
Fono Briefs (read more)
click to see this week's update
Reigning
champions to challenge at Hawaii's hottest event-the 16th Annual
World Fireknife Competition
This May, the fierce
and acrobatic art of Samoan fireknife dancing returns to the
Polynesian Cultural Center for the 16th Annual World Fireknife
Championships. At this fiery event, the last thing you'll notice
is what the dancers are wearing. (read more)
ASCC reaches another enrollment
peak for Spring 2008
With registration data
for the current semester now tabulated, the latest figures released
by the Admissions and Records Office at the American Samoa Community
College (ASCC) show a result that many will by now find familiar
the College has reached another enrollment peak for the
spring 2008 semester. (read more)
Letters
(read more)
Sports
Togiola creates local
boxing commission
(read
more)
Wildcats triumph over Sharks
26-20 in girls' HS basketball
(read
more)
WAC official to hold football
referee's clinic (read
more)
See
our Spelling Bee participants and winners
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Tolopo
pasiaina tulafono e faasa ai faatutu saini mo palota i autafa
alatele
Na pasia e le maota maualuga
i le taeao ananafi le mau na faatu e le afioga i le alii Senatoa
ia Faamausili Mau Mau Jr, lea na toe teuteu e le afioga i le
alii Senatoa ia Liufau Sonoma, ina ia taoto le faitauina faalua
o le pili mo se tulafono e faasa ai ona toe faatutu saini o palota
i autafa o le alatele, seia maea mai nisi o suiga e ao ona toe
tuu i ai. (fa'aauau)
Iloiloga
mo le tulafono taufaaofi e aloaia ai tautua a foma'i mai fafo
i le LBJ
O le
aso Gafua o le vaiaso fou lea ua faatulaga e le komiti o le soifua
maloloina a le maota o sui, lea o loo taitaifono ai le afioga
i le alii faipule ia Paopaoailua J Fiaui, se iloiloga e talanoaina
ai se tulafono taufaaofi na ulufale mai i le maota maualuga,
e aloaia ai foma'i ua galulue i totonu o le falemai a le LBJ,
lea na faauu mai i aoga faa fomai e le o i lalo o aoaoga a le
malo tele. (fa'aauau)
Lagomau
susuga Rev. Ofisa Ia Galea'i i lona oliolisaga tumau
I le
maea ai o alofaaga ma talotaloga mo toe taimi o le susuga i le
alii faifeau, susuga Elder Rev. Ofisa Ia Galea'i mai uo ma aiga,
tainane ai taitai o le malo e aofia ai ma sui o le Fono Faitulafono,
o le te'a laititi o le itula e 1 i le aoauli ananafi, na auina
atu ai loa lona Sa i lona nofoaga tumau, ma lagomau ai loa e
faatalitali ai i lona Matai. (fa'aauau)
Tala otooto
mai le Fono Faitulafono (fa'aauau)
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