Public schools all over American Samoa are getting all spruced up for the 2026-27 school year through the Department of Education’s Tautua program, where everyone is pitching in. At Alataua II Elementary School red trim is brightening up this classroom. [DOE photo]





![A group of matai and residents of Manu‘a gathered at the Office of Samoan Affairs last Friday for a meeting concerning the Atu‘u land trust and its governing conditions. Other issues of concern - such as Deepsea Mining were also discussed. [photo: Asi A.Fa'asau] matai and residents of Manu‘a](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/img_0500.jpeg?itok=kmn6YT5u)
![Airport personnel have documented the scene using drone video and photographic evidence, capturing approximately 26 official records of tire tracks and the aircraft's final position. [courtesy photo] DRONE VIEW OF PLANE CRASH](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/drone_view.png?itok=bvhKnNfd)
![Imanueli Davetawalu (second on the left) is pictured here with a few members of the Utah Asian Pacific American Advocates Chapter after he was accepted into a 10-week internship program in Washington D.C. Born and raised in American Samoa, Imanueli traces his heritage back to the islands of Fiji, where his parents originate from. He is a rising sophomore at Southern Utah University, studying Political Science and Sociology. [courtesy photo] Imanueli Davetawalu (second on the left)](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/am_samoan_accepted_0.png?itok=rqRin35d)
![[photo: RNZ/ Braydon Priest] CROWN LYNN PLATE](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/crown_lynn_plate_1.png?itok=PjPLfnwl)





