A double rainbow appears over the NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette off the island of Taʻū. American Samoa’s bottomfish fishery was last surveyed 10 years ago, and that survey was the primary source of bottomfish biological samples to date. [photo: John Wiley/NOAA Fisheries]
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Legislation seeking to temporarily suspend the use of a controversial...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Pulaali'i Nikolao Pula has signed the Fiscal Year 2027 budget...
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ASGERF Board members by Asi Andrew Fa'asauandrew@samoanews.comThe Senate has decided to postpone...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — NOAA Fisheries, American Samoa’s Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources, and local fishermen recently completed a groundbreaking bottomfish survey in American Samoa! As the management of these important species evolves, we are building strong partnerships with local communities to build up our understanding of bottomfish life history.
The waters of American Samoa...
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KAILUA-KONA — The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) recognized Kitty M. Simonds,... -
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — NOAA Fisheries, American Samoa’s Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources, and local fishermen recently completed a groundbreaking bottomfish survey in American Samoa! As the management of these important species evolves, we are building strong partnerships with local...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Department of Health (ASDOH) is currently engaged in a thorough monitoring process regarding the trends of HIV within our community, and the...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Journalists Association of Samoa (JAWS) is demanding answers over the removal of a journalist's camera and the deletion of photographs taken while she was...
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Pago Pago - AMERIKA SAMOAUa tonu nei i afioga i Senatoa o le Maota o le Senate, o le a toe tolopoina ia le iloiloga o se pili taufa’aofi, e suia ai le fa’aupuga o le aitalafu a le malo, i...
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“E SILI LE LOTO ALOFA I LO FOLIGA”O le alii o Mikaele, e fiafia tele e alu e tafao i le togavao. E na’o le 11 tausaga o lona matua, ae o se alii e sogasoga tele. O le...
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Pago Pago - AMERIKA SAMOATOE TAOTO IUGAFONO A LE MAOTA O SUI E TOE FA’ATULAGA AI TULAFONO A LE ASTCAUa toe ta’atia, mo sina taimi pu’upu’u, e le Senate, ia se I’ugafono...
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October 2, 2026Local news outlets have reported that the House-approved Fiscal Year 2027 budget reduced the Governor’s proposed Medicaid subsidy from $6 million to $3 million — a 50 percent reduction.As...
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October 2, 2026Dear Editor, There is a familiar, good-natured contention that people from Manu‘a are especially smart. Ask someone from Ofu, and they may tell you that Ofu produces the...
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September 30, 2026Aua, AMERICAN SAMOA — The family of Bishop Fomai Amituanai Sr. announces his peaceful passing on August 11, 2026, at Providence Hospital in Anchorage, Alaska, after a courageous battle...
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September 15, 2026Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A traditional Impi Warrior powerfully leads out the Springboks with his iklwa spear as the NZ All Blacks assembled for their National Anthem look on. The... -
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