![Coming in second in the second heat on Wednesday, the Fuao’s time of 35:19.35 was just bested by the Paepaeulupoo from Aua with the overall time of 35: 19.13. Both fautasi are listed in the results as #1 and #2 respectively, and will race in today’s final for the championship against last year’s winner Manulele Tausala, and 4 others. [Photo: EM]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/DSC00079.jpg?itok=zihl2L4T "Coming in second in the second heat on Wednesday, the Fuao’s time of 35:19.35 was just bested by the Paepaeulupoo from Aua with the overall time of 35: 19.13. Both fautasi are listed in the results as #1 and #2 respectively, and will race in today’s final for the championship against last year’s winner Manulele Tausala, and 4 others. [Photo: EM]")
American Samoa is preparing for an extra special end of the week, heading into the weekend on to Monday, with Good Friday tomorrow, followed by Easter Sunday and on Monday, Apr.
During last week’s emergency cabinet meeting, Gov.
![Auckland Airport (file photo): Air New Zealand says the weather is expected to cause "significant disruption" to its services. [Photo: RNZ / Teresa Cowie]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/eight_col_Auckland_airport_crp.jpeg?itok=91rXpXF4 "Auckland Airport (file photo): Air New Zealand says the weather is expected to cause \"significant disruption\" to its services. [Photo: RNZ / Teresa Cowie]")
Traffic in Auckland has eased as Cyclone Cook heads towards the Central Plateau but the wild weather continues to disrupt flights in many parts of the North Island.
The Paepaeulupoo from Aua came in first in the second heat with the overall time of 35: 19.13, barely beating out the Fuao’s time of 35:19.35.
District Court Judge Fiti A.
Le Manulele Tausala I mai Nuuuli i le taimi na taunu’u ai i le tini i le taeao ananafi. [ata AF]
Le tuuga finau i le va o le Paepaeulupoo II ma le Fuao mai Vatia i le taeao ananafi. [ata AF]
O le fonotaga mulimuli a le Komiti o le Tuuga Fautasi ma Kapeteni o Fautasi uma sa tausinio i ulua’i tuuga e 2 sa fa’atinoina i le taeao ananafi, ua fa’amautu ai loa Sa e 7 ua lautogia mo le saili
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Mai moliaga mamafa e 28 o loo tu’uaia ai e le malo le ali’i Leoleo o le Falepuipui o Tamaiti i Tafuna (Juvenile Detention Center - JDC), e mafua mai i le faia o gaioiga eseese faasolitulafono i tot
![Manulele Tausala I fautasi of Nu’uuli as it passes in front of main dock at Pago Pago Harbor heading to the finish line. [photo: Fili Sagapolutele]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/first%20heat%20web.jpg?itok=d3kBVRMg "Manulele Tausala I fautasi of Nu’uuli as it passes in front of main dock at Pago Pago Harbor heading to the finish line. [photo: Fili Sagapolutele]")
![A look at the competition between Fuao from Vatia and Paepaeulupo’o of Aua as they pass in front of the main dock of Pago Pago Harbor, heading towards the finish line. Fauo i is the one closer to the dock side. [photo: Fili Sagapolutele]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/second%20heat%206734.JPG?itok=BfL9A53x "A look at the competition between Fuao from Vatia and Paepaeulupo’o of Aua as they pass in front of the main dock of Pago Pago Harbor, heading towards the finish line. Fauo i is the one closer to the dock side. [photo: Fili Sagapolutele]")
The Flag Day Fautasi Committee has confirmed the top seven fautasi qualified to compete in Thursday’s championship race, following two fautasi heats this morning.
![For the first time in the history of Fealofani, the crew comprises 23 new boys, most of whom are tupulaga. [Courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/fealofani3.png?itok=TfRf9Xq- "For the first time in the history of Fealofani, the crew comprises 23 new boys, most of whom are tupulaga. [Courtesy photo]")
![Skipper of the Fealofani, Atuatasi Aga Seigafo, used to be one of its rowers — for 3 years — until the village council selected him to be its captain. He said in an interview with Samoa News, “The village council put me on the spot to be the captain, so right then I knew I need to be a leader in representing my village.” [Courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Captain%20Atuatasi.jpg?itok=6KSG87U5 "Skipper of the Fealofani, Atuatasi Aga Seigafo, used to be one of its rowers — for 3 years — until the village council selected him to be its captain. He said in an interview with Samoa News, “The village council put me on the spot to be the captain, so right then I knew I need to be a leader in representing my village.” [Courtesy photo]")
![Winner of the first heat of the 2017 Annual Flag Day Faustasi Faigamea i le Tai, the Manulele Tausala from Nuuuli, last year’s winner of the Flag Day race, brought in an overall time of 35: 24.78, resulting in a #3 standing among the 9 fautasi that raced, and making it to the final championship race today. [Photo: LF]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/manuatele-0368.jpg?itok=FHH4jd9j "Winner of the first heat of the 2017 Annual Flag Day Faustasi Faigamea i le Tai, the Manulele Tausala from Nuuuli, last year’s winner of the Flag Day race, brought in an overall time of 35: 24.78, resulting in a #3 standing among the 9 fautasi that raced, and making it to the final championship race today. [Photo: LF]")
