Hawaii Civil Defense: Lava from fissure 20 reaches ocean
Sun, 05/20/2018 - 6:13am
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PUNA, BIG ISLAND - Two major developments in the ongoing Kilauea eruption came late Saturday night.
May 2018
Tala I Vaifanua
Sun, 05/20/2018 - 1:18am
O se va'aiga i le vagaia o le la'oai ma le fiafia e le vasega o e na autova'a mai mo galuega a le FEMA i Pago Pago ma sui tofia a le tatou malo na fa'afaigaluega fo'i e le FEMA mo galuega fa'aso'ota'i ma latou tautua. Taga’i tala tusia lomiga o lenei aso i Tala i Vaifanua. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]
O se va'aiga i le taimi a'o fa'amalamalama i latou o e faigaluega i le FEMA i fa'atasiga a Samoa, e ao ina fa'amuamua le Atua, soso'o ma le tausamiga, soso'o ma taua'aoina o meaalofa ona taualuga loa lea i le posiva. Taga’i tala tusia lomiga o lenei aso i Tala i Vaifanua. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]
FA'AMAVAE MA SUI FAIGALUEGA A LE FEMA I LE DRC
Hawaii officials airlift 4 residents after lava crosses road
Sat, 05/19/2018 - 8:06am
PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — Fast-moving lava crossed a road and isolated about 40 homes Friday in a rural subdivision below Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, forcing at least four people to be evacuated by county
A time to shine for Tonga's silenced leitis
Sat, 05/19/2018 - 7:00am
![Joey Mataele, a long-time activist for the rights of transgender women in Tonga. [Photo: Supplied]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/four_col_joey_mataele.jpg?itok=Im4Crpnb "Joey Mataele, a long-time activist for the rights of transgender women in Tonga. [Photo: Supplied]")
Nuku'alofa, TONGA — The struggle for more acceptance and tolerance of transgender and LGBT communities within largely religious and conservative Pacific communities has been highlighted in
Pacific Islands News Briefs
Sat, 05/19/2018 - 6:40am
![High tides in Marshall Islands in March 2016 hit a seawall. [Photo: RNZI/Giff Johnson]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/pac_news-marshalls.jpg?itok=PSUtTFsi "High tides in Marshall Islands in March 2016 hit a seawall. [Photo: RNZI/Giff Johnson]")
WOMAN TO SUE SAMOA GOVT. OVER ALLEGED “ABUSE OF POWER”
Fort Benning celebrates Ohana
Sat, 05/19/2018 - 6:30am
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Fort Benning GA — Toa O Samoa Army soldiers of Fort Benning, Georgia and their families after a fantastic performance for the United States Military ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDERS (AAPI)
International cargo services now available on Samoa Airways
Sat, 05/19/2018 - 6:22am
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Apia, SAMOA — The national carrier is now offering international cargo on all its flights between Apia, Auckland and Sydney.
Maternal Child Health program
Sat, 05/19/2018 - 6:13am
The crew from the Maternal Child Health (MCH) program for the local Department of Health assisted the team from Brigham Young University at Provo, Utah who were in the territory last week — for th