July 2020
Tuesday night’s Medicaid flight goes off smoothly with 274 passengers
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Of the 277 passengers who were originally set to travel on the Hawaiian Airlines charter flight Tuesday night from Pago Pago to Honolulu, only 274 were on board
Hurricane Douglas moves toward Hawaii — impacts likely over the weekend
Honlulu, HAWAII — Hurricane Douglas is continuing to strengthen as it barrels toward the Central Pacific and could move over or near portions of the state over the weekend.
VA made decision for faipule and his wife to fly on Friday's FEMA flight
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Government was not responsible for transporting Rep.
Fagaima pothole repair photo & caption
With improved weather conditions on Monday this week, the crew from Silva Construction was back at the Fagaima Road to patch up this new and very wide pothole as well as other new ones which were c
Fesiligia e Faipule mataupu i le sui o le FEMA na toe faafoi i Hawaii
Pago Pago, AME
Polokalama a le Watersports tu’uga a fanau talavou - fa’amalositino
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Ua iloga ona fa’afiafiaina fanau talavou i le latou tu’uga fa’apitoa na tu’ufa’atasia e le Pulega o le South Pacific Watersports & Fitness i Utulei.
Homeland Security director’s hearing focuses on drug epidemic
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tackling the problem of illegal drugs entering the territory was one of the top issues discussed during the House confirmation hearing this week for Alfonso Pet
Senate calls moment of silence for the late Senator Alo Faauuga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A moment of silence was called last week in the Senate in remembrance of the late Senator for Ituau, Alo Faauuga who passed away earlier this month in Honolulu.
NEXT cable to operate in U.S. in competition with ASH and Hawaiki cables
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US Federal Communications Commission has given the green light to the owners of Southern Cross NEXT to land and operate within the U.S.

![Congresswoman Aumua Amata. [SN file photo] Congresswoman Aumua Amata i](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/amata_new_photo_002_9.jpg?itok=S5b0BqkC)
![Christinna Lutu-Sanchez (second from right), American Samoa Medicaid Office director Sandra King-Young (third from right) posed for a photo with Lutu-Sanchez’s traveling companions at Pago Pago International Airport on Tuesday night before the Medicaid charter flight departed for Honolulu. The photo was posted on Lutu-Sanchez’s Facebook page and published by Samoa News with her permission. [photo: Lutu-Sanchez Facebook] Christinna Lutu-Sanchez (second from right), American Samoa Medicaid Office director Sandra King-Young (third from right) with Lutu-Sanchez’s traveling companions](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/travelers_medicaid_flight7390_n.jpg?itok=ZeJ8JnOQ)
![Douglas continues to intensify as it churns toward the Hawaiian Islands. [courtesy NWS] Track of Hurricane Douglas as of Thurs morning](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/hurricane_douglas.png?itok=9AoBlSTR)
![Health Director Motusa Tuileama Nua, who is also a member of the Coronavirus Task Force Committee. [SN file photo] Motusa Tuileama Nua](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/motusa_0198web_3.jpg?itok=0qfcMwQg)


![Le taimi ua mae’a fa’atulaga le ulua’i vaega e tutu’u i le tu’uga muamua, ma ua nofoia fo’i nofoa o le tosoina o le 500m i le masini toso e iloa ai ona alo le va’a. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/water_sportsp0052.jpg?itok=Pe19oug2)
![Alfonso Pete Galea’i during his confirmation hearing before the House this week. [photo by AF] Alfonso Pete Galea’i](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/alfonzo_pete_galeai_0769.jpg?itok=cQFMMRGD)
![The late Senator for Ituau, Alo Faauuga who passed away in Hawaii earlier this month in a Samoa News file photo. [photo by AF] Senator for Ituau, Alo Faauuga](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/sen_alo_faauuga_0932.jpg?itok=qEibjA8x)
