July 2021
Senate hearing on teacher pay scale bill postponed — education director had other plans
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Local Education Department (ASDOE) acting director Dr.
Final repatriation flight for American Samoa set to depart
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Since a repatriation process started this February, nearly 2,000 American Samoan residents who were stranded in Hawaii and the mainland have g
Two passengers in vehicle with expired plates face drug charges
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Three men arrested by police last month during a traffic stop appeared in District Court last month for their initial appearances, after drugs were found on two
Samoa's new cabinet meets to set budget
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's first woman prime minister, Fiamē Naomi Mata'afa, held the first cabinet meeting of the country's new government on Tuesday (Samoa time).
Hawaiki has sold Hawaiki Submarine Cable To BW Group
SINGAPORE / AUCKLAND – July 26, 2021 — Hawaiki Submarine Cable Limited Partnership and International Connectivity Services Limited (“Hawaiki”) has today announced the sale of 100 per cent
Plaintiff “Jane Doe” in ADA lawsuit agrees to file an amended complaint
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Local resident, identified in federal court documents, as “Jane Doe”, has “agreed to amend” her complaint against several ASG COVID-19 Task Force members, and t
Plea agreement accepted in stabbing case
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The court has accepted the plea agreement between the government and Malifa Aufaga, who is accused of stabbing a man with a knife during a drinking session earl
Senators at odds over cutting out ASPA off island board members
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate last week Thursday rejected in second reading an administration bill, which sought to remove from local law the two off island board members for the