September 2022
Am Samoa’s Beach Handball women place 2nd in SoCal championships
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Women’s National Beach Handball Team flew into Los Angeles feeling confident after their week long training camp in Erie, Pennsylvania.
StarKist Samoa officials working with Samoa to establish RSE-type program for Am Samoa
by Joyetter Feagaimaalii
Samoa News Staff
Starting next week COVID-19 tests for arriving travelers discontinued
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Among the recommendations made by the Health Department at Tuesday afternoon’s COVID-19 Task Force briefing is to “discontinue COVID-19 testing” of travelers up
Am Samoa taxpayers come one step closer to earned income tax credits
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A House bill providing earned income tax credit (EITC) payments pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to the citizens and residents of American Samoa
House approves director for Search and Rescue Agency
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The House of Representatives unanimously approved Faamasino Upuese Galoia during yesterday's session as the Director of the American Samoa Search and Rescue Age
New book from mother-daughter duo — author Lani Wendt Young and Bella
Apia, SAMOA — Author Lani Wendt Young has released a new book titled ‘Mata Lulu’.
Samoan man pleads guilty to making false statements on U.S. passport application
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Samoan man, currently residing in Hawaii has entered into a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, after making false statements on a U.S passport applicati
Amata and territorial colleagues urge Medicaid FMAP rate extension
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata and each of the Members of Congress from four U.S.
10th Anniversary of the NOAA National Marine Sanctuary photo & caption
Samoan High School students and others pose for a group photo on Monday in front of the Tauese P.S Sunia Ocean Center in Utulei as they took part in the official opening of the week-long celebratio


![American Samoa Women’s National Beach Handball Team that competed last month in the 15th Annual SoCal Beach Handball National Championships at Huntington Beach State Park on Aug. 20 and Aug. 21. [photo: courtesy ASHA] American Samoa Women’s National Beach Handball Team](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/handball_team.jpg?itok=-blICv0n)



![Acting Director for Search and Rescue Agency Faamasino Upuese Galoia was approved by the House of Representative yesterday morning. [photo by AF] Faamasino Upuese Galoia](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/search_rescue_director_faamasino_2936.jpg?itok=H2p5cB19)
![Bella Young displays one of her illustrations for her mother’s new book Mata Lulu. It’s author, Lani Wendt Young’s 16th book. [courtesy photo] Bella Young displays one of her illustrations](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/bella_and_illustration.jpg?itok=A9TyIIWL)


