Flags at half-staff after another horrific U.S. school shooting
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Flags in American Samoa have been flying at half-staff — as seen in this Samoa News photos of the flags to the entrance of the Port of Pago Pago — since Tuesday


![This 2018 photo shows Nikolao Pula, who was then the Dept. of Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs executive director, drinking his ava cup, at an official welcoming ceremony for the 40th Meeting of the US Coral Reef Task hosted by American Samoa. The ava ceremony was held at the Samoan fale at Su’igaula o le Atuvasa park at Utulei Beach. [SN file photo: Leua Aiono Frost] Nikolao Pula drinking from his ava cup](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/nikolao_pula_0082.jpg?itok=VOycF9Zz)

![Faipule Vailoata Eteuati Amituana'i shaking hands with Director of Human Resources, Mrs. Lynn Pulou Alaimalo, after the Budget and Appropriation committee hearing held yesterday, Mar 30, 2023. [photo: Oey Ameperosa] Vailoata Eteuati Amituana'i and Mrs. Lynn Pulou Alaimalo](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img_0625.jpg?itok=D0f7x-zT)
![LBJ Medical Center’s Acting Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Akapusi Ledua (left) and Chief Medical Officer, Dr Joseph Shumway (right) appeared yesterday morning for a Senate Health/ Hospital Committee hearing, which is continued until a time after the LBJ board chairman returns to the territory on Apr. 10. [photo: Charity Faatau] Dr. Akapusi Ledua (left) and Dr Joseph Shumway](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/a9136.jpg?itok=EpWdRQux)




