Flags at half-staff to honor passing of former Senator Gaea Pelefoti Faulautusi
Flags in American Samoa have been flying at half-staff since yesterday, June 22 and will remain at half-staff through today, June 23 following an order by Gov. Lemanu P. S.

![Gaea served one four-year term in office for Tualauta and he is also a former ASG Treasurer. He is the father of First Lady, Ella Failautusi Mauga. [photo: Sina Fesola’i] Flags flying at half staff at Port](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/flags_half_staff_.jpg?itok=wP_aqN6D)

![252 Warriors of Tafuna High School graduated last week Friday, June 16, 2023 — the Class of 2023’s theme was “Ua Tu Malie Le Lau”. [photo: OA] THS 2023 grads](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ths_2023_grads_9644_n.jpg?itok=jAYk5vlX)




![Pictured from L-R: Chairman Olomua Fiafia Sunia (Foeoletini Foundation Scholarship Board), Executive Director Trude Sunia (The Foeoletini Foundation), Ms. Savannah Savali (scholarship recipient, Tafuna High School), and Malō Mata’u (scholarship recipient, Samoana High School). [courtesy photo] Olomua Fiafia Sunia, Trude Sunia, Savannah Savali, Malō Mata’u](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/005awards.png?itok=6VBRBo1b)

![Elder K. Brett Nattress and his wife Shawna Nattress along with other Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dignitaries at the dedication of the historical marker commemorating the arrival of the first missionaries in the Samoan Islands. [courtesy photo] Elder K. Brett Nattress and his wife Shawna Nattress](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/historical_marker_dedication.jpg?itok=7F36XlBU)