August 2023
Get Into Your Sanctuary film is Swains Island snapshot
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa will host a short film on its Facebook page to celebrate the annual Get Into Your Sanctuary promotion.
Deadline today for candidates to file in House District #1 Manu’a special election
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Election Office reminds possible candidates for the Special Election to be held Sept.
Court Report
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 36-year old man, identified as Aloma Amituana’i, was apprehended by police on July 25, 2023 in the village of Ili’ili when it was reported that he was swearing at his
Bishop Kolio presents appreciation award for service to Hope House
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — His Excellency Kolio Tumanuvao Etuale, Bishop of the Diocese of Samoa Pago Pago presented Mr.
LBJ’s Chief of Engineering and Facilities is a woman on a mission
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — LBJ Hospital Chief of Engineering and Facilities — Veronica Vaouli-Gasio —is committed to using her knowledge and expertise to ensure that LBJ facilities meet t
Feleti Barstow Library’s collaborative program has another successful Summer
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It’s been a great summer for young minds in American Samoa, with one of the 2023 Summer learning programs, partnered with the Feleti Barstow Library, now in its
Journey of a lifetime for National Park advocates
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Three women from the Territory have just recently returned from a once in a lifetime opportunity … journey.
Performance report shows Fono’s allotted ARPA funds remain unspent
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The “Legislature of American Samoa” has “received its full allocation” of federal Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF), under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)



![This year’s file will be about Swains Island and you can watch it this Friday on Facebook. [courtesy photo] Swains island photo composit](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/giys_2023_flyer-01.jpg?itok=qdJAt1zk)


![Bishop Kolio Tumanuvao Etuale (center) and the Hope House Board Chairman Larry Sanitoa (right) expressed their sincere thanks and appreciation to Mr. Marvin Raps (left) for leading the initiative to provide Hope House with monthly residual income. [courtesy photo] Marvin Raps, Bishop Kolio, Larry Sanitoa](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/bishop_kolios_presentation_to_cul.jpg?itok=dR-ecNHk)
![Veronica Vaouli-Gasio, who hails from Alofau, is a product of the local education system of American Samoa and is the Chief of Engineering and Facilities for the Lyndon B. Johnson Tropical Medical Center in American Samoa. [courtesy photo] Veronica Vaouli-Gasio](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/veronica_vaouli-gasio_7327.jpg?itok=-Aed6iPB)
![One of the three groups that partnered with the Feleti Barstow Library’s Collaborative Summer Library Program was the BYU Alumni American Samoa Chapter’s Summer Reading Program, which brought in special guests from the David O. McKay School of Education at Brigham Young University. The team of 4 consisting of one professor and three students focused on teaching young participants about feelings and emotions through culturally adaptive stories. [courtesy photo] students at summer library program](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/9455_n.jpg?itok=NzKd6fff)
![L-R Andra Samoa, Community Advocate; Kendra Pinsker, Environmental Education Facilitator at Pacific Horizons School, and Jessica Epperson, Interpretation and Education Supervisor. [courtesy photo] ANDRA, KENDRA AND JESSICA](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/andra-kendra-jessica.jpg?itok=MCd9-NMn)
