Admin bill passed prohibiting use of polystyrene foam containers
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate yesterday reviewed and approved an administration bill with amendments made by the House of Representatives that would prohibit the use of polystyren


![A Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association staffer at the Haleakalā National Park visitor center holding a plush petrel, an example of items for sale whose proceeds support the National Parks in Hawaii and American Samoa. The Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association (HPPA), through its fundraising campaign — “90 For 90” has raised over $100k in support of national parks and historic sites in Hawaiʻi and American Samoa. [HPPA photo] Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association staffer](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/plush_petrel_.jpg?itok=gVvVXxut)


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