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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Cook Islands police have called off the search for 22-year-old Luke Vakayawa who fell overboard from an inter- island ferry over the weekend.
Passenger on Talofa Airways flight that crashed tells of harrowing experience
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A passenger on Talofa Airways Flight 511 from Faleolo International Airport firmly believes that it was but for the grace of God that they survived when the pla
Local Dept. of Health removes vapes and e-cigarettes from retail shelves
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Department of Health has removed all vapes and e-cigarettes from retail store shelves, over the last two months.
DPA 2024 Summer Camp photo & caption
One of the participants of the Department of Parks & Recreation 2024 Summer Camp gazing in seeming awe at the towering tree.
Molia se alii 36 tausaga i le fa’ao’olima i se teineititi a’oga
Pago Pago - AMERIKA SAMOA
POU TIUTE A LEOLEO
Pago Pago - AMERIKA SAMOA
MOLIA ‘UNCLE’ I LONA TULILOAINA O LE TAMA TEINE A LONA TUAFAFINE I SE AGAESE
ASG’s campaign to save Naumati Forest seeks community involvement
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a move to preserve the Naumati Lava Lowland Rainforest a comprehensive proposal under the Fiscal Year 2024 Inflation Reduction Act Tribal/ Indigenous Communi
2nd Quarter inflation rate shows slight increase led by the Transportation group
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The inflation rate in American Samoa has increased slightly to 1.5% compared to the previous quarter.


![Cook Islands Police have called off the search for Lady Moana crew member Luke Vakayawa. [courtesy photo] Luke Vakayawa](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/missing_fiji_man_copy.jpg?itok=SXJD8X58)
![There were eight passengers on Talofa Airways Flight 511 that survived the crash that luckily happened after the aircraft had landed. The pilot with the help of one of the passengers was able to open the door and get passengers to a safe distance from the aircraft. It took around 25 minutes before Port Admin showed up, there was no EMS or fire fighters, according to one of the passengers. He said the driver of the Port Admin vehicle asked, “What was happening?” [facebook photo] The ight passengers on Talofa Airways Flight 511](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/tarmac_grp_copy.jpg?itok=iJ9_y-0M)





![Community members measure the circumference of a tree in the Naumati Lava Lowland Rainforest which is an invaluable natural and cultural treasure for future generations. The forest is said to be the only one of its kind left in the Pacific. [courtesy photo] measuring the circumference of a tree](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/naumati_forest_tree.jpg?itok=Q-oIqbQ4)
![Transportation is the top expenditure group for this quarter, with an 8.9% increase. [courtesy photo] price index](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/2024_price_indexes.png?itok=B3kVNIna)