Wave buoy off Poloa named to honor the late Port Admin director
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS), in collaboration with partners, is proud to name its wave buoy the “King-Poloa Buoy” in honor of the late

![The “King-Poloa Buoy” data is managed by the Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP) at Scripps Institution of Oceanography of the University of California. The Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS), in collaboration with partners, is proud to name its wave buoy the “King-Poloa Buoy” in honor of the late Christopher J. King. [courtesy photo] “King-Poloa Buoy”](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/king-poloa_wave_buoy.png?itok=-t48yQAI)





![During a visit by Pacific Islands Forum leaders to the territory, his Excellency Ratu William Toganivalu (4th left) and his delegation made site visits to American Samoa Community College (ASCC) and the Department of Education. The delegation was given a tour of the campus facilities, the Samoan Studies Institute, concluding at the Land Grant Department where they were shown the different projects currently undertaken by ASCC. The visit commences American Samoa’s membership discussions with PIF. [courtesy photo] his Excellency Ratu William Toganivalu](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ratu_meets_with_ascc.jpg?itok=liAq1M7N)

