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Solo sailor circumnavigates for a cause — a cure for disease that ails her
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With only a little over 300 people having sailed around the world single handedly, the 38-year old solo sailor from Hawaii with a rare neurological disorder, be
Drive to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis underway as territory is only member of the U.S. family where the disease is still found
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The fourth Mass Drug Administration (MDA) for the Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) campaign on island got underway last Sunday morning with a special service at the Le
First victims names released in Maui fire as death toll continues to rise
Lahaina, MAUI — The first victims from the deadly wildfires that swept Maui island last week have been identified by officials.
Exercise may or may not help you lose weight and keep it off
Los Angeles, CA — The global fitness industry will generate over US$80 billion in revenue in 2023, estimates suggest. And why not, given the many excellent reasons to exercise?
Amata takes part in Select Committee on Chinese Communist Party CODEL to Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata with Rep.
Measuring climate change photo & caption
Last Friday’s tour of the NOAA Ship Rainier began with a brief demonstration from the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) team led by Dr.
National Park Service to deploy American Samoa fire crew to Hawaii
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The National Park of American Samoa will be sending a crew of 6 members of the National Park Service Fire Crew from American Samoa today, Thursday, August 17 to




![The solo sailor from Hawaii, Captain Jenny Decker making a stop in American Samoa enjoying the sunset from Pago Pago harbor. [photo: AT] Jenny Decker](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/solo_sailor.jpg?itok=xLk8onwa)

![Gov. Josh Green of Hawaii during one of his online updates in the aftermath of the Maui fire. [screen shot] Gov. Josh Green](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/josh_green_update.jpg?itok=KWUOwhjp)
![Youngsters taking part in a Zumba session on Ofu in 2021 [SN file photo] zumba session](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/youth_zumba.jpg?itok=i7N01luI)
![Congresswoman Amata along with Rep. Neal Dunn (R-FL) at the Coastwatchers Memorial in Honiara. The visit had special meaning to Amata as her father, Uifa’atali Peter T. Coleman as a young U.S. Army officer served in Solomon Islands for a time during World War II aboard a ship assigned to Army supply, and placing and supporting coastwatchers in the islands. [courtesy photo] Congresswoman Amata along with Rep. Neal Dunn](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/coastwatchers.jpg?itok=SXNiCJXU)

![Over a thousand responders - mostly from the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - are in Maui assisting survivors and recovering bodies from Lahaina. [photo: FEMA] First responders](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/searching_the_ruins_web.jpg?itok=XYuVGsqX)