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Gourmet taro chips from home
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Comfort food for Hurricane Lala from Amerika Samoa, available at Foodland, Aina Haina, Hawaii... and maybe a bush store near you.
Update: Joint Ops team completes complex extraction and relocation of Samoa Airways plane at Fitiuta
Fitiuta, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Port Administration of American Samoa (PAAS), in close partnership with Samoa Airways, has successfully completed the complex extraction and recovery of the T
Man accused of taking his ex-wife’s truck without permission
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On July 25, 2026, a man was arrested after allegedly stealing or taking his ex-wife's truck without her permission, driving it to her business in Pavaiai, and l
Man allegedly drives into tent where uncle and his young grandson were sleeping
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On July 26, 2026, a man contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) and reported his nephew allegedly drove onto his family's property while intoxicated, strik
Muddy cleanup ahead as Tropical Storm Lala moves west of Hawaii
HONOLULU — Tropical Storm Lala left behind a muddy mess Monday caused by intense rainfall and flooding as it moved past Hawaii’s main islands.
NOAA and partners to explore, map deep waters of American Samoa
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — NOAA Ocean Exploration and its partners will conduct two expeditions in waters around American Samoa this summer and fall to map and characterize the deep seafl
Senate vote to confirm new DPS Commissioner falls short
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate on Thursday declined to confirm Governor Pulaali‘i Nikolao Pula’s nominee for Commissioner of Public Safety, Commander Lauti Tautalasoo Moliga, after
Leopard sharks rarely documented in this part of the Pacific photo & caption
Earlier this week, National Geographic’s remote underwater cameras recorded an endangered leopard shark in Samoan waters.
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Pago Pago - AMERIKA SAMOA
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![[Photo by Barry Markowitz]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img_8208.jpeg?itok=KjcDiNf9)
![Friday August 14, 2026 - Damaged main gear on the Samoa Airways plane that went down at the Fitiuta Airport in American Samoa on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. [courtesy photo] Samoa Airways plane](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/photo_8.png?itok=8eFqKavu)


![The City and County of Honolulu is in full cleanup and recovery mode as Tropical Storm Lala continues moving away from the island. [photo: Hawaii News Now] Honolulu flood waters](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/oahu_clean_up.jpg?itok=dtofdYo-)
![The remotely operated vehicle, Deep Discoverer, imaging the seafloor off American Samoa during an expedition in 2017. Two expeditions in waters around American Samoa by NOAA Ocean Exploration and its partners are scheduled for August through October this year to map and characterize the deep seafloor for offshore critical mineral exploration. [Image credit: NOAA OER] Deep Discoverer](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/d2-american-samoa-2017.jpg?itok=DSCVjqUu)
![Nominee for Commissioner of Public Safety, Commander Lauti Tautalasoo Moliga, whose vote fell short in the Senate last week Thursday. [photo: AF] Lauti Tautalasoo Moliga](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/dps_commish_nominee.jpeg?itok=s7L4Fd1p)

