Senator Muagututi‘a Tauoa delivers strongest public rebuke yet to governor
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Pulaali‘i Nikolao Pula’s sudden decision to dissolve the Board of Directors of the American Samoa Telecommunications Authority (ASTCA) has triggered on

![Speaking during a Senate Government Operations Committee hearing on Monday morning, December 31, 2026, Muagututi‘a delivered a blistering tirade in Samoan that escalated into an outright call for the Governor’s removal. [wikipedia photo] Senator Muagututi‘a Tauoa](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/senator_muagututia_moevasa_tauoa.png?itok=MvThJVoy)

![Whitney Goodell, a Marine Ecologist and scientist with the National Geographic Pristine Seas sharing her experience with Apia, Samoa students about the usage of underwater cameras used to capture deep sea marine life. [Photo: Samoa Observer/ Ramaleh Viliamu] Aboard the Pristine Seas](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/aboard_pristine_seas.jpeg?itok=ZAJ0AWBA)
![An underwater data center is under construction in a Chinese shipyard in September 2025. [CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images] underwater data center](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/underwater_data_center.jpg?itok=fdtmoXeu)





