New juvenile facility building launched to help at-risk youth get back on track
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — His Excellency, the Most Reverend Kolio Tumanuvao Etuale, Bishop of the Diocese of Samoa – Pago Pago, delivered the opening prayer and remarks at the groundbrea

![“This facility is not just a detention center, it is a space where we can support at-risk youth and help them get back on the right path,” Bishop Etuale said during his remarks at the groundbreaking for the new juvenile detention center facility. The old juvie center was demolished this year after falling into disrepair. [ASG photo] Bishop Etuale](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/bishop_at_groundbreaking.jpg?itok=FYGs71l1)
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![Optometrist Galumalemana Dr. Laloasi Petaia-Steffany and her younger sister Nu'ufou Petaia-Fuavai and her daughter Sinalefolasa Steffany after the grand opening of the MyVision Eye Clinic at their new location at the government Tafuna housing area, last Friday. [photo: Asi A. Fa'asau] My Vision Eye Center & Optical Inc. opens at new location by Asi Andrew Fa'asau andrew@samoanews.com My Vision Eye Center & Optical Inc., a privately owned eye optical care center in American Samoa, celebrated the grand opening of its new headquarters in Tafuna, located in the government Tafuna Housing area, last Friday. The eye clinic originally opened its doors on January 21, 2014, at Haleck’s Building in Pago Pago. In June 2017, it relocated to KS Mart in Ili’ili, where it continued to serve the community until its recent move to the new location. For optometrist Galumalemana Dr. Laloasi Petaia-Steffany, last Friday’s grand opening was the fulfillment of a heartfelt promise to her late mother, and the realizati Optometrist Galumalemana Dr. Laloasi Petaia-Steffany and others](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/4583.jpg.jpg?itok=6l30wi38)



