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Art students from Samoana High School surrounding YouTube sensation Teine Meauli (front, center) who co-hosted this year's Amerika Samoa Tatau Festival held at the Fale Laumei this past weekend. The Samoana art students, with their teacher Voloti Malietoa (back, far right), had the opportunity to...
Incumbent Congresswoman Aumua Amata with supporters during her campaign wave at Avau
Incumbent Congresswoman Aumua Amata with supporters during her campaign wave at Avau in Nu’uuli, the day before Election Tuesday.  Amata is heading back to Washington D.C. for a third consecutive term after being re-elected, beating out challengers Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman and Tuika Tuika.  Of...
Asakusa’s Jazz & Pub Hub in Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, JAPAN — Japan has a vibrant jazz scene as evidenced by its live club performances, nonstop background play in malls, and in the Aeon neighborhood market chain.  China, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan also embrace jazz.  Now that the 2Samoas Samoana Jazz and Arts Festival is recognized by the...
A sign from the East Side reminding the public to vote today in local elections
A sign from the East Side reminding the public to vote today in local elections. The more than 30 polling stations territory-wide will be open for 12 hours, starting at 6a.m. Samoa News wishes American Samoa a safe and peaceful Election Day 2018 and “Go vote”. [Courtesy photo]
FIJI with the  Malaeloa Methodist Youth choir
FIJI was The Artist for the Tatau Festival- American Samoa event held on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018 with a sellout crowd enjoying dinner with wine and Vailima at the Gov. H. Rex Lee Auditorium. He is seen here with the Malaeloa Methodist Youth performing, as he sang his heart rendering — “Sosefina” — a...
The Paopao shop at the Kita-Senju Rail Station, Tokyo serves a highly popular bun.  Cool Stuff was excited to see a Manua Family named business so well regarded (lol).  [Photo by Barry Markowitz, 11/3/18]
American Samoa Department of Homeland Security and TAOA
O se va'aiga i le asiasi atu o mai le American Samoa Department of Homeland Security i le Ofisa o Tagata Matutua i Pago Pago, i le ata fa’atasi ai ma sui o le TAOA. Taga’i i le tala tusia Tala i Vaifanua i le lomiga o le aso. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]
Male Port Admin employees decked out in Halloween "tutus"
In the spirit of Halloween on Wednesday, these hardworking men of the Port Administration’s Water Division, decked out in colorful “tutus” during their Halloween luncheon at the main dock.  And they weren’t even shy about their new attire as they posed for a Samoa News photo. [photo: Leua Aiono...
In  this photo taken on the east side and sent in by a member of the public, voters are encouraged to vote for faipule who will encourage having Fono hearings televised. Fono hearings being aired as they were in the past has been a hotly debated topic by the public every time the Fono is in session...
Employees of the American Samoa Department of Homeland Security are well into the Halloween spirit. Earlier this week  Samoa News snapped this photo of the ASDHS crew at their main office in Tafuna. Tonight little angels, ghosts, and goblins will be out and about chanting "trick or treat". Samoa...

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