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Nice, FRANCE — From June 2- 13, 2025, the city of Nice, France, hosted the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), a global summit dedicated to the sustainable management and protection of the world’s oceans. Representing American Samoa, local environmental nonprofit Finafinau’s Board Chapter...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On October 26, 2024, Finafinau led a transformative Coastal Clean-Up and Stabilization Day in American Samoa, in collaboration with the Young Pacific Leaders (YPL) LEAD program. The initiative, which drew close to 200 enthusiastic participants, highlighted the importance...
Congratulations to the new inductees into the Samoana High School Finafinau Chapter. “Save Our Ocean, Protect Our Land, Empower Our People” [courtesy photo]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — For the seventh year in a row, the local non profit organization Finafinau and a team of seven attended the annual week long Native Youth Climate Adaptation Leadership Congress in Sheperdstown, West Virginia, June 24 - 30, 2023.
This year's team consisted of six members...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On October 18, Finafinau held their inaugural induction at the Department of Youth and Women’s Affairs Tafuna facility and inducted close to 150 youth from three school chapters: Nu’uuli Vocational High School, Samoana High School and Tafuna High School. NVTHS, led by...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Last week Friday, April 9th, local environmental group Finafinau hosted an event entitled Meal with a Mentor at the Lee Auditorium. Generally, Meal with a Mentor is meant to be a catalyst for the community to take a more active role in guiding the youth. The goal is to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Last week on March 19th and March 20th, local environmental group Finafinau hosted the 2021 Sustainability Summit to promote conservation and environmental resilience within the island’s youth.
Day one of the event was held at Samoana High School’s cafeteria and was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Finafinau, an islandwide community service project, launched the new school year with a collaborative clean up with student leaders from various high schools and from the local community college.
The clean up was hosted at Lions Park Saturday, September 12th with local...
The amazing group from Finafinau, an islandwide community service project that launched the new school year with a collaborative clean up with student leaders from various high schools and from the local community college. The clean up was hosted at Lions Park Saturday, September 12th with local...
HONOLULU — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week announced that Sabrina Suluai-Mahuka, a teacher at Samoana High School in Utulei, American Samoa, is one of ten winners nationwide to receive the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE). The PIAEE recognizes...

![Finafinau’s Board Chapter Liaison, Uisaina Taufa’asau-Collins on the streets of Nice, France as she joined global delegates as the Territory’s voice in the fight for ocean guardianship. [courtesy photo] Uisaina Taufa’asau-Collins](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/finafinau_street_scene.jpg?itok=zGZyQItD)
![HA CEO - Finafinau Founder & YPL Alumni Chairwoman Dr. Sabrina, Hawaiian Airlines CEO Joe Sprague, and Finafinau Board Member and YPL Alumni Kacey Iloilo. Supporting Finafinau, Hawaiian Airlines (HA) demonstrated its commitment to community engagement by sending its new CEO, his executive team and the entire HA Pago Pago station staff to participate in the initiative. [Finafinau photo] HA CEO - Finafinau Founder & YPL Alumni Chairwoman Dr. Sabrina](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ha_ceo_with_finafinau_officersjpg.jpg?itok=RvtjLO0G)

![L-R, Dr. Sabrina Suluai-Mahuka, Mataio Suluai, Stevie Iakopo, Matalasi Kim Fruean, Bainivalu Davetawalu, Fae Schuster, and Malia Kim Fruean. [Courtesy photo] Finafinau members](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/finafinau_members.jpg?itok=w4qgKth8)
![Finafinau National Student Council, from L-R: Bainivalu Davetawalu- president; Haylie Tuiasosopo- vice president; Darin Aumoeualogo- secretary; Rhaelyn Toleafoa- treasurer; and, Etuale Sefika- communications chair. [courtesy photo] Finafinau National Student Council](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/nsc.jpg?itok=Ibf9OjBG)
![Finafinau partnered with the AS Department of Commerce for the Meal with a Mentor at the Gov. H. Rex Lee Auditorium. The event created a space where youth in American Samoa are able connect with an adult from the community. (See more photos & story inside.) Bottom row (L-R) Kacey Iloilo, Siumu Faaiuaso, Top row (L-R) Eileen Iosefo-Ale, Petti Matila, Sabrina Suluai-Mahuka, and Elizabeth Fano. [courtesy photo] (L-R) Eileen Iosefo-Ale, Petti Matila, Sabrina Suluai-Mahuka, and Elizabeth Fano](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/2_mwm_2021.jpg?itok=piNxP8yw)
![Students, after the clean up, assisted by the Land Grant personnel planting native trees at Lion’s park where the trees will be a constant reminder of students’ positive actions to make a change in their environment. [courtesy photo] A student planing a tree while others look on.](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/summit_tree_planting.jpg?itok=j1xD8Y-6)
![Students remove debris from along the shoreline of the Pala Lagoon- Lions Park area, during the Finafinau islandwide cleanup Sept. 12th. [courtesy photo] Students remove debris from along the shoreline of the Pala Lagoon](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/finafinau0663_n.jpg?itok=kCwZD61A)

![Sabrina Suluai-Mahuka, a teacher at Samoana High School is one of ten winners nationwide to receive the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators this week. She is the first American Samoan to win this award, according to the US-EPA release. [photo: Facebook] Sabrina Suluai-Mahuka](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/sabrina.jpg?itok=aAHxO4aF)