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Sione Molia stopped
Sione Molia and his fellow NZ All Black 7s were dominated both offensively and defensively as evident in their being crushed 24-0 by Manu Samoa, Day 1 at the 2022 HSBC Hong Kong 7s at Hong Kong Stadium. [photo by Barry Markowitz, courtesy Sadie's by the Sea]
Candyman and Tisa dishing up the feast at the annual tattoo festival
With Candyman at the front of the line carving up the #2 fresh out of the umu and Tisa dishing up the palusami and other Samoan delicacies the 17th Annual Tisa's Tattoo Festival closed on Sunday afternoon with a 'Feast at the Fest' where local and off-island guests were invited to join and enjoy...
ASCC students with the storytellers Ms Tolua Samifua, Ms C. Makanani Sala, and Dr Aaron J. Sala
Students of the American Samoa Community College together with the storytellers Ms Tolua Samifua, Ms C. Makanani Sala, and Dr Aaron J. Sala during the ASVP sponsored Reimagining Storytelling from an ‘Authentic Lens’ on Wednesday, Oct. 19 2022 at the ASCC Multipurpose Center following their workshop...
TISA'S TATTOO FESTIVAL LOGO
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Alega Preservation Institute and Tisa’s Barefoot Bar are pleased to Alega announce the Annual Tattoo Festival on October 29 – 30. This event, founded in 1993, marks the 17th year of the Tatau Festival in American Samoa with the gracious support of the local government...
Samoana Jazz and Arts Festival
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa will be represented at the 2022 Worldwide Music Expo (WOMEX) by local musician Pulotu Siteine Peta Siulepa in her capacity as the director of the Samoana Jazz and Arts Festival. This was confirmed on the WOMEX website that detailed musicians who will...
Nellie Tuigamala
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Miss Mountainview, Nellie Mercy Tuigamala is American Samoa’s Miss Moso’oi 2022. The 20-year-old was crowned on Saturday night at the Moso’oi Festival of Arts pageant organized by the the Agency for Better Living Endeavors (ABLE). The pageant was held at the Gov. H. Rex...
Tumua Tuinei
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — If you’re in Hawaii in November you won’t want to miss former Punahou and U-H football great Tumua Tuinei, the hottest thing in stand up comedy to hit the islands since Frank De Lima. Tuinei — comes from a Samoan-Hawaii family of football legends and although poised to...
Eli Mataafa
Berkeley, CALIFORNIA — The young man killed in last weekend's mass shooting in Berkeley has been identified as 29-year-old Isamaeli Mataafa, who went by Eli. Family and friends say Mataafa was studying ministry at the Pacific School of Religion, involved in the master of divinity program. His...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The annual White Sunday celebration, coupled with the Monday federal and local holiday (Discoverers’ Day), adds up to a three-day weekend — and it has been a busy one at that — as residents geared up for the day dedicated to the children of American Samoa. White Sunday...
Womens caucus at the  Young Pacific Leaders Civic Engagement Workshop
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Leading the Women’s Caucus at the first Young Pacific Leaders Civic Engagement Workshop in Sydney, Australia last week was American Samoa educator and environmentalist, Dr. Sabrina Suluai-Mahuka. Dr. Suluai-Mahuka along with Dr. Casuallen Atuatasi were selected to...

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