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Am Samoa super bowl fans
Super Bowl fans at the game yesterday afternoon at the Bowling Alley Sports Bar in Tafuna. In the third quarter (when this photo was sent) the score was L.A. 13, the Bengals 20. The Bengals are the first team in Super Bowl history to score a TD on the first play from scrimmage of a half. Not many...
Pastor Amy and AGLOW members
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The well-known and inspiring Scripture Proverbs 31:30 was penned over 2000 years ago, yet its words still ring true today when on Monday, January 31, 2022 at 9:50pm, God’s faithful Handmaiden, His most beautiful servant, a courageous First Lady who inspired thousands to...
two people givine the V sign
All smiles, all packed and ready to go.  The travelers from the Jan 27 flight from Honolulu quarantined at Fatu-o-aiga all tested negative in their final COVID test and were released to their waiting families right after lunch on Thursday.  Those in quarantine at the Tradewinds Hotel weren’t as...
Congresswoman Uifaatali Amata, Curator Elizabeth Curtis (center) and Tony Meredith
Washington D.C. — On Thursday Congresswoman Uifaatali Amata Radewagen received an original Siapo mamanu that was made especially for her by local artists Su'a Uilisone Wilson FItiao and Reggie Meredith Fitiao. They had showcased the siapo in an art exhibition at the Pearce Green Gallery in New York...
Max Sword
Honolulu, HAWAII — For decades, when Hawaii governors, mayors and legislators needed to fill a seat on a powerful board or commission, they called Max Sword. A longtime Outrigger hotel executive and lobbyist, Sword was a member of the political class’s inner circle and had the resume to prove it....
Taulapapa William Sword with RNZ chair
Taulapapa William Sword, chair of the Republican Party of American Samoa pictured with the chair of the National Republican Committee from the RNC Spring Meeting held last week in Salt Lake City, Utah. [courtesy photo]  
Donation ceremony at Kanana Fou
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In support of the ongoing drive for our Tongan brothers and sisters, the Kanana Fou High School donated food supplies to the Tongan relief effort. Recognizing Tongan students in the Kanana Fou community prompted the administration, teachers, and staff to contribute....
Three HR staffers manning a Tonga relief donation booth
Human Resources Department staffers who manned one of the drop off sites last Saturday for the "Fesoasoani Mo Toga Humanitarian Relief Efforts” spear headed by the government.  [photo: DHR Facebook page]
Govt accepting StarKist tuna donation for Tonga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — StarKist Samoa donated 10 pallets of tuna products on Friday, Feb. 4 for the Fesoasoani Mo Tonga relief drive. The pallets contained 1,010 cases of tuna with a total value of $27,500. Starkist management team led by Plant Director Jason Kim made the presentation on...
Tafuna High School’s Interact Club members with donations
Tafuna High School’s Interact Club presenting in-kind donations to the local Tongan Community. Interact members gathered non perishable food items that will be shipped to the Kingdom of Tonga in the aftermath of last month’s volcanic eruption. Interact clubs are sponsored by Rotary to give students...

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