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TISA'S TATTOO FESTIVAL BANNER
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Alega Preservation Institute and Tisa’s Barefoot Bar invite you to the 16th Annual Tia’s Tattoo Festival this weekend — for tattoos, music, organic food and beach time for Tatau families and supporters at Tisa’s Barefoot Bar and beach in Alega Village. Rain or shine, the...
 Justus Tavai, Djuan Mathews, Gene Pryor, Kohl Levao, and Solo Vaipulu kneedling in prayer
UH Rainbow Warriors Justus Tavai, Djuan Mathews, Gene Pryor, Kohl Levao, and Solo Vaipulu kneel to give thanks through prayer after their University of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Football team defeated the New Mexico State Aggies 48-34 at Clarence T.C. Ching Complex, Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii.   [Photo...
"Trust the Facts, Get the Vax" wave in Tafuna
"Trust the Facts, Get the Vax" were just some of the posters at the wave along the roadside in Tafuna on Saturday, Oct 23, 2021, urging the American Samoa community to get their COVID-19 Vaccination.  The Wave was spearheaded by the Tagata Tutu Faatasi Alliance (TTFAAS) and Le Fetuao Samoan...
OAKIE SALAVE'A
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Oakie Salave'a verbally committed to San Diego State in June, but the Colorado Buffaloes gave him something to think about on Thursday. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound Tafuna High School senior added an offer from Colorado, where his father Okland Salave'a starred as a defensive...
Equally American logo
WASHINGTON — Over the next several weeks the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether denying Supplemental Security Income benefits to residents of U.S. territories is unconstitutional, and Congress will decide whether to include the extension of SSI benefits to residents of U.S. territories in the...
 Jolando Ta’ala
Le ali’i talavou o Jolando Ta’ala lea ua koleni ma tapenapena lelei o ia aua se ai o Amerika Samoa i fusuaga fa’apolofesa fa’avaomalo. Mae’a lana taumafaiga muamuai Mexico ma ua manumalo ai, ae o lo’o toe koleni fa’apitoa lava o ia i Las Vegas ina ia saunia ai mo nisi fusuaga o lumana’i. Ia tuu atu...
Samoan musician, the late Leonard “Leon” Miller
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoan musician Leonard “Leon” Miller, of Auburn, New York, passed away unexpectedly on Oct. 4th at the age of 45. “He was too soon gone,” according to an obituary in the Auburn-based publication, The Citizen. Born Jan. 31, 1976 in Samoa, Leon and his family moved to...
A plaque on the base of the John R. Monaghan monument in Spokane, Washington, depicts Samoans as primitive.
Spokane, WASHINGTON — In downtown Spokane, Washington, in front of a private social club, stands a statue honoring the 19th century US Navy sailor John R. Monaghan. Most of the city's residents have no idea who Monaghan was. But for many Pacific Islanders in the area, his legacy is one of violence...
Territorial Teacher of the Year 2020-2021 Mrs. Sabrina Suluai-Mahuka (left-bottom of photo) posed for a selfie with U.S President Joe Biden
Territorial Teacher of the Year 2020-2021 Mrs. Sabrina Suluai-Mahuka (left-bottom of photo) in a selfie with U.S President Joe Biden taken in Washington D.C. and posted on her Facebook on Monday.  Another posting, has a 26-second video clip, where Mrs. Suluai-Mahuka chats briefly with the President...
Interior of Tisa's Barefoot Bar
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Are you ready?  Alega Preservation Institute and Tisa’s Barefoot Bar are announcing two big events for October —  the Annual Ka Palolo Festival during the late midnight hours of October 26 and Tisa’s Annual Tattoo Festival on October 30 – 31. This year marks the 16th...

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