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Tisa and Candyman on the deck at Tisa's Barefoot Bar
16th Annual 2021 Tattoo Fest and Ka Palolo Festival at Tisa’s Barefoot Bar: Tisa and Candyman invite you to celebrate the Samoan culture at two big October events. Get ready for the 16th Annual 2021 Tattoo Fest and Ka Palolo Festival at Tisa’s Barefoot Bar in Alega, American Samoa and online...
Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson
Apia, SAMOA — Pacific journalist, Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson has written a searching examination in The Guardian newspaper of what climate change threatens to take away from the Pacific community in general and from Samoans in particular and she has addressed this in a podcast series available...
U.S. Army soldier with children and her mother
Le ata o le Ulufale atu i Las Vegas mo se matamataga, Oketopa 13, 2021. Le tamaitai Tautua i le USArmy Lehualani ma lona tina ma le fanau. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]  
Toamalama Scanlan
Paramount, CALIFORNIA — It is with deep sorrow it is announced that Toamalama Scanlan passed away on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at Kindred Hospital in Paramount, California. He was 46 years old. On September 3, 2016, Officer Scanlan sustained gun shot wounds while responding to an active shooter in...
The Congregational Christian Church of Samoa (C.C.C.S.) at Faleula on White Sunday
Apia, SAMOA — A White Sunday celebration was the focal point for members of the Congregational Christian Church of Samoa at Faleula, but the heavy loss of life globally from the COVID-19 pandemic also weighed heavily on their minds. Touches of yellow was chosen by the church’s congregation to be...
The police carrying Hans Kruses’ coffin
Apia, SAMOA — In keeping with and respecting Hans Edward Kruse's  wishes, there were no eulogies at his funeral Mass. A private funeral at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, Mulivai, led by Father Kolio Kelekolio. “If I could be remembered kindly, that would be sufficient,” were...
Children on White Sunday
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The annual White Sunday celebration coupled with the Monday federal and local holiday — “Columbus/ Indigenous People’s Day” — adds up to a three-day weekend, and a busy one at that, as residents celebrate White Sunday, dedicated to the children of American Samoa....
University of Colorado Hospital
Boulder, COLORADO — A hospital in Colorado rejected a woman for a kidney transplant after she refused to get a COVID-19 vaccine, officials have confirmed. Leilani Lutali received a letter on Sept. 28 informing her that the transplant team at the University of Colorado Hospital decided to designate...
Pati Migi
Yakima, WASHINGTON — Pati Migi, age 79, went to be with our lord and savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, September 22, 2021. Born in Pago Pago, American Samoa on December 27, 1941, Pati was well respected in his community and was known for his talent in music and athletics, as well as his knack for...
Benjamin Liupaogo
Palo Alto, CALIFORNIA — Benjamin Liupaogo is a San Francisco Bay Area born and raised Samoan classical musician. He is an opera singer, pianist, voice teacher, piano teacher, vocal coach, music director, and music lover. He is a freelance artist that explores all avenues of being a performer. When...

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