Linking Samoans
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — KVZK-TV live streamed the memorial service for the late High Chief Tualamasala Michael Ryner Sala held Monday afternoon at the Gov. H. Rex Lee Auditorium, which was attended by Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga and First Lady Ella, as well as by family members, friends, cabinet...
Pleasant Prairie. WISCONSIN — Amy Fuiava Stout, 65, of Pleasant Prairie passed away peacefully at Froedtert South St. Cats Medical Center, Thursday, January 13, 2022.
Amy Stout was born, Amy Fuiava, to the late Valaile Fuiava of Anuu'u, American Samoa and Anuilagi Salatielu of Sapapali'i, Western...
Triangle, VIRGINIA — Founded in July 1941, American Samoan reservists were initially part of the 7th Marine Defense Battalion, based at Tutuila, American Samoa. With an authorized strength of 500 men, they patrolled beaches, manned coastal defense guns, and defended the home island.
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Overall winner at 35th annual Secondary Speech Festival competition held this past Friday at the Gov. H. Rex Lee Auditorium is Tafuna High School. All public high schools on Tutuila and Manu’a plus private schools Iakina Adventist Academy and Kananafou took part in the much-anticipated event....
USA's HSBC Spain Sevens celebrates Perry Baker's line break and eventual try as Spain's Josep Serres gives chase in vain in Malaga at HSBC Spain Sevens on 21 January 2022. [photo by Joe Hamby]
O se vaaiga i le taeao ananafi i se tasi o vaega o le galuega mo le fausia o le Maota Fono fou o le Fono Faitulafono. [ata: FS]
Leavenworth, KANSAS (AP) — A former Oregon Ducks and NFL defensive tackle was found dead in a Kansas federal prison where he was being held on charges of illegal firearms possession, a prison official said.
Saousoalii “Junior” Siavii Jr., 43, was found unresponsive at the U.S. Penitentiary in...
Carson, CA — You can’t blame Sam Noa for choosing to spend some of his time while serving his country sweating on the tennis court rather than in the field training for battle.
A natural athlete who grew up in American Samoa – the longtime Carson, California resident Noa had come to live in the...
HTC Faletogo Faipea Faipea Jr receiving his ‘ava during the soafa’i — the bestowal ceremony — at the “Maota i Paepaetele” in the village of Fagamalo, Alataua District yesterday, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, when he was conferred the honor of the title “Faletogo” by his family. [photo by AF]
Two young choir members of the CCCAS Poloa singing the National Anthem of American Samoa during the opening of the Fono’s joint session on Monday, at the Gov. H. Rex Lee Auditorium. The choir sang hymns during the service. [photo: FS]