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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After over a year of shutting down flights due to the pandemic, American Samoa has completed its 2nd round of repatriation and the 3rd repat group is now beginning quarantine in Honolulu.
PBS NewsHour Weekend’s Laura Fong spoke to one of the hundreds of formerly stranded...
Honolulu, HAWAII — After getting cancelled last year because of the pandemic, the Polynesian Cultural Center says the World Fireknife Championships are back on this year.
The 28th annual World Championships will be on May 5 at the La’ie Center.
World champions will be crowned in women, junior and...
St, George, UTAH — Julia Faaiu, vice president of the Pacific Islander Student Association, explains what people can learn from the Polynesian community.
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month takes place in April every year to celebrate and recognize the history, contribution and...
Reginald Wayne Shute, a former President of the Apia Samoa Temple in Pesega was laid to rest on Good Friday in Utah. He was 86. Mr. Shute's passing was announced in a statement from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served in numerous capacities for the Church in the Pacific...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — NOAA Fisheries is proud to release We Fish! American Samoa. It is a collaboration with local fishermen and fishing communities to tell the story of recreational and non-commercial fishing in American Samoa. The video gives a glimpse into the different types of fishing...
Honolulu, Hawaii — I first met Ralph Luaifoa when I commended him on his American Samoa pride. Of course we were both shopping to send mealofas to our Aiga Samoa.
As anyone with Samoa family roots... of course there was a village connection. Seuga, the wife and mom, is a Salelologa girl of the...
Killeen, TEXAS — Funeral services for Reverend Menise Sasa, 69 of Copperas Cove, TX will be held Saturday, March 27, 2021, 9:00 a.m. at United Faith Church in Copperas Cove, TX. Burial with military honors will follow the service at the Copperas Cove Cemetery in Copperas Cove, TX.
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Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — New Zealand is expected to reverberate this weekend with the sounds of the coming generation of musical stars.
A new gospel music show featuring renowned and rising Pacific artists will be broadcast across the country on Sunday.
Soul Sessions aimed to target the diverse...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa Tourism has posted a ‘cheeky’ video on social media. The 60-second video has already notched up more than 120,000 views across STA’s social channels, with thousands of fans resharing the video and tagging The Rock, along with his stuntman cousin and even his mum.
In anticipation...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is happy to announce that Victor Chen has been accepted to the U.S. Air Force Academy, his first choice of the nation’s prestigious Service Academies.
“I’m very pleased to announce a fully qualified appointment for Victor Chen to attend the U.S. Air...