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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two representatives from Hawaii-based furniture and workplace solutions company SystemCenter recently visited American Samoa to conduct a comprehensive project close-out review and inspect furniture, fixtures, and workplace materials supplied for the new Fono building in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Insurance Commissioner Peter Fuimaono told the Senate Government Operations Committee last week that he was completely unaware of the American Samoa Government's $10.1 million investment of ARPA interest funds until questions raised by lawmakers prompted a formal...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Department of Health (ASDOH) is currently engaged in a thorough monitoring process regarding the trends of HIV within our community, and the recent developments in Fiji should not incite concern about the spread of HIV through everyday interactions or...
NUUULI, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Parents of Children with Special Needs Network (PCSN) is pleased to announce a two-year federal award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living (ACL), to establish and operate the American Samoa Center for Independent...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Port Administration of American Samoa (PAAS) is advancing plans and development of a major solar energy and battery storage project at Pago Pago International Airport (PPG), an initiative designed to strengthen energy resilience, reduce long-term power...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — NOAA Fisheries, American Samoa’s Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources, and local fishermen recently completed a groundbreaking bottomfish survey in American Samoa! As the management of these important species evolves, we are building strong partnerships with local...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Legislation seeking to temporarily suspend the use of a controversial provision of American Samoa's immigration law remained stalled in the House of Representatives as the 39th Legislature closed on September 30, the end of the fiscal year. Now lawmakers may not revisit...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — U.S. Congress has sent the Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act to President Donald Trump to be signed into law after the Senate agreed to changes made to the legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The legislation aims to enable law enforcement to test...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On September 24, 2026, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (“NOAA”) commenced an additional mapping expedition aboard NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer focused on unexplored deepwater regions near American Samoa. The expedition follows NOAA’s recently completed...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Pulaali'i Nikolao Pula has signed the Fiscal Year 2027 budget bill into law on October 1, 2026, allowing government operations to continue into the new fiscal year. However, he exercised his constitutional line-item veto authority to remove several...