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Honolulu, HAWAII — Six local students - with their chaperones - represented American Samoa at the 2020 Pacific Symposium for Science and Sustainability held Jan. 19-20th at the Alamoana Hotel in the Aloha State.
According to hawaiiacademyofscience.org, “The Pacific Symposium for Science and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The MV Manu’atele II crew, including chief engineer, Jimi Lang and master captain Loleni Faiai arrived back in port Tuesday afternoon.
The ASG vessel left last week Wednesday for the Manu’a islands, with plans to head first to Ta’u but instead, went to Ofu Harbor, due to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A monsoonal trough has set up in its seasonal position across the region. This trough is active, sweeping back and forth across the islands through the end of the month. This active pattern will help generate occasional periods of extremely heavy rainfall, along with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 39-year old Samoan woman, residing in Tacoma, Washington, who allegedly used identities of children living in American Samoa and Samoa to obtain federal benefits, has pled guilty to three felony charges in connection with a seven-year benefit fraud scheme.
Iliganoa...
Standardized Samoan translation of Census questions put forward to prevent different interpretations
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa 2020 Census Office has come up with a standardized Samoan translation of the questions on the census form, to ensure that enumerators don’t have different interpretations of the English questions, says local Census area manager, Meleisea Vai Filiga....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga is “optimistic” that the government will be able to re-establish the off-island medical referral program with Hawai’i healthcare providers, following two years of successful reimbursement and services provided through New Zealand medical...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata is delighted to announce the nominations of 10 excellent students for consideration by the service academies.
Each year, these select nominations are based on the high quality of the students’ combined academic records, essays, along with letters of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A young woman accused of stealing a rental car and violating local drug laws entered into a plea agreement last week. Julie Uiese, 21, appeared before Chief Justice Michael Kruse for a Change of Plea hearing.
Uiese, who is released on a $10,000 surety bond, was initially...
Ofu, MANU'A — American Samoa's MV Manu'atele inter-island ferry remains in Ofu after suffering damage during stormy conditions during the weekend.
The vessel had left Tutuila midweek to deliver fuel but was unable to go to Ta'u because of bad weather so it docked at Ofu.
The chief engineer Jimmy...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Over the last 10 years, Neil's Ace Home Center in Malaeimi and the people of American Samoa have all played a pivotal role in helping the American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition's efforts.
"We would like to thank our community here in American Samoa for continuously...