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HONOLULU, HAWAII —Bank of Hawaii (BOH) and the American Samoa Government jointly announced on Tuesday finalization of plans for Bank of Hawaii to close its remaining operations in American Samoa on Aug. 16, 2019.
The announcement comes 6½ years after Bank of Hawaii made its initial announcement in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A young woman who was sentenced to 28 months detention after she was convicted of stealing money from her parents' business by forging their signatures was released from custody last week after Associate Justice Fiti Sunia granted her motion for early release.
Nicole T....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An overstayer who made his initial appearance in District Court last Wednesday is remanded to custody on a 'no bail' status.
According to Immigration, the defendant's Immigration ID expired on March 19, 2019
The defense attorney informed the court that the defendant's...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A US military retiree, with Customs experience in the US Navy and military police, is the new Chief of Customs, overseeing the Customs Division of the ASG Treasury Department.
Elisara Pita Elisara fills the post left vacant following the resignation of Li’avaa Moevao on...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As the spring 2019 semester concluded, students in the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) Business class Principles of Marketing (MKT 195) introduced an array of products and original brands, created using mostly or all natural resources from on-island. As a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two Lolo Administration bills, approved by the Fono early last month, were signed into law Apr. 29th by then acting governor, Talauega Eleasalo Ale, who is also the Attorney General.
(Talauega was acting governor when Lt. Gov. Lemanu Palepoi Sialega Mauga left for an...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Governor's Office, in partnership with the Dept. of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR) has set up traps in certain areas of the territory, in an effort to control the myna bird population.
This trap is located on the Fagatogo Malae, in front of the DPS Central...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — This past weekend the Rotary Club of Pago Pago hosted seniors from every high school on island for their annual 4 Way Test Award Banquet at the Goat Island Cafe.
The Rotary 4 Way Test consists of the 4 following questions whenever making decision: Is it the truth? Is...
Seoul, SOUTH KOREA (AP) — North Korea on Tuesday called the U.S. seizure of a North Korean cargo ship involved in banned coal exports a "robbery" and demanded that the vessel be returned immediately.
The North's official Korean Central News Agency, or KCNA, carried a statement by an unidentified...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US House approved last Friday a major disaster relief legislation, the Supplemental Appropriations Act, which includes a provision increasing to $18 million in fiscal year 2019, emergency nutrition assistance for American Samoa following Tropical Storm Gita in...