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![[l-r] Moepologa John Pereira, general manager of Molida Shipping Agency, American Samoa; Lanu Pen, Matson American Samoa representative; Dean Matsuoka, sales account executive of Matson Hawaii; Rev. Father Faitau Lemautu, Hope House chaplain; Bishop Peter H. Brown; Ta'afano Joe Tavale, Hope House board chairman; and Larry Sanitoa, chairman of the Hope House fundraising committee](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/hh_n_matson.jpg?itok=Vq7u8WND "[l-r] Moepologa John Pereira, general manager of Molida Shipping Agency, American Samoa; Lanu Pen, Matson American Samoa representative; Dean Matsuoka, sales account executive of Matson Hawaii; Rev. Father Faitau Lemautu, Hope House chaplain; Bishop Peter H. Brown; Ta'afano Joe Tavale, Hope House board chairman; and Larry Sanitoa, chairman of the Hope House fundraising committee — pictured at the Hope House atrium Wednesday morning where Matson Shipping presented a $2,000 donation to the care facility. [photo: Hope House]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Bishop Peter H. Brown expressed gratitude to Matson for their generous $2,000 contribution to Hope House. “This special place has been operating now for over 30 years thanks to the tremendous support of the community through invaluable partnerships with our business...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa's new inter-island ferry is out of action again.
The one-year old ferrry, the Manu'atele, needs a new bow thruster, which is used to reverse of turn the vessel.
A government committee heard the problem was spotted during a recent inspection, and it could...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Following some very tense moments during a Senate committee hearing yesterday, the majority of senators agreed to table for future discussion — until early next year — the approved House version of an Administration bill seeking to raise the local investment rate from 17...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government revealed during the second day of Tautua Letasi’s jury trial that based on the evidence they collected from the vehicle Letasi drove on the early morning of May 21, 2017, along with other evidence found at his home in Aoloau, they came to the conclusion...
Pago {ago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Attorney General Talauega Eleasalo Ale has told senators there are a lot of consumer complaints received by his office regarding businesses such as car repair shops and insurance, but didn’t elaborate as to the type of insurance businesses the complaints are referencing...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has closed its investigation and reduced the penalty against a US based fishery company, Cape Ferrat Fishing Lp., following the death last year of a man who fell overboard a fishing vessel that was docked at the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa Government’s Consul General to American Samoa, Auseugaefa M.F. Va’asatia Poloma Komiti departs the territory the end of the month for his new overseas diplomatic post in Australia, starting Oct. 15th.
Auseugaefa has served as Consul General for American Samoa since...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — District Court Judge Pro-Tem, Gwen Tauiliili-Langkilde denied a motion to reduce bail for the owner of the LE AUTE Sports Bar during a hearing yesterday morning.
Tumuatasi Lefatia, also known as “Mama” appeared in District Court yesterday morning for a hearing to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who was convicted by the District Court for assaulting his wife has been ordered to spend 10 days at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) as a condition of a 12-month probation term.
The detention period will see the defendant spending 5 straight weekends at...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man from Samoa, who arrived in the territory recently under a 30-day visitor’s permit, and is described by the District Court as a visiting tourist, has been ordered to respect all local laws, if he wants to visit American Samoa again in the future.
Natu Ifopo was...