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![Lt. Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga (c) and First Lady Cynthia Moliga during the Rotary Club of Pago Pago and Hawaiian Airlines Tsunami Memorial Service this past Saturday morning. [photo: TG]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/new%20web%201stlady%20n%20lt_7051.jpg?itok=1MiNdG8e "Lt. Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga (c) and First Lady Cynthia Moliga during the Rotary Club of Pago Pago and Hawaiian Airlines Tsunami Memorial Service this past Saturday morning. [photo: TG]")
This past Saturday morning at the Lions Park in Tafuna, the Rotary Club of Pago Pago in conjunction with Hawaiian Airlines hosted their annual memorial service, to commemorate and celebrate the lives of those who were lost in the Tsunami of Sept. 29, 2009. It also provides a time for the survivors...
![Congresswoman Amata and the VA Under-Secretary for Health Dr. Schulkin in the Congresswoman’s office. [courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Amata%20and%20DrSchulkin.jpg?itok=fsZmFsoG "Congresswoman Amata and the VA Under-Secretary for Health Dr. Schulkin in the Congresswoman’s office. [courtesy photo]")
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata met with Dr. David Schulkin, who serves as the Deputy Under-Secretary for the Veterans Health Administration on Thursday afternoon as part of an ongoing discussion with VA leadership to see what can be done to improve the services and facilities utilized...
![Now a safety with the WSU Cougars, Shalom Luani is pictured here in an action shot when he played in high school as a Vikings all-purpose football player. [SN archives]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Luani_n.jpg?itok=oHYhFYmz "Now a safety with the WSU Cougars, Shalom Luani is pictured here in an action shot when he played in high school as a Vikings all-purpose football player. [SN archives]")
Washington State Cougars star safety and former Faga’itua Vikings Shalom Luani is being blown all over social media with the latest story about Luani not facing charges from a fight in a Pullman Domino’s Pizza on August 24, of this year, in Washington state. The Seattle Times reported that Shalom...
As a result of fish-supply shortages, StarKist Co. has confirmed that its StarKist Samoa operation in American Samoa will shut down for one week next month.
Samoa News learned Monday from some StarKist Samoa cannery workers of the shutdown starting Oct. 10 — right after the White Sunday holiday —...
![This Sept. 26 photo, taken on a cell phone by an ASCC student, shows what looks like the remains of a dead lizard in a plate of food the student claims was purchased from a fast food restaurant across from the college. DoH responded to the student’s complaint by conducting a health inspection of the restaurant’s premises, yesterday. [courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/lizard%202.jpg?itok=Sl8iJWYD "This Sept. 26 photo, taken on a cell phone by an ASCC student, shows what looks like the remains of a dead lizard in a plate of food the student claims was purchased from a fast food restaurant across from the college. DoH responded to the student’s complaint by conducting a health inspection of the restaurant’s premises, yesterday. [courtesy photo]")
An American Samoa Community College student, who claims to have found a dead ‘lizard’ in a plate of food that he was already eating and had purchased Monday from a fast food place is hopeful that Department of Health will take his take concerns seriously.
On the other hand, Health Department offers...
The Fono has approved concurrent resolutions expressing gratitude and appreciation of the government and people of American Samoa to Bank of Hawai’i chairman and chief executive officer Peter S. Ho and the bank’s parent company Bank of Hawaii Corporation.
However, Sen Galeai Tu’ufuli told his...
A male inmate passed away over the weekend and there are already various unconfirmed reports as to the cause of death, but Police Commissioner Save Liuato Tuitele says they do not suspect foul play.
When asked yesterday, the Police Commissioner confirmed that a male inmate passed away Sunday inside...
Privatizing ocean transportation service for the Manu’a islands was raised during a House Transportation Committee hearing where Port Administration deputy director Christopher King and ASG Shipyard Service Authority chief executive officer Moefa’auo William Emmsley were witnesses to discuss ASG...
![[courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/lolo%20and%20fish.jpg?itok=xZJR7Gl4 "[courtesy photo]")
The people of American Samoa are being credited with the successful September 10th Fishermen’s Day that saw crowds of local residents gathering at the fresh fish market stand before it opened at 6a.m.
“The crowd grew bigger and there was a buzz as people shuffled to see the fresh fish from one...
In an email to Bluesky employees, leaked to Samoa News, the CEO of Amper SA (Amper), Jaime Espinosa announced the signing of “the Sale and Purchase Agreement between Amalgamated Telecom Holdings ("ATH") and the Amper Group by which
Amper sells all its Telecom Businesses in South Pacific to "ATH"....