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![The only technical school in the territory was represented last Friday at the Tauese P. F. Sunia Ocean Center during a telepresence event hosted by the crew of the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa. See story for full details. [photo: NMSAS]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/NVTHS%20kids.jpg?itok=3HubjYmY "The only technical school in the territory was represented last Friday at the Tauese P. F. Sunia Ocean Center during a telepresence event hosted by the crew of the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa. See story for full details. [photo: NMSAS]")
A live telepresence event featuring the crew from the NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer was held at the Tauese P.F. Sunia Ocean Center in Utulei last Friday. Close to 200 people of all ages were present, including students from Leone Midkiff Elementary, Matafao Elementary, Nu'uuli Vocational Technical...
![[SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Boats-for-Sale_2.jpg?itok=GQS_hNY9 "[SN file photo]")
While revenues for commercial landing of tuna species in American Samoa were down in 2015, revenues were at an all time high for the longline fishery, according to the 2015 Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) Report for Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region released this month...
![An old fautasi circa 1903, and a local new hi-tech fautasi built for speed — racing only. The former was built for war, cargo, passengers and racing. [Photos: American Samoa’s Historic Preservation Office archives, and Samoa News files]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/merged-fautasi.jpg?itok=1yEe81Ak "An old fautasi circa 1903, and a local new hi-tech fautasi built for speed — racing only. The former was built for war, cargo, passengers and racing. [Photos: American Samoa’s Historic Preservation Office archives, and Samoa News files]")
American Samoa’s Historic Preservation Officer, David J. Herdrich gave the Keynote at the 28th Annual Symposium on the Maritime Archaeology and History of Hawai’i and the Pacific on February 18th, 2017. This year’s theme was “Early Watercraft and Maps: Voyaging, Visualizing, and Revitalizing.”...
![Po Sagapolutele [Getty images]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Po-sagapolutele.jpg?itok=SmBy4GyK "Po Sagapolutele [Getty images]")
The widow of a former professional football player, who was born in American Samoa, has sued the National Football League (NFL) and the maker of football helmets, for an unspecified amount, which court documents say can be determined by a jury at trial.
Pio Sagapolutele was an American football...
![Public Defender Douglas Fiaui. [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Fiaui%200892_1.jpg?itok=hE4RGtDH "Public Defender Douglas Fiaui. [SN file photo]")
Public Defender Douglas Fiaui has called for a review of American Samoa’s “harsh” drug laws, saying that the trend in the country — the U.S. — is focused on treating narcotics addiction as a public health issue not a criminal justice issue.
He made the comment during his recent Senate confirmation...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Deputy Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs, Justin R. Clark, Senior White House Advisor Douglas W. Domenech, and Acting Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular Areas Nikolao I. Pula Jr. met Friday, Feb. 24, with Guam Governor Eddie Calvo, U.S. Virgin...
![Sen. Magalei Logovi’i [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Magalei%20Logovii_0419.jpg?itok=HJ9YdFvS "Sen. Magalei Logovi’i [SN file photo]")
Sen. Magalei Logovi’i has suggested that the Procurement Office seek a waiver from the US Department of Agriculture that would allow farmers to sell more pounds of their produce — especially taros and bananas — to the federally funded school lunch program, administered locally by the Department of...
![[photo: Leua Aiono Frost]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Overall%20winner%20science_0.jpg?itok=VQA9b1lv "[photo: Leua Aiono Frost]")
The Overall Winner of this year’s Territorial High School Science Fair Competition is Ms. Gabrielle Langkilde of Fa’asao Marist High School. She was excited and thankful to all who helped her prepare her project on the Crown of Thorns, that was presented last week, Thursday at the Gov. H. Rex Lee...
![In this Jan. 5, 2011 file photo, House Speaker John Boehner, second left, of Ohio participates in a ceremonial House swearing-in ceremony for Del. Eni H. Faleomavaega, third from right, D-American Samoa, on Capitol Hill in Washington. American Samoa’s longest serving non-voting delegate to the U.S House of Representatives Faleomavaega died Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, at age 73. [AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/AP%20photo%20Eni%20003.jpg?itok=d-pHqlgw "In this Jan. 5, 2011 file photo, House Speaker John Boehner, second left, of Ohio participates in a ceremonial House swearing-in ceremony for Del. Eni H. Faleomavaega, third from right, D-American Samoa, on Capitol Hill in Washington. American Samoa’s longest serving non-voting delegate to the U.S House of Representatives Faleomavaega died Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, at age 73. [AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File]")
US Rep. Elliot L. Engel has described his former congressional colleague, the late former Congressman Faleomavaega Eni as a “dedicated champion for his constituents” while StarKist Co., president and chief executive officer Andrew Choe says Faleomavaega was a “tremendous advocate for American Samoa...
![Health director Motusa Tuileama Nua [SN file photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Motusa%200198web.jpg?itok=aFO3HZiq "Health director Motusa Tuileama Nua [SN file photo]")
Although it still receives financial support from the World Health Organization, there has however been a decrease in the funding amount allocated for the local Health Department, says Health director Motusa Tuileama Nua, who faulted previous DOH leaders for the decline in WHO financial help for...