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Honolulu, HAWAII — At the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council’s meeting last week, the Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) reviewed and discussed options for modifying Guam's bottomfish rebuilding plan, focusing on balancing sustainable fishing opportunities with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After an eight-year hiatus, the Magic Circus of Samoa is set to dazzle audiences in American Samoa once again starting this Thursday!
Kicking off the first leg of their latest world tour, the best live show in the Pacific promises to once again enchant people of all ages...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa’s Basic Food Index (BFI) for August rose by 1.2% with nine foods driving the increase. Good news, however, is that some local favorites, including mayo and corned beef took a downward slide.
The is BFI a monthly rapid assessment of basic food items, to...
Honolulu, HAWAII — At its 199th meeting in June, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) members lamented the influx of foreign- caught fish flooding U.S. markets, undermining local fishermen. This issue affects not only Hawai‘i but also U.S. territories, where local fisheries struggle with...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Ed Case (D) Hawaii joined Congressional delegates from Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa in a letter to U.S. Small Business Administration administrator Isabel Guzman calling for enhanced budgeting and staffing for SBA’s Hawaii District Office.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In May, the United States Department of Justice took action in a letter to Congress in which it committed to “not rely on or seek to extend the doctrine of territorial incorporation established by the Insular Cases.”
Now, the Department has issued formal guidance related...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In what has become a tradition at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC), early in each spring and fall semester the ASCC-based Alpha Epsilon Mu chapter of the nation-wide Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society holds its induction ceremony for new members. The PTK...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has proposed listing 10 giant clam species as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
This proposal follows lengthy discussion after a 2016 petition. NMFS’s status review suggests listing five species...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Fono passed the ASG budget bill for FY 2025 totaling $733.6 million yesterday with amendments from both chambers that didn’t increase the budget but reallocated funds to areas that each chamber believed were necessary.
The House of Representatives unanimously passed...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate approved in its final reading yesterday, a bill introduced by Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean, which reduces the term of the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) from six years to four years.
Attorney General Fainuulelei Alailima-Utu, who testified on the bill...