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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Senators learned on Wednesday that the $10 million in interest earnings from the American Samoa ARPA Fund is currently being invested in the United Arab Emirates, according to testimony before the Senate Government Operations Committee.
The disclosure came from Brett...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On August 27, 2026, a man walked into the Fagatogo Central Police Station (FPS) and reported an alleged altercation involving a bus driver, identified as Laolao Taiai.
The suspect was later arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Public Peace Disturbance, a class B...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Faipule Fagaima Larry Sanitoa is asking Governor Pulaali’i N. Pula to reallocate a portion of the ARPA funds earmarked for the EOB project to complete Tafuna High School Gymnasium that has been in renovation over the past year.
In a letter, dated September 8, 2026,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Tennis Association (ASTA) is proud to announce that junior tennis player Kalianna Joseph has been selected to represent Pacific Oceania on the 12U Girls Team at the 2026 Asian Tennis Federation (ATF) Intercontinental Event, taking place October 10 –...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) groups have taken the United States federal government to court over its controversial plan to open more than 67 million acres of ocean around the Marianas to potential deep-sea mining.
Our Commonwealth 670 and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Fa'afetai lava and Mahalo Nui Loa! For forty-five years, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UH Mānoa) College of Education's School of Teacher Education (STE) has had the honor of partnering with the American Samoa Department of Education (ASDOE) to support and certify...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Joint Fono budget hearings and Senate committee hearings on concerns that senators have on specific government spending of ASG money are being held within the same timeframe — with the Senate hearing, if scheduled, held in the morning and the Joint Budget hearing(s)...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Local absentee voting got underway on Monday, September 7, 2026, in order to provide assistance to voters who might be traveling during this period and thus may not be able to cast their ballots in the Midterm Election scheduled for November 3, 2026.
To better serve the...
Pagp Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On the margins of the 55th Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders’ Meeting, the American Samoa Delegation attended a private dinner and strategic roundtable hosted by the Deputy Secretary of State, Christopher Landau. The working session initiated dialogue on aligning...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On August 25, 2026, a woman contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) and reported that her niece was allegedly assaulted by a woman at the Church of Latter Day Saints chapel located in Puapua.
The suspect, later identified as Imelda Aiono was charged with:
Count 1:...