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Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is pleased to welcome notice of a health services grant providing maternal and child health care services.
“Thank you in particular to Dr. Anaise Uso for her work on grants like this one, and the medical care and services she and other professionals...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Many residents of Manu‘a are only now learning that they are collectively entitled to benefit from lease payments generated by businesses operating on the trust land in Atu‘u — property formally placed under a 1911 indenture by Paramount Chief Mauga Moimoi of Pago Pago....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Basic Food Index (BFI) for American Samoa has reported a monthly increase of 0.8% for July 2026.
A jump in price for ten food items, led by turkey tails contributed to the 0.8% increase, according to the BFI report released this week by the Commerce Department’s...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata congratulates Fatiatamai “Ma’i” Puapa’e Folau of Tafuna, American Samoa, on completing the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) Congressional Fellowship, and now serving as a Legislative Correspondent in the U.S. House...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Eighteen community-based environmental and cultural organizations from across all five territories have joined together in a Supreme Court filing urging that the U.S. Air Force be required to follow federal environmental and community engagement standards when making...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Soil & Water Conservation District, together with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, invites the public to attend the American Samoa Local Working Group meeting.
Join us Aug. 18, 10 a.m., at the Pago Plaza...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming an announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) that the American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency (CJPA) has been awarded two federal formula grants totaling $746,687 to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Port Administration American Samoa (PAAS) and Samoa Airways officials have launched a coordinated response and recovery operation following a runway deviation incident that occurred at Fitiuta Airport, Manu’a Islands on Tuesday, July 28, 2026.
No fatalities or major...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The administration bill sent to the Fono seeking a 12‑month moratorium on the Special Provision clause — a mechanism that has enabled employers to bring in foreign nationals outside the statutory limits set by immigration law — is not a new issue for consideration by the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Large Vessel Prohibited Area (LVPA) community meetings scheduled for August 6 and 7, 2026, have been postponed.
We remain committed to engaging with fishermen, families and island communities on this important issue.
New meeting dates will be announced...