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(Excerpts from an article originally written and published by the National Samoan Chiefs Council – Nuʻu o Matai as part of its Samoan Heritage Celebration City Hall Highlights series. Story reprinted with photo from the original feature that was posted on the Manu'atele Community Worldwide website...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The administration’s proposal to impose a 12‑month moratorium on the special provision of American Samoa’s Immigration Law has moved one step closer to enactment, following decisive action in the Senate late last week. Senators approved the bill in final reading on...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Lack of clearly marked crosswalks continues to be a safety issue in the territory, especially for Lupelele Elementary, which has made House Representative (faipule) Fagaima Larry Sanitoa follow up on his request made in 2015 for a raised crosswalk or other safety and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On July 13, 2026, an individual contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) and reported a burglary at O&O Inc. in Nuuuli.
The suspect reportedly fled the scene and remains at large but was later charged with:
Count 1: Burglary in the Second Degree, a class C...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On July 14, 2026, a woman contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) and reported that a man allegedly assaulted her cousin in front of a store in Nu’uuli, injuring the victim.
The suspect fled the scene but was later charged with Count 1: Assault in the Third Degree (...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Concerns raised by House Representatives (faipule) about restaurants and businesses reopening after repeated health‑safety violations backfired on the Fono when a senior Department of Health (DOH) official revealed that most of these re-openings were ordered by senators...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate’s confirmation vote for five nominees to the Immigration Board has been put on hold by Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean, who is seeking clarification from the Pula‑Pulu administration on whether members of the Fono should continue serving on the Board....
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata accepted an invite from her House classmate, Chairman Brian Babbin, who leads the Committee on Science, Space and Technology, to take part in a series of discussions in a bipartisan Congressional Delegation to several nations over the weekend at the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — President Trump has issued a new executive order targeting birthright citizenship, which, among other things, focuses on the question of citizenship for anyone “born in a territory … of the United States.” It specifically targets anyone born in a territory “where...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — "Don't Mine the Moana" is a powerful rallying cry and peaceful protest movement led by Indigenous Pacific Islanders, environmental groups like Greenpeace, and organizations such as Finafinau.
They are fighting against commercial deep-sea mining across the Pacific Ocean...