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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga, and a delegation from American Samoa met with Dr. Aaron J. Sala, director of the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture (FestPAC) on Feb. 18, 2024 in Honolulu where they addressed key topics including programming, transportation, and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US-EPA) announced on Tuesday nearly $23 million ($22,787,000) from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for American Samoa drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades.
The funding is part of a $5.8 billion...
Washington, D.C. — Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga, members of his administration, and Congresswoman Amata engaged with several Biden Administration officials prior to the Interior Department’s IGIA conference.
First, Governor Lemanu and Congresswoman Amata met with Department of Commerce Assistant...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Leone High School NOAA Planet Stewards and the local non-profit organization Fatoata had the opportunity to clear invasive Lusina in the village of Leone.
This opportunity was made available by Fofo Senator Olo Uluau Letuli and Haili Ripley who permitted the stewards to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The administration bill which appropriates the sum of $3,100,000 from unbudgeted, unobligated and unexpended revenues from Fiscal Year 2022 to supplement the Fiscal Year 2024, was passed in third reading by the Senate last Friday with one amendment.
This amendment...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On January 20, 2024, at around midnight, a woman called the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) and reported that she heard a gun being discharged around her home.
The suspect was arrested and charged with the following:
Count 1: Assault in the First Degree — a class A felony...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On January 13, 2024, Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) received a call from a female reporting her uncle had allegedly assaulted her.
The defendant was arrested and later charged with the following:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance — a class C misdemeanor punishable by...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga, along with a delegation of key ASG officials, convened with representatives from the US Army Corps of Engineers to review the challenges surrounding permit acquisition for seawall projects and strategies to mitigate project delays.
The meeting...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S. Census Bureau released 2020 Island Areas Censuses Detailed Cross Tabulations for American Samoa on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. The data collected during the 2020 census-taking counted American Samoa’s population as 49,719 — a number the local administration...
WASHINGTON — Because of their unique climate and location, Island Areas are at increased risk for severe weather, including tropical storms, typhoons and hurricanes – and that’s a major reason residents moved from 2015 to 2020.
Between 2015 and 2020, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)...