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Washington, D.C. — House of Representives passed three bills addressing various Veterans’ issues that originated in the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee. Committee Vice Chairman Uifa’atali Amata is a cosponsor of the bipartisan Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act of 2023 (Dole Act), H.R. 542, sponsored...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The inauguration of the UH-American Samoa Campus facility took place last week in the territory. The event featured a ribbon cutting and celebration dinner to mark the 45-year education partnership between the University of Hawaii (UH) and American Samoa.
The blessing...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Medicaid State Agency has been awarded $4.2 million at a 100% Federal Matching Assistance Percentage (FMAP) from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to plan, develop and adopt an Eligibility and Enrollment (E&E) system and a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Department of Education (ASDOE) has announced the winners of the 36th annual American Samoa Science Symposium, a STEAM-related competition for high school students, held on November 30th at the Department of Youth and Women’s Affairs Conference Room in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 20th Regular Session of the Western & Central Pacific Fisheries Commission is meeting Dec. 4-8 in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Attending for Am Samoa is Director of the Dept. of Marine & Wildlife Resources (DMWR) Taotasi Archie Soliai.
Twenty-six member countries...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On November 17, 2023, a 66-year-old grandfather was arrested and charged with a class D felony crime of Child Abuse punishable by a term of imprisonment of up to five years, a fine up to $5,000.00, or both, for hitting his grandson with a pipe.
Bail for defendant was set...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa’s annual holiday music festival opened this past Sunday, Dec. 4 at the Veterans Memorial in Tafuna.
The American Samoa Council on Arts, Culture and Humanities annual event will continue throughout the week with added attractions this year. In a press...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG and the Territorial Administration on Aging (TAOA), brought together senior citizens and elderly members of the community this past Friday for a day filled with gratitude, recognition, and joy.
In the packed DWYA Gym in Tafuna, the annual event included various dance...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On October 28, 2023 at 02:08 AM, a fight broke out at the Bowling Alley Flames Bar in Tafuna, where 3 men allege that they were assaulted by the Flames security detail and their employer. When officers responded to the call at the Flames Bar, they observed an individual...
Honolulu, HAWAII — Alaska Airlines’ $1.9 billion deal to buy Hawaiian Airlines – an announcement that Hawaiian CEO Peter Ingram described on Sunday as the biggest in the island carrier’s history – started to take shape in January, as leadership at Alaska was exploring ways to boost growth over the...