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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Congratulating Micah Damien Vaofanua on his successful completion of the 2026 National History Academy in Middleburg, Virginia.
Representing both Tafuna High School and American Samoa, Micah participated in an immersive summer program that brought together students from...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Port Administration American Samoa (PAAS) is providing an update regarding the runway excursion on Tuesday, July 28, 2026 involving Samoa Airways Twin Otter (5W-FAY) Flight 990, at Fitiuta Airport, Manu’a Islands.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa's inflation rate continues to rise, and this 2nd quarter comprising April through June 2026 is now at 2.3%. The quarterly percentage change is also recorded at an increase of 3.2%. The Transportation Group is still in the highest expenditure category both...
Pago Pago AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa Team Coral Reef Advisory Group and Marine and Wildlife staffers at the U.S. Coral Reef at the 51st U.S. Coral Reef Task Force meeting held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Anchored by the theme “Restoring Reefs, Sustaining Resources: Protecting U.S. Ocean Wealth...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — U.S. Ambassador Jared Novelly officially presented his credentials to the Samoa Head of State, Afioga Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II, as he began his tenure as the U.S. Ambassador to Samoa.
During his visit, Ambassador Novelly reaffirmed the United States'...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Pepeae (Papilio godeffroyi), the endemic Samoan swallowtail butterfly is one of Tutuila’s rarest forest treasures and a symbol of island resilience.
Once widespread across Samoa, it now survives only in American Samoa’s native rainforests, closely tied to its host plant...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Apple has officially launched Apple Upgrade, a leasing program that lets customers pay monthly for an iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Watch instead of buying the device outright. The program went live this week on Apple’s website in partnership with Klarna, replacing the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Lewis Joel Wolman passed away peacefully at home in Boulder, Colorado, on Saturday, July 25, 2026, with his family by his side.
Lewis was born November 20, 1957, in Madison, Wisconsin, to Joseph "Murphy" Martin Wolman and Anne Wolman. The youngest of 5 siblings, he grew...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A routine inter‑island flight turned into a runway incident yesterday morning when a Samoa Airways Twin Otter veered off course while landing at Fitiuta Airport in Manu‘a. Authorities say the aircraft left the runway shortly after touchdown, prompting an immediate...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa’s NOAA Hollings and EPP/MSI Scholars traveled to Washington, D.C. to present their summer research at the NOAA Education Science and Education Symposium.
Talofa Fe’a (EPP/MSI) presented her work on understanding Ciguatera in American Samoa for which she...