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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Samoan man in Hawaii, who pled guilty at the federal court in Honolulu to the theft of public money as well as passport fraud is seeking time-served in custody when he is sentenced next month, according to the defense’s sentencing memorandum filed last Friday in court...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Chief Election Officer, Uiagalelei Lealofi, has officially “certified as candidates” four individuals in the Sept. 12, Special Election for Representative District No. 1, Manu’a. And Uiagalelei also provided a new update on the start of local absentee voting — which...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A jump in price for ten food items — led by imported taro — contributed to the 1.9% increase in the Basic Food Index (BFI) for July 2023, according to the BFI report released this week by the Commerce Department’s Statistics & Analysis Division.
DOC had reported last...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu P. S. Mauga and U.S. Department of Commerce- NOAA representatives took a step last week towards addressing concerns and fostering collaboration between the federal agency and American Samoa over the proposed Pacific Remote Islands National Marine...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A StarKist Samoa employee has been discharged from the LBJ hospital after treatment following an incident at her work place on Wednesday afternoon July 9, 2023. Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr. Maria Gayapa in a brief response during a phone call from Samoa News...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Fono’s review of the government’s proposed budget of more than $664 million for the new fiscal year 2024 — which commences on Oct. 01, 2023 — is set for later this month and it will be a joint budget hearing of both the Senate and House Budget and Appropriations...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Health Department is launching next week Monday, Aug. 14 through Sept. 22 — the fourth round of Mass Drug Administration to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) in American Samoa — which the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says, “is the last...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Samoan community in the state of Hawaii was on full display as the 2023 Samoan Heritage Festival kicked off with a spectacular opening ceremony at Ke'ehi Lagoon Park on July 29, 2023, bringing together families and communities to witness different aspects of the...
Honolulu, HAWAII — If you are looking for a loved one who may have been impacted by the wildfires on Maui, the Red Cross has resources for you.
Anyone looking for elderly loved ones or those with serious medical or mental vulnerabilities can call 1-800-RED CROSS to open an Emergency Welfare Inquiry...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — There will be a new addition in the Feleti Barstow Library’s Pacific Islands Authors category today, thanks to the reigning Miss Samoa, the beautiful Haylanni Pearl Mataupu Kuruppu.
Ms Kuruppu arrived on island yesterday morning to launch her book entitled “Haylanni —...