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Manu'a islands

MV Manuatele
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The MV Manuatele is set to resume ocean transportation for the Manu’a island group after beeing dry-docked for repairs; while the U.S Department of Transportation (USDOT) has granted a cabotage waiver for Samoa Airways to continue providing American Samoa’s intra-flights...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu P. S Mauga and First Lady Ella Mauga welcomed Manu’a students to the Governor’s Residence — known as Maugaoalii. AS-DOE director, Talauega Asaeli and faculty members from the Manu’a Islands escorted the students during the special visit on Dec 16, 2022....
Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Government has confirmed the recent seismographic activities are not primarily caused by the Vailulu'u seamount, American Samoa's most active submarine volcano, this according to scientists and NOAA researchers. However, they do not rule out that the...
USGS VOLCANO LOGO
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga and a team of directors left Monday morning for Manu’a to conduct a site visit of the islands, in order to check out the reports of volcano activity. The team was expected to return to Tutuila later in the day, yesterday. This was confirmed...
Manu'a Islands map
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Issued yesterday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said an earthquake swarm is occurring in the Manuʻa islands of American Samoa. These earthquakes are most likely related to either Taʻū volcano or the nearby submarine Vailuluʻu volcano. Experts continue to...
Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Manu’a island group is no longer COVID-free, after the Health Department recorded six COVID-19 cases at Faleasao village on Ta’u island. And the positive cases prompted the local Education Department to issue a notice that schools on Ta’u island return to virtual...
VAX team in Manu'a
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At Monday’s virtual news conference, Health director Motusa Tuileapa Nua said DoH’s plan for vaccinations in Manu’a continues to move forward, but the department “hasn’t had the opportunity to provide testing in Manu’a” where there’s no reported COVID-19 cases. He also...
Man in a tide pool in Fitiuta, Manu'a
Social Distancing in Manu'a is turquoise blue saltwater pools on lava rocks off the coast of Fitiuta. Isn’t that heaven? [photo: Manu’atele Community Worldwide]  
Code Red logo
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During a Zoom session news conference on Tuesday, Health director Motusa Tuileama Nua said that for right now, only emergency flights are operating to the Manu’a island group and the agency will continue to assess the health situation there. He also said that they are...
MV Manu’atele offloading
MV Manu’atele offloading off shore at Ta’ū on Feb. 21. Later that day Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga declared the territory under Code Red after community spread of COVID-19 was detected. With the Manu’atele arriving just before the Code Red alert went into effect, residents in Manu’a have posted on...

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