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Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's former Head of State, Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi, has blasted statements made by the Prime Minister as being rude and ridiculing of the framers of the country's Constitution.
Last week Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi told Parliament amendments his government proposed aimed to...
Honolulu, HAWAII — Hawaii State senators on Friday saw firsthand the efforts to try to discourage tourists from breaking quarantine.
The group toured Honolulu’s airport one day after grilling the deputy director of the Transportation Department about not doing enough to keep visitors inside their...
Apia SAMOA — Samoa's restrictions around Covid-19 safety measures have been eased with schools to re-open next week and church services permitted from Sunday.
However there are conditions with students to remain two metres apart in class and churches only allowed one Sunday service.
Samoa is the...
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) — Coronavirus has put a pause on Zippy’s plans to expand to Las Vegas.
Zippy’s said this week they do still plan to open in Sin City after making significant investments, but it’ll just take a bit longer.
Property has already been purchased and a construction...
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — An Auckland woman was "shocked" to find passengers seated closer than two meters together on a recent Air New Zealand flight, describing the lack of adherence to general physical distancing rules as "extraordinary".
A spokesperson for Air New Zealand, however, said the...
Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA — No other group in California is dying from the coronavirus at a higher rate than Pacific Islanders — a painful statistic that's shaking up tight-knit communities of Samoans, Tongans and Native Hawaiians up and down the state.
And no other hub has been worse-hit than Los...
HONOLULU — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020-2021 US Pacific Territories Fishery Capacity-Building Scholarship. The scholarships are offered annually to college students with close connections to American Samoa, Guam and the...
Honolulu, HAWAII — Two new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed Tuesday in Maui County, including the first diagnosis of a Lanai resident.
The Lanai resident was exposed on Maui and “will be remaining on Maui Island for the interim,” state Department of Health officials said in its daily online report...
Apia, SAMOA — A disparity in the price of chicken between stores was felt by consumers this past weekend with some shops selling at $4.20, while another store set the price at $5.80 per kilogram.
As many in Samoa lost their jobs and sources of income due to the necessary COVID-19 state of emergency...
Honolulu, HAWAII — Two new COVID-19 fatalities were reported in Hawaii on Friday, bringing the state’s death toll from the virus to 14.
State Health Department officials said both of the patients were Oahu men over age 65.
Both of the men also had underlying health conditions, they said....