Regional
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa: The year was barely two weeks old before the first ructions of discontent started in Samoa's Parliament.
A split in the country's FAST Party in January saw then-prime minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa remove FAST Party chairman La'aulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt and...
Samoana High School graduate Dean Briski, a consistent UH Offensive Line star, dominates Cal's Outside Linebacker, Jayden Wayne in the Hawaii Bowl's 2nd Quarter. The University of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors defeated the Cal Bears, 35-31 in an amazing come from behind victory, overcoming a 21 point...
Apia, SAMOA — (December 22, 2025) After more than a year of waiting for compensation following the sinking of the New Zealand Navy vessel HMNZS Manawanui off the southern coast of Upolu, Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Schmidt has confirmed that the New Zealand Government’s 10...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Concerns are being raised that the New Zealand government has shortchanged Samoa since HMNZS Manawanui sank off the south coast of Upolu last year.
Letters released under the Official Information Act show the Samoa government has agreed it will not seek further...
HONOLULU — On the second day on Wednesdday of its 205th meeting, the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council advanced key actions to strengthen monitoring, improve at-sea communications and support U.S. Pacific territories in international tuna negotiations.
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — More than a year after the New Zealand navy vessel HMNZS Manawanui sank off the south coast of Samoa's island of Upolu, affected locals have yet to be compensated.
Information showing a compensation payment from the New Zealand government to the Samoa government of SAT$...
HONOLULU — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council this week took another step toward restoring sustainable commercial fishing in waters within several Pacific marine national monuments, considered pristine when they were established. The Council directed its staff to continue...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The holidays bring changes in routine that can increase the risk of accidental poison exposures in the home.
Keep kids safe this holiday season, keep by securing medicines, cleaners, alcohol, and small batteries (especially button batteries in toys) in locked cabinets or...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Pacific leaders have condemned the deadly terrorist attack on a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney that killed at least 15 people and left dozens injured.
It is the deadliest mass shooting in Australia since the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, and terror...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Pacific Community of Alaska is calling on Governor Mike Dunleavy to reconsider the state’s criminal prosecution of eleven American Samoan residents of Whittier who have been charged with “voter misconduct” and other offenses after they say they were told by...