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Andersons Bay, NEW ZEALAND — A man has captured two octopuses with his bare hands from waters on New Zealand's South Island.
Samoan tourist Seleselelimalelei Lavea was spending time with his family in Dunedin, when they headed down to Andersons Bay Inlet.
It was there the two octopuses were...
Beaverton, OREGON — A police K-9 tracked down a suspect who is accused of going into a woman’s apartment in Beaverton, Oregon and exposing himself as she slept, police officials said.
K-9 Malietoa (or ‘Toa, for short) is named for the Samoan word for “brave warrior.”
Toa lived up to his name on...
Apia, SAMOA — Magic Circus of Samoa ring master, Tupa’i Bruno Royale has a retirement plan in Samoa.
He told the Samoa Observer of his interest in establishing an amusement park to be known as the Samoa Safari Park.
“I have discussed with the Prime Minister of Samoa, Tuilaepa Sa’ilele...
CHICAGO — Activists demonstrated again Monday over a controversial restaurant chain headquartered in Chicago.
Protesters marched in front of the corporate headquarters of Aloha Poke company following reports that the restaurant company had sent cease and desist letters to Hawaiian-owned shops that...
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoan nurse who has been charged in relation to the deaths of two babies who died soon after a vaccination has been released on bail.
The nurse, who has not been named, was due to appear in court yesterday after last week being charged with manslaughter, conspiracy to defeat the...
Apia, SAMOA — Police in Samoa have filed a manslaughter charge against a nurse over the death of two babies last month after they received the MMR vaccine.
The nurse has already been charged with conspiracy to defeat the course of justice and negligence.
RNZ Pacific understands police filed the...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) -A Hawaiian Airlines flight was diverted Saturday afternoon after an incident on board.
The airline says Flight 42 from Maui to San Francisco was in the air for two to three hours in the air before being diverted due to reports of an unruly passenger.
According to...
Apia, SAMOA — The Essence of a Tamaitai Samoa or Samoan Lady is the theme for this year’s Miss Samoa 2018 pageant.
Nine contestants have entered for this year’s competition, to capture and celebrate the many unique aspects of a Tamaitai Samoa.
And they are Miss CCK - Georgina Mulipola, Miss Le...
Apia, SAMOA —A man who stabbed his wife with a screwdriver ten times in public, while their children looked on, has been jailed for two years and six months.
Supreme Court Justice, Tafaoimalo Leilani Tuala-Warren, issued a suppression order prohibiting the publication of the names and details of...
Apia, SAMOA — The Nurses Association of Samoa has questioned the decision of the Ministry of Police to charge a nurse over the deaths of two toddlers in Savai’i when the findings of a postmortem are yet to be made known.
The Nurses Association president, Solialofi Papalii, told the Samoa Observer...