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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After two days of travel, Hokulea and Hikianalia are now docked in Hilo.
The voyaging canoes were welcomed by the community and hula halau near the Grand Naniloa Hotel.
They set sail from Oahu early Monday morning and stopped in Kawaihae, 35 miles north of Kailua-Kona....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Journalists Association of Samoa (JAWS) wants the country to repeal its criminal libel laws.
This comes after the association's president, a veteran Samoan journalist Lagi Keresoma, was charged by police under the law on Sunday.
Keresoma, a senior journalist for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Always one to surprise with his ventures, Tupai Bruno Royale is set to launch a first for the region.
Located on a four-acre site formerly home to Fiafia Park in Tafaigata, the new development is split between a two-acre water park and a two-acre manual adventure park...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A private hospital in Fiji is promising "state of the art care" for medical tourists worldwide, and right now it has its eyes set on New Zealand.
Pacific Specialist Healthcare (PSH) chief executive Parvish Kumar said that his hospital is now accepting referrals for Kiwi...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The President of the Journalists Association of Samoa (JAWS) Lagi Keresoma is facing one count of defamation relating to an article she wrote on May 1, where she reported a former police officer was seeking assistance from the Head of State to help withdraw charges...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoan children as young as six are being adopted overseas and being made to work as house slaves, suffering threats, beatings and rape.
Kris Teikamata — a social worker at a community agency — spoke about the harrowing cases she encountered in her work, from 2019 to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Special guests invited for Samoa’s 63rd Independence celebration are American Samoa Governor, Pulaali’i Nikolau Pula and Ulu o Toelau, Esera Fofo Tuisano. The independence commemoration starts on Sunday, June 1, with a church service at the Mulivai Cathedral led by the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Pacific islands Forum Review of the Regional Architecture, which began in 2024, is a strategic undertaking to ensure that the Pacific’s regional system is responsive and fit for purpose to implement the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific continent.
Done in 4 phases,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — UN Women has appointed Ms. Alison Davidian as the new Representative for its Fiji Multi-Country Office (MCO), which supports 14 Pacific Island countries in advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Ms. Davidian brings extensive experience in international...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa Police will not prosecute the case against a woman who alleges Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa is connected to the high profile murder of academic and writer Dr. Caroline Sinavaiana Gabbard in May 2024.
Instead, the case will be prosecuted by the Attorney...