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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On Tuesday, the U.S. House passed the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, H.R. 1968, which extends current discretionary spending levels for the rest of the fiscal year, over six months. It funds core government services, boosts Defense funding...
WASHINGTON — The governors of the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Guam have discussed about the possibility of eventually becoming the 51st state of the United States.
During a moment of levity before the recent Interagency Group on Insular Areas (IGIA) in Washington, CNMI's...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — According to the AP, as of yesterday afternoon the Education Department had begun to lay off over 1,300 of its employees as part of an effort to halve the organization’s staff — a prelude to President Donald Trump’s plan to dismantle the agency.
Samoa News should point...
Apia, SAMOA — The third recent power outage on the main island of Upolu was triggered while linesmen were carrying out clearance work on Tuesday.
Power supplies to residents and businesses were disrupted throughout Monday and Tuesday as workers cleared up debris that caused extensive damage to...
Honolulu, HAWAII — The Polynesian Voyaging Society's sailing canoe Hokulea arrived at Magic Island in Honolulu on Saturday, June 17, 2017. No modern navigation instrumentation guided the Polynesian voyaging canoe as it followed the horizon during a three-year journey around the globe.
It has...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In an effort to enhance disaster response and management capabilities, the Nevada National Guard (NVNG) is initiating a Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) between the Samoa Disaster Management Office (DMO) and the Nevada Division of Emergency Management (DEM) agency....
Honolulu, HAWAII — Honolulu police have arrested a woman in connection with the 2023 death of her 11-year-old adoptive daughter, according to reports in Hawaii News Now.
On Dec. 22, 2023, first responders were called to a home in Laie where they found Azaeliyah Pili-Ah You lying unresponsive with...
Honolulu, HAWAII — Children ages two to eight years across 11 Pacific jurisdictions (Alaska, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawai'i, Marshall Islands, and Palau) are not meeting daily recommended intakes for key micronutrients,...
Apia, SAMOA — Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa remains the leader of the government after surviving a second vote of no-confidence vote in two weeks.
The motion of no-confidence was moved by the chair and leader of the Fa’atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) Party La’auli Leuatea Schmidt.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — This past Thursday University of Hawaii President Wendy Hensel announced that the UH Foundation is working to raise funding for graduate students amid the Trump administration’s recent federal fund freeze.
The UH foundation launched its Graduate Student Success Fund as a...