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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sitting in a bare room inside Tonga's only prison, wearing a traditional Tongan short-sleeve shirt, the former drug trafficker is not the image of deep-rooted criminality you'd expect.
For one, he's at retirement age and the soft-spoken 67-year-old grandfather was still...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — King Tuheitia's youngest child and only daughter has been named as the eighth Māori monarch in a ceremony at Tuurangawaewae marae.
Tekau-maa-rua, the Kiingitanga advisory council, chose 27-year-old Kuini Nga wai hono i te po to succeed her father.
Thousands of mourners...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In an exciting development for the Samoan literary community, the country is set to launch its first 10-book bilingual series for children at the end of September.
This ground-breaking initiative is called Tatou Faitau or Let’s Read, and it was initiated by Asia...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Award-winning Hawaii Recording Artist Teresa Bright passed away Sunday at the age of 64.
Bright, who was of Samoan descent, grew up on the Windward side of Oahu on Kaneohe Bay and attended the University of Hawaii.
She won her first Na Hoku Hanohano award with Steve Mai’...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa is grappling with the implications of a recent mongoose sighting, with no updates yet on how this invasive species entered the country.
Senior officials from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) DEC division confirmed that efforts are still...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is continuing its long-term planning exploring opportunities for offshore wind energy including expanding it to U.S. territories. After opening the U.S. West Coast and Gulf Coast for the first lease auctions, BOEM’s long-term plan...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In the year since the Maui wildfires, Lahaina’s famous banyan tree has been portrayed as a sign of the town’s resilience and strength.
But also during that time, Hawaii News Now is reporting that sentiment grew against the tree as a symbol of Lahaina.
The 151-year-old...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Homeboy surfer Kauli Vaast, 22, who is the first French and Polynesian to win a gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics, was welcomed at the weekend as a hero.
Hundreds of supporters had massed on Friday evening (Thursday Tahiti time) to give him a fully-fledged welcome,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has met with the Governor of the Yunnan Province, Wang Yubo, while on his trip to China.
The Fiji government said Rabuka and Wang Yubo explored opportunities for cooperation in areas of mutual interest.
Rabuka said Fiji could learn a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The United States' plans to expand and bolster its military prowess in Guam has gripped the undivided attention of geopolitical observers, as the leader of the Western world tries to solidify its defenses against perceived hostility from its enemies.
But for ordinary...