UH Manoa
Honolulu, HAWAII — Ministers and their wives from various Samoan Methodist Churches in Hawaii presented donations of food and monetary gifts to students from American Samoa at UH Manoa and Chaminade University, who are unable to return home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Students from American Samoa...
Nadi, FIJI — The Pacific RANET Working Group in collaboration with the Fiji Meteorological Service (FMS) is commencing training January 7-11, 2019 at the FMS headquarters in Namaka, Nadi.
Mr. Randall Fitisone is representing American Samoa on behalf of the AS Department of Homeland Security. ...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In July, 2015, Congresswoman Aumua Amata announced a substantial $2.3 million grant from the US Department of Education (USDOE) to the Territory of American Samoa. At the time, Aumua said, “It is crucial that we do all we can to prepare our young people for the future...

![Students from American Samoa include: Gauula Moemoe (Atu’u, AS); Tia Sagapolu (Kaimuki, HI); Nate Kwon (Petesa Uta, AS); Ielu Acosta (Petesa Uta, AS); Jemima Nafatali (Lauli’I, AS); Frantacia Mauigoa (Aua, AS); Kiso Skelton (Pago Pago, AS); H. Gingerlei Porter (Auasi, AS) [courtesy photo] Students from American Samoa include: Gauula Moemoe (Atu’u, AS); Tia Sagapolu (Kaimuki, HI); Nate Kwon (Petesa Uta, AS); Ielu Acosta (Petesa Uta, AS); Jemima Nafatali (Lauli’I, AS); Frantacia Mauigoa (Aua, AS); Kiso Skelton (Pago Pago, AS); H. Gingerlei Porter (Auasi, AS)](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/uhmanoa_and_chaminade_students_from_am_samoa.jpg?itok=cPW0htPE)
![Participants at the training for weather information emergency managers in Nadi, Fiji taking place this week. A total of 16 trainees from various regional National Meteorological Services (NMSs) and Disaster Management Offices including American Samoa, Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu are in attendance. [courtesy photo] Participants at the training for weather information emergency managers](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/weather_training_group_2029.jpg?itok=R2NI0Isk)
![On July 2, 2018 — last week Monday — 29 ECE Head Start teachers, who have completed the required University of Hawaii Early Childhood courses to earn the equivalent of the Child Development Associate Credential and are now qualified as ECE Center Assistant Teachers, were awarded their certificates by UH Manoa Principal Investigators, Dr. Deborah Zuercher and Laura Laolagi. [Courtesy photo] 29 ECE Head Start teachers](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ece_head_start_course_completion_cropped.jpg?itok=cg95GEK-)