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Dear Editor:
PU! PU! PU! Moon Fish dissected as seen above and maybe later in Fagatogo; --- And then frozen into the proposed tank/freezer there, if you don’t sign that petition to stop it? --- What if the electricity goes off initiated by ASPA for the proposed “Frozen Fish Hotel” because ASG didn’t/doesn’t continue to pay her bills!

This might be the best bet to sign that Cold Storage Petition stopping it at the docks in Fagatogo and just sending those whole moon fish/and others to the Moon! (I know that wasn’t part of that petition.) But, then the idea of a Moon Shuttle to the Moon Colony would be a ‘think tank’ for more proposed grant dollars for shuttles back and forth to the Moon with US Tax Dollars to get those greatly highly frozen moon fish, maybe tuna, etc. frozen (because the climate is really great on the Moon for frozen fish), gone into storage and waiting for a trip back to the AS docks! Wouldn’t that be Grandiose on the part of ASG?

Gosh, anything is possible if no one is taking responsibility to sign the petition to stop this. Oh my – Where is Scotty from the Star Ship Enterprise of ‘Star Trek’ to shuttle one up to organize everything above and below? Scotty, please: “Beam That Person Up!” But, will that Person ever return? --- Moon Grant Dollars Gone into Infinity? What else is new?

Senator Lam Yuen;
I do not believe you understand. Your case was dismissed "without prejudice" which means it can be re-admitted into court at any time, until the statute of limitations is up.

(I believe) You & Itofele are GUILTY; just as Paul Salofa was convicted yesterday, in front of the SAME JUDGE you sat in front of (and said nothing).

Unfortunately Salofa only had a public defender (someone who defends the indigent, which Paul Salofa is NOT... more crimes).

I will keep you in my prayers and hope you will someday understand your perversion of your own culture within the "thieves in the night with their agenda" regime. You will understand as time passes, and you pass away. The answer is coming!

Fa'afetai Tele Lava!

It is with great pleasure knowing there are people like AFOA who cares and vision for the future benefits of AmSamoa. But where are the rest of the other candidates for Gov/Ltgov stands on this issue? Amata and Eni, how about you? Come out and declare your stand so we, the public will know where you are.

Fa'afetai tele Afoa for enlightening us with the issue. We need Visionary LEADERS like you...unselfish, honest, caring, reliable, etc, etc. !!!!!

Briefly it is bad enough with all container storage extending towrards Utulei side. The site were these container storage used to be a beautiful land mark called a centipede raw. I wished than the people of American Samoa made some noise like now against a fish storage. Fono members will have to smell stinky fish smell during their meeting I don't see any Faipule will vote for the project.

Demand their be an Environmental Impact Statement readily accessible to the public. Scrutinize its environmental, social, economic, cultural, and health impacts. Also, their assessment of alternative sites, which is standard practice for all EIS. Demand to see in the EIS or supplemental report the cost/benefits analysis to the public (not the company) of placing it at the proposed location. If their is no merit to it, challenge the decision in court. Check too if this DOC/PNRS/("marine water protecting") agency is consistent in their permit approving procedures and whether they have been genuine in sticking to their legislative and procedures mandates. Challenge the conflict of Meki Solomona being on the Territorial Planning Commission and giving input on this matter. This decision is writhing with conflict and total absence of concern for the public's interest.

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A typo in the web site name resulted in a bad link to Pago Pago Marine Charters. Can this please be corrected soonest?

http://www.pagopagomarinecharters.com/

I want to thank High CHief Afoa for your humble but profound approach in addressing this issue with the Governor as well as SK Management. As the Samoan saying goes.."E iloa lava le tamali'i i lana tautala ma ona uiga". I hope I phrased this correctly. It gets tiring reading confrontational letters whatever intentions it may be. They only produce unfavorable results. Fa'afetai i le uta ma le tofa i lau afioga.

In addition to pollution, filth, stench, and more, one of the biggest problem with the cold storage so close to offices, residential, and population areas is the noise these operations bring to the neighborhood. The ASPA area where the recent Star Kist cold storage facility was located was hell for nearby residents as the noise level from vehicles, metal fish storage bins, fish containers and simply facilities operations bring a whole new nuisance not yet discussed. Anyone who has not lived within 300 yards of a fish storage facility will never know and has no clue as to what this type of operation does to a quiet, clean neighborhood. Trust me. I grew up and still spend a lot of time in the neighborhood.

Do right by these people. If there is dishonest going-ons stop or pretty soon BLUE SKY might turn GREY.

Patience is one thing commentors that visit this site don't have. They expect news to be truth, therefore make assumptions that they themselves arrived at. When all the muddy water has cleared, one thing is clear, that their assumptions are not based on facts. So lets be patient and see how this case will turn out, and what judgement the courts will come up with. I recall a time in my near past when I was let go by a company. I filed for unemployment, but was denied, why, by my own doing! So before we put on the label, lets see the man's record and the reason for his dismissal. We heard his side, so lets hear the objective side of moral justice.