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We can easily tell a student's personality from his works - humble and talented...keep it up - God bless!
"O le Ua, e afua mai i Manu'a." These academics are gaining the credit for ancient knowledge. Manu'a has a special name for these corals. Does Mose remembers it?...No, but even if Mose did, Mose will not share it. FYI - long ago Mose spend close to 10 years combing the grounds and waters of Great Manu'a. That includes Olosega mamao and Muliava. For Stanford Scientist's - it's all in the reputation isn't it? We Natives are ignorant of our environments hah? Did you guys respect the indigenous data base? How many time have any of you sat down with our Elders living in Manu'a with respect and inquire the ancient knowledge? You've used the cover of that UNWELCOME NPS to violate our sacred grounds.
Be happy Lemanu, that's a good sign from above that you'll be our next Lt. Governor!
I have nothing but tears for this samoan boy. We are all samoan "boys" and "girls" when we leave that airport to the lands beyond.
I look to the next generation to remind us, what it means to be a samoan boy looking for a future. Hustle and hustle. Make our country proud of your accomplishments. Tell them in your land men are formed from the land to meet destiny.
Talofae ia Luisa-- i'a aunty, fa'amalosi. U'a lailoa le lalolagi atoa le atali'i moni o samoa.
*tears* talofae i si ou uso male atali'i o lo tatou atunu'u --- Junior, ua malie foi le loto, ua e tau tau'a ai samoa i le vasa loloa.
Samoa lou atunu'u pele ile loto'e.
Paulo
This is what I hate the most about the fa'a-Samoa. We Samoans like to settle problems out of the law. The high ranking people in the matai system get away with murder this way. Now nobody wants to press charges on this guy because it cost more problems in the community for them if they do.
The two that rob those people on the boat. Teach them before they kill somebody. Put them in jail for life.
The teacher. Yea, him too. These no place in the Island for people like him.
It's sad when you can't beat someone within the rules of the game, than you change the rules and invite him over to play so you can beat him. What kind of pride can you get from a win like that.
When he was a star on the football field, he was a son of Samoa. Now that he is gone from this earth, let us let us give him and his family the respect they deserve, remember him has a Son of Samoa.
Prayers of thanksgiving for all that he did to promote our island and culture.
Love and sympathy to his family.
Lemanu, please tell Togiola to stay out of ur election campaign, or you won't get elected..
Samoa, why you want to race in those old gear anyways. You guys want to remain in the Past, while the rest of the world moves foward. Wake up, get some Kofi...
Only in AS we have many types of winning. After many unfair races, I've seen various types of winning: 1. 'faimamago'; 2. 'faagaoi'; 3. 'aua le kea i le komiki'; 4.'pule lava oe i le mea e ku ai' -So I'm hoping that a fautasi would stand in front of the hotel next year and start from there - that's winning #4...why not? so when a fautasi wins we know what type of winning they took - don't forget this is all about winning...don't care on how they win knowing that there will be no disqualification from the committee"
TALOFA LAVA, thank you to all the am/samoa fautasi and their leader for being patient for what others are trying their best to explain themself so they don't look stupid with their so called decision.
I see no reason why all the am/samoa fautasi should attend their golden flag day when there are restrictions on the invitation. Sorry but Samoa should built at least one hi/tec fautasi so they can say hey look we're in the future.
LIFE GOES FOWARD, YES its good to hold on to our culture and tradition, but we need to advance ourselves to new technology, not only for our goverment but especially for our generation. We will not always be with them in life, that's why we need to guide and teach our children about the new technology today and tomorrow, so when we leave this life our kids will have good or better job to support themselves in life. Let's not confuse the generation, please.
MAY OUR HEAVENLY FATHER BE WITH YOU ALL AND WE NOT FORGET HIS LOVE THAT HE GAVE ALL OF US LIFE, HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO BOTH SAMOA AND AM/SAMOA MOTHERS YOU'RE THE REASON WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY, BECAUSE OF YOUR LOVE FOR EVERYONE OF US. GOD BLESS YOU. LOTONU'U PA'ILEOA.
Your comment is 'malie' but 'ma'aki'- I like it. you have some nice ideas there Paulo that can sway the men up high to fix the roads. It can also motivate residents and churches in that area to unite and donate whatever they can afford to solve this problem.
MALO lava mo le fa'ai'uga matagofie. Pei lava sa ou taumafai e fa'ailoa atu le sili ia Samoa le mua ose latou fautasi i le'o le va fealofani o malo e lua. Fa'anoanoa lava le loto ona ua avea lava fausaga tuai o fautasi ua fai ma alo faga i nai uso i Samoa. OLE MEA MONI LAVA UA FEFE SAMOA I FAUTASI A AM/SAMOA.
AUA tatou taumafai sisi'o fua i fausaga tuai ae ole mea e iai lou loto eiai lava le ala e fai ai. Masalo ole 2010 lea sa va'aia ai e Samoa le saoasaoa male malosi ole auva'a ale afioaga i PAGO PAGO AETO ile mamao ole va ole latou fautasi male Aeto ae o'o mai i le tigi vave ona sisi latou foe aua ole mea ese le oso ifo ole Aeto. Sa ou tutu lelei lava i luma o se tasi o fale talimalo ma o'ina sa ou iloa ai e lima nofoa e sili ai le Aeto mai ile DON BOSCO. Pa le faga e le'i o'o Don Bosco ile tigi.
Toe fa'amaonia ile tu'uga a am/samoa lea ua mavae atu nei le saoasaoa tele ole Aeto lea na mua ile 2012 fu'a AM/SAMOA. Masalo ua atili ai lava ona oso le toto maualuga PM Samoa i faiga ole nei lava manu ole AETO.
IA FA'AFETAI lava mo lo otou onosa'i AETO fa'apea fo'i alalafaga uma olo'o iai ni a latou fautasi i totonu o AM/SAMOA.
Lelei fo'i lea ua le o'o ona tou masi'i atu te'i fo'i ua otou mao atu ae leai se nu'u o lo'o fa'atali mai le tou malaga i SAMOA I SISIFO. O lea ua ou vave sau i Samoa e fa'atalitali le sau oe Aeto ma Nu'uuli a'o lea ua le taunu'u. Sili lava lo'u toe alu i Hawaii ma aluatu loa i Amerika ua uma fo'i le fia fai fu'a ma a'u, TOFA LOTONU'U PA'ILEOA !!!!!!!
Do you realize that all of Obama’s flying around to everywhere politicking is all on each and every US Tax Payer’s Dollar? He is over the top of any other President campaigning in the past for this particular next US 2012 election with US tax payer dollars paying for his ‘flying off into the sky.’ If its blue sky, well, that is delusional because he certainly is creating a lot of red ink for our children’s future and their future debt!
I am thoroughly disgusted by more debt continually spent. I am thoroughly disgusted by this blatant over spending by Obama’s entitlement to campaign with my money expended for fuel, etc. on that White House private jet flying all over the place expending my US tax dollars! A Hollywood fundraiser? There are also those there in the White House on Wednesday nights entertaining the Pres., delegates, etc. etc.
This certainly just ain’t right! And, there is still six months to go --- Multiply that over and over again which leads one to honestly think about --- Syria, Iran, Soviet Union, North Korea & China and your place in the Pacific Ocean. American Samoa please think about your place in the Pacific Ocean and how that relates to what else is happening currently in the world. Astonishment and exclamation just doesn’t even cover the explanation of the cost of protecting your land, resources, culture and especially your inner soul.
Who are You? What are You? Where are You going, American Samoa, AS? And, most specifically, what do You Really Wanna Be? Nobody else can answer those questions for You, AS. Those dusty, windy, tumble weed, muddle of a puddle cross roads are waiting for a decision on Main Street, American Samoa, 96799. What a great zip code! Maybe a TV show could be made instructing the residents the outline of each candidate’s pitch in the AS election season of 2012 on the local TV channel, not cable, ‘cause not everybody’ there gets cable delivered into their homes.
And then that’s another whole scenario of free speech on free channels – if they are still working. What local AS TV channel was that again? Is there a free speech radio channel in AS? If so, where is that located on the radio dial?
Respectfully Submitted by:
KALI MORRIGAN
Kokomo, Indiana
UNITED STATES TAXPAYER
O lea ea la le aoga e o atu ai i fafo e su'esu'e i le atamai ma le iloa? E le'o le tapuaiga ea lea o matua ma aiga, nu'u ma alalafaga, o le uma o le a'oa'oga ua maua le pine, o na toe taliu mai lea e atina'e si o tatou lotoifale? E sa'o le fesili a le Editor - Name one local company that can do the job. And don't name companies that are registered under local citizens BUT fully operated by migrants. Those companies are full of 'fai mea leaga ma le pepelo o galuega e faia". Soifua.
Oso se fuao! the best fautasi in the world!
Se faamolemole they say "legal" residents not "illegal" residents - there are already laws to protect our rights as AS citizens...kalofa e, you can't find a leadership team that is prejudiced towards foreigners (legal/illegal) because each one of us (including the candidates themselves) has a blood linked to foreigners - palagi, pacific islander, you name it. I'm not sure what type of national status you're in but I bet you have a foreign blood in you. Every human being e 'tutusa' under the US Flag ae maise le silafaga paia o le Atua Soifua the Creator...Amen.
and nice puletasi. What more can we say to the first lady of DOE. If my governor wins next year, I will 'finau malosi' to appoint you as our new DOE Director and then you can select me as your personal advisor...you're welcome.
to hear the 'oi' of the people so that the fono leaders and the governor can work together to 'fofo' this 'fa'afitauli'. I wish I were a politician or a lawyer so I can flip my finger or delete whoever is responsible with this mess. I hope our leaders are not taking this as a political bing-bong game or a personal vendetta. This is why we can't just aim and fire without finding the 'auga' of the pipe. We might end up killing the wrong person. But you know, e many many foi kakou words ae end up foi you bring back the same people to run the government for the next 4 years - se I don't know who to believe. But blessed are those who can't vote but their voices are strong enough to change a vote - pe sa'o ea la'u proverb fou lena?
When you have the inability to fund. It is the economy stupid. This governor had nothing to give the economy in forms of jobs and development.
Never put a boy to run man's world------ It's the Economy stupid, it always was and is. Get it thru your heads politicians.
Never take your eyes off of the job situation. No man that earns a decent paycheck has the time of day to do stupid stuff--- you like watching our kids sell drugs and drink until the sun comes up?
You will see a lot of that coming if the next governor is not clear on the picture--- It's the Economy Stupid!
apologies cause you know it's wrong to hold on to the car when she won it fair and square..so pls give her the car, or the next event you plan people will still support....
This alone puts Obama the President of the United States of America. At odds with the fa'asamoa traditional values. WE cannot and will not accept the fashion statements of Sodom and Gomorraha. The city that is in ashes and heaps.
Now this is the toe in the water for you---- which sin is greater? The one that is committed or the one that is ommitted? guess again.
answer--- sin is sin-- no such thing as little sin, big sin.
Here's a scenario. If Donnie Bosco won all the races in American Samoa's flag day, Samoa would have snubbed their noses in the air and said to American Samoa, "bring it on with your hi-techs". Because there was a change of tide with the introduction of the hi-techs and the improvements on the training of the Aeto, Samoa now has a problem and would like to neutralize all the factors that make the American Samoa fautasi crews winners. So regardless of the excuses coming out of any of the two sides...IT'S ALL ABOUT WINNING! It will always be about winning.
Any person who played any sport knows that you need to train and familiarize yourself to your equipment. Your training is focused around that piece of equipment. Each crew will train to their fautasi and to what they're used to. What would happen if the Tour de France told Lance Armstrong that he couldn't use his own bike to race the race?
The point is, it was all about winning in the first place. Get rid of the defeatist attitude and keep the sport moving forward. Not backwards. If the PM has an issue with new boats...then he may have to get one.
If the ticket say or if they did announced on the media that you must be present with their ticket. Then no she should not get the car. Because she was not the ticket owner it was her sister. But, it was also their fault for not announcing the rules that they must be present with the ticket and an ID to verify them. Before they get started when they call out the names. If there were no such rules and if the sister was there to represent her sister that they call out, then let it be give her the car. For the other person that wasn't there well you loose some and you win some. Too bad there were no family member to step up for you there. Better off next time.
I appreciate your comment. I think the Public Works Director has the answer to your question but there's a problem - he's afraid to speak out 'cause the poor man is wired from head to toes - there are video cameras and speakers hooked up at the Capitol hill and the Maugaoalii hill..LOL.