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Friend, co-workers honor Roy Laulusa

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 11:23am | Category:

Close friends, co-workers and family gathered this past Friday to honor long-time Pago Pago Weather Service meteorological technician, Roy Natiaifatualavai Laulusa on his retirement.
 
(L-R) MIC (Meteorologist In Charge) Mase Akapo, Lt Gov Lemanu Peleti Mauga, Attorney General Afoafouvale Leulumoega Lutu, retiree Laulusa and Ifopo Mutini, special assistant to the Lt. Gov. 
 
 



Emani T. Masaniai, earns MBA

Fri, 06/14/2013 - 2:53pm | Category:

June 8, 2013 was the commencement ceremony for McKendre University in Louisville, KY. Attending were friends and family to witness a great accomplishment by Emani T. Masaniai, earning his MBA in Business Administration.

He resides in Radcliff, KY after 22 years of service in the U.S. Army.

Congratulations!



Pele Chun Ioane earns Masters Degree

Wed, 06/12/2013 - 10:44am | Category:

Family and friends of Pele Chun Ioane gather for her commencement ceremony to receive her Master of Arts degree along with her mother Dr. Trudy Iuli Sala, sister Jayleen Kaprina, Aumua Amata, Tolua Puailoa and many others who attended the graduation from Troy University.  

Pele and her husband Vena Ioane were stationed at Fort Benning and last week transferred to their new station post in Mississipi.  

Malo Lava Pele.  



Young K graduates celebrate

Sun, 06/09/2013 - 11:33am | Category:

Anthony Togilau Taula’i Jr and Annabelle Togilau Taula’I graduated recently from Pioneer Valley K-University. Your families are very proud of your outstanding achievement as well  as your parents Tony & Fetai. Best wishes as you go through the next level of your education.
 
Anthony and Belle don’t forget that your Guardian Angels Grandpa Rev Togilau Taula’i & Grandpa Peaua Te’o are watching you from heaven with great joy and HUGE smiles of happiness.
 



Family congratulates Acania Pe’a Polu upon his graduation

Fri, 05/31/2013 - 11:01am | Category:

Acania Pe’a Polu graduated from Waynesville High School in Waynesville, Missouri on May 25, 2013.  Family from all over send congratulations to Acania for a JOB well done!
 
O le Viiga male Fa’amanu e fa’afo’i ile Atua i ana fa’amanuiaga i fanau a’o feagai ai ma a’oa’oga. Acania is a football star!! Yes, Jersey #48 with an outstanding record!!
 
Nephew Acania, your families (Polu & Puletasi) from Samoa and throughout the United States of America are very proud of your achievements!



FLAG-RAISING CEREMONY CELEBRATES SAMOA INDEPENDENCE DAY IN HAWAI'I

Fri, 05/31/2013 - 10:03am | Category:
By
Tina Mata'afa-Tufele, Editor-in-Chief tautalatala.com

Honolulu, HAWAI'I — Leo o Tumua ma Pule, a newly formed group of Samoa citizens living in Hawai’i will celebrate Samoa Independence Day Saturday, June 1 with a flag raising ceremony 8:30 a.m. at the Kuhio Park Terrace Community Resource Center in Kalihi.
 



CHARITY ANNA POROTESANO NAMED 2013 PACIFIC YOUNG LEADER ON DISARMAMENT

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 9:47am | Category:

American Samoan Charity Anna Porotesano has been selected as a 2013 Pacific Young Leader on Disarmament. She is a recent graduate of Grinnell College in Iowa with a Bachelor of Arts in political science.
 
She was also the recipient of the prestigious Truman Scholarship, a graduate study scholarship sponsored by the Harry S. Truman Foundation. Since graduation Charity has returned to American Samoa to work for educational change and is a youth representative on the Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council.
 



PHOTOS: SAMOAN COUSINS IN NEVADA GRADUATE WITH HONORS AND AWARDS

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 9:50am | Category:
By
Samoa News staff
reporters@samoanews.com

Senior awards night Tuesday night at Coronado High School in Henderson, Nevada was an exciting night for two cousins with local ties. Timothy J McMoore-Tuamoheloa and Tasiaiafe Hiner are the only Samoan students in the school U.S. News & World Report has named “One of America’s top public schools.” 
 
Both young men are graduating with high honors including the President’s Award for Academic Excellence.
 



VIDEO: DEFENSIVE END AUSTIN MALOATA'S UNIQUE JOURNEY FROM AMSAM TO USC

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 9:50am | Category:
By
Johnny Curren, ESPN RecruitingNation

Looking out over the pristine turf field at Corona (Calif.) Centennial just prior to the team's recent "College Showcase" -- an amped-up version of spring practice that attracted more than 30 coaches from some of the top football programs in the country -- it was easy to notice Austin Maloata staring with a sense of wonder.



Local student makes board of Law and Policy Journal

Sun, 04/07/2013 - 9:34am | Category:
By
Samoa News staff
reporters@samoanews.com

American Samoa native, Janelle F.B. Etelagi, who is a law student at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law has been selected as a member of the Board of the Asian-Pacific Law & Policy Journal (APLPJ).