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American Samoa flag day 2018

Le Manu Fe’ai – Fuao - from the village of Vatia stroking its way towards the finish line to win the first heat of the 2018 Flag Day Fautasi Race. This year's regatta used ‘best time’ overall to determine the winner of the Faigamea ile Tai, and the Fuao, recording the best time of 27.56, claimed the title as overall winner. [photo: TG]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 2018 Flag Day Fautasi Race scheduled for last Saturday was moved up to this past Monday not only because of harsh weather conditions, but because most of the captains were unable to abide by committee rules to move their boats behind the buoys at the starting point....
The Lights was a highly successful free Flag Day Festivities event, held on Monday night, at the Su’igaula Beach Park in Utulei. Despite the rain, the territory’s residents and visitors enjoyed an evening of entertainment, including the Cash Cube, fire knife dancing, the Night Hawk — brought to you...
Front ROW during flag raising yesterday for the 2018 Flag Day ceremony at Veterans Memorial Stadium [l-r]  Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga n his wife Cynthia Moliga; U.S. Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs, Doug Domenech; Chief Justice Michael Kruse and his wife Gail; Senate President Gaoteote Tofau Palaie; and House Speaker Savali Talavou Ale and his wife. [photo: AF]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In his keynote Flag Day address, U.S. Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs, Doug Domenech said he is committed to serving not only the people of American Samoa, but all citizens in US insular areas. Speaking at the Veterans Memorial Stadium...

Le siamupini o tuuga fautasi o lenei tausaga 2018, Fuao mai Vatia [ata AF]
E ui o lea ua aloaia le faaiuga o le tuuga fautasi mo le fu’a o lenei tausaga, e pei ona sola ai le Fuao mai Vatia ma le siamupini o le fu’a o lenei tausaga 2018, ina ua sili lana taimi e ‘27.56’, peita’i na taua e le afioga i le Malu a le Fale, le afioga i le ali’i Senatoa ia Faiivae Iuli Godinet...

Fanau aoga mai le polokalame o le JROTC a aoga maualuluga i le atunu’u i le fa’amanatuina o le 118 tausaga o le fu’a a Amerika Samoa i lenei tausaga. [ata AF]
Na fa’ataoto e le afioga i le ali’i Kovana ia Lolo Matalasi Moliga lu’itau mo Tupulaga o Amerika Samoa, i auala e ao ona ui ma ola ai ao tuputupu a’e o latou olaga i totonu o aiga ma le atunu’u.   “O outou o tupulaga o le lumana’i o Amerika Samoa, e tatau fo’i ona outou fa’alogo i le fa’asinomaga e...
JROTC students standing at attention and saluting at today's Flag Day ceremony.  [photo: AF]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Today marks the 118th Flag Day celebration in American Samoa, marking the more than 100 years since American Samoa become a US territory. In his Flag Day remarks at the Veterans Memorial Stadium, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga noted that Flag Day is an annual celebration in...
The Fuao faustasi of the village of Vatia — built by famed fautasi builder Leotiti Maselino Ioane was christened in 2012.  [photo: Samoa News / FV]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Before dawn in American Samoa winds are starting to die down and the rain is expected to diminish to occasional showers as the territory gathers at Veterans Memorial Stadium to celebrate Flag Day 2018.  A full slate of events are on tap starting with the Flag Raising,...
Vatia’s Fuao took first place in the American Samoa Flag Day 2018 fautasi race, scoring the best time of 27.56 in the two heats that took to the waters yesterday. The Fuao is pictured here in the 2015 race where they took 5th place. More photos and Flag Day stories updated all day long today at...
[photo: AF]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After a meeting today (Monday, April 16) between all the Fautasi Captains and 2018 Flag Day Fautasi race committee after the two Fautasi Heats held earlier this morning, an agreement was reached and these are the FINAL OFFICIAL STANDINGS & RESULTS for the FLAG DAY...
Smiling faces from the Samoa boxing team after winning the Governor’s Cup during the American Samoa Flag Day Boxing Championships between the two Samoas held at the old Bowling Alley last Saturday night. The decision to give the Cup to Samoa was made by the president of the American Samoa Amateur Boxing Council after the boxing tournament ended in a 3-each win tie.  [photo by AF]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “Commitment and discipline” were the two words the Samoa boxing team Manager used to describe his team after winning the Governor’s Cup for the American Samoa Flag Day 2018 Championship Boxing last week. “These fighters, I have made a commitment to them and they have...

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