Tala otooto o Fa’amasinoga
Thu, 10/20/2016 - 12:13am
SAILI PEA E LEOLEO TUPULAGA FA’ATUPU VEVESI I PAVA’IA’I
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October 2016
Fa’ai’u falepuipui misa a ni ulugali’i se to’alua
Thu, 10/20/2016 - 12:06am
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Na fa’ai’u i le toese i Tafuna vevesi na tula’i mai i le va o ni ulugali’i se to’alua i le amataga o le vaiaso nei, ona o le taumafai lava o Leoleo e tausi le nonofo filemu o itu e lua, ma taofia a
Most local youth not interested in becoming fisherman, farmer, says former CoC chair
Wed, 10/19/2016 - 10:49am
![In this 2012 file photo, then-Chamber of Commerce chairman David Robinson addressed about 20 members of the private sector at a presentation on economic development. [SN file photo]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Dqvid%20Robinson%203679.jpg?itok=eIFssoWq "In this 2012 file photo, then-Chamber of Commerce chairman David Robinson addressed about 20 members of the private sector at a presentation on economic development. [SN file photo]")
Former Chamber of Commerce Chairman David Robinson says American Samoa has some missed economic development opportunities and believes the most important one deals with technology including the dev
Community Briefs
Wed, 10/19/2016 - 10:44am
ONE MORE CONFIRMED ZIKA VIRUS CASE
There is another confirmed Zika virus case for American Samoa, based on data released last week by the Department of Health (DoH).
How teams feel on Senators’ selection by cultural process
Wed, 10/19/2016 - 10:41am
![The three gubernatorial teams at last Thursday evening’s gubernatorial forum hosted by the American Samoa Bar Association. [photo: FS]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/gubernatorial%205987_0.jpg?itok=pEtV2XJ9 "The three gubernatorial teams at last Thursday evening’s gubernatorial forum hosted by the American Samoa Bar Association. [photo: FS]")
Raised at last week’s gubernatorial forum, hosted by the American Samoa Bar Association, was another long standing controversial issue in the community on whether or not to elect senators by popula
Bluesky Communications re-opens newly renovated store at Laufou
Wed, 10/19/2016 - 10:34am
![Bluesky Communications employees pose for a group photo, just before the dedication ceremony to open their newly renovated store at the Laufou Shopping Center, yesterday morning. [photo: TG]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/bluesky_0572.jpg?itok=9Ko1H5Gt "Bluesky Communications employees pose for a group photo, just before the dedication ceremony to open their newly renovated store at the Laufou Shopping Center, yesterday morning. [photo: TG]")
![Bluesky Communications Country Manager of American Samoa Filifotu Va'ai-Tinitali (far right) posing with some of her colleagues, as well as Father Vaiula Kolio – just after the dedication ceremony of Bluesky Communications’ newly renovated store, inside the Laufou Shopping Center, yesterday morning. [photo: TG]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/BS_0640.jpg?itok=1fJ4v_Tr "Bluesky Communications Country Manager of American Samoa Filifotu Va'ai-Tinitali (far right) posing with some of her colleagues, as well as Father Vaiula Kolio – just after the dedication ceremony of Bluesky Communications’ newly renovated store, inside the Laufou Shopping Center, yesterday morning. [photo: TG]")
![Bluesky Communications officials, Senior Consultant Pulelei’ite Li'amatu Tufele Jr. and Customer Service Manager Sherry Sele, offered their acknowledgements and thanks to all those who were able to attend the dedication ceremony for the newly renovated store inside the Laufou Shopping Center, yesterday morning. [photo: TG]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/BS_0627.jpg?itok=5s4CrZ53 "Bluesky Communications officials, Senior Consultant Pulelei’ite Li'amatu Tufele Jr. and Customer Service Manager Sherry Sele, offered their acknowledgements and thanks to all those who were able to attend the dedication ceremony for the newly renovated store inside the Laufou Shopping Center, yesterday morning. [photo: TG]")
![Bluesky Communication employees awaiting the end of the dedication ceremony to officially open their newly renovated store inside the Laufou Shopping Center yesterday morning. [photo: TG]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/BS_0624.jpg?itok=spYsuMO1 "Bluesky Communication employees awaiting the end of the dedication ceremony to officially open their newly renovated store inside the Laufou Shopping Center yesterday morning. [photo: TG]")
![Huge smiles on the faces of Bluesky Communications employees as they were officially welcomed into their newly renovated store – which re-opened yesterday morning at the Laufou Shopping Center. [photo: TG]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/BS_0605.jpg?itok=PLccCISg "Huge smiles on the faces of Bluesky Communications employees as they were officially welcomed into their newly renovated store – which re-opened yesterday morning at the Laufou Shopping Center. [photo: TG]")
![Human Resources Manager Jeannette Yamasaki – one of the longest working employees at Bluesky Communications cutting the ribbon to officially open their newly renovated store, on the ground floor of the Laufou Shopping Center yesterday morning, which also recognized Mrs. Yamasaki’s dedication and service to the company. [photo: TG]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/BS_0602.jpg?itok=8G2uv2r_ "Human Resources Manager Jeannette Yamasaki – one of the longest working employees at Bluesky Communications cutting the ribbon to officially open their newly renovated store, on the ground floor of the Laufou Shopping Center yesterday morning, which also recognized Mrs. Yamasaki’s dedication and service to the company. [photo: TG]")
![Father Vaiula Kolio blessing the newly renovated Bluesky Communications store at the Laufou Shopping Center, yesterday morning. The inside of the store was ‘blessed’ with Holy Water — which the Catholic priest said, “With the intention that all will be good in the name of our Lord.” [photo: TG]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/BS_0595.jpg?itok=ApxJj4ZJ "Father Vaiula Kolio blessing the newly renovated Bluesky Communications store at the Laufou Shopping Center, yesterday morning. The inside of the store was ‘blessed’ with Holy Water — which the Catholic priest said, “With the intention that all will be good in the name of our Lord.” [photo: TG]")
Bluesky Communications Company held a dedication ceremony yesterday morning for their newly renovated ground floor store at the Laufou Shopping Center in Nu’uuli.
Hawaiian Airlines adds extra Christmas Holiday Flights
Wed, 10/19/2016 - 10:26am
![Hawaiian Airlines revealed last Saturday the first of three “Moana” themed planes at its home base at Honolulu International Airport. Pictured on the stairs are Auli‘i Cravalho, the Hawaiʻi-born actress who is the voice of Disney’s “Moana,” and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, the voice of demigod Maui, and were among the first to see the new design. [Photo: Donald Traill for Hawaiian Air]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/HA_Moana_HERO.jpg?itok=KICbt9oj "Hawaiian Airlines revealed last Saturday the first of three “Moana” themed planes at its home base at Honolulu International Airport. Pictured on the stairs are Auli‘i Cravalho, the Hawaiʻi-born actress who is the voice of Disney’s “Moana,” and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, the voice of demigod Maui, and were among the first to see the new design. [Photo: Donald Traill for Hawaiian Air]")
Hawaiian Airlines has confirmed the carrier will operate three extra flights during the Christmas and New Year holidays — as per their usual during the holidays to accommodate the busy travel betwe
Tough times in tuna processing mean more plant closures likely
Wed, 10/19/2016 - 10:22am
![[photo: Undercurrent News]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Canned-tuna-265x296.jpg?itok=BorKaVE3 "[photo: Undercurrent News]")
The wide discrepancy between canned tuna finished goods and skipjack raw material prices mean Tri Marine International’s American Samoa plant is unlikely to be the last to close, sources in the sec
ASCC students
Wed, 10/19/2016 - 10:18am
ASCC students June Talamoni (left) and Jennet Chang (right) attended the 2016 Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) National Diversity in STEM Confe