American Samoa is again back in federal court, this time at the federal appeals level over a lower court’s decision last year dismissing a voting right lawsuit, which sought to give former resident
![ASCC faculty, staff and students congratulate Samoan Studies Institute Director Okenaisa Fauolo-Manila (back, far right) following her campus lecture last week on Siva Samoa (Samoan dance). [Photo: V. Tofilau]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ASCC-SSI%20Dance%20Lecture%201.jpg?itok=G7MsvUS0 "ASCC faculty, staff and students congratulate Samoan Studies Institute Director Okenaisa Fauolo-Manila (back, far right) following her campus lecture last week on Siva Samoa (Samoan dance). [Photo: V. Tofilau]")
Okenaisa Fauolo-Manila, director of the Samoan Studies Institute (SSI) at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) offered some new perspectives on a familiar subject when she gave a campus lect
![The three Emergency Medical Technicians, D. Asaeli, S. Tooala, and T. Amituanai, who were patrolling the East side in their unit during the fautasi race in Satala. Flag Week is usually a busy week for the EMS, so 5 EMS vehicles are divided throughout American Samoa to look out for the public in case of any emergencies. [Photo: Ese Malala]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/EMS-0018_0.jpg?itok=rRmYGdrb "The three Emergency Medical Technicians, D. Asaeli, S. Tooala, and T. Amituanai, who were patrolling the East side in their unit during the fautasi race in Satala. Flag Week is usually a busy week for the EMS, so 5 EMS vehicles are divided throughout American Samoa to look out for the public in case of any emergencies. [Photo: Ese Malala]")
Flag Day Week is the busiest celebration for Amerika Samoa and Manu’a, with people out and about — pese & siva practices, fairs, night performances for the Arts Council program, work on the run
The three Emergency Medical Technicians, D. Asaeli, S. Tooala, and T. Amituanai, who were patrolling the East side in their unit during the fautasi race in Satala.
![[SN file photo]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/God%20is%20Greatweb_0.jpg?itok=M37WPybL "[SN file photo]")
The “God is Great” fautasi rowed by Pago Pago aumaga took first place in the friendly race, followed close behind by “Sinapioa” fautasi representing Sua & Vaifanua counties, rowed by mostly stu
Le Sa o le Fetu o le Afiafi mai Fagaalu ma le Iseula ole Moana mai Fagatogo i le taimi na tini ai le ulua’i tuuga sa tausinio ai i le aso Lulu na te’a nei. [ata AF]
Le tuuga mataina i le va o le Sa o le God is Great sa alo e le afioaga i Pago Pago ma le Sa mai le itumalo o Sua ma Vaifanua lea na alo e fanau aoga mai le aoga maualuga a Fagaitua. [ata AF]
O le tulaga fa’aletonu sa i ai le gataifale o le atunu’u i le taeao nei, na faia ai loa le fa’aiuga a le Komiti o Tuuga Fautasi ina toe tolopo le tuuga mo le sailiina o le siamupini o Faigamea i le
![Sean Tilo and his sister Sherry cheering and dancing for their village fautasi, the Aua Paepaeulupo’o during the second heat at yesterday’s fautasi regatta for the 2017 Annual Flag Day Fautasi Faigamea i le Tai. The boat came in first in heats overall with a time of 35:19.13. The Championship Race is not set for Saturday. [Photo: EM]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/fautasifans0068.jpg?itok=V7kuCjHK "Sean Tilo and his sister Sherry cheering and dancing for their village fautasi, the Aua Paepaeulupo’o during the second heat at yesterday’s fautasi regatta for the 2017 Annual Flag Day Fautasi Faigamea i le Tai. The boat came in first in heats overall with a time of 35:19.13. The Championship Race is not set for Saturday. [Photo: EM]")
The 2017 Flag Day fautasi championship race scheduled for 8a.m. has been rescheduled for Saturday morning.
![Coming in second in the second heat on Wednesday, the Fuao’s time of 35:19.35 was just bested by the Paepaeulupoo from Aua with the overall time of 35: 19.13. Both fautasi are listed in the results as #1 and #2 respectively, and will race in today’s final for the championship against last year’s winner Manulele Tausala, and 4 others. [Photo: EM]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/DSC00079.jpg?itok=zihl2L4T "Coming in second in the second heat on Wednesday, the Fuao’s time of 35:19.35 was just bested by the Paepaeulupoo from Aua with the overall time of 35: 19.13. Both fautasi are listed in the results as #1 and #2 respectively, and will race in today’s final for the championship against last year’s winner Manulele Tausala, and 4 others. [Photo: EM]")
American Samoa is preparing for an extra special end of the week, heading into the weekend on to Monday, with Good Friday tomorrow, followed by Easter Sunday and on Monday, Apr.
During last week’s emergency cabinet meeting, Gov.