Parent with child with developmental disabilities
Leo o Aiga Health Information Center is a dedicated resource center aimed at providing comprehensive health information that supports families with individuals with developmental disabilities in American Samoa.  Parents and children learn side by side about boundaries, safeguarding their bodies from danger, knowing when to report inappropriate sexual behaviors and actions towards them, who to report these things to, and making best decisions for their sexual wellbeing regardless of their disabilities. [photo:  Leo O Aiga]
Monphei Sisulimoni Puletasi
Monphei Sisulimoni Puletasi of Olosega, Manuʻa, is preparing for a new chapter in her military career as a U.S. Army Recruiter assigned to American Samoa. Monphei comes from a proud military family and is the daughter of U.S. Army Veteran Puletasi Puletasi Jr. and the late Sisulimoni Misaalefua Puletasi. Her father and family remain an important part of her journey and one of the reasons being assigned to serve in American Samoa is especially meaningful to her. [Facebook photo]
New teachers for School Year — 2026- 2027
Anticipating the New School Year — 2026- 2027! New teacher orientation is now underway with all teachers reporting on August 17, with the first day of school slated for August 24, 2026. [DOE photo]
Class rooms ready
Once you see the GREEN PASS from the ASDOH Environmental Health Services Division on a classroom door, you know the room is good to go for set up for the 2026 -2027 school year.  Malo lava teachers, principals, School Lunch Program, bus drivers and the many helpers from spouses to children who are out there working to make sure rooms are ready for school session on August 24, 2026. Almost there every one! [DOE photo]

raised crosswalk
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Senators were informed last Friday that the so‑called “speed bumps,” that are drawing widespread complaints from motorists and lawmakers, are not speed bumps at all, but raised crosswalks — a federally funded safety feature installed as part of the Islandwide Safety Project. The clarification came during a Senate Public Works Committee hearing, where Deputy Director of...

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raised crosswalk
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Senators were informed last Friday that the so‑called “speed bumps,” that are drawing widespread complaints from motorists and lawmakers, are not speed bumps at all, but raised crosswalks — a federally funded safety feature installed as part of the Islandwide Safety...
August 12, 2026

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