Pacific artist Olivia Foa’i's emotional journey back to her ancestral home in Tokelau
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In June of 2025, Olivia Foa'i boarded the MV Mataliki in Samoa bound for Fakaofo in Tokelau - a 24-hour voyage across a vast stretch of rolling Pacific ocean.

![Olivia Foa’i with Nana Vailega. [Photo credit: Supplied] Olivia Foa’i with Nana Vailega](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/artist_w_nana.jpg?itok=oeANXIGo)
![Manager of the DOH Environmental Health Services Division, Eileen Solaita (middle) and two of her staff members after the House hearing last Thursday that revealed that re-opening of businesses closed by the health department are often ordered by senators, faipules, or government directors. [photo: Asi A. Fa'asau] Manager of the DOH Environmental Health Services Division, Eileen Solaita and staffers](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img_7159.jpg?itok=65FP5XTw)





![Dr Julie Barbour, senior lecturer of linguistics at Te Kura Whatu Oho Mauri - School of Psychological & Social Sciences, the University of Waikato. [Supplied / Dr Julie Barbour] Dr Julie Barbour](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/barbour_copy.jpg?itok=qeBiNpnJ)
![In their first stop, Cabo Verde, Members of Congress were briefed at a weather balloon facility and observed a weather balloon launch. Congresswoman Amata conveyed interest in American Samoa being the site of similar research and studies, highlighting key geographic comparisons and suitability. [courtesy photo] weather balloon launch](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/observing_a_weather_balloon_launch.jpg?itok=i_wTldJ5)
