Insurance Commissioner denies any prior knowledge about the investment of ARPA interest funds
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Insurance Commissioner Peter Fuimaono told the Senate Government Operations Committee last week that he was completely unaware of the American Samoa Government'

![Appearing before the Senate Government Operations Committee, Fuimaono testified that his office played no role in reviewing, approving, or arranging either the investment transaction or its associated insurance coverage. [photo: AF] Insurance Commissioner Peter Fuimaono](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/insurance_commish_peter_fuimaono_2.jpg?itok=AY6zcSy_)






![DMWR representatives distribute fish to the community on the island of Aunuʻu after they had been sampled for critical life history data. NOAA Fisheries, AS- DMWR and local fishermen in a community partnership effort recently finished a bottomfish survey in the territory to provide better information to support sustainable fisheries management. Combined, the samples collected during this year's survey are sufficient to start drafting life history profiles for all six bottomfish management unit species. The NOAA Fisheries team is now processing all of the samples in Honolulu. [photo: Eva Schemmel/ NOAA Fisheries] FISH DISTRIBUTION](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/distributing_the_fish.jpg?itok=Og61ESZ8)

