CONFIRMATION HEARINGS
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Pulaalii Nikolao Pula has expressed serious concerns regarding the legality of delaying budget hearings for offices whose directors have yet to receive confirmation from the legislative assembly. In a letter dated September 17, addressed to the leaders of the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate has given the green light to Governor Pula's nomination of Paopao Kuresa as Director of the Territorial Administration on Aging (TAOA) in a unanimous 16-0 vote.
During his confirmation hearing before the Senate Rules Committee on Monday, Paopao revealed that...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate, at yesterday’s session, carried out the confirmation votes for Territorial Energy Office director-nominee Dr. Misipati Salanoa and Office of Public Information director-nominee Aoelua Solomona Aoelua.
In a 14-1 vote, the Senate confirmed Dr. Salanoa while...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Three more cabinet members have completed the legislative confirmation process after they were approved by the House of Representatives this week.
Samana Semo Ve’ve’a received the green light from both chambers of the Fono to serve as Director of Homeland Security. This...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Vice Speaker of the House, Fetu Fetui Jr told his fellow faipule to refrain from asking so many questions of the governor’s appointees appearing in the House Chamber for their confirmation hearings because it affects the outcome of the vote.
He said that discussing other...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Five more director-nominees submitted by Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga to the Fono were introduced this week in the House of Representatives and assigned to the appropriate committees for confirmation hearings next week. The same nominees were already...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Three more cabinet nominees submitted by the governor have been confirmed by the Senate while confirmation hearings and votes in the House of Representatives remain pending.
Yesterday, the Senate approved — in a 16-2 vote — Kenneth S. Tupua as director of Parks and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Faleosina Voigt and Talauega Dr. Samasoni Asaeli were both confirmed by the Senate yesterday morning. Voigt was approved by a vote of 16-2 while Talauega was approved by a vote of 17-1.
Voigt is now clear to serve as the Director of the Department of Public Works for her...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA —
Six more director-nominees submitted by Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga to the Fono was introduced late last Wednesday in the Senate and assigned to the appropriate committee for confirmation hearings this week and into early next week. The same nominees are...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Last Friday Acting Director of Public Works Faleosina Voigt was approved by the House of Representatives by unanimous vote, the same chamber that rejected her on Thursday last week by a vote of 9-7. Voigt has been Director of Public Works for the 8 years of the Lolo...