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Hey American Samoa, It’s Coral Reef Awareness Week, and you don't have to be a marine biologist to protect our Corals! Our amazing, resilient corals do so much to protect our islands from big storms and feed our families. Now, it's our turn to protect them. [Photo: Brooke Butterfield]
Congratulations, Afonotele Elementary School (Home of the Chiefs) for the dedication of your new building marking the start of a new journey, filled with hope, opportunity, and success for every student who walks through these doors. Here’s to a future of learning and achievement. [Facebook photo]
Congratulations to Rahim Ervin Fuiava on his promotion to Sergeant Major (SGM) in the United States Army on June 17, 2026. A native of Faleāsao, Manu’a, SGM Fuiava is the son of the late Fuiava Tafale and Lelei Fuiava. SGM Fuiava is married to Barbara Fuiava, who also serves in the U.S. Army as a...
Join the NOAA National Marine Sanctuary on July 18 at the Tauese P.F. Sunia Ocean Center to celebrate the whale migration from Antarctica to our warm waters. Expect fun activities for the whole family, and a special tour of Fetūlagi, an inflatable humpback whale. [National Geographic photo]
On July 11, the Lions Club of Pago Pago responded to another urgent request for help. They gathered water, food, kitchen utensils, various toiletries and clothing to assist four families who were hit by another devastating fire, which moved quickly from house to house in Fagaima. Pictured here are...
Samoa News will not publish on Thursday, July 16, 2026, joining the Territory in celebrating and commemorating Manu’a Day. It is offi cially a local holiday honoring Manu’a’s decision to sign a treaty with the United States and becoming with the islands of Tutuila & Aunu’u the US territory —...
The new senator for the Ituau District, Tupuola Laneselota Sopoaga (center), who was sworn in at the Senate chambers earlier yesterday morning before the opening ceremony of the Fourth Regular Session of the 39th Legislature.He is pictured with Fofo Senator Olo Uluao Letuli (left) and Manu‘a...
The American Samoa Council on Arts, Culture and Humanities has a special exhibit on display that focuses on American Samoa’s journey with the United States, called America 250. The artifacts on display, however are much more than time pieces of US association. The America 250 Exhibition is worthy...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The same question drives both the plot of Moana and decades of archaeological research: why, after centuries of relative stability, did Polynesian voyagers suddenly begin settling islands thousands of kilometers away across the Pacific?
The latest Moana movie is a live-...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The new exhibition “FROM THESE LANDS” at the NMNH Smithsonian Museum seeks to share “our natural cultural heritage” of the Pacific. It speaks of legacies connecting the past, the present and the future.
This particular exhibit, Enduring Traditions, was created in...