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(l-r) Ramona Schuster, Polataia So'olefai and Mulinu'u Momoisea
Representatives of the Manulele Tausala Elementary at the Junior Solar Race Competition held on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at the DYWA Center in Tafuna. (l-r) Ramona Schuster, Polataia So'olefai and Mulinu'u Momoisea. [photo: faaTalanoa Media]
StarKist workers
A large contingent of StarKist Samoa workers turned out Wednesday afternoon in front of the Tauese P. Sunia Ocean Center where the NOAA public meeting was held to collect comments on the proposed expansion of the Pacific Remote Island Area (PRIA) marine sanctuary. Details on the comments — pro and...
Moana screen shot
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Disney Studios has announced that it is searching for a Pacific Islander/ Pasifika actor to play Moana in the upcoming live-action adaptation of the animated film. Auli’i Cravalho, who voiced Moana in the original film, recently announced on Instagram that she would not...
Demonstation against expansion of PRIA
The community rallied Wednesday in front of the Tauese P. Sunia Ocean Center where the NOAA public meeting was held to collect comments on the proposed expansion of the Pacific Remote Island Area (PRIA) marine sanctuary.  StarKist Samoa workers were joined by other concerned residents and members...
Amherst, MA — Since the beginning of 2023, 49 U.S. state legislatures have introduced over 500 anti-trans bills. While mainstream media increasingly cover violence and legislative attacks against trans people, many scholars and activists worry that focusing just on violence and discrimination fails...
noaa logo
Washington, D.C. — Marine monuments and national marine sanctuaries are both types of marine protected areas. The main difference between national marine sanctuaries and marine national monuments is the designation process and the laws under which they are established. National marine sanctuaries...
National Public Works Week celebration
National Public Works Week, May 21- 27, 2023 kicked off with an official gathering of DPW leadership and workers at their compound in the Sen. Daniel Inouye Industrial Park. Lt. Governor Taluaega E. V. Ale attended the boisterous event. This year’s theme is “Connecting the world through Public...
Uarota a Tafuna 3
O le ausiva mai Amerika Samoa ma Samoa a le Uarota a Tafuna 3, i le latou faafiafiaga i le po o le Aso Faraile, lea na tatala aloaia ai le Konefesi faaletausaga a le Siteiki a Pago Tutotonu, a le Ekalesia a Iesu Keriso o le Au Paia o Aso e Gata Ai. [ata foai]
TikTok logo on smart phone
Ames, IOWA — On May 24, 2023, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed legislation banning TikTok in the state. The law imposes fines of US$10,000 per day on any app store that offers the popular Chinese-owned video social media app, and on the app maker itself if it operates in the state. Individual...
Florence and Luaao Wasko
Certified athletic trainer Florence Wasko congratulates her mother (right) Luaao Wasko RN, who was named Nurse of the Year at the Nursing Service Awards Ceremony held at DDW Cafe in Utulei yesterday, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. [photo: Oey Ameperosa]

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