Features
Anticipating the New School Year — 2026- 2027! New teacher orientation is now underway with all teachers reporting on August 17, with the first day of school slated for August 24, 2026. [DOE photo]
Once you see the GREEN PASS from the ASDOH Environmental Health Services Division on a classroom door, you know the room is good to go for set up for the 2026 -2027 school year. Malo lava teachers, principals, School Lunch Program, bus drivers and the many helpers from spouses to children who are...
Public schools all over American Samoa are getting all spruced up for the 2026-27 school year through the Department of Education’s Tautua program, where everyone is pitching in. At Alataua II Elementary School red trim is brightening up this classroom. [DOE photo]
National All-State 11U proudly features Brayden Lafitaga Laupepa Papalii-Tuiasosopo, the only Samoan selected from the state of Oklahoma. He is the son of Faraitoafa Papalii Tuiasosopo of Olosega & Jeffery Tuiasosopo of Fagatogo, the grandson of late To’oto’o Malaepule Milo &...
Governor Pulaali’i Nikolao Pula welcomed a delegation from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) and the American Samoa Department of Homeland Security (ASDHS) during a formal meet and greet, providing an opportunity to discuss shared priorities in strengthening drug interdiction efforts,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At just 18 years old, Imanueli Davetawalu was accepted into a 10-week internship program in the heart of the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. Born and raised in American Samoa, Imanueli traces his heritage back to the islands of Fiji, where his parents originate from....
The Department of Human and Social Services held a wave in Utulei to bring awareness to the National WIC Breastfeeding Week August 1-7, 2026. The theme for this year is “Breastfeeding for a Sustainable Start in Life-Strengthen What Works.” It’s a reminder that breastfeeding is one of the strongest...
Day 4 of American Samoa Council on Arts, Culture, and the Humanities visit to Samoa started with a stop at the EFKS Fine Arts & Museum. Thank you for the warm welcome and for sharing your incredible school. “We were truly impressed by the talent of the students. From paintings and drawings to...
The American Samoa Resilience Office was honored to be part of the Afonotele Tupulaga Manuia Program, an initiative dedicated to empowering and preparing our youth to become stronger leaders of tomorrow. Together, we're building a more resilient American Samoa, one generation and one tree at a time...
A look at some of the Manu’a people from across the EFKAS gathered for the 36th General Assembly of the Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa (CCCAS). [Facebook photo]