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FLAG DAY
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “The birthday of the U.S. flag is a yearly flag-flying holiday, and this year it is just 20 days before the historic 250th birthday celebration of the United States.
“It was on June 14, 1777, that the Continental Congress passed the first Flag Act, which established the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG workers are enjoying the first day of a four-day weekend in celebration of American Samoa’s 126th Flag Day commemorating the raising of the U.S. flag for the first time in 1900; and thus, marking the date the islands officially became a U.S. territory. This is a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A four-day weekend has been declared, with the government taking off Thursday and Friday to celebrate our 2026 Flag Day, and Fautasi Fiva is surging across the territory in anticipation of the 13 village longboats/ fautasi racing for yearlong bragging rights as the Top...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG employees are being urged to support this year’s Flag Day celebration by actively engaging in sports activities planned and sponsored by the Office of Samoan Affairs. In support of the governor’s Wellness Initiative government employees are eligible for two hours of...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata released the following statement in celebration of Flag Day 2025, which marks 125 years of American Samoa’s official relationship with the United States.
“Flag Day is a wonderful tradition in American Samoa, and this year has added significance as...
Pago Pago AMERICAN SAMOA — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is happy to be home for Flag Day this year with the traditional activities resuming after the restrictions on public gatherings during the COVID pandemic have ended.
“First of all, I’m very happy to be home for Flag Day to take part in the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After most Flag Day festivities were placed on hold at the beginning of the COVID pandemic in 2020, the government has laid out big plans for this year’s celebration.
Deputy Secretary of Samoan Affairs, Tauese Vaaomala Sunia II told Cabinet members last week that a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The much scaled-back 2022 Flag Day ceremony, under the theme “O Oe ma Lou Fa’avae” - “You and Your Constitution” - is a one-day event at the Malae o le Talu at Fagatogo, Monday, April 18, marking 122 years since American Samoa became a U.S territory.
Flag Day is marked...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga has authorized two-hours of paid time off for ASG employees participating in Flag Day league sports if the games are held during the employees work hours.
Flag Day league sports — such as the annual cricket tournament, for both men and women’s...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga, in a memorandum on Wednesday, expressed appreciation and “Fa’afetai Tele Lava” to cabinet members for a successful 2021 Flag Day, which was a scaled down celebration.
On behalf of Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo Ale and the...