flags at half staff
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Flags in American Samoa have been flying at half-staff — as seen in this Samoa News photo of the flags in front of the A.P. Lutali Executive Office Building in Utulei — since Monday, May 08, following an order by Acting Governor Talauega Eleasalo Ale.
Pursuant to the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Flags in American Samoa have been flying at half-staff — as seen in this Samoa News photos of the flags to the entrance of the Port of Pago Pago — since yesterday, Apr. 27 through today, Apr. 28 following an Apr. 26 order by Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga, “as a show of respect...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As ordered by Acting Gov. Talauega Eleasalo Ale, flags in American Samoa are flying at half-staff to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks that occurred early yesterday morning at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan.
Talauega’s order, made through a memorandum dated...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a memorandum issued yesterday, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga ordered the United States flag to be flown at half-staff until sunset, May 30th, “as a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated” on May 26th in San Jose,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a memorandum issued yesterday, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga ordered the United States flag to be flown at half-staff in honor of former US Vice President Walter Frederick “Fritz” Mondale, who passed away Monday at the age of 93.
The governor said the date...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a memorandum issued Mar. 23rd, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga ordered the United States flag be flown at half-staff until sunset on Saturday, Mar. 27th “as a mark of respect for the victims of the tragedy in Boulder, Colorado.”
“As we reflect upon this...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a memorandum issued yesterday, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga ordered flags in the territory to be flown at half-staff, until sunset on Friday, Feb. 26th, “as a mark of solemn respect and remembrance of the 500,000 American lives lost due to the deadly COVID...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The United Sates and American Samoa flags are flying at half-staff as of yesterday morning at the entrance into the Port of Pago Pago, as ordered by Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga in a memo issued yesterday for flags be flown at half-staff as a “mark of respect...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has ordered that all flags in American Samoa be flown at half staff for two-days — starting at sunrise today — in remembrance of late Senator, Le Afioga Galea’i Moaali’itele Tu’ufuli, who passed away Oct. 24th at St. Rose Hospital in Hayward,...

![In statement released by the White House on May 07, U.S President Joe Biden said that eight Americans — including children — were “killed in the latest act of gun violence to devastate our nation.” [photo: Siu Crichton] Flags flying at half staff at EOB](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/flags_half_staff_4.jpg?itok=uxNF4eWq)
![Flags at half staff at the Port of Pago Pago [photo: Siu Crichton] Flags flying at half staff at Port](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/flags_half_staff_3.jpg?itok=NRrVkfxK)


![Lemanu’s order to lower flags to half staff is pursuant to a proclamation by US President Joe Biden, who describes Mondale, as “one of our Nation’s most dedicated patriots and public servants.” [SN file photo] Flags at half staff in front of EOB](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/flags_half_staffweb_6.jpg?itok=iRwnH3iR)
![The United States and American Samoa flags began flying at half-staff late Tuesday morning this week, at the Election Office in Tafuna — as seen in this Samoa News photo on Mar. 23rd — as well as other locations territory-wide. [photo: FS] Flags at half staff in front of election office](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/gov_n_flags.jpg?itok=mWZ3-3uw)
![“As we reflect on the loss of life and the impact on the affected survivors, let us take a moment to be grateful to the Lord’s continued protection and blessings on our Territory,” Lemanu said, as American Samoa remains the only US jurisdiction without a COVID-19 case, although there are individuals of Samoan ancestry that reside in the US and have passed away due to the deadly pandemic. [SN file photo] Flags at half staff in front of EOB](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/flags_half_staffweb_4.jpg?itok=SjAr0Bhl)

