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Dear Editor, Since the article “Stranded American Samoans offer solutions to their overseas plight” was printed in the Samoa News, there has been overwhelming support. However, the issue is not “The Solution(s)”, the problem according to the populace, is the lack of leadership and TRUST in the...
Aloha Free Clinic logo
Honolulu, HAWAII — Thanks to donations, the Aloha Free Clinic is now able to operate through the end of the year.  The clinic is run by healthcare volunteers who help treat the uninsured. Their services have been a lifeline for some especially during this pandemic. Their funding was...
Rep. Vesi Talalelei Fautanu Jr,
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Representatives from Manu’a made a plea for another medical charter flight from Honolulu to bring those who are stuck in Hawaii and the mainland due to suspension of flights into the territory during the COVID-19 pandemic. Unlike the first flight which didn’t bring any...
Screenshot from Hawaii News Now with two reporters on camera
Honolulu, HAWAII — Oahu voters, apparently fed up with the status quo and facing an uncertain economic outlook as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, threw their support behind two first-time political candidates running for Honolulu mayor ― Rick Blangiardi and Keith Amemiya — helping them clinch the...
Headrick Hunkin during a zoom town hall video grab
Honolulu, Hawaii — Leaders of a Pacific Islander advocacy group desperate for help fighting the virus joined Lieutenant Governor Josh Green for a Zoom town hall meeting Thursday. The group, made up of Micronesians, Samoans, and Tongans have been hardest hit and say they’ve been ignored. The...
Graph of Coronavirus Testing for Hawaii
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Rather than sitting around lamenting their plight, an organization of American Samoan’s stranded overseas have come up with a plan — and not just one plan — but a number of ways they think would be feasible to bring them home safely with no threat to the territory....
Surfers in in Laie, Hawaii
Honolulu, HAWAII — Hurricane Douglas made a dangerously close pass north of the island chain Sunday into Monday, leaving residents tired but grateful. In the hours leading up to the anticipated impacts, leaders preached readiness to residents. “The storm is actually passing very close to the...
Honolulu, HAWAII — Maui County is now under a hurricane warning as Douglas closes in on the islands early Sunday. Meanwhile, Kauai and Oahu are also under a hurricane warning. With it, its bringing the threat of damaging winds, flooding rains, and large surf at a time when the islands are...
Harry Calistro Jr, ties down his 27' fishing boat
Hawaii Kai resident, Harry Calistro Jr, ties down his 27' fishing boat in advance of the expected wind impact from Hurricane Douglas, 7/24/20, 8:45pm.  [Photo by Barry Markowitz]
Honolulu, HAWAII — A tropical storm watch has been issued for Kauai County on Saturday morning as Hurricane Douglas continued to barrel towards the state, bringing the threat of strong winds, drenching rain and big surf to the islands this weekend. A tropical storm warning was also issued late...

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