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Kingdon Chapple-Wilson, aka Kings
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — The Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau, Auckland came alive with music, glitz and glam for the first live Pacific Music Awards in two years on Thursday night. The annual ceremony has been held online the past two years due to COVID-19 restrictions. Fa'anana Jerome Grey was...
Chester Leoso
Chester Leoso (in this photo posted on the UH News website) who is taking courses in information and computer science at the Hawaii-based, Leeward Community College has been selected for the highly competitive NASA cohort program. The program drew more than 5,000 applicants nationwide, and only 147...
Students with master carver
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Some 30 high school students have been working with Matua o Faiva or master carver Faleagafulu Filipo Tauai on carving three paopao or small fishing canoes for the past several weeks. The Paopao Project is collaboration between NOAA National Marine Sanctuary of American...
Arlene Sewell
Honolulu, HAWAII — Brigham Young University–Hawaii Operations Vice President Kevin Schlag has named Arlene Sewell as the new Chief Information Officer. In this role, Sewell will lead all aspects of Information Technology, providing strategic direction to help the university accomplish its mission...
Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
Apia, SAMOA — New Zealand will provide $15m to support Samoa with its climate change priorities. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made the announcement on Tuesday morning, at a joint press conference with Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa. New Zealand will work with the Samoan government to...
Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern cut a cake to mark the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Friendship in Apia on Monday, Aug. 01, 2022. The two leaders were holding a bilateral meeting yesterday to discuss shared interests. New Zealand has...
Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa shakes hands with a StarKist employee
Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa shakes hands with a StarKist employee during her visit to StarKist early Friday morning, July 29, 2022. StarKist employees sported red t-shirts on Friday in honor of the PM’s visit. Many of StarKist employees from Samoa told Samoa News they were very honored...
Fa'anana Jerome Grey
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — Samoan singer-songwriter Fa'anana Jerome Grey will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement award as the 2022 Pacific Music Awards in August return to the life stage. Grey’s iconic song ‘We Are Samoa’ became the unofficial anthem of the country, penned while Grey was...
Saute Sapolu carrying a cooking pot
Saute Sapolu has become a controversial cultural figure as he resides in his car and a minimalist structure in the parking lot of Maunalua Bay in Hawaii Kai, Hawaii.  Previously the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources confiscated Saute's personal belongings and self made Fale.  Saute...
Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa and Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Fostering and developing economic and social policies is at the forefront of the 2Samoa Talks in the territory. An ava ceremony was held to officially welcome and open the two-day inter Samoa talks between Samoa and American Samoa. Called the “Atoa o Samoa” this is the...

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