Linking Samoans
Reginald Wayne Shute, a former President of the Apia Samoa Temple in Pesega was laid to rest on Good Friday in Utah. He was 86. Mr. Shute's passing was announced in a statement from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served in numerous capacities for the Church in the Pacific...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — NOAA Fisheries is proud to release We Fish! American Samoa. It is a collaboration with local fishermen and fishing communities to tell the story of recreational and non-commercial fishing in American Samoa. The video gives a glimpse into the different types of fishing...
Honolulu, Hawaii — I first met Ralph Luaifoa when I commended him on his American Samoa pride. Of course we were both shopping to send mealofas to our Aiga Samoa.
As anyone with Samoa family roots... of course there was a village connection. Seuga, the wife and mom, is a Salelologa girl of the...
Killeen, TEXAS — Funeral services for Reverend Menise Sasa, 69 of Copperas Cove, TX will be held Saturday, March 27, 2021, 9:00 a.m. at United Faith Church in Copperas Cove, TX. Burial with military honors will follow the service at the Copperas Cove Cemetery in Copperas Cove, TX.
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Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — New Zealand is expected to reverberate this weekend with the sounds of the coming generation of musical stars.
A new gospel music show featuring renowned and rising Pacific artists will be broadcast across the country on Sunday.
Soul Sessions aimed to target the diverse...
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa Tourism has posted a ‘cheeky’ video on social media. The 60-second video has already notched up more than 120,000 views across STA’s social channels, with thousands of fans resharing the video and tagging The Rock, along with his stuntman cousin and even his mum.
In anticipation...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is happy to announce that Victor Chen has been accepted to the U.S. Air Force Academy, his first choice of the nation’s prestigious Service Academies.
“I’m very pleased to announce a fully qualified appointment for Victor Chen to attend the U.S. Air...
Now we know where Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's talent and charisma come from.
Last month he went on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to promote his new comedy special "Young Rock," which is loosely based on his life and his story as a struggling, competitive wrestler and actor.
They discussed the...
Honolulu, HAWAII — As American Samoa-Hawaii quarantine for its second repatriation flight gets underway, the Honolulu based Le Fetuao Samoan Language Center under the leadership of CEO and Founder, Mrs. Elisapeta T. Lesatele Alaimaleata, continues to find ways to help and support its Samoan people...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “With the start of Women’s History Month, I wish to express my heartfelt appreciation to all the women of American Samoa who came before us,” Uifa’atali Amata said and shared these photos:
Fano Solinuu Shimasaki who was the first woman in American Samoa Fono’s Senate...