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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the two passengers who were removed from a Hawaiian Airlines flight last Thursday due to a bomb threat has threatened to file a lawsuit against several parties, including the Department of Public Safety.
Makerita Fa’ae’e Iosefo expressed her frustration on social...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An online petition has been created to call for the removal of Governor Pulaali’i N. Pula from office. This initiative includes a dedicated Facebook page, which serves as a platform for supporters to share information, discuss their concerns, and gather signatures....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — lndependence Day, July 4, will be observed as a holiday in American Samoa and Gov. Pulaali’i Nikolao Pula issued a memorandum yesterday saying that all government offices will be closed and normal operations will be suspended on that day.
When the nation's founders were...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 2025 Children’s Samoan Arts Summer Program, created to immerse students in the vibrant cultural heritage of Samoan arts and traditions, concludes after four enriching weeks. Throughout the program, students had fun exploring and receiving hands-on instruction in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On May 17, 2025, a woman, who was a caregiver at the LBJ Hospital called the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) to report that her phone was stolen from the hospital room where she had been sleeping.
The suspect was later charged with Count 1: Stealing, a class C felony...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On May 18, 2025, a father contacted the Fagatogo Police Station and requested assistance regarding his son who allegedly damaged their home property after being told not to mow the lawn on Sunday.
The suspect was later arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Private Peace...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Tennis Association (ASTA) held its opening ceremony, Monday, June 30, 2025, for the International Tennis Federation/Oceania Tennis Federation (OTF) “2025 Pacific Nations Cup” hosted in American Samoa for a second consecutive year at the ASTA Tennis...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While ASDOE can now breathe a sigh of relief for projects that were previously extended (ensuring those can be completed and paid for), the 14 projects that failed to win extension approval are still frozen out. And, unless the USDOE grants the appeals or otherwise...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Right to Democracy (RtD) and the America the Beautiful for All Coalition have united in support of American Samoa's right to protect its ocean and seabeds from destructive deep seabed mining. The organizations have drafted a petition to the Bureau of Ocean Energy...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On May 11, 2025, at approximately 12:40 p.m., the Fagatogo Police Station received a call from the mother of a man who was shouting profanities at her and his stepdad.
Pelesa Ripine was charged with the following:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance (DV) - a class C...