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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Last week’s meeting of the American Samoa Zoning Board revived a long‑standing question over who is legally entitled to receive lease payments for land in Atu‘u currently occupied by foreign‑owned businesses. The discussion has renewed calls for clarity on who, under law...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A ‘Listening Session’ at the ASG Office of Veterans & Military Affairs, Tafuna Industrial Park, beginning at 10:00 AM is scheduled for today, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. The Hawai’i VA Leadership Team will be onsite to answer questions regarding the VA Healthcare...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoana High School, home of the Sharks, held its Commencement Ceremony last week celebrating the graduation of 179 students. Leading the ceremony was Master of Ceremonies, Principal Jemaima Nafatali, calling it the day that the Lord has made. The Commencement theme was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is an original cosponsor of the Great America Outdoors Act 250, or the GAOA 250 – named in honor of both the sesquicentennial of the United States and the landmark Great America Outdoors Act enacted in 2020.
The Great American Outdoors Act...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Due to hazardous ocean conditions and the High Surf Warning, the Aunuʻu/Auasi Wharf has remained closed since June 10, and all local alias operators were advised to remove their vessels from the water for safety.
In response to requests from Aunuʻu residents for food and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The budget call letter, sent out on June 2, 206 by the Office of Program Planning & Budget (OPPBD) for submission of FY2027 budget proposals from all government departments, agencies, authorities, and entities identifies the Governor-approved General Fund ceiling for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Marist Brothers Old Pupils Association (MBOPA) kick started this year with continuing their efforts to renovate the Centennial Hall at Saint Joseph’s College (SJC) at Alafua and Marist Primary School at Mulivai. This Hall’s renovation project is a long term project given...
Pago Pago AMERICAN SAMOA — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata remains convinced that Rose Atoll should be off limits, her longstanding position, especially as she respects the cultural rights of the people of Manu’a. She also emphasized she is happy for the fishermen and supports the rest of the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting several House-passed bills, each originating in the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC), on priority issues within Amata’s legislative track record.
Pacific Partnerships
Amata is a cosponsor of the US-Japan-ROK Trilateral...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Armed with the belief that “E sui Faiga, Ae Tumau Faavae!” — 212 Warrior-students became graduates of Tafuna High School last week, Wednesday, June 10, 2026 during their 60th Commencement Ceremony held at Kanana Fou Gymnasium.
The ceremony’s Master of Ceremonies, THS...