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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...
The Tafuna High School Class of 2026 Co‑Valedictorians, Rose Fiame (right) and Aooatua Fanene (center), along with Salutatorian Alexis Tuiasosopo (left). [photo: Asi A. Fa'asau]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ʻUa fetaui lelei fola o le ʻalia,’ a Samoan proverb meaning “The deck planks of the voyaging canoe fit together well.” Gov. Pulaʻaliʻi Nikolao Pula of American Samoa shared this proverb during opening remarks at the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — There is outrage in the Pacific over signs that the Filipino tuna fishing fleet is catching dolphins against the law.
This follows the emergence of a four-minute video from PNG's Manus Province showing the crew on a purse seine vessel, the Red Robin 88 (previously...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Leone High School — home of the Lions — held their 60th Commencement Ceremony on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at their gymnasium for 123 graduates. Their theme was “O faiva e tapuaia, e a'e manuia” — tasks that are prepared and supported are accomplished successfully....
DOE director Maefau Dr. Mary Lauagaia Taufete’e seen with NVTHS Class of 2026 graduates, before she formally accepted and confirmed the 75 students during the Commencement Ceremony held on June 8, 2026, at the school’s gymnasium. She exhorted the graduates to “Let your words and deeds be how you...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Receiving congratulations and their diploma was an integral part of the Nuuuli Vocational Technical High School Commencement Ceremony with Principal Susana Kaisa as the Master of Ceremonies.
The invocation was offered by Rev. Malieitulua, who quoted Proverbs 3:16 “Commit...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Port Administration American Samoa (PAAS), in partnership with the Department of Commerce, is pleased to announce continued progress on construction of the new Ofu Wharf Terminal Building in the Manu‘a Islands.
It is funded through the Community Development Block Grant...