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MARINE SANCTUARY SEEKS ADVISORY COUNCIL APPLICANTS
NOAA's National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa is seeking to fill seats on its advisory council, which represents the public's interests in sanctuary matters and provides advice to the sanctuary superintendent.
The sanctuary is accepting...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Last week, 8th grade students of Tafuna Elementary School had the opportunity to learn valuable life-saving skills from Dr. Kalameli Taufete’e and her partner through a hands-on CPR awareness session approved by LBJ Tropical Medical Center Healthcare Career Awareness...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Pulaalii Nikolao Pula has signed an executive order that makes significant changes to the membership of the Board of Directors for the American Samoa Shipyard Services Authority. This new order reduces the board’s membership from 9 to 7 and clarifies that these...
Talofa and welcome to our first group of Bryant University Physician Assistant students visiting American Samoa in 2026. Over the next 10 weeks, they will be observing and learning across various departments at the LBJ Tropical Medical Center. [Facebook photo]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On April 27, 2026, a Pavaia’i man was arrested after allegedly threatening his uncle with a machete during a family dispute.
Authorities identified the suspect as Christian Siaulaiga who was later arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance, a class C...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On April 27, 2026, a store cashier at Fagaima Mart called the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) and reported an incident regarding a suspect who allegedly threw a large rock inside the convenience store and threatened to kill an employee following a dispute over beer...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a federal funding notice for American Samoa from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through its Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), announcing $220,542 through FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In 2015 the American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR), the Public Benefit Corporation, and the Toledo Zoo began planning a collection trip to our islands. Preparation included permitting, holding, and logistics for the transport of Many-colored...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Nail spas, beauty salons, barbershops, massage parlor, as well as tattoo salons have seemingly become the ‘new’ industry in the territory, creating a need for the American Samoa Board of Cosmetology, which regulates salon licensing, operator certification, and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On April 25, 2026, the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) received a call from a woman reporting that four men assaulted her nephew in the village of Aasu.
Three of the men were apprehended and later charged with the following, while a fourth man was also later charged with...