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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific Band leading the way, the 2024 Samoan Heritage Festival in Hawaii opened at Keehi Lagoon Park on Saturday, June 15, 2024.
This year, a total of thirty-nine organizations marched, including the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts &...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC), which ended this past weekend, after two weeks of events saw daily cultural performances from different Oceania island groups across Oahu, Hawaii on various stages.
The array of creative work by Indigenous Pacific...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Imanueli Davetawalu, a senior at Samoana High School, born in American Samoa and a proud member of the local Fijian community, was chosen to represent American Samoa and Fiji at the Asian Pacific American Institution for Congressional Studies (APAICS) Youth Leadership...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The implementation of electronic monitoring is expected to provide comprehensive insights into fishing activities, contributing to more sustainable and informed decision-making according to discussion at the meeting of the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Nu’uuli Vocational Technical High School Class of 2024 held their Commencement Exercise Thursday morning, June 13, at their gymnasium.
Lt. Governor La’apui Talauega E.V. Ale was on hand to deliver the Commencement Address for the 62 graduates, on behalf of Governor...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming House passage of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, H.R. 8070, sending the $883 billion bill to the U.S. Senate. Each year the NDAA is the largest Defense...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting ten years of congressional certificates for American Samoa’s graduates. Each year, Amata is delighted to honor each individual graduate’s achievements, a total in all categories approaching almost 2,000 yearly.
“This is a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a memorandum, dated June 12, 2024, Gov. Lemanu P.S. Mauga announces that “Juneteenth Independence Day, Wednesday, June 19, 2024 will be observed as a holiday in American Samoa.”
As per norm, all government offices will be closed and normal activities will be suspended...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grant in the amount of $413,850 is headed for the American Samoa Department of Health (ASDOH).
The Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) cooperative agreement provides crucial support for state, local, and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “Looking back to our foundation with fresh perspectives to prepare for endless possibilities,” was the theme of the Samoana High School Class of 2024 Commencement Ceremony held yesterday at the Home of the Sharks in Utulei.
The Samoana gymnasium was packed with family...