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Tumua Matu’u (center) with Hawaiian Airlines officials
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Complaints of lost luggage from frustrated travelers arriving on Hawaiian Airlines flights from Honolulu, prompted a hearing of the Senate Transportation Committee last Wednesday, where representatives of the airlines testified regarding the issue. Also testifying was...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On February 20, 2024, a woman contacted the Tafuna Police Station (TPS) to report her husband causing a disturbance at their home in Fagaima. The suspect was apprehended and was charged with Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance (PPD) — a class C misdemeanor punishable by...
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WASHINGTON – The Biden-Harris administration on Tuesday released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. The President’s budget includes $119.1 million in current appropriations for the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA). The proposal would fund initiatives...
Marie Ala’ilima
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The governor's nomination of Marie A. Alailima as Administrative Law Judge for an additional 6-year term was overwhelmingly rejected by the Senate last Thursday in a 12-4 vote. This came as a surprise as senators who spoke during her brief confirmation hearing all...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On February 10, 2024, a traffic stop led to the arrest of Merota Falemiga when police pulled him over for a traffic violation.  It was later discovered that his driver’s license had been suspended permanently by order of the District Court due to a third conviction for...
Senator Malaepule Saite Moliga
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Complaints received by senators from disgruntled families in Malaeimi and surrounding areas due to excavation work for the Waterway Project sanctioned by government, encroaching upon their lands without any communication regarding the utilization of their family lands,...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On February 13, 2024, a Nu’uuli resident contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) regarding two men fighting and one who was severely injured. The suspect allegedly struck the victim three times with a machete and also kicked him three times in the face. The victim...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On February 4, 2024, at about 7:16pm, the owner of Lucky 7 Store in Nu’uuli contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) regarding cases of chicken allegedly stolen from his store. Video surveillance showed the culprits taking these cases of chicken on separate dates and...
Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata arrived in American Samoa on the Thursday flight, and followed the content of President Biden’s State of the Union address, instead of attending this year. As a Member of Congress, she has attended these speeches under three presidents. “Last year...
John enright
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — From the author of the popular Jungle Beat series, former American Samoa resident, John Enright set his new novel in San Francisco. A city, three lives, four decades, poems, drugs, booze, hippies, love, lust, loss — just keep moving. Some relationships linger across...

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