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Honolulu Federal District Court building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The federal court in Honolulu is questioning whether it has jurisdiction over a lawsuit filed by four Alega residents against American Samoa Chief Justice Michael Kruse, local resident James L. McGuire and the U.S. Secretary of Interior and has ordered plaintiffs to file...
Nat'l Marine Fisheries Service
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (Council), as well as governors and fishery officials at the US Pacific territories of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) have all voiced their opposition on the US National Marine...
American Samoa High Court building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Chief Justice Michael Kruse issued a bench warrant to arrest a probationer for failure to appear in High Court last Friday for his “Order to Show Cause” hearing.  Tino Tapuaialupe was scheduled to appear in court for his OSC for failure to comply with conditions of his...
Laufou Shopping Center entrance and parking lot.
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 28-year old man convicted of assaulting another man at the parking lot of the Laufou Shopping Center while intoxicated at the beginning of this year was ordered by the court not to set foot in the Laufou parking lot during the period of his 12-month probation....
American Samoa District Court building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A fight at the Fagaima Taxi Stand last week landed a man and his two sons in court after they were arrested and charged with assaulting a man working as a dispatcher for the taxi stand. The man, Akeli Alosio, employed as the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms at the Fono, made his...
Amata with VA doctors and personnelDirector Sergio S. Chao of the Honolulu Regional Office and VA Clinic Director Dr. Adam Robinson
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata last week, as part of a series of meetings while she was in Honolulu, also met with the leadership of the Spark M. Matsunaga Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) Medical Center associated with Tripler Army Medical Center that serves so many Veterans...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 30-year-old man who was picked up pursuant to an arrest warrant from the court, on the allegation that he unlawfully entered a store in Nu’uuli area and stole several items. The government filed two separate cases against Apelu Faavae when he made his initial...
American Samoa District Court building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The driver of a blue truck that was pulled over by police late last month for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) is also being charged with unlawful possession of drugs. Ualesi Lavasii made his initial appearance in District Court where he was charged with...
U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C.
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Attorneys representing the Territory of American Samoa — through ASG and the Governor’s Office —  are asking the United States Supreme Court to approve its “writ of certiorari” to review a federal appeal’s court ruling, which reversed a lower court decision dealing with...

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