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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is honoring the anniversary of the United States Air Force’s founding as a Service, officially on this date in 1947. She released the following statement:
“Congratulations to the United States Air Force, and the Air National Guard! The U.S. Air...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The House approved in third reading Thursday, with amendments, the Senate bill which seeks to increase the annual salaries of the governor and lieutenant governor and hike the office expense allowance for lawmakers.
Meanwhile, the Senate approved Thursday in final...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Updates on island fisheries as well as the tuna industry and COVID-19 impacts, are two main subjects covered in a brief “American Samoa Island Report” for the 187th Meeting of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, set to be held virtually from Sept. 21...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government filed an additional charge last week during a Status Hearing against a man accused of assaulting his partner in a domestic violence incident.
The defendant, 35, was on probation when he was arrested by police last month on the new allegation. This is the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — 40-year-old Alema Wilson, who was a taxi driver when police arrested him in the early morning of Sept. 19, 2020 was initially charged with one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine (meth) with intent to distribute; and one count of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the ASG Treasury announcing this week the release later this month of the first payment for the Advance Child Tax Credit funded by federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 - some taxpayers are asking “who is a qualifying child” for this federal benefit....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A local resident who returned to American Samoa when commercial air service between Honolulu and Pago Pago re-opened on Sept. 13th has tested positive for COVID-19, making it the first local case, but American Samoa remains under Code-Blue threat level, meaning COVID-...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Customs K9 agent Benny died unexpectedly on Aug 31st after his handler left him in a hot government vehicle for hours.
On that morning, Benny and his handler - the K9 unit supervisor — were working at the airport.
Later that afternoon at around 3pm, when it was feeding...
Honolulu, HAWAII — Hawaiian Airlines’ former head of corporate security is accusing the company in a lawsuit of covering up a litany of wrongdoing, including plane safety issues, multiple sexual assaults by pilots and cybersecurity failures.
The plaintiff, Thomas Aiu, was hired by Hawaiian Airlines...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 46-year-old father of six accused of abusing his 11-year-old son before he turned around and allegedly assaulted his neighbor who reported the child abuse incident to police is now also facing drug charges.
During his arrest, police discovered illegal drugs in the...