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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The situation regarding the acting gubernatorial leadership remains uncertain following Governor Pulaaliʻi Nikolao Pula's departure from the territory last week. A general memorandum is usually issued by the sitting governor officially designating who will be Acting...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On December 3, 2025, a woman called the Faga'itua Police Substation (FPS) to report an alleged domestic dispute involving a couple.
The suspect was later apprehended and charged with:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance (DV), a class C misdemeanor punishable by...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On November 30, 2025, an individual called the authorities and reported that two men had allegedly assaulted him.
Both suspects fled the scene, but one of the suspects was later charged with:
Count 1: Public Peace Disturbance, a class B misdemeanor punishable by...
Honolulu, HAWAII — (December 23, 2025) In April 2025, the Hawaiʻi State Energy Office (HSEO) became the Pacific Regional Partner for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Technology Innovation Partnership Project (ETIPP), which pairs local communities with national laboratories to tackle local...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Marine Patrol Division of the Department of Search and Rescue has appealed to the Legislature to return the division to the Department of Public Safety, citing a “toxic environment.”
In a petition endorsed by Chief Nofoaiga Ulberg and his staff, the division...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Pulaalii Nikolao Pula has delegated authority to the Chief of Staff to approve all hiring decisions, promotions, pay adjustments, and transfers. This delegation is part of the revised cost containment measures issued last week.
In January, a general memorandum...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Walk into a fish market or grocery store in Hawai‘i and you are likely to see a poke counter. For that, you can thank a fisherman – and in many cases, a longliner. Beginning in the 1960s, commercial fishing in Hawai‘i shifted from smaller reef species to larger pelagic...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On November 22, 2025, a man called the Tafuna Police Substation and reported his elderly father for allegedly causing a disturbance.
The suspect was apprehended immediately and later charged with:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance (DV), a class C misdemeanor punishable...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On November 17, 2025, the Tafuna Police Substation received a call regarding a man who was allegedly causing a disturbance and damaging his sister-in-law's car and house.
The suspect was later arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Public Peace Disturbance, a class B...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Son of American Samoa – Francis Mauigoa from the village of Ili’ili, continues to wreak havoc on the football field with the University of Miami “Hurricanes” (No.10), who defeated the Texas A&M (No.7) in a historic 10 - 3 victory this past weekend. They are now...