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Recently, the Fono, Amerika Samoa House of Representatives and Senate, reaffirmed their commitment to safeguarding Rose Atoll Marine National Monument by passing a joint resolution. This resolution maintains the status quo which prohibits commercial fishing within 50-miles of the atoll, allowing...
The recent op-ed defending the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument is beautifully written. Its invocations of fa'a Samoa, of tautua — service — of our ancestors' wisdom, are genuinely moving. But passion, however sincere, is not a fisheries management plan. And love for our ocean, however deep,...
Analysis: From the start of his war with Iran, US President Donald Trump took care to acknowledge the ugly headlines that could result. It would be a much more significant operation than his previous military strikes, he said in a video posted shortly after the military action began, and that meant...
Introduction: Rose Atoll’s Enduring Significance
Rose Atoll, known as Muliava to our ancestors, is far more than a name on a map. A significant part of Amerika Samoa—a living symbol of our shared identity, our legacy, and the unbreakable bond between our people and the ocean that cradles us.
For...
To the Editor,
Federal agencies are moving closer to decisions about deep-sea mining near American Samoa.
This raises an important public question:
At what point do these actions implicate the United States’ obligations under the Deeds of Cession?
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is...
The American Samoa Democratic Party (ASDP) stands in solidarity with the leaders and people of Manu‘a in safeguarding the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument for the present and future citizens of American Samoa. Rose Atoll is a sacred ecological and cultural treasure, central to our food security...
American Samoa is home to Pago Pago Harbor, a rare natural deepwater port in the South Pacific. One hundred twenty-five years ago, Samoan leaders agreed to place American Samoa under U.S. Navy jurisdiction for its own security, and it later became a U.S. territory. The island played a vital role in...
(January 29, 2026) As Chairman of the Republican Party of American Samoa, I wish to address the growing national conversation surrounding fishing at Rose Atoll National Monument (RANM) or Muliava.
The American Samoa Republican Party categorically rejects the Democratic Party’s assertion that...
The Trump administration argues that opening America’s seafloor to deep-sea mining is essential for strengthening our economy and securing our energy future. From a Pacific Islander perspective, this rush to extract metals from the ocean — especially near the Mariana Trench and American Samoa —...
Talofa lava to members of the American Samoa Government Employees Retirement Fund,
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once reminded us:
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
Throughout his life’s work, Dr. King also warned that the greatest tragedy...