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Opinion
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...
Attorney General’s Office asks for clarification from Samoa News to ensure accuracy in its reporting
In an article published in the Samoa News on Friday, January 09, 2026, “Senator Togiola resigns his position as chairman and member of the SSIC,” two points should be clarified to our readers to ensure accuracy in our reporting, according to Attorney General Gwen Tauiliili-Langkilde in an email to...
(January 08, 2026) In Parts One and Two of this series, I discussed how pension sustainability is inseparable from economic growth, education investment, and the structure of public revenues. The final piece of the puzzle is governance. Without sound governance, even well-designed pension systems...
(January 07, 2026) In Part One of this series, I discussed national research showing that weakening pension systems increases income inequality and slows economic growth, while strong retirement systems support economic stability. That same research makes another point just as clear:
Pensions do...
(January 06, 2026) In recent years, pension reform has often been framed as a narrow question of cost control — reducing benefits, shifting risk to workers, and lowering long-term liabilities. But a growing body of research shows that these decisions carry broader consequences that extend far...