Paepaeulupo'o
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Paepaeulupo'o from Aua village are officially the 2019 Flag Day fautasi champions.
And the east side couldn't be more excited. After years of placing in the Top 5 — consistently — Captain Leonard Liufau Sonoma has finally given Aua village what it never had: a...

![For the first time ever, the Paepaeulupo’o II has won a championship title in fautasi racing. Skipper Leonard Sonoma Liufau and his crew took the 2019 Flag Day Fautasi Race, after crossing the finish line with a time of 27:50:81 [photo: Tony Gasu] Paepaeulupo’o II](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/champs-paepaeulupoo.jpg?itok=NwNvb6xy)