public defnders office
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate yesterday unanimously approved the appointment of Asaua Falaniko Fuimaono as the Public Defender in a 14-0 vote.
In his letter dated January 5, 2024 to Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean, Governor Lemanu P.S. Mauga stated that “Counsel Fuimaono is a well-...

![Counsel Asaua Falaniko Fuimaono with his wife after his confirmation hearing yesterday at the Senate for the position of Public Defender. [photo: Asi A. Fa’asau] Counsel Asaua Falaniko Fuimaono with his wife](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/pub_defender_fuimaono_img_5203.jpg?itok=WxPBgZKN)