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HONOLULU – Hawaiian Airlines today announced it will temporarily suspend nonstop service between Honolulu and its Australia and New Zealand gateways starting later this month due to new government entry restrictions being imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hawaiian, which currently flies...
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — Pacific countries have further tightened border measures to try to keep the coronavirus from gaining a foothold in the islands.
Six cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the Pacific so far - the first three in French Polynesia and, last night, three more were confirmed in...
Napier, NEW ZEALAND — The jury in the trial of a Samoan chief accused of slavery has retired to consider their verdict.
Joseph Auga Matamata, 65, denies 11 charges of human trafficking and 13 charges of slavery relating to 13 Samoan nationals between 1995 and April last year.
Summing up the case...
Washington, D.C. — Defense officials announced restrictions on domestic travel yesterday (Saturday) for service members, Defense Department employees and family members in response to the new coronavirus, or COVID-19.
Deputy Defense Secretary David L. Norquist signed a memorandum halting all...
Honolulu, HAWAII — Hawaiian Airlines on Friday announced it will reduce flight capacity systemwide in April and May in response to declining demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The network adjustments will reduce Hawaiian’s capacity by 8-10 percent in April and 15-20 percent in May, compared...
Apia, SAMOA — There have been posts on social media falsely reporting a Coronavirus case in Samoa. These statements are not supported by any evidence, and all ongoing investigations have found no Coronavirus cases (no suspected and no confirmed).
The result of these false social media statements is...
Napier, NEW ZEALAND — The jury in the trial of a Samoan chief accused of slavery has been urged to consider whether he treated 13 Samoans as his property.
Hastings resident Joseph Auga Matamata, 65, denies 24 charges of human trafficking and slavery between 1994 and 2019.
Some of the complainants...
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — On Saipan, the tourist area resembles a ghost town. Restaurants are being shuttered; shops reducing hours, resorts and water parks sit empty.
The Northern Marianas, a US territory in the North Pacific, is meant to be humming at this time of year. March is normally the height...
Apia, SAMOA — Some Samoan wholesalers have started rationing as delays in shipping related to Covid-19 restrictions cause disruptions to the supply of poultry and meat.
Last week, a container ship carrying meat produce was turned away after failing health inspections although it has not been...
Apia, SAMOA — A Samoan man has pleaded guilty to the murder of a Chinese businessman in October.
The Supreme Court will sentence 18-year-old Gogosina Leilua in three weeks after he changed his not guilty plea to guilty.
Three other men, including one of his brothers, who have already pleaded not...