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HONOLULU — The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council will meet Sept. 15–17, 2026, to consider several fishery management actions affecting American Samoa, Hawai‘i and the broader Western Pacific. These actions include fishing access around Muliāva (Rose Atoll), regulations for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa hosted a regional fisheries monitoring workshop from 31 August to 9 September, bringing together fisheries staff from Tokelau, American Samoa and Samoa with facilitation from the Pacific Community (SPC). Representatives from Conservation International Samoa were...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A reporter with Hawaii News Now has described a "wild" night as Hurricane Lowell passed by, with power out on Tuesday morning and some oceanfront houses destroyed.
The US National Weather Service has lifted all warnings related to the storm, although it said swells from...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Beauty pageants remain an important part of cultural and social life in many Pacific Island countries, although their significance vary across the region.
Pageants such as Miss Pacific Islands, Miss Samoa, Miss Heilala (Tonga), Miss Hibiscus (Fiji) and Miss Cook Islands...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hurricane Lowell is now pulling away from the main Hawaiian islands after passing just west of Niihau as a Category 2 hurricane.
At 2 a.m. Tuesday, Lowell’s core was 110 miles northwest of Lihue, or 215 miles west-northwest of Honolulu, and was moving to the north at 18...
HONOLULU — Where can large fishing vessels operate around American Samoa? How much bottomfish can be sustainably caught there in the coming years? What science will guide the future of fishing in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands?
These are some of the questions the Western Pacific Regional Fishery...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The annual Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting is underway in Palau, and already there has been controversy.
First, it’s a leaders meeting with a distinct lack of leaders. Second, China is reported furious that Taiwan is represented at the meeting in its own...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As online scams become increasingly sophisticated, cybersecurity experts are urging Pasifika across the moana to slow down and protect themselves online.
The call comes alongside the launch of the Fearless Planet Index (FPI), a new real-time intelligence hub tracking...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On August 31, the National Geographic Pristine Seas expedition hosted a "Ship Day" for local youth at Matautu, Apia Harbor.
Welcoming twelve schools from across the island, the research team transformed their vessel into an interactive classroom designed to inspire...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The artificial intelligence boom is driving unprecedented demand for data centers, raising concerns about their growing energy consumption, water use and carbon footprint. These challenges are making companies look beyond traditional land-based data centers.
Some...