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Honolulu, HAWAII — Six local students - with their chaperones - represented American Samoa at the 2020 Pacific Symposium for Science and Sustainability held Jan. 19-20th at the Alamoana Hotel in the Aloha State.
According to hawaiiacademyofscience.org, “The Pacific Symposium for Science and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Of the 12 students named as 2019 Pacific Symposium for Science and Sustainability (PS3) semi-finalists, only one is from American Samoa. The rest are from the Aloha State.
Koneferenisi Purcell, a 17-year-old senior at Manumalo Academy, placed 5th during last year's 31st...

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