tradewinds hotel
This photo posted on the American Samoa Power Authority Facebook page shows a crew working Sunday to fix a 12-inch mainline leak in the water system around the Tradewinds Hotel. The hotel was the quarantine site for the feds and our congresswoman who recently arrived on island last Friday, on a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two more travelers on the Jan. 27 flight from Honolulu tested COVID-19 positive with new infections at the Tradewinds Hotel quarantine site. And that resulted in pushing forward to today, Monday, the release of passengers at that quarantine site, according to ASG...
A glimpse at some of returning residents of American Samoa from the United States, who are now being quarantined at the Tradewinds Hotel during their Sunday service yesterday by the Poolside. [courtesy photo]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Join us and our returning residents here, on twitter or Facebook for the final Thanksgiving Service and sua presentations. Live stream courtesy of Tulaga Peleti Whitcombe.
A passenger on the first repatriation flight was seen standing on her room’s balcony last week on the second floor of the Tradewinds Hotel where returning repats are being quarantined. Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga said in a press conference this past Friday that all returning residents...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The first group of repatriated residents of American Samoa, who received their first COVID-19 test on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, have all tested negative, which was confirmed to Samoa News by the Department of Health Chief of Operation (COO) Vesi Talalelei Fautanu Jr,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The first repatriated group of American Samoa residents received their first COVID-19 test yesterday after arriving home this past Monday afternoon. This was confirmed by the Chief Operations Officer (COO) of the Dept. of Heath (DoH) — former Manu’a #1 lawmaker, Vesi...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As television news footage out of Honolulu on the morning of Feb. 1st showed some American Samoa residents at the Honolulu airport heading for check-in for the first repatriation flight to the territory, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga posted a message on the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a statement yesterday, the Health Department reminds the public that all 159 passengers on the first repatriation flight from the US, which arrived yesterday afternoon at Pago Pago International Airport tested negative three-times for COVID-19.
The reminder comes amid...
Passengers on the first repatriation flight to American Samoa are seen in this photo at the Tradewinds Hotel. Masks and protective gloves are part of their arrival protocol. They came directly from the airport via buses to the hotel where they then went through Immigration and Customs, before...






![85-year old Si’i Noaese Taeatafa, catching up on his morning Samoa News, yesterday morning. Mr. Taeatafa and his daughter Brigitte Moala (not pictured) of Malaeloa were among the 159 returning residents quarantined at Tradewinds. “Papa” as he’s come to be called by his quarantine-family, reminds our community to remember to wear your mask, sanitize and wash your hands and to practice safe distancing by staying 6ft apart. With their Negative results, the quarantined residents are anxious for the day they can finally reunite with their families in American Samoa. [courtesy photo] 85-year old Si’i Noaese Taeatafa reading Samoa News](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/quarantine_reading_sn_2117.jpg?itok=c19m3x_g)
![A woman and a young child — who ARE among the 159 returning residents that arrived on island this past Monday afternoon were seen walking on the balcony of their hotel room on the second floor of the Tradewinds Hotel early yesterday morning. Part of the COVID-19- FOR SAFETY List includes spending time outside in the fresh air, opening windows and rotating fans to encourage fresh air flow — as well as mask wearing, washing hands, social distancing and staying within your ‘bubble’ of people. [photo by AF] A woman and a young child on a balcony at Tradewinds Hotel](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/need_fresh_air_0725.jpg?itok=Q9ATbQu6)
![This Feb. 1st Samoa News photo shows an American Samoa Power Authority vehicle pulling up on front of the entrance — manned by police — to the Tradewinds Hotel, where 159 passengers from Monday’s repatriation flight are in quarantine for 14-days. A banner — produced by Tagata Tutu Fa’atasi of American Samoa Alliance — on the side fence welcomes home the repatriated passengers. The entrance has a tent with police officers and other security personnel to stop unauthorized people. [photo: FS] Police vehicle and policeman blocking road into Tradewinds Hotel](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/quarantine_site.jpg?itok=cehuDgdZ)
![(SA) 2086.jpg Family and friends were able to greet from afar the 159 repatriated passengers off of the first flight to the Territory from the U.S. Passengers still have to go through at 14-day quarantine, including tests for COVID-19 before being able to ‘go home’. [Courtesy photo] Young boy holding welcome banner](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/greeting_repatriation_flight_2086.jpg?itok=m667I3Rc)
