Utulei beach
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa News recently noticed over the last few weeks (maybe a month or more now) that there is a ’rock wall’ being built along the shoreline of Utulei Beach — from in front of DDW Beach Cafe along the general beach area. There is also apparently a ‘fill’ going on,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Reports of people being stung in Utulei, as well as sightings in the Failolo area of the Portuguese Man-of-War have been forwarded to the Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR), resulting in a public advisory being issued.
According to DMWR, their office has...


![Portuguese Man-of-War on a beach. Reports of people being stung in Utulei as well as sightings in the Failolo area of the Portuguese Man-of-War jellyfish (Physalia utriculus) has resulted in the Dept. of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR) issuing a public advisory. [courtesy photo] Portuguese Man-of-War on a beach.](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/protuguese_man_of_war_2_copy.jpg?itok=xMuYU96x)