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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Comfort food for Hurricane Lala from Amerika Samoa, available at Foodland, Aina Haina, Hawaii... and maybe a bush store near you. The Moana gourmet taro chips are made by a family-run business from American Samoa. They use hand-harvested, non-GMO taro sourced from local island farmers with simple ingredients like sea salt, oil, and seasonings. Section: Local News Tags:…
(Source: NOAA Research Public Affairs) Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — NOAA Ocean Exploration and its partners will conduct two expeditions in waters around American Samoa this summer and fall to map and characterize the deep seafloor in the nation’s highest-priority region for offshore critical mineral exploration. The expeditions will generate publicly available data and information to increase…
Source: IFAF DÜSSELDORF, Germany — American Samoa produced one of the biggest victories in its sporting history Friday morning, defeating the defending world champion United States 38–32 at the 2026 IFAF Flag Football World Championships in Düsseldorf. The result was remarkable not only because of the difference in the two nations’ rankings, but because of the history American Samoa ended. The…
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Empowering Pacific Island Communities, Inc. (EPIC) is pleased to announce that its AmeriCorps VISTA application for federal assistance has been approved, authorizing three AmeriCorps VISTA members to strengthen organizational and community capacity and expand economic opportunity for low-income individuals and families throughout American Samoa. The approved project,…
DPW says they are part of federally funded Islandwide Safety Project By Asi Andrew Fa'asau andrew@samoanews.com Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Senators were informed last Friday that the so‑called “speed bumps,” that are drawing widespread complaints from motorists and lawmakers, are not speed bumps at all, but raised crosswalks — a federally funded safety feature installed as part of the Islandwide…
( Excerpts from an article originally written and published by the National Samoan Chiefs Council – Nuʻu o Matai as part of its Samoan Heritage Celebration City Hall Highlights series. Story reprinted with photo from the original feature that was posted on the Manu'atele Community Worldwide website. The Samoa News web editor apologizes for crediting the article to Samoa News staff.) Pago Pago,…
By Samoa News staff reporters@samoanews.com Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — "Don't Mine the Moana" is a powerful rallying cry and peaceful protest movement led by Indigenous Pacific Islanders, environmental groups like Greenpeace, and organizations such as Finafinau. They are fighting against commercial deep-sea mining across the Pacific Ocean ("moana"). Section: Local News Tags: deep sea mining View…
By Samoa News staff reporters@samoanews.com Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Last month a local student and teacher pair — Jaceyline Foketi Siliva and Ms. Grace Alesana from Manumalo Academy — represented American Samoa as one of 27 teams from across the US and the world to participate in the third annual Young People's Continental Congress, a joint program during National History Day (NHD). The event…
By Asi Andrew Fa'asau andrew@samoanews.com Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Many residents of Manu‘a are only now learning that they are collectively entitled to benefit from lease payments generated by businesses operating on the trust land in Atu‘u — property formally placed under a 1911 indenture by Paramount Chief Mauga Moimoi of Pago Pago. In a meeting held last Friday the Manu‘a community…
By LALI STAFF Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Port Administration American Samoa (PAAS) and Samoa Airways officials have launched a coordinated response and recovery operation following a runway deviation incident that occurred at Fitiuta Airport, Manu’a Islands on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. No fatalities or major injuries were reported. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) was promptly…
