Biting Passenger Released on $25,000 Bond
The man accused of biting a flight attendant on Hawaiian Air’s flight from Pago Pago to Honolulu on Monday has been released. Aumoeualogo Togia has posted a $25,000 unsecured bond and has been ...Read more
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Rep. Fautanu Welcomes Progress of Cabotage Bill
Manu’a faipule Vesi Fautanu Jr. is overjoyed that the sabotage bill for American Samoa has cleared a Senate Committee and he looks forward to news that its passed both the full Senate and the ...Read more
Samoan Man Dies in Tongan Prison
A Samoan woman in Tonga has reached out to KHJ News for help in searching for the family of a Samoan man who died last month in Tonga’s jail. The man has been identified as Leuma ...Read more
Happy Manu’a Day, Low Key Ceremony in Ta’u
The 112th anniversary of the signing of the deed by which the last remaining islands of Eastern Samoa were ceded to the United States, is being commemorated today with a public holiday for ...Read more
Vice President Joe Biden Was Here
It was a closely guarded secret but the word still got out and when Vice President Joe Biden stepped off Air Force One at Pago Pago International Airport this afternoon, there was a small crowd of ...Read more
Fishing Boat Gets Help from Cutter Kukui
A locally owned fishing boat named Mary Louise is fortunate to have received help from the Coast Guard Cutter Kukui which was in port for a few days. According to information from the Coast Guard ...Read more
What’s Opened and What’s Not
While today is a public holiday for ASG , it is a normal working day for federal agencies and most businesses. The Post Office is opened, so is the Social Security Office and other federal ...Read more
Customs Trying to Collect Excise Tax on Cigarettes
In a follow up to our story earlier this week about customs confiscating 180 cartons of cigarettes which were undeclared: Chief of Customs Moetului Sipili Fuiava says for now they are ...Read more
Fono Takes Three Week Recess
The House of Representatives did not meet the quorum to hold a session today. Only 8 out of 21 members of the House turned up so the session was opened, a prayer was held and then it was closed ...Read more
Governor Lolo Praises Attendance at 1st Meeting
Governor Lolo Moliga told supporters attending the first general meeting of the Lolo and Lemanu camp that he was comforted to see that all of Tutuila and Manu’a was represented at their first ...Read more
