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Miss Fiji wins Miss Pacific Islands Pageant
Miss American Samoa Tofoipupu Unutoa and the Miss American Samoa team returned from the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant in Fiji on Sunday. They were greeted at the airport by the Director of the American Samoa […]
Schools to perform pese & siva for Flag Day
There’s mixed reaction to the selection of public high schools to perform the cultural entertainment for the 2026 Flag Day celebration. Deputy Secretary of Samoan Affairs Vaiutusala Sataua Samuelu said on KVZK-TV Thursday that the […]
House Committee passes bill to protect against IUU fishing
Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is a cosponsor of the Standards for Understanding Source and Habitat Identification (SUSHI) Act, H.R. 3706, passed by unanimous consent on Wednesday by the House Natural Resources Committee. The bill works to […]
Governor reconstitutes Territorial Zoning Board
Governor Pulaali’i Nikolao Pula has reconstituted the Territorial Zoning Board with the appointment of new members and some returning members. Members appointed by the Governor: Vesiai Poyer Samuelu, Taesaliali’i Lefiti, Puletu Dick Koko and Tiumalu […]
Coast Guard Cutter returns to Samoa
The United States Coast Guard Cutter William Hart returned to Samoa to support Samoa’s efforts to counter transnational crime, enhance maritime awareness, and protect fisheries and other natural resources. From February 6 – 10 the […]
Faipule requests reinstatement of free tax filing service
Fagatogo Representative Malaeoletalu Melesio Gurr is requesting the reinstatement of the free tax filing services that the Tax Office has been providing for decades for low income earners. He made the request in a letter […]
Miss Am. Samoa rocks the house as DJ Stofo
Miss American Samoa Tofoipupu Unutoa had the audience on their feet in her talent performance at the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant in Nadi, Fiji last night. She rocked the house as DJ Stofo. Play Audio […]
$4.6M coral reef restoration project in American Samoa to begin in early 2026
A new $4.6M multi-institute project to help grow coral restoration capacity in American Samoa will begin in early 2026, leveraging more than two decades of coral heat tolerance studies to inform a restoration with resilience […]
DoH records 782 confirmed cases of dengue fever
Dengue fever continues to spread in the territory and residents are being urged to take preventive measures to protect themselves from mosquitoes which carry the virus. The Department of Health officially declared a dengue fever […]
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Submit your Letters to the Editor
Many of you requested it and now it’s finally here! Letters to the Editor now has it’s own section on talanei.com. To submit a letter, email Monica Miller. Here are some simple guidelines to […]
The Rose Atoll Marine National Monument
Talofa Lava, I write not only as the head of the Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources and a Fishery Council Member, but as a son of American Samoa who was born and raised in […]
Op-Ed: Puipui Measina a Amerika Samoa Unites to Uphold Protections for Muliava (Rose Atoll)
By Puipui Measina a Amerika Samoa Efforts to maintain longstanding protections for Muliava (Nu’u o Manu, Le Oneone Sa o Tuimanu’a, Rose Atoll) have advanced considerably, with widespread support emerging from across Amerika Samoa for […]
Obituaries
Honoring Betty Mae Ah Soon
Betty Mae Ah Soon: December 22, 1943 – January 11, 2026 “A life well lived is a precious gift, of hope and strength and grace, from someone who has made our world a brighter, better […]
Honoring Fofo Iosefa Fiti Sunia: A Pioneer of Thought and Service
By Fuiavailili Keniseli Lafaele As American Samoa bids farewell to Fofo Iosefa Fiti Sunia, we honor a pioneer whose intellect and service helped shape our modern political and cultural landscape. Though the transition from U.S. […]
Governor’s statement on end of government shutdown
Governor Pulaalii Nikolao Pula released the following statement Thursday, November 13, concerning the end of the federal government shutdown. “Today brings welcome relief and renewed strength for our people. With President Trump’s signing of legislation […]
