News
Celebrity Edge returns to drop off sick passenger
The cruise ship Celebrity Edge which left port yesterday evening returned to Pago Pago this morning. Director of Port Administration Barney Sene said the cruise ship was dropping off a passenger who fell ill. A […]
DOH reports increase in leptospirosis cases
The Department of Health is alerting the public about an increase in leptospirosis cases in the community. Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease found in water, mud, or soil contaminated by animal urine, usually from rats, […]
DOE Director says funding for school maintenance is inadequate
The Department of Education shipped materials and supplies to fix schools in Manu’a earlier this week and a crew from the Maintenance division traveled to Manu’a to make repairs, do clean up work and fix […]
Alek West accepted to Naval & Air Force Academic
Alek Timuialatogo West of Vatia has been accepted for admittance to both the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis and the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. He has accepted his first choice to attend […]
Audit would identify active & inactive ASG phone numbers
Is ASG being billed for inactive phone numbers? Acting Treasurer Carrie-Lee Magalei-Tulafono has announced that Treasury, in coordination with the American Samoa Telecommunications Authority, is conducting an ASG-wide phone number audit. The purpose of the […]
HRPP leaders to be investigated for treason & defamation
The leadership of Samoa’s opposition Human Rights Protection Party, including former Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, his Deputy Lauofo Pierre Lauofo and party secretary Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi are to be investigated for treason and defamation. […]
Wallon Young Fong: An honor to serve as ASPA Executive Director
The former Executive Director of the American Samoa Power Authority Wallon Young Fong says it has been a great honor for him to serve as Executive Director for ASPA for the last 7 years, out […]
Samana Semo Veavea announces bid for US Congress
US Army veteran and former Director of Homeland Security Samana Semo Veavea has announced his candidacy for Congress in 2026. “After more than 30 years of service as a retired Sergeant Major in the United […]
Correctional Officer charged with assault
On Tuesday, police officers serving a warrant of arrest to a female correctional officer found an inmate riding in the same vehicle that the correctional officer was in. The inmate had been arrested and charged […]
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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 […]
Rose Atoll Preservation: Ensuring Compliance with Legislative Mandates and Respecting Community Priorities
By Puipui Measina a Amerika Samoa Recently, the Fono, Amerika Samoa House of Representatives and Senate, reaffirmed their commitment to safeguarding Rose Atoll Marine National Monument by passing a joint resolution. This resolution maintains the […]
Stewardship Is Not a Slogan: The Case for Our Longline Fleet at Rose Atoll A Response to ‘Rose Atoll’s Enduring Significance’
By American Samoa Longline Fleet Member The recent op-ed defending the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument is beautifully written. Its invocations of fa’a Samoa, of tautua—service—of our ancestors’ wisdom, are genuinely moving. But passion, however […]
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. […]
In Memory of Ross Harold Dewees (March 15, 1936 – June 30, 2025)
By Randall Dewees Ross was born in Fresno, California, to Ida Lacy and Claude Dewees. He graduated from Roosevelt High School in Fresno in 1954. In 1955, he married Carol Elaine Hodson. They had two […]


