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Gold winners in Palau welcomed home
Play Audio Joyful cheers rang out at the airport Thursday night to welcome home American Samoa’s gold winners at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau. The womens softball, womens volleyball and wrestling teams arrived safely […]

Shriners doctors checking children with bone & burn conditions
A medical team from the Shriners Hospital in Honolulu began their free clinics for children under 18 Friday morning. They are checking on children with bone problems, cleft palates, club feet and/or burn conditions. The […]

School Lunch Program stops accepting locally grown produce
The Department of Education has informed local farmers that the School Lunch Program will not be accepting any local produce in the new school year until all farms are inspected and certified. This was confirmed […]

GAO: At end of FY2023 Am Samoa’s total debt was $145.4 m
According to a report by the US General Accountability Office (GAO) as of September 30, 2023 American Samoa’s total public debt outstanding was $145.4 million. This is a 10 percent decrease from fiscal year 2022. […]

Groundbreaking for airport parking lot expansion project
Ground was broken Wednesday for the airport expansion project, which marks the first phase of a $200-plus million dollar project to build a new, upscale, and larger terminal for Pago Pago International Airport. A large […]

Nathan Ilaoa appointed Acting Director of DMWR
Governor Pulaalii Nikolao Pula has appointed Mr. Nathan Ilaoa as the new Acting Director of the Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR). In the memo of appointment, the Governor stated that Ilaoa brings a […]

Wrestlers win 19 medals in Palau, Team AS returns home tonight
The President of the American Samoa Wrestling Federation and Secretary General of the American Samoa National Olympic Committee, Vaiala Ethan Lake, issued this report on the American Samoa Wrestling Team’s performance at the Pacific Mini […]

Parents urged to update children’s immunization shots
Parents are urged to ensure their children’s immunization are up to date before the new school year begins. At a Department of Health press conference on Tuesday regarding the dengue fever outbreak, Deputy Director of […]

Samoa Airways flights return to normal
Samoa Airways’ American Samoa Office has assured the public that flights have returned to normal on the inter-Samoa route and to Manu’a. Earlier this week, the airline was down to one aircraft after the recently […]
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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 […]

Op-ed Encore: Proof of Decay at ASGERF
By Fuiavailili Keniseli Lafaele For far too long, the American Samoa Government Employees Retirement Fund (ASGERF) has operated without meaningful transparency or accountability. This op-ed presents my final public statement as a trustee, documenting not […]

Applauding Keniseli Lafaele
Dear Editor, As a retiree member of the American Samoa Government Employees Retirement Fund (ASGERF), I would like to applaud the efforts of Kenisele Lafaele in shedding light on ongoing issues. He has outlined concerns […]
Obituaries

Diane Suvania Niko-Teofilo Obituary
Diane Suvania Niko-Teofilo met her Savior on Friday, March 7, 2025 at the age of 34. She was born on October 23, 1990, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Diane was a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, […]

Joseph Nikolao, Sr. 1949-2024
By Johnny Victor Toma Joseph “Sefo” Nikolao was born on March 23,1949, in Moamoa, Samoa. He was raised in the village of Futiga, American Samoa. This was the first village where his parents, Nikolao Filipo […]

HC Afoafouvale Leulumoega Fou Su’esu’e Lutu: Feb 24, 1947-Dec 15, 2023
Download Flyer Here Faamanatuina le Soifua 15 FEPUARI, 2024, 10 P.M. Taunuu lona Sa i le malae vaalele i Tafuna, Amerika Samoa 23 FEPUARI, 2024, 1 P.M. Sauniga Fa’aleaiga (Family Service) EFKAS Fagatogo – Ki […]