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

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. The Governor said in the memo of appointment that Ilaoa brings a wealth […]

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

Parents urged to update children’s immunization shots
Parents are urged to update their children’s immunization before the new school year begins. At the Department of Health press conference Tuesday about the dengue fever outbreak, Deputy Director of Education Athena Mauga said that […]

Samoa Airways flights return to normal
Samoa Airways’ American Samoa Office has assured 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 overhauled […]

Governor, DOE Director & AG discuss funding with Sec McMahon
Congresswoman Aumua Amata announced Monday that the US Department of Education has lifted the freeze on 14 local projects that had previously been disqualified for funding by the federal agency. A press release from the […]

Governor issues declaration of public health emergency
Governor Pulaalii Nikolao Pula on Tuesday declared a public health emergency exists in the territory due to the increase in dengue fever cases. The Department of Health has recorded six laboratory confirmed dengue fever cases, […]

30th Police Academy opens
The 30th Police Academy was opened Monday at the Department of Public Works Conference Room. Sixty police recruits, men and women, and 12 personnel from the Department of Homeland Security, Customs, Department of Corrections and […]

Documentary on Sia Figiel gets special mention
Before the Moon Falls, a documentary on celebrated Samoan writer Sia Figiel, has received a Special Mention for Best Feature (International) at the Doc Edge Awards 2025, just as its subject is about to go […]
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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 […]

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 […]