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by B. Chen, Samoa News Correspondent
The small western village of Afao had something to celebrate this past Thursday evening, after their pride and joy — Rock Solid 2 — garnered a total of 888 points to win the first
American Samoa’s Best Dance Crew (ASBDC) competition.
The finale was held in front of huge crowd at the Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium as well as the hundreds who tuned in from home on
KVZK-TV channel 2.
Major sponsor of the competition is McDonald’s American Samoa, whose CEO Tautolo
Charlie Tautolo spoke on behalf of his company and presented a sponsorship check of $13,000 to DYWA Deputy Director Pa’u Roy Ausage.
Tautolo said he is satisfied with the preparations that went into the ASBDC program and said regardless what he has heard and what people have been saying, “We are very organized.”
All of the top six groups that made the cut last week were given the chance to perform again during Thursday’s finale, and the final standings were based on the combination of scores for both nights.
The evening started off with a performance by Mount Zion of Leone, a group of 5 boys and one girl who came ready to entertain. Dressed in black pants, white shirts, and suspenders, the group featured the youngest performers of the night.
Their routine included the infamous “Twist”,
“Footloose”, and the “Tootsie Roll”. They even incorporated a little Latin flavor through music and dance moves. Judge Ursula commented,
“you guys did old skool justice”. Judge Princess added, saying that the performance was very animated and brought a lot of smiles to everyone.
“Whatever happens tonight, you guys are the best,” she said.
The second act of the night was Flower
Power, a group of eight fa’afafine who Judge
Ammon described as “very entertaining”, before commending them on the “acrobatic risks” they incorporated into a routine that fused contemporary and old skool moves.
The stage lit up as the girls, dressed in hot pink and florescent green leggings and tops with matching umbrellas, showed off their
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American Samoa’s singing soldier Paul Ieti has arrived in the territory and this past Thursday, he performed during the finale of American Samoa’s Best Dance Crew competition. Paul is seen being interviewed by DJ “Z” prior to taking the stage to belt out his rendition of “God Bless the
Broken Road” and John Legend’s “All of Me”.
Paul became an overnight singing sensation when he made the semifinals for the nationally televised NBC show: “America’s Got Talent”. Read about Paul’s visit home in today’s Community
Briefs. And… welcome home Paul — best wishes from Samoa News.
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The newly crowned Miss American Samoa is Annaliese
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Le afioga i le ali’i senatoa ia Magalei Logovi’i.
[ata: AF]
O le feau na finagalo le afioga i le ali’i senatoa ia Magalei Logovi’i e fia momoli ma fa’amanino i le atunu’u, “e le
‘ai afu” le maota maualuga e pei ona tu’uaia ai e ni isi o le atunuu i latou, ona o le tulafono lea ua latou pasia e sii ai i le ta’i $10,000 alauni a senatoa ma faipule.
O lea saunoaga mai le ali’i senatoa mai le Itumalo o Tualauta sa tuuina atu i luma o le maota maualuga i le vaiaso nei, ina ua talanoaina ni isi o suiga i le paketi a le malo mo le tausaga tupe 2015, ina ua ia fesiligia le mafua’aga e manaomia ai fua le $65,000 e fa’atupe ai si’itaga o totogi a le kovana ma le lutena kovana, ao lea e lei pasia le tulafono e sii ai totogi.
Ae na fa’amanino e le peresetene o le Senate ia Gaoteote
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Le afioga i le Fofoga Fetalai ia Savali Talavou Ale [ata: AF] tusia Ausage Fausia
Na fautuaina e le Fofoga Fetalai o le Maota o Sui ia Savali
Talavou Ale le Failautusi a le maota, ina ia logo le Maota Maualuga, “e lava mai pea le onosa’i” i tulaga o galuega, e i ai lava le taimi e fai ai le finagalo a afioga i faipule i le pili a le senate e si’i ai alauni a senatoa ma faipule, lea o lo o taoto pea lava i le maota o sui e le i faia i ai se finagalo a afioga i faipule.
O le saunoaga a Savali na tuuina atu ina ua taunuu i le maota o sui se fa’aaliga mai le Failautusi o le Maota Maualuga, e talosagaina ai afioga i faipule, mo se latou fa’aiuga i le pili e sii ai alauni a le fono, lea e lei faia lava i ai sa latou faaiuga ae ua le toe umi ni aso fono o totoe.
“Talu ai ua utiuti le taimi, e talosaga atu ai i la outou maota mo so outou finagalo i le pili a le maota maualuga 33-21 ua pasia e le maota maualuga, e sii ai alauni a faipule o le Fono”, o le fa’aaliga lea sa tuuina mai i le Failautusi o le Senate na faitau e le Failautusi a le maota o sui.
“Ave se avea’i i le maota maualuga e logo i ai e lava mai pea le onosa’i, ae taoto mai le mataupu sei saili i ai le tofa a le maota ona logo atu lea”, o le fa’atonuga lea a Savali sa tu’uina atu i le
Failautusi a le maota o sui.
O le pili 33-21 a le senate e pei ona fesiligia, o le pili e fa’aopoopo ai le ta’i $10,000 i alauni a senatoa ma faipule mo le tausaga tupe fou 2015, lea ua mae’a ona pasia e le senate i le faitauga fa’atolu, ao lea lava e taoto i le komiti o le Paketi a le maota o sui e le i faia i ai se fa’aiuga.
Ina ua fesiligia e le Samoa News le ta’ita’ifono o le Komiti o le Paketi a le maota o sui ia Timusa Tini Lam Yuen e uiga i lenei tulafono, sa ia taua ai e fa’apea, o le a faia se iloiloga a le komiti i se taimi o le vaiaso fou e tusa ai o le tulafono taufaaofi, ma fai ai loa se fa’aiuga pe ripoti le pili i luma o le maota pe leai fo’i.
“O fea lava e fulisia i ai finagalo o le komiti, o le fa’aiuga lena e fai”, o le saunoaga lea a Timusa.
I luma o le maota maualuga i le amataga o le vaiaso nei, na fesiligia ai e le Sui Peresetene o le Senate ia Nuanuaolefeagaiga
S. Nua le taitaifono o le Komiti o le Paketi a le Senate ia Laolagi
Fonoti Savali Vaeao, pe fa’amata e aloaia i totonu o le Paketi a le malo mo le tausaga tupe fou siitaga o alauni a le Fono, pe afai e pasia e le Fono le pili o le paketi ao lea e lei faia se finagalo a le maota o sui i le pili e sii ai alauni.
Saunoa Laolagi, ua maea ona fautuaina o ia e le Loia a le
Fono, e le mafai ona toe fai se suiga i le paketi ua pasia, ina ia toe fa’aofi i ai se suiga fou i alauni a le Fono.
Na fesili Leatualevao Asifoa, po o le a le mea e tupu i le tupe lea na fuafua e sii ai alauni a le Fono, pe afai e le pasia e le maota o sui le pili, ae na tali Laolagi, e ta’atia ai lava i totonu o le paketi a le fono.
Ina ua mae’a o le faitauga muamua o le tulafono lenei i luma o le maota o sui i le vaiaso na te’a nei, na saunoa ai le afioga i le ali’i faipule mai Aua ia Faimealelei Anthony F. Allen ma ia fa’aalia lona le lagolagoina o lenei tulafono, ona e le o uia auala e tatau ona faia e tusa ai o siitaga o totogi o le Fono.
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The 2014 Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit & Expo was recently held on September 15-17 in Honolulu,
Hawaii. The event is the preeminent meeting place for international leaders and experts at the forefront of the clean energy movement — both for the government and private sector.
Attending on behalf of the American Samoa Territorial Energy Office were Director Ali’itama Sotoa and
Finance Manager Tino Satele. They will be bringing the latest in technological developments to improve the energy system in American Samoa to benefit its government, businesses and people.
Attending from the private sector was Leonard
Tanaka president of T&T ELECTRIC, INC., based in
Hawaii with offices and staff in Tafuna. Tanaka has been implementing energy solutions technologies in
American Samoa for the past 3 years.
Securing energy independence and developing a clean energy industry that promotes the vitality of our planet and island communities are two reasons why it is critical to re-affirm already established partnerships and build new ones throughout the Asia Pacific region and the world.
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Na fesiligia e ni isi o afioga i Senatoa i le vaiaso nei, le fa’aiuga a le alii Kovana e aveese mai le faagaioiina o totogi a le malo (payroll) mai le Ofisa o le Tupe, ae tuu atu i le Matagaluega o Tagata Faigaluega (DHR) a le malo.
O lea mataupu na fesiligia i se iloiloga sa faia e le maota maualuga i le vaiaso nei, lea na molimau ai le Teutupe a le malo e tusa ai o tofiga a le kovana fa’asaga ia te i laua ma le ali’i loia o Steve Watson, e avea ai ma totino o le Komiti o le Atina’e a le malo.
O le mataup e faatatau i le tuuina atu o totogi a le malo i le DHR, na laga ina ua fesili le sui peresetene ia Nuanuaolefeagaiga S. Nua i le Teutupe, pe ua i ai sana fuafuaga e toe amata tulaga o ‘payroll deduction’ mo tagata faigaluega a le malo, lea e aofia ai ma tagata faigaluega i Manu’a, ona o le faigata o tulaga o femalagaaiga mo tagata Manu’a e malaga mai ai e totogi a latou pili ma toe fo’i i Manu’a.
Na saunoa Ueligitone
Tonumaipe’a e fa’apea, o le ‘payroll deduction’ ua fa’amoemoe e toe amata i le aso 1 Oketopa 2014, o le aso fo’i lea e amata ai le tausaga tupe fou, pau le suiga, o le a le toe i lalo o lona Ofisa le vaavaaiga o le ‘payroll deduction’, ae o le a taoto atu i lalo o le vaaiga a le Fa’atonusili o le DHR.
E le i nofo lelei i le finagalo o Nuanuaolefeagaiga le mataupu e pei ona saunoa i ai le Teutupe, ona o le Ofisa lava o le Tupe e tatau ona gafa ma le totogiina o tagata faigaluega a le malo.
“Ae o le a se fautuaga a le
Tulafono e fa’atatau i le ‘payroll’ a le malo, o ai e tatau ona faia totogi o tagata faigaluega a le malo?”, o le fesili lea a Nuanuaolefeagaiga ia Tonumaipe’a, ae na tali le Teutupe, “Ou te le malamalama la i le tulaga lena, pau le fautuaga a le alii kovana, e ave le ‘payroll’ i le DHR”, o le tali lea a Tonumaipe’a.
Na taua e le afioga i le alii senatoa ia Gaea Perefoti
Failautusi, lea fo’i sa avea muamua ma Teutupe a le malo e fa’apea, e le talafeagai le saini o le tuetupe i luga o siaki o le
‘payroll’ ae pulea e le DHR le
‘payroll’.
“E faapefea la pe afai ae tula’i mai ni pefea i siaki a le malo poo nisi mafuaaga, ae o lea ua taoto atu le ‘payroll’ i lalo o le DHR ao oe lea e te saini ai, o le a sau tali, o le mafua’aga lena ou te tete’e ai i le tulaga lea”, o le saunoaga lea a Gaea, ae lei tali ai le Teutupe.
I luma o le maota o sui, sa fesiligia ai fo’i e ni isi o faipule le mataupu e fa’atatau i le ‘payroll’ a le malo lea ua faatonu e le alii kovana e tuu atu i le Ofisa a le DHR, ona e talitonu i latou, o le tiute lava ia a le Ofisa o le Tupe o le fai o totogi a tagata faigaluega a le malo.
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tHE bOb FRANKEN COLuMN
By Bob Franken
It’s become quite the thing for celebrities, or even semiceleb journalists, to let us in on the dark secrets of their lives.
Whether it’s coming out as gay, confessing past drug use, revealing they’ve battled severe anxiety, you name it, it’s become trendy to reveal something or other that’s deeply personal. A big one currently is that he or she was abused. Frankly, my response usually is a big “Thank you for sharing,” by which
I mean, “Who cares?” You’d never see me dishing about my private shame.
Until now. I can’t go on any longer without baring my soul.
You ready for it? I’m an addict. There it is. No, it’s not a drug thing -- I don’t even drink. This is far more insidious. I watch
NFL games ... can’t shake the habit. Even though the Washington franchise identifies itself with a hateful slur, there I am every Sunday, or Monday night, or Thursday night, or even
Saturday sometimes, watching each and every play, ignoring all the injuries.
I should be ignoring the games, but I can’t. I did give up my season tickets a few years ago, refusing to pay the exorbitant prices to watch live at the stadium, but I can’t tear myself away from the TV with all its instant replays, graphics, slow-mo and bizarre camera shots accompanying the chatter of the playby-play announcers, sideline reporters and sometimes helpful color commentators, the ones who survived the violent concussions from collisions.
I watch even though the league executives denied for the longest time that head injuries were a serious problem, suppressing information to the contrary, and grudgingly admitting they were ravaging players and former players only after bad
PR about shocking studies.
So it is with domestic abuse by some of its most prominent athletes. It was only after an uproar that commissioner Roger
Goodell began to treat harshly those accused of battering their wives and children. He acted only after several advertisers started pulling back as fast as their sponsorship deals allowed, threatening the mother’s milk of this cash cow. Now Goodell and his owners are appointing a commission to study a new code of conduct.
Those of us who follow politics know that’s a smarmy way to conduct crisis management. By the time the commission completes its study, the story will have petered out and the harsh spotlight will be shining on the newest scandal du jour.
Goodell will still get his $40 million a year, and the league will make its billions of dollars, some of it tax-exempt.
And there I’ll be, watching the excesses of Super Bowl
Sunday, America’s highest holiday, like all the millions of other addicts, consumed by the rush of commercialism.
Is there rehab for my condition? Is there a 12-step program for those of us who love football but know how objectionable its purveyors are? We need something. We need some sort of resolve to personally recover to the point that we can participate in a boycott and find something else to do on Sunday. Maybe then, the NFL executives can get their commission to study a code of conduct for themselves. But first, they must admit they have a problem.
(c) 2014 Bob Franken
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Ali’i soga’imiti e galulue i le Fono Faitulafono a Amerika Samoa
[ata: AF] tusia Ausage Fausia
O ifoga e lua na faia e le aiga a le ali’i o Matulino Tauali’i i le aiga o le ali’i ua maliu, o se tasi lea o itu na fesoasoani tele i ali’i fa’amasino i le taeao ananafi, ma mafua ai loa ona mama lana fa’asalaga sa tu’uina atu e le ali’i fa’amasino ia John L. Ward II ma lona sui lagolago ia
Fa’amausili Pomele.
O Tauali’i na ta’usala i le moliaga mamafa o le fasioti tagata i le tulaga lua, o se solitulafono o le vaega A i le fa’atulagaina o solitulafono mamafa, lea e mafai ona fa’asala ai o ia i le toese mo le olaga atoa, po o le isi fa’asalaga fa’a falepuipui, e le itiiti ofi i le 10 tausaga a le silia ma le 30 tausaga.
“Ae talu ai o ifoga e lua sa faia e lou aiga lea fo’i ua fa’amaonia e le tina o le ali’i ua maliu, ua manatu ai le fa’amasinoga e fa’aitiitia le mamafa o se fa’asalaga e fa’asala ai oe, mai le Vaega
A i le Vaega B o solitulafono mamafa, lea e mafai ona faasala ai oe i le toese mo le umi e le itiiti ifo i le 5 tausaga ae le silia i le 15 tausaga, e pei ona taua i le Ulatala 46.1910 o le Tulafono Toe
Teuteu a Amerika Samoa”, o se vaega lea o le saunoaga a Ward II, ma ia faasala ai loa Taualii i le fa’asalaga fa’
Na malaga mamao mai lava i Satupa’itea i Savaii le tuaa o le ali’i talavou ua molia, e tapuaia le aso e lau ai le fa’amasinoga a si ona atali’i, atoa ai ma le fa’aleoina o sana talosaga i le fa’amasinoga e uiga i lona atalii.
Na taua e le tama le faateia o ia ma le aiga atoa i le mea na tupu, ona e leai se isi na mafaufau e tula’i mai se fa’alavelave fa’apenei ia Tauali’i, ui o lea, ua latou talia lona aumau ai i le toese, atoa ai ma se faasalaga e tuuina atu e le faamasinoga, pau lana talosaga, ia alofagia e le faamasinoga se faasalaga mama.
Sa ia faailoa fo’i ifoga e lua sa fa’atinoina e lona aiga mo le aiga o le alii ua maliu, e tasi sa faia i Satupa’itea i Savaii, ma le isi tasi sa faia i matua o le ali’i ua maliu i Nu’uuli tai, ma sa talia uma fo’i ifoga ia e lua.
Na taua e le tina o le ali’i ua maliu i lana molimau e fa’apea, e ui i ni lagona mafatia sa ia te ia ona o le motusia o le mafutaga ma si ana tama, peita’i o le taimi lava na ia vaai ai i foliga o le alii na fasiotia lana tama, na toe suia uma ai ona lagona mafatia, ae pei lava ua toe fafagu mai i lona loto foliga o lana tama.
Na augani le tina i le fa’amasinoga mo se fa’asalaga mama mo Tauali’i, ua uma fo’i ona ia fa’amagalo ia te ia, ma ua ia fa’amanuia fo’i i le lumana’i o lona olaga.
Na fesili le ali’i fa’amasino ia Fa’amausili i le tina pe sa ia talia ifoga e lua sa faia e le aiga a
Tauali’i, ae na tali le tina, “ua ou talia ifoga sa faia, ona o a’u o se tina kerisiano e malamalama i le Atua ma lana Tusi Paia”.
Na tau le mafai ona fa’aleo e Taualii lana fa’atoesega i luma o le fa’amasinoga, i le maligi o ona loimata, ao ia fa’aleo lona lagona salamo e tusa ai o le mea sa tupu. E le gata sa ia fa’atoese i le fa’amasinoga ma le malo a Amerika, ae sa ia fa’atoese foi i le aiga o le alii ua maliu ma ona matua, aemaise ai ona matua ma lona aiga atoa, ina ia fa’amagalo o ia.
O fa’amatalaga sa tuuina atu i le fa’amasinoga, o Tauali’i ma le ali’i ua maliu e nu’u fa’atasi i
Satupa’itea i Savai’i.
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INItIAL tESt wAS ‘COMPROMISEd’ by B. Chen, Samoa News Correspondent
A ‘revised’ police academy entrance test, compiled after collaboration between the Dept. of Public Safety (DPS) and the Dept. of Human Resources (DHR), will be offered soon to anyone interested in filling one of the ten remaining slots for the next police academy.
No details were given on how the ‘revised’ test differs from the first one that was offered twice this year, first in June and again in August.
Fuega Moliga, Special Assistant to the DPS Commissioner told Samoa News yesterday that DPS and DHR officials met earlier this week to discuss the test, which netted a poor passing percentage and, according to Police Commissioner William Haleck, the test had to be revamped because it was ‘compromised’.
The initial test that was offered during the summer months was a new test that replaced the one that had been used for over a decade. It was taken by over 300 potential police academy candidates and only ten of them passed.
The test is the first step in applying for the ‘police officer cadet trainee’ position that Fuega said will be re-advertised in the
Samoa News before the end of the month. (The job announcement will include the dates and times the test will be offered).
Head of the DPS Training Division Tauese Vaaomala Sunia is working closely with DHR as far as developing and administering the test — which has disqualified more than 98% of the people who took it.
The new ‘revised’ test, says Fuega, will be offered to new applicants only. Those who failed the first test will not be permitted to take it again. This, he said, is so everyone can get a chance to take a test for the academy.
Fuega added that the ten people who passed the test already do not have to sit the new test. This was the same answer Haleck gave last month, when asked if DHR was going to invalidate the scores of the ten people who passed the first test. “As far as I know, they are good to go,” the Commissioner said.
The DPS started recruiting for this year’s police academy during the summer months, looking to fill a total of 20 slots.
The response was overwhelming, with over 500 people expressing interest in becoming law enforcement officers. With only 2% of the test takers passing however, the test became the center of numerous discussions that included claims from the
Dept. of Human Resources that DPS had violated HR policies when they administered the test because DPS did not first obtain
HR approval for the test.
DHR Director Sonny Thompson went on record to say that
“employment tests or any other type of examination designed to hire, promote, or for other personnel-related issues must go through HR,” adding that his department was “not involved with the preparation or coordination of the police academy test.”
DPS responded by saying that DHR was involved in administering the test and the proper procedures were followed. DPS pointed to the fact that DHR representatives “looked at the test and screened the people who took it,” and allegations of DPS violating policies should have been voiced prior to the test being offered.
The planned police academy, the first to be offered in three years, was supposed to be in full swing last month but an official start date is yet to be announced, as DPS is short of qualified candidates — ones who can pass the entrance exam, which is the first step in the recruitment process.
There were two test sessions offered this year. The first batch included over 300 people but only seven (2%) passed. The next group of 39 test takers had only three who passed.
According to the job announcement, the salary range for the incoming trainees will run from $10,471 to $23,471.
In addition to the entrance test, trainees will also have to undergo a physical fitness test, a psychological evaluation, an oral interview, and pass a background check. This means those who passed the test may not necessarily pass the other requirements.
Haleck said last month that both he and Governor Lolo M.
Moliga have been looking forward to getting the police academy off the ground because of the current shortage of manpower within DPS, “but not being able to find qualified candidates will probably push the academy start date back from August to September.” Now it’s being pushed back to October.
Funding for the Police Academy comes from the Dept. of
Public Safety’s FY 2014 budget.
Efforts to obtain comments from the head of DPS’s Training
Division Tauese Vaaomala Sunia were unsuccessful as of press time yesterday.
Where: Fa’atamali’i Center, Malaeimi
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Time: From 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
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by Joyetter Feagaimaali’i-Luamanu
Samoa News Reporter
Port Director Taimalelagi Claire Tuia Poumele says repairs on the service wharf at the main dock have been delayed for over seven years and a Request for Proposals (RFP) for this major infrastructure project is now in process.
“This project has been in the plans for the past seven years,” she said.
“It was projected to cost approximately $5 mil several years ago. When we finally accumulated the estimated funds through
CIP funds, we put it out for bid last year.”
The Director said the project now has to be re-bid because the construction companies submitting proposals all over-bid.
“All of the bids exceeded the engineer’s estimated cost,” she said.
She told Samoa News that the RFP is for construction of a new service wharf at the main dock where the tugboats and MV
Sili are docked.
“Due to the erosion and the wharf being built in the 1950s some parts of the wharf are collapsing. There are hug holes, which were patched with cement over the years, but it did not last.”
She also noted that it is a costly project as tests indicate that in some areas the piles will need to be drilled more than 100 feet deep.
She said from the “Port’s standpoint we recognize the importance of this project and we would like to see that it is completed by next year.”
Harbormaster Silila Patane points to the holes on the service wharf that has needed to be repaired for several years now. [Photo: JL]
tusia Ausage Fausia
Ua poloaina e le fa’amasinoga maualuga le ali’i mai Samoa lea na ta’usala i lona faia o uiga mataga i le fanau teine e to’alua a le fafine sa la nonofo, ina ia toe fo’i i lona atunu’u na fanau ai pe a mae’a ona tuli lana fa’asalaga e 5 tausaga i le toese i Tafuna.
E le i talia e le afioga i le ali’i fa’amasino ia
John L. Ward II le talosaga ma loimata a le tuafafine a le ali’i ua molia, ina ia avatu le ua molia la te mafuta sei ona ave i ai ni fautuaga ia te ia pe a magalo mai i le falepuipui, ae aua nei toe fa’afo’ia i Samoa, ona ua toe lava o laua tagata o le aiga o lo o totoe.
Na taua e le tuafafine a le ua molia, o le faletua o se Faifeau i se tasi o Ekalesia Kirisiano i le atunu’u e fa’apea, o le ua molia na fanau i
Samoa, ae na aumai e le tuagane o le latou tina i
Amerika Samoa nei i le 1972, ma aumau ai lava seia oo mai i le taimi na taofia ai o ia e leoleo.
Na talosaga fo’i le tuafafine i le fa’amasinoga mo se isi avanoa mo le ua molia e toe fo’i atu ai la te mafuta.
Na fa’atoese le ua molia i le fa’amasinoga e tusa ai o lana solitulafono sa fai, ma ia talosaga ai i le faamasinoga mo se isi avanoa mo ia. Sa ia fa’atoese fo’i i tamaitai na a’afia ma lo la tina ina ia fa’amagalo o ia.
Na finau le loia a le ua molia ia Karen Shelly i le faamasinoga ina ia faasala le ua molia i se faasalaga faanofovaavaaia, peita’i na finau le loia a le malo ia Tiffany Oldfield e fa’asala o ia i le fa’asalaga pito maualuga e 20 tausaga o lo o faatulaga mai e le tulafono.
Na taua e Oldfield e fa’apea, o le itu matuia o le gaioiga sa faia e le ua molia, o lona faia lea o uiga mataga i tamaitai e to’alua na a’afia, e ui sa avatu i ai lo la fa’atuatuaga ia te ia e avea ai o ia ma tama na te tausia i laua.
Na taua fo’i e le itu a le malo e fa’apea, o le popolega o lo o i ai, ina ne’i toe a’afia ni isi fanau laiti i se isi gaioiga faasolitulafono a le ua molia, pe afai ae magalo mai ma nofo pea i le teritori.
Na manatu le fa’amasinoga e fa’asala le ua molia i le 15 tausaga i le falepuipui, peita’i ua fa’amalumalu lona tuliina o lea fa’asalaga fa’a falepuipui, ae ua fa’a nofovaavaaia ai o ia i lalo o poloaiga e ao ona ia usita’i i ai.
O ni isi o ia poloaiga e aofia ai lona tuliina o le umi e 5 tausaga, a mae’a, ona toe fa’afo’i lea o ia i lona atunuu na sau ai, aua ne’i toe ulufale mai i totonu o le 15 tausaga o lana nofovaavaaia.
Ua poloaina fo’i o ia e lesitala lona igoa i le lisi o i latou ua ta’usala i le faia o amioga mataga i fanau laiti, ma ia faia se suega i lona tino ina ia fa’amaonia ai, na te le o tauaveina le siama o le fa’ama’i o le HIV.
O tamaitai e to’alua na a’afia i gaioiga a le ua molia, o le fanau lea a le fafine sa nonofo ma le ua molia, lea na la faailoa i leoleo e faapea, o uiga mataga sa faia e le ua molia ia te i laua, na amata mai ina ua faatoa alu atu le ua molia ma latou nonofo i le 2011.
Na taua e le tamaitai e 12 tausaga le matua i leoleo, lea na 10 ona tausaga i le taimi na tulai mai ai le faalavelave, o uiga mataga sa faia e le ua molia ia te ia e aofia ai lona tagofia o lona itutinosa (tulou) faapea ai ma lona faia o ni isi gaioiga e fa’amalie ai ona lagona tu’i nanau, ae o taimi uma na te ta’uina ai i lona tina, e otegia ai e lona tina le ua molia ma fai i ai e tuu lana amio o lo o fai.
Fesootai mai i le tusitala ia ausage@samoanews.com
The Samoana Jazz and Arts Festival 2014, slated to begin in American Samoa and conclude in independent Samoa, promises to be a feast for the ears. A first for the two Samoas, it begins in American Samoa on Oct 31 and ends in the territory on November 2, then continues the following week across the dateline—in Apia, Samoa from November 7-9.
The lineup of local talent is fantastic, and includes some of the best contemporary and traditional singers in both Samoas.
Pictured here, one of the hottest bands in American Samoa — they call themselves “Banned from the Sun”—and their reputation for a wide repertoire covering many genres puts them at the forefront of the contemporary music scene in the territory.
Banned from the Sun includes two daughters of Siu’leo
“Chico” Pouesi, who is also well known for his musical talents.
Far left, musician and event planner Katherine Tunks and far right, Festival director and organizer Peta Si’ulepa are busy putting together this festival, a first of its kind music event for the two Samoas, and one with wide appeal. Including young and emerging talent such as “Banned from the Sun”, the Jazz and Art Festival will also showcase Pacific and regional artists at several venues in both countries.
[courtesy photo]

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Evacuations are more common than many people realize. Fires and floods cause evacuations most frequently across American Samoa and almost every year, people along coastlines evacuate as hurricanes approach.
In some circumstances, local officials decide that the hazards are serious and require mandatory evacuations. In others, evacuations are advised or households decide to evacuate to avoid situations they believe are potentially dangerous. When community evacuations become necessary local officials provide information to the public through the media. In some circumstances, other warning methods, such as sirens, emails or telephone calls are used.
The amount of time you have to leave will depend on the hazard. If the event is a weather condition, such as a hurricane, you might have a day or two to get ready. However, many disasters allow no time for people to gather even the most basic necessities, which is why planning ahead is essential.
Plan how you will assemble your family and supplies and anticipate where you will go for different situations. Choose several destinations in different directions so you have options in an emergency and know the evacuation routes to get to those destinations.
O le Fa’atula’i vave ‘ese atu mo le saogalemu e tupu pea. Tele o taimi, o
Afi ma Lologa ua tele atu ai i lea tulaga i Amerika Samoa. O tausaga uma fo’i ua faia lea Fa’atula’i vave ‘ese atu mo le saogalemu e aiga tu matafaga ona o Afa ma le si’isi’i o le tai.
O ni isi o tulaga, e fa’amalosia e sui o le malo le Fa’atula’i vave ‘ese atu ona ua le saogalemu se nofoaga. A’o isi tulaga, ua na’o se fautuaga ae ua o ‘ese lava le aiga ona ua iloa e le saogalemu. Afai e mana’omia le fa’amalosia o le Fa’atula’i vave ‘ese o se nu’u, a’oga, po’o se fa’alapotopotoga, o le a fa’aleoina lea lapata’iga i luga o leitio, TV, ma niusipepa. O ni isi o taimi o le fa’aaogaina ai isi auala e pei o sailini, upega tafa-i-lagi, po’o le telefoni.
E fua le taimi e mana’omia e Fa’atula’i vave ‘ese atu ai i le itu’aiga fa’alavelave fa’afuase’i. Afai o se Afa, o lo’o iai le taimi o le aso e tasi pe lua e tapena ai. Ae e iai isi fa’alavelave e tutupu fa’afuase’i ma le maua ai se taimi mo tapenaga. O le taua lea o le va’ai i luma mo tulaga e mana’omia mo tapenaga.
Tapena se nofoaga e fa’apotopoto ai lou aiga, ‘oloa fa’aleoleo, ma fua le
Fa’atula’i vave ‘ese atu i le ‘ese’ese o fa’alavelave fa’afuase’i. Va’ai ni nofoaga saogalemu e lua pe tolu e fai iai lau filifiliga pe afai o le a
Fa’atula’i vave ‘ese atu.

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by Joyetter
Feagaimaali’i-Luamanu
Samoa News Reporter
A man from Lauli’i, Samoa, whose been in the territory since 1972, will be deported to his homeland after he serves five years in jail as part of his
15 years probation sentence.
The stepfather who has been in jail since November 2013 was charged with two counts of sexual abuse first degree and one count of third degree assault for offensive touching after it was alleged that he sexually abused his two stepdaughters aged 12 and 8. In the interest of protecting the victims’ identity in this matter
Samoa News is withholding the name of the defendant.
In a plea agreement with the government, he pled guilty to sodomy and sexual abuse first degree. The sodomy charge was amended from one of the sexual abuse charges.
During sentencing the defendant apologized to the victims and their mother. He also rendered his apology to the court, the government of American Samoa and his family for denigrating his family’s good name.
The defendant’s sister told the court that her brother has been in the territory since 1972 and has not returned to Samoa.
She also appealed to the court to be lenient and upon serving his jail time, “if it pleases the court, I would want him to be released to me, so I can help him be a better person.”
The sister, who along with her husband is a minister, said their family from Lauli’i,
Samoa has since moved off island and to date no one is living in Samoa to care for her brother. Assistant Public
Defender Karen Shelley asked the court for a probated sentence and pointed out to the court that defendant has been in jail since last year November.
She also asked for leniency in this matter.
Assistant Attorney General
Tiffany Oldfiled on the other hand, asked for the maximum sentence allowable under the law. She pointed out that this case is a crime of opportunity and the sexual incidents occurred over a period of two years. “He’s been in jail for almost a year and yet he was abusing the two young girls for over two years,” pointed out Oldfield, who argued for defendant to be jailed for 15 years.
Associate Justice John L
Ward sentenced the defendant to 15 years for the sodomy count and five years for sexual abuse, they are to be served concurrently.
However execution of sentencing is suspended and the defendant is placed on 15 years probation on the condition that after serving five years in prison he is deported and remains outside of the territory for the duration of his probation. He must also register as a sex offender and undergo HIV testing as part of the statute on convicted sex offenders.
Ward also pointed out to the
Assistant PD that they need to submit a bill for their time representing the defendant in court for the court’s review, after which it is turned over to the immigration office to be given to the defendant’s sponsor, in accordance with the immigration statute.
According to the government’s case, on October 22,
2013 police received a call from
Social Services about a sexual abuse case involving two minor sisters and taking place over a period of two years. Court filings say that after the last incident occurred on the Friday before White Sunday in 2013, a family meeting was called and the defendant left the house that evening.
However the next day the defendant returned and apologized to the victim’s mother and returned to live with them.
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O tagata failafumanu e o solo e saili se mea e lelei e tausi ai a latou lafu manu, e i ai Sinai ma le penisula o Arapi, (Kenese
14:7, 1 Samuelu 15:7) i totonu lava o Palesitina e feoa’i ai e le latou faiva lena i aso uma ma taimi uma. I le tausiga o a latou lafu manu.
O i latou o le taua muamua lena a Isaraelu ina ua o ‘ese mai i
Aikupito ao i lalo o le taitaina o Mose, le mea na taua ai ‘O LE
TAUA I LE ‘REPHIDIM’ (Esoto 17:8-14).
Le taua e leai se mafuaga e fai ai fua Isaraelu e Amaleka, o tagata na o Isaraelu ma ave i le alolofa i ai, ae le iloa e tagata
Isaraelu ma leva ona pulepule o Amaleka e faatamaia le nuu a le Atua.
Ona tauto ai lea o le Atua ia Isaraelu, ua ia fuafuaina e oo mai le aso o le a ave ‘esea Amaleka ma le lau ‘ele’ele, o lea na faataunuuina e Saulo le uluai tupu o Isaraelu (Faamasino
6:3-33).
I le (Kenese 36:15,16.) lea na faamatala mai ai le mea e mafua mai ai le igoa poo le nuu o Amaleka, e tupuga mai ia Esau i le taimi o le Esoto (1450 B.C.) ma o mai ai Amaleka ma Kanana ua si’i taua mai ia Isaraelu. Ina ua le fiafia le Atua ia Isaraelu lea na o mai ai Amaleka ma Kanana ua fafasi ma tutuli e tau lava i
Horema.
I le (Teuteremone 25;17-19) lea na faamanatu ai le faiga a
Amaleka lea na faia ia Isaraelu lea e i ai fasifaitau lea.
Na oo mai loa i le faasalaga lea na tuu e fai nei i le atunuu o
Amaleka i le vaitaimi o Mose, na faaoo ai le sala ma fano uma ai le nuu i le tausaga e (1030 B.C.)
O lea na faataunuuina e Saulo le ulua’i tupu a Isaraelu, na o ma ‘ana fitafita ua faaumatia le nuu na fetalai i ai le Atua, (1
Samuelu 15:3), “O lenei ina alu ia, ina alu ia, ma e fasi ia Amaleka, ma outou faaumatia atoa uma ana mea, aua e te faasaoina o ia, a ia fasioti i tane atoa ma fafine, o tama matua atoa ma tama memea, o povi atoa ma mamoe, kamela atoa ma asini.”
Ua faataunuuina e Saulo, a ua le fai le mea na saunoa atu ai le
Atua ia te ia, lea e i ai i totonu (1 Samuelu 15:18-19).
O lea lena na tautino mai ai le fitafita Amaleka lea na fai mai o ia na fasiotia Saulo i luga o le Mauga Kilepoa, o loo tusia i le tusi i le (1 Samuelu 31:4).
O isi o tagata na totoe mai o Amaleka, lea le uma na fasioti mai i lena taimi, na au mai i le taimi o Esekia i le tausaga e (715-
686 B.C.)
Ona taunuu ai lea o foafoaga a le Atua ia Amaleka, e le toe i ai i luga o e foga’ele’ele. Amene.
E toe fa’atalofa atu i le aufaitau i le fa’aiuga o lenei vaiaso, ae alo mai loa i le toe sosooina o le tatou tala fa’asolo, lea na gata mai i le vaiaso na te’a nei i le taimi lea ua maua ai e Kati le tala, o ali’i nei na auina fa’apitoa mai i Enelagi e saili le tagata e igoa ia Kati e fasioti.
E lei malamalama lelei le taeao na sosoo ai ae ulufale loa Kati i totonu o le ofisa o leoleo o lo o sosoo ma le falepuipu lea e taofia ai ali’i e to’afa lea ua masalomia e o mai i se vaega fa’atupu fa’alavelave, ma ia talosagaina ai le
Ta’ita’i Leoleo mo se avanoa na te fesiligia ai ali’i e to’afa sa taofia fa’apagota mai i le faletalimalo “O ai oe fa’amolemole?”, o le fesili fia iloa lea a le Ta’ita’i Leoleo ma tu’u atu lona lima e fa’atalofa ai ia Kati. “O a’u o Kati le Leoleo nana numera tasi a Italia, o a’u lea na logoina le Ofisa o leoleo ina ia taofia fa’apagota ali’i nei, ina ua masalomia lo latou faia o ni gaioiga fa’atupu fa’alavelave i totonu o le Faletalimalo”
Na luelue le ulu o le Ta’ita’i Leoleo ina ua malamalama lana fesili, ma ia fa’atonuina ai loa ana leoleo e tatala mai ali’i pagota o lo o taofia i le potu taofia, ma auina atu i totonu o le potu e fai ai faatalatalanoaga se’i fesiligia i latou e tusa ai o le mataupu lea ua mafua ai ona taofia i latou.
“Aisea ua outou faia ai nei uiga tau fa’amata’u i totonu o le Faletalimalo, ae o fea fo’i tou te o mai ai ...?” o isi ia fesili a Kati sa fai i le au ali’i e to’afa ia i le taimi o le latou fa’atalatalanoaga, ao nonofo mai i a latou nofoa ma latou lima o lo o ta loka, ae o lo o tofu i latou ma leoleo o lo o tutu i tua e vaavaaia se gaioiga e ono tula’i mai. “O matou o fitafita mai le malo o Enelagi, na auina fa’apitoa mai matou e saili ma fasioti le tagata e igoa ia Kati, o ia o se Leoleo nana i totonu o
Italia nei, o ia lea ua fa’amaonia sa ia fasiotia le ta’ita’i o se tasi o Vaega Faipisinisi Tele i totonu o Enelagi, lea sa mafai ona lagolagoina gaioiga a fitafita a le malo ma maua ai se vaega tupe e tausi ai aiga o fitafita sa galulue ai”, o le tali atu lea a le isi alii o le to’afa lea i le fesili a Kati. “Ua outou mauaina la le tagata sa outou sailia?”, o le toe fesili atu lea a Kati, peita’i e leai ma se isi o i latou na tali, o lea na toe fesili ai Kati, “e i ai se isi o outou e tali mai, ua outou maua la le tagata sa outou sailia?”, peita’i sa tumau pea le leai o se isi e tali, on fa’atonu lea e Kati leoleo uma o lo o i totonu o le potu ina ia tuumuli ese, ae tuu mai na o latou ma alii pagota e to’afa i totonu o le potu, ma sa usita’i uma i ai leoleo. Na ona tuu muli ese lava o leoleo, tula’i loa ma Kati i luga ua savali fa’alatalata atu i le vaega o lo o nonofo mai ai ali’i nei e to’afa, ona ia toe fesili lea i ai e fa’apea,
“Toe pau lava lea o la’u fesili, na outou maua la le tagata sa outou taumafai e saili?”, na fiu Kati e fa’alogo se tali e leai, o lea na ia fa’apea atu ai,
“O a’u o Kati le Leoleo nana sa outou sailia”, na ona mae’a lava o le tala lea a tama se’i loa ma lana fana ma tafana ai loa le au ali’i ia.
E toe fa’atalofa atu i le aufaitau i lenei aso, faamoemoe sa outou maua se vaiaso manuia i feau ma tiute masani, ae alo mai loa, o le toe sosooina lenei o le tatou talafaasolo lea na gata mai i le vaiaso na te’a nei i le taimi lea na fa’atonu ai e le olomatua ia Kome e alu ese loa ma le fale. Na mou fa’afuase’i ese atu lagona fiafia o le Aso Sa i totonu o le aiga ina ua te’i le olomatua i le vaaiga sa ia vaai i ai, ma ua tuu fesili ai loa lona mafaufau, e foliga mai e i ai se mea o lo o tupu i le ulugali’i a Tania ma Veli. Na tuli mata’i e le olomatua le alu ese atu o le ta’avale a le alii o Kome, le tagata ua tele tausaga o fai ma ave ta’avale a le latou aiga e ala i le fa’aaoga soo e le aiga o le taxi a le alii e ti’eti’e ai i le aoga, galuega, lotu poo taimi fo’i o fa’atauga. Ua toe mafaufau le olomatua i le tele o taimi e talanoa atu ai Kome ia te ia e fa’atatau ia Tania, i taimi ao galue Tania o se teine tausima’i i Motootua, peita’i na muta fa’afuase’i ia talanoaga ina ua sosola Tania ma Veli i Savaii ma nonofo ai i le aiga o Veli mo le 5 tausaga, lea la fa’atoa toe fo’i mai le tama’ita’i i lona aiga i Palisi, ma ua toe maua ai fo’i le avanoa o
Kome e toe feiloa’i ai i le tama’ita’i sa faananau i ai lona loto.
“Aga iloa lava ou ke kali fa’alelei i le kamaloa i la aso iga ua kalagoa mai ia Kagia, akogu e le kupu legei mea makaga ua ou vaai ai i le aso legei”, o mafaufau ia na tautalatala to’atasi ai le olomatua ao tu i totonu o lona potu ma vaavaai i le alu ese atu o le ta’avale a Kome mai le latou fale ma aga’i atu ai lava i le auala. Na ona lilo atu lava o le ta’avale i le vaai a le olomatua, liliu loa ma toe savali i tua i le umukuka ma ia vaaia ai lana fanau o lo o tau fai nonofo mai lava i luga o nofoa e leai ma se isi o ai. “Soia kou ke maka fa’agoagoa ae laulau mai loa le kakou meaai o le a maalili le umu ga pisi ai si kamaloa o Veli”, e fai lava tala a le olomatua ma savali atu ua la’u mai ipu sa i luga o le sink ma tuu i luga o le laulau, ona amata loa lea ona laulau le meaai, ona tau fai tutu uma atu foi lea o tamaiti ma fesoasoani i le olomatua, e lei umi ae maea tapenaga o le aso, ona punonou ai loa lea mo le tatalo faamanuia mo meaai, ma o iina na faatoa iloa ai e le olomatua o lo o i ai se avega mamafa i le loto o Tania, ina ua tau le mafai e Tania ona fai le tatalo o meaai i lona tagi tele. “Siaula Kagia, e i ai se mea ua kupu i le lua aiga ma Veli?”, o le fesili muamua lea a le olomatua ina ua uma le tatalo o meaai, peita’i sa leai lava se tali a Tania, ona toe fesili lea o le olomatua, “Ao fea o i ai Veli ua le vaaia ai i le kaimi o le kakou kooga’i?”. E fetaui lava le uma o le toona’i a le aiga ae sesee atu loa ma le tuagane laititi o Tania fa’atoa sau mai le toona’i a le aulotu sa fai i le fale o le faifeau, ma ia fa’ailoa i le olomatua, sa ia vaaia Veli o ti’eti’e atu i le loli la’u oloa a le tamaloa Saina lea e masani ona kiliva ana oloa i Savaii.
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E fetaui lava le ala a’e o le teine o Leauta i luga ae ona vaaia loa ata o le aso fou ua tafa mai, ona ia fafagu loa lea o lona tama ma toe sauni loa e fa’aauau le la savaliga, e fetaui lava le ao ane ae taunu’u loa le la savaliga i le nuu ua fa’aigoaina nei o Iva, ma le vaai atu o le tamaitai, o lo o momoe lava tagata o le nu’u ae ua leva ona ao, ua amata fo’i ona alu a’e le la i luga, ona fai atu lea o le tamaitai i lona tama, “se’i vaai atu ia i tagata o le nuu o lo o momoe lava ae ua leva ona ao”, ona ata lea o le toeaina ma fai atu i lona afafine, fa’aigoa la le nuu lenei ia Iva moe loloa, o le mafua’aga lena fai mai ai ni isi o le atunu’u na mafua ai le gao o le afioaga o Iva e oo mai i aso nei, ona o le malaga a le toeaina ma lona afafine.
Ua fa’aauau pea le malaga ma taunu’u atu loa i le afioaga ua igoa nei o Salelologa, lea fai mai le talitonuga na fai atu ai le toeaina i lona afafine, e soia le soona leo tele leaga e
“sa le Lologa Pule” i totonu o le eleele lea, ma mafua ai loa ona maua le igoa o Salelologa.
Ua taunu’u le malaga a le toeaina ma lona afafine i
Palauli i le pitonuu ua igoa nei o Vaitoomuli, ma vaaia ai e le tamaitai se tamaloa o lo o tu i totonu o le nuu ma tau valaau i tagata o le nuu, e ona e fufulu le nofoi po o le muli
(tulou le gagana) o le tamaloa o
Lilomaiava. Na ata le tamaitai ma musumusu atu i lona tama e faapea, “sei vaai atu ia i le tagata lea e to’oto’o mai e tagata o le nuu lona muli i lalo o le vai”, ona faapea atu lea o le toeaina i lona afafine, “o le a fa’aigoa la le nofoaga lenei o
Vaitoomuli, e fa’amanatu ai le
(Faaauau itulau 11)

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PAuL IEtI ARRIVES
IN tHE tERRItORy, PERFORMS
15, 2015.
duRING ASbdC FINALE
Fans got a treat this past Thursday during the grand finale of the first ever American Samoa’s
Best Dance Crew (ASBDC) competition, when world famous singing sensation Paul Ieti took the stage for a special performance.
Paul, of Aoa, arrived in the territory on
Monday and is here for three weeks. His mother and biggest fan, Akenese Ieti, accompanied him to the ASBDC finale.
After all the performances that night, and before the official standings were announced,
Paul was given the chance to perform two songs.
Paul made headlines several weeks ago when he became the first Samoan to ever make it to the semi-final round of the popular NBC hit show, “America’s Got Talent”.
On Thursday, Paul sang “God Bless the
Broken Road,” the song that landed him in the
AGT semi-finals. He followed up with a John
Legend hit, “All of Me”.
While Paul was singing, some of the female audience members just couldn’t resist, as they ran up on stage to strike a pose behind him and snap photos.
At the end of the night, Dept. of Youth and
Women’s Affairs (DYWA) Deputy Director
Pa’u Roy Ausage thanked Paul for his performance and told the audience and those watching from home that Paul is living proof of the talent that is abundant in the territory. Pa’u said, “If
Paul can do it, so can you”.
dOE wILL bE INCLudEd
IN wA’A tALKS NEXt yEAR
The Wa’a Talks will include the participation of the local Dept. of Education on February
The Wa’a Talks — community grounded and globally connected — is sponsored by the Hawai’i Dept. of Education, Kamehameha
Schools, and Punahou School, and administered locally by the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa.
According to the flyer, the Wa’a Talks encourages teacher-to-teacher interaction, connecting their classrooms around the globe with the Malama Honua Worldwide Voyage.
(A Malama Honua open forum was held last evening at the Tauese P.F. Sunia Ocean Center).
“Participants should be ready to share an activity, lesson or idea of how to integrate the voyage into instructional practice.” In addition,
“Teachers will be grouped in grade-level teams to talk story within a supportive learning community of 4-6 teachers.”
The most recent Wa’a Talks was held this past Tuesday at Lunalilo Elementary School in
Honolulu, and included a segment on Google
Hangout with guests that included educators from Tahiti and Hawaii DOE Initiatives Strategist Marlene Zeug discussing the educational program in Samoa.
NAtIONAL CHILdREN’S
VISION & LEARNING
MONtH NEtS 500 VISItORS
Over 500 youngsters had their vision screened at MyVision Eye Center and Optical, during National Children’s Vision and Learning
Month in August. The screenings were collaboration between MyVision Eye Center and
Optical, and the Dept. of Health (DOH).
All last month, free vision screenings were offered for students of all ages: from pre-school to high school.
Dr. Laloasi Petaia Steffany saw 85-90 youngsters every week during August and in the end, it was determined that 25% of those she screened needed eyeglasses.
The parents of the children have already been informed about what they need to do, in order to ensure that their kids maintain good eyesight.
Dr. Steffany said that during this day and age, kids frequently use computers and such a practice, when prolonged, can contribute to vision problems. She said it is important that kids be told to take a break from the computer and let their eyes rest.
MyVision operates under the motto:
“Improved sight, improved life” and they can be reached at 633-6332.
twELVE POtENtIAL bIddERS IN LINE
FOR OFu SOLAR HybRId PROJECt
The closing date for the Ofu Solar Hybrid
Project has been extended to 2 p.m. October 29 and as of yesterday, there were a dozen potential bidders — five local and seven from off island.
This is according to ASPA Executive
Director Utu Abe Malae who said they couldn’t reveal the cost until after the contract is awarded, “as it is a competitive RFP (Request for Proposal) process”.
He did confirm that funding is provided by the Interior Department, through their “Empowering Insular Communities (EIC)” grant and added that the extension is “to allow consultants to prepare thoroughly. This is a first for Manu’a and we want to get it right.”
Due to limited funding, Utu said the project would be carried out in phases. For the first phase, he explained, “We will try for 75% reduction in energy generated from diesel generation. The next phase will increase the energy storage capacity to 100% reduction of energy generated from diesel generators.”
According to Utu and information from the ASREC website, the primary objective of the Ofu Solar Hybrid Project is to establish a sustainable and functional renewable energy system (with energy storage through batteries or other means) in Ofu, Manu’a where the present power plant is located for the Luanu’u
(Ofu, Sili, Olosega).
“This renewable energy system shall be capable of providing reliable power to the
Luanu’u on a 24/7 basis and meet their domestic and light industrial needs in order to facilitate economic growth.
Mai itulau 10 gaioiga sa vaaia e le tamaitai. Ae manatua fo’i le malaga a le tamaitai ma lona tama lea o lo o alu, o le autu moni ua mafua ai ona la savalia lenei savaliga umi, o le fia taunuu lea i le nofoaga o lo o i ai le tama o Taemanutava’e lea o lo o fia fai to’alua i ai le tamaitai o Leauta, ae o le fa’atonuga sa tuuina atu i le toeaina ma lona afafine, afai la te taunu’u i le nofoaga ua faamoemoe e taunu’u muamua i ai, ona la saili lea o le laau o le Fau o lo o tu ai, ona la fetagofi lea e valuvalu ona a’a.
E lei umi ona fa’aauau le savaliga a le toeaina ma lona afafine ae la tau loa i le Fau, ona la fetagofi ane loa lea ua valuvalu ona a’a, ae na tete’i le toeaina ma lona afafine ina ua valuvalu atu a’a o le Fau ae tautala ane le Fau ia te i laua, ma o iina na maua ai le igoa o le Fau ua taua o le “Fau gagana”, fai mai, “A oo taeao, ona oulua o lea e sasa le ma’a le la e tuu mai o, ona tafe mai ai loa lea o le vaitafe. Fai mai le tala a oo ina tatafe alia ma to malolosi timuga, ona pa lea o le vaitafe ma tafetafea mai ai le lauulu o le alii o Taemanutava’e lea e faufau tane i ai le tamaitai o Leauta, ona fa’atonu lea e le Fau le toeaina ma lona afafine, a oo loa i le taimi e tafetafea mai ai le lauulu o Taemanutava’e, ona la fetagofi ai loa lea e noanoa lona lauulu i laau.
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FINAuGA A SENAtOA MA FAIPuLE
Ata ee si fafige faikakala ina ua tatagi lana telefoni i le isi taeao, ae tago atu e tali o lana uo loomatua e faigaluega i le Fono Faitulafono, lea na faitatala mai i le mea malie lea ua maitauina i le Fono, ua fai le finauga a Senatoa ma Faipule i le Pili a le senate lea ua pasia e senatoa e sii ai alauni ta’i $10,000 a senatoa ma faipule, peitai o lea lava e nofonofo le komiti o le Paketi a le maota o sui ma le pili e le o faia i ai se latou iloiloga poo se gaioiga. O le itu e malie ai e pei ona taua e le uo loomatua a le fafige faikakala i lana telefoni, e foliga mai ua taumafai le maota maualuga e faamalosi afioga i faipule e faanatinati sa latou faaiuga i le tulafono lea, ae lilo i manatu o senatoa, e pei lava le pili e sii ai alauni a le fono o se papa tu i mafaufau o nai faipule, ona o lea ua finau le toatele o tagata palota e aua le pasia le tulafono, ao lea foi ua latalata mai le masina o le palota. Na fesili le fafige faikakala i lana uo loomatua, poo le a sana fautuaga lelei lava e tatau ona ave i nai faipule e tusa ai o le mataupu lenei, ae na ata le uo loomatua a le fafige faikakala ma fai mai, “pau le fautuaga mo nai faipule, afai e moni la outou alolofa i le atunuu, afai fo’i tou te toe fia fo’i mai i le nofoa mo le tausaga, fa’amolemole, fasioti le pili a le senate, fa’alava ai le vase, pe tutu fo’i se afi ae susunu ai. LOL.
OKA SE MAu FOLAFOLAGA uA FAI
E leai ma se mata’itusi o saunoaga a sui tauva uma mo le nofoa i le Konekeresi na misi i le fa’alogologo a le fafige faikakala ma le latou vaega, ina ua faasalalau i luga o le KVZK-TV i le po o le aso Lulu na te’a nei saunoaga a sui tauva e to’a 9. Na ona mae’a lava o saunoaga a sui tauva, na pei o le gogolo o se vaitafe le tau fai manamananu o totonu o le fale i le alu o muimuiga a le vaega a le fafige faikakala, ona o le tele o le mau folafolaga ua fai nei, ae na o le nofo lava o si fafige faikakala ma manatunatu loloto i saunoaga uma a sui tauva, ma ia faapea ane ai i lona loto,
“o le mea tonu lava lea e ta’u o le polokiki, e ese a folafolaga e fai mai i luma, ese mea e fa’atino pe afai ae tula’i mai i le tofi”, ae na motu fa’afuase’i mafaufauga faivavale o si fafige faikakala ina ua eu eu e le isi ana uo toeaina lona tauau ma fa’apea atu i ai, “Kalofa e isi akugu’u”.
“AVEESE MALOSI E FAI AI KOMItI FA’AFOE FA’AIuGA”
O ripoti e pei ona salalau solo i le faaopoopo lea e le Komiti Fa’afoe a le LBJ o le ta’i $1,000 ia latou alauni e maua i le tausaga, e pei ona sii i le ta’i $5,000 mo sui o le komiti ae $6,000 mo le
Ta’ita’ifono e le tusa ai ma ala o le tulafono, ua lagolagoina ai e le to’atele se fautuaga sa faatula’i e se tamali’i o le atunuu i le vaiaso na te’a nei, o le aveese lea o le malosi e mafai ai e Komiti
Fa’afoe ona fai fa’aiuga, ona o isi ia vala o lo o manunu ai le atunuu. Na taua e ni isi o tagata i le fafige faikakala, o le malosi e pei ona maua e Komiti Faafoe, ua mafua ai ona tele le fa’aletonu ma vevesi ai le malo, e pei o le latou sii maualuga o totogi o CEO o Ofisa, ma sili atu ai totogi o CEO i totogi o ta’ita’i o le atunuu. Ae o le a sau oe fika?
tusia: Toleafoa Haserota Auvaa.
O E VAAI LE FOMAI.
Ua o nei le toeaina o Vao ma si loomatua o Fiaaiti e vaai le la foma’i, taunuu ona faamatala uma mea ua amata ona tau misi i la mafaufau. Faamatala atu e Vao i le foma’i, ae tali le foma’i,
“O mai e o, manatua lelei e oulou, e sili ai le tusi i lalo i se api e lelei lena e te lua manatua ai mea uma, aua ua lua matutu ua ova ma le ta’i 90 lua tausaga.” Ia tomumu mai lava le loomatua ma fai mai, “O a na mea o le kusi i lalo, ua muliga kamaiki e kusikusi i api aoga. Poo le a le mea ga le fai mai ai e sili oga ka koe o i le aoga.”
Oo mai loa i le fale fai atu loa le toeaina i le loomatua, “Se tago a e asu mai se ka aisukulimi, tuu i ai se ‘strawberry’ ia manatua se kulemi e asu ai i luga.” Ia fai atu loa i ai le toeaina o Vao, “E a e le tusiina i lalo o se pepa ne’i te’i ua galo.” ae fai mai le loomatua, “Faama kagaka ia o na kala faapena, aga i ai se isi kagaka ii ua leva ona ou ma…kailo ia.” Ia ua alu nei le loomatua, faalogo atu le toeaina ua pakeko solo mai ulo ma ipu i tua, lei leva a ae sau loa ma le loomatua ma fai mai, “Ia vaai la, e leai ai se ga mea ia e kau o le kusi fua i lalo, faapea lava ua galo ia ke ‘au se mea e kasi…” Ua sau ma le falai pilikaki ma fa’i mafu e lua, “Ua a la, kago lea e ‘ai ou pisupo na…” “Faafekai kele lava, O LE A FOI LE MEA LEA NA FAI MAI AI ?.”
‘ESE’ESE O MAFAuFAuGA.
Ua oo nei i le afiafi po lava ua sauni nei le ulugalii e o e ‘aai i le Hotel, e masani ona o ai pe a maua le siaki le ritaea o le toeaina. E tatala atu le faitotoa o le fale, ae ‘oso mai le pusi sa ta’a i fafo ua palapala uma, a’o le taimi lena ua taunuu mai loa le
‘taxi’. Alu le toeaina i totonu o le fale e su’e mai ai loa le pusi, ae masau le loomatua i totonu o le ‘taxi’ ma fai loa i le avetaavale,
“Oi o le la e alu atu e faamavae ma lo’u tina ona sau ai laia.”
Ua toe itiiti atoa 30 minute ae sau loa, sau loa ‘oso mai i totonu o le taavale, ae galo i le loomatua lana tala na fai i le avataavale, fai mai loa le ave ‘taxi’, “Ua a, ua moe si loomatua
?.” E tau le lologa mai la e le toeaina, fai mai loa ma le toeaina,
“Sole ua ou fiu e su’e poo fea le mea na lafi ai, ana le vaai mai lava au ou tago i le pulumu, e le sau i fafo i lalo o le moega.”
Fesoota’i mai i le fafige faikakala ia fafigefaikakala@gmail.com
tusia Ausage Fausia
E le gata ua fesiligia e le afioga i le ali’i faipule ia Taotasi Archie Soliai suiga ua faia e le
Komiti Fa’afoe o le Falema’i o le LBJ, ae ua ia talosagaina fo’i le ta’ita’ifono o le Komiti o le
Soifua Maloloina a le maota o sui, mo se iloiloga se’i fesiligia ai le Komiti Fa’afoe e tusa ai o lenei mataupu.
O suiga e pei ona saunoa i ai le alii faipule mai Ituau, e aofia ai le fa’aitiitia i le ta’i $5 le tupe e totogi e vaai ai le foma’i, fa’apea ai ma le fa’aopoopo o alauni a sui o le Komiti Fa’afoe.
Na fa’afetaia e Taotasi le vaai mamao a le Komiti Fa’afoe ma le naunau e fai ni mea lelei mo le atunu’u, e pei fo’i ona naunau i ai le to’atele o ta’ita’i o le atunu’u, peita’i o popolega e pei ona ia taua, o lea fa’atoa mae’a ona iloilo e le Fono le paketi a le malo mo le tausaga tupe fou 2015 ma ua fa’afofoga i manaoga tau tupe, aemaise ai fo’i o lea ua latalata mai le taimi e amata ai le paketi o le tausaga tupe fou, ina ne’i avea nei suiga ma itu e a’afia ai tulaga o tupe maua a le falema’i.
“E leai lava se isi e le naunau e fai ni mea lelei mo le atunuu, ae o popolega o lo’u sui faiopule, o le a se a’afiaga o le itu tau tupe a le falema’i i le suiga lea ua fa’alauiloa e le Komiti Fa’afoe”, o le saunoaga lea a Taotasi.
“E moni o lo o manaomia e le atunu’u se fa’amama avega mo pili a le falema’i, ae tatau fo’i ona tatou vaai toto’a i tulaga o tupe maua a le falema’i”, o le isi lea saunoaga a Taotasi.
I le tulaga o tupe fa’aopoopo mo alauni a sui o le Komiti Fa’afoe, o le isi lea mataupu na fesiligia e Taotasi, ona ua maua i ripoti le tupu o lea tulaga, ae i lalo o le tulafono, o lo o manino ai le maualuga o tupe e tatau ona agava’a i ai totino o le Komiti.
Na fa’ai’u le saunoaga a Taotasi i lona talosagaina o le Fofoga Fetalai ma le Komiti o le Soifua
Maloloina a le maota, ina ia faia se iloiloga ma le Komiti Fa’afoe a le LBJ, ae se’i fesiligia i mataupu e pei ona laga.
Na fa’amoni Savali Talavou Ale i le taua o le saunoaga a le ali’i faipule, ma ia fa’aluaina ai le fautuaga aga’i i le Ta’ita’ifono o le Komiti, mo se iloiloga e faia i lenei mataupu, peita’i i lona finagalo e pei ona ia saunoa, atonu fo’i o lea ua lata ina mae’a le Tausaga Tupe tuai lenei 2014, ai fo’i ua tele se tupe maua a le falema’i, ma manatu ai loa le Komiti Fa’afoe e ave lenei fa’amama avega mo le atunu’u.
O le mataupu lava fo’i lea na saunoa i ai le afioga i le alii senatoa ia Laolagi Fonoti Savali Vaeao i luma o le maota maualuga i le vaiaso nei, ina ua ia fa’alogo ua sauni le falema’i e fa’aitiitia totogi o lana tautua i le $5, atoa ai ma le fa’aopoopo e le Komiti Fa’afoe o a latou alauni i le ta’i $1,000.
Na fautuaina e Laolagi le maota maualuga ina ia silasila toto’a i fa’aiuga a le Komiti Fa’afoe po o talafeagai ma le tulafono.
Le afioga i le alii Faipule ia Taotasi Archie Soliai [ata: AF] Fesootai mai i le tusitala ia ausage@samoanews.com

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Samoa Tuna Processors, Inc.
tusia: A.F.M
tANu E SE uLuGALII LE LA tAMA E 6 tAuSAGA AO OLA PEA O IA
O lo o tau sailia nei e leoleo i le aai o Uttar Pradesh i Initia le ulugalii lea na la taunu ola le la tama e 6 tausaga le matua i le amataga o le vaiaso nei.
Na taua e ni molimau i leoleo e faapea, e to’atolu tagata sa latou vaaia o savavali atu i le isi vaega o le aai, ma oo atu ai i le vaega o lo o i ai le faatoaga tolo lea e gaosi mai ai le suka, ae na masalosalo tagata e i ai se mea ua tupu, ina ua latou toe vaaia na o le ulugalii i le isi itu o le fa’atoaga ae ua leai se teineititi, o lea na lolofi atu ai loa tagata sa galulue i le faatoaga e saili pe faamaonia a latou masalosaloga, ae latou maua atu ai se teineititi o lo o tanu mai i se pu o lo o ola o ia.
Ua toe te’a i tua mai le falema’i le teineititi ae ua sailia nei e leoleo ona matua.
FA’AAuAu PEA ONA tu’I
POMu AMERIKA MA FARANI LE ISIS
O lo o fa’aauau pea ona tu’i pomu e va’alele tau a Amerika ma Faraile vaega eseese o lo o lalafi ma fa’amautu ai le vaega fa’atupu fa’alavelave o le ISIS i totonu o le malo o Suria, e pei ona ripotia mai i televise ma ala ata i le vaiaso atoa lenei.
O le vaega lona tolu o le osofaiga a Amerika lea na faataunuuina i le aso ananafi, ua fa’atutu atu ai a latou va’alele pomu i nofoaga o lo o maua mai ai e le ISIS le suauu, lea e masalomia o iina o lo o tafe mai ai alagatupe o lo o fa’aaoga e le ISIS e fa’atupe ma totogi ai ana taumafaiga fa’atupu fa’alavelave.
I se ripoti mai le Pentagon a Amerika sa taua ai e fa’apea, e tusa ma le $2 miliona le tupe e maua e le ISIS i le aso e tasi mai le suauu lea, ao lea ua osofaia ma fa’aleagaina e Amerika.
tA’utINO LE ALI’I SENAtOA O IA E ‘GAy’
Na fa’ateia le to’atele o tagata i Amerika ina ua ta’utino le ali’i Senatoa mai Pittsburgh ia Jim Ferlo, o ia e gay, ma o se olaga ua ia fiafia tele i ai.
O le faasalalauga le totogia a le alii senatoa ia Ferlo na faia lea i le taimi na faapotopoto ai sui o le konekeresi e fa’alauiloa suiga i le tulafono e puipuia ai tagata o lo o taua i le gagana faaperetania o le ‘gay’ ma le ‘lesbian’, po o ituaiga tagata e fiafia i o latou lava ituaiga.
Na tete’i le silia i le to’a 100 tagata na i ai i lea faapotopotoga atoa ai ma le to’atele sa maimoa atu i luga o televise, ina ua tula’i le ali’i senatoa ia Ferlo ma saunoa e fa’apea, “Ou te talitonu e leai se mafua’aga e tau fa’ailoa atu ai fua lenei tulaga, o a’u e gay, o se olaga ou te fiafia tele i ai”.
I le taimi na faia ai le faasalalauga lea a Ferlo, o le taimi foi lea ua aga’i atu ai leoleo e fa’ataunuu se poloaiga a le fa’amasinoga, e saili mai ai ni ali’i se to’atolu ua tu’uaia i lo latou fasi fa’amo’amo’a o se ali’i e gay.
MuSu SE tAMAItAI E tOE VAAI I
LONA tINA NA LEILOA MO LE 11 tAuSAGA
E lei mana’o le tamaitai o Morgan Heist, 20 tausaga le matua e feiloa’i atu i lona tina ua ova ma le 11 tausaga o leiloa, ina ua toe alu le tina ma fa’ailoa o ia i le ofisa o leoleo i le aai o Key
Largo i Florida.
O le masina o Fepuari 2002 na leiloa mai ai le fafine o Brenda
Heist mai lona aiga, ina ua mae’a ona alu e momoli lana fanau i le aoga, ona tuua ai loa lea na o lona to’alua ma le la fanau e to’alua, o se ali’i ma se tama’ita’i.
I le taimi atoa na leiloa ai o ia, e le gata sa galulue malosi leoleo e saili o ia, ae sa matua pagatia foi lona aiga i lona toalua ma lana fanau e tau saili o ia, ina ua masalomia le fasiotia o ia e se tagata, peitai na faaalia e le fafine i leoleo i le vaiaso na te’a nei, na mafua ona alu ese ma lona aiga ona ua tele le mau mea sa mamafa ma popole i ai lona mafaufau.
Na faaalia e lana tama i luga o le CNN e faapea, e le taitai toe fia pupula i lona tina, lea ua 54 ona tausaga le matua i le taimi nei.
Samoa Tuna Processors, Inc. in Atu’u have an immediate opening in the Human
Resources Department for a Safety & Training Leadperson.
Required and desirable abilities, skills and experience include:
• High school graduate or equivalent experience. High school level oral and written
English communications and mathematics competency required.
• Five (5) years’ experience in industrial safety & training with three (3) or more
years as a train the trainer.
• Strong organizational skills that reflect ability to perform and prioritize multiple
tasks with excellent attention to detail and be adaptable to various competing
demands.
• Proficient computer skills and in-depth knowledge of relevant Microsoft suit.
• Knowledgeable of Company and OSHA regulations, policies and procedures is
required.
• Good employment and attendance record essential.
• Ability to effectively communicate in Samoan a plus.
• Must be able to work all scheduled shift including week ends.
Competitive compensation for all employment opportunities commensurate with
qualifications. For consideration, bring or send a copy of your resume including,
relevant certifications, references, clean Police clearances, ASG Immigration clearances
(not required for US Nationals, US Citizens or AS permanent residents) and application
by October 2, 2014 to (applications may be obtained at):
tuna Processors, Inc.
Attn: Sisamoa Mauga – Human Resources Manager
P.O. Box 957
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799
Ph: (684) 644-5272/Ext. 321 / Fax: 644-2290
E-Mail: smauga@trimarinegroup.com
Samoa Tuna Processors, Inc. (STP) in Atu’u has an immediate opening in the IT Department for a Systems
Technician. Required and desirable qualifications for successful candidate include:
• AA degree in computer science, information technology or equivalent work related experience
or training in network server, storage and directory service technologies.
• Microsoft or equivalent network certification and experience in network server implementation
and support processes.
• Four (4) years’ experience, of which two (2) must be progressively more complex experience
in deployment and support of intermediate network server and storage environments
preferred.
• Knowledge and experience in the use of backup, restore and server resource management
tools.
• Knowledge and experience with enterprise wide network server and directory services
technologies, especially Microsoft Server 2012R2, Microsoft AD, LDAP, SMTP, FTP, HTTP,
HTTPS, etc.
• Knowledge and experience in the installation and support of network security technologies
(Certificates, Anti-virus, Web & Email Filtering, etc.)
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve network server environment problems.
• College level oral and written English communications competency. Ability to communicate
effectively in Samoan advantageous.
• Able to work all scheduled shifts and overtime.
• Physically capable of standing for extended periods and lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Good employment and attendance record.
Compensation commensurate with qualifications. For consideration, bring or send a copy of your resu me
including, relevant certifications, references, valid Police Clearance, ASG Immigration ID (not required for
US Nationals, US Citizens or AS permanent residents) and complete application by October 03, 2014 no later
than 4:00 pm to (applications may be obtained at):
Samoa Tuna Processors, Inc.
Attn: Samoa Mauga - Human Resources Manager
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Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799
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E-Mail: s mauga@trimarinegroup.com

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O se va’aiga i le pese malie ma le fa’avauvau a le fanau sa latou usuina ina ua mae’a le molimau matagofie a le tina matua o Jane Agnes Foster. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]
O se va’aiga i le si’iga mai o le va’a o lana afioga le senatoa ina au mae’a lona sauniga i le malumalu ae o le a fa’ao’o atu i lona oliolisaga tumau, o se vaega o leoleo sa latou fataina o ia i lona maliu atoa.
[ata: Leua Aiono Frost] tusia: Leua Aiono Frost
I le toe sauniga mamalu o le afioga le Senatoa Faumuina
Tagisiaali’i i lana Ekalesia Katoliko Roma i Lepua, na toe fa’afofoga ai le mamalu lautele o aiga, o uo ma e masani, ae maise o i latou uma na galulue fa’atasi mai ma lenei tama, i le tele o ona faiva sa tautua punoua’i ai i lona soifuaga atoa, i se molimau a le tina, Jane Agnes Foster Faumuina e tusa o le la’ua mafutaga i le afofa ma le fa’amaoni.
“Ou te fa’afetaia le Atua i lana meaalofa taua sa ia foa’i mo a’u ma le fanau, ae maise o lo’u aiga. Ia te a’u, sa ma’ua taumafai e o’o i le 50 tausaga o le ma’ua mafutaga, peita’i, ua faigata le ala, ua faia le finagalo o le Atua, ua na’o le 48 tausaga o le ma’ua mafutaga i le alofa ma le fa’amaoni.”
Sa ia toe fa’ailoa mai lona agaga fiafia tele, “Ou te vi’ia le Atua aua, o lona finagalo ua le atoa ai tausaga sa ma’ua mo’omo’o i ai, ae au le motusia le ma’ua mafutaga ona o le fili o lenei olaga, ae sili ai ona faigata, aua sa ou le mailoa lava, o lo ua sauni le tama mo lana malaga lenei.”
I lana tala fa’amama’i, sa iloga ai, na tapenapena lava le Tama o le aiga, “Ua ia matua la’ei lelei, ma ua fesili mo feso’ota’iga tau skype ma tapu’e ata, ua ese mai lona naunauta’iga e fia talanoa mai i le fanau i so’o se mea o i ai i latou. Ua ia tima’i mo i latou ia ola magafagafa ma tapenapena mo le lumana’i, ia to’a’aga e saili le atamai, ma ia tausisi le tagata latou ia a’oa’oina a latou fanau.”
“O se tasi lea o naunauta’iga i lenei tama, poo le a lava, e naunauta’i o ia e fa’aa’o’oga le fanau, ma e le motusia lona lea fanoga, e fiafia fo’i i sosaiete ma fa’alapotopotoga e auga i le lumana’i o fanau ia auina atu i fafo mo a’oa’oga.”
Na sauna fo’i le tina, i le tulaga sapaia e le tama o le aiga, o taumafaiga a le fanau, i totonu o a’oga e a’o’oga ai, ma fa’asolo mai i fa’alapotopotoga e tima’ia ai tupulaga mo le ola tauva i ta’aloga ma a’oa’oga fo’i.
E tusa o lona soifua galue, “E to’aga tele lenei tama i ona tiute ia fa’atino. E le taitai ona sau i le fale, a’o o i ai se mea e tatau ona auai i ai, e fa’atino ai sona tiute. E ui ina pisi i galuega, ae le tu’ua ai e ia lona fa’amaoni i ona tiute.”
E 14 lelei sosaiete, fa’alapotopotoga ma Komisi eseese e avea o ia ma totino, ma o se tasi fo’i lea o mea e le mafai ona misia e ia ona fa’atino ai ona tiute tau’ave, ae ese ai lona avea ma Matai o lona aiga. I le tausaga e 1997 na fa’ae’e ai ia te ia le suafa “I
Faumuina, ma o le Fa’asuaga lea o le latou aiga i Leloaloa.
I le tausaga e 1994 na ulua’i se’ei ai o ia i le suafa “Iulogologo” ma o le failauga o le latou aiga i lena vaitau. Na a’oa’oina o ia i le a’oga a Malisi i Atu’u ma fa’asolo ane ina si’itia e ona matua e a’oga i St Joseph i Lotopa i Samoa. Toe taliu mai e fa’aauau a’oa’oga i Samoana High ae fa’ato’a fa’amae’a ai ana a’oa’oga i Amerika Samoa nei i le tausaga e 1965.
Na fa’aipoipo i la’ua ma le tina o le aiga, Jane Agnes Foster o Pago Pago ia Iulai 1, 1966. Na soifua mai o ia i ona matua ia
Iuni 8, 1944, ae o lea ua toe sola lana afioga ia Aokuso 22, 2014.
O on a matua o Patolo Faumuina i Leloaloa, ae o lona tina o
Selapi Lelei si’uao mai Palauli Savaii.
O se va’aiga lea i lana aufaigaluega sa latou va’ava’alua i tiute eseese i le Polynesian Shipping ise vaitaimi ua te’a o lona soifua. Malo le fai uso ma tuagane i le galuega. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]

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The High Court of American Samoa is getting a facelift, as employees of the M&O Division of the Dept. of Public Works work to install new wooden rails for both the top and bottom floors of the building. In addition, the work will also include new flooring for the exterior deck. The project, in its third month, is expected to be fully completed before the end of the year.
[photo: B. Chen]
Mai itulau 1
Palaie Tofau e fa’apea, o le tiute lava ia a le Fono o le saili ma fa’atulaga alaga tupe e fa’atupe ai siitaga i totogi a le kovana ma le lutena kovana.
“Ua malamalama fo’i le fesili”, o le toe tali atu lea a le afioga a Magalei i le saunoaga a le ali’i peresetene.
“Pau lava le mea e fia ta’u atu i le atunu’u, o tatou e le ai afu, o lea tatou te galulue e fa’atino tiute mo le manuia o le Fono”, o le isi lea saunoaga a le Magalei.
E le i nofo lelei i finagalo ni isi o senatoa fa’asea mai ni isi o le atunu’u, e tusa ai o le pili e sii ai alauni a senatoa ma faipule lea ua talanoaina i luma o le Fono.
O ni isi o senatoa na saunoa e fa’apea, e le tatau i le atunu’u ona latou soona lalafo fa’aupuga mamafa ma le matuia i tama o le atunu’u, ae o ni isi na taua e fa’apea, e aua le amanaiaina fua muimuiga a le atunu’u, ae fa’asaga pea lava le Fono e fa’atino a latou galuega.
E to’atasi le isi senatoa sa ia fa’atusa finagalo o le atunu’u “o le pola e motu i tua”.
O le pili a le senate e sii ai alauni a senatoa ma faipule, ua maea ona pasia e le maota maualuga ae o lo o faatali se faaiuga a le maota o sui.
E ui e le i lalafo i ai afioga i faipule i le tulafono lenei, peita’i ua fa’alauiloa e ni isi o faipule lo latou le lagolagoina o lenei tulafono.
Fesootai mai i le tusitala ia ausage@samoanews.com
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Continued from page 1 agility with flips, tosses, and even the splits.
The girls took “Vogue” by Madonna to a whole ‘nother level and transitioned to classic old skool with Mc
Hammer’s “Can’t Touch This”. In the end, Judge Princess said, “You girls did me proud.” She described the girls are “true performers” and their routine as “seductive”.
She said their costumes added a lot to the routine and told Flower Power that they were “definitely coming for the gold.”
Air Gear Studio, representing the Bay Area and trying to make up for a very poor performance last week, came ready to battle.
The group of five guys who donned green satin shirts, black ties, and white facemasks wowed the crowd with a lot of robotics and illusions. This is the same group that performed a levitating act two weeks ago and had everyone picking them as a favorite to win. But their lackluster performance last week contributed highly to them falling short of winning it all.
Following their performance at the finale, Judge Ursula said the group “rocked it” and she used words like
“slick”, “mesmerizing”, and “awesome dynamics” to describe their final routine. Judge Ernest told Air Gear
Studio that he is their biggest fan and although he was disappointed with last week’s showing, the group stayed true to their form and proved themselves in the end.
Judge Princess said the group made a strong comeback and their techno-infused style made her the “happiest girl in the room” that night.
But it was Rock Solid 2 of Afao who was definitely the crowd favorite.
The group of nine guys who incorporated every genre from old skool to modern age in their final performance didn’t disappoint. Not only was their choreography on point, the group members had everything going in their favor. From the high energy level to the attitude, the music selection, and even the use of black light, it was no secret that Rock Solid 2 was gunning for the title. Judge Ammon told the group that they “deserve good results”, while Judge Ursula commented, “this is what a dance group is all about!”
Judge Princess said it best when she said Rock Solid 2 wasn’t “awesome”, they were “Afaosome”. The three guys and one gal calling themselves ‘Humble’ took the stage next, giving it their all by moving around the stage with confidence and what Judge Ernest called “raw power”. The night concluded with a performance by Petesa’s very own New Boys, representing the youth of Ierusalema Fou. The group of five guys who sported biker gloves, blue and black flannel shirts with white ties and black hats had the crowd - even the judges - from the beginning of their routine to the end.
The group’s performance two weeks ago landed them in sixth place — on the verge of elimination — but they came back last week and showed everyone that they were true contenders, and they had what it takes to be in the finale.
The New Boys started off with a silhouette, depicting the King of Pop, Michael Jackson and one of his popular hits “The Way You Make Me Feel”. Samoan songs were also incorporated into a routine that featured hit tunes by Gloria Estefan and Ariana Grande. The guys even threw in a little audience participation when they formed a group tree and picked a flower off the top, a flower that was presented to Judge Ursula who called that little segment their “most impressive move of the night.” Judge Princess said “Michael Jackson is rolling in his grave, happy with this performance.” She added that the ‘versatility’ of the group and their consistency in maintaining eye contact with both the audience and the judges was ‘awesome’.
Judge Ernest, who is a local artist, told the New Boys crew that he would love to have them perform in a music video with him. He said the ASBDC program is all about the youth and talent, and the New Boys have definitely showcased that, through their growth in climbing up the rankings as the program progressed.
While the judges were tallying the scores, local singing sensation fresh off America’s Got Talent, Paul Ieti performed two songs. (See separate story for full details.)
When it was time to announce the winners, OPI Director Fagafaga Daniel Langkilde, and Rev. Alapi Eti joined Tautolo and Pa’u on stage to present the awards.
Tapumanaia informed the crowd that the groups who place fifth and sixth, along with the four that were eliminated two weeks earlier, are allowed to enter next year’s ASBDC competition.
Those in the Top Four, all of whom received cash prizes, will not be eligible to compete again next year.
In sixth place with 721 points was Mount Zion, followed by Air Gear Studio who came in fifth place with
732 points. Both groups received consolation prizes, including gift bags from the DYWA. In fourth place, with
749 points was Humble, who received $500 cash from McDonald’s and gift certificates from DYWA. With 790 points, Flower Power came in third place and went home with $1,000 cash, in addition to other goodies provided by DYWA. New Boys came in second place and received $1,500 while Rock Solid 2 took home the title, bragging rights, and the grand prize of $2,000.
The ASBDC was hosted by DYWA’s youth representative DJ J-Smooth Iosua who was assisted by DJ “Z”, a movie producer, filmmaker, and director of the popular “Seki A Oe” movie.
The evening started with Dept. of Youth and Women’s Affairs (DYWA) Deputy Director Tapumanaia Galu
Satele Jr. thanking all the ASBDC supporters and sponsors. Rev. Alapi Eti of the Ierusalema Fou Church offered both the opening and closing prayers for the evening. Special guests included American Samoa’s singing soldier
Paul Ieti, who was a recent semifinalist in America’s Got Talent (AGT), Director of the Office of Public Information Fagafaga Daniel Langkilde, and CEO of McDonald’s American Samoa Tautolo Charlie Tautolo (the major sponsor of the event). DYWA Director Jonathan Fanene was not able to make it. The panel of judges included
Ernest “Ice Cream Man” Seva’aetasi, Ursula Martin, Princess Ariana Auva’a, Lologa Olo, and Ammon Johnson.

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tOE FILIFILIA SuI tuAI O
LE MANu SAMOA tAItOAFItu
Ua toe filifilia e le faiaoga ulu a le Manu Samoa
Taitoafitu, le susuga Fuimaono Titimaea Tafua, ia nisi o sui tuai sa aofia ai i le au na siamupini i le taamilosaga lakapi taitoafitu faavaomalo a le IRB i le 2010, i le au ua faasauni nei mo le amataga o le taamilosaga o le 2014-2015 i Gold Coast i Ausetalia i le masina fou. Ua toe filifilia nei le alii o Lolo Lui, o se tasi o sui faamoemoeina o le au i le itu tau kiki kolopu i le pou, faapea le uigi saoasaoa o Fautua Otto lea sa taalo foi i lea tulaga i le Manu Samoa taito’a 15.
O i latou nei e aofia ai Lio Lolo, Afa Aiono, Tofatu
Solia, Faalemiga Selesele, Afioa’e Maiava, Alatasi
Tupou, Lolo Lui, Fautua Otto, Siaosi Asofolau, Tom
Iosefo, Samoa Toloa, Tila Mealoi. Faaleoleo e le malaga; Foma’i Ah Ki, Tulolo Tulolo, Arnold Meredith, Reupena Levasa. Faiaoga Ulu; Fuimaono Titimaea Tafua. Taitai malaga; Galumalemana Rudolph
Moors. Fofo; Mathew Amituanai.
tE’A I tuA tEINEItItI
O LO O FAAMAMA LE tOtO
Na toe te’a i tua mai le falemai faamama toto i
Motootua i le aso Lua o le vaiaso nei le teineititi e 16 tausaga lea ua faamama lona toto ona o le faaletonu o ona fatuga’o. Sa faataotolia le tamaitai o Lei’a Misa o Nofoalii mo ni nai vaiaso ona o le vaivai o lona tino ma e foliga mai ua manuia togafitiga sa fai. Na faaalia e le peresetene o le Toomaga mo e Puapuagatia, le susuga Lina Chang e faapea, e lima paina toto na mafai ona ofoina mo Lei’a e le poloketi fesoasoani a le Toomaga o le Life Line, ina ua manaomia ao faagasolo ona togafitiga. “E ui i le tele o togafitiga o lo o faatinoina i lona tino laititi, e faaalia lava ona laufofoga ataata e pupuni ai le tiga o lo o ia faalogoina i lona tino vaivai,” o le saunoaga lea a Chang.
“E faafetai atu foi i le mamalu lautele o le atunuu o lo o telefoni mai ma ofo mai la latou fesoasoani, faapea foi nisi ua ofoina mai o latou fatuga’o mo Lei’a,” o a
Chang lea. Na ia faaalia, na maua mai se tinoitupe e
$100 Niu Sila ma se feau tusitusia mai se tasi i Aotearoa e faapea, “E le i laki lou tama matua (grandfather) i togafitiga sa faagasolo mo le gasegase ua maua ai Lei’a, ae ou te faamoemoe o le a toe faafoisia lou malosi.”
ASO FAAtAuA
AI AuFAIGALuEGA MALO
O le aso Faraile ananafi na faamanatu ai le aso faapitoa mo le aufaigaluega a le malo, le PSC Day ma na amata le polokalama o le aso i le solo tele a aufaigaluega a matagaluega ma ofisa a le malo mai le le nofoaga o le fui mu agai mai i luma o le maota o le malo i Matagialalua. Ina ua maea ona lagiina le vii o le saolotoga ma sisiina le tagavai o le atunuu, sa amata le faatasiga i le sauniga lotu puupuu na taitaia e le susuga i le Faafeagaiga Tauilagi o le Ekalesia
Metotisi i Matafele, le susuga Taumafai Komiti. O le afioga i le alii minisita o le Matagaluega fou o Faalapotopotoga Tumaoti a le malo, le afioga Lautafi Selafi
Purcell, sa saunoa I le saunoaga autu o le aso e fai ma sui o le alii palemia, le susuga Tuilaepa Sailele
Malielegaoi, lea o lo o malaga e auai i fonotaga a le
Faalapotopotoga a Malo Aufaatasi i Niu Ioka.
SAuNOA tuILAEPA
I MALO AuFAAtASI
O le taua o faiga faapaaga mausali ma le mafana i le atinae o tamaoaiga o atumotu laiti tau atiae o le lalolagi, na toe faamamafa e le afioga i le alii palemia, le susuga Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, i lana lauga i le fono i mataupu tau malosiaga a Malo Aufaatasi i
Niu Ioka i le vaiaso nei. O lea faatasiga sa ia faailoa aloaia ai se polokalama faapitoa ua faaigoaina o le falevaai, ua lagolagoina e le Vaega Faavaomalo mo le Malosiaga e mafai ona Faafouina, mo se fuafuaga alu mamao e vave faatulaga ma faatino ai le gaosiga o le malosiaga mai sosia e mafai ona faafouina e pei o le savili ma ave o le la, ae mataitu ma le toto’a aafiaga e ono aafia ai tagata soifua. Na saunoa Tuilaepa, o le malosiaga o se tasi lea o poutu autu mo le atinae e gafataulimaina ma e fesoasoani tele foi i taumafaiga e tali atu i aafiaga o le fesuiaiga o le tau, e pei ona taua i le taiala ua faaigoaina o SAMOA po o le SAMOA
Pathway, lea na tuufaatasia i le fono tele na talimalo ai le atunuu. Fai mai a ia, ua faaopopoina manaoga a atumotu laiti ona o le faatupulaia o le faitau aofai o tagata o lo o alala ai, ma o le faalagolago i le malosiaga e gaosia mai le suauu ua tulai mai ai faafitauli tau tupe ona o le taugata tele o le suauu, ae le gata i lea, ua faaleagaina ai le siosiomaga ma’ale’ale o atumotu laiti.
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An Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF) drill took place yesterday morning at their training grounds located at the airport. The live fire training is a Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) requirement once every year, according to the Airport Fire Station Fire Captain John Fia. The ARFF along with the Department of
Public Safety (DPS) Fire Rescue unit were put through scenarios that included structure fires and extrication scenarios.
“We invited the DPS Fire Rescue to participate in this live fire drill because they would be backing us up,” said Fia. This is the second year that the DPS Fire
Rescue has participated with ARFF in this drill. According to Fire Captain Fia, there are more drills of this type planned in the near future along with the required live fire drill.
The training site was dedicated in 2009 as a requirement by the FAA, with the purpose of holding training for ARFF airport firefighters. The training site provides scenario training that can encompass structural and aircraft firefighters, fuel farm responders, maritime firefighting as required by the US Coast Guard and training for airline staff, both ground handlers and cabin crew.
It is also capable of providing Confined Space Rescue or HAZMAT response training for both of the canneries. [photo: Jeff Hayner]
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