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Washington, D.C. – In a letter to the Honorable Senator Zed Seselja, Australia’s Min-ister for International Develop-ment and the Pacifi c, following a recent video conference call with members of the Congres-

sional Pacifi c Islands Caucus, Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata called American Samoa one of the three anchors of the new AUKUS Indo-Pacifi c secu-rity pact pledging the three sig-

UIFA’ATALI AMATA CALLS AMERICAN

SAMOA AN ANCHOR IN NEW AUSTRALIA-U.S.

SECURITY PACT

by Fili SagapoluteleSamoa News Correspondent

After consultation with the US

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and local phy-sicians, the Health Department has made a change in the test sam-ples from the local imported COVID-19 cases to be sent to CDC to test for the type of variant.

This was revealed during a DoH news conference this week

by Ausage FausiaSamoa News Reporter

The defendant in the alleged murder of a Vietnamese man in Vaitogi last week told investigators that the reason why he

committed the crime was because he was very pissed off with the man (victim) for the way he treated him during their yard clean up work.

He was mowing the lawn while the Vietnamese man, who was his super-visor was sitting down smoking a ciga-rette and playing with his phone. And when he asked for a cigarette, the Viet-namese man swore at him and refused to give him a cigarette.

The defendant, Lomitusi Luapene

appeared in Court for the second time since his arrest last week for his pre-liminary examination (PX) yesterday morning.

When his case was called, defense attorney, Public Defender, Michael White informed the Court that after dis-cussing the matter with his client, Lua-pene decided to waive his rights to a pre-liminary examination, and let his case be bound over to the High Court for further proceedings.

The defendant is scheduled to appear in HC this morning for his arraignment.

Luapene, who is being held in cus-tody without bail is charged with murder in the second degree — a class A felony, punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than 10 years, not more than 30 years.

THE CASEOn Oct. 6th, 2021, the DPS Crim-

inal Investigation Division (CID)

VIETNAMESE MAN ALLEGEDLY MURDERED OVER A CIGARETTE AND SOME ANGRY WORDS

Veteran educator and Tafuna High School teacher, Christian Salea, is the 2022 Territorial Teacher of the Year and the announcement was made during a special meeting of senior local Education Department offi cials yes-terday, to which the local news media were invited.

“It’s been a long time coming for me. This is not something that I just jumped into,” said Salea after the TTOY offi cial announcement, noting that this is “actually something I was inspired to by a former teacher... who has pushed me to this level.”

“When I didn’t get it the fi rst time around, I knew that there would be another time. And God had blessed me,” said Salea. “To all my former teachers, I am your product. I’m here because of you and I will continue that same cycle for my kids as well, with the hopes that in the future, they too will inspire others and become great citizens of tomorrow.” [photo: FS]

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INFORMATION ON BOOSTER SHOTS AVAILABLE AS SOON AS MONDAY

PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA $1.00FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2021 [email protected]

FLIGHTS TO SAMOA STILL SUSPENDED UNTIL VARIANT OF POSITIVE CASES IDENTIFIED

NEW HOSPITAL TO BE THE BEACON

by Fili SagapoluteleSamoa News Correspondent

told investigators that the reason why he He was mowing the lawn while the Vietnamese man, who was his super-visor was sitting down smoking a ciga-rette and playing with his phone. And when he asked for a cigarette, the Viet-namese man swore at him and refused to give him a cigarette.

The defendant, Lomitusi Luapene

Veteran educator and Tafuna High School teacher, Christian Salea, is the 2022 Territorial Teacher of the Year and the announcement was made during a special meeting of senior local Education Department offi cials yes-terday, to which the local news media were invited.

“It’s been a long time coming for me. This is not something that I just jumped into,” said Salea after the TTOY offi cial announcement, noting that this is “actually something I was inspired to by a former teacher... who has pushed me to this level.”

blessed me,” said Salea. “To all my former teachers, I am your product. I’m here because of you and I will continue that same cycle for my kids as well, with the hopes that in the future, they too will inspire others and become great citizens of tomorrow.”

INFORMATION ON BOOSTER SHOTS AVAILABLE AS SOON AS MONDAY

FLIGHTS TO SAMOA STILL SUSPENDED UNTIL

2022 TERRITORIAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR

DEFENDANT SAYS HE WAS “PISSED OFF” AND THAT YUN WAS “TOO MUCH”

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Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata during a recent video conference with members of the Congressional Pacifi c Islands Caucus called American Samoa one of the three anchors of the new AUKUS Indo-Pacifi c security pact. [courtesy graphic]

by Samoa News staffOCT. 17 PROCLAMED “AMEICAN SAMOA CONSTITU-

TION DAY”Gov. Lemanu Peleti Sialega Mauga, has proclaimed Oct. 17th

— which falls on a Sunday this year — as “American Samoa Con-stitution Day” with the Feleti Barstow Public Library holding an exhibit this morning that will display historical material about the signing of American Samoa’s constitution in 1960.

The exhibit showcases “American Samoa Constitution Day” as a day to honor the Constitution of American Samoa, which was enacted by the people for the benefit of the people. The exhibit was put together so the public can see this material any time they choose to visit the library.

The governor is scheduled to speak at noon today during the event and will be accompanied by other ASG officials, including the government’s Office of Political Status and Constitution Review.

In his American Samoa Constitution Day proclamation, dated yesterday, the governor explained that the territory’s Constitution was adopted by a Constitutional Convention in April 1960 and approved by the US Secretary of Interior on Apr. 27th of that year. And the Constitution became effective Oct. 17, 1960.

Gov. Peter Coleman declared the first “Constitution Day” in 1960 to be celebrated on Oct. 17th. Coleman noted that the Consti-tution represents for the people of American Samoa the “greatest step forward” in the political development of the territory since the American Flag was raised on the island of Tutuila in 1900.

According to the proclamation, “it is appropriate that, in the process of developing self-government, the people of American Samoa should enjoy certain rights and responsibilities inherent in the representative form of government clearly set for in a constitution.

(See full details of the governor’s proclamation printed else-where in today’s edition as an advertisement.)AMATA HIGHLIGHTS NATIONAL MAMMOGRAPHY DAY

Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is reminding women of the importance of mammography after age 40, as Friday is National Mammography Day.

“National Mammography Day is a yearly reminder of the importance of early detection,” Amata said. “Through medical research, doctors and scientists are thankfully making gains in

samoa news, Friday, October 15, 2021

by Samoa News staffSpeaking at last Friday’s

cabinet meeting, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga announced that he and Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo V. Ale — who is also chairman of the COVID-19 Task Force — have no plans to close-borders on commercial flights between Honolulu and Pago Pago. And this decision was shared with Fono leaders during a meeting earlier that day.

Lemanu — who was among the 200-plus passengers on the Sept. 13th flight from Honolulu where the first imported posi-tive COVID-19 case was identi-fied from the travelers — met in person with his cabinet for the first time, since he left in July for Honolulu.

The governor informed cabinet members that he and Talauega met earlier that day with Fono leaders, who where informed of future plans for commercial flights. And that he has seen first hand — as a pas-senger on the Sept. 13th flight from Honolulu — the diffi-cult and challenging task faced by the task force team and the medical team with the resump-

tion of commercial flights. He commended them for their hard and difficult work.

He acknowledged the uproar over the first positive COVID-19 case when com-mercial flights resumed on Sept. 13th, with some residents calling for the return of pre-quarantine in Honolulu as man-dated during repatriation flights — and closure of borders on flights between Honolulu and Pago Pago.

At last week Wednesday’s joint Fono hearing with some members of the task force and physicians focusing on the first positive case, many lawmakers questioned the current process with commercial flights, the costs and the requests to return to pre-quarantine in Honolulu.

During the cabinet meeting, Lemanu mentioned that he informed Fono leaders that the government cannot afford the previous process used for repa-triation flights, as it was expen-sive, with a cost of close to $2 million per flight — including quarantine in Honolulu.

With the high cost in mind,

the government reached the decision to use the TalofaPass websystem, which screens all incoming travelers, according to the governor. This system/ pro-cess is an initiative of ASG, and was formulated with input from government officials, with a Honolulu-based contractor car-rying out the needs and wants from American Samoa, Lemanu said, who also noted that the contractor is familiar with such a process as they created a sim-ilar system for Hawaii.

With three tests conducted prior to departing for the terri-tory as well as required quaran-tine upon arrival in the territory, Lemanu argues that the current protocol for incoming travelers is working to protect the terri-tory and that the task force was fully aware that with the re-start of commercial flights the virus would enter the territory at some point.

However, he said the blessing is that American Samoa is able to contain the virus from spreading into the community. “We cannot stop flights, but we have reduced them to a monthly

basis,” he said, and pointed out a majority of travelers are returning residents who sought medical assistance in the U.S and medical referrals from LBJ Medical Center and the VA.

He said there is that very small percentage of travelers who went vacationing, despite the task force discouraging such a practice during the pandemic.

As commercial flights con-tinue on a limited basis, the governor urged the public to get fully vaccinated for all those who are eligible to do so. “If you don’t want to do it, do it for our children... who cannot get vaccinated,” he said.

There were calls by law-makers last week during the meeting with task force mem-bers for mandatory vaccination starting with ASG’s workforce.

Lemanu informed his cabinet members that he and Talauega — who is also the Governor’s Authorized Repre-sentative (GAR) have discussed this issue and there is a time in the near future that this will be made mandatory in government service, but that decision will be

announced in the future. With his recent trip to the

U.S. the governor advised resi-dents traveling to the U.S. for medical needs, that the cost of living is very expensive. He said even the current ASG per diem for off island travel cannot cover it — from hotel room to food. He asked cabinet directors to revisit the per-diem issue and keep it in mind when it comes to off-island travel.

Lemanu said he and Talauega cannot stop commercial flights between Honolulu and Pago Pago as local residents need to travel for their medical needs. He advised those heading to the U.S to keep safe by getting fully vaccinated, wearing a mask and observing social distancing.

Under current restrictions, full vaccination is required prior to entering American Samoa for any person who is 16 years or older, unless the person is not medically qualified.

The cabinet meeting held at the Election Office conference room was aired later on KVZK-TV and the private news media were not invited.

TALANOAGA O LE SUAFA “OLOMUA “

I AOA, AMERIKA SAMOAOute fa’atulou i suli o le talalelei o lo’o nono manu aua le ola o le fanau a le Atua i so’o se tulimanu o Samoa ma le lalolagi atoa.E fa’atulou atu i ou pa’ia fa’a le atunu’u, paia o le malo, tulouga lava. Faia ia lo’u leo fa’atauva’a e fa’aleo atu ai se talanoaga o le suafa OLOMUA, i Aoa. E vala’au atu ai ma le fa’aaloalo i suli ma tama fanau uma ina ia tatou soalaupule i le aso 23 o Oketopa, 2021 i le itula e 10:00 i le taeao. O lou le auai o le ‘a le taofia ai le finagalo autasi fale tama o le Aiga. O le a faia lea fa’amoemoe i le laoa o Olomua. Alofa mai pea le Atua ia tatou feiloa’i i lea aso i le manuia.I le fa’aaloalo lava ma le faafetai.Sainia, Apiuta Taua Taua JR.

GOVERNOR HAS NO PLANS TO CLOSE DOWN COMMERCIAL FIGHTS TO AND FROM HNL

MANDATORY VACCINATIONS FOR ASG EMPLOYEES IS STILL IN THE FUTURE



treatment and national survival rates, but this form of cancer affects many women each year. We work together to pre-vent cancer by early detection, paying attention to any possible symptoms, and just taking time for that routine but important appointment.”

ELIMINATE LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS

Save the dates — Oct 18 thru Nov 18, 2021 the Dept. of Health is holding mass drug administrations. DoH teams wiil be coming out to villages to offer Filariasis pills for families to drink together.

The Filariasis pills will be available for individuals 2 years of age and older at all DOH clinics — Tafuna, Leone, Faalu, and Amouli.

Call the DOH Hotline for more information 633-5871.

PROPERTY MANAGE-MENT DIRECTED TO INVENTORY ASSETSThrough an executive order,

Gov. Lemanu Peleti Palepoi Sialega Mauga has directed the ASG Offi ce of Property Man-agement, which was established in 1998, to inventory certain government assets.

According to the order, ASG is in need of an inventory in connection with its U.S Depart-ment of Education “High Risk Corrective Action Plan”, which requires a semiannual report next due on Oct. 31st this year.

The governor directed that Property Management shall complete an inventory of:

• tangible assets intended for use of a period greater than one year from date of purchase, that is, Fixed Assets, with a value of $5,000 or more;

• all computers and portable electronic devices; and

• all land and anything growing on, affi xed to, or build upon land that is “Real Property”.

Property Management shall complete this inventory by Oct. 31st and provide updates to the ASG Compliance Review Committee twice a week until the inventory is completed, according to the order.

The governor directed all ASG departments, offi ces and other agencies to give Property Management their full support

and cooperation; respond to Property Management’s inqui-ries without delay; and Prop-erty Management shall provide an update on its progress to the Chief of Staff and Compliance Committee twice weekly until the fi nal inventory is complete.

Furthermore, the ASG Road Marshals shall assist Property Management upon request from its director. And upon the request of Property Manage-ment, the governor may attach additional resources and man-power to Property Management to complete the inventory.

CDC RELEASES NEW DATA ON IMMUNIZATION

FOR CHILDRENThe Centers for Disease

Control (CDC) has released new data showing that prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, most parents in the U.S. con-tinued to protect their children by following CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended vaccine schedule. However, there are disparities in vaccina-tion coverage based on health insurance status, race/ethnicity, poverty level, and jurisdiction.

Despite challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to remain vigilant to ensure that children get the vaccines they need and catch up on any missed doses to protect them against serious and some-times deadly diseases. While routine vaccination among chil-dren remains high, parents and providers should use any clini-cian visit as an opportunity for the child to get recommended vaccinations that are due or might have been missed because of COVID-related disruptions.

According to the latest National Immunization Survey-Child (NIS-Child), during 2018-2020, over 90% of chil-dren were fully vaccinated against measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR), polio, hepa-titis B, and varicella by age 24 months. While CDC’s Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program helps provide vaccines to chil-dren whose families may not be able to afford them, the study found that barriers to health care access associated with health insurance status and pov-erty level may keep some par-ents from getting their children vaccinated.

LAND COMMISSIONNOTICE is hereby given that TITIALII KITARA VAIAU on behalf of the TITIALII FAMILY of

ALOFAU, American Samoa, has executed a LEASE AGREEMENT to a certain parcel of land commonly known as LIFALIFA which is situated in the village of ALOFAU, in the County of SAOLE, EASTERN District, Island of TUTUILA, American Samoa. Said LEASE AGREEMENT is now on file with the Territorial Registrar to be forwarded to the Governor respecting his approval or disapproval thereof according to the laws of American Samoa. Said instrument names ANGELINE IOANA LOTU and VITOLIO IOANE LOTU as LESSEE.

Any person who wish, may file his objection in writing with the Secretary of the Land Commission before the 18TH day of OCTOBER, 2021. It should be noted that any objection must clearly state the grounds therefor.

POSTED: AUGUST 20, 2021 thru OCTOBER 18, 2021SIGNED: Katerina A. Vaiga , Territorial Registrar

KOMISI O LAU’ELE’ELEO LE FA’ASALALAUGA lenei ua faia ona o AIGA SA TITIALII (FRANK M. FO’IFUA) ole nu’u

o ALOFAU, Amerika Samoa, ua ia faia se FEAGAIGA LISI, i se fanua ua lauiloa o LIFALIFA, e i le nu’u o ALOFAU i le itumalo o SAOLE, i le Motu o TUTUILA Amerika Samoa. O lea FEAGAIGA LISI ua i ai nei i teuga pepa ale Resitara o Amerika Samoa e fia auina atu ile Kovana Sili mo sana fa’amaoniga e tusa ai ma le Tulafono a Amerika Samoa. O lea mata’upu o lo’o ta’ua ai ANGELINE IOANA LOTU and VITOLIO IOANE LOTU.

A iai se tasi e fia fa’atu’i’ese i lea mata’upu, ia fa’aulufaleina mai sa na fa’atu’iesega tusitusia ile Failautusi o lea Komisi ae le’i o’o ile aso 18 o OKETOPA, 2021. Ia manatua, o fa’atu’iesega uma lava ia tusitusia manino mai ala uma e fa’atu’iese ai.

09/15/21 & 10/15/21

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYSouth Pacific Academy is committed to ensuring student success through its efforts to promote high academic expectations and achievement. The school is seeking to fill the following positions:

• 3rd Grade Teacher• PE Teacher

If you are interested in any of these positions, please send a cover letter and resume to the South Pacific Academy at [email protected].

South Pacific AcademyP.O. Box 520

Pago Pago, AS 96799Ph: 684-699-9845 • Fax 684-699-4945

Email: [email protected]@southpacificacademy.com

South Pacific Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

COVID-19 Vaccination Special Announcement

There will only be two COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic Sites tomorrow, Friday October 15th:• DYWA in Pago Pago - 8am to 2pm• DYWA in Tafuna - 8am to 2pm. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause. Please remember, tomorrow is the last day for the $100.00 incentive. We will continue to open next week for COVID-19 vac-cinations but without the $100.00 incentive. Thank you for your support and understanding. Call 2-1-9 for more details.

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by Ausage FausiaSamoa News Reporter

JOHNNY BANSEThe younger of the two brothers who

is on probation for a drug conviction from last year is now back to court on the same allegation — unlawful possession of an illegal drug.

The younger brother, Johnny Banse made his initial appearance in District Court last month.

He is charged with a single count of unlawful possession of marijuana, a felony, punishable by a term of impris-onment from 5 to 10 years, a fi ne of up to $20,000, or both.

Bail is set at $5,000.THE ALLEGATION

On Aug. 29th, 2021, Vice and Nar-cotics Unit (VNU) were informed of a matter where traffi c offi cers stopped a vehicle during their DUI Enforcement, for seatbelt and broken lights and later discovered drugs upon inventory of the vehicle’s contents.

A detective from the VNU was assigned to investigate the matter and he quickly responded to the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) to meet up with the traffi c offi cers who initiated the stop.

The traffi c offi cer told the lead inves-tigator that while performing their duties on that night, they observed the driver of an old pick-up truck without a seatbelt and broken brake lights. That’s when they pulled over the truck and approached the driver.

Two male occupants were observed in inside the vehicle — the driver, Johnny Banse (defendant) and his brother, Wayne Banse. Johnny did not possess his driver license when asked for it by offi -cers, therefore, they were both detained and transported to the TPS for further investigation.

Upon arrival at the TPS, the passenger

was released and the driver was cited and issued citations for traffi c violations. However, due to the unsafe condition of the vehicle, the decision was made to impound the vehicle until and after a safety inspection.

An inventory of the vehicle was then conducted in the presence of the Johnny before he went home. During the inven-tory, offi cers discovered a simoi baggie containing green leafy substance inside a black sling purse.

When asked about the discovered items, Johnny informed offi cers that the black sling purse belonged to him but doesn’t know who owns the green leafy substance.

Items recovered were later referred to VNU for further investigation. The green leafy substance was tested and it yielded a positive result for THC, the active com-pound in marijuana.

Johnny was Mirandized, but, refused to sign the form, and exercised his right to remain silent.

BACKGROUNDThe Banse brothers, in their previous

case, were each sentenced to 5 years probation and a $2,000 fi ne when they appeared before Chief Justice Michael Kruse for sentencing in June of this year.

The brothers, Wayne Jack Banse and his younger brother, Johnny Banse, were released from custody in May after the court accepted their guilty plea.

Each defendant was charged with one count of unlawful possession of meth-amphetamine (meth) and one count of unlawful possession of marijuana, both unclassifi ed felonies punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than fi ve nor more than ten years and a fi ne of not less than $20,000, or both.

However, in a plea agreement with the government, accepted by the Court last month, each defendant pled guilty to

the amended charge of unlawful posses-sion of meth.

Each defendants was ordered to serve 20 months at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) without any release what-soever except for medical reasons or by order of the court. Execution of period of detention is as follows; the court ordered each defendant to serve 114 days at TCF. Each defendant was credited with the time they already served at TCF while awaiting the outcome of their cases, which was 114 days.

Each defendant was ordered to secure gainful employment; pay a fi ne of $2,000 and refrain from consuming or pos-sessing any alcohol or illegal drugs, and submit themselves for drug testing upon the demand of Probation or any police offi cer.

They were each also ordered to visit the probation offi ce once a month and attend and complete substance abuse counseling.

Their case occurred shortly before midnight on Dec. 27, 2020, when three police offi cers from the Patrol Divi-sion of the Department of Public Safety (DPS) stopped a vehicle for speeding and broken taillights, and the driver was found not have a valid driver’s license — it had expired in 2015. This led to vehicle being impounded and inventoried.

During inventory of the vehicle, offi -cers discovered a hand rolled cigarette with green leaf in it, and a roach like substance inside the center console, and a neon cut-up straw containing a white crystalline substance (which tested posi-tive for meth) was found underneath the backseat.

The Vice and Narcotics Unit (VNU) was informed of the discovery for further investigation. During the VNU investiga-tion, the Banse brother said they wished to remain silent and refused to make a

statement to investigators.Wayne was then booked and his prop-

erty inventoried. During the process, a marijuana roach was discovered inside his right pocket. He was later transported to the TCF.

During his booking process, Johnny was observed carrying a black sling bag and was asked who it belonged to and he replied it was his.

Johnny was then booked and his property inventoried, and a simoi baggie containing 11 hand rolled marijuana joints was found in his left pocket. Dis-covered inside the sling bag was a glass pipe (commonly used to smoke meth) and loose green leafy substances.

TANU SEFULUA young man convicted of stealing

equipment belonging to the government and later violating local drug laws is going to jail. Tanu Sefulu was ordered to serve 20 months at the TCF as a condi-tion of his 5-year probation.

Sefulu, who has been in custody since his arrest, unable to post a $10,000 surety bond, appeared in High Court last week for sentencing.

The government charged Sefulu in two separate cases: fi rst-degree burglary and stealing in the fi rst case, and unlawful possession of methamphetamine (meth) in the second case.

But under a plea agreement with the government, Sefulu pled guilty to stealing and the amended charge of unlawful possession of meth.

Sefulu admits that on Dec. 20, 2020, he entered government property in Tafuna and took off with equipment, which he later sold to another man for drugs.

Seven days later, on Dec. 27th, when he was arrested for the stealing case, cops found on him two glass pipes con-


(BASED ON A PRESS RELEASE) — Since its founding in 1999, one of Bluesky’s primary commitments has been to be a company that is of and for the American Samoa community. Bluesky’s dedication to the community is especially strong when it comes to empowering our community’s youth.

In line with this commitment, Bluesky Communications has opted to be the major sponsor for this year’s Pacifi c Roots Open Mic (P.R.O.M.) Showcase, an event aimed at empowering American Samoa’s youth through creative perfor-mances such as song, dance, poetry, and much more.

This will be P.R.O.M.’s second annual showcase, as well as the second time that Bluesky has opted to be a major sponsor — with their showcase last year being a major success, generating not only large crowds, but also much-needed conversa-tion about diffi cult issues that the youth are facing today.

P.R.O.M.’s mission has been “to engage in powerful alternative strategies to pro-mote better health, self-confi dence, and positive relationships by providing the local youth with safe spaces, where they are allowed to hone or practice their creativity in any way, shape, or form”, and Bluesky is honored to be playing a major role in accomplishing this mission.

The 2nd Annual P.R.O.M. Showcase will be held at the Gov. H. Rex Lee Audito-rium (fale lamei) on Saturday, Oct.16th at 6:30 p.m. — that’s this Saturday.

“Bluesky is so honored and proud to be working with P.R.O.M. and its trail-blazing leaders, Tamiano Gurr and Traci Porotesano, for the second year running.

“We’re excited to experience the beautiful, powerful performances that are to come, and we wish the best of luck to all those performing,” says Justin Tuiasosopo, Bluesky Chief Executive Offi cer.

BLUESKY MAJOR SPONSOR OF 2ND ANNUAL PACIFIC

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natories, Australia, the United Kingdom and the U.S, to a joint effort to check Chinese expan-sion into the Pacifi c region.

The consultation took place shortly before Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison arrived in Washington separately for a late September summit of the Quad (Australia, U.S., India and Japan) grouping, a sepa-rate alignment with many of the same goals.

“My priority in Congress is to secure funding for a new, state-of-the-art hospital that can make maximum use of internet and other modern communi-cations technology to provide quality health care through tele-medicine not only to our people but to our part of the region,” explained Uifa’atali, “reducing the need for long travel to such metropolitan centers as Auck-land, Sydney and Honolulu for specialized treatment that could be provided in American Samoa.”

She said the territorial gov-ernment says it will set aside a major portion of the $479 million, potentially upwards of $300 million, in recently granted stimulus funds from the federal government toward such a facility, but that addi-tional authorization legislation from Congress will be required to enable American Samoa, and other territories or states to use those funds for critical health-care infrastructure.

A new facility would be on the western side of Tutuila con-venient to the airport, whose main runway already has the capacity to handle the largest aircraft fl ying anywhere in the world today. The VA alone spends millions of dollars each year just to fl y military retirees to Honolulu for checkups and treatment because the depart-ment has judged American Samoa’s only hospital below minimum VA standards for treatment of veterans.

In a GAO study mandated by Congress three years ago, the watchdog agency gave Amer-ican Samoa’s half-century-old Lyndon B. Johnson Tropical Medical Center a failing grade. The study said the project could reach $900 million and take up to 10 years to com-plete depending on decisions in scope. Congresswoman Amata has been successful in having $2.5 million for initial planning and design work added to this year’s Interior budget, which is still pending in Congress but likely to pass at the end of the year.

Finally, there is also pending proposed legislation passed out of the House Energy and Com-merce Committee as part of the $3.5 trillion proposed stimulus plan that could grant American Samoa up to $150 million over 10 years towards development of the hospital. This funding is dependent upon fi nal passage of new stimulus funds and subject to modifi cations or reductions in negotiation of the overall package. Additional funding

will be pursued from other agencies as well, including the Department of Interior, Depart-ment of Veterans’ Affairs, and Department of Defense.

Applauding Hawaii Con-gressman Ed Case’s leadership in the bipartisan Pacifi c caucus, Uifa’atali commended the Min-ister for the briefi ng and urged regular communication with American Samoa Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga in the future on Australia’s activities in the region.

“People familiar with World War II history think of places like Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Peleliu and Tinian but are less aware that while Amer-ican Samoa thankfully was not a front-line battleground,” noted the four-term congresswoman, “the territory served as a vital staging area for the U.S. armed services in the Pacifi c theater.”

The military also recruited many Samoans for service in the war effort, including her own father, the late Governor

SEUMANU SIAOSI POASAHAPPY 80th BIRTHDAY

to the greatest Dad & Grandfather

SEUMANU SIAOSI POASASEUMANU SIAOSI POASA “Thank you God for allowing us to reach and celebrate dad’s birthday.”

With lots of love and best wishes from your children, grandchildrenand your lovely wife, Taualoa, along with the rest of the family here and abroad.

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taining meth.When given the chance to speak,

Sefulu, a US citizen, apologized and asked for forgiveness. He asked the court to allow him to depart the territory and return to the U.S. where his parents reside, so he can fi nd a job and care for them. He said he prefers living in the U.S. rather than in American Samoa.

Attorneys from both sides asked for probation.

Before ruling on the case, the court told the defense attorney that based on the information the court believes Amer-ican Samoa is the best place for his client to live. However, if there is a return air-

line ticket for Sefulu to return to the U.S., the court will suspend its sentence and allow him to return to his parents.

Sefulu was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment. Execution of the sen-tence was suspended and he was placed on probation for 5 years subject to sev-eral conditions including that he serve 20 months at the TCF. He was credited for the time he spent in pretrial confi nement, which was 10 months and the remainder was stayed.

Sefulu was released after he was sen-tenced by the court.

PULEMAI FAALOLOA 22-year-old man who was con-

victed of stealing was released from custody last week, after the High Court determined that the 14 months he served at the Territorial Correctional Facility

(TCF), to await sentencing, was enough.Pulemai Faalolo, under a plea agree-

ment with the government, pled guilty to the amended charge of stealing, a class C felony, punishable by not more than 7 years imprisonment, and/or a fi ne of not more than $5,000.

With his guilty plea, Faalolo admits that sometime during July 12th of last year, he misappropriated property that belonged to another person.

During sentencing, Faalolo apolo-gized to the government, the court, and people of American Samoa for his behavior and asked for forgiveness, noting, “Please, I want to go home to my family.”

Defense attorney asked the court to give Faalolo another chance. He said his client is only 22 years old, very imma-

ture, and he has advised him to think about his future. He said his client is a suitable candidate for probation. The prosecutor echoed the statement.

The court said that while Faalolo is young, the pre-sentence report shows that he’s had a prior run-in with the law.

Faalolo was placed on probation for 5 years under certain conditions. He has to remain a law abiding at all times, visit the probation offi ce once a month, and serve 20 months at the TCF.

“You will be credited the 14 months you have already served; the balance of 6 months will be stayed as long as you comply with all conditions of your pro-bation,” the court told Faalolo, who was also ordered to pay a $1,000 fi ne within 6 months, and secure gainful employment.


Wednesday, where it was also announced that inter Samoa fl ights will only bring in pas-sengers from Samoa with no outbound passengers — and DoH is looking to launch the COVID-19 booster shots for those who qualify, next week.

GENOMIC SEQENCINGThe Samoa government

halted inter Samoa fl ights late last month and it sought from local health offi cials the type of variant from the fi rst posi-tive imported COVID-19 case, which is a local resident who returned from Honolulu on the Sept. 13th fl ight. Then two addi-tional positive cases were iden-tifi ed on the Sept. 27th fl ight

from Honolulu. DoH was working on

sending out the fi rst sample to CDC for “genomic sequencing” but during Wednesday’s news conference, the territory’s lead epidemiologist, Dr. Aifi li John Tufa commented on the positive cases and whether they’re going to be shipped off to CDC for sequencing.

“After our conversation with CDC, [and] some of our physicians here, it was decided that because of patient privacy information, we cannot send the sample off to CDC at this time for genomic sequencing.”

“And the reason is because if we have one positive case

here or a few positive cases and we send that sample off for sequencing, it is possible that the identity of this person can be revealed, not only locally but also internationally,” Dr. Tufa explained.

“So because of that, we’ve decided that we need to reach a certain amount, number of positive cases, then we’ll send the samples off for sequencing so that it’s a little bit harder to distinguish which positive case that sample case came from,” he added.

INTER SAMOA FLIGHTSWith the test result of the

variant not available, inter Samoa fl ights remained sus-pended indefi nitely.

The Samoa government in a news article posted on its Facebook page early this

week, quotes Director Gen-eral of Health Leausa Dr. Take Naseri, giving the green-light for inter Samoa fl ights but only for American Samoa residents and workers hired by the can-nery traveling from Apia and no passengers for the return fl ight to Samoa.

Samoa remains concerned over the type of variant from the positive cases here.

During a DoH news confer-ence live-streams on KVZK-TV’s Facebook page on Wednesday, DoH’s Clinical Service acting director Dr. Eliz-abeth Lauvao said some in the community may think that inter Samoa fl ights have resumed.

However, she said the fl ights are only for passengers from Samoa, who are local residents and workers. She said there were 57 passengers on fl ights from Apia on Tuesday. “We’re also looking at a tentative schedule from Samoa on Wednesday and Friday next week, again only passengers from Apia and none out” of American Samoa, she said.

Information received by Samoa News indicates that there were no Samoa residents recruited for the cannery on the fl ights this week from Apia. SEPT. 27TH PASSENGERS

Dr. Lauvao also provided an update on the Sept. 27th passen-gers from Honolulu who were quarantined at Sadie’s by the Sea hotel and Tradewinds. She said all passengers tested negative on their fi nal COVID-19 tests and were released Wednesday from quarantine.

The travelers will be home doing self-monitoring for 7-days and they also are required to check-in on TalofaPass daily for the next 7 days. “Travelers were happy to be with their families and loved ones,” she said.

For the two positive cases and three “close-contact” family members from that same fl ight, their 14-day isola-tion will be completed today and are currently scheduled for release today Friday, after going through fi nal medical check and test. They will also be required, upon release from isolation to self-monitor at home and check in on TalofaPass.

BOOSTER SHOT AND VACCINATION

DOH Pharmacist Dr. Fran-cine Amoa, who also oversees the vaccination campaigns, spoke about the booster shot, the current vaccination rate, and

the U.S Food and Drug Admin-istration’s (USFDA) review of the Pfi zer vaccine for 5 to 11 year olds.

As of this week, “we are cur-rently at 66.4% for fully vacci-nated among our total popula-tion,” Dr. Amoa said. “So we are defi nitely heading towards the right direction” for the goal of 80% or higher of the eligible population being fully vacci-nated, she pointed out.

And DoH reminds the com-munity that today, Oct. 15th is the last day for the $100 per dose, monetary incentive to bring people in to get vac-cinated . Most of the vaccina-tion sites will be open today and they include Amouli clinic, Fagaalu Central Clinic, Leone clinic and the DWYA facilities in Pago Pago and Tafuna.

“So it’s a good time to come out and get the vaccine because, more sites are available. Do plan on going there early because they close at 12noon. Bring a picture ID and all appropriate documents before you come to the vaccination site,” said Dr. Amoa.

DoH will continue vaccina-tions after Oct. 15th.

Dr. Amoa also said on Oct. 26th, the USDA would convene a meeting to review the data for use of the Pfi zer vaccine among the 5 to 11 year olds. “So this comes at an opportune time because when you look at those who are not eligible for the vac-cine, our children ages 5 to 11 are included in the more than 20% who are not eligible,” she explained.

DoH hope that by the end of this month or by next month, “we’ll have more news on weather or not children fi ve to 11 will be eligible for the Pfi zer vaccine,” she said and shared an update on the booster shot.

She explained that the booster doses are for those who receive the Pfi zer vaccine only.

“We’re looking at admin-istering this booster, probably next week Monday. Will have a fi nal meeting with our partners at LBJ Medical Center to review this and then put out an offi cial notice for those who are eligible and will provide more details in the near future,” she said.

And on behalf of DoH and its partners, she thanked the community for their support with the COVID-19 vaccination campaign.

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received a call regarding a possible homicide case in the village of Vaitogi where the body of a male individual was seen lying unconscious inside an aban-doned house.

Several detectives responded to the call and immediately secured the scene. They were later directed to a wooden (Samoan fale) structure without walls, concrete fl ooring with white wooden railing about 3 feet high surrounding it.

As offi cers stood at the entrance, they observed a body of a male indi-vidual (victim) lying on his back — not moving. The victim’s legs were on top of a pile of lumber while his back was on the concrete fl oor.

A pool of blood was observed around the victim’s head. A cut wound was observed on the left side of his neck area. Offi cers also observed blood splatters on the railing at the victim’s feet. EMS was immediately contacted and they arrived and transported the victim to the LBJ Medical Hospital where he was pro-nounced dead upon arrival at around 7.54p.m on Oct. 10th.

The victim suffered a deep lacer-ated wound from ear to ear, exposing the spinal cord. The presiding physician stated that it appeared to be a clean cut caused by a sharp object, and that the victim had been possibly dead for about 8 hours before he was pronounced dead.

Investigators started to look for wit-nesses who could provide information to help them with their investigation. They fi rst interviewed the owner of the Samoan fale and the land where the body of the victim was found.

The owner of the land told investiga-tors that the victim was a Vietnamese male known by many as Yun. Yun was the supervisor for Andrew Autele’s Landscaping Company.

The landowner told investigators that the victim cleans his yard for him on the fi rst of every month. He further stated that the victim and his workers were working at his house at Malaeloa on Oct. 5th, 2021, and he heard that there was friction between the victim and his workers regarding their pay.

The landowner recalled that the victim mostly worked with 3 Samoan males.

Investigators interviewed another witness, a female individual. The female witness stated that earlier in the morning at around a little after 7a.m, she left the house to do White Sunday shop-ping for her children. At around 11a.m,

she arrived home and saw the victim’s work equipment near the entrance. It was raining when she arrived, so she did not look around but carried her shopping into the house.

The female witness lives with her family at a house near the scene.

Investigators interviewed more wit-nesses who live near the area for the purpose of collecting more information regarding the incident.

Information gathered at the scene revealed that the victim mostly worked with male individuals known as Kele-mete and Lomitusi, who live behind the Alataua Elementary School. Another male individual was identifi ed as Keloga from the village of Amanave.

Around 11:12p.m on Oct. 6th, inves-tigators located one of the three men usually working together with the victim at his residence and he was brought to the Leone Police Substation (LPS) for an interview.

Kelemete old investigators that on Tuesday, Oct. 5th, he did yard cleaning at a home in Malaeloa. Kelemete did not go to work on the following day (Oct. 6th).

He also stated that the victim picked up Lomitusi from their house at around 7a.m. Kelemete is married to Lomitusi’s sister.

Kelemete further told investigators that Lomitusi (defendant) and the victim were the only one who were working on their customer’s land in Vaitogi. He further stated to investigators that some-time in the afternoon, he saw Lomitusi driving the victim’s vehicle in the front of a store at Nua and Seetaga.

Kelemete also stated that Lomitusi drove to his house, parked the victim’s truck in front of the school cafeteria and ran to the house, picked up his cell phone and then left in the victim’s truck.

On the following morning, Oct. 7th, offi cers of the LPS observed the vic-tim’s car in Vailoa, parked at Siaulaiga’s residence. Investigators proceeded to the residence and confi rmed that the vic-tim’s truck was there.

When questioned by investigators, a member of the Siaulaiga family con-fi rmed that it was Lomitusi (defendant) who drove the truck there.

Around 5:26p.m on Oct. 7th, inves-tigators received a phone called from a man who introduced himself to investi-gators as the father of Lomitusi Luapene, (the defendant in this matter).

The defendant’s father informed investigators that his son (defendant) is at his daughter’s house in Fagagogo.

Investigators responded to the call and later apprehended the defendant from Fogagogo and immediately trans-ported him to the Tafuna Police Substa-tion (TPS) for questioning.

It was at the TPS where Lomitusi identifi ed himself as Lomitusi Luapene.

Luapene was Mirandized and he waived his rights to an attorney and wished to make a statement regarding the matter.

Luapene stated that in the early hours of Oct. 6th around 5:25a.m, Yun picked him up from his house and went to Vai-togi. He stated that upon their arrival he prepared the lawn mowers and started them, but Yun was taking his time smoking and putting on his work clothes.

Luapene said he then started mowing the lawn and later noticed that Yun was still taking his time mowing what he called ‘the easy spot’. Luapene stated to investigators as he was mowing the lawn mower toward where Yun was, Yun put down his lawn mower and had a smoke break.

According to Luapene’s statement to investigators, there was a time when he turned off his lawn mower and went and sat down to change the trimmer rope. Luapene stated that he was mad when Yun told him that he sits around too much and wastes time and then told him that he couldn’t have a cigarette.

According to Luapene, they had a conversation and Yun wanted him to go and do another landscaping job alone at the house of a family named Taavili, however, he told Yun that he really needs someone to help him with the job because Taavili’s yard is so big and he can’t do the job by himself.

In the middle of the conversation between Luapene and Yun, Luapene then asked Yun to drop him off at one of his friend’s houses so that he could fi nd someone to help him.

However, Yun had another plan — he told Luapene to go and pick up Keloga to help him. Luapene agreed and then went to pick up Keloga, but retuned without him as Keloga was not at home when he visited his house.

Yun was pissed off at Luapene and called him a liar. Yun believed that Keloga was at his house but Luapene didn’t want to bring him to work.

Luapene said he didn’t waste any-more time, he started his lawn mower again while Yun was still sitting down playing with his phone at the same time while he was yelling at him to hurry up

with the job. Luapene recalled a time when he

turned off his lawn mover to rest and then asked Yun for a cigarette but Yun was still pissed off at him and swore at him, which triggered him and had a thought that ‘Yun is too much’. For that reason, Luapene was very mad at Yun and he wanted to do something to pay him back for how he was treating him.

Luapene then walked to the back of the house and grabbed a sharp machete and returned to the front where Yun was sitting and playing with his phone.

Luapene told investigators that he didn’t waste any more time to think twice if it was the right decision or not, he grabbed the machete with both hands, tightly gripped it and struck at Yun, aiming for his head.

After he struck Yun, he then threw the machete on the ground and went and got everything on the truck. He also stated he pushed the car backward, since it has reverse problems and then he remem-bered the machete.

That’s when he ran back to the house and grabbed it, and threw it in the back of the truck and sped off. He stated that it was in Auma the he parked the vehicle and threw the machete into the ocean.

ATTORNEY FOR THE VICTIM’S FAMILY

Samoa News understand that the family of the victim has retained a local attorney to assist them with the legal side of the matter and to prepare the victim’s body to return to his family in Vietnam.

Samoa News spoke with the attorney and the attorney stated that the victim’s family has no intention of fi ling any law-suit against anybody. The reason for the attorney to be involved in this matter is to assist the family with everything locally, before the victim’s remains are returned to his family in Vietnam.

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Peter Tali Coleman, who served in Solomon Islands and after the war was inducted into the U.S. Army Infantry Hall of Fame at Fort Benning, Georgia.

“We are proud to be able once again to serve our country’s security needs in the challenging period that lies ahead and believe our new hospital would be a critical component of regional secu-rity and a tangible demonstration of American soft power. Just as Hawaii is the northern anchor of AUKUS, Amer-ican Samoa is proud to be the southern anchor along with Australia,” Uifa’atali concluded.

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tusia Ausage FausiaI le silia ai i le vaiaso o tau sailia e

lona aiga faapea ana uo poo fea ua nimo agai i ai se alii mai Vietnam, o le vaiaso na te’a nei na maua ai le tino o lenei alii o loo taatia i totonu o se Fale Tuufua i Vaitogi - ua maliu.

I le faaiuga o suesuega a Leoleo e faatatau i lenei mataupu, na pu’e faapagota ai loa e Leoleo i le vaiaso lava na te’a nei se alii talavou o loo masal-omia na ia faaoo le maliu i lenei alii mai Vietnam.

O le vaiaso lava fo’i na te’a nei na faafesootai mai ai le Ofisa o le Samoa News e nisi o tagatanuu o Vietnam, e fia maua se fesoasoani i le tulaga o le latou tagatanuu ua silia i le vaiaso o tau sailia e lei maua lava poo fea ua alu i ai.

O le faaiuga o le vaiaso na te’a nei na toe fesootai mai ai tagatanu’u o Vietnam i le atunuu i le Ofisa o le Samoa News, ma faailoa mai ai le tala faanoanoa e faatatau i le tino o le latou uo na tau sailia, lea na maua o taatia i totonu o se Fale Tuufua i Vaitogi ua maliu.

Na faafesootai e le Samoa News le Matagaluega o le Puipuiga o le Sao-galemu Lautele, ma faamaonia mai ai e le Sui Komesina o Leoleo, susuga Foifua Foifua Jr tulaga e faatatau i lenei mataupu.

Na taua e Foifua Jr i le Samoa News e faapea, e silia i le vaiaso o tau sailia se alii mai Vietnam e lona aiga ma uo ina ua le toe fo’i atu o ia i le fale, ae o le aso Tofi o le vaiaso na te’a nei na maua ai loa le tino o lenei alii o loo taatia i totonu o se Fale Tuufua i Vaitogi.

Na logo Leoleo Suesue o le vaega a

le CID ma latou aga’i atu loa mo le sue-sueina o lenei mataupu, e aofia ai ma le faatalatalanoaina o molimau e tau saili ai ni faamatalaga e ono mafai ona fesoa-soani i le latou suesuega.

“E toatasi se alii talavou e 19 tausaga le matua ua taofia e Leoleo ona o lenei mataupu, ae o loo faagasolo pea sue-suega ma le faamoemoe e tatau ona mautu lelei i se taimi o le vaiaso nei,” o le saunoaga lea a Foifua Jr.

Na taua atili e le Sui Komesina o Leoleo i le Samoa News le faanoanoa tele o lenei faalavelave, ona o lea ua manino mai i suesuega a Leoleo ma molimau na fesiligia, e toatasi le tagata ua ma’imau lona soifua ma le isi toatasi o se alii talavou ua taofia i le Toese ona o moliaga mamafa e ono mafai ona faas-alaina ai o ia mo ni tausaga se tele i le Falepuipui.

Na fesili le Samoa News i le Sui Komesina, pe i ai ni isi tagata o loo masalomia o loo i tua i lenei faalavelave e ese mai i le ali’i talavou.

“O le taimi nei, e na o le toatasi lava le alii ua mautinoa ua taofia ma molia ona o lenei mataupu, ae o loo faagasolo pea suesuega pe i ai nisi tagata e ono toe molia mulimuli ane ai,” o le saunoaga lea a le Sui Komesina o Leoleo.

Saunoa atili le Sui Komesina o Leoleo e faapea, e tusa ai o manu’a na vaaia i le tino o le alii ua maliu, e masalomia ai na fa’aaoga e le alii ua taofia nei i le Toese se agaese poo se a’upega ma’ai e faaoo ai le maliu i lenei ali’i.

E tusa ai ma faamatalaga na tuuina mai e nisi o tagatanuu o Vietnam i totonu o Amerika Samoa i le Samoa News, e

silia i le vaiaso o latou tau sailia la latou uo poo fea ua alu agai i ai, o le mafua’aga lea na latou talosagaina ai loa le Ofisa o Leoleo mo se avanoa e faasalalau ai le latou tagatanu’u ua leiloa mai lona aiga (missing person).

Na oo lava i nisi o Tamalii o le atunuu na oo i ai le savali a tagatanu’u o Vietnam o lo o i totonu o Amerika Samoa, i lo latou fia maua lea o se fesoasoani e tusa ai o lenei mataupu, ma le latou fesiligia i le mafuaaga ua maliu ai faapea le alii mai Vietnam.

Na taua e se tasi o Tamalii o le atunuu i se faatalatalanoaga ma le Samoa News e faatatau i lenei mataupu e faapea, e lagona le faanoanoa ona o le tulaga e pei ona alia’e mai i lo tatou atunu’u, ma le faalavelave e pei ona aafia ai le soifua o lenei alii mai Vietnam.

“Talu ai e le o manino mai le mafua’aga o lenei faalavelave, e foliga mai o le afioaga lea na tula’i mai ai le faalavelave, o le isi lea afioaga o loo tele mai ai ripoti i tulaga o fualaau faasaina, ma o loo i ai le masulosaloga, atonu o se tulaga tau i fualaau faasaina lea ua mafua ai lenei mataupu, e ui e le o mafai ona faamaonia nei masalosaloga.”

ULUA’I TULA’I A LE ALII UA MOLIA

O le taeao o le aso Gafua o le vaiaso nei na tula’i ai i luma o le Fa’amasinoga Faaitumalo le ali’i o loo masalomia i lenei mataupu, o le susuga lea a Lomi-tusi Puapene.

Sa vaaia le to’a pea o le susuga a Lua-pene i le taimi na aga’i atu ai i le Fale Faamasino. O isi taimi na vaaia ai ona laufofoga fiafia ao talanoa atu i isi alii o

loo molia foi i isi solitulafono, e pei lava e leai se faalavelave matuia o tula’i mai.

Ina ua valaau le mataupu a Luapene i luma o le afioga i le Tamaitai Faamasino ia Gwen Tauiliili-Langkilde, o le alii Loia Fautua ia Michael White na tula’i mo ia.

E tasi le moliaga ua molia ai e le malo ia Luapene, o le moliaga lea o le fasioti tagata i le tulaga lua, o le vaega A o soli-tulafono mamafa e mafai ona faasala ai se tasi i le Toese mai le 10 e oo atu i le 30 tausaga.

Talu ai le matuia o tu’uaiga faasaga ia Luapene, ua manatu ai le Fa’amasinoga e taofia pea o ia i le Toese e aunoa ma se tupe e tatala ai, a o faagasolo ai taualu-maga o lana mataupu.

TAGATANU’U O VIETNAMNa matua faatumulia fafo o le Fale

Faamasino i tagatanu’u mai Vietnam, na lolofi atu e fia auai i taualumaga o le faamasinoga a le susuga a Luapene o loo tu’uaia i le fasiotia o le latou tagatanu’u.

Ae ina ua le talia e le Masela a le Fa’amasinoga le talosaga mo se avanoa e ulufale ai i latou nei i totonu, na aga’i atu ai loa le latou solo tele lava ma faam-autu i luma o le Fale o le Tedi of Samoa i Fagatogo.

Na maua le avanoa e fesiligia ai e le Samoa News nisi o tagatanu’u mai Vietnam e tusa ai o lenei mataupu.

Na taua e se tasi o tamaitai e lelei lana fesootaiga i le gagana Faaperetania i le Samoa News lo latou faanoanoa tele ma le le fiafia i le auala na maliu ai le tagatanu’u mai Vietnam.

Na taua e i latou nei e faapea, o le

MAUA TINO MALIU O SE ALII MAI VIETNAM TOTONU O SE FALE TUUFUA I VAITOGI

Se tasi o fonotaga a le aufaifa’ato’aga sa faia i le Potufono o le Maketi 2018, lea sa fa’atasia atu i ai sui o le tatou nusipepa ma le afioga le Faipule i Uosigitone mo le fa’aalia mai o ni latou fanoga e ao ina fa’aleleia mo le latou tautua lautele i le atunuu. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]

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tusia: Leua Aiono FrostMALIU LE MALU O LE MALO “TO’AMALAMA

SCANLAN” - AFUA ONA MANU’AGA I CALIFORNIA

Ua faailoa le tu’ua o le Malo e le susuga le ali’i malu o le malo sa galue i Fresno Police Department i Kalefonia.

Talu mai ona a’afi a le soifua maloloina o le ali’i Malu o le Malo ona o se fa’alavelave na tupu ma fa’amanu’alia ai o ia, na amata mai ai ona fa’ataotolia Toamalama Scanlan mo togafi tiga, ua i’u ai nei fo’i lona soifua, ona o a’afi aga o lona ola mai ia lava manu’aga ogaoga.

Ua maliu nei o ia ma ua fa’ailoa mai fo’i fa’amaisega mai le Matagaluega o Leoleo sa galue ai o ia i Kalefonia mo le faletua ma le fanau loto fa’avauvau.

Na maliu o ia Oketopa 12, 2021 a’o fa’ataotolia i Kin-dred Hospital i Paramount, Kalefonia. Ua atoa ai fo’i le 46 tausaga o lona soifua.

O le fa’alavelave sa a’afi a ai lea alo Leoleo mai Amerika Samoa, Toamalama Scanlan sa tupu lea ia Setema 03, 2016 lea sa ao taumafai i latou e fa’afi lemu se tasi o vevesi na tupu lava i le Ofi sa o Leoleo ina ua sofa’i atu se tasi ma tafana nisi i le nofoaga o saisaitia ai nisi. E afua mai lea aso na lavea ai o ia, sa fa’ata’otolia lava o ia i le falema’i mo ona togafi tiga, ma ua i’u ai nei lana taumafaiga ina ia toe manuia mai, peita’i, ua maliu lemu atu ai o ia.

E manatuaina pea e le Ofi sa o Leoleo i Fresno lana auaunaga ae maise o ona uiga tausa’afi a a’o latou galulue fa’atasi e tausia le fi lemu ma puipuia le mamalu lautele mai nisi e fa’atupu fa’alavelave pe a’afi a ai latou olaga saogalemu.

Na amata le tautua a Toa-malama Scanlan i le Matagal-uega o Leoleo ia Iuni 29, 1998 ma i’u ai ina avea o ia ma se tasi o ali’i malu o le Malo ia Aperila 10, 2006, fa’amanu’alia ia Setema 2016, ae o lea ua maliu nei ia Oketopa 2021, o lo’o fa’aauau pea lava.

Na siitia lona tofi ga e avea ma Leoleo o le Falepuipui IV ia Aukuso 20, 2012. I le taimi ua fa’ataotolia ai o ia ona o ona manu’aga, ua siitia ai lona tulaga i le Population Manage-ment ma ua avea ai o ia ma sui totino o le SERT.

Ua soifua mai pea o i lona faletua o Tepatasi ma le to’alima o la’ua alo ua alaala tumau pea i Fresno, Kalefonia.

Fa’amaise le Atua i le tina ma le fanau ma aiga loto fa’avauvau.FA’ATAUA FAIFAATO’AGA - LO LATOU SAO I MALO

& TAGATA LAUTELE:Ua fa’ailoa le fa’amalo ma

fa’amanuiaga a le tatou Faipule i le Konekeresi, Uifa’atali Amata Radewagen i le mamalu o le au faifa’ato’aga i le atunuu, aua o lo ua avea le aso 12 Oke-topa ma aso faapitoa mo le Au Fa’ato’aga i le Iunaite Setete

uma lava.“Ou te momoli atu le

fa’amalo ma le fa’afetai tele ona o lo outou sao i le fagaina o le atunuu. E leai se faigofi e i la outou galuega i lo outou olooloia ma le gapatia e toto fa’aeleeleaga aoga mo le atunuu. Ua iloga lo outou sao, e matele fo’i ina lape ma ua le lava le matou sao e fesoa-soani ia te outou, ae ua iloga lo outou sao i le atunuu lautele. E ese mai oloa gaosi tau mea taumafa, ma oloa mai fafo, o outou e mau i ai le toovae a le Malo i tulaga tau mea taumafa paleni mo le tausiga o le soifua maloloina lelei o le atunuu. E leai lava nisi e mafaia ona toe fa’afo’ia i tatou uma i tua i taumafa o matai’ai a le atunuu pele, ma ua tatou fa’ananau i ai i aso uma mo le tausiga o le tino malosi lelei. Fa’afetai tele mo lo outou galulue malosi i fa’ato’aga ma lafu manu,” o se fa’afetai ma le fa’amalo lea mai le afi oga Uifa’atali Amata i le aufaifa’ato’aga.

“Ua mautinoa fo’i le i ai o nisi o fesoasoani ua taulimaina e le Malo e fa’afaigofi eina ai la outou matafaioi tausi i le atunuu, peita’i, afai e lape nei tautua, e fa’amaulalo atu ia te outou uma. E leai lava se mea e mafai ona sao a’ia’i e leai ni fa’aletonu, ae o le agaga maualuga ia tofu maua e outou alamanuia tutusa ma isi uma faifa’ato’aga i le Iunaite Setete atoa.”

“O lo’o nofo i Uosigitone nei le tino, a’o le agaga ua tumau lea ma momo’o atu i mea tau-mafa uma o lo’o outou folasia i le Maketi i Fagatogo ma isi uma Maketi i le alatele i so’o se alaalafaga ua fa’atutuina ai. O lo’o ua momo’o i se esi pula suamalie ma se Niu malu e tali a’i le galala mai galuega fai o le aso. A’ se fa’i pula suamalie mai folasaga i le Maketi i Fagatogo ma se ‘ato talo aua le toona’i o le Sapati.”

O se toe fa’aopoopo mai lea a le tamaitai Faipule e tusa o fua o fa’aeleeleaga o lo’o folasia i aso ta’itasi e le aufaifa’ato’aga.

O nisi o polokalama o lo’o fa’aauau pea lava ona maua mo le aufaifa’ato’aga ua aofi a ai ma le nisi o fa’atupega mai le Block Grant o alagatupe fa’auia mai e le USDA mo le Malo, ma ua aoga fo’i le SLP mo le aufai fa’ato’aga e sap-alaia ai le Polokalama o Me’ai a le Fanau A’oga i le atunuu. Talu mai le 2020, ua fa’ateleina atili tinoitupe fa’aagaaga mo nei polokalama e le Konekeresi ona o lo ua a’afi a fo’i le atunuu i le. Covid-19 ma ona alamanuia. Ua fa’aopoopo fo’i le CARES Act.

Ua ese mai lea ua toe faaulu atu se isi talosaga mai le tatou Faipule i le Konekeresi, ona o le a’afi aga o le aganuu a Samoa i le tautuaina o latou matua mat-utua e ala i le Polokalama a le TAOA lea e fagaina ai le atunuu e ala i mea’ai vela.

Ua toe fafagua ai nisi o manatu o ta’ita’i ua i ai nei, le

Le susuga le Malu o le Malo Toamalama Scanlan i Fresno Police Department, California.[ata: foa’i]

TALA O LE LALOLAGI

(Faaauau itulau 14)

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Lemanu Palepoi Sialega MaugaGovernor of American Samoa

Lemanu P.S. MaugaGovernor

Talauega E.V. AleLieutenant Governor

WHEREAS, the Constitution of American Samoa was adopted by a Constitutional Convention in April 1960 and approved by the Secretary of the Interior on April 27 of that year; and WHEREAS, the Constitution became effective October 17, 1960; and WHEREAS, Governor Peter Coleman declared the first “Constitution Day” in 1960 to be celebrated October 17; and WHEREAS, he noted that the Constitution represents for the people of American Samoa the “greatest step forward” in the political development of the territory since the raising of the American Flag on the island of Tutuila in 1900; and WHEREAS, it is appropriate that, in the process of developing self-government, the people of American Samoa should enjoy certain rights and responsibilities inherent in the representative form of government clearly set forth in a constitution; and WHEREAS, the Constitution is based on democratic principles such as the bill of rights, popular sovereignty with free and fair elections, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial independence, the rule of law, self-government, the US supremacy clause, and accountability; and WHEREAS, it is the policy of the American Samoa Government to protect persons of Samoan ancestry against alienation of their communal lands and the destruction of the Samoan way of life and language, contrary to their best interests; WHEREAS, the strict amendment process allows the Constitution to be a “living document” by taking into account the changing conditions of American Samoa; WHEREAS, the constitution building process involves the people by participation in review committees, public hearings, a constitutional convention with delegates representing all districts, public education and outreach programs, and popular referendums; NOW, THEREFORE, I, LEMANU P. S. MAUGA, Governor of American Samoa, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the laws and people of American Samoa do hereby proclaim this day of October as “American Samoa Constitution Day”. I encourage the community to observe this day with appropriate programs, ceremonies and activities.IN WITNESS THEREOF, I hereby affix my signature and seal of my office on this 14th day of October in the year of the Lord two-thousand twenty-one.

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Lemanu Palepoi Sialega MaugaGovernor of American Samoa

Lemanu P.S. MaugaGovernor

Talauega E.V. AleLieutenant Governor

TALUAI, o le Faavae o Amerika Samoa, e pei ona faalauiloaina e le tauaofiaga o sui mamalu o le Fono o le Faa-vae ia Aperila 1960 ma faamaonia aloaia ai lava e le Failautusi o le Initeria ia Aperila 27 o lea lava tausaga; ma TALUAI, o lea lava Faavae na faataualoaina lona taua ia Oketopa 17, 1960; ma TALUAI, o le Kovana i lana Afioga ia Pita Kolumane na ia poloaia le “Uluai Aso o le Faavae” i le 1960 ia muai faataua ma faamanatuina lava ia Oketopa 17; ma TALUAI, o lea na saunoa faalaeiau ai i le avea o le Faavae o Amerika Samoa ma o se faamua fo’i lea mo tagata o Amerika Samoa “i se laasaga tele lea i luma” mo le tapenaga o le fafauina o upufai o malo mo le teritori talu mai le sisia’eina o le fu’a o Amerika i le motu o Tutuila i le 1900; ma TALUAI, e pei ona molimauina, e ala ga tatau ai mai le amataga o le foafoaina o le faigamalo, ua patipatia e tagata Amerika Samoa o latou aia tatau ma faasinomaga o tiute tauave e afua mai lea ituaiga faigamalo manino ma faatuatuaina ua faatulagaina mai le Faavae; ma TALUAI, o le Faavae na fausia mai lea i tulafono faatemukarasi e pei ona faamauina i le pili o aia tatau mo le lautele, o filifiliga faale’ituau i le loto faitalia faito’atasi e ala i faigapalota, o le le’ fesopoai lea o malosiaga o le tulafono Faavae i le va o lala tumaoti o le malo, o le tausisia lea o le va tapuia e ala i le usitaia o pulega faaletulafono o sailiiliga i le va o lala tumaoti o le malo, o le aloaia lea o le tuto’atasi o le lala o Faamsinoga, o faaiuga aloaia faamasinoga e ala mai i le Tulafono, o faigamalo faaupufai e manino ma faatuatuaina, o le maga faasilia i lona malosiaga faaletulafono o le Faavae a le Malo Feterale, ma le aiaina lea o e alagatatau ai i lalo o le Tulafono Faavae; ma TALUAI, e pei ona taulamua ai le Malo Amerika Samoa ia puipuia tagata Samoa moni mai le le’ toe aiaina o la-tou tofi ma faasinomaga o eleele faaleaganuu i le faamalumaluga o aiga ma le mou atu o tu ma agaifanua moni o le olaga masani faaSamoa, o le tatou gagana, ae le’ afaina ai nisi tulaga e ono tula’i mai e ao ona faataua; maTALUAI, o ala faaletulafono maumaututu mo ni suigamalie taufaaofi e ala mai i Tulafono e alagatatau ai ona faamausali’ le atina’eina o le tatou Faavae ia “tupuolaola pea lona fausiaina” e faatatau lea i tulaga o fesuiaiga ua tutupu ma faamauina i Amerika Samoa; ma TALUAI, o le galueina ma le foafoaga o le fausiaina o le toe teuteuga o le Faavae e auai mai ai tagata ua tofia i komiti ua faatulagaina i le lauliliuina o mataupu mo ni iloiloga, faatalanoaga i nofoaga faitele mo le mamalu o le atunuu, le tauaofiaga mo le Fono o le Faavae mai sui-usufono o itumalo, o polokalama faalea’oaoga lautele ma so’otaga, ma ni tulaga i mataupu tausilia e faaulu mai e soalaupule i ai le mamalu o le aofia; O LEA, E ALAGATATAU AI, o A’u, LEMANU P.S. MAUGA, Kovana o Amerika Samoa, i le aiaiga o le malosiaga e ala mai i Tulafono ma tagata Amerika Samoa, Ou te Poloaina ai ma le Faaaloalo lenei Aso o Oketopa o le “Aso Atofaina mo le Faavae o Amerika Samoa”. Ou te faamalosiau atu ai i le Mamalu ma le Paia o le tatou Atunuu mo le faatauaina o lenei Aso, ua tatau ma onomea lea i faamaumauga o tala faasolopito o le Teritori e ala i tap-enaga o polokalama, faamanatuaina ma toe faalauiloina lona taua. I LE FAAMAONIA LEA, ua Ou sainia aloaia ma le faa maufaailoga o lo’u Ofisa o le Kovana o Amerika Samoa i le Aso 14 o Oketopa i le tausaga o le tatou Ali’i Faaola, 2021.

Le ata o le Ulufale atu i Las Vegas mo se matamataga, Oketopa 13, 2021. Le tamaitai Tautua i le USArmy Lehualani ma lona tina ma le fanau. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]

ta’ita’ifono o Jim McGovern , ma ua toe talanoaina ai lea faiga o lea polokalama, atonu o le a toe fesuia’i ai se faiga e tusa o lea alamanuia mo Tama ma Tina Matutua, ae tapena mai ai nisi o meataumafa e naunau i ai tatou matua matutua e mautinoa lava e agava’a ai le aufaifa’ato’aga e sapalaia lea itu o le tautua.

I le 2020, na auai Uifa’atali Amata i le taumafaiga e toe

fa’ailoa atu i le USDA, ina ia aofi a ai ma faifa’ato’aga laiti e pei o fai fa’ato’aga i Amerika Samoa i alamanuia o lo’o ua agavaa i ai faifa’ato’aga tetetle i Amerika. E le gata i lea, ia aofi a ai ma ituaiga o la’au toto i fa’ato’aga i le atu terapika i nei alamanuia, o ituaiga mea-toto nei olo’o faato’a e o tatou faifa’ato’aga.

LEAI SE TASI MAUA I LE COVID-19 - MAE’A SUEGA

MULIMULI LATOU NA NOFOVA’AVA’AIA

Ua mae’a nei ona faia uma suega mulimuli a le aumalaga sa nonofo va’ava’aia i le faletali-malo a le Sadies by the Sea ma le faletalimalo o le Tradewinds, ae leai ma se tasi na toe maua se suega o lo’o fa’amaonia mai o maua i le Coronavirus. I le taimi nei ua tatala uma i latou i tua ma ua oo fo’i i latou i o latou aiga. O i latou na sa o mai i le malaga a le Hawaiian Air mai Honolulu ia Setema 27, 2021. O le umi o le latou nofo va’ava’aia e 14 aso i faletalimalo nei e lua.

Peita’i e to’alua sui mai lea aumalaga, lea na ulufale atu lava, ae maua mai fa’aiuga o suega e a’afi a i la’ua i le

Covid-19 ma o i la’ua la na sa fa’anofoia faapitoa loa i le falema’i na fausia lelei mo le fa’amoemoe e fa’anofoia ai i latou e suesuea fa’apitoa i le Covid-19.

O le toalua lea ma le isi to’atolu o nisi sa feso’ota’i ma i la’ua nei ua fa’anofoia pea i latou i le falema’i o Covid-19.

Ua fa’ailoa mai o le aso Lulu o le vaiaso nei sa mafai ai ona o i latou uma e kilia mai le fa’ama’i i o latou aiga. O lea fo’i le fa’amatalaga faapitoa sa fa’ailoa atu i nisi o le fono faitu-lafono sa latou fi a iloa se tala mai le tulaga o i ai nei sui o lo’o ua a’afi a, ae maise le aumalaga sa latou malaga fa’atasi mai i le atunuu.

O lo’o ua tumau pea lava le aiaiga ina ia faia le lua suega a sui uma e fi a malaga mai i le ter-itori i Honolulu faato’a tu’ua ai lea setete mo Amerika Samoa.

O le isi malaga ua fa’atulaga ona to’ai mai i le atunuu o le malaga lea ia Oketopa 14, 2021 ma ua fa’atulaga lava lea malaga mo le masina atoa o Oketopa, ona fa’ato’a toe sau lea o le isi malaga ia Novema 01, 2021.

auala lea na maliu ai lenei ali’i, ua atagia mai ai faiga faailo-galanu faasaga i o latou tagata, ma ua pei ai le faiga o le alii na maliu o le faiga o se meaola (tulou).

E fefi loi lava manatu ma lagona na faasoa mai e tagatanu’u o Vietnam e uiga i lenei mataupu. O nisi na le fi afi a ae o isi na latou misia le latou uso ua maliu.

Na taua e se tasi o alii e faapea, o le latou uso ua maliu, o se tagata e agamalie ma galue malosi mo lona aiga. E le o ia o se tagata e faamisa, ae loto alofa ma laumata fi afi a i soo se taimi.

Ao tumu tumu ai tagatanuu mai Vietnam i luma o le Tedi of Samoa i le taeao o le aso Gafua

na te’a nei, na faafuase’i ona aga’i mai ni Leoleo se to’alua ma faatonu i latou e aga’i ese mai le nofoaga o loo i ai, ona o le puipuiga lava o le saogalemu.

Na taua e se sui o tagata Vietnam i Leoleo, e leai se soli-tulafono o loo latou faia, o loo tapua’i fi lemu lava e faailoa ai lo latou lagolago i le latou uo ua ma’imau lona soifua ona o le alii talavou lea ua taofi a nei e Leoleo.

O loo taofi a pea i le Falepuipui i Tafuna le alii o Luapene e aunoa ma se tupe ua faatulaga e tatala ai o ia i tua, ao faagasolo ai taualumaga o lana mataupu i luma o le Fa’amasinoga.

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