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Pacific Horizon School’s 2015
Graduates – Kyrstene Lin (left) and
Rhane Malae (right) — officially
graduated this past Friday evening
at the Lupelele Church of Christ in
Tafuna. The pair comprise the 2015
graduates of PHS for this year.
[photo: TG]
See story below.
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PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA
Congratulations
Class of 2015
Pacific Horizon School Grads
two Seniors for Class of 2015
by Tony Gasu, Samoa News Staff Reporter
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American Samoa is again into high school graduation
season as this is one of the busiest times of the year on island.
This year, Paramount Builders, Inc. is the proud major sponsor
of the 2015 graduation season coverage, and wishes all graduates, families and friends a safe and happy celebration.
The first high school graduation started last Friday evening
with the Pacific Horizon School Commencement ceremony
held at the Lupelele Church of Christ. Two Seniors bid farewell to their alma mater — in a poignant ceremony that saw
the two graduates walked down the isle while the school’s
honor students dressed them in their cap & gown, before the
graduates made their way to their seats.
Lt. Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga and wife Pohakalani
Mauga were the honored guests. The Master of Ceremonies
was Pacific Horizon School Principal Caroline Tuiolosega,
who introduced the two graduates. The keynote speaker was
Merillee May.
Ms May serves in several community boards including the
Business and Professional Women of Pago Pago, the American Samoa Swimming Association, the American Samoa
Paddling Association, and she is also a board member of
Pacific Horizon School. She is also a member of the American
Samoa Chamber of Commerce, and she is currently serving
on the investment committee for the State Small Business
Credit Initiative.
She emphasized during her speech the roles and sacrifices
of women throughout the world and in American Samoa.
“In 2014, more women have graduated from colleges and
universities than men in the United States, but we’re not there
yet. There are still a lot of important changes that need to be
made. Today, a survey of all the US legislatures only 24 in
the House of Representatives are women – women also own
30% of the privately owned firms, so if you compress the percentage, women own 51% of the population.”
May added, “you can also look at our local government,
there are very few women in the Fono, the directorships, and
the government boards. What can we do about this, what can
you two young women, do in your lives to make a difference
— stand up for your convictions, stand up for yourself, always
define yourself and don’t let others define you, get involved,
don’t just worry about you, worry about your community and
your nation, and all the people around you. Lead by example,
believe me, I could go on and on.”
(Continued on page 14)
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
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Woman alleges harassment
by local Immigration officers
Immigration says woman overstayed, tried to bribe CIO
by Joyetter Feagaimaali’i-Luamanu
Samoa News Reporter
A Filipino woman feels she’s being
“harassed” by Immigration officers after she
refused to adhere to a demand by an Immigration official who paid her fare to go to Apia last
year. This is alleged to have occurred after the
official from the immigration office allegedly
told her that her amnesty application had been
denied in June 2014. According to the woman,
the Immigration official told her that she had to
go to Apia and come back.
The woman informed the immigration
officer that she was not able to go because she
didn’t have her airfare, however a female immigration officer came to her, took her passport
, and came back with a ticket for Apia in July
2014, she alleges.
The woman reentered the territory in September on an entry permit and in January 2015
she was told that her amnesty application had
been denied.
Earlier this month the woman received a
letter titled “Affidavit for Arrest warrant” that
was notarized and signed by an immigration
officer indicating that she’s an alien and is in
American Samoa in violation of the laws and
regulations of American Samoa as follows:
“ASCA 41.0616 (15) Has stayed beyond the
time allowed in her entry permit or granted by
the board.” The letter which was issued May
11, 2015 further indicated that she violated
“ASCA 41.0703 obstructing, resisting or misleading officers.” The letter went on say that the
immigration officer “Hereby requests a warrant
(Continued on page 14)
[l-r] Lt. Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga (a military veteran), Congresswoman Aumua Amata along
with military veterans Rosie Fualaau Tago Lancaster and Rep. Faimealelei Anthony Allen place a
large wreath at the Satala Cemetery during the government’s Memorial Day ceremony.
Lemanu who delivered the special remarks on behalf of the governor, told the gathering that the
Memorial Day ceremony is to honor and pay respect to the soldiers who offered their lives to protect freedom in American Samoa and the world. Such ceremony is also to honor and pay respect to
soldiers who perished at sea, and their remains are never found.
According to the Lt. Governor, many families have benefited from the service of those soldiers
who paid the ultimate sacrifice; yet, only a few have suffered the loss of a family member serving in
the military. Following the ceremony at the Satala Cemetery, a second service was held at sea, just
outside of the entrance to Pago Pago Harbor, where wreaths were put in the ocean to commemorate
[photo: AF]
those in the military who died at sea. See Samoan story in today’s To’asavili edition.
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samoa news, Tuesday, May 26, 2015
If sales tax passes, 2%
wage tax will be eliminated, Tax Office says
by Fili Sagapolutele, Samoa News Correspondent
(ANSWERs on page 14)
STRANGE BUT TRUE
By Samantha Weaver
✖ It was back in the 19th century that American author and philosopher Henry David
Thoreau made the following sage observation: “Men have become the tools of their tools.”
✖ Clinomania is an affliction that affects a large percentage of the American population.
If you suffer from an overwhelming desire to stay in bed, you’re one of us.
✖ If you’re like most parents, at one time or another you’ve been shocked by how quickly
your kids outgrow things -- especially shoes. What may be an annoyance in a developed
country is a major problem in undeveloped areas of the world; Kenton Lee is working
on changing that. As a volunteer in an orphanage in Kenya, he noticed that many children had the toes cut out of their shoes just so they could fit in their feet. After returning
home, Lee developed an adjustable sandal that can grow with a child, increasing up to
five sizes via a system of snaps. Although the shoe is only made available to nonprofits for
those in need, domestic demand is increasing. If you’re a parent sick of buying seemingly
endless pairs of new shoes, you’ll be glad to hear that Lee and his team are working on a
commercial version.
✖ You might be surprised to learn that actor David Duchovny, best known for his
role in “The X-Files,” was just a dissertation away from being awarded a doctorate in
English literature.
✖ In 16th- and 17th-century Europe, it was considered fashionable to attend public
dissections of human bodies. So-called anatomy days often included music, speeches and
processions. Viewers could even pass around body parts for inspection, though taking
the parts home was forbidden.
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“You can get more with a kind word and a gun than you can from a kind word
alone.” — Al Capone
The government is looking at collecting around $18 million
annually under a proposed sales tax measure, currently being
worked on by the Tax Office, with the hope of having the proposal sent to the Fono in July, or else in January next year.
ASG’s sales tax proposal was first revealed early last month
by government officials who testified on some of the administration’s tax measures. No details were provided at the time,
although Sen. Galeai Tu’ufuli suggested a sales tax so that
everyone pays the same thing.
Speaking last Thursday night during a general membership
meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, the ASG Tax Office manager Richard Jimmerson revealed some details of the sales tax.
“Right now our projection of revenue [collected from sales
tax] is somewhere in the neighborhood of $18 million to the
government” annually, he said.
Responding to a question from a Chamber member, Jimmerson said the sales tax could be 5%, 6%, 7% or 8% before
it’s submitted to the Fono. He made clear that the proposed bill
is not yet finalized.
Once the sales tax is approved, he said, the 2% wage tax —
which is paid by wage earners only with revenue going to the
LBJ Medical Center — will be eliminated. He acknowledged
that others, such as entrepreneurs and those who earn income in
areas such as rentals, don’t pay the wage tax.
According to the Tax Office manager, the sales tax will
apply to all goods and services sold in the territory, but the issue
they are looking at right now “is what will be exempted” under
the sales tax.
“I’ve got prescription drugs, [and] transportation on my list
of items to be exempted,” he said, adding that he’d like to get
views and suggestions from the Chamber on the sales tax as
well as possible exempted items.
If the sales tax is implemented, Jimmerson said, that will
require additional work by local businesses, but he is proposing
in the bill a 1% or 2% incentive if a business collects and files
their reports with ASG in a timely manner.
Responding to a Chamber member’s question, Jimmerson
said the territory had a sales tax a couple of years ago but it
didn’t work because of compliance issues and it became a
“political football” for someone running for governor. Additionally, collection at the time was “really voluntary”.
To ensure success of this proposed sales tax, Jimmerson
said he is looking at issuing an employer identification number
(EIN) for every business license. “I will track every business on
this island, using that employer identification number. It will
determine those people who are paying and those people who
are not,” he said.
He also says that additional manpower as well as new computer software will be needed in order to efficiently implement
the sales tax, and the Tax Office is looking at financing these
expenditures with monies ASG hopes to raise from the bonds
(issued under the American Samoa Economic Development
Authority).
Jimmerson informed the Chamber that new revenue to be
generated by the new hike in cigarette tax, the new 5% hotel
room tax and the increased business license fees — which
goes into effect the middle of next month — will help balance
the budget.
“We have a budget of $106 - $108 million [in local revenue]
in the last two years and we’ve come up a little short for several reasons. But the money from the cigarette tax, hotel room
tax and business license... will help us get a balanced budget,”
he said. “[And] money from the sales tax will help move the
territory forward.”
Chamber vice chairman Taotasi Archie Soliai said that while
$18 million in new money is projected from the sales tax, “there
is a general feeling in the community that they aren’t getting
any assurances from ASG on how their money is being spent.”
He asked what “assurance can ASG provide” that services
to be paid by the new revenues will in fact happen, especially
when 90% of the revenue goes to payroll.
Jimmerson responded that of the $106 million budget in
local revenues, $67 million of that goes to payroll. He claims
that the additional ASG employees “you see running around are
paid for by grant money.” He further claims that “less then 30
percent of every dollar the government spent is from our taxes.”
On the sales tax, “we have got to show the people that we are
effectively using that money, or else it will become, what I’ve said
again, a ‘political football’. We can’t afford to do that,” he said.
Samoa News will report in future editions on other issues
covered in the sales tax and other tax matters discussed during
the Chamber meeting.
samoa news, Tuesday, May 26, 2015 Page 3
“We must fix the mechanism,” says Amata on Min. Wage
Chamber of Commerce says Congress needs told of our plight, loud and clear
by Fili Sagapolutele
Samoa News Correspondent
Congresswoman
Aumua
Amata has responded to Samoa
News’ questions and request for
comments concerning the federally mandated minimum wage
in American Samoa, which is
set to rise another 50¢ this year
on September 30th. The local
Chamber of Commerce has said
they are “disappointed that there
hasn’t been enough... action
from our government and from
our Delegate about what they
may be contemplating to try
and prevent this further increase
from going on.”
In the last four weeks,
Samoa News has reached out
to Aumua at least three times
— via email — for comments on the minimum wage,
after Sen. Galeai Tu’ufuli told
reporters late last month that he
would like to see a wage hike
for workers, even an increased
minimum wage of up to $7.50.
The third email was sent
last Friday morning to the
Congresswoman and copied to
Aumua’s press officer Casey
Brinck, who did respond, and
noted that Aumua has not yet
had a chance to respond, as she
has been extremely busy with
her duties in Washington.
“I can tell you that the
Congresswoman and her staff
are very aware of the consequences should the minimum
wage hike not be waived again,
as evidenced by the departure
of [a] cannery several years
ago,” Brinck said, adding that
“we have already been in contact with the committees of
jurisdiction for this issue and
are working on legislation as
we speak…”
Aumua, who arrived in the
territory last Friday night and
returned to Washington D.C.
last night, told Samoa News
yesterday afternoon that it’s
important for her to meet
with all of the players who
are involved with this issue
and when working with other
House committees besides her
own, “I have to give courtesy
to the Chairman and Ranking
Member on those other committees whose help we need but
of which I am not a member.”
On the minimum wage,
“we have have different issues
to consider: immediate moratorium; reverting back to the
status quo ante and fixing the
mechanism so that our people
are a top priority and their
voice can be heard.”
“We have the immediate
problem of freezing it as a
temporary stopgap measure
because we’re still suffering
unemployment as a result of
the closing of Samoa Packing
back in 2009,” she explained.
“We now have a new cannery
and we have to give them a
chance to get a toehold because
our goal is to employ people as
soon as possible.”
Even with all the investments Tri Marine International — whose local operations includes the new cannery
Samoa Tuna Processors Inc.
— is not fully up and running
yet, so they can still exercise
their option to leave American Samoa and “we must not
allow that to happen,” she told
Samoa News.
According to the Congresswoman, she is for bringing the
minimum wage determination
back to the territory and the
amount would be determined
locally by the industry committee. “However, I would like
to do it in a different way than
it was done before Congress
changed it a few years ago. We
must fix the mechanism,” she
explained. “There needs to be
a greater effort to understand
the needs of all the people —
meaning, the wage earners and
the wage payers.”
“We should call for them to
speak out about their problems
and we need to tinker with
the system if we bring it back
home so that the workers are a
top priority. This is a complex
problem and I’ll be talking
about it extensively from here
on in,” she said.
local CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE MEETING
Chairman of the local
Chamber of Commerce, David
Robinson told Chamber members last Thursday evening,
during a general membership
meeting that there are only
five months before the next
mandated 50 cent wage hike
and the Lolo administration
has just a few weeks to try and
persuade the people on Capital
Hill to either extend the current
moratorium, halt the escalation
clause all together, or come up
with a better suggestion.
“So time is very, very short.
I don’t know what we can do
to influence what goes on in
Capital Hill…” he said. Furthermore, it’s “quite concerning that
neither the administration nor
our Delegate seems to put forth
anything in the press to suggest
some action being taken on the
minimum wage issue.”
Robinson noted that only
Sen. Galeai Tu’ufuli and the
Chamber have responded publicly on the issue, as reported in
the local media.
He said that he agrees with
Galeai that wages should be
raised to make ends meet,
but it must be based on what
the economy can afford, and
the major industries (the canneries) in the Territory must be
considered.
Both Tri Marine and StarKist
Inc., have publicly opposed
further wage increases because
that means a hike in operational
costs for the industry, which
continues to face stiff competition from low wages countries
such as those in Asia.
During the Chamber meeting,
the group’s vice chair Taotasi
Archie Soliai, who was recently
hired by StarKist Samoa as one
of its managers, said “there is a
lot of uncertainty right now with
the cost of business, particularly
with StarKist.”
“With the minimum wage,
utility rates being negotiated
and the proposed increase in
wharfage fee, that’s going to
contribute to the continuing
competitive state that the canneries will continue to face,”
he said. “I think it’s one of the
main reasons why StarKist is
opposed to any increase.”
Taotasi also says that one of
the concerns he is hearing from
people off island that he has
spoken with, is that they’re not
really seeing anything coming
out of American Samoa on
the minimum wage issue.
He recalled only two statements, and those were from the
Chamber and from Galeai.
“So the question is — will
it have any effect, if each individual company will write letters to Congresswoman Amata
and what effect will that have
versus a collective statement
from the Chamber?” he asked.
(Continued on page 15)
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samoa news, Tuesday, May 26, 2015
ASPA receives
nat’l recognition
for a high degree
of reliable service
by Fili Sagapolutele, Samoa News Correspondent
American Samoa Power Authority has been given a threeyear designation by the nation’s utility association — with more
than 2,000 members from states and territories — for “providing consumers with the highest degree of reliable and safe
electric service”.
The American Public Power Association (APPA) presented
the Reliable Public Power Prover (or RP3) designation to ASPA
during the association’s May 18th Engineering & Operations
Technical Conference held in Sacramento, California.
“We’re honored to receive the RP3 designation,” ASPA
executive director Utu Abe Malae sai, adding this is the first the
ASG entity has been given this designation. “Our utility staff
puts in a lot of hard work to serve this community,” he stated.
“RP3 represents a much appreciated recognition of this hard
work. Although ASPA earned the Gold Standard, the benchmarking has highlighted glaring weaknesses at ASPA that must
be improved,” said Utu via email from off-island where he is
traveling on business matters.
Asked how this designation will help ASPA continue to
improve its customer service, Utu responded that the processes
where the customer interacts with ASPA front-line employees
and the follow up from operations “is a weak area”.
“Information must be in the custody of a human being— not
just on a piece of paper —as it gets shepherded from one step to
the next,” he said over the weekend.
“The goal is to address the customer’s complaint, not to fill
out forms and pass it on.”
Utu also said that ASPA must anticipate and forecast changes
in the business model of the utility business and that is why
ASPA must always be on top of research and development.
“The resolutions and policy development from the trade
associations allow us to tap into the wealth of knowledge written
down in reports by others. For example, policy and statutory
development in Energy keeps changing,” he said. “Safety is not
something abstract to just study at a meeting; it must be enforced
and the Safety Officer and all employees must be aware of any
breach in safety.”
Additionally, the ability to make connections between seemingly unrelated programs or entities is a skill set that must be
encouraged at ASPA. Examples abound: Climate change, clean
water, clean environment, aesthetics, land litter turning into
marine litter, healthy marine life, geothermal investigation and
new — undiscovered — sources of water, on-site septic tank
systems, piggeries and bio-gas.
According to APPA, the RP3 designation recognizes public
power utilities that demonstrate proficiency in four key disciplines: reliability, safety, workforce development and system
improvement.
Criteria within each category are based on sound business
practices and represent a utility-wide commitment to safe and
reliable delivery of electricity. The RP3 designation now lasts
for three years — up from two, so the 97 utilities that earned the
designation this year join the 94 that received it last year for a
total of 191.
“Utilities that have earned APPA’s RP3 designation are
implementing best practices for the industry, and are a testament to public power’s commitment to serving their community,” said Kenneth Stone of Braintree Electric Light Department of Braintree, Mass., and executive committee member of
the RP3 Review Panel.
This is the tenth year that the RP3 recognition has been
offered by APPA, which is based in Arlington, Virginia.
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OP ED: GHOST TRAIL II
by Ipu Avegalio Lefiti, Victim Advocate Against Family Violence & Human Trafficking
It is imperative that a victim advocate/activist remains transparent. There is no bargaining
or deceit involved. There is only one agenda and that is to believe, stand and walk with the
victim. The Justice system will sort out the truth and render its decision. It is absolutely essential that we gain and maintain a victim’s trust and keep them in a safe place.
The victim desperate for help to expedite her paper work, bumps into a gentleman at the
immigration office. He is known as the ‘Immigration Ambassador’, who offers his assistance.
The ambassador introduces her to the Immigration official, and the circus begins.
In the course of waiting for the status on her Amnesty request, the victim was called in
early the next morning. She was placed in a room with an Immigration male official who
interviewed her alone. He verbally informed her that her petition was denied. But he reassured
her he will help to keep her off the “Watch List”. The panic and desperation begins. She was
forced to pull out her bond for living expenses, fare back home and pay for an attorney
After her second return from Western Samoa sponsored by the “Immigration Ambassador”; the victim, feeling desperate and insecure, met an empathetic friend who took her
to the Territory’s International Criminal Intelligence & Drug Enforcement office, American
Samoa Dept of Homeland Security for help. The victim was interviewed by two special
agents on duty for Human Trafficking. That was her first step for help as a victim. Frantic and
unnerved with her visit to Homeland Security she found her way to Catholic Social Services,
who immediately referred her to me, the victim advocate.
5/11/15: By coaxing the victim out, I escorted her to pay the borrowed $50.00 fee to be
placed on the Immigration Board’s schedule for the next hearing. That very same afternoon an
arrest warrant was being initiated by Immigration to arrest and deport the victim. The following
morning I took her to the Dept. of Public Safety-CID to seek further help and file her case.
I cannot understand the lengths that were taken to make this victim appear as a treacherous,
disreputable person reported to be bribing Western Samoa’s immigration officers while she
was in Upolu, and American Samoa’s elite Immigration Officers in Pago Pago.
This victim has been in hiding without any money to even support herself. I wondered,
what has she done to warrant such harassment and terror tactics against her.
To the Homeland Security Department, Immigration detectives/AG and DPS-CID
(Criminal Investigation Div) supported by the High Commissioner: I am very grateful that
the three most powerful agencies have closed ranks to investigate these allegations and to
bring to light what is and has been plaguing our country. I commend the CID officers for
their diligence and quick response.
The power of the NGO’s/ Non-Government Organizations, play a vital role in protecting
and referring victims of family violence and Human Trafficking. These are the organizations
that are considered Frontline – Quick - Responders.
An acquaintance reminded me how cronyism and corruption caused us to lose the ability
to issue US Passports in the early 1900’s. American Samoa’s reputation spiraled further
downwards with the stench of the Daewoosa scandal.
With a multi-million dollar office and staff provided by Congress and Federal funding;
it is crucial that shelters are provided for victims pending their cases or status. Abandoning
them into the community is criminal negligence leading to more exploitation.
Imagine how many of our people are in similar circumstances being regurgitated in the
community for lack of help or professional integrity.
With the victims in an underground safe house; the investigating agency’s being in
place, and the public on high alert, now we wait and watch to which side the balance of
justice will swing.
Dan Quayle did us an injustice when he described us Samoans as “Happy Campers”.
As a community member who sits on the Parole Board, the Human Trafficking Task Force
and an advocate against Family violence and Human Trafficking, it’s time to step up and do
something about our situation.
samoa news, Tuesday, May 26, 2015 Page 5
Utu defense asks for
probation sentence
in federal 1602 case
Points to probation sentence in
“conduct more egregious” Kruse case
by Fili Sagapolutele, Samoa News Correspondent
Attorney for Fa’amaoni ‘John’ Utu has asked the federal court
in Washington D.C. for a probation sentence for the 66-year old
defendant, who has a “distinguished military service record”
and has no criminal record, according to the defense sentencing
memorandum.
John Utu, currently released on his own recognizance, was
charged in February this year with one count of “theft of government property” and had already entered a not guilty plea via
video teleconference from American Samoa.
The FBI has said that the charge stems from the federally
funded Section 1602 low income housing program, administered locally by the Development Bank of American Samoa.
The defendant will personally appear at the D.C. federal court
for a change of plea and sentencing hearing June 4.
Last Friday, his attorney, Assistant Federal Public Defender
Michelle Peterson filed with the court the defense’s 17-page
sentencing memorandum, which sought “a 36 month term of
probation and an order for restitution as stipulated in the plea
agreement.” (The plea agreement is expected to be publicly
released prior to, or on the date of sentencing.)
The memorandum confirmed that the charge against the
defendant dealt with the Section 1602 program, in which the
defendant submitted an application and was ultimately awarded
$106,250 to construct two units of low-income housing.
“He [defendant] constructed one stand alone unit and renovated his personal residence. His intention was to create two
rental units in the upper floor of his home and to remain in the
lower level as a landlord,” Peterson explained.
“Unfortunately, before he could finish the upper level apartments, he ran out of money,” she said, adding that DBAS did
not approve the amount John Utu had originally requested. (The
defense didn’t say how much the original request had been.)
“When DBAS inspected — because he and his family were
still living in the lower level of the home and the upper level was
not completed — he received a letter telling them they were illegally occupying a 1602 unit,” the memo states. “About a year
ago, he moved his family out of the family home and offered it
to be rented under 1602. No tenants could be located. Nevertheless, he and his family rented a smaller home in another part of
the island so as not to be occupying the 1602 property,” it says.
According to the defense, John Utu has now completed the
upper two units so that they can be leased as well, and he has
advised DBAS that all four of the units are now available for
low income housing.
“Thus, he has made available twice as many units as he was
required to make available under the grant,” said Peterson.
She also pointed out that when John Utu was approached by
the FBI, he was very cooperative and honest about what had
occurred. “He willingly showed them the areas of his home that
had been renovated with 1602 funds and truthfully responded
to any questions. He never lied about his conduct and has fully
accepted responsibility,” Peterson argued.
The defense shared with the court that John Utu “has a distinguished military service record, is a strong family man, is gainfully employed, and has no criminal history.”
“He has, in effect, already punished himself for his crime.
He moved his family out of their home and offered it as Section
1602 housing, while renting a smaller residence for them. He did
all of this without being told by the federal government that such
was required, and at great expense to himself.”
Additionally, he completed the remaining construction with
his own funds. Further, he has remained in contact with DBAS
to ensure that his commitment to offer two units of low income
housing has been met.
“Indeed, it has been exceeded, in that he has now completed
the two upper level units of his home as well as the stand alone
unit, and is not occupying the original lower unit,” she said. “All
four units are now available for low income tenants, although
three are currently vacant. It is hard to imagine how he could
have done more to rectify his wrongdoing.”
Peterson also argued that the same D.C. federal court recently
sentenced two other American Samoans — John Emil Kruse and
his wife Elaine — to terms of probation with a special condition
of location monitoring, although they “had committed fraud under
the same 1602 program” yet their “conduct was more egregious.”
In the Kruses’ case, “the defendants converted approximately
$400,000 that was meant for 1602 housing. To ensure no unwarranted disparity, Mr. Utu should be punished less severely,”
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First lady Michelle Obama is hooded for an honorary degree in the Doctor of Humanities from
(AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Oberlin College, Monday, May 25, 2015, in Oberlin, Ohio. American Samoa
Environmental Protection Agency
PUBLIC NOTICE
The American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS-EPA) has developed the
ASEPA Nearshore Marine Water Quality Monitoring Plan that addresses the need to
monitor for nonpoint source pollution in American Samoa. A main group of
pollutants that cause water quality impairments in American Samoa are pathogen
indicators, specifically enterococcus in coastal recreation waters. Two objectives of
the AS-EPA Nearshore Marine Water Quality Monitoring Plan are to determine
whether nearshore marine water quality meets the American Samoa Water Quality
Standards (ASWQS) for enterococcus, and to inform the public when coastal
recreation waters do not meet ASWQS for enterococcus, as well as the potential risks
associated with the polluted waters.
The AS-EPA has created a file that contains the AS-EPA Nearshore Marine Water
Quality Monitoring Plan, a summary of historical bacteriological data of coastal
recreation waters, the American Samoa Water Quality Standards, and the advisory
format used to give notice to the public that the coastal recreation waters are not
meeting or are not expected to meet applicable water quality standards for
enterococci. These documents are available to the public at the AS-EPA office in
Utulei. AS-EPA invites public comments concerning the monitoring and public
notification program regarding: (1) the beach evaluation and classification process,
including a list of waters to be monitored and beach ranking; (2) the sampling
design and monitoring plan, including sampling location and sampling frequency;
and (3) the public notification and risk communication plan, including methods to
notify the public of a beach advisory. Comments must be submitted in writing within
30 days of published date of this notice. Submit comments to the AS-EPA office or
by mail to AS-EPA Water PRogram, P.O. Box PPA, Pago Pago, American Samoa
96799. For more information, please contact Christianera Tuitele at 633-2304.
Ameko Pato, AS-EPA Director
Date: May 5th, 2015
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US-DOT fines Hawaiian Air
for violation of federal laws
RE: “unfair and deceptive practices”
by Fili Sagapolutele, Samoa News Correspondent
Galapagos Island volcano
erupts first time in 33 years
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A volcano atop
one of the Galapagos Islands has erupted for the
first time in 33 years, threatening a fragile ecosystem that inspired Charles Darwin’s theory of
evolution. Ecuador’s Galapagos National Park
administration said the mile-high (1.7 kilometer-high) Wolf volcano began spewing fire,
smoke and lava before dawn Monday.
The volcano lies on the northern tip of Isabela Island, the archipelago’s largest. It’s far
from the only population center, Puerto Villamil, 70 miles (115 kilometers) to the south.
Authorities said no tourist activity was affected.
Authorities said lava flowing in the southwest direction for now poses no risk to the
world’s only population of pink iguanas, which
live on the island’s northwest tip.
58 protesters arraigned after
Cleveland officer’s acquittal
CLEVELAND (AP) — Dozens of protesters
arrested after the acquittal of a white patrolman
charged in the deaths of two unarmed black
motorists have been arraigned in court in
Cleveland.
Fifty-eight people appeared before Cleveland Municipal Court Judge Marilyn Cassidy
on Monday morning to be arraigned on misdemeanor charges. Most pleaded no contest to
reduced charges and were sentenced to time
served. A handful pleaded not guilty.
Cleveland police arrested 71 people on Saturday night after a day of mostly peaceful protests turned more aggressive.
A judge on Saturday found Patrolman
Michael Brelo not guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the November 2012 deaths of two
unarmed motorists in a 137-shot barrage of
police gunfire after a high-speed chase.
Suspects charged in sr. prank
that released ladybug swarm
CHAPTICO, Md. (AP) — Police have
charged seven suspects in a senior prank that
released 72,000 ladybugs in a public high
school. The St. Mary’s County’s Sheriff’s
Office says in a news release that early May
20, five people forced open a door at Chopticon
High School in Morganza, Maryland.
Deputies say the pranksters, who were
wearing masks and hoodies, released a swarm
of ladybugs throughout the school while two
others waited in a car. One suspect ordered the
ladybugs online, deputies say.
Four juveniles have been charged with burglary, property destruction and disruption of
school activities. They were released to their
parents. Deputies say three adults will be
charged by criminal summons.
Hawaiian Airlines been fined by the U.S. Department of
Transportation for violating federal rules on liability for mishandled domestic baggage and full-fare advertising that was
made through the airline’s VISA Signature credit card program.
According to Hawaiian, corrective actions have already been
implemented.
USDOT announced last week Thursday the fine of $160,000
levied against Hawaiian and ordered the Honolulu-based carrier
to cease and desist from further violations.
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx said consumers deserve truth in advertising, and fair treatment when airlines lose or damage their property. “We will continue to make
sure airlines comply with [US]DOT’s consumer protection
rules,” Foxx said in a national news release announcing the fine.
The Honolulu Star Advertiser newspaper reported last week
that Hawaiian relies heavily on checked baggage as a major
source of revenue and last year generated a company record of
$76.1 million in baggage fees.
Responding to Samoa News inquiries, Hawaiian spokesperson Ann Botticelli provided a company statement which
states that the USDOT review revealed inconsistencies in the
application of “our baggage claims policy in 2013, that we have
already corrected.”
As the DOT notes in its finding, she said, “we have updated
our policies and embarked on employee training to make sure
our policies are consistently followed,” the statement says. It
also states that the promotional fare problem with our former
Visa card product resulted from a computer glitch created when
we updated our computerized fare system.
As the DOT notes in its finding, this was a one-time issue and
Hawaiian acted promptly to resolve the glitch.
According to a Consent Order, also issued last Thursday, on
the total civil penalties, the airline pays $80,000 within 30-days
of when the order was issued and the balance is due within a year.
DOMESTIC BAGGAGE
Responding to a consumer complaint, USDOT’s Enforcement
Office investigated Hawaiian’s policies and practices in connection with its handling of monetary claims for mishandled checked
baggage on domestic flights, according to the consent order.
A review of consumer baggage claims received by Hawaiian
revealed numerous instances in which the carrier informed consumers that reimbursement for damages associated with delayed
baggage was limited to $30 a day for a maximum of three days.
In those instances, Hawaiian’s actions effectively limited its
liability for damage occasioned by the delay of checked baggage
to an amount far less than the minimum level required by law.
In its Customer Service Plan as required by federal law,
Hawaiian pledges that, among other things, it will compensate
passengers for all reasonable expenses due to delay in delivery
for domestic flights.
Federal law states in part that an air carrier shall not limit its
liability for provable direct or consequential damages resulting
from the disappearance of, damage to, or delay in delivery
of a passenger’s baggage to an amount less than $3,300 per
passenger for travel before June 6, 2013, and $3,400 for travel
on or after June 6, 2013, the consent order states.
By arbitrarily limiting liability for damages associated with
delayed baggage to an amount less than the minimum level,
Hawaiian violated federal laws and engaged in unfair and deceptive practices.
ADVERTISING
The Enforcement Office also investigated a promotional program associated with the Visa Signature credit card program, in
which Hawaiian advertised a “one-time 50% round-trip companion travel discount” for flights between North America and
Hawai’i if consumers signed up for the credit card.
However, consumers who obtained the card and attempted to
use the discount on a fare advertised on the Hawaiian website
were automatically provided a higher fare when they attempted
to apply the 50% discount.
According to the consent order, sellers of air transportation
have long been on notice that, as a corollary to the requirement
that advertisements state the full price to be paid by the consumer,
a seller of air transportation must have a reasonable number of
seats available at the advertised price when a fare is advertised.
Once the seller determines that a reasonable number of seats
are no longer available, it must take prompt action to discontinue
the advertisement or to modify the advertisement to make clear
to which destinations or date ranges the advertisement applies.
Failure to have a reasonable number of seats available at the
advertised fare is a violation of federal laws and constitutes an
unfair and deceptive practice and unfair method of competition.
The Enforcement Office found that between May 2013 and
July 2013, Hawaiian advertised fares that could not be purchased.
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In this photo provided by Burt Osteen, glass is scattered around a toppled basketball hoop
after a waterspout made landfall at Fort Lauderdale Beach, Fla. on Monday, May 25, 2015.
Authorities say three children were injured when the waterspout uprooted a bounce house and
(Burt Osteen via AP)
sent it across a parking lot into the road. NEWS IN BRIEF
Earthquake shakes buildings
in Tokyo but causes no damage
TOKYO (AP) — A magnitude-5.5 earthquake rattled Tokyo and its suburbs Monday,
shaking buildings and temporarily stopping
trains but causing no apparent damage or
injuries.
Office high-rises in the capital swayed, and
trains that stopped automatically as a precaution resumed running in about 10 minutes after
tracks were inspected. But the daily routine was
barely interrupted. Japan is one of the world’s
most earthquake-prone nations and is also
among the best prepared.
The quake struck at 2:28 p.m. (0528 GMT),
shaking all 23 wards of Tokyo, as well as the
surrounding prefectures including Ibaraki,
Tochigi, Saitama and Gunma. It was centered
in the northern part of Saitama prefecture, a
state northwest of Tokyo, and 56 kilometers (35
miles) below ground level, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said.
The agency issued a tsunami warning as
a cautionary measure but removed it within
minutes.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said no abnormalities were observed at any of its nuclear
plants, including Fukushima Dai-ichi, which
went into multiple meltdowns after the March
2011 earthquake and tsunami. There were also
no interruptions to the national electric supply,
TEPCO said.
Narita international airport closed its runways for inspection but resumed operations after
about 10 minutes when no problems were found,
airport spokesman Satoshi Morishima said.
Japan sits on the Ring of Fire, the arc of
seismic faults around the Pacific Ocean where
earthquakes and volcanoes are common.
WWII vet to receive honorary
diploma from Ohio high school
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A 92-yearold World War II veteran is slated to receive
an honorary diploma from his Ohio high school
after he left early more than seven decades ago
to fight in the war.
The Dayton Daily News reports that Charles
Benning plans to wear a cap and gown Thursday
to accept his diploma from Yellow Springs
High School. He will join more than 50 teenage
graduates at the ceremony.
Benning served in a unit of black soldiers
in the Army. He was a platoon sergeant in an
ambulance company that ferried wounded
Americans, French and Germans from the battlefields of Normandy and beyond.
Benning’s grandson says he approached the
school about awarding the diploma, knowing
his grandfather regretted not having the
opportunity.
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Unusual wake
held for Puerto
Rican taxi driver
SAN JUAN (AP) — Puerto
Rican taxi driver Victor Perez
Cardona’s final fare was highly
unusual: a wreath of flowers
for his own funeral.
Honoring his final request,
the body of the 73-year-old, who
died of cancer, was propped in
the seat of his taxi cab, hands
locked on the wheel, as if to
drive himself to his funeral. A
wreath of flowers was in the
back seat of the vehicle parked
at the funeral home.
Friends and colleagues
mourned the man who had
driven a taxi for the last 15
years of his life. His body was
displayed Sunday and he was
buried on Monday.
Since 2008, Puerto Rico
has developed a tradition of
odd wakes, including a young
man mourned seated on his
motorcycle, a boxer standing
in the ring and an 80-year-old
woman sitting in her favorite
rocking chair and wearing her
old wedding gown.
Rest home fire
in China kills 38
BEIJING (AP) — A fire that
swept through a rest home in
central China killed 38 people
and injured six, Chinese authorities said Tuesday. The fire
broke out Monday night in an
apartment building being used
as a privately run rest home
in the city of Pingdingshan in
Henan province, according to
a statement from the province’s
work safety administration.
Two of the injured were in
serious condition, the statement
said. The official Xinhua News
Agency reported that a rescue
operation was still underway
Tuesday morning and the cause
of the fire was unclear. With a
rapidly aging population and
under-resourced social security net, China faces increasing
pressure to provide safe and
affordable care for the elderly.
Russians celebrate
the saints who gave
them their alphabet
MOSCOW (AP) — Thousands of Russians have filled
Red Square to join the patriarch
of Russia’s Orthodox Church
in celebrating Slavic literature and the two ninth-century
monks considered to be the creators of the Cyrillic alphabet.
The religious and patriotic
holiday celebrations were in
keeping with Kremlin efforts
to promote national pride and
consolidate society as Russia is
under pressure from the West
and its economy is heading
toward recession.
The Orthodox Church,
which has grown close to the
Kremlin under President Vladimir Putin, plays a vital role in
these efforts. In a meeting with
Putin on the holiday, Patriarch
Kirill said the “consolidation
of our society around fundamental moral principles” was
the “result of our joint labors.”
The patriarch also held
church services on Sunday’s
holiday celebrating Saints
Cyril and Methodius.
Veterans History
Project nears 100,000
items at US library
WASHINGTON (AP) —
The Library of Congress has
been working to build an oral
history collection to capture
veterans’ memories of war,
and the project is nearing a
milestone of 100,000 records.
The Veterans History Project
is now in its 15th year. It holds
more than 96,000 remembrances from veterans, including
oral history recordings, letters,
photos and memoirs that can be
used by researchers. Organizers
hope to have 100,000 remembrances by the end of 2015.
Bob Patrick, who runs the
project, says more than half
the material comes from World
War II veterans, totaling 57,000
records. Thousands more come
from veterans who served in
the Korean war, Vietnam, Iraq
and Afghanistan. Veterans can
record their oral histories with
family members with instructions on the library’s website.
Los Angeles police
shoot and injure
man in Hollywood
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A
Las Vegas man has been shot
and injured by Los Angeles
police officers in an earlymorning confrontation in a
Hollywood parking lot.
The LA Police Department
said Sunday that officers were
patrolling on foot around 2
a.m. when they came upon an
argument between 33-year-old
Tegan James Stephens and
three other men. The officers
saw Stephens get a handgun
from his SUV and begin to
follow the other men. Police
opened fire, striking Stephens.
LAPD spokesman Mike
Lopez says details such as
how many officers opened fire,
how many shots were fired and
more information about the
interaction between Stephens
and the officers prior to the
shooting are being withheld
pending further investigation.
Stephens was booked for
exhibiting a firearm in the presence of a police officer.
A head scratcher:
9 brains found next
to train tracks
GOUVERNEUR,
N.Y.
(AP) — Nine brains were
found along a street in a
northern New York village, but
authorities say there’s nothing
to fear. The brains are believed
to have been part of a collection for educational or research
purposes. No criminal activity
is suspected. Residents discovered the brains on a street near
railroad tracks in Governeur
and notified police Wednesday.
A local veterinarian determined one of the brains had
been professionally removed
and preserved in formaldehyde. The organs are believed
to be either from dogs or sheep.
Mishaps with preserved
brains are not uncommon. Last
year the University of Texas in
Austin said dozens of human
brains stored in jars of formaldehyde and reported missing
were actually destroyed in 2002.
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Canoeist drowns
trying to save cat
ANTIOCH, Ill. (AP) —
Police say a man drowned in
a northern Illinois lake while
trying to save a cat.
Lake County officials say
the death happened Sunday
night on Loon Lake in Antioch.
The Lake County Sheriff’s
office says the man was in
a canoe with another man, a
woman and the cat. Officials
say the cat jumped into the
water and the man went after
the animal. Sheriff’s officials
say the canoeist’s body was
recovered early Monday.
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People stand near a destroyed vehicle after a powerful tornado swept past in Ciudad Acuna,
northern Mexico, Monday, May 25, 2015. A tornado raged through the city on the U.S.-Mexico
border Monday, destroying homes and flinging cars like matchsticks. At least 13 people were
killed, authorities said. The twister hit a seven-block area, which Victor Zamora, interior secre(AP Photo)
tary of the northern state of Coahuila, described as “devastated.” Twister kills 13 in Mexico
city; 12 missing in Texas
CIUDAD ACUNA, Mexico (AP) — A tornado raged through a city on the U.S.-Mexico
border Monday, destroying homes, flinging
cars like matchsticks and ripping an infant away
from its mother. At least 13 people were killed,
authorities said.
In Texas, 12 people were reported missing
after the vacation home they were staying in
was swept away by rushing floodwaters in a
small town popular with tourists.
The baby was also missing after the twister
that hit Ciudad Acuna, a city of 125,000 across
from Del Rio, Texas, ripped the child’s carrier from the mother’s hands and sent it flying,
said Victor Zamora, interior secretary of the
northern state of Coahuila.
Rescue workers dug through the rubble of
damaged homes in a race to find victims. The
twister hit a seven-block area, which Zamora
described as “devastated.”
Mayor Evaristo Perez Rivera said 300 people
were being treated at local hospitals, and up to
200 homes had been completely destroyed.
“There’s nothing standing, not walls, not roofs,”
said Edgar Gonzalez, a spokesman for the city
government, describing some of the destroyed
homes in a 1 square mile stretch.
By midday, 13 people were confirmed dead
— 10 adults and three infants. At least five
people were unaccounted for.
Gonzalez said Monday night that rescuers
were looking for four members of a family who
were missing, adding that there were still areas
of rubble that remained to be searched.
Family members and neighbors gathered
around a pickup truck where the bodies of a
woman and two children were laid out in the
truck’s bed, covered with sheets. Two relatives
reached down to touch the bodies, covered their
eyes and wept.
Photos from the scene showed cars with their
hoods torn off, resting upended against singlestory houses.
One car’s frame was bent around the gate of
a house.
A bus was seen flipped and crumpled on a
roadway.
The twister struck not long after daybreak,
around the time buses were preparing to take
children to school, Zamora said.
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said
he planned to travel to Acuna later in the day
with officials from government agencies.
In the U.S., a line of storms that stretched
from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes
dumped record rainfall on parts of the Plains
and Midwest, spawning tornadoes and causing
major flooding that forced at least 2,000 Texans
from their homes.
Witnesses reported seeing the swollen
Blanco River push the vacation house off its
foundation and smash it into a bridge. Only
pieces of the home have been found, according
to Hays County Judge Bert Cobb.
One person who was rescued from the home
told workers that the other 12 inside were all
connected to two families, Cobb said.
The house was in Wimberley Valley, an
area known for its bed-and-breakfast inns and
weekend rental cottages.
Dana Campbell, a retired engineer who lives
on a bluff above the river, said the floodwaters
left behind damage that resembled the path of a
tornado “as far as the eye can see.”
The storms were blamed for at least six
deaths Saturday and Sunday in the U.S., with
three in Oklahoma and three in Texas. A man’s
body was recovered from a flooded area along
the Blanco River, which rose 26 feet in an hour
and created huge piles of debris.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott flew over parts of
the Blanco on Monday, a day after heavy rains
pushed the river into surrounding neighborhoods. Abbott said the storms had “relentless
tsunami-type power.” He urged communities
downstream to monitor flood levels and take the
threat seriously.
The governor added 24 counties to his
disaster declaration, bringing the total to 37,
most in the eastern half of the state. Among the
worst-affected communities were Wimberley
and San Marcos, along the Blanco in the corridor between Austin and San Antonio.
About 1,000 homes were damaged throughout
Hays County. Five police cars were washed
away, and the firehouse was flooded, said Kristi
Wyatt, a spokeswoman for San Marcos.
Rivers swelled so quickly that whole communities awoke Sunday surrounded by water.
The Blanco crested above 40 feet — more than
triple its flood stage of 13 feet.
A tornado briefly touched down Sunday in
Houston, damaging rooftops, toppling trees,
blowing out windows and sending at least two
people to a hospital. Fire officials said 10 apartments were heavily damaged and 40 others sustained lesser damage.
Dallas faced severe flooding from the Trinity
River, which was expected to crest near 40 feet
Monday and lap at the foundations of an industrial park. The Red and Wichita rivers also rose
far above flood stage.
China downplays South China
Sea island development
BEIJING (AP) — China is comparing its controversial island
reclamation project in the South China Sea to ordinary construction going on in other parts of the country, such as the building
of roads and apartments. Defense Ministry spokesman Yang
Yujun on Tuesday said the issue has been exaggerated by those
seeking an excuse to take unspecified actions in response — a
clear reference to the United States.
Yang’s comments follow an incident last week in which a
Chinese navy dispatcher warned-off a US Navy P8-A Poseidon
surveillance aircraft as it flew over Fiery Cross Reef, where
China has conducted extensive reclamation work. The U.S. crew
replied that they were in international airspace. Yang said surveillance activities have been growing in frequency but declined
to say what additional measures China might take in response.
Armed man who caused Seattlearea court evacuation arrested
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Officials say a man who prompted
the evacuation of a Washington state courthouse has been
arrested without incident about a mile away from the building.
The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office says the man was
seen armed with a knife and a crowbar Sunday morning inside
the county courthouse in Everett, about 30 miles north of Seattle.
Sheriff’s spokeswoman Shari Ireton says that while the courthouse is closed on weekends, personnel from various departments remain on-site around the clock.
It’s unclear how many people were in the building.
The suspect was identified as a 25-year-old from Everett.
The sheriff’s office says a knife was found nearby when he was
arrested. The only injury reported during the incident was to a
courthouse worker who hurt herself while evacuating.
Turkish finance minister defends
spending on posh cars as ‘peanuts’
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s finance minister has
come under criticism for defending government spending of
$1.3 billion on luxury cars and other vehicles for officials as
“peanuts.” Mehmet Simsek made the remark last week as he
tried to justify a move by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who
promised to provide an armored Mercedes to the country’s top
Muslim cleric. The cleric had earlier returned such a vehicle,
following public uproar over the extravagance. Simsek said the
sum was “peanuts” compared to Turkey’s budget.
Addressing crowds at election rallies ahead of Turkey’s June
elections, outraged opposition party leaders said the money could
have been spent to improve pensions or to aid Palestinians. Erdogan
has himself been criticized for moving into a 1,150-room palace
that opponents say was constructed despite a court injunction.
Vandals break open 8 hydrants in drought
PHELAN, Calif. (AP) — Some residents in the Southern
California desert community of Phelan lost water pressure after
vandals broke open eight fire hydrants, spilling 6 million gallons
of water. The Victorville Daily Press reported that the vandalism
late last week was a blow to the community’s water resources as
drought grips California.
Phelan is about 90 miles northeast of Los Angeles.
The Phelan Pinon Hills Community Services District is
offering a $500 reward for information leading to an arrest.
The agency plans to press charges and pursue restitution.
The vandalism meant the community had to purchase 100,000
gallons of water from another water district. A road in the area
was also washed out by flooding and must be repaired.
Egyptian woman arrested
over racy music video
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities have arrested a woman
who danced in a racy music video that went viral on the internet
and referred her to misdemeanor court for “inciting debauchery.”
The clip, a low-budget production entitled “Hands Off,” or
“Sib Eddi” in Egyptian Arabic, contains no nudity but plenty of
scantily-clad booty shaking by the woman, Reda el-Fouly, who
dances to the voice of a singer called Mena.
Ahmed Bakly of the Giza prosecution said in a statement that
the clip “disrupted morality.” He also ordered the arrest of Wael
Elsedeki, who he described as el-Fouly’s boyfriend who had left
the country for Tunisia after some social media users called the
video scandalous, and a third person involved in the video.
Report: Iran summons Saudi envoy over
Yemen strike
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s semi-official ISNA news agency
says the Foreign Ministry has summoned Saudi Arabia’s envoy
over an airstrike near Tehran’s embassy in Yemen. It says Iran
warned the Saudi charge d’affaires late Monday against any violations of the diplomatic immunity of embassy staff and facilities.
Iran supports Shiite rebels in Yemen, known as Houthis, who
seized the capital last year. Both Tehran and the Houthis insist it
has not armed the rebels, but only provided humanitarian aid.
A Saudi-led coalition has been striking the rebels from the
air since late March in a campaign aimed at restoring to power
Yemen’s internationally recognized president, who fled the
country earlier that month.
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Jeb Bush to get own home at family
compound in Kennebunkport, maine
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (AP) — Former Florida Gov.
Jeb Bush is getting a house of his own at the family compound
on the coast of Maine where generations of Bushes have spent
summers.
The likely Republican presidential contender and his family
will stay in the cottage on Walker’s Point in Kennebunkport
during summer visits, the family said. Bush and his wife also
have a home in Coral Gables, Florida.
There are several properties at Walker’s Point, including
the home of former President George H.W. Bush and his wife,
Barbara.
The former president said the additional space was needed to
make room for the entire family, especially with the arrival of a
new generation of great-grandchildren.
“The truth is Barbara has long felt like she ran the busiest bed
and breakfast in Maine,” he said. The extra space will provide
“something called domestic tranquility,” he joked.
Russia launches massive air
force exercise with 250 aircraft
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military has launched a
massive exercise involving 250 aircraft and other weapons.
The Defense Ministry said in a statement Monday the drills
will involve air force and air defense units of the Central, Western
and Southern Military Districts totaling 12,000 servicemen.
Combat aircraft will deploy to temporary bases and air defense
systems will be sent to the Ashuluk and Kapustin Yar shooting
ranges in southern Russia for training with live ammunition. It
also said long-range Russian bombers will launch cruise missiles at practice targets at a Siberian firing range.
The exercise is part of a series of Russian military maneuvers
taking place amid tensions with the West over Russian actions in
Ukraine. The current drills are preparation for even more massive Center-2015 maneuvers set for later this year.
Nigerian airlines cancel
flights amid fuel crisis
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian airlines grounded flights
Saturday and radio stations were silenced as a months-long fuel
shortage aggravated by striking oil tanker drivers worsened in
Africa’s biggest oil producer.
Vehicles also were grounded. Normally bustling roads in
Lagos, a metropolis of 20 million, were half-empty and gas stations closed Saturday. One station owner said he had fuel but
strikers are threatening to set fire to any stations selling it. He
insisted on anonymity for fear of reprisals.
Police were arresting black marketers selling fuel at roadsides at four times the regulated 87 naira (40 cents) a liter.
Radio stations went dead Saturday night, including Classic
FM, The Beat and City FM, hit by frequent power outages and
out of diesel fuel for generators.
Chaos reigned at bus stations where vehicles stood idle and at
Lagos’ Murtala Muhammad International Airport as one flight
after another was canceled.
Ex-Israeli Premier ehud Olmert
sentenced to 8 months in prison
JERUSALEM (AP) — Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud
Olmert was sentenced Monday to eight months in prison for
unlawfully accepting money from a U.S. supporter, capping
the dramatic downfall of a man who only years earlier led the
country and hoped to bring about a historic peace agreement
with the Palestinians.
Olmert was convicted in March in a retrial in Jerusalem District Court. The sentencing comes in addition to a six-year prison
sentence he received last year in a separate bribery conviction,
ensuring the end of the former premier’s political career.
Olmert’s lawyer, Eyal Rozovsky, said Olmert’s legal team
was “very disappointed” by the ruling and would appeal to Israel’s Supreme Court. They were granted a 45-day stay, meaning
the former Israeli leader will avoid incarceration for now.
Olmert also was given a suspended sentence of an additional
eight months and fined $25,000.
NATO fighter jets join Nordics
in Arctic military exercise
HELSINKI (AP) — Nordic officials say that NATO planes
are joining their air forces in one of Europe’s largest fighter
jet exercises, as military tensions increase in the Nordic and
Baltic region.
The two-week Arctic Challenge Exercise started Monday
with more than 100 aircraft and 4,000 people participating. It
follows NATO submarine detection drills off the Norwegian
coast earlier this month.
The aerial manoeuvers, hosted by NATO-member Norway,
include U.S. F-16 fighter jets and military aircraft from Britain,
Germany and France, accompanying non-NATO members Finland and Sweden.
Tensions have increased in the region since the Ukraine crisis.
NATO is accusing Russian military aircraft of putting civilian
flights at risk by boosting the number of its military air patrols
and having its planes fly with their transponders switched off.
(Continued on page 12)
Lt. Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga (far left) holds a bouquet of flowers to be laid in the water,
during yesterday’s Memorial Day service at sea. The service, held just outside the entrance to
Pago Pago Harbor, is to remember those soldiers who lost their lives at sea. Lemanu and other
VIPs were on the MV Sili for the service that took place after the laying of wreaths at the Satala
[photo: AF]
Cemetery to commemorate and honor those who have died in uniform.
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➧ NEWS IN BRIEF…
Continued from page 11
U.S actors Emma Stone, left, and Bradley Cooper pose for photographers upon arrival at the
UK premiere of Aloha at a central London venue, Saturday, May 16, 2015.
(Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP)
Some Native Hawaiians disapprove of ‘Aloha’ movie title
HONOLULU (AP) — Some Native Hawaiians disapprove of the name of a movie filmed
and set in Hawaii, saying that titling it “Aloha”
is a disrespectful misappropriation of culture
and simplifies a word that’s rich with meaning.
The Cameron Crowe film starring Bradley
Cooper, Rachel McAdams and Emma Stone,
opens Friday, with a screening in Honolulu three
days before. The concerns are based largely on a
trailer that depicts a military-themed love-story
that appears devoid of a genuine connection to
Hawaiian culture.
Sony Pictures did not comment on the concerns, pointing The Associated Press to an online
behind-the-scenes piece that shows Stone’s
character saying, “this place has a lot of mana,”
using a Hawaiian word that can mean power.
There are shots of hula and interviews with
Dennis “Bumpy” Kanahele, a Native Hawaiian
sovereignty activist who appears in the movie.
“If you have a romantic comedy about
the military in Hawaii ... but a title that says
‘Aloha,’ I can only guess that they’ll bastardize
the word,” said Walter Ritte, a Native Hawaiian
activist on the island of Molokai. “They’re
taking our sacred word ... and they’re going to
make a lot of money off of it.”
In the Hawaiian language, aloha is not just a
greeting or a word to convey love. It has other
meanings including, compassion, mercy, grace.
“Aloha actually comes from two Hawaiian
words: alo — which means the front of a person,
the part of our bodies that we share and take
in people. And ha, which is our breath,” Janet
Mock, a Native Hawaiian, said on her MSNBC
Shift show “So Popular!” where she panned the
title. “When we are in each other’s presence
with the front of our bodies, we are exchanging
the breath of life.”
The trailer is an example of “typical Hollywood,” where “Hawaii is the verdant background for white fantasies,” said Ty Kawika
Tengan, chair of the ethnic studies department
at the University of Hawaii’s Manoa campus.
“It’s been so appropriated in so many different ways — made into a commodity, made
into a slogan,” he said of the word aloha. “It
gets so divorced from important indigenous
Hawaiian context. ... It’s romanticized, literally,
into a romantic comedy.”
During filming in 2013, the movie was untitled. State Film Commissioner Donne Dawson
said if she had known the title, she would have
advised against it.
“I certainly would have seen it as an opportunity to counsel them ... and then allow them to
figure it out for themselves,” she said.
The Hawaii Film Office is a state agency that
promotes the industry and administers permits
and tax credits. The office must also balance
those duties with protecting resources and communities, said Dawson, who is Native Hawaiian.
“We’ve had a century of misrepresentation,
of misunderstanding, of miscommunication of
who we are,” she said of Hawaii’s role in the
movies that dates to 1913. “We have fallen prey
to the stereotypical ideas ... that people have
about Hawaii. It’s not based in truth and it’s not
authentic.”
In 1931, another “Aloha” movie told of “a
half-caste island girl” who “refuses to follow
tradition and marry a fellow islander, instead
falling in love with a white man and heir to an
American fortune,” according to IMDb.com.
There also was “Aloha Summer” in 1988 and
“Aloha, Bobby and Rose” in 1975.
The title alone would not have been a basis
for denying permits. “It’s not my job to basically tell people what they can do with regard
to the creative,” Dawson said. “I can tell them
what to do and not do when it comes to filming
on public land.”
The producers wanted to film in Waianae,
home to a high concentration of Native Hawaiians, for scenes set in Afghanistan. Dawson
counseled producers that Waianae residents
might have negative feelings about filming on
homestead lands.
They chose another location.
Native Hawaiians make up about 21 percent
of the state’s population, according to the Office
of Hawaiian Affairs.
Hawaii residents, including Native Hawaiians, worked behind and in front of the camera
on the movie, said Brenda Ching, executive
director of the Hawaii local of the Screen Actors
Guild-American Federation of Television and
Radio Artists.
The title doesn’t bother all Native Hawaiians.
“If you look at what aloha means, how can
it be bad no matter how it’s used?” said TV
and radio personality Kimo Kahoano. “I think
Hawaii is the best place in the world. And the
reason is aloha.”
Vatican bank profits soar
as recovery, reform continue
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican bank said Monday
its profit soared by more than 20 times last year as it recovered
from a trading loss and continued its reform process away from
its scandal-marred past. The bank, officially called the Institute
for Religious Works, said it earned 69.3 million euros ($77.37
million) in 2014, up from 2.9 million euros the previous year.
Its net trading result jumped to 36.7 million euros from a loss
of 16.5 million euros in 2013, when it lost money on investments and saw the value of its gold holdings drop.
Profits were also boosted by a drop in operating costs. In
2013, operating expenses jumped by some 8 million euros as it
paid outside consultants to help review its client base and bring
it into compliance with anti-money-laundering norms.
That review resulted in some 4,600 accounts being closed,
either because they were dormant or because clients no longer
fit the revised client base approved by the bank’s board, which
include religious orders, Catholic institutions, clerics, employees
or former employees of the Vatican, as well as embassies and
diplomats accredited to the Holy See.
Iraqi lawmaker slams U.S.
criticism of Iraqi military
BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi lawmaker says U.S. military
commanders are pointing fingers for their own failure to properly support the Iraqi military in the fight against the Islamic
State group. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter stirred controversy Sunday morning by claiming in a television interview that
Iraqi soldiers had superior numbers but lost the city of Ramadi to
the Islamic State group because they “showed no will to fight.”
Hakim al-Zamili, the head of the parliamentary defense
and security committee, calls Carter’s comments “unrealistic
and baseless.” He said the U.S. should bear much of the blame
for the fall of Ramadi for failure to provide “good equipment,
weapons and aerial support” to the soldiers. Now he says the
U.S. military is seeking to “throw the blame on somebody else.”
Son of Pakistan’s president
escapes bomb attack killing 3
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Police say the son of Pakistan’s
president has escaped a roadside bomb attack unharmed after
the blast killed three people and wounded 15.
The attack happened late Sunday in Pakistan’s restive Baluchistan province, long home to a low-intensity insurgency.
Police officer Ghulam Rasool says the bomb, planted on a
motorcycle and detonated by remote control, exploded in the
province’s Hub industrial area as a vehicle carrying Suleman
Mamnoon Hussain passed by. Rasool says the dead and most
of the wounded were pedestrians, though some police officers
accompanying Hussain were wounded.
His father, Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain, took office
in September 2013. No group immediately claimed responsibility for Sunday’s attack, though Taliban extremists have been
waging a long war in the country. Baluchistan separatists also
have launched attacks in the province.
Nepali villagers return to homes
after river gets unblocked
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Thousands of villagers in
northwestern Nepal were able to return to their homes Monday
after a mountain river swept away debris from a landslide that
had blocked it, allowing waters to flow normally again.
The landslide before dawn Sunday dammed up the Kaligandaki River and created a lake 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) long.
Thousands of villagers fled their homes, fearing flash floods. It
happened in an area north of Beni Bazaar, about 200 kilometers
(125 miles) northwest of the capital, Kathmandu.
Overnight, the river washed away rocks and other debris, and
by Monday morning, river was flowing at its normal level, said
government administrator Tek Bahadur K.C.
The landslide was not caused by an aftershock to major
earthquakes that struck Nepal on April 25 and May 12, which
together killed nearly 8,700 people and injuring 16,800 others.
In 2012, dozens of people were killed when an avalanche held
back the nearby Seti River, which then burst through the snow
blockage and sent water gushing through villages along its banks.
Navy says submarine being built
to be named the USS New Jersey
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — A submarine will be the third
U.S. Navy vessel named the USS New Jersey.
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced Sunday that a submarine being built now will get that name when it’s completed and
commissioned in about five years. U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez
had been pushing for a ship to be named after his state.
On Sunday, he appeared with Mabus at the announcement in
Jersey City. “This is a great day for the Navy and a great day for
New Jersey,” Menendez said. “We are honored to have our state’s
name added to the proud fleet of Virginia Class submarines.”
Two battleships have been named the USS New Jersey previously. The most recent one was decommissioned in 1999 and is
docked in Camden and open for tours.
The original USS New Jersey was in service in World War I.
The U.S. Army sunk it in bomb tests in 1923.
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Pacific Horizon School Class of 2015 Vale[photo: TG]
dictorian – Kyrstene Lin.
Pacific Horizon School Class of 2015 Salu[photo: TG]
tatorian – Rhane Malae.
➧ Pacific Horizon School Grads 2 Seniors…
Continued from page 1
In conclusion, May left the graduates with
this special message: “…to succeed. Success
has a lot of definition – I challenge you to succeed, set goals, make them happen, and through
your lives, always go forward.”
This year’s class valedictorian is Kyrstene Lin,
who also had a chance to deliver her Val speech
during the program, as she thanked and acknowledged those who helped her and supported her
throughout her life to where she is today.
“…to be honest, I am scared after I officially
bid farewell to the life of a high school student.
I’m afraid of what may happen to my dreams,
but I’ll be brave and I will not give up until I
find my happiness. Let nothing and no one stand
between you and what makes you happy, do
not allow your fears and doubts to pursue your
decisions, don’t allow anyone to be a maker of
your happiness, you are the only one in charge
in your life, so write your own story and tell the
world of your happiness,” she stated.
Kyrstene Lin was awarded the Congressional Valedictorian Award from the Office of
Congresswoman Aumua Amata, which also
awarded the Congressional Award to Rhane
Malae, who is the Class of 2015 Salutatorian.
Selected as the recipient of an ASG ScholPacific Horizon School’s Commencement
arship Award was Kyrstene Lin, who also
keynote
speaker – Merrilee May, CPA and
received earlier in the week the Rotary Club
[photo: TG]
owner
of
May and Associates.
4-Way Test Award.
➧ Woman alleges harassment…
of arrest for the above individual until the next
meeting of the immigration board.”
The name of the woman on this letter is on
the Amnesty list, which Samoa News has on
file, along with the Affidavit for Arrest warrant
issued.
Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga at the
launching of the Amnesty Program had indicated that undocumented or illegal immigrants
were assured that upon registration with the
Amnesty program, they will not be deported as
they are protected under the Amnesty Program.
The woman alleges that she has been
exploited by officials within the Immigration
Office and she was led to believe that coming
forward about the truth of her victimization
would do more damage than good for her
amnesty application.
In April, 2015 the same woman was accused
of bribery. A document leaked to Samoa News
indicated the summary of allegations.
According to the letter, which was prepared
by an Immigration officer, on Wednesday evening the Chief Immigration officer received a
gift from an Asian individual at his residence.
The letter confirmed the Asian woman to be the
said Filipino woman.
Continued from page 1
“The gift was brought to the Chief Immigration Officer as a bribe or a set up; the gift or box
contained two packages of Ribeye steak (valued
at $167-$169); two old Williamsburgh candles;
$100 in twenty dollar bills and a letter.”
According to the letter prepared by the
Immigration officer, which was not signed, it
indicated that in the letter addressed to Chief
Immigration Officer, the woman asked “forgiveness of showing poor attitude and bribery
for her Amnesty Application that was denied by
the Immigration.”
The letter stated… “Dear Sir, I am writing to
you if you could still help/ allowing me to process my application for the Amnesty Program.”
The Immigration letter further says that
under the American Samoa Government Immigration laws and regulation, she has violated
ASCA 41.0616 (15)-“ has stayed behind the
time allowed in his/her entry permit or granted
by the board.” The letter also points to ASCA
41.070: “obstructing, resisting and misleading
officers.”
Samoa News understands that the authorities
have been contacted about this matter.
Emails sent to the Attorney General Talauega
Eleasalo Ale were not answered immediately.
samoa news, Tuesday, May 26, 2015 Page 15
➧ Amata on Minimum Wage…
Continued from page 3
Businessman Su’a Carl Schuster suggested making an official statement from the Chamber directly to Congress. “I think
we should keep pushing Washington,” he said.
ASG’s position, according to Commerce Dept. director Keniseli
Lafaele, which he stated to Samoa News two weeks ago, is that
“our position is the same one the Governor expressed earlier to the
federal government — that it would be devastating to a small island
development state’s economy like American Samoa to conform to
the minimum wage law of the world’s number one economy.”
Additionally, “Let the local government decide its minimum
wage with some federal government oversight.” Lafaele also
said that the “living wage” document, which justifies American
Samoa’s call on the U.S. Congress to halt future federally mandated minimum wage hikes, is expected to be completed soon.
(See Samoa News edition May 15 for details.)
However, Robinson told the Chamber on Thursday night that
he didn’t “think a living wage document is something which is
going to impress... Congress.”
Instead, the CoC chairman said, “I think what we need, is a
very short, sharp, a one pager piece of paper, which articulates
the problems the economy will face if another 50 cents went on.
We don’t need a book written on the whole subject.”
Robinson said a lot of Congressional members know the history of the minimum wage in American Samoa with the first mandated wage hike which went into effect in 2007. He also pointed
out that the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress, has reported on the last three wage hikes
in the territory, from which there were major job losses.
“What we want to do is draw attention of... Congress that
these are the issues and this is how badly we will be affected,
unless you people do something about it — either extend the
moratorium or delete the escalating clause all together and let
us here in American Samoa determine our own future,” he said.
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she argued.
She contends that a sentence of probation would be sufficient
to reflect the seriousness of the offense, promote respect for the
law, provide just punishment for the offense, and afford adequate deterrence to criminal conduct.
“Mr. Utu’s prosecution for this offense has had a tremendous
impact on him and on his family. As a result of his conduct, he
now has a felony conviction. His reputation on the very small
Island community of American Samoa is forever tarnished,” she
said and stressed that no period of incarceration is necessary to
protect the public from further crimes of the defendant.
“His actions in the wake of this case have made it abundantly
clear that he recognizes his conduct was wrong and has done
everything he can to rectify the situation,” she said. Moreover, as
the United States Sentencing Commission has recognized, defendants with no criminal history points are less likely to recidivate.
“Mr. Utu has and will continue to be punished for his conduct,”
she said. “Mr. Utu’s damaged reputation and an order of restitution would sufficiently deter any similarly situated individuals.”
The Justice Dept. is expected to file a sentencing memo soon.
➧ DOT fines Hawaiian Air…
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MITIGATION
In mitigation, Hawaiian states that delivery of superior customer service is a fundamental goal of the airline, and that this
commitment to customer service extends to fulfilling its obligations when delivery of a passenger’s baggage has been delayed,
according to the consent order.
Hawaiian submits that the incidents cited by USDOT resulted
from a misinterpretation of guidance issued to claims agents by
Hawaiian about what constitutes reasonable compensation as a
limitation on compensation. Hawaiian says it has undertaken
an extensive training effort to correct this miscommunication,
including clarifying the policy, holding one-on-one meetings
between managers and claims agents to reinforce Hawaiian’s
interim expense policy, and instituting an audit process to ensure
claims are processed in compliance with USDOT regulations.
Furthermore, Hawaiian has plans to test and deploy systems
that will enhance the quality of its services to customers by
increasing the reliability of Hawaiian’s baggage delivery system
as well as improving communications between the airline and
customers whose bags have been delayed. Hawaiian further
states that it will support this technology initiative with further
investments in the training of its employees.
As for the credit card program, Hawaiian explains that the
problem arose from a technical glitch that occurred in connection with Hawaiian’s migration to new inventory classes for its
fares. Hawaiian states that not only did it act promptly to resolve
the glitch, but it believes that this technical issue was a one-time
occurrence that is not likely to be repeated.
PUBLIC JOB POSTING
Position Title
Department
Division
Position Type
Reports To
Accounting Manager
Accounting
Business & Finance
Posting Date
Deadline
Pay Rate
Career Service – 12 months probation
Chief Financial Officer
May 18, 2015
4:00 PM, May 29, 2015
Salary Commensurate with
Experience
Job Grade/Status Exempt
Major Duties & Responsibilities
The Accounting Manager is responsible for all areas relating to financial reporting. This position will be responsible for
developing and maintaining accounting principles, practices and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial
statements. The Accounting Manager supervises senior accountants and staff accountants and is responsible for
managing the team to ensure that work is properly allocated and completed in a timely and accurate manner. This
position addresses tight deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities including general ledger preparation,
financial reporting, year-end audit preparation and the support of budget and forecast activities. The Accounting
Manager reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Responsibilities and Duties
• Manage and oversee the daily operations of the accounting department.
• Obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of the financial reporting and general ledger structure.
• Ensure an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year-end closing.
• Ensure the timely reporting of all monthly financial information.
• Ensure the accurate and timely reconciliation and analysis of all general ledger accounts.
• Supports budget and forecasting activities.
• Collaborates with other department managers to support overall department goals and objectives.
• Monitors and analyzes department work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while
maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Work with the CFO to ensure a clean and timely year-end audit.
• Supervise the general ledger group to ensure all financial reporting deadlines are met.
• Assist in development and implementation of new accounting procedures and policies to enhance the workflow
of the department.
• Provide training to new and existing accounting staff as needed.
• Assist in development and implementation of internal control procedures to detect and prevent frauds and
errors.
• Support the CFO with special projects and workflow process improvements.
MinimumR equirements
Education
• Master of Science in Accounting, CPA preferred
Experience
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Proven working experience as Accounting Manager.
Proven knowledge of accounting principles, practices, and standards.
High attention to detail and accuracy.
Ability to focus attention on the work at hand without being distracted.
Ability to direct and supervise.
Advanced computer skills on MS Office, accounting software and databases.
Qualified applicants: Qualified applicants: please submit a completed ASPA Employment Application with a
copy of your resume to ASPA Tafuna (address listed above) by the deadline listed above. Please attach copies of
credentials and transcripts. Candidates selected for hire must pass examinations (when applicable), preemployment clearances & test negative on pre-employment drug test. ASPA reserves the right to waive education
and experience requirements as necessary.
No phone inquiries accepted.
An Equal Opportunity Employer * A Drug Free Workplace
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May 25, 1925
Proverbs 31: 25 “She is clothed with strength and dignity
and she laughs without fear of the future.”
Faataoto 31: 25 “O le malosi ma le mamalu e fai mona
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Love your Children, Grandchildren
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Tutu fa’atasi ta’ita’i o le
atunu’u fa’atautua soifua o fitafita o le taua…
LEMANU: Ia tatou manatua o latou aiga i talosaga
tusia Ausage Fausia
Le taimi o le tula’i fa’aaloalo a sui o le malo i le taimi na mae’a ai ona tauaao le teu fugalaau
i le Fanuatanu i Satala, e aloaia ai le fa’amanatuina o le sauniga mo soifua o fitafita ua maliliu i
le tafa o taua, lea sa fa’ataunu’uina i le taeao ananafi. O i latou sa auai i le tauaaoina atu o le teu
fugalaau e aofia ai le Lutena Kovana ia Lemanu Peleti Mauga, lea sa fai ma sui o le ali’i kovana,
afioga i le Faipule mai le Laumua i Uosigitone ia Aumua Amata, le afioga i le ali’i Faipule ia
[ata: AF]
Faimealelei Anthony Fu’e Allen, ma Rosie Fualaau Tago Lancaster
Pasia le toe taoto suiga
Fa’avae ASNOC se’i toe iloilo
tusia Ausage Fausia
E le i taunu’u le fuafuaga mo le sailia o se
Sui Peresetene mo le Komiti o Ta’aloga o le
Olimipeka a Amerika Samoa (ASNOC), lea na
fa’amoemoe e faia i le Fonotaga Lautele (General Assembly) i le aso Tofi na tea nei, aso 21
Me 2015, ina ua pasia le mau e toe fa’ataoto ai
suiga o le Fa’avae lea na pasia i le isi Fonotaga
Lautele a le Komiti ua mavae atu.
O le Peresetene o le Asosi o Ta’aloga Afeleti
i Amerika Samoa, susuga Don Fuimaono na
fa’atuina le mau ina ia toe taoto suiga fou o le
Fa’avae na pasia, ma pasia ai loa i le palota e 8
le ioe ae 6 le leai.
Mai mataupu e lima (5) sa i luga o le Kalena
o Mataupu (Agenda) mo le Fonotaga i le aso
Tofi na te’a nei, sa aofia ai ma le mataupu
fa’apitoa lona fa (4), o le palotaina lea o se Sui
Peresetene.
Na fa’amanino e le Peresetene o le ASNOC,
susuga Victor Langkilde i le Samoa News e
fa’apea, o se tasi o suiga tele i le Fa’avae a le
ASNOC lea na pasia i le latou Fonotaga Lautele
ua mavae atu, o le a le toe i ai se tofiga o le Teutupe e pei ona i ai, ae o le a suia i le tofiga o le
“Sui Peresetene”.
OTOOTOGA O LE FONOTAGA
O le susuga ia Langkilde na ia fa’afeiloaia
le lata i le to’a 20 sui o Fa’alapotopotoga o
Ta’aloga eseese i le atunu’u sa mafai ona
fa’atasi atu i le Fonotaga Lautele, ma ia fa’ailoa
i ai e fa’apea, o le autu o le Fonotaga, o le filifilia lea o se Sui Peresetene, e to’atolu fo’i sui sa
tusi talosaga atu i le avanoa.
E talitonu Samoa News, o i latou sa tusi talosaga mo le avanoa Sui Peresetene, o suafa fo’i
ia sa i luga o le pepa lea na fuafua e faia i ai le
palota, o le susuga a Carl Floor; Ethan Lake ma
Milton Taufa’asau.
I ulua’i saunoaga a Langkilde i le amataga o
le fonotaga, e le gata sa ia fa’afetaia sui uma o le
ASNOC i lo latou naunau e fa’alelei ma atina’e
ta’aloga i le atunu’u, ae sa ia fautuaina fo’i i
latou ina ia latou tutu fa’atasi e una’i fuafuaga
lelei uma mo le manuia o ta’aloga i le teritori,
ma ia fa’ailoa atu i luma o latou finagalo i soo se
auala poo fautuaga e fa’aleleia atili ai le tautua
a le ASNOC.
“Afai e i ai ni fuatuaga poo ni manatu tou
te fia fa’asoa mai ai, e tatala le avanoa tou te
saunoa ma fa’asoa mai ai, ae afai fo’i e ia i se
(Faaauau itulau 26)
Na tutu fa’atasi Ta’ita’i o le atunu’u atoa ai ma ni isi o le
atunu’u lautele e lagolago ma fa’ataua sauniga e manatua ai
soifua o fitafita uma sa maliliu i le tafa o taua, atoa ai ma soifua
o i latou sa tautua i le malo ma le atunu’u, aemaise ai uo ma e
pele i loto ma agaga, e ala i ni sauniga pupu’u se lua sa faia i le
aso ananafi, e fa’amanatu ai le Aso Tu’ugamau i lenei tausaga.
O sauniga lotu uma a le malo e lua sa faia i le aso ananafi, i le
Fanuatanu i Satala ma tai i le sami, sa ta’ita’ia uma e le susuga i
le ali’i Faifeau Rev. Dr. Eteuati Tuioti, mai le Ekalesia Metotisi
i Nu’uuli.
O ta’ita’i o le atunu’u sa auai i le molimauina o lenei sauniga
e aofia ai le afioga i le Lutena Kovana ia Lemanu Peleti Mauga
sa fai ma sui o le Kovana e le’i mafai ona fa’atasi atu, o le afioga
i le Tama’ita’i Faipule i le Konekeresi ia Aumua Amata, o le
afioga i le ali’i Faipule mai le Fono Faitulafono ia Faimealelei
Anthony Fu’e Allen, fa’apea ai ma ni isi o sui o Fitafita Tuai e
pei o Rosie Fualaau Tago Lancaster, Silila Patani, Moananu Va
ma le Pule o le Ofisa o Fitafita Tuai ia Taua’a S. Vaouli.
Na fa’ataua e le ali’i Faifeau i lana upu fa’amalosi le taua ma
le atoatoa o mea uma na tu’uina ai e le Atua mo le tagata, ae na
suia e le tagata ma avea ai o se mea ua le lelei ma le atoatoa.
Saunoa Rev. Dr. Tuioti e fa’apea, o le tagata e soifua ae le o
i ai se avanoa e tuuina atu ai lona ola mo le Ali’i, e le aoga lea.
Ae i le saunoaga a Lemanu e avea ai ma saunoaga autu o le
sauniga i Satala, e le gata sa ia saunoa ai e fa’ailoa le taua o le
tautoga sa ofoina atu, ae taua fo’i le manatua pea o galuega lelei
sa faia e Fitafita ua maliliu i le taua.
“O le aso lenei (aso ananafi) tatou te fa’amanatuina ai le
taua ma le aoga o soifua o fitafita uma ua maliliu i tu’ugamau,
sa ofo atu lo latou soifua e puipuia ai le saolotoga o le lalolagi
ma Samoa, aemaise ai fitafita na maliliu i tu’ugamau le elia, o
le sami lea, lea e oo mai lava i aso nei e lei maua lava o latou
tino”, le saunoaga lea a Lemanu.
“E le fesiligia pe tau fa’amatalaina le taua ma le aoga o soifua
o fitafita sa ofoina atu mo se saolotoga, o le latou tautua lea mo
Amerika Samoa faapea ai le lalolagi atoa”.
“O le mea moni lava Amerika Samoa, ua to’atele le atunu’u
i aiga ma uo ua latou tufi taufaoina le lasi ma le anoanoa’i o
fa’amanuaiga na mafua ona maua, ona o le tautua sa ofoina atu e
fitafita nei, ae o le itu e pito sili ona momomo ai le loto, e ui ina
to’atele i latou ua tofo i le tele o fa’amanuaiga, ae to’aititi lava i
latou e fa’asoaina lagona matuitui o le tiga ma le misia o le oti,
mo fitafita o le taua ua maliliu”.
“O le mafua’aga lea ou te tatalo atu ai Amerika Samoa, ina
ia tatou manatua aiga o fitafita uma o le taua ua maliliu i a tatou
talosaga, ina ia alofagia e le Atua o latou lagona tiga ma le
mafatia, ia toe fa’afo’i le lototele ma le malosi”, o le saunoaga
fa’ai’u lea a le lutena kovana.
O sui o le malo na latou tauaaoina le teu fugalaau e aloaia
ai le tautua a fitafita ua maliliu e aofia ai Lemanu, Aumua, Faimealelei ma Josie, ma fa’amae’a ai loa le sauniga muamua i le
Fanuatanu i Satala.
Ae i le sauniga lotu sa faia i le sami i luga o le va’a a le malo,
le MV Sili, na mae’a loa le upu fa’amalosi puupuu na saunia e
Rev. Dr. Tuioti, sosoo loa ma le lafoina o le teu fugalaau i le
sami e le afioga i le Lutena Kovana, atoa ai ma ula sa lago e le
aofia sa mafai ona auai i lenei sauniga i le sami.
O le afioga i le ali’i faipule ia Faimealelei na fa’afetaia le
susuga i le ali’i Faifeau ma lana Aufaipese, i le ta’ita’iina o lenei
sauniga lotu taua.
Feso’ota’i mai i le tusitala ia ausage@samoanews.com
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Tali le Pule o le OMV
i fa’asea a le atunu’u
tusia Ausage Fausia
Na fa’amanino e le Pulesili
o le Ofisa o Ta’avale Afi a le
malo i Tafuna (OMV), susuga
Lumana’i Maifea, o mataupu e
pei ona fa’asea i ai le to’atele
o le atunu’u, “o tulafono ua
leva ona ta’atitia i totonu o le
tusi tulafono, e tatau fo’i ona
fa’amalosi e le Ofisa”.
“E leai ni mea fou po o ni
tulafono fou o o’u faia”, o le
saunoaga lea a Maifea ina ua
fesiligia e le Samoa News i
sona finagalo i fa’asea a ni isi
o le atunu’u, fai mai e i ai tulafono fou ua ia faia sa le’i faia e
isi Pule ua mavae atu.
“O tulafono tuai ua leva ona i
ai i totonu o le tusi tulafono, lea
o lo o fa’amalosia e lo’u Ofisa,
e manino lava fo’i le tulafono,
ae ua avea ma itu ua le fiafia ai
le to’atele o le atunu’u”, o le isi
lea saunoaga a Maifea.
O le vaiaso na te’a nei na
maua ai e le Samoa News ni
fa’asea mai ni isi o le atunu’u
i luga o le telefoni, i suiga fou
ua alia’e mai i le Ofisa o le
OMV, i taimi e aga’i atu ai le
atunu’u e fa’afou laisene o a
latou ta’avale.
Na taua e ni tagata se to’atolu
na telefoni mai i le Samoa News
e fa’apea, o a latou ta’avale ua
tele masina o paka i le fale e lei
laiseneina, ae na fa’ateia i latou
ina ua aga’i atu e fa’afou a latou
ta’avale i le OMV i le vaiaso
nei, ae teena e le Ofisa fai mai,
e tatau ona totogi le sala i le tuai
ona fa’afou o le ta’avale.
O le isi tootoo sa ia fa’ailoa i
le Samoa News e fa’apea, sa toe
tuli o ia i le fale e aumai pepa e
fa’amaonia ai le mafua’aga na
ala ai ona tuai le fa’afouina o le
laisene o le ta’avale.
Na taua e le isi tama matua
i le Samoa News e fa’apea, o
lana ta’avale ua leva ona paka
i le fale ta’avale i lona fale, e
lei fealua’i lava ona e leai se
tupe e laisene ai, ma le isi fo’i
mafua’aga, sa fa’atali totoga o
le ta’avale sa oka, ae na te’i ina
ua alu atu e fa’afou i le vaiaso na
te’a nei, ae toe tuli o ia e le ofisa
e aumai lisiti ma fa’amaumauga
e fa’amaonia ai, na mafua ona
tuai na laisene le ta’avale ona sa
fa’atali totoga sa oka.
Na taua atili e le tootoo lea e
fa’apea, o le itu na mafua ai ona
ia fesiligia suiga fou ua faia e le
Ofisa, na alu muamua e fa’afou
le isi ana ta’avale ua silia ma
le tausaga o paka i le fale e lei
fealua’i, ae sa leai se fa’aletonu
na tula’i mai ai, pe fesiligia fo’i
e le tama’ita’i faigaluega ni
pepa fa’amaonia, ae na te’i ina
ua toe alu atu i le vaiaso na te’a
nei e fa’afou le isi ana ta’avale,
ae fa’ailoa atu e le ali’i Pule o
le OMV ia te ia, ua ia soli le
tulafono i le tuai lea ona fa’afou
lana ta’avale.
“E leai se tulafono ua ou
solia”, o le avaavau mai lea a le
tootoo lea i le Samoa News.
“Pau lava le taimi ou te
solia ai le tulafono, pe afai ua
ou fealua’i i le ta’avale i luga o
le auala ae le’i laiseneina la’u
ta’avale, ae afai lava e tu tu la’u
ta’avale i le fale e lei laiseneina,
ona ua le maua e lo’u aiga se
tupe e laisene ai ma totogi le
Iinisiua, e leai la se mea o le a
ou soli ai fua se tulafono”, o le
saunoaga lea a le tootoo lea ma
lona si’ufofoga ua oo i luga.
Sa ia taua fo’i e fa’apea, “O
se taimi muamua lenei mai le 57
tausaga talu ona ou fai ta’avale
ma fa’afou a’u ta’avale ua tula’i
mai ai suiga faapea i le OMV”.
Na taua e Maifea e fa’apea,
o le tulafono o lo o i ai, e $9
le sala e totogi e le tagata i le
masina pe afai e tuai ona lesitala lana ta’avale.
“Afai lava la e 5 masina talu
ona tu lau ta’avale i le fale e le’i
Cops: Man fires BB
gun at 11-year-old,
said boy shot his son
MCKEESPORT, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man shot an
11-year-old boy in the chest with a BB gun on a playground
because he said the boy had previously shot his own young son
with the same kind of weapon, authorities said Monday.
Albert Clark, 31, of McKeesport, approached the boy Sunday
outside the former George Washington Elementary School and fired
twice, police said. The boy fell to the ground, saying he couldn’t
breathe, and was later hospitalized in critical condition, police said.
Clark told investigators he then gave the weapon to a child who
“was walking up the street,” according to a criminal complaint.
“Clark stated that he was upset that the victim had shot his
5-year-old son with a (BB) gun in the buttocks the day before and
that he had shot at his son again” on Sunday, investigators allege
in the complaint. Investigators searched Clark’s home and took
5,000 BB rounds.
He faces charges including aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and evidence tampering and was held in the county jail
on $250,000 bail pending a June 1 preliminary hearing.
Court documents don’t list an attorney who could comment
on the charges, and a phone number listed in his name had been
disconnected.
lesitalaina, o le 5 fo’i lena o ta’i
$9 e totogi mo le sala e pei ona
fai mai ai le tulafono”, o le saunoaga lea a Maifea.
Na fa’amaonia mai e Maifea
i le Samoa News le to’atele
o tagata na o atu e fa’afou a
latou ta’avale ua tele masina
e le’i toe lesitalaina, sa toe
fa’afo’i i o latou aiga e avatu
pepa fa’amaonia poo lisiti e
fa’amaonia ai, na mafua ona
tuai le fa’afouina o le ta’avale,
ona sa fa’atali totoga sa oka i
fafo, poo ta’avale fo’i sa paka i
le Fale Inisinia.
Na taua e Maifea lona
fa’anoanoa i ni isi o le atunu’u,
sa latou lafo atu tala masoa ma
uiga le mafaufau sa fa’aali atu
i le aufaigaluega, ao taumafai
ai le aufaigaluega e fa’atino la
latou tautua i le atunu’u.
Sa ia taua e fa’apea, afai e i
ai pepa poo lisiti e fa’amaonia
ai le mafua’aga na ala ai ona
tuai le fa’afouina o le laisene
o le ta’avale, e mafai e le Ofisa
ona vaavaai i ai.
Talu mai le mataupu e pei
ona fa’asea ai le to’atele, ua
faia ai e le ali’i Pule o le OMV
le fa’atonuga, ina ia fa’apipii i
luma o le vaega o lo o autova’a
atu i ai le atunu’u le vaega o le
tulafono, ina ia fa’amaonia ai
le latou mau e fa’atatau i lenei
mataupu.
Tafaoga i Matafaga?
SASA’E
TUTOTONU
Fagasa-Fagalea Stream
Aua Stream
Afono Stream
Vatia Stream
Alega Beach
Alega Stream
Fagaitua Stream
Masausi Stream
Masefau Stream
Alofau Stream
Lauli’i Stream
Aoa Stream
Nu’uuli Pala Lagoon
Nu’uuli Pala Spring
Coconut Point
Fagatogo Stream
Utulei Beach
Utulei Beach (DDW)
Gataivai Beach
Faga’alu Beach
Onenoa Beach
SISIFO:
Asili Stream
For more information: http//portal.epa.as.gov/beaches/
Lapata’iga mo Matafaga: Me 19, 2015
Ofisa o le Puipuia o le Si’osi’omaga
i Amerika Samoa (AS-EPA)
633-2304
American Samoa
Power Authority
Human Resource Department, Tafuna
Human Resource Department, Tafuna
PO Box PPB, Pago Pago
American Samoa 96799
Phone No: (684) 699-3033
Fax No: (684) 699-3046
Email: humanresources@aspower.com
PUBLIC JOB POSTING
Position Title
Department
Division
Position Type
Reports To
Posting Date
Deadline
Business & Finance
Pay Range
Career Service – 12 months probation Job Grade/Status
Accounting Manager
Senior Accountant
Accounting
May 25, 2015
4:00 PM, June 5, 2015
$32,498 - $41,192 per year
J/1/D – J/7/D, Non-Exempt
Major Duties & Responsibilities
Responsible for managing ASPA non-core accounting operations – to include assigned programs/projects.
Support Accounting Manager and with production of financial statements. Interact with program/project
managers, coordinates accounting support and performs other accounting & financial duties assigned.
Responsible for the reconciliation of all major Control and Balance Sheet accounts including but not limited to the
bank accounts, accrued expenses, inventory and other relevant accounts as assigned. Ensure that budget to actual
reports are maintained and updated on a monthly basis and assist with the compilation of the monthly business
review report for management. Responsible for the review and update of all Standard Operating Procedures for all
functions in the Accounting Department.
MinimumR equirements
Education
Bachelor of Science degree – Accounting or Finance
Experience
At least 5 years of progressive, proven experience in financial reconciliation and reporting;
interaction with division supervisors, managers, & directors and other local and federal
governmental agencies on financial matters; dealing with vendors/suppliers, federal and local
government agencies; US-based auditing firms; and related responsibilities.
Skills, Abilities,
Job Requirements
Skilled in: Effective & efficient business management principles and practices; communicating
with management and government officials; accounting systems for multi-utility operation;
accounting & financial management functions; computer systems; etc. Must have at least
Intermediate-level EXCEL skills and proficient in other Microsoft Office applications such as
Word and Power Point.
Ability to: Work with minimum supervision; prepare accurate, timely reports; oversee
execution of budget; work with & interpret government and enterprise fund accounting and
follow reporting policies, procedures & regulations; etc.
Qualified applicants: please submit a completed ASPA Employment Application with a copy of your resume to
ASPA Tafuna (address listed above) by the deadline listed above. Please attach copies of credentials and transcripts.
Candidates selected for hire must pass examinations (when applicable), pre-employment clearances & test
negative on pre-employment drug test.
No phone inquiries accepted.
An Equal Opportunity Employer * A Drug Free Workplace
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TAUASO LE ALOFA
[E toe fa’atalofa atu i le mamaluo le aufaitau
i lenei aso, atonu sa outou maua se vaiaso fiafia
ma le manuia, ae alo mai loa, o le toe sosooina lenei o le tatou fagogo, lea na gata mai
i le vaiaso na te’a nei i le taimi lea ua fa’ailoa
aloaia ai e Kiasi i totonu o le aiga, o le a le
taunu’ u le osofaiga sa fuafua e alu i le aiga o
Keli i le falema’i.]
Na tau fai patipati uma le aiga sa i totonu o le
maota ina ua fa’alogo i le tala a le alii o Kiasi,
le uso laititi o Lautogo le tama o Koso, ina ua
ia talia le fautuaga ma le tu’u alalo a le toeaina
matua o le aiga, e fa’amuta le vevesi ma le misa
na manatu le malosi o le aiga e si’i i le falema’i,
i le nofoaga o lo o tapuaia ai e le aiga o Keli le
taotoga o le tamaititi na manua ia Koso.
E lei umi ona nonofo le aiga o Koso ma talatalanoa, ae sau loa le alaga, o lea ua fo’i mai i
uta le aiga atoa o Keli sa aga’i atu i le falema’i,
ina ua maua tala ua manuia le taotoga muamua
o le ali’i o Keli sa faia, ma ua sauni atu mo le
isi taotoga lona lua i le taeao e soso’o ai. E na o
le to’alua lava tagata sa i ai i le falema’i e le’i o
mai i le malaga a le aiga o Keli ina ua toe fo’i i
tua i le nu’u, e na o lona tina ma le tama’ita’i o
Silia le tuafafine o Koso, o i laua ia o lo o tausi
ma’i i le potu lea ua te’a i ai Keli e fa’atalitali ai
lona taotoga i le isi taeao e soso’o ai.
Na fai e le toeaina matua o Lapa, o le tama
lea o Keli, o ia fo’i o le isi Tuua o le nu’u le
fa’aiuga, o le a afe le ta’avale a le latou aiga i le
maota o le tofa a Lautogo, o le tama lea o Koso,
lea o loo vaaia le tumutumu mai ai o le aiga, mo
le faia o se latou tala e to teuteu ai fa’aletonu
na tutupu mai i ni nai aso e le’i mamao atu. “O
lea ua afe mai ka’avale a le aiga o Lapa ...”, o le
alaga lea na taia ai taliga o le toeaina o Lautogo
ma lona to’alua, ona valaau loa lea o le ulugali’i
i lo la aiga ina ia tapena le fale ma tapena atu
sina ipu ti mo le aiga o Lapa.
Ua feiloa’i aiganalua. Ua fefa’amagaloa’i. Ua
lagona le tau fai tagi tu’i o tagata i le mata’utia
o le tiga ma le mea sa tula’i mai, lea na semanu
e manumalo ai le Tiapolo, ae o le fa’aiuga vave
sa faia e le toeaina o Lautogo na mafua ai ona
Liua le Vai o Sina i se finagalo tiga ma le loto
ita sa maua ai le aiga o Lapa, ae ua latou manatu
(Faaauau itulau 26)
OLAGA POLOGA
[E toe fa’atalofa atu i paaga masani a le tatou polokalame i lenei fo’i vaiaso, malo le soifua
laulelei, malo fo’i le onosa’i, ae o le toe sosooina lenei o le tatou fagogo, lea na gata mai i le
vaiaso na te’a nei i le taimi lea ua fa’ailoa ai e le isi matai ia Semisi, le mafua’aga o le fono
faatopetope a le nu’u lea e faia i le afiafi o le aso lea.]
E savali fua le tamaloa o Semisi i uta i lona ma’umaga i le aso lea, ae ua mamafa i lona
manatu le fono fa’anatinati a le nu’u lea ua fa’amoemoe e toe faia i le afiafi lea, e pei ona
fa’amatala e le matai o le nu’u ia te ia. Na ona faanatinati atu lava o Semisi, tope mai meamata
mo ana meaai o le vaiaso atoa ai ma tau luau a le isi aiga o le latou pito nu’u lea na fa’atoai atu ia
te ia, toe natinati ane loai le aai ma le manatu, e tatau ona alu i le fono lea a le nu’u, se’i fa’ailoa
i ai sona manatu aemaise ai o le tulaga e fa’atatau i le sala a lona to’alua lea ua malaga i Apia.
E fetaui loa le saofa’i atu o Semisi i le pito i tua o le maota o le Tuua o le nu’u lea e faia ai
le fono, ae fa’apea loa ma le saunoaga a le isi matai tulafale o le nu’u, “Afai ua leai se sala a
Sei, e leai se mea kakou ke koe sooga fogo ai fua, ua mae’a ona fa’akaakikia aulape a le gu’u e
mulimuli ka’i i ai aga fa’aiuga, pau la’u faukuaga, fa’akauguu loa fa’aiuga e kusa ai ma aulape
a le gu’u ...” na motu fa’afuase’i felafolafoa’iga a le nu’u ina ua vaaia le tamaloa o Semisi ua
saofa’i atu i le pito i tua o le maota.
“ ... o le mea sili o lea ua sosopo mai le kofa a Fa’akafiki Semisi ao lea ua kakou kalagoaiga
le makaupu e fa’akakau i loga kausi, ae sili oga ku’u aku le avagoa lea i lau kofa e ke fekalai
mai ai e fa’akakau i le sala a lou kausi ga fa’aoo aku e le gu’u”, o le saunoaga lea a le Tuua
matua o le nu’u, le afioga a Tigilautafao, o ia fo’i o se tama matua e sili ona alofa ia Semisi ma
lona aiga, ona o le isi lea matai tautua fa’amaoni i le nu’u, e leai fo’i ni mea e tu’uaia ai lo la
aiga i le tele o tausaga.
Na umi se taimi o sa o totonu o le maota, ua le toe i ai fo’i se isi mea e gase, ua na o le
silaloa o Tamal’i ma Tulafale o le nu’u ma vaavaai uma atu i le itu o le maota o lo o saofa’i
mai ai Semisi, poo le a lana fa’amatalaga o le a fai. “Ou ke gofo aku fua a’o a’u o Ae, ua ou
ma’asi’asi, ua ou gau pule fo’i i le figagalo o le gu’u ua uma oga avaku, iga ua leai se sala a
lo’u ko’alua ga maua mai, e mafua mai i lo’u makiva ma lo’u le kagolima, ae ou ke kakalo
aku i le paia o le kakou gu’u, kaoko mai se vaiaso se kasi se’i o’u saili ai se selegi e kokogi
ai le sala a Sei, oga ou koe fo’i mai ai lea i luma o le kakou gu’u ...” o upu faaumiumi lea o le
talosaga a Semisi na tau fai vaaia ai le punonou o matai uma o le nu’u, ua le toe i ai ma se isi e
gagana, ae ua ootia o latou loto i le alofa i le tamaloa. Na ona mae’a lava o le talosaga a Semisi,
fa’apea atu loa ma le saunoaga a le Tuua matua o le nu’u, “O fea o i ai se kofa i le kakou gu’u,
ae o lo’u kaofi, ia ola le pagoka ...”
(Faaauau itulau 26)
FAETE S. LESU
O le vaiaso na te’a nei na
talia ai e le fa’amasinoga maualuga se talosaga na fa’aulu e
le Ofisa Nofovaavaaia, ina ia
fa’amutaina loa le taofia o le
ali’i pagota o Faete S. Lesu i le
toese, ae poloaina loa o ia e alu
i tua e saili sana galuega e tausi
ai lona aiga.
E 20 masina le fa’asalaga
fa’a falepuipui a Lesu sa tu’uina
atu e le fa’amasinoga maualuga,
o se tasi lea o tuutuuga o lana
nofovaavaaia e 5 tausaga, ae
talu mai le taimi na taofia ai o
ia seia oo mai i le aso Tofi o le
vaiaso na te’a nei, ua 9 masina
talu ona taofia o ia i le toese.
Na lagolagoina e le loia a le
ua molia o Joel Shiver le fautuaga a le Ofisa Nofovaavaaia,
ina ia tatala loa le ua molia i
tua e alu e saili sana galuega,
peita’i na fa’atuiese i ai le loia a
le malo ia Tiffany Oldfield, ona
sa finau le malo ina ia taofia
pea Lesu i le toese mo se isi 3
masina, ona tatala ai loa lea o ia
i tua e saili sana galuega.
Na faavae le talosaga a le
malo i le tulaga lea, e le tatau
ona galue le ua molia i lana
fa’atoaga e pei ona ia fa’ailoa i
le Ofisa Nofovaavaaia, ae tatau
ona saili sana galuega tumau e
galue ma totogi ai o ia, peita’i na
finau Shiver i le fa’amasinoga e
fa’apea, talu ai o Lesu o se tagata
fai fa’atoaga, o le mafua’aga
lena ua ia manatu ai e toe fo’i
lava e toe fa’ato’a lana fa’atoaga
sa i ai ao le’i taofia o ia i le toese,
o iina o lo o maua mai ai tupe e
tausi ai lona aiga.
Na taua atili e le ali’i loia
i le fa’amasinoga e fa’apea,
o le to’atele o aiga Samoa e
aofia ai ma Lesu ma lona aiga,
e fa’alagolago i fa’atoaga mo
le tausiga o le aiga, lea fo’i
e maua ai le avanoa e la’u ai
fua o fa’aeleeleaga i le School
Lunch po o le Maketi fo’i.
Na talia e ali’i fa’amasino
ia Lyle L. Richmond ma Tunupopo Alalafaga le fautuaga
a le Ofisa Nofovaavaaia, ma
faia ai loa le poloaiga e tatala
Lesu i tua e saili sana galuega,
ma totogi ai lana salatupe i le
fa’amasinoga.
NOFOVAAVAAIA NI
ALI’I SE TO’ALUA
MO LE TA’I 6 MASINA
O ali’i e to’alua ia na ta’usala
e le faamasinoga fa’aitumalo i
le moliaga o le fa’atupu vevesi,
ua poloaina i laua e aua ne’i o
la toe tagofia le ‘ava malosi i
totonu o le 6 masina lea ua
fa’a nofovaavaaia ai i laua e le
fa’amasinoga.
O le ali’i o Kalifa Taele na
ta’usala e le fa’amasinoga i le
moliaga mama o le fa’atupu
vevesi i nofoaga faitele, ae o
Tanielu Tele’a na ta’usala i le
tu fua i le fanua po o le fale o
le isi tagata. O Taele na ‘ona i
totonu o le latou nu’u, ma i’u
ina tula’i mai ai se vevesi i le va
o ia ma isi taulele’a o le nu’u,
ma vili ai loa e tagata leoleo
mo se fesoasoani, ae o Tele’a,
sa inupia ma ni isi o ana uo i le
fale o lana uo, ma fa’ai’u ai loa
i se vevesi le latou tafaoga.
Ae ina ua fo’i o ia i le fale,
sa ia vaaia se ta’avale pikiapu
o lo o paka i luma o le Kolisi
Tu’ufa’atasi i Malaeimi, o lea
na ia alu ai loa i totonu o le
pikiapu ma moe ai.
Na fesili le ali’i fa’amasino
ia Tele’a po o ia e ana le
ta’avale pikiapu sa moe ai, ae
na tali le ua molia e leai, ona
fa’ailoa lea e le faamasinoga i
ai, sa le tatau la ona alu fua i
totonu o le ta’avale.
O i isi tuutuuga o le nofovaavaaia a Taele ma Tele’a, e le
gata ua fa’asa ona la toe tagofia
le ‘ava malosi mo le umi e 6
masina, ae ua fa’asa fo’i ona la
toe soliina se tulafono a le malo,
a ia avea i laua ma tagatanu’u
lelei e tausisi i tulafono a le
malo i so o se taimi.
In The High Court
of American Samoa
TRIAL DIVISION
PROBATE No. 032-2012
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF
MALELE NOTISE FORSYTHE
By:
King Features Weekly Service
O LE I’A O LE PA’ITELE PO O LE TANIFA
I aso anamua i le afio’aga o Fusi lea e tu i le itu i Sisifo o Fausaga, sa nonofo ai tagata o le nu’u i
le itu i tai o le nu’u, peita’i o le taimi nei, ua tele ina nofoia e tagata fanua i uta e latalata i le alatele
o le malo, ona o le mafua’aga lenei. Fai mai le mau a le atunu’u, sa i ai se i’a tele lava e ta’ua o le
Pa’itele po ’o le Tanifa e fa’apea le tala sa nofo i le va o Apolima ma Savai’i. Fai mai le tala, so
’o se va’a lava e taualo mai i le va Upolu ma Savai’i, e leai se va’a e sao ona e fa’aumatia uma e
le i’a lenei, ona manatu ai loa lea o le tama o Alo, le atali’i o Lilomaiava i Palauli, o le a ia sa’ilia
se ‘auala e fasi mate ai i le i’a lenei, ona ua fai ma fa’asoesa i tagata faimalaga, ona tapena ai loa
lea o ana tama’i naifi ‘ofe fa’atasi ai ma lona paopao, ma sauni loa lana malaga.
Ua o’o i le isi taeao, ona sauni lea o Alo, ua afifi ana tama’i naifi ‘ofe i le fasi siapo, ma aloalo
atu loa lona paopao i le vaega tonu o le sami o lo ’o nofo ai le Pa’itele, ma e le’i umi lava ona
aloalo atu le tama i gatai o Apolima, ae ona va’aia loa le i’a ua manu a’e i luga lona ulu ona toe
goto lea i lalo, ma ua oso ai loa ma le fefe o le tama i lea taimi, peita’i sa i ai pea le toa o lona loto,
e le’i umi ae toe va’aia loa e Alo le i’a ua toe manu a’e i luga ma fa’afuase’i ona fa’amaga lona
gutu (tulou), ma ia folo atoa ai le paopao a Alo, ae o le taimi lea o lo ’o ta’oto ai Alo i totonu o
lona paopao. Na fa’afuase’i ona pogisa atoa le va’ai a Alo ona o lea ua i totonu nei o le manava o
le i’a, e le’i umi lava se taimi, ae nofo a’e loa le tama i luga ma tago atu i ana tama’i naifi ‘ofe ua
aumai ma amata loa ona selesele ai totonu o le tino o le i’a.
E le’i umi lava ona faia le galuega lea a le tama o Alo ae amata loa ona taumalua le alu a le
i’a, peita’i sa fa’aauau pea ona selesele e le tama o Alo totoga o le i’a, ma ua atili ai lava ona
sui le alu a le i’a, ua alu ma fa’atautu, o ni isi taimi e pei e tafiti ona ua amata ona vili tiga i
vaega o lona tino lea ua selesele e le tama o Alo, ma e le’i umi lava se taimi ae fa’afuase’i loa
ona fa’alogoina e le tama se patatu tele lava e peisea’i o ni mea ua fetoa’i, ma i’u ai loa i lona le
tusia Ausage Fausia
May 25, 2015
VAVAU A SAMOA
Tala otooto o
Fa’amasinoga
Deceased
FAENA M. FORSYTHE,
Petitioner
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
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Kevin James, Raini Rodriguez
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Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman
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© 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.
PURSUANT TO 40.0320 ASCA, NOTICE is
hereby given to creditors having claims against
the above-named Decedent to file such claims in
the office of the Clerk of Courts, High Court of
American Samoa, or to present to the
undersigned attorney at P.O. Box 5007, Pago
Pago, American Samoa 96799 (telephone (684)
633-2545/2546.
Such claims with the necessary vouchers must
be filed within sixty (60) days from the date of
the first publication of this notice.
Dated this 24th day of March, 2015 at Fagatogo,
American Samoa.
MATAILUPEVAO LEUPOLU JR., EST.
Attorney for the Estate
Published 3/25 & 5/25
samoa news, Tuesday, May 26, 2015 Page 21
“E taua fo’i
le tautua a
uo ma aiga”
tusia Ausage Fausia
A o pisi ai le malo i ana
sauniga e fa’ataua ai tautua
a le toatele o alo ma fanau a
le atunuu sa tautua i totonu o
vaega ‘au a le malo o tele o
Amerika, ua masa’a lo latou
toto ona o le tautoga sa latou
ofoina atu, na taua ai fo’i e ni
isi o aiga i le atunu’u, lo latou
fa’atauaina fo’i o le tautua a uo
ma aiga i totonu o aiga ma le
atunu’u i le Aso Tu’ugamau i
lenei tausaga.
“E taua tele le tautua a uo
ma aiga ua lago mau mai Tia
Sa, pe ana leai le tautua sa latou
faia i le malo, atunu’u ma aiga,
e le tofo Samoa i fa’amanuiaga
ua latou vaaia i le taimi nei”, o
le saunoaga lea a le susuga a
Viliamu Logotaeao o Satala, i
le taimi na malaga atu ai fo’i e
tauaao le teu fugalaau mo tuugamau a tuaa a ona tuaa o lo
o lagomau ai i le Fanuatanu i
Satala.
“E manatua fo’i la latou
tautua [i le Aso Tuugamau], o
galuega lelei sa latou faia ma
le tele o fa’amanuiaga ua sapi
ai fanau ma aiga, na afua mai
ona o lo latou fa’amalolosi ma
fa’amaoni e galulue”, o le isi
lea sanoaga a Logotaeao.
Talu ai tulaga fa’aletonu o
le tau sa i ai le vaiaso na te’a
nei atoa ai ma le fa’aiuga o le
vaiaso na se’i mavae atu nei,
o le mafua’aga lea na fa’atoa
aga’i atu ni isi o le atunu’u e
teuteu ma fa’amama a latou
Fanuatanu i le taeao ananafi,
ma tu’u i ai ni nai teu fugalaau
e fa’amanatu ai lo latou amanaiaina o i latou o lo o lago
mau ai.
“E le galo o’u tuaa i lenei aso
taua, soo se taimi e fa’amanatu
ai le Aso Tu’ugamau, ou te
tatalo fa’afetai ai i le Atua ona
o galuega lelei sa faia e tuaa
o lo’u tina i lo maotu aiga, e
le galo la latou tautua ma le
fautua alofa, e manatua pea”, o
le saunoaga lea a Barney Solomona o Fagatogo i le Samoa
News.
E to’atasi le isi ulugali’i sa
la fa’ailoa i le Samoa News
e faapea, o teu fugalaau ua
mae’a ona tu’uina i luga o le
tuugamau a le la tama teine e
42 tausaga le matua na maliu
i le 5 tausaga talu ai i Pago
Pago, o le a avea ma vaega o
le la fa’afetai mo ia, e tusa ai
o lana tautua i lo latou aiga, ao
le’i maliu o ia i se gasegase.
O ni isi o aiga sa latou
fa’ailoa i le Samoa News
e faapea, o le isi auala e
fa’amanatu ai Aso Tu’ugamau,
o le faia o se fiafia a le aiga, ina
ia fa’ailoa atu ai le fa’afetaia
o le tautua sa ofoina atu e le
tagata ua malaga i le nu’u e
lago ai tiga o le olaga.
Feso’ota’i mai i le tusitala ia
ausage@samoanews.com
Se tasi o tina sa maitauina lona tauaao atu o se teu fugalaau i luga o tu’ugamau o ni isi lona aiga i le Fanuatanu i Satala, i le
taimi tonu a’o faagasolo le sauniga a le malo i le taeao ananafi, e manatua ai soifua o fitafita sa tautua i le malo, faapea ai i latou
[ata: AF]
sa tautua i le atunu’u ma aiga.
Parts Counterperson - American Samoa
POSITION SUMMARY: Under the general direction of the Corporate Parts Manager, the incumbent sells a wide variety of parts to phone and
walk-in customers. Performs clerical and back order functions as required and fills in for the warehouse when needed.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Takes parts orders from walk-in and telephone customers. Such orders may be placed by part number and description or only by
desciption.
2. Assures that the correct part numbers are supplied for the specific model and serial number of the machine or component involved.
3. Determines if the customer has ordered enough parts to perform the repairs adequately and makes suggestions for related or additional
parts, if it is required to finish the job completely.
4. Is aware of sales opportunities for changeover groups and special attachments.
5. Participates actively in all parts sales programs.
6. Inputs parts sales orders in a minimum length of time with maximum accuracy and in strict accordance with the Credit Department
procedures. Informs customer if parts are in stock or if backordered, and approximate time they will receive it.
7. Follows up on all orders to assure that customers receive prompt, efficient service.
8. Studies all manufacturers parts bulletins and other releases to keep informed of the latest developments in machine design and parts
changeovers.
9. When required, service customers on call-ins after normal working hours.
10. Keeps Parts Supervisor informed on matters of managerial importance on issues of customer service.
11. Contributes to a team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
12. Learns Cashier Functions, doubles as cashier in the absence of the regular Cashier.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:
1. Must have some knowledge of parts sold by Hawthorne Machinery Corp. (Caterpillar & CARQUEST).
2. Ability to interpret parts reference books, including those on CD Rom.
3. Must have a valid Driver's License.
4. Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
5. Ability to work with customers and employees in a couteous and professional manner.
TESTING REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants may be required to pass a written and/or oral examination before being considered for employment in this position.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
1. Walking and moving about on foot often through uneven terrain.
2. Handling: Picks up items, helps or works with hands.
3. Lifting: Raises or lowers miscellaneous equipment parts.
4. Reaching: Extends hands and arms in any direction.
5. Stooping: Bends body downward and forward by ending at knees or waist.
6. Standing: Remains in standing position. If required to perform various functions of the job.
7. Vision: Read paperwork, employment files and records on the computer.
8. Talking: Communications by phone and in person.
9. Sitting: Sits at desk. Sits for minimal periods of time.
ENVIRONMENTAL:
1. Noise: Works in conditions with constant or intermittent noise.
2. Temp/Weather: Works in a warehouse. Works in a Tropical Environment.
ACCOMMODATIONS:
Reasonable accommodations for essential functions of the position will be considered.
https://www.hawthornehiring.com/JobDesc.asp?JObID-571
Hawthorne CAT® is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/V/D
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i le vasa a’o tautua ai i vaega ‘au a le malo tele, faapea ai fo’i soifua o i latou sa tautua i le malo
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TATALA LE KAMUPANI FAAMAMA I’A I MATAUTU
Ua tatala aloaia nei se kamupani mo le faamamaina o le i’a i le uafu i Matautu-tai. O lea kamupani Samoa o le Apia Deep Sea Fishing Company Ltd. o lo o faipaaga ma se kamupani tele mai
Taiwan, le Yuh Yow Fisheries Company Ltd. O se faigapaaga muamua lenei ma se kamupani
faavaomalo ua tino mai mo lenei alamanuia tau atia’e i totonu o le atunuu, ma o se laasaga taua tele
mo le agai luma o le atinaeina o le tamaoaiga o le atunuu. Na faaaila e le sui o le pulega, le susuga
Polani Pita, e tele galuega o le a tatala mai mo le atunuu aemaise lava i le au faifaiva. Fai mai a ia, o
le fa’amoemoe ia fa’ato’ateleina le aufaigaluega aemaise lava i luga o vaa fagota, ma e mana’omia
ai i latou e fagogota i luga o vaa e oo atu i le 45 aso. O le afioga i le taitai o le malo, le susuga Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi na tatala aloaiaina lenei galuega tele, ma faamautu atili ai le lagolago a le
malo i atinae a kamupani tumaoti mo le manuia o le atunuu. E lata i le 20 le aufaigaluega i le taimi
nei o lo o galulue e faamamaina le i’a tuu pepa ma auina atu i fafo e aofia ai ma le pulega.
FAAMALAMALAMA FAAMASINO SILI LE POLOAIGA
Ua faamalamalama auiliili e le afioga Faamasino Sili Patu Tiavaasu’e Falefatu Sapolu, le
poloaiga a le Faamasinoga na ia tuuina atu i le aso 15 o Me, 2015, e taofia ai le Komiti o le Au
Toeaina a le Ekalesia Faapotopotoga Kerisiano i Samoa, mai le faia o se faaiuga e filifilia ai se isi
e suia le susuga i le Faifeau Toeaina o le Pulega a Kuiniselani, le susuga Kerita Reupena, mai lona
tofiga faasui o le komiti pe suia foi o ia i lona tofi toea’ina o le pulega. O le aveesea o le tofi toea’ina
o Reupena ma le aveesea o ia mai le komiti o ni mataupu sa tuuina e fa’amaonia i le Fonotele o
lenei tausaga. Talu ona faamatuu mai le poloaiga a le Faamasinoga, e toatele i latou e lagolagoina
le susuga Reupena ua faapea, ua faaleaogaina ia gaioiga na faia e le komiti. Na fa’amanino e Faamasino Sili Patu, e le o taua i le poloaiga a le Faamasinoga na tuuina atu, o le a tumau pea le tofi
toea’ina a Reupena, ma o le a avea foi o ia ma sui o le komiti i le taimi nei. Fai mai a ia, o mataupu
ia e soalaupuleina i le iloiloga a le Faamasinoga. O le poloaiga na tuuina atu e mo le komiti a le
ekalesia o lo o auai Reupena faapea le Komiti o le Au Toeaina, aua o i latou ia e faia le faaiuga o le
mataupu. I le Fonotele i Malua i lenei tausaga, e ui na talia e le Komiti o le Au Toeaina le vaeluaina
o le Pulega a Kuiniselani i pulega e lua, ae sa faasaina lava Reupena mai le auai i taualumaga o le
fono. O le aso 3 o Iuni o le a iloiloina ai lea mataupu i le Faamasinoga Maualuga.
FAATAUA SAOGALEMU O FESOOTAIGA TELEVAVAVE
Na sola ma le tamaitai o Latu Uhi Sione o le Kolisi o Avele le manumalo o le tauvaga solo, o le
faatauaina o le vaiaso faapitoa o le puipuia o le saogalemu o le faaaogaina o fesootaiga televavave,
le Cyber Safety Pasefika Week. O le tamaitai o Lina Schwalger mai le Kolisi o Pesega na mauaina
le tulaga lua. O lenei tauvaga o se vaega o polokalame na tapenaina e le Matagaluega o Leoleo, aua
lava le faalauiloaina mo le silafia e le mamalu o le atunuu, o le taua, o le puipuia o Samoa mai soligatulafono e faaaoga ai fesootaiga televave i faiga faatekonolosi faaneionapo i luga o upega tafailagi.
O se tasi o vaega taua o le solo a le tamaitai na manumalo, e faapea, aua nei e tatalaina le faitotoa e
saofia mai ai faiga taufaasese, ma faasolitulafono i luga o fesootaiga televavave, aua o le taimi lava
e te ulufale ai i totonu o nei faiga, e le mafai ona e toe alu ese. Na saunoa le afioga i le komesina o le
Matagaluega o Leoleo, le susuga ia Egon Lincoln Keil ma ia faafetaia ai le lagolagosua a le vaega o
leoleo a Ausetalia, lea na sasaa mai ai se vaega seleni e fatupe ai lenei polokalame.
FIAFIA PULEGA O LE OLOPELEKI I LE APIA PARK
Ua faaalia e le taitai malaga a le au a le Olopeleki le agaga fiafia i le tulaga ua i ai le malae taalo
i le Apia Park, ao sauni atu mo le taaloga faitaulia i le va o le Manu Samoa ma le au a le Olopeleki
i le masina o Iulai. O se taimi e lei mamao atu na asiasi mai ai se vaega o le komiti a le lakapi a
Niu Sila ma na faaalia ai e faapea, o vaega uma sa i ai lo latou faanaunautaiga mo le faaleleia ao
lumanai le taaloga tele, lea ua tele ina faataunuuina uma. Na ia taua foi o le tele ma le ituaiga o
malae sa naunau i ai, o le tulaga lena o lea ua tulai mai ai le tapenaga i le Apia Park i le taimi nei,
e oo foi i vaega uma e faaaogaina i le vaega tonu e faataunuu ai le taaloga, ua tulai mai i se tulaga
lelei. O le aso 8 o Iulai lea ua faamoemoe o lea faia ai le uluai taaloga a le au tele a Niu Sila le Olopeleki, i se atunuu o le Pasefika, lea o lea feiloai ai ma le Manu Samoa i lona malae i le Apia Park.
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Staff Appreciation Week
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Thank You For Helping Us Grow
AS Close Up Summit:
3 students selected
Island-wide Science Symposium: 1st place and 6th place
Pacific Science Symposium, Hawaii: 3rd Place overall
Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, Maryland: 1 representative
International Science and Engineering Fair, Pennsylvania:
2 representatives
DOC Art and Tide 2015 Calendar Competition: 1 art selection for the month of June
Island Wide Spelling Bee Participation
Science Fair (Island-Wide)
Individual Categories Lower Elementary Division – three 1st place
Upper Elementary Division – one 1st place, one 2nd place
1st place overall Lower Elementary
8th place overall Upper Elementary
High School Division – four 1st places, four 2nd places, five 3rd places
2nd place and 5th overall school
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Math Competition (Island-Wide)
1st Place Overall High School (13th Consecutive Year)
High School Division: 1st Place Overall Individual, 2nd Place Overall Individual,
3rd Place Overall Individual (tie)
Individual Grades High School: two 1st places, four 2nd places, two 2nd places
Elementary Division: 3rd Place
History Day (Island Wide)
Individual Categories (Junior Division) – one 1st place
Individual Categories (Senior Division) – one 1st place, four 2nd places,
one 3rd place
ASHSAA
Girls Varsity Soccer Team
♣ 5th Place
♣ 2 nominations to East/West Teams
Girls Varsity Basketball Team
♣ 1 nomination to All Star Team
Boys Varsity Soccer Team
♣ 3 nominations to All Star Team
One student selected to the National Women’s Volleyball Tryout Team
Three students selected to the National Men’s Basketball Tryout Team
Two students selected to the National Women’s Basketball Tryout Team
Table Tennis Champs Junior Academy Boys and Girls Team
YWEC (Island Wide):
High School Division – one 2nd Place
JSA Summer 2015:
4 acceptances
SAT/ACT Accomplishments
15 out of 20 seniors have SAT test scores above 1300; 7 seniors have SAT test
scores above 1500; 2 seniors have SAT test scores above 1800; 1 senior has
a SAT test score above 1900 and a Super score of 2010. 5 seniors have ACT
scores of 19 or better.
College Acceptances
United States Military Academy one student – 3 nominations to all three service
academies
Direct Acceptance to United States Air Force Academy
Direct Acceptance to West Point Military Academy
Direct Acceptance to United States Naval Academy
(first American Samoan to be accepted to all three service academies)
Berkeley University of California, Brigham Young University-Utah, Chaminade
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Washington State University, Western Washington University, Whittier College
Our accomplishments are a reflection of your dedication and commitment. We
thank you and appreciate all you have done for us!
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After an officer’s acquittal, two
more cases loom for Cleveland
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland emerged
unscathed and intact after a day of protests following the acquittal of a white patrolman who
had been on trial in the shooting deaths of two
unarmed black suspects killed in a 137-shot
barrage of police gunfire.
Officers arrested 71 people the night after the
verdict, though there was nothing close to the
violence other cities have experienced over the
treatment of black suspects.
But Cleveland is not yet done dealing with
deadly police encounters.
Two other high-profile police-involved
deaths still hang over the city: a boy holding
a pellet gun fatally shot by a rookie patrolman
and a mentally ill woman in distress who died
after officers took her to the ground and handcuffed her.
The deaths of 12-year-old Tamir Rice and
37-year-old Tanisha Anderson occurred just
eight days apart last November.
An investigation by the Cuyahoga County
sheriff’s department into Tamir’s death is
nearly finished and ready to be given to county
prosecutors to decide whether to pursue criminal charges against the patrolman.
The status of the investigation into Tanisha
Anderson’s death is unclear. A medical examiner said she died of positional asphyxiation,
which means she couldn’t breathe, and ruled
her death a homicide. City and police officials
did not respond to messages Sunday seeking an
update on the case.
Tamir and Anderson, like the two motorists
whose deaths were at the center of Saturday’s
verdict, were black.
The rookie officer who fatally shot Tamir is
white. In the Anderson case, one officer is white
and the other is black, although a family lawsuit
does not make an issue of race.
The acquittal of Patrolman Michael Brelo in
the November 2012 deaths of Timothy Russell
and Malissa Williams prompted a spontaneous
protest outside the courthouse that later merged
with a planned protest over Tamir’s death at the
recreation center where he was shot.
Tamir’s grandfather expressed his outrage to
a crowd of several hundred people.
“I’m mad as hell,” Eugene Rice said. “What
I want to do I better not say.”
Walter Madison, an attorney for Tamir’s
family, said he’d been cautiously optimistic
about the outcome in the Brelo case.
He said he respected the judge’s legal analysis in acquitting patrolman Brelo, but wondered if the prosecutor’s office would have
better served justice by pursuing some other
charge, such as conspiracy.
Madison wants Tamir’s case to be reviewed
by an independent prosecutor instead of the
county prosecutor.
“It would be the best practice to avoid the
appearance of impropriety at this particular
junction,” Madison said.
A spokesman for the county prosecutor’s
office had no comment Sunday on Madison’s
request for an independent review.
The protests that weaved through downtown Cleveland were boisterous but peaceful
throughout the day Saturday.
It was only later that trouble began with
fights, bystanders being pepper sprayed by
protesters and confrontations involving police,
some of whom wore riot gear.
The largest number of arrests occurred in
the popular Warehouse District, where a large
group of protesters gathered in an alley and
refused to disperse.
On Sunday, Mayor Frank Jackson thanked
the vast majority of protesters who remained
peaceful and respectful as they voiced their
frustration with the verdict.
Brelo, 31, still faces administrative charges
while remaining suspended without pay after
being found not guilty of two counts of voluntary manslaughter.
Brelo and 12 other officers fired 137 shots
at a car with Russell and Williams inside at the
end of a 22-mile chase.
Brelo fired 49 of those shots that night, but it
was the final 15 fired into the windshield while
he stood on the hood of Russell’s car that led
to his indictment and a four-week trial. After
his acquittal, the U.S. Department of Justice —
which had previously determined that Cleveland police had a history of using excessive
force and violating civil rights — said it would
look into the matter.
And the prosecutions related to the deaths of
Russell and Williams are not over, either. Five
police supervisors have been charged with misdemeanor dereliction of duty for failing to control the chase. All five have pleaded not guilty.
No trial date has been set.
New vocabulary test
takes away some
Spelling Bee drama
WASHINGTON (AP) — For viewers of last year’s Scripps
National Spelling Bee, one of the most surprising results came
courtesy of a test nobody saw.
Vanya Shivashankar was one of the stars of the show, heavily
promoted in ESPN’s coverage.
Her older sister, Kavya, won the bee in 2009, and the smiling,
telegenic Vanya was participating for the fourth time, coming
off a fifth-place finish in 2013.
Vanya breezed through the preliminary rounds and spelled
both words correctly in the semifinals.
But when the finalists were announced — factoring in scores
from a computerized spelling and vocabulary test — Vanya
was eliminated. ESPN’s cameras cut to her, but she didn’t show
much emotion.
Two years after vocabulary became part of the bee for the
first time, the integration of the test remains a work in progress.
While participants and bee officials say it’s made the competition fairer — everyone is tested on the same words — it has
taken some of the drama away from the semifinal rounds.
Vanya still loves the bee, but she misses the simplicity of the
old format, when the semifinals would continue for as long as
necessary for the field to be narrowed to about 10 finalists.
“Lots of people would like to see people going up and
spelling words and seeing how they used to do it, just to spell
until everyone drops,” Vanya said. “I’m fine with anything, but
spelling till you drop is kind of cool.”
Vanya, who’s from Olathe, Kansas, wasn’t entirely surprised
she didn’t make the finals last year. She knew her test score
could have been better.
Spellers were given their own scores, but neither they nor the
audience knew how they stacked up.
That’ll change this year as bee officials continue to tweak the
format. The test scores will be announced and spellers will be
ranked heading into the semifinals.
Tim Weinkauf, the lead producer of ESPN’s coverage, said
he’ll take advantage of that change by showing golf-style leaderboards and highlighting the spellers who can work their way
into the finals if someone ahead of them falters.
“I think it allows for more dramatic moments because there
will be those certain kids that are on the bubble,” Weinkauf said.
Preliminaries will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, with
semifinals Thursday morning and finals Thursday night.
One important thing that hasn’t changed in the format: If you
miss a word on stage, the bell rings and you’re out.
There were drawbacks to what Vanya calls the “spelling till
you drop” approach. In 2010, the semifinals were stopped in the
middle of a round because too many spellers got words wrong
and there was a chance of having too few finalists to fill the
2-hour broadcast window.
The bee’s executive director, Paige Kimble, heard plenty of
complaints that ending the semifinals that way was unfair.
“We’ve certainly had some white-knuckle moments,” Kimble
said. “You just don’t know when you go into a round how the
kids are going to do.”
The vocabulary test, Kimble said, plays a much more important role than making the semifinals more predictable.
“I think it’s making the most profound impact exactly where
we wanted it to, and that is at the school and local spelling bee
levels,” she said.
“We’re finding that teachers and students and parents are
embracing the acquisition of vocabulary along with the memorization of words for a spelling bee.”
Kimble also said she didn’t think the vocabulary test has ultimately had much influence over who advances to the finals.
The 285 participants in this year’s National Spelling Bee
have already proven they’re better spellers than 11 million other
kids — and to spell at that level, it’s essential to at least have
some idea what the words mean.
The best spellers can figure out words they’ve never heard
before by understanding Greek and Latin roots and languages
of origin.
In addition to 13-year-old Vanya, this year’s bee has two
other siblings of past winners — 12-year-old Jairam Hathwar,
whose brother, Sriram, was a co-champion last year; and
11-year-old Srinath Mahankali, whose brother, Arvind, was a
popular winner in 2013.
Jairam and Srinath will get another shot if they fall short.
Vanya is in 8th grade, which means this is her last chance. She
insists she doesn’t feel any added pressure.
“I’ve been having the time of my life,” she said. “This is
something that not many people get to do and I’ve been able to
do it so many years, so definitely no regrets.”
Mother pleads not
guilty to assaulting
a child on airplane
HONOLULU (AP) — A mother pleaded not guilty Friday to
charges that she physically and verbally assaulted her 15-monthold daughter during an Alaska Airlines flight from Anchorage,
Alaska, to Honolulu.
Samantha Leialoha Watanabe allegedly cursed at the toddler,
smacked her in the back of the head, pinched her and pulled out
bits of her hair during the May 3 flight. A passenger told the FBI
that Watanabe stuck a wad of cash in the girl’s diaper, according
to a criminal complaint filed by the FBI.
Watanabe didn’t speak during her arraignment Friday in federal court in Honolulu. Her federal public defender, Alexander
Silvert, declined to comment after the hearing. It’s not clear why
Watanabe, who lives in Hawaii, was traveling from Alaska.
A law enforcement officer who was a passenger on the flight
said Watanabe cursed at the child, telling her to shut up, the court
document said. He told the FBI she hit the girl in the face with
a stuffed animal and smacked her on the back of the head so
hard that the child’s head snapped forward. The passenger “also
observed Watanabe pull bits of the child’s hair out and pinch the
child several times while the child was crying,” the document said.
It appeared that Watanabe was under the influence of some type
of central nervous system stimulant, the passenger told the FBI.
As a condition of her release on $10,000 bond, Watanabe must
enter a residential drug treatment program when space is available, the judge said. The trial is scheduled for July. If convicted,
she faces up to a year in jail.
The law enforcement passenger asked the flight crew to confront Watanabe. When flight attendants confronted Watanabe,
she told the child, “No one is hurting you, what’s the matter?”
according to the complaint.
Another passenger told the FBI that “when the child cried, Watanabe began pinching the child then pulled out the child’s hair,” the
complaint said. “Watanabe then held the hair out as if showing it to
the child and threw it on the floor while the child cried.”
Whenever the child tried to touch her mother’s face, Watanabe
slapped her hands and arms, the complaint said.
Police state pressure
cooker in suspicious
DC vehicle destroyed
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bomb squad safely destroyed
a pressure cooker found in an unattended vehicle parked on the
National Mall near the U.S. Capitol and the vehicle’s owner was
found and arrested, a U.S. Capitol Police spokeswoman said.
Police Lt. Kimberly A. Schneider told The Associated Press
that Capitol Police officers on routine patrol spotted the parked,
unoccupied vehicle on a street on the mall west of the Capitol
around 5 p.m. Sunday.
“Further investigation revealed a pressure cooker, and an odor
of gasoline was detected,” Schneider said, adding a Capitol Police
bomb squad was called in because the vehicle was deemed “suspicious in nature.”
Authorities have noted that pressure cookers have been used
in the past to create explosive devices. Three people were killed
and more than 260 others wounded in April 2013 when two pressure-cooker bombs were set off near the finish line of the Boston
Marathon.
Schneider said the bomb squad destroyed “items of concern
in the vehicle including the pressure cooker” Sunday around 7:45
p.m. after temporarily closing off the area on the long Memorial
Day holiday weekend. She did not immediately identify the other
items but said only that “this safe disruption produced a loud bang.”
Schneider also said a follow-up search of the vehicle found
nothing hazardous. Her email said the suspicious vehicle was
investigated during a concert in Washington though it was unclear
how many people were nearby at the time.
The vehicle’s owner was found and identified as Israel Shimeles
of the Washington suburb of Alexandria, Virginia, Schneider said.
Shimeles was arrested and charged with “operating after revocation,” Schneider said. Schneider didn’t elaborate on the charge. It
wasn’t immediately known if he had an attorney.
Schneider also said the city’s Metropolitan Police, U.S. Park
Police, the U.S. Secret Service, the FBI Joint Terrorism Task
Force were assisting Capitol Police.
The FBI did not immediately return a call for comment late
Sunday.
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Samantha Leialoha Watanabe walks outside of federal court in Honolulu on Friday, May 22,
2015. Watanabe pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that she physically and verbally assaulted
her 15-month-old daughter during an Alaska Airlines flight from Anchorage, Alaska, to Hono(Dennis Oda/Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP)
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vaega ua lape ai la’u ta’ita’iga i taumafaiga
uma o lo o tau fai mo le manuia o le ASNOC,
ou te fa’amaualalo atu, ae ou te mana’omia
fo’i la outou fautua mai”, o le saunoaga lea
Langkilde.
Ina ua tatala le avanoa mo saunoaga a’o le i
la’a atu le Komiti mo le filifilia o se Sui Peresetene, na fesiligia ai e Fuimaono le fa’aiuga
na pasia ai suiga o le Fa’avae i le Fonotaga ua
mavae.
Na taua e Fuimaono e fa’apea, e le i
mulimulita’i le Komiti i ana tulafono i le taimi
na pasia ai suiga o le Fa’avae, e le i ausia fo’i le
2/3 o le palota e tatau ai ona fulisia le pasiaina o
suiga i le Fa’avae, peita’i na saunoa Langkilde
ia Fuimaono e fa’apea, ua mae’a ona pasia
le mataupu o lo o ia fesiligia, ma ua sauni le
Komiti mo le palota.
Na fai si si’isi’i o felafolafoaiga i le va o Fuimaono ma le Peresetene, ina ua taumafai mai
Langkilde e fa’amanino le fa’aiuga ua mae’a
ona faia e le Komiti, ae sa fa’aauaua pea ona
finau atu Fuimaono i lona finagalo, e lei umi
ae vaaia loa le tula’i o se tasi o sui o le Komiti
ma tula’i ese ma le Fono, le afioga a Toetagata
Albert Mailo, o le Peresetene o le Asosi Siisii
U’amea Mamafa a Amerika Samoa.
E talitonu le Samoa News, ao lei usuia le
Fonotaga Lautele a le ASNOC i le itula e 5:00
i le afiafi lea, sa i ai se fonotaga fa’apitoa sa
auai ai ni isi o sui mai isi Fa’alapotopotoga o
Taaloga i le atunu’u, sa faia i se fale’aiga i le
itula e 3:00 i le afiafi. E le i talia le Samoa News
i totonu o lea fonotaga fa’apitoa, ina ua fa’ailoa
ane e se sui sa auai e fa’apea, e le feso’ota’i
mataupu o le latou fonotaga ma le mataupu o
le a talanoaina e le ASNOC i le afiafi lava lea,
ae na taua e se sui sa i ai i le fonotaga lea i le
Samoa News e fa’apea, o le latou fonotaga e
fa’atatau lea i suiga o le Faavae lea ua pasia a
le ASNOC, ma ua latou sauni e fa’ailoa i ai lo
latou tete’e.
Na fa’ailoa e Langkilde i le Samoa News ina
ua mae’a le Fonotaga Lautele e fa’apea, o se
tasi o itu na maofa ai lona loto, o le to’atele o i
latou ia sa palota e pasia suiga fou o le Fa’avae
i le latou fonotaga muamua, o lea na toe palota
e toe fa’ataoto suiga o le Fa’avae.
Sa ia fa’amanino atili e fa’apea, o suiga e pei
ona faia, sa fa’avae mai i se fautuaga a le Komiti
Aoao o Ta’aloga a le Olimipeka (IOC), ina ua
maitauina le tele o tausaga e lei toe iloiloina le
Fa’avae a le ASNOC.
Ae na saunoa Fuimaono e fa’apea, pau le itu
o lo o popole i ai isi sui o le Komiti, pe aisea o
le a aveese ai le tofiga taua o le Teutupe ae sui i
le Sui Peresetene, ae o le Teutupe na te vaavaaia
tupe a le Komiti.
Na sa ia taua fo’i e fa’apea, e lei maua e sui
na palota e pasia le Fa’avae le avanoa e fa’aleo
ai o latou lagona e fa’atatau i suiga o le Fa’avae,
peita’i na taua e Langkilde i le Samoa News, e
30 aso na tu’u atu i sui o le Komiti e tu’u atu ai
ni o latou finagalo e tusa ai o suiga o le Fa’avae,
ae to’a laiti sa avatu o latou finagalo.
Ua toe tolopo lenei mataupu seia toe
fa’atulaga se isi aso fono.
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e fa’amagalo Koso ma le mea sa latou faia ma
isi tamaiti o le nu’u ia Keli, lea na mafua ai ona
manu’a o ia ma auina atu ai loa i le falema’i.
O le ali’i o Koso le tagata mulimuli lava o le
aiga na aga’i atu i matua o Keli e fa’alelei ma
fa’atoese i ai, ma, o se vaaiga pito sili lea ona
faigata i tagata uma o le aiga o Keli sa i ai, ina ua
latou vaaia le savali atu o Koso, ma ona loimata
ua lilo ai ona foliga, ma ia savali atu ma to’otuli
i luma o le toeaina o Lapa ma fa’apea atu i ai,
“Papa, ia e fa’amagalo a’u, ua ou sese, ua ou le
fa’alogo, ua ou le alofa ia Keli lo’u uso ....”, na
motu le fa’atoesega a le tamaititi o Koso ao ia
fusi mau pea le toeaina o Lapa i le taimi lea, ona
aapa atu ai loa lea o le toeaina o Lapa ma fa’atu
i luga Koso ma fa’apea atu i ai ana upu, “Keli (e
ui o Koso lea o loo fai i ai lana tala), ou te alofa
ia te oe lo’u atali’i ...”
toe fa’alogoina o le i’a o gaoioi. E le’i umi ae
fa’alogoina e le tama leo o tagata o lo ’o pisa
mai ma e foliga o lo ’o latou taumafai e sasa le
tino o le i’a, ma ina ua manino i le fa’alogo a le
tama gaoioiga a tagata o lo ’o fai, sa ia vala’au
atu loa i ai e fai fai malie o ia o lo ’o i totonu o
le i’a ne’i lavea.
Na mae’a ona galulue tagata i le taumafaiga
lea o se ‘auala a sao mai ai le tama o Alo i fafo,
ma ina ua sau i fafo mai le manava o le i’a, na
ia iloa ai e moni lava ua matua sosofa e le i’a le
‘ele’ele matutu sa tua’oi ai Fusi ma Fausaga ma
ua matua vaeluaina lava. Fai mai le i’uga o le
mau a le atunu’u, na pena e tagata le tino o le i’a
ae tufa, ae o le tama o Alo na toe fo’i i Savai’i
ma lona igoa matai o “I’aulualo” lea na mafua
mai ina ua ia ulu i totonu o le i’a ma mafua ai
loa ona maua lona igoa matai.
samoa news, Tuesday, May 26, 2015 Page 27
Sharon Tukuaoga, $150,000 sikolasipi i le volipolo
tusia: Leua Aiono Frost
I le tasi o lona tausaga
talu ona fanau mai i Amerika
Samoa, sa tu’ua ai e Sharon
Tukuaoga ma ona matua le
atunu’u ae malaga atu e alaala
tumau i Kalefonia, Amerika. O
ona matua o Taukatea Tukuaoga ma Veila Peritania Tukuaoga. E o’o mai i le taimi nei,
ua faailoa mai e Sharon, “Ou
te mitamita o a’u o le teine
Amerika Samoa, ma ou te
fiafia tele e ta’alo i le Volleyball e pei o isi fanau uma a le
atunu’u. Ua fa’amanuiaina ai
fo’i le matou ‘au volipolo a
le a’oga maualuga o lo’o o’u
a’oga ai, San Francisco High
School.”
I lona a’oga ai i lea a’oga, i
lona ulua’i tausaga a amata ai
lava ona ta’alo i le ‘au volipoli
se’ia o’o i lona tausaga fa. O
lea fo’i ua savalia atu fo’i e le i
si ona uso la’ititi ona tulaga vae
i le la’ua a’oga e ala lava i lea
fa’agatama.
I se fa’amatalaga a Sharon i
lona tuputupu a’e, sa amata ana
a’oga i le Visitacion Valley Elementary, ae i le vasega lima, sa
amata ai ona fiafia e koleni ma
ta’alo ai loa fa’atauva i le volipolo. Na soso’o lea ma le si’itia
atu o ana a’oga i le Westborough Middle School ma amata
fa’atetele ai loa le naunau o
Sharon e ta’alo fa’atauva.
I lana vasega 6 na mafai
ai ona ta’alo i le basketball
ma le volleyball, ma ua faifai
tetele le naunau o ia i le volipolo i le tausaga na soso’o ai
ma fa’asolo atu ina ulufale i le
a’oga maualuga i El Camino
High School ma avea ma se
tasi o le au volipolo a le Junior
Varsity mo lea a’oga.
“Ona o le fa’ato’a ou ta’alo
lea i ta’aloga faava o a’oga, sa
mata’ina fo’i le matou sao i le
ta’amilosaga i lena tausaga,
peita’i o le matou ta’aloga
faitaulia ma San Francisco
High School na mata’ina lava,
ma na amata mataituina ai la’u
ta’alo e le fa’atonu o lena ‘au
volipolo, Eric Salazar, ma na
i’u ina latou fa’aulua ai a’u i le
latou ‘au ta’a’alo.”
“O le ali’i faia’oga o le ‘au
lava lea, James Long na amata
loa ona va’ai toto’a i ni mea ou
te mana’omia ae maise lava ala
o feoa’iga mo ta’aloga. Na ou
ulufale i le latou ‘au ma e tolu
lava tausaga soso’o o avea pea
a’u ma totino o lea ‘au: Frisco
Bay 15-1; Frisco Bay 17-1 ma
le Frisco Bay 18-1,” s se talatala lea a Sharon.
I lona avea ma sui totino o
lana ‘au volipolo lea i Frisco,
sa ia fa’ailoa mai, “Sa ou matua
lagona le fiafia e ta’alo ma
feutaga’i ma matou faia’oga
ma le fa’atonu o le matou ‘au,
ae maise lava o i matou na
ta’a’alo fa’atasi, e pei i matou
o se aiga e tasi, loto gatasi fo’i
i matou. O le ala fo’i lea o le
manuia o le taumafaiga ale
matou ‘au, lea na matou maua le
tulaga tolu mai le ta’amilosaga
a le ‘Far Western Qualifier’ e
ausia ai le matou o e ta’a’alo
mo le sailiga o le siamupini e
faia i New Orleans, a’o le’i a’e
le a’oga lea ua fa’amanuia mai
ai a’u ma maua ai la’u sikola-
sipi mai le Volleyball.”
I lona toe tausaga i le a’oga
maualuga, sa fa’afaigata ia te ia
na fa’aauau ana ta’aloga ona o
tulaga fa’aletupe ma le fa’asoa
a le latou aiga.
Na vala’auina o ia e Red
Rock, se tasi Kalapu Volipolo
se’i ona ta’alo fa’ata’ita’i mo i
latou, peita’i, na alofagia lana
taumafaiga lea, ma i’u ina avea
ma totino o le Red Rock ina
ua leai se ‘au Volipolo e toe
fa’aauaua mo le Frisco 18-1
ina ua maua le ali’i faia’oga
James Long i le kanesa.
I le tausaga mulimuli
o Sharon i le a’oga maua-
luga i Frisco High, na matua
fa’amanuiaina ai ina ua leai
ma se tupe na totogia mo ana
ta’aloga fa’atasi ma feoa’iga,
ma ua latou fa’alauiloaina atu
fo’i o ia i le tele o isi Iunivesite
ina ia ulufale i ai e ala i avanoa
mai le lelei o le ta’alo volipolo.
Peita’i, i lana tala, “Ua ou
filifilia lava le a’oga i Henderson State University i
Arkansas. O le fa’afetai e ao
ina fa’ao’o i le susuga le ali’i
faia’oga o le matou ‘au volipolo David Huan, aua o ia lea
sa talanoa ma si ou tina, ma seti
mai ai mea uma fa’asa’o lelei.”
Ina ua taua’aoina lana sikolasipi e $150,000+ e ta’alo
ma a’oga mai i le Henderson
University, sa fa’ailoa mai e
Sharon, “Ou te mua’i fa’afetaia
le Atua i lona alofa mai ia te
a’u ma lo’u aiga e taumafai ae
lima vaivai, o le malosi fo’i ma
le poto, tau ina ia ou maua se
avanoa ou te toe aoga e fa’aaoga
tatau nei fa’amanuiaga uma,
O se va’aiga lea i le ‘au Volipolo a le San Francisco High School lea ua tolu lelei tausaga o lo’o ma aoga e tautua o tatou tagata
auai Sharon Tukuaoga ma ua fa’amanuiaina ai lana taumafaiga mo sana sikolasipi e ala i lana iinei po’o i lo tatou atunu’u
[ata: foa’i Sharon] pele o Amerika Samoa.”
auaunaga i lana ‘au Volley Ball lea. O Sharon lea e numera 3.
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