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e Bluesky management team invited Spe- cial Olympics Amerika Samoa committee chair- person Tafaimamao Tupuola, as well as athletes Sina Falaniko and Hanipale, to accept a $1,000 cash donation at the Bluesky main o ce. e money will assist athletes representing American Samoa to the Special Olympics in Abu Dhabi. “We’re happy to be able to donate and make this contribution. We commend the work of those involved, including the organizers and volunteers, and making it possible for the ath- letes to participate.” said Bluesky customer ser- vice manager Sherry Sele. “On behalf of Special C M Olympics Amerika Samoa, we want to give our Y K biggest gratitude for your donation and helping to send our athletes to represent American Samoa in the Special Olympics in Abu Dhabi.” said Tupuola. Bluesky pledged its donation during the Spe- BLUESKY DONATES $1,000 TO AMERIKA SAMOA SPECIAL OLYMPICS cial Olympics telethon event on April 18. [courtesy photo] Man who allegedly raped 10-year- old girl is not new to the system HE WAS CONVICTED OF SEXUAL ABUSE IN 2011 AND SENTENCED TO 5 YEARS PROBATION by Ausage Fausia bail amount for his client, but he did tell the court Samoa News Reporter that he is deferring his arguments to a later time. A 55-year-old man from Leloaloa was arrested Prosecuting the case is assistant attorney gen- Wednesday afternoon in Nu’uuli after allegedly eral, Woodrow Pengelly. raping and molesting a 10-year-old girl several Felise is facing ten criminal charges, including times. According to court documents, the man is 3 counts of child molestation, one count of rape, alleged to have given the girl money each time 2 counts of sodomy, and 4 counts of fi rst degree after the alleged sexual encounters. sexual abuse — all felonies that carry hefty fi nes Ioakimo Felise, who made his initial appear- and long terms of imprisonment. ance before District Court Judge Fiti Sunia yes- According to the court affi davit, the case was terday morning, is being held on a “no bail” reported to police by two females who saw the status. young girl — followed by an unknown male — Felise’s attorney did not argue to establish a (Continued on page 6)

A look at the winning entry for the 2018 Malo e Congres- C M sional Art Competition, entitled “My Traditional Wear”, sub- Y K mitted by Katie Godinet of Samoana High School. Amata and her sta , in partnership with the AS Dept. of Education and the SOFIAS, judged submissions earlier this month. (See story inside for details.) [photo: courtesy] TALOFA AIR UPDATE is photo taken earlier this week shows a Talofa Airways aircra with two  re ghters in the rear at Faleolo International Airport. e airline’s chief executive o cer, Toleafoa Je rey Hunter has dismissed any claims that one of the plane’s engines had problems or that there was a  re. A local resident, who was a passenger on board the Talofa Airways aircra that day, said the  ight from Apia to Pago Pago returned to Faleolo Airport because smoke was coming out of one of the plane’s engines. e passenger took this photo as well as another photo (published in the Samoa News Apr. 25th online edition) which shows the plane surrounded by  re ghters hosing down what appears to be smoke coming from one of the engines. ere was speculation that the plane’s engine caught  re. Radio New Zealand International (RNZI) quotes Toleafoa as saying that the  ight was from Fagalii Airport to Pago Pago but was diverted to Faleolo a er the pilot noticed an engine issue. He said the right engine was not responding properly to pilot actions and the plane was diverted so the engine could be checked, but the aircra would not slow down a er landing. Responding to Samoa News questions from early this week about the incident, Toleafoa said yesterday via email from Apia, “We did not have engine problems or a  re. ere were 8 passengers on board. We had to evacuate the aircra because of a minor brake  re that started when the airplane stopped.” “Our aircra is grounded for minor repairs from an overheated brake incident we had at Faleolo. All our passengers traveling between the two Samoas for the next couple of days are being accommodated on Samoa Airways,” he continued. “It may take a week or two before we can start service again, as we are awaiting an investigation of the incident and replacement parts for the aircra .” While Toleafoa didn’t elaborate on the “investigation”, RNZI reports that Samoa Civil Aviation Authority has suspended the airline’s services until an expert from New Zealand arrives to investigate the incident. is is the second known incident involving a Talofa Airways aircra , with the  rst one occurring earlier this year in January, when the Twin Commander aircra was taxing down the runway at Pago Pago International Airport and the main landing gear collapsed. Samoa News notes there are many travelers who prefer Talofa Airways for inter Samoa travel due to their  ights taking only about 20 minutes a er the plane is airborne to arrive at either Tafuna or Fagalii. [courtesy photo] Page 2 samoa news, Friday, April 27, 2018 Federal agency says it lost track of 1,475 migrant children Sponsor of a man who Federal offi cials lost track of nearly 1,500 migrant children last year after a government agency placed the minors in the homes of adult sponsors in communities across the country, according to testimony before a Senate subcommittee Thursday. The Health and Human Services Department has a limited assaulted his girlfriend budget to track the welfare of vulnerable unaccompanied minors, and realized that 1,475 children could not be found after making follow-up calls to check on their safety, an agency offi cial said. Federal offi cials came under fi re two years ago after rolling back child protection policies meant for minors fl eeing violence will pay for the crime in Central America. In a follow-up hearing on Thursday, senators COURT SAYS LOCAL IMMIGRATION LAWS ARE IN PLACE said that the agencies had failed to take full responsibility for their care and had delayed crucial reforms needed to keep them from by Ausage Fausia assault, second-degree assault, Court back in 2013. However, falling into the hands of human traffi ckers. Samoa News Reporter felonious restraint, and felony we also understand the need “You are the worst foster parents in the world. You don’t even Acting Associate Justice stealing. But under a plea agree- to protect society from violent know where they are,” said Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp of Elvis P. Patea has ordered the ment Tiaalii pled guilty to people like you.” North Dakota. “We are failing. I don’t think there is any doubt sponsor of a man from Samoa second-degree assault and felo- Patea told Tiaali’i that he about it. And when we fail kids that makes me angry.” who was convicted of assaulting nious restraint, both felonies, cannot take back his actions Since the dramatic surge of border crossings in 2013, the fed- his girlfriend to come forward and the remaining charges were on the day of the incident, and eral government has placed more than 180,000 unaccompanied and fulfi ll his responsibility dismissed. the scars on the body of the minors with parents or other adult sponsors who are expected to under ASG Immigration laws, With his guilty plea, Tiaali’i victim will stay forever. It will care for the children and help them attend school while they seek by paying the defendant’s return admits that on Dec. 12, 2017 also remind her how dangerous legal status in immigration court. airfare to Samoa and restitution he struck the victim’s face on her perpetrator was, Patea An AP investigation found in 2016 that more than two dozen of $1,800.00. the vehicle dashboard multiple continued. unaccompanied children had been sent to homes where they were In delivering the court’s deci- times and he pulled the victim’s For the charge of second- sexually assaulted, starved or forced to work for little or no pay. sion in the case against Karisi hair to avoid her from exiting degree assault, the defen- At the time, many adult sponsors didn’t undergo thorough back- Tiaali’i yesterday morning, the vehicle. dant was sentenced to 5 years ground checks, government offi cials rarely visited homes and in Patea told the government When given the chance imprisonment. For the charge some cases had no idea that sponsors had taken in several unre- attorney that under local immi- to address the court, Tiaali’i of felonious restraint, he was lated children, a possible sign of human traffi cking. gration laws, the sponsor who apologized for his actions and sentenced to 7 years in jail. The Since then, the Health and Human Services Department has requested that the defendant asked for a second chance so sentences will run concurrently. boosted outreach to at-risk children deemed to need extra protec- enter the territory has an obliga- he can return home and care for However, the execution of tion, and last year offered post-placement services to about one- tion to fulfi ll. his sick mother. He said he’s the sentences are suspended and third of unaccompanied minors, according to the Senate Perma- According to a report, which remorseful for what he did to Tiaali’i is placed on probation nent Subcommittee on Investigations. was provided by the Immigra- his girlfriend and he can’t do for 5 years under certain condi- But advocates say it is hard to know how many minors may be tion Offi ce to the court, the anything to take back what has tions that include incarceration in dangerous conditions, in part because some disappear before defendant’s sponsor is a family already happened. for 20 months for second degree social workers can follow up with them and never show up in member identifi ed as Lemapu “While in prison, I realized assault, and 28 months for court. Lemapu. that jail is not a good place for felonious restraint — without From October to December 2017, HHS called 7,635 children Tiaali’i, 25, was initially me to be. I’m remorseful and I any release whatsoever unless charged with fi rst-degree really miss my family and my ordered by the court. (Continued on page 6) children. My dad passed away After serving 12 months, and I did not do much to care Tiaali’i is ordered to depart the for him, and that’s why I’m territory and stay outside its American Samoa Government asking for another chance, so borders for the remainder of his I can go home to care for my probation. He is not to attempt OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT sick mother while she is still to enter the territory in any way. alive, and spend the rest of my He is to be released to the life with my children,” a tearful Probation Offi ce who will be Tiaali’i told the court. responsible for escorting him He added that if given a to the point of departure. While second chance, he would do in jail, Tiaali’i is not to be given INVITATION FOR BIDS his best to correct his wrongs ‘trustee status’. and be a good father, moving He is also ordered to pay forward. $1,800 restitution, which the IFB-048-2018 “I learned a lot from prison court will order his sponsor to Issuance Date: April 25, 2018 Closing Date: May 29, 2018 and now I know that breaking fork out, in addition to Tiaali’i’s the law is not a good choice. I airfare ticket to Samoa. No later than 2:00p.m. (local time) want to change my life and be The government attorney a good member of society, but is ordered to forward a copy 1. INVITATION most importantly, I want to of the court’s judgment to the Sealed bids are invited from qualified firms to provide the “Contruction of the New Fono return to the normal life I used Chief Immigration Offi cer, to to have when I was a young boy, ensure the defendant’s name is Building” located in the village of Fagatogo, Territory of American Samoa. being obedient and loving,” he included in their ‘look out’ list. concluded. 2. RECEIPT & OPENING OF BIDS Tiaali’i’s attorney, deputy Sealed bids will be received by the Chief Procurement Officer, American Samoa Government, public defender Michael White did not add to his client’s state- Tafuna, American Samoa 96799 until 2:00 p.m. (local time), Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at which ment. Prosecutor Christy Dunn time and place the sealed bids will be publicly opened and read. asked the court to give the defendant a probated sentence 3. PRE-BID CONFERENCE to include a short period of detention. A MANDATORY Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on Thursday, May 10, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at the Dunn said the victim’s med- Office of Procurement Conference Room ical bill is $1,800 and the gov- ernment is requesting the court 4. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS to order Tiaali’i to pay a part of the amount as restitution. 5. The American Samoa Government reserves the right not to accept the lowest or any bid. “We know the facts of this case are disturbing and the 6. The American Samoa Government reserves the right to waive any informality in bidding as may attack to the victim by be in the best interest of the American Samoa Government. Mr. Tiaali’i was inten- If you want to comment tional — the injuries were very about our fairness, call severe,” Patea said. Samoa News at 633-5599 “We have considered your background and we’ve noticed that this is your fi rst appearance DR. ORETA MAPU CRICHTON in front of us, despite your fi rst Equal Opportunity Employer / Affirmative Action Chief Procurement Officer PPD conviction in the District samoa news, Friday, April 27, 2018 Page 3 US Citizen Case Update: Samoan Kim Jong Un makes Federation of America Inc. files history, crosses border “friend of the court brief” to meet his rival by Fili Sagapolutele the Equally American statement. GOYANG, South Korea (AP) — With a single step over a Samoa News Correspondent The court on Apr. 20th granted Samoan Fed- weathered, cracked slab of concrete, North Korean leader Kim A California based Samoan organization, eration group’s request to file an Amicus Curiae, Jong Un made history Friday by crossing over the world’s most which is arguing for automatic US citizenship which was done this past Tuesday. heavily armed border to greet South Korean President Moon for persons born in American Samoa, is being The group, which was established in 1969, Jae-in for talks on North Korea’s nuclear weapons. Kim then allowed to file a “friend of the court brief” at noted that it was a plaintiff in the “Tuaua case” invited Moon to cross briefly back into the north with him before the federal court in Salt Lake City, Utah, where — another citizenship complaint filed more than they returned to the southern side. a complaint is pending against the US State two years ago at the federal court in Washington Those small steps must be seen in the context of the last year Department and other federal officials. D.C which was later dismissed. — when the United States, its ally South Korea and the North Last week, the Samoan Federation of America, In the Tuaua case, the federation said it argued seemed at times to be on the verge of nuclear war as the North Inc. asked the court that they be allowed to file an that people born in American Samoa have an unleashed a torrent of weapons tests — but also in light of the “Amicus Curiae” brief, in support of the plain- individual constitutional right to citizenship that long, destructive history of the rival Koreas, who fought one of tiffs — John Fitisemanu, Pale Tuli and Rosavita does not require legislative approval by the US the 20th century’s bloodiest conflicts and even today occupy a Tuli - all born in American Samoa but living Congress or any other elected officials. In the cur- divided peninsula that’s still technically in a state of war. in Utah. Another plaintiff is the Southern Utah rent case, the feds reiterate the same argument. Both leaders smiled broadly Friday as Moon grasped Kim’s Pacific Islander Coalition (SUPIC). “The Samoan Federation believes that recog- hand and led him along a blindingly red carpet into South Korean The plaintiffs’ complaint was filed Mar. 27th nition of citizenship is critical to the political and territory, where school children gave Kim flowers and an honor and three days later, they asked the court for an economic empowerment of American Samoan guard stood at attention for inspection, a military band playing “order granting judgment in their favor”, arguing communities throughout the United States,” the traditional Korean folk songs beloved by both Koreas and the among other things, that because they were born group argued, through its attorneys, in the current South Korean equivalent of “Hail to the Chief.” It’s the first in American Samoa, a US territory, they are enti- Utah case. time a member of the ruling Kim dynasty has crossed over to tled to citizenship under the 14th Amendment, The federation alleges that discriminatory fed- the southern side of the Demilitarized Zone since the Korean War the Citizenship clause — of the US Constitution. eral laws that require American Samoans to natu- ended in 1953. “In the absence of recognition as U.S. citizens, ralize to be recognized as U.S. citizens “create Beyond the carefully choreographed surface, however, it’s still people born in American Samoa are citizens of significant barriers to the political participation not clear whether the leaders can make any progress in closed- nowhere. Our people deserve better,” said federa- of American Samoans living in Utah and other door talks on the nuclear issue, which has bedeviled U.S. and tion president, Loa Pele Faletogo, in a statement states, in effect serving as a poll tax, literacy test, South Korean officials for decades. North Korea’s nuclear and by Equally American, which is leading the plain- voter identification requirement, and felon disen- missile tests last year likely put it on the threshold of becoming a tiffs’ case. franchisement provision all rolled into one.” legitimate nuclear power. North Korea claims it has already risen SUPIC co-founder, Susi Lafaele points out It also claims that “historical record is clear to that level. that thousands of American Samoans living in that this second-class status — non-citizen U.S. Kim’s news agency said that the leader would “open-heart- Utah and other states are denied voting rights national — was motivated by racial animus edly” discuss with Moon “all the issues arising in improving inter- and job opportunities because they are labeled towards the native-born inhabitants of American Korean relations and achieving peace, prosperity and reunifica- with the second-class status of “non-citizen U.S. Samoa and other overseas territories.” tion of the Korean peninsula” in a “historic” summit. national”. “In 2018, federal courts should recognize what The greeting of the two leaders was planned to the last detail. “It’s 2018 – we should no longer have two American Samoa’s leaders understood in 1900: Thousands of journalists were kept in a huge conference center (Continued on page 10) separate classes of Americans,” said Lafaele in (Continued on page 10) Page 4 samoa news, Friday, April 27, 2018 Amata Announces Malofi e Congressional Art Competition winner Washington, D.C. – ington D.C., and join the ban- Monday, April 23, 2018 - Con- quet held for all the winners gresswoman Aumua Amata is across the United States and its pleased to announce the winners territories. Southwest Airlines of the Malofi e Congressional has been a sponsor for the Con- Art Competition. This year’s gressional Art Competition for fi rst place winner is Samoana years and transports the winners High School’s Katie Godinet to and from Washington D.C. with her artwork entitled “My for the celebration for free. Traditional Wear.” The second “I always enjoy seeing a place winner is Da In Myung of touch of home displayed on the South Pacifi c Academy with her wall along the walkway from artwork entitled “My Flag—My my offi ce to the U.S. Capitol,” American Samoa.” Third place continued Congresswoman honors were earned by Trish Amata. “I appreciate the good Buenavista of Fa’asao Marist participation this year, and want High School with her artwork to thank each of the parents and entitled “New Culture.” teachers, and the leadership of The Congresswoman and these fi ne schools. Thank you her offi ce worked in partner- to our generous sponsors for ship with the American Samoa making this opportunity pos- Department of Education and sible, and sharing our commu- the Sosaiete o Fa’afafi ne in nity’s pride in these talented and American Samoa (S.O.F.I.A.S) motivated young people.” to select this year’s winner to Each participant received represent American Samoa. a Malofi e t-shirt, a pencil case The event was held on April 19, compliments of Bluesky, and 2018, at DDW Restaurant in a Congressional Certifi cate DEVELOPMENT BANK OF AMERICAN SAMOA Utulei. from Congresswoman Aumua P. O. BOX 9, Pago Pago A. S. 96799 “It’s such a pleasure to see Amata. The students with a Top Office: (684) 633-4031 Fax: (684) 633-1163. the individuality and expres- 10 art submission received cash Website: www.dbas.as sion in each of these artwork prizes, cases of wahoo, gift cer- submissions,” said Aumua tifi cates sponsored by Happy Amata. “Congratulations to World, and gift cards donated our winners, who each gave us by Neil’s ACE Home Center. excellent art to consider. Thank tCongresswoman Aumua you to every student who par- Amata extends her warmest ATTENTION ALL SECTION 1602 LOW ticipated, and I hope you each fa’afetai to the following busi- enjoyed it as much as we did nesses and individuals who seeing your wonderful efforts.” donated and helped make this INCOME HOUSING PROJECT OWNERS This is the fourth consecutive year’s Congressional Art Com- year the competition has been petition a success: The Development Bank of American Samoa (DBAS) would like to inform all the Section held in American Samoa. Each Southwest Airlines 1602 Low Income Housing Project Owners or Managers that we will be conducting twelve year, all the public and private Ricardo da Rosa of Pacifi c high schools are invited to send Princess (12) mandatory training sessions (ten 1602 project owners or managers per training). entries for the competition. The DDW Restaurant The training is regarding Owner’s Annual Reports, Tenant Applications, Utility Allowance, participating high schools were Island Business Center Income and Rent Limits and also to assist with any questions that you would like to Leone High School, Samoana Tutuila Print Shop understand. High School, Iakina Academy, Blue Sky American Samoa South Pacifi c Academy, Fa’asao Neil’s Ace Home Center All Section 1602 Project Owners should contact Elizabeth Paopao at 633-4031 or visit Marist High School. In all, they Happy World the DBAS Office in Pago Pago to reserve your space in one of the training sessions. It is sent 28 artists to compete. Tuli Fruean and Hawaiian important that you attend these trainings to familiarize with the reports, documents, and Once again, Hawaiian Air- Airlines lines is providing the round- Principals from each forms of Section 1602. The schedule is for the following dates and times: trip ticket for the winner to the involved school, the teachers, Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at the Conference Room at DBAS Building in Pago Pago: nearest airport in the U.S. used parents, and all the participating by Southwest Airlines, so the students. - Training Session at 9am to 10am winner can travel on to Wash- - Training Session at 11am to 12pm - Training Session at 1pm to 2pm - Training Session at 3pm to 4pm

Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at the Conference Room at DBAS Building in Pago Pago:

- Training Session at 9am to 10am - Training Session at 11am to 12pm - Training Session at 1pm to 2pm - Training Session at 3pm to 4pm

Thursday, May 3, 2018 at the Conference Room at DBAS Building in Pago Pago:

- Training Session at 9am to 10am - Training Session at 11am to 12pm - Training Session at 1pm to 2pm - Training Session at 3pm to 4pm

If you have questions, please contact Elizabeth Paopao at DBAS, telephone no. 633-4031 or email her at [email protected]. Congresswoman Aumua Amata with this year’s Malo e Con- gressional Art Competition winner, Samoana High School’s Katie Godinet. [photo: courtesy] samoa news, Friday, April 27, 2018 Page 5 Pacifi c Island News in Brief compiled by Samoa News staff Filipo confi rmed the arrest in response to ques- ANZ ANNOUNCES NEW HEAD FOR tions from the Samoa Observer yesterday. GUAM, AMERICAN SAMOA The charges are in connection to a glass pipe ANZ has announced the appointment of used to smoke methamphetamine or ice that Clarke Schaumann as country head for the Bank’s Police confi scated from the Court compound last American territories presence. week. Schaumann will have regional responsibility Su’a was arrested and charged on Tuesday for Guam and American Samoa. while Matthes was arrested and charged “I am pleased to welcome Clarke to the Pacifi c Wednesday night. leadership team,” Tessa Price, ANZ regional “They are both being charged with posses- executive for the Pacifi c, said in a release. “He sion of utensils and were remanded in custody at is passionate, results-driven and understands the Tafa’igata and will appear in Court on 30 April, dynamics of doing business in diverse settings.” 2018,” said Auapa’au. Clarke’s role means the exit from Guam of “That is all I can say on this matter.” country head John Wade. Auapa’au did not answer questions regarding “I also want to acknowledge our outgoing the allegations. He confi rmed the court offi cers country head, John Wade,” Price said. “Since he are in police custody until next week. took on the role seven years ago, John has devel- (Source: Samoa Observer) oped strong relationships with the regulators and ‘THE ROCK’ ANNOUNCES BIRTH OF Dwayne ‘ e Rock’ Johnson shares  rst photo with his new his commitment and focus has transformed the THIRD DAUGHTER daughter, baby Tiana. [photo: Instagram] business. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is a dad again. “I know John will miss Guam as he seeks his Johnson posted the news on Instagram next opportunity within ANZ.” Monday, paying tribute to his longtime partner, © OSINI FALEATASI INC. RESERVES ALL RIGHTS. Schaumann’s banking career has spanned a Lauren Hashian, and his new baby girl. dba Samoa News is published Monday through Friday, number of markets, including China, Hong Kong “Blessed and proud to bring another strong except for some local and federal holidays. and New Zealand, across both customer-facing girl into this world,” The Rock said. “Tiana Gia Please send correspondences to: OF, dba Samoa News, and head offi ce roles, the bank stated. Johnson came into this world like a force of nature Box 909, Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799. “Clarke is a catalyst for continuous improve- and Mama @laurenhashianoffi cial labored and Telephone at (684) 633-5599 • Fax at (684) 633-4864 ment and I know he will bring energy and enthu- delivered like a true rockstar.” Email advertisements to [email protected] siasm to the role,” Price said. Tiana is the actor’s third daughter, his second Email the newsroom at [email protected] (Source: Guam Daily Post) with Hashian. Normal business hours are Mon. thru Fri. 8am to 5pm. SAMOA COURT OFFICERS ARRESTED The baby girl was born last week, according Permission to reproduce editorial and/or advertisements, AND CHARGED to E!News. in whole or in part, is required. Please address such requests Court Offi cers Mane Jr Su’a and Vili Matthes “Your crazy dad has many responsibilities and to the Publisher at the address provided above. have been arrested and charged. wears many hats in this big ol’ world, but being Please visit samoanews.com for weekend updates. Police Superintendent, Auapa’au Logoitino (Continued on page 11) vvvvvOrigin Energy Flag Day Happy Flag Day SPECIALS! AMERICAN SAMOA SPEND YOUR TAX REFUND APRIL 11th until AT ORIGIN ENERGY- LPGAS EXPERTS 30th, 2018 Talk to us for the OUTDOOR/INDOOR COOKINGS, FAMILY FAALAVELAVE, LARGE GATHERINGS right gas advice LPG 2 BURNER GAS COOKER LPG SINGLE HI PRESSURE WOK Our specialist Auto and gas technicians provide Manual Ignition Was $101 safe, reliable installation w/ reg & hose set NOW $90.90 Was $78 Did you know? NOW $70 When you buy Origin gray tanks, You save money…. 2 BURNER GAS COOKER and get more gas. 2 BURNER GAS COOKER Auto and Manual Ignition incl. reg & hose set Was $44 Was $94 NOW $86.40 NOW $39.60

Happy Flag Day AMERICAN SAMOA CALL into origin energy gas showroom at tafuna industrial park 699-9740 Page 6 samoa news, Friday, April 27, 2018 ➧ Ioakimo Felise… Continued from page 1 running down from a moun- come with him to the dirt road tainous area in Nuuuli. leading up to the mountains in The two females then man- Nu’uuli. aged to flag down a police unit He allegedly told police that that was in the area, and reported when they reached to the top of what they saw, including where the mountain, he raped the girl the young girl was running. before giving her lunch money. Without any delay, the two Felise allegedly told police female cops who responded, the sexual encounters took place made a turn and headed straight 3 times last month and twice to where the young girl was. this month, and every time They placed the minor in the afterwards, he always gave her police unit. money to buy lunch at school. The court affidavit notes that The court affidavit noted the young girl’s body was cov- that during questioning, police ered in dirt; she appeared scared smelled a strong odor of alcohol and was also crying. emitting from Felise’s breath. With the victim secured in Felise is set to appear this the police unit, the two cops morning for a preliminary headed eastbound in an effort examination (PX) in District to locate the alleged perpetrator. Court. While passing a store in Samoa News points out that Nuuuli, police officers observed Felise is a familiar face at the a male walking towards another Fagatogo Marketplace, where store. The victim immediately he sells numbers for the weekly identified the man as the one “Ponesi”. who allegedly raped her in the BACKGROUND mountains. This is not the first time Congresswoman Amata and other members of the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska The suspect, Ioakimo Felise, Felise has appeared in court to was apprehended, cuffed, and face charges of this nature. Native Aairs. [photo: courtesy] transported to the Tafuna Sub- According to Samoa News station for questioning. archives, in November 2011, The little girl told police that Felise was sentenced to 20 she made sexual contact with months imprisonment as a con- AMERICAN SAMOA LEGAL AID, INC. Felise five different times and dition of a five-year probation Letialua Building, Second Floor the alleged acts always took term, after he was convicted of P.O. Box 5984 place after school, at the same first-degree sexual abuse. Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799 location. He was initially charged Telephone: 684-633-3300 • Fax: 684-633-3303 According to her, their first with one count each of child sexual encounter occurred in molestation and deviate sexual the early part of last month. assault; but under a plea agree- EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: The court affidavit notes that ment with the government he the little girl told police every pled guilty to deviate sexual ASLA PARALEGAL time after Felise allegedly raped assault, a class D felony. The American Samoa Legal Aid, Inc.(“ASLA”) is seeking to employ one part-time paralegal on a three her, he would give her money. The victim in that case was year contract for our non-profit law firm that provides free civil legal services to low-income residents of Altogether, she was given a also a 10-year-old girl, who told American Samoa. total of $100.70. police Felise grabbed her and About the Position: She further told police that pulled her under the steps of a ASLA is interested in a part-time paralegal with paralegal experience in serving victims of Domestic she did not want to have sex guesthouse where he proceeded Violence, Sexual Assault, Date Violence, and Stalking cases. with the man but he forced him- to fulfill his sexual desires. self on her and she couldn’t do Felise stopped and fled the Responsibilities: anything to stop him. scene after another man called • Provide paralegal services to victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and Regarding the incident that out to him, according to court stalking. occurred this past Tuesday, documents. • Perform assignments from ASLA’s DOJ Rural Sexual Assault etc. grant-funded Staff Attorney the same day the two females The government’s attorney and Executive Director. flagged down the police unit, at the time recommended that • Comply with U.S. Department of Justice Rural Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating the victim told police she met Felise depart the territory after Violence, Stalking program grant and Legal Services Corporation guidelines. up with Felise at the same spot serving the required jail term. where he allegedly performed However, she said the gov- • Adhere to ASLA Board and Office policies. the same sexual acts on her. ernment was unclear on Felise’s • Articulate ASLA’s mission in the government, nonprofit organizations and the community at When confronted by police, immigration status. large. Felise waived his rights and Samoa News understands a Requirements: agreed to provide both a verbal question concerning his citizen- • Possess Paralegal certification and/or has been employed as a Paralegal at a local or and written statement. ship — whether he was born off-island law firm for at least three years. Felise allegedly echoed the here in the territory or in neigh- • Possess the highest ethical standards. young girl’s statements and boring Samoa — was part of added that he first met the girl the query of the court about his • Familiarity with U.S. Department of Justice Rural Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Stalking in the early part of last month, immigration status. program grant guidelines and Legal Services Corporation regulations is preferable. during which time he told her to • Possess excellent communication skills. Ability to speak and write both in English and Samoan will be favorably considered. • Excellent computer skills. ➧ Federal Agency… • Familiarity with the PIKA case management system is preferable. Continued from page 2 • Value diversity and be culturally competent. the agency had placed with deserve to be treated properly, • Ability to work well together with the Executive Director and staff to fulfill the ASLA mission and sponsors, and found 6,075 of the not abused or trafficked,” said Strategic Plan action goals. children were still living with Portman, who chairs the sub- • Demonstrate a commitment to serve low-income residents. their sponsors, 28 had run away, committee. “This is all about Starting Salary: five had been deported and 52 accountability.” • Depends on experience, salary is $14, 000 per year for part-time paralegal plus generous were living with someone else. Portman began investigating leave benefits. The rest were missing, said after a case in his home state of Steven Wagner, acting assistant Ohio, where eight Guatemalan Applicants: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Deadline for applications is Friday secretary at HHS. teens were placed with human 5/11/17 at 4pm. Interested candidates should provide a current resume with the names and contact Republican Sen. Rob traffickers and forced to work information of three references. Application letter and resume should be submitted electronically Portman gave HHS and the on egg farms under threats of via email in PDF format to ASLA Executive Director Fainu’ulelei L.P.F. Ala’ilima-Utu at the Department of Homeland Secu- death. following email address:[email protected]. rity until Monday to deliver Six people have been con- a time frame for improving victed and sentenced to federal monitoring. prison for their participation ASLA is an equal opportunity employer. “These kids, regardless in the trafficking scheme that of their immigration status, began in 2013. samoa news, Friday, April 27, 2018 Page 7

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LOGISTICS & CONTAINER CONTROL OFFICER • Maintaining updated details on container movements in the container tracking system. • Providing container forecast to principals and ensuring optimum container eet In Pago Pago. • Release of containers to export shippers. • Coordinating with stevedores on M&R to ensure availability of boxes for export shipments. • Tracking and ensuring timely return of import containers from consignees. • Performing detention recoveries by updating data on container movement and inventory in systems.

SALES & MARKETING REPRESENTATIVE • Possessing a detailed knowledge of the market and our client’s needs to make Swire Shipping their partner of choice. • Reviewing sales itinerary weekly and conducting targeted sales calls. • Submitting weekly sales report. • Liaising with overseas agents/principals and follow up on sales leads and cargo projects. For all the above positions, a background in the shipping business would be preferred but may not be required provided the applicant has applicable skills that will cross over into the shipping business. If you have the appropriate skills and quali cations, please send your current resume and cover letter by close of business by Monday, April 30th to: Robert Hardman Country Manager Swire Shipping P.O. Box 5680 Pago Pago | American Samoa 96799 Applicants can also send resume and cover letter via e-mail to: [email protected] Page 8 samoa news, Friday, April 27, 2018 American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division (ABA YLD), and other organizations are organizing to help provide free legal and recovery assistance to people affected by Tropical Storm Gita. A legal assistance hotline (684-633-3301) is avail- able to connect low-income individuals affected by the disaster with local legal aid providers who can help with: • Appealing denials of FEMA applications • Executing powers of attorney and affi davits nec- essary for FEMA/SBA benefi ts; compiled by Samoa News Staff Affairs examined two legislative solutions to localized • Replacement important legal documents CLEAN AUDIT FOR AM SAMOA LEGAL AID concerns, one in Alaska and one on Native American destroyed during the disaster; The American Samoa Legal Aid (ASLA) has lands throughout the country. • Assistance with property insurance claims; announced that it has received a clean or unquali- “Much like American Samoa, other Insular, Indian • Counseling on mortgage-foreclosure problems; fi ed 2017 annual audit opinion from its external and Alaskan areas often have issues that just don’t have and auditor, Deloitte and Touche. a ‘one-size-fi ts-all’ federal law, due to culture, heri- • Counseling on landlord-tenant problems ASLA executive director Fainu’ulelei Ala’ilima- tage, economic or geographic reasons,” said Aumua The hotline hours of operation are 7:30 am to 4:00 Utu acknowledges God’s assistance, the hard work Amata. “Today’s work centered on two bills, one facili- pm local time. Please have your FEMA registration of ASLA staff, accountant May & Associates, and tating land possibilities in Alaska and a policy change and other relevant information when making your call. the tapu’aiga of the ASLA Board of Directors. allowing more commerce on Indian lands. I’m happy Callers needing assistance appealing denials of FEMA “Praise God that ASLA has received a timely, to support my colleagues as they advance these legisla- benefi ts will be matched with a volunteer attorney clean and unqualifi ed opinion from Deloitte and tive solutions.” through the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Touche on ASLA’s annual audit for both fi nancial Specifi cally, the hearing included H.R. 211, intro- Division, American Samoa Legal Aid or local Bar. C M and compliance, for three years in a row: 2017, duced by Congressman Don Young of Alaska, which All other matters will be handled locally by attorneys 2016, and 2015,” Fainu’ulelei said. would authorize the Interior Department to facilitate a from American Samoa Legal Aid, or volunteer attor- Y K “The 2017 annual audit was the hardest of the land exchange with the Chugach people. Also exam- neys residing in American Samoa. three, and at one point I considered delaying it ined was H.R. 5317, introduced by Congresswoman Please be advised that the deadline to register with because ASLA was very busy with helping Cyclone Jaime Herrara Beutler, a policy change revoking an FEMA is May 1, 2018. Survivors have 60 days to Gita victims and doing self-inspection for a much outdated law to allow Indian-owned businesses to pro- appeal denial of benefi ts from FEMA. Contact the larger number of cases for 2017 compared to duce certain alcoholic products on Indian lands and ASLA/DLS hotline (684-633-3301) for assistance or 2016,” he continued. removing an unnecessary competitive disadvantage. visit the Pago Pago offi ce of American Samoa Legal “ASLA’s clean external audits help justify “I often fi nd a kinship among the various island, Aid, located next to the U.S. Department of Interior grantors’ confi dence in ASLA’s ability to manage Indian and Alaskan communities that are both part of National Park Visitor Center, between the hours of 7:30 and account for its fi nances and comply with var- this great country, and like American Samoa desire to am to 4:00 pm. ious regulations. preserve their own special heritage,” continued Con- (Source: ASLA media release) “ASLA’s free civil legal services help American gresswoman Amata. “Routinely, the people of Insular, NEW COUNTRY HEAD APPOINTED FOR Samoa’s low income residents obtain FEMA assis- Indian or Alaskan areas have localized needs arise that AMERICAN TERRITORIES tance, civil protection orders, child custody, child require legislative attention, and this Subcommittee ANZ today announced the appointment of Clarke support, and other benefi ts.” allows the Members most tuned in to these communi- Schaumann as Country Head, American Territories, (Source: ASLA media release) ties to thoroughly examine these issues.” reporting to Tessa Price, Regional Executive for the AMATA SUPPORTS INDIAN, INSULAR AND (Source: Congresswoman Aumua Amata Offi ce, Pacifi c. ALASKA NATIVE AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE Washington D.C.) Mr Schaumann will have regional responsibility for BILLS FREE LEGAL HELP AVAILABLE FOR GITA Guam and American Samoa. Washington, D.C. – Thursday, April 26, 2018 - Con- SURVIVORS IN AM SAMOA Ms Price said: “I am pleased to welcome Clarke to gresswoman Aumua Amata and the Natural Resources Pago Pago, AS - April 25, 2018 – American Samoa the Pacifi c leadership team. He is passionate, results- Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Legal Aid, the American Samoa Bar Association, the (Continued on page 11)

C M Y K samoa news, Friday, April 27, 2018 Page 9 Investigators: DNA from genealogy site caught serial killer SACRAMENTO, Calif. matches the description of Snel- (AP) — More than three ling’s killer, Salazar said, and decades after his trail went the attacker used sophisticated cold, one of California’s most pry tools to gain entrance to prolifi c and elusive serial killers locked homes, just as authori- was caught when investigators ties say DeAngelo did in other matched crime-scene DNA with crimes. genetic material stored by a rel- The culprit also wore a ative on an online genealogical ski mask and eluded capture site, prosecutors said Thursday. because of an apparent deep- Authorities have said the knowledge of police work. DNA tied former police offi cer “He always had a good C M Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, escape route,” Salazar said. to most of the 12 killings he is Farrel Ward, 75, served on Y K accused of committing between the Exeter Police Department 1976 and 1986 as part of the with DeAngelo. Golden State Killer case. Ward called him a “black Investigators also allege sheep,” saying he was quiet and DeAngelo raped more than 50 didn’t fi t in with other offi cers. women during that period. Ward said it’s possible that Authorities declined to name DeAngelo helped with a search the DNA site used to track the in a killing he’s now suspected O le tama’ita’i faia’oga, Miracle Sene, ua vele vao fa’atasi ma lana vasega, fa’ailoa ma fa’asino ia DNA. of committing. i latou tiute e tatau ona faia e tagata e agaga i le fa’amama ma fa’amatago e o le siomaga, Amerika Companies such as Ancestry. Samoa. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost] com and 23andMe charge cus- tomers to use their DNA to pro- duce genetic profi les that deter- mine ethnicity and can identify long-lost relatives, among other services. Both companies said Thursday they weren’t involved in the case against DeAngelo. Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert said investigators surrepti- tiously obtained his DNA last week from discarded material that ended up matching DNA at crime scenes. Police received thousands of tips over the years, but DeAn- gelo’s name had not been on the radar of law enforcement before last week, Schubert said. In other developments Thursday, police in Visalia said DeAngelo is a suspect in the 1975 killing of community col- lege teacher Claude Snelling in the farming community about 40 miles (64 kilometers) south of Fresno. If the link is confi rmed, it would boost the number of vic- tims to 13 in the serial killing case. DeAngelo worked as a police offi cer in nearby Exeter from 1973 to 1976, and police C M in the region believe he also is the Visalia Ransacker, respon- Y K sible for the death of Snelling, who was fatally shot while stop- ping someone from kidnapping his 16-year-old daughter, and about 100 burglaries. Visalia police Chief Jason Salazar said Snelling’s death and the region’s burglaries weren’t part of the tally of crimes authorities released Wednesday in the serial killing case because investigators lacked DNA evidence on those crimes. Salazar said fi ngerprints and shoe tracks will be eyed for matches to DeAngelo. Detec- tives are also looking to see if any items taken during the Visalia burglaries are uncov- ered during the investigation. In addition, DeAngelo Page 10 samoa news, Friday, April 27, 2018 American Samoa ➧ Environmental Kim Jong Un… Protection Continued from page 3 Agency well away from the summit, low, given that past so-called North Korea may also be Supporting efforts to clean our shores ASEPA except for a small group of breakthroughs on North Korea’s looking to use whatever hap- tightly-controlled pool reporters weapons have collapsed pens in the talks with Moon to Release Date: April 23rd, 2018 at the border. Moon stood amid acrimonious charges of set up the Trump summit, which Contact: AS-EPA Water Program at (684) 633-2304 near the Koreas’ dividing line, cheating and bad faith. Skep- it may see as a way to legitimize moving forward the moment tics of engagement have long its declared status as a nuclear The American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency he glimpsed Kim, dressed in said that the North often turns power. (AS-EPA) advises the public that on April 24th, 2018, dark, Mao-style suit, appearing to interminable rounds of diplo- One possible outcome the following recreational beaches tested positive for in front of a building on the macy meant to ease the pain of Friday, aside from a rise in Enterococci bacteria levels that exceed American Samoa northern side. They shook hands sanctions — giving it time to general goodwill between the Water Quality Standards: with the border line between perfect its weapons and win aid countries, could be a proposal them. Moon then invited Kim to for unfulfi lled nuclear promises. for a North Korean freeze of cross into the South, and after he Advocates of engagement its weapons ahead of later did so, Kim invited Moon back say the only way to get a deal denuclearization. Fagasa-Fagalea Laulii into the North. They then took is to do what the Koreas will try Seoul and Washington will Fagatogo Alega Beach a ceremonial photo facing the Friday: Sit down and see what’s be pushing for any freeze to be Utulei Beach Alega Stream Mouth North and then another photo possible. accompanied by rigorous and facing the South. The White House said in unfettered outside inspections Utulei-DDW Beach Fagaitua Two fi fth-grade students a statement that it is “hopeful of the North’s nuclear facili- Nuuuli Pala Lagoon Masefau from the Daesongdong Elemen- that talks will achieve progress ties, since past deals have crum- Leone Pala Masausi tary School, the only South toward a future of peace and bled because of North Korea’s Asili Alofau Korean school within the DMZ, prosperity for the entire Korean unwillingness to open up to greeted the leaders and gave Peninsula. ... (and) looks for- snooping foreigners. Aua Stream Mouth Aoa the Kim fl owers. Kim and ward to continuing robust dis- South Korea, in announcing Afono Moon then saluted an honor cussions in preparation for the Thursday some details of the guard and military band, and planned meeting between Presi- leaders’ meeting, acknowledged Moon introduced Kim to South dent Donald J. Trump and Kim that the most diffi cult sticking Korean government offi cials. Jong Un in the coming weeks.” point between the Koreas has AS-EPA beach advisories inform the public about current water conditions. When a Kim returned the favor with the Moon, a liberal whose elec- been North Korea’s level of beach advisory is issued, it is because water samples indicate that the American Samoa Water Quality Standard for Enterococci has been exceeded. This advisory is in effect North Korean offi cials accom- tion last year ended a decade denuclearization commitment. until further sampling and laboratory analyses indicate that Enterococci concentrations panying him. They then took a of conservative rule in Seoul, Kim has reportedly said that he are within acceptable water quality standards. photo inside the Peace House, will be looking to make some wouldn’t need nuclear weapons The presence of Enterococci in the water indicates contamination by human and/or where the summit was to take headway on the North’s if his government’s secu- animal wastes. Swimming in water with high levels of Enterococci may cause stomach place, in front of a painting of nuclear program in advance of rity could be guaranteed and problems, skin rashes, and ear, eye, and wound infections. To reduce your risk: avoid South Korea’s Bukhan Moun- a planned summit in several external threats were removed. swallowing beach water, be sure to rinse or towel off after a swim, and shower once tain, which towers over the weeks between Kim and U.S. Whatever the Koreas at home. If you are ill, or think you may be ill, AS-EPA advises that you consult a South Korean Blue House pres- President Donald Trump. announce Friday, the spectacle physician before making any water contact in the beaches cited above. idential mansion. Kim, the third member of his of Kim being feted on South Note: AS-EPA monitors the water quality of 44 recreational beaches on Tutuila, the Nuclear weapons will top the family to rule his nation with Korean soil will be something wharf in Aunu’u, and five beaches on Manu’a. Tutuila advisories are issued weekly on Wednesdays. Aunu’u and Manu’a advisories are issued monthly. Advisories are issued agenda, and Friday’s summit absolute power, is eager, both in to behold. when bacteria concentrations exceed levels determined safe for human exposure. will be the clearest sign yet of this meeting and in the Trump Kim and Moon will be Should you have any questions, please contact the AS-EPA Water Program at 633-2304. whether it’s possible to peace- talks, to talk about the nearly enjoying each other’s company fully negotiate those weapons 30,000 heavily armed U.S. in the jointly controlled village away from a country that troops stationed in South Korea of Panmunjom near the spot has spent decades doggedly and the lack of a formal peace where a defecting North Korean ➧ US Citizens case… building its bombs despite crip- treaty ending the Korea War soldier recently fl ed south in Continued from page 10 pling sanctions and near-con- — two factors, the North says, a hail of bullets fi red by his stant international opprobrium. that make nuclear weapons former comrades. so long as the U.S. fl ag fl ies of self-determination for Amer- Expectations are generally necessary. over American Samoa, every ican Samoan people to decide is person born in American Samoa whether or not to be a part of the has a right to be recognized as United States, a question that a U.S. citizen,” according to the continues to be answered in the federation’s brief containing affi rmative. more than 200 pages of docu- “So long as the United States ments including exhibits. fl ag fl ies over American Samoa, As far as local concerns over the U.S. Constitution provides the impact of citizenship on an individual right to be rec- lands and titles, and the increase ognized as a citizen that is not of federal jurisdiction over such subject to the views of elected issue, the federation said these offi cials,” it says, adding that are “misplaced” concerns. concerns over land and cultural The federation outlined in traditions are “separate and its motion the long history — apart from whether American going back to 1900 — of Amer- Samoans are recognized as citi- ican Samoan support for recog- zens or non-citizen nationals. nition as U.S. citizens. CONCLUSION But despite this history, the “In 1900, American Samoa’s federation said “elected offi cials leaders believed that by trans- in American Samoa today have ferring sovereignty to the opposed recognizing citizen- United States, they would have ship as a right for people born a right to be recognized as U.S. in American Samoa, arguing citizens,” the federation said. instead that citizenship should “They were right then, and they be a privilege subject to con- remain right today.” gressional approval.” By granting the plaintiffs’ (This was the argument by motion for summary judgment, ASG and Congresswoman “this Court would grant Amer- Aumua Amata in the Tuaua ican Samoans the long-overdue case.) recognition that they are the “But these elected offi cials’ equals of all others born within concerns that birthright citizen- the United States, as the Four- ship presents a threat to Amer- teenth Amendment requires,” it ican Samoan self-determination says. In this image taken from video provided by Korea Broadcasting System Friday, April 27, 2018, or cultural preservation are mis- The US State Department North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, le , crosses the border into South Korea, along with South placed,” the federation argues. has been given until June to Korean President Moon Jae-in for their historic face-to-face talks, in Panmunjom. eir discussions Furthermore, the question respond to the complaint. will be expected to focus on whether the North can be persuaded to give up its nuclear bombs. (Korea Broadcasting System via AP) samoa news, Friday, April 27, 2018 Page 11 ➧ Pacifi c Briefs… Continued from page 11 your dad will always be the The Pacifi c climate warriors one I’m most proud to wear,” are in Samoa for their Pacifi c Johnson said. fossil free gathering. (Source: Hawaii News Now) All around the world, dif- TONGA DROPS IN PRESS ferent communities and groups FREEDOM RANKINGS that come under the umbrella of Tonga has dropped two 350.org come together to have places in this year’s interna- their own fossil free gathering. tional press freedom rankings According to Samoa’s from Reporters Sans Frontiers. Pacifi c Climate Warrior, Bri- Kaniva News reports Tonga anna Fruean, this retreat is the is now listed as 51 out of 180 fi rst time they’ve had a regional countries. gathering in Samoa. RSF said the re-election of “Normally we will meet Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pohi- up in Fiji but the team here in va’s party in 2017 was accom- Samoa did a real push that we panied by growing tension share it amongst the countries,” between the government and said Brianna. journalists. “Having it here in Samoa is Pohiva has had a tempes- very special because our past tuous relationship with the leader was also Samoan. It also kingdom’s media and his con- showed that Fiji is passing the stant clashes with the state- baton to Samoa and gives team owned Tongan Broadcasting Samoa an opportunity to step Commission have drawn par- up.” ticular attention. Pacifi c Climate Warrior, Last year the International Fenton Lutunatabua, of Fiji, Federation of Journalists told the Samoa Observer the expressed concern at reports focus for this gathering was that news editor Laumanu mainly about growing their col- Petelo and news manager Viola lective, as well as deciding what Ulakai were moved from their their next move entailed. positions in the newsroom Lutunatabua’s journey with after clashing with the Prime the Pacifi c Climate warriors Minister. began in 2013 when he met The TBC’s board chair and other global youth leaders like the general manager have also Brianna at a global climate event been removed in recent times in Instanbul. “When we met, we while Pohiva described the state realized that the story told about broadcaster as “an enemy of the Pacifi c Islands in the climate Director Steven Spielberg, le , and actors Liam Neeson and Ben Kingsley, right, attend the government” at one stage. discourse was inauthentic to “Schindler’s List” 25th anniversary screening during the Tribeca Film Festival at Beacon eatre on Tonga’s ranking still places them,” said Lutunatabua. ursday, April 26, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP) it ahead of the two other Pacifi c The fossil free retreat took nations listed by the RSF. Papua place at Rita’s Lodge in Lotopa. New Guinea has dropped two It started on Monday and was places to 53rd and Fiji has risen attended by representatives by 10 places to 57th. from 14 Pacifi c countries who American Samoa Government (Source: RNZI) are part of the climate organiza- OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT ‘CLIMATE WARRIORS’ tion, 350.org GATHER IN SAMOA (Source: Samoa Observer)

➧ Community Briefs… INVITATION FOR BIDS Continued from page 11 IFB 049-2018 driven and understands the “I also want to acknowledge Issuance Date: April 27, 2018 Closing Date: May 11, 2018 dynamics of doing business in our outgoing Country Head, diverse settings. John Wade. Since he took on No later than 2:00p.m. (local time) Mr Schaumann’s banking the role seven years ago, John 1. INVITATION career has spanned a number of has developed strong relation- markets, including China and ships with the regulators and Sealed bids are invited from qualified firms to provide the “Fagasa Early Childhood Hong Kong and New Zealand, his commitment and focus has Education (ECE) Building Renovations & Repairs and Contruction of a Shaded Play across both customer-facing transformed the business. Court Structure Rebid” located in the village of Fagasa, Territory of American Samoa. and head offi ce roles. “I know John will miss “Clarke is a catalyst for Guam as he seeks his next 2. RECEIPT & OPENING OF BIDS continuous improvement and I opportunity within ANZ,” said Sealed bids will be received by the Chief Procurement Officer, American Samoa Government, know he will bring energy and Ms Price. enthusiasm to the role,” said Ms (Source: Media release ANZ Tafuna, American Samoa 96799 until 2:00 p.m. (local time), Friday, May 11, 2018 at which Price. Bank) time and place the sealed bids will be publicly opened and read. 3. PRE-BID CONFERENCE A MANDATORY Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on Friday, May 4, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at the Office of Procurement Conference Room. Bids will not be accepted from bidders who are not present at the Pre-Bid Conference. 4. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS 5. Electronic copies of contract documents, including Plans and Specifications may be examined or obtained at the Office of Procurement free of charge. 6. The American Samoa Government reserves the right not to accept the lowest or any bid. 7. The American Samoa Government reserves the right to waive any informality in bidding as may be in the best interest of the American Samoa Government.

DR. ORETA MAPU CRICHTON We’re here for you! • 633-5599 Equal Opportunity Employer / Affirmative Action Chief Procurement Officer Page 12 samoa news, Friday, April 27, 2018 ‘The real Bill Cosby’: Comedian convicted of sexual assault NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) tainer who broke racial barriers are believed.” — After decades of whispers, in Hollywood on his way to The district attorney became lawsuits, investigations and TV superstardom as sweater- teary-eyed as he commended close calls — and a multitude of wearing, wisdom-dispensing Constand for what he said was women who lost hope anyone Dr. Cliff Huxtable. courage in coming forward. As would ever believe their word It was the only criminal case Constand stood silently behind against that of America’s Dad to arise from a barrage of allega- him, Steele apologized to her — Bill Cosby could be headed tions from more than 60 women for a previous DA’s decision in to prison at age 80 for the who said Cosby drugged and 2005 not to charge Cosby. remainder of his life. molested them over fi ve decades Cosby “was a man who had The comedian was con- but whose stories were often evaded this moment for far too victed Thursday of drugging disbelieved or ignored years long,” Steele said. “He used his and molesting Temple Univer- before #MeToo put a spotlight celebrity, he used his wealth, he sity employee Andrea Constand on sexual misconduct by pow- used his network of supporters at his suburban Philadelphia erful men. to help him conceal his crimes.” mansion 14 years ago in a ver- The jury of seven men and He added: “Now, we really dict women’s advocates called fi ve women deliberated 14 know today who was really a turning point in the #MeToo hours over two days before con- behind that act, who the real movement that proved what victing Cosby of violating Con- Bill Cosby was.” Cosby’s accusers had been stand in 2004. Cosby was convicted of three saying all along — his nice-guy Constand, a 45-year-old counts of aggravated indecent image was a sham. Temple University women’s assault, each carrying a standard Lili Bernard, who said Cosby basketball administrator, said sentence of fi ve to 10 years in sexually assaulted her before Cosby knocked her out with prison. The counts are likely to giving her a one-time role on three blue pills he called “your be merged for sentencing pur- “The Cosby Show” in 1992, friends” and then penetrated poses, but given Cosby’s age became so emotional in the her with his fi ngers as she lay even a modest term could mean courtroom gallery that she acci- immobilized, unable to resist he will die behind bars. dentally banged her forehead on or say no. Cosby claimed the The fallout from the verdict the bench in front of her. encounter was consensual, was immediate: Bounce, a TV “I’m overcome with grati- saying he gave her the cold and network that caters to black tude,” Bernard, sobbing, said allergy medicine Benadryl to viewers, announced it would outside the courthouse. “I feel relax. drop reruns of “The Cosby like I have to pinch myself. Am Cosby stared straight ahead Show.” And Carnegie Mellon Actor and comedian Bill Cosby departs the courthouse a er he I awake? It’s a miracle.” as the verdict was read but University, in Pittsburgh, was found guilty in his sexual assault retrial, ursday, April, 26, The verdict, in the fi rst big moments later lashed out loudly revoked an honorary degree 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. celebrity trial of the #MeToo at District Attorney Kevin Steele awarded in 2007. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) era, sealed the spectacular late- after the prosecutor demanded Since Cosby’s fi rst trial, the in-life downfall of an enter- Cosby be sent immediately to #MeToo movement has taken jail. Steele told the judge Cosby down powerful men in rapid has an airplane and might fl ee. succession, among them Harvey Cosby angrily denied he has Weinstein, Matt Lauer, Kevin a plane and called Steele an Spacey and Sen. Al Franken. “a--hole,” shouting, “I’m sick During closing arguments, Cos- of him!” by’s lawyers slammed #MeToo, Judge Steven O’Neill calling Cosby its victim and decided Cosby can remain free likening it to a witch hunt or a on $1 million bail while he lynching. awaits sentencing but restricted Cosby’s new defense team, him to Montgomery County, led by Mesereau, the celebrity where his home is. No sen- attorney who won an acquittal tencing date was set. for Michael Jackson on child- Cosby waved to the crowd molestation charges, launched outside the courthouse, got into a ferocious attack on Constand an SUV and left without saying during the trial, calling her a anything. His lawyer Tom “con artist” and “pathological Mesereau declared “the fi ght liar” who framed Cosby to get is not over” and said he will rich. appeal. The star witness for the Shrieks erupted in the defense was Marguerite courtroom when the verdict Jackson, a Temple employee How about an ad was announced, and some of who testifi ed that Constand once Cosby’s accusers whimpered spoke of setting up a prominent and cried. 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In The High Court In The High Court of American Samoa of American Samoa 3 key agenda items at closely TRIAL DIVISION TRIAL DIVISION HCCA NO. 17-2018 HCPR NO. 14-2018 FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK LTD., NEW YORK BRANCH, as Security Trustee, Plaintiff In the Matter of the Estate of V. watched Korea summit talks AMERICAN EXPRESS, OFFICIAL NUMBER 1209513, HER BOIL- TAGIPO MATILA ERS, ENGINES, MACHINERY, MOTORS, MASTS, ETC. IN REM; AND AMERICAN ENTERPRISE FISHING LLC, A FLORIDA Decedent GOYANG, South Korea of the U.S. soldiers in South mand on the other. Still, the two LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, IN PERSONAM, (AP) — Friday’s summit Korea as a condition for his Korean leaders can discuss the Defendants BY: PETTI MATILA between the leaders of the country’s disarmament. topic. HCCA No. 12--2018 Petitioner rival Koreas won’t be entirely Kim plans to have a separate North Korea has long sought IN ADMIRALITY focused on North Korea’s summit meeting with U.S. Pres- a peace treaty with the United NOTICE TO ALL POTENTIAL LIEN CLAIMANTS NOTICE TO HEARING OF ARREST OF VESSEL AMERICAN nuclear weapons, though they ident Donald Trump in May or States. It says it needs nuclear ENTERPRISE, OFFICIAL NO. 1209513 will certainly top the agenda early June. weapons to cope with what it PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Petition for after the recent rapid progress Some analysts say Kim and calls U.S. military threats. The TO: ALL INTERESTED PARTIES Letters of Administration has been filed in North Korea has made. The Moon could end up agreeing signing of a peace treaty could In accordance with Rule C of the High Court of the High Court of American Samoa, Trial meeting is a rare opportunity on “a comprehensive, complete eventually lead to North Korea American Samoa Supplemental rules for Certain Division, Territory of American Samoa, by Admiralty and Maritime Claims (“Supplemental Rule for the two men to discuss other denuclearization of the Korean and the U.S. establishing dip- C”), notice is hereby given of the arrest of the Vessel Petti Matila, for the Estate of Tagipo Tau- thorny issues at the highest Peninsula” so they could keep lomatic relations and opening AMERICAN ENTERPRISE, Official No. 1209513 (the iliili, Decedent, who died on February 24, level. up momentum for dialogue embassies in each other’s capi- “Vessel”), her boilers, engines, machinery, motors, 2014, in American Samoa. A hearing on Here’s a look at the expected until the more important Kim- tals, but analysts say it could masts, anchors, chains, skiffs, tackle, and all other the Petition will be held on May 3, 2018, at agenda between North Korean Trump talks. also provide the North with necessaries in accordance with a Warrant of Arrest 9:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as counsel leader Kim Jong Un and South PERMANENT PEACE grounds to call for the with- of Vessel American Enterprise, Official No. 1209513, may be heard, before the Trial Division Korean President Moon Jae-in. The Korean Peninsula is one drawal of the U.S. troops in issued on March 20, 2018. of the High Court of American Samoa, at DENUCLEARIZATION of the most volatile areas on South Korea. Pursuant to Supplemental Rule C, any person having the Courthouse in Fagatogo, American The success of the summit Earth, with hundreds of thou- After their second summit a claim against the Vessel and/or property shall file a Samoa. All interested may appear before largely depends on negotiations sands of combat-ready soldiers in 2007, the Koreas agreed claim with the Court not later than ten (10) days after the Court on said date to respond to this process has been effected, and shall file an answer Petition. centered on the North’s commit- from the two Koreas deployed to pursue peace and end their within twenty (20) days from the date of filing their ment to nuclear disarmament. along the mine-strewn border. standoff, but they failed to forge claim. Dated: March 15, 2018 North Korea has previously That’s largely because the armi- a genuine detente because of the Dated: April 23, 2018 argued that it can disarm only stice that ended the 1950-53 North’s nuclear program. ELVIS R. PILA PATEA CLERK OF COURTS when the United States with- Korean War has yet to be IMPROVING TIES Acting Associate Judge draws its 28,500 troops from replaced with a peace treaty. The two leaders will also Published: 04/25/18-05/15/18 Published: 04/27 & 04/30/18 South Korea and allows an Moon recently said the two likely discuss how to mend ties inspection of U.S. military bases Koreas should formally agree strained during nearly a decade in the South that North Korea to stop the war and sign a peace of conservative rule in South alleges hide nuclear weapons. treaty, days after Trump gave Korea before Moon took office LOOKING FOR A TECHNICIAN TO Despite skepticism about his “blessing” for them to dis- last May. INSTALL SECURITY CAMERAS Kim’s sincerity, this is the first cuss an end of the war. All cooperation projects time he has offered to negotiate But South Korea wasn’t a initiated after the two previous AT MY HOUSE! over his nuclear weapons since signatory to the 1953 cease- summits, in 2000 and 2007, taking office in late 2011. Moon fire arranged by North Korea were stalled as two back-to- Looking for a technician to install 4 security says Kim this time has not spe- and China on one hand and back South Korean conserva- cameras at my house. Talk to me if you’re cifically demanded the pullout the American-led U.N. Com- tive presidents took a harder line interested at 731-1215

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second from le, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, le, inspect a guard of honor during a welcome ceremony at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone Friday, April 27, 2018. Kim made history Friday by crossing over the world’s most heavily armed border to greet his rival, Moon, for talks on North Korea’s nuclear weapons. (Korea Summit Press Pool via AP) Page 14 samoa news, Friday, April 27, 2018

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President Donald Trump said Daniels to invalidate the non- client privilege in communica- Thursday that personal attorney disclosure deal. There’s also a tions with Cohen. The judge Must have Certificate. Michael Cohen handles very criminal investigation of Cohen gave prosecutors time to review Please call 699-0299. little of his legal work, but did in New York, which prompted the motion after Assistant U.S. represent him in the “crazy the recent FBI raid. Attorney Thomas McKay Stormy Daniels deal,” a rare Trump has previously denied told her that so far there was presidential public reference to any knowledge of the payment. “really no evidence” that Cohen the porn star who claims she The White House has consis- received privileged information had sex with the president in tently denied the affair. about Daniels. 2 lives converge on 2006. While Trump may have Trump’s comment that Prosecutors in New York increased the chances that his Cohen represented him in the quickly claimed Trump’s early- communications with Cohen on Daniels matter seemed poten- a dark road in Maine morning comments buttress the subject of Daniels are sub- tially at odds with his past their arguments that not much of ject to attorney-client privilege denial of knowledge about the the material that the FBI seized by acknowledging that he was payment. from Cohen’s home, office and being represented by Cohen on Avenatti tweeted that Trump with deadly results hotel should be protected by the matter, he may also have and Cohen “previously repre- NORRIDGEWOCK, Maine (AP) — Cpl. Gene Cole was attorney-client privilege. Within undermined arguments that sented to the American people a musician, TV repairman and father. People appreciated his two hours of Trump’s inter- large quantities of other seized that Mr. Cohen acted on his own respectful manner and ability to defuse a volatile situation. At 62, view, the prosecutors submitted materials are subject to the and Mr. Trump knew nothing the sheriff’s deputy was nearing retirement. papers in court citing Trump’s privilege by claiming Cohen about the agreement with my John Williams is a former high school class officer whose life comments. handled little of his legal work. client, the $130k payment, etc. spiraled downward because of drugs, according to friends. Trump’s remarks prompted Either way, said trial attorney As I predicted, that has now The lives of the two men intersected with deadly results on a fresh questions about his rela- Joseph Cammarata, he would been shown to be completely darkened road early Wednesday in Norridgewock, Maine, a place tionship with Cohen in the tangle be better off speaking less. false.” where Cole routinely patrolled for more than a decade. of legal dealings involving the “The more you say, the more Trump’s anger over the case Cole became the first law enforcement officer to be killed in president, his legal fixer and you have an opportunity to be has increased in recent weeks the line of duty in nearly 30 years in Maine, leaving the com- the porn star. And they served cross-examined on it,” said as the legal pressure on Cohen munity of 3,500 stunned. His former colleagues at the Somerset as just the latest demonstration Cammarata, who represented mounts. While the president is County Sheriff’s Office say Williams killed him, stole his cruiser of the potential legal risks for Paula Jones in her sexual harass- said to be increasingly worried and robbed a convenience store. They’ve been searching for him Trump when he makes off-the- ment suit against President Bill about the materials seized in the since Cole’s death early Wednesday. cuff statements about the case in Clinton. “You can’t get hurt by raid and whether Cohen would Sheriff Dale Lancaster urged Williams on Thursday to come interviews and on Twitter. words you don’t speak.” consider cooperating with pros- out of hiding, and the FBI offered $20,000 for information In a call-in interview with Judge Kimba Wood ecutors, he insisted Thursday leading to his arrest as dozens of heavily armed officers continued “Fox & Friends,” Trump spoke said Thursday that she was that the probe was related to searching for him. about his relationship with appointing a former Manhattan Cohen’s business and said “I’ve “If John Williams is hearing this, I want you to turn yourself in. Cohen, saying the lawyer han- federal judge to help determine been told I’m not involved.” Please surrender peacefully,” he said. dles “a tiny, tiny little fraction” what materials seized in the FBI Avenatti told the AP on It’s unclear what happened on that road. Police haven’t said. of his legal work, then added: raids are subject to attorney- Thursday, “This is going to add Maybe it was tied to an impending court date on weapons charges. “like with this crazy Stormy client privilege. The judge considerable momentum to our Possibly the arrest of his girlfriend over the weekend. No one Daniels deal he represented noted that the government and effort to depose the president seems to know. me. And, you know, from what Cohen’s lawyers agreed that a and place him under oath in an Residents remained on edge as more than 175 officers from I see he did absolutely nothing “special master” was the best effort to discover which version multiple agencies, including the FBI, patrolled the area. wrong. There were no campaign way to determine which mate- of the facts is accurate.” Many were in mourning, as well. Cole was a resident of Nor- funds going into this which rials should or shouldn’t be off- Cohen is also dealing with ridgewock and was familiar with the ball field, Oosoola Park and would have been a problem.” limits to federal investigators. a civil case filed by Daniels, the local businesses. Cohen paid Daniels, whose Michael Avenatti, Daniels’ who is seeking to invalidate the “Cole was one of our own. He kept a watchful and considerate legal name is Stephanie Clif- attorney, asked the court for confidentiality agreement she eye on our town,” Town Manager Richard LaBelle said. ford, $130,000 days before the permission to be part of the signed before the election. He Friends said Cole had four children, one of whom also joined 2016 election in exchange for case to determine if there are said Wednesday that he would the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department. He was a talented her silence about an alleged any materials showing that assert his constitutional right musician who used to play in a band before starting a TV repair sexual encounter with Trump. Daniels’ previous lawyer, who against self-incrimination in business. He now faces a series of legal negotiated her confidentiality that case. samoa news, Friday, April 27, 2018 Page 15 Trump pledges hands off Russia probe, may change my mind’ WASHINGTON (AP) that Trump told him he did not — President Donald Trump spend the night in Moscow insisted Thursday he “won’t during his 2013 trip to attend be involved” in any attempt to the Miss Universe pageant. interfere with the investigation “He said I didn’t stay there a into Russian election meddling night. Of course I stayed there,” — unless he changes his mind Trump said. — as a Senate panel moved “I stayed there a very short to safeguard special counsel period of time but of course I Robert Mueller from any stayed.” attempt to fire him. Comey last year created Trump also laced into James a series of contemporaneous Comey, the FBI director he fired memos — some classified, last year, accusing him of lying some not — to document his about Trump’s trip to Moscow interactions with Trump. in 2013 that has received fresh He wrote in the memos scrutiny. that Trump repeatedly brought The GOP-led Senate Judi- up allegations contained in From le, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, ciary Committee approved the an unverified document that R-Iowa, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the ranking member, confer before considering a bipar- Mueller-protection measure explored ties between Trump’s tisan bill to protect the special counsel from being red, on Capitol Hill in Washington, ursday, just hours after Trump, in a orbit and Russia. April 26, 2018. ey voted 14 to 7 to send the Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act to the television interview, blasted the Among the most salacious full Senate, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has insisted he will not hold a full Senate U.S. Justice Department, which details was a report that Trump vote on the legislation which would seek expedited judicial review of a ring. oversees the special counsel’s consorted with prostitutes over- (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) investigation. night on that trip, a claim Trump “I am very disappointed in has denied. Comey wrote in the my Justice Department. memos that Trump told him that But because of the fact that he’d never stayed the night in it’s going on, and I think you’ll Moscow. FINANCE AND understand this, I have decided Flight records and social that I won’t be involved,” the media posts from that week president said in a telephone indicate that Trump did spend ADMINISTRATION MANAGER interview with “Fox & Friends.” at least one night in Russia. But then he added: “I may Comey said on a CNN pro- ASCO MOTORS – AMERICAN SAMOA change my mind at some point, gram that aired Wednesday — because what’s going on is a watched by Trump — that he Asco Motors is a subsidiary of Toyota Tsusho South Pacific Holdings and is the only authorized dealer disgrace.” was always concerned when and distributor of Toyota and Yamaha in the South Pacific. When you join Asco Motors, you will become The Mueller legislation someone lied to the FBI, par- part of a global company that promotes a family friendly environment and seeks to achieve world- approved by the Senate panel ticularly if it was about some- may be largely symbolic, since thing that an agent never asked class standards in all areas of our business. Asco Motors markets quality products and services with Majority Leader Mitch McCon- about, as he said was the case franchises that include Toyota, Yamaha, Bridgestone, Kobe, Massey Ferguson and Avis. nell has said he won’t bring it with Trump. The Position up for a full Senate vote. “It tends to reflect conscious- The Finance and Administration Manager is responsible for daily Finance and Administration functions But it shows there are limits ness of guilt as we would say in of the company, ensures effective and timely reporting to the Head Office in (Australia) and to local to Republican support for law enforcement,” Comey said. statutory bodies. As the Finance & Administration Manager you would be required to coordinate and Trump when it comes to the He added: prepare the annual budget for the company and perform reviews on a monthly basis. The position is president’s attacks on the spe- “If they bring things up you cial counsel’s probe. didn’t ask about, and if they based in American Samoa and reports directly to the country Chief Executive Officer. Four Republicans joined bring it up and make a false The successful candidate will: Democrats in a 14-7 committee statement about it, that’s — it’s • Manage the company’s fully integrated accounting system vote to approve the measure.ASCO MOTORSnot definitive, (c/-TTSPH) but it certainly Nearly all GOP senatorsPO Box say 129, makes Pago Pagoyou 96799very concerned • Report monthly and annually on the company’s financial performance Trump shouldn’t fireemail: Mueller. [email protected] about what might be going on • Meet all statutory requirements and ensuring compliance to established company policies And Republicans who support there.” • Coordinate the preparation of the Strategic Plan, budgets and forecasts the legislation say it’s necessary Trump denied having that • Cash flow management for the business to guard against presidential conversation with Comey. • Manage internal control procedures in line with company policy to protect financial assets and interference by giving Congress “You look at the corruption more oversight power. at the top of the FBI. It’s a dis- secure all systems, records, documents, cash and general office records “While my constitutional grace,” Trump said. • Oversee Payroll and Personnel administration procedures concerns remain, I believe this “And our Justice Depart- Preferred applicants will have: bill should be considered by the ment, which I try and stay full Senate,” said Sen. Chuck away from, but at some point I • Tertiary qualification in Finance and Accounting Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of won’t.” • Minimum 5 years’ experience in a senior role and similar position the committee, adding to pres- He also suggested Comey • Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite of applications and computerised accounting and sure on McConnell. leaked classified information in business systems Trump has increased his the memos. • Demonstrated management, leadership and planning capabilities criticism of the Russia inves- Comey has denied that alle- • Excellent written and verbal communication skills tigation since the FBI’s raids gation. He has acknowledged on the office and hotel room that the Justice Department’s • Proven ability to successfully manage a finance team. being used by Michael Cohen, a inspector general, who has been THE COMPANY Trump personal attorney who is investigating FBI actions during under federal criminal investi- the Hillary Clinton email probe, ASCO MOTORS is the automotive market leader in the region. Asco Motors are the dealer/ gation in New York for unspeci- was examining whether Comey distributor of franchises that includes Toyota, Yamaha and is a quality-focused international fied business dealings. complied with FBI policy in organization that works to high standards of customer satisfaction. Trump again called the how he produced and stored the THE PACKAGE investigation “a witch hunt” memos. and insisted there was “no col- He said that inquiry is not An attractive salary package will be offered, which includes an annual performance bonus. lusion” with Russia. Much of looking at whether he mis- APPLY TODAY his vitriol in his TV remarks handled classified information, Qualified applicants should submit their application with resume by 11th May to: was directed at Comey. “because that’s frivolous.” He laced into the former FBI “The bottom line is, I see no director as “a leaker” and “a credible claim by any serious liar.” person that that violated the ASCO MOTORS (c/-TTSPH) He disputed Comey’s claim law,” he said on CNN. email: [email protected] Page 16 samoa news, Friday, April 27, 2018

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C M Y K fa’asaina tusia Ausage Fausia Carter i se fa’asalaga A o feutana’i ai loia ma fa’anofovaavaaia, e aunoa ma afi oga i Fa’amasino i se le toe tuuina atu o se taimi na te fa’asalaga talafeagai mo le ali’i tuliina i le falepuipui. Sa ia talo- o Yuseff Carter, lea ua ta’usala saga fo’i ina ia fa’ataga o ia ona i le mataupu na aumai fa’anana auai i ni aoaoga fa’a faufautua e ai fualaau oona o le aisa mai fesoasoani ai i le fa’afi tauli o le le Falemeli i le aso 13 Oke- tagofi a o fualaau fa’asaina o lo topa 2016, na saunoa ai loa le o a’afi a ai o ia. afi oga i le ali’i Fa’amasino Sili Na faailoa atili e White i le ia Michael Kruse e fa’apea, na fa’amasinoga e fa’apea, e ui e pau le ituaiga fa’asalaga o lo o le o i ai ni polokalame fa’apea mafaufau le fa’amasinoga mo i le atunu’u, ae o lo o i ai polo- ituaiga tagata fa’apenei, o le kalame o lo o avanoa i setete o ave i le falepuipui ina ia mafai Amerika e aofi a ai Hawaii ma ai ona aveese mai i latou mai le Kalefonia, e ono mafai ona fes- atunu’u lautele. oasoani ia Cater. O le aso Faraile na te’a Sa ia faailoa foi i le O se va’aiga i le fanau tama ua vave lima i le ta’alao o lapisi, pepa i’ila, pusa susu ma juice ae nei na fa’atulaga e lau ai le fa’amasinoga e fa’apea, ua maise o atigi apa ma la’u ese atu mo le fa’aputuga o le lapisi e ave’ese atu e le vaega o loo la’uina lapisi fa’asalaga a Carter, 44 tausaga sauni le aiga o Carter e fesoa- a le ASPA. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost] le matua o lona soifua, ina ua soani i auala uma e mafai ona mae’a ona ta’usala o ia i le latou faia ina ia mafai ai ona moliaga mamafa o lona umia auina atu le ua molia e auai i fa’asolitulafono o vaega o fua- polokalame nei i fafo ina ia fes- laau fa’asaina o le aisa, i lalo o oasoani ai i le fa’afi tauli o loo se maliliega sa latou sainia ma a’afi a ai o ia. le malo. Saunoa Kruse e fa’apea, Ae talu ai le fi nau o loia ina ia “O le fa’afi tauli i tagata e fa’ataga Carter ona auai i aoaoga a’afi a i fualaau fa’asaina ua fa’a faufautua e fesoasoani ai i fa’atupulaia i Amerika Samoa i le fa’afi tauli o le tagofi a atoa ai le taimi nei, ae laiti lava polo- ma lona fa’aaogaina o le pauta kalame o lo o maua i totonu o oona o le aisa, na fi nagalo ai loa le atunu’u e mafai ona fesoa- le Fa’amasinoga e toe tolopo soani ai ia tei latou. Pau le auala tusia Ausage Fausia faitoto’a o le ta’avale a Leoleo le toese i Tafuna e fa’atali ai le lana matuapu seia aulia le aso e mafai e le fa’amasinoga ona MOLIA SE ALI’I ma taumafai e ulufale i totonu. taimi e mafai ai ona ia totogi le 4 Me, ina ia mafai ai e loia ona faia i ituaiga tagata faapenei, o FA’AOOLIMA I LANA UO Na taumafai Leoleo e fesil- tupe ua fa’atulaga e tatala ai o fa’amatala atili le ituaiga polo- le taofi a lea i le Falepuipui ina TAMA’ITA’I igia le ua molia ae na ia faailoa i ia i tua. kalame e mafai ona agava’a i ai ia aveese mai ai i latou mai le E 4 moliaga mama ua molia ai, o ia lea o Levasa ua mafua ai TU’UAIA NI ALI’I TALAVOU Carter. autnu’u lautele”. ai e le malo o Amerika Samoa ona o atu Leoleo i le latou aiga. I LE FA’AOOLIMA MA LE Na faatoese Carter i le “O a ituaiga polokalame o lo se ali’i e 27 tausaga le matua Na teena e le ua molia TALEPE FALE fa’amasinoga e tusa ai o lana o maua i le atunu’u e mafai ona mai Tafuna, e mafua mai i le tu’uaiga fa’asaga ia te ia ina ua O ali’i talavou e to’alua ia o solitulafono sa faia, ma ia fesoasoani ia Carter”, o le fesili fa’alavelave lea ua tu’uaia ai o tula’i i luma o le Fa’amasinoga lo o tu’uaia sa la fa’aoolima i se talosagiana ai se isi avanoa e lea a Kruse ia White. ia i lona fa’ao’olima lea i lana Fa’aitumalo i le vaiaso nei. Tama e 54 tausaga le matua ma fa’aauau ai pea ona galue e tausi Na tali White, e leai ni polo- uo tama’ita’i. I lona teena ai o tu’uaiga a taumafai e talepe lona fale ina lona aiga aemaise ai lona Tama kalame e maua i le atunu’u e O moliaga ua faila fa’asaga le fa’amasinoga fa’asaga ia ua musu o ia e tatala, ua la fi nau ua matua. fesoasoani ai mo Carter, sei ia Aveia Levasa e aofi a ai le te ia, ua fa’atulaga ai loa e le i le fa’amasinoga maualuga ina C M E to’alua molimau na valaau vagana ai polokalame o lo o moliaga e 3 o le faaoolima i fa’amasinoga le isi ana iloiloga ia fa’atulaga loa se aso e faia ai Y K e le loia a Carter, o lona Tama maua i setete i fafo e agava’a ai le tulaga tolu, fa’apea ai ma le e faia lea i le masina fou o Me. le la fa’amasinoga autu. atoa ai ma lona uncle. Na taua o ia, ma ua fesoasoani fo’i lona fa’atupu vevesi i totonu o lona E $500 na tupe na ulua’i O Avia Lomu ma Ryan Vil- e i laua i la molimau suiga ua aiga e lagolago ma fa’atupe aiga. O lo o tu’uaia e le malo ia fa’atulaga e le fa’amasinoga e iamu o lo o tu’uaia i moliaga vaaia ia Carter talu ona mae’a le tulaga uma mo ia. Levasa i lona fa’aoolima i lana tatala ai le ua molia i tua, ae i mamafa ta’ilua o le fa’aoolima i fa’alavelave e pei ona ta’usala Na lagolagoina e le loia a uo tama’ita’i, sosoo atu ai ma le mae’a ai ona fi nauina o lea le tulaga lua atoa ai ma le talepe ai o ia. le malo ia Woodrow Pengelly le fa’ao’olima i lona tausoga mataupu e loia, na fi nagalo fale i le tulaga lua. O lo o taofi a Na taua e le Tama a Carter le talosaga a White ina ia na alu atu e tau fa’afi lemu le ai loa le Fa’amasinoga ina ia pea i laua i le toese e fa’atali i le fa’amasinoga lona fautua fa’asala Carter i se fa’asalaga vevesi, atoa ai ma le isi moliaga fa’aitiitia i le $300. ai le aso e faia ai le la faama- malosi pea i lona atali’i ina ia nofovaavaaia, e aofi a ai ma le o le faaoolima e mafua mai i Afai ae mafai e Levasa sinoga i le masina o Oketopa o fai se suiga i lona olaga ina ia fa’ataga lea o ia e auai i polo- lona togiiina o lona uncle i le ona totogi le tupe e pei ona le tausaga nei, ina ua le mafai mafai ai ona umi taimi latou te kalame e fesoasoani ai i le nofoa. fa’atulaga e tatala ai o ia i tua, ona la totogi le vaega tupe ta’i mafuta fa’atasi ai. fa’afi tauli o le tagofi a o fualaau O aiga tuaoi sa latou ua poloaina o ia e aua ne’i ona $10,000 ua fa’atulaga e tatala ai Na taua e le loia a Carter ia fa’asaina o lo o a’afi a ai o ia. molimauina le vevesi na toe taumafai e fa’afesoota’i lana i laua i tua. Michael White i le fa’aasinoga O Carter na taofi a e Leoleo fa’afesootaiina le ofi sa o Leoleo uo tama’ita’i na a’afi a, poo se O le la iloiloga i le vaiaso na e fa’apea, o le ua molia e a’afi a i le masina o Oketopa 2016 ina i Tafuna mo se fesoasoani, ma isi fo’i o molimau a le malo o lo te’a nei na fa’ailoa ai loa e le la o ia i le fa’afi tauli o le tagofi a ua alu atu e piki mai lana afi fi aga’i atu ai loa Leoleo e tali i le o aafi a i lenei mataupu. loia fautua ia Michael White i o fualaau fa’asaina. O se na aumai i le meli ae maua ai valaau. Na taua i fa’amaumauga Ua fa’asa ona ia toe taumafai le fa’amasinoga e fa’apea, ua fa’afi tauli e mana’omia se auala fualaau fa’asaina i totonu. Na a le fa’amasinoga e fa’apea, na e alu i le fale o le tama’ita’i na le mafai ona taunu’u a latou e togafi ti ai ina ia mautinoa e le fa’ailoa e le ua molia i Leoleo ona vaai atu lava o Levasa ua a’afi a, pe taumafai fo’i i soo se feutanaiga sa faia ma le malo i toe tula’i mai i lona olaga. e fa’apea, na alu atu e piki mai taunu’u ta’avale a Leoleo, tu’u auala lava e fa’afesootai o ia se maliliega aufa’atasi, ma ua Na talosaga White i le lana afi fi na auami i lona Tama. loa ma ana gaioiga o lo o fai ae poo nisi o lona aiga. talosagaina loa le fa’amasinoga fa’amasinoga ina ia fa’asala Sa ia faailoa atili fo’i i savali sa’o atu loa ma tatala le Ua toe taofi a nei Levasa i ina ia fa’atulaga loa se aso e faia (Faaauau itulau 19) (Faaauau itulau 19) Page 18 samoa news, Friday, April 27, 2018

O se va’aiga lea i se vaega o le Level 8 Gagana Ma Tu Fa’asamoa, ua latou agaga i le fa’amamaina ma fa’amatagoe le Siomaga o Amerika Samoa. Ua i ai fa’atasi i latou ma lo latou faia’oga Miracle Sene. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]

tusia: Leua Aiono Frost Mai le itu a le US Small Business Administration Uosigitone.” FO’AI BLUESKY COMMUNICATIONS $1,000 I (SBA) lea sa fa’auluulu ai le tama’ita’i o Yolanda I lenei tausaga ua tolu nei pa’aga ua galulue fa’atasi LE SPECIAL OLYMPICS Stokes, ua fa’ailoa ai, ua atoa le $2.3miliona ua mo lea fa’amoemoe, ua fa’aopoopo i ai le Sosaiete o Na vala’aulia fa’apitoa e le Kamupani a le Bluesky mae’a fa’aalu mo Aufaipisinisi, tagata taito’atasi, ma Fa’afafine i Amerika Samoa po’o le SOFIAS. Communications sui o le Special Olympics i le vaiaso fa’alapotopotoga sa afaina i le ‘afa o Gita. O i latou nei O le lona fa ai lenei o tausaga talu lava ona faia lenei ua te’a e taua’aoina fa’apitoa ia i latou se meaalofa talosaga nonogatupe i lalo o le polokalama a le SBA. tusiga ata fa’atauva i fanau a’oga maualuluga i le teri- $1,000 e fesoasoani i le fa’amoemoe o le auina atu lea o FANAU MANUMALO TUSIGA ATA ‘MALOFIE’ tori. I lenei tausaga e to’a 28 i latou na fa’aulu a latou le auta’a’alo i le Special Olympics i Abu Dhabi, Alapi. Ua mae’a taua’aina fa’ailoga fa’apitoa e tolu i fanau ata e fa’atauva. Ma sa auai le tama’ita’i Taitaifono o Tafaimamao a’oga sa tauva i le tusiga ata - ata vali sa fa’aigoaina Ua sauni le Hawaiian Air e taua’aoina mai le Pepa Tupuola ma le tama’ita’i ta’alo o Sina Falaniko mai le lea tauvaga o le Malofie Congressional Art Competi- Malaga mo lenei sui ua manumalo e malaga atu ai i le ASCC fa’apea ma Hanipale. tion, ma sa fa’atautaia fa’atasi e le Ofisa o le Faipule o malae va’alele e o’o mai i ai faigamalaga a le South- I lea fa’atasiga na saunoa ai Sherry Sele, le Cus- Amerika Samoa i le Konekeresi ma le Matagaluega o west Airlines, lea ua tu’u feagaiga na te fa’ao’oina atu tomer Service Manager ale Bluesky ia i latou, “Ua A’oga a le tatou Malo. le sui i Uosinitone mo le ‘aiga tele ma fa’aalia uma ai matou fiafia e foa’i mo le fa’amoemoe maualuga o nei O i latou ua lautogia: ata ua manumalo mai setete ma teritori o Amerika. fo’i alo o le atunu’u. E le gata i lea, ae ua matou va’aia • fa’ailoga muamua, Katie Godinet mai le a’oga E ese mai fa’ailoga fa’apitoa nei e tolu, ua tofusia le fiafia tele o outou uma o lo’o aofia i lenei Komiti e maualuga a Samoana. O lana ata fa’aigoaina “O LO’U uma le fanau na tusia ata ma meaalofa na taua’aoina e le tou te galulue fa’atasi ma le fiafia e saili ma le tinou LAEI SAMOA MONI!” Buesky Communications o latou ato penitala ua mae’a seleni e auina atu ai tatou au ta’a’alo.” • fa’ailoga lua mo Da In Myung mai le South Pacific ona fa’atumu i peni eseese. O latou tusi pasi mai le Sui Na tali Tupuola e fa’afetaia le foa’i e fesoasoani i Academy i lana ata ua fa’aigoaina, “O la’u Fu’a - La’u i le Konekeresi. O i latou fo’i na lautogia mai fa’ailoga le au ta’alo o le a avea ma sui o Amerika Samoa i Abu Amerika Samoa!” muamua se’ia o’o i le faailoga 10, pusa Wahoo, na tofu Dhabi. • fa’iloga lona tolu iaTrish Buenavista mai le ma fa’ailoga tupe, o latou meaalofa o pepa e talafua ai LEISITALA I LE FEMA MO FESOASOANI A LE Fa’asao Marist High i lana ata lea na fa’aulutala, “La’u oloa mai le Happy World, na taua’aoina mai e le Niel FETARALE Aganu’u Fou!” Ace Hardware American Industries. Ua toe fa’ailoa mai e le susuga Victor Inge o le Saunoa le sui o Amerika Samoa i le Konekeresi, FA’AMAMA SI’OMAGA VASEGA 8 FEMA, “Afai e te le’i lesitala mo se fesoasoani a le Aumua Amata, “O lenei ata o le a avea ma se tasi o MANULELE TAUSALA FEMA i mea sa fa’aleagaina ia Gita, o lou avanoa lenei, ata e fa’atautau lea i le puipui o le alasavali i totonu O le vasega valu o le A’oga a Manulele Tausala sau sa’o loa i le FEMA DRC i Pago Pago DYWA.” o le Maota o le Konekeresi, ma o se fiafiaga a’o se i Nuuuli, na faia le latou galuega fa’amama i totonu O le tapunia o galuega ia Me 1, 2018 e fa’agata ai fa’amanatu ia te a’u le va’ai pea i lea ata, a’o i ai e lava o le latou lotoa i le aso Lulu, ma ua finagalo le ona talia talosaga i le DRC. fa’atino tiute e tautuaina ai le tatou atunu’u pele ma tama’ita’i Faia’oga o Miracle Sene ina ia fa’atino le Talu mai le aso 23 o Aperila, e tusa ma le $14.2 ona tagatanu’u uma lava. Fa’afetai ma fa’amalo ia i a’oa’oga o lo’o faia pea i totonu o le potu a’oga, ia miliona ua ma’ea fa’amonia e le FEMA mo i latou sa latou uma o alo talavou sa tauva i lenei tauvaga tusi va’ai ma faia e le fanau a latou fa’aupuga o tusigatala talosaga fesoasoani mo aiga. Mai lea aofaiga, e $9.7 ata fa’aletausaga. E o’o fo’i i isi ata e lua ua mae’a sa fa’aulutala - Fa’amama ma Fa’amatagotie Amerika miliona e toe fa’aleleia o fale nofo ae $4.5 miliona mo lautogia, o le a i ai le avanoa e fa’atautau ai i lo’u Ofisa Samoa lou Si’omaga! isi meatotino e aoga i le aiga ae ua fa’aleagaina ia Gita. i le Konekeresi, ina ia fai ma va’aiga i e gasolo atu i “Ina ia mau se fe’au taua i o latou mafaufau, e ao ina O le aotelega o i latou ua ma’ea lesitala i le DRC e ai mo ni a latou mataupu, ae maise fo’i o tagata lava fa’atino tusitusiga, e ao fo’i ina fa’atino le mau ua tau- 7,246. o si o tatou malo e asiasi atu ia i matou i le laumua i (Faaauau itulau 19) samoa news, Friday, April 27, 2018 Page 19

O se va’aiga i nisi o le taupulega a le Pulega o le Argosy University i le latou Osa autu fa’alotoifale ua tatalaoina nei i le taeao o le aso Lulu i Ottoville, Tafuna. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost] ➧ Tala o le Vaifanua… Mai itulau 18 E LE O OE O SE SULI MONI loto, po’o le solo sa latou tusia latou olaga. e fa’atatau i le fa’amama,” o se E ese ese lava le fa’atino ma by Sam - Vaega t115 le tagata o loo valaau atu, o ia le talanoaga a lana vaega ma le tala lea a Sene. le na’o le tautala i ai,” se tala lea A o fa’agasolo galuega a o le Ta’ita’i Leoleonana a le fafine o Mekala ma toe saofa’i “Ua ou fiafia e fa’atino lenei a le ali’i o Zynbad Tama e tusa Leoleonana i le fesiligiaina lea malo, ae fa’apea mai le tagata i lona nofoa ma fa’aauau lana fo’ galuega fa’amama, aua e i ai o le latou galuega fa’amama o le fafine o Mekala e fa’atatau i luga o le telefoni, “O a’u o le fa’alogologo i le talanoaga o ai tamaiti e talanoa lava ma tusi i le a’oga. i le fafine meauli ma lana fanau Ta’ita’i Foma’i i le falema’i tele lo o faia. Na vaaia e Meki le solo i le ta’alao o le lapisi, atigi “O lea la ua ese le sau o tala o lo o nonofo i lona fanua, ae a le malo e i ai se mataupu taua fesuisuia’i o fa’amatalaga a fagu vai, apainu alamini, ma le tusia lea ua i ai nei a le fanau, fa’afuase’i loa ona tatagi le tele- e manaomia ai la outou fesoa- Mekala i mea eseese sa tutupu anoanoa’i o pepa i’ila o so’o se aua o lea ua o e fa’atino. Ua mau foni a le Ofisa. soani, ona o se fafine meauli i lona aiga ma lona fanua, ituaiga, ma fa’amama mai ese upu fo’i i latou i le fa’aupuga o “Fa’amolemole pe maua atu ma lana fahau o loo nonofo i aemaise lava i mataupu e oloa mai tatou tafatafa fale, ae latou solo ma latou mafaufauga lava le Ta’ita’i Leoleo”, o le se tasi o aiga i le ogatotonu o le fa’atatau i tagata uli sa fai ma le faia e i latou. ua le tau mafaufau, ae o lea talanoa ane lea a le Tamaloa i taulaga, o lo o masalomia le i ai pologa i lona aiga. “O ai le aiga Ae aoga le mea ua fai nei a ua tusi mai ua vave ma malie luga o le telefoni. o ni gaioiga faasolitulafono o lo lea o lo o outou mafuta i le taimi le matou faia’oga, ua velevao ai fa’aupuga o solo ua tusia,” se “Faamalulu atu i lau susuga, o alia’e mai ai i lea aiga ..” Sa nei i totonu o lou aiga”, o le nisi pe fa’amama lapisi ai nisi tala lea a Sene, faia’oga o le e le o avanoa le Ta’ita’i Leoleo na o le fa’alologo o le tamaloa fesili fiamalamalama atu lea a o i matou mo le ulua’i taimi i vasega 8. i le taimi nei, o lo o i ai o ia i o Meki ao fa’amatala ane e le Meki i le fafine o Mekala. le fa’atalatalanoaina o se tasi o Ta’ita’i Foma’i ia te ia tulaga Na nofo le fafine mo ni mataupu taua lava i le taimi nei. uma e fa’atatau i le mataupu e nai sekone ona tepa a’e lea i ➧ Pe i ai se feau taua e fa’ailoa i uiga i le fafine meauli ma lana luga ma fa’apea lana tali, “O Tala o Faamasinoga… ai”. fanau. se fafine meauli na sulu atu e Mai itulau 17 O le tali ane lea a le taa’ita’i Na ona mae’a lava o le fia maua se mapusaga ma lana ofisa sa ia taliina le telefoni. ai le fa’amasinoga autu o lenei loka le faitoto’a o le fale. talanoa ane a le Ta’ita’i Foma’i, fanau e to’atolu, ona ou talia “Fa’amolemole lava, e matua mataupu. O lo o taua fo’i i fa’apea atu loa ma le tamaloa lea ma tuu i ai le avanoa matou taua le mataupu o loo o’u fia O moliaga fa’asaga ia Lomu fa’amaumauga a le o Meki, “Lau susuga a le te nonofo ai”. O le tali lea a le maua ai le Ta’ita’i Leoleo. ma Viliamu na alia’e mai ina fa’amasinoga lo la faia o ni upu Ta’ita’i Foma’i, o lo o matou fafine o Mekala. Fa’ailoa atu i ai, o le Pulesili ua la faaoolima i le ali’i na tau fa’amata’u i le na a’afia, i le fa’atalatalanoaina i le taimi nei “O ai uma tagata o le aiga”, lenei o le Falema’i tele a le a’afia, atoa ai ma le la taumafai susunu lea i lalo o lona fale pe le fafine e ana le fanua ma le o le toe fesili atu lea a Meki, ae malo, e i ai se mataupu taua e e talepe lona fale ina ua sulu i afai e musu e tatala. aiga o lo o nonofo ai le fafine na tali Mekala, “E na o le fafine tatau ona silafia e la outou ofisa totonu o le fale le na a’afia ae meauli ma lona aiga o lo o meauli lava ma lana fanau toa- ma faia vave loa i ai se sue- talanoa mai ai, ae ua lelei, o le tolu. “E i ai se Tama o le aiga”, suega”. Na ona taia lava o le a auina atu ni isi o la’u vaega o le isi lea fesili a Meki, ae na ➧ fa’alogo a le tama’ita’i ofisa i e fesiligia ma fa’atalatalanoa i koma Mekala mo ni nai sekone Kruse… le fa’amatalaga lea a le tagata latou iina i le falema’i”. ona fa’apea atu lea o lana tali, Mai itulau 17 o loo la talanoa i luga o le tele- Na ona mae’a lava o le tele- “Fai mai le fafine e i ai lona foni, fa’apea atu loa ma lana tali foni, savali atu loa ma Meki i le to’alua ae lei oo atu lava e asi o Leoleo e fa’apea, o lana afifi “Na ou sau e piki atu le afifi i ai, “Onosa’i mai lava se’i vaai isi ofisa o lo o i ai isi sui o lana ia ma lana fanau”. na auala mai i le kamupani a le o lo o i ai se meaalofa mai lo’u poo avanoa le Ta’ita’i Leoleo”. vaega, ma faia loa le fa’atonuga Na nofo le tamaloa o Meki Amazon.com. Tama, ae le o fualaau fa’asaina E ui i le pisi o le tamaloa o i isi Leoleonana e to’alua, ina mo sina taimi ona toe fa’apea Ae ina ua faailoa atu i ai o e pei ona taua”, o le tala lea a Meki i le fa’atalatalanoaina o le ia aga’i vave loa i le falema’i e atu lea o lana fesili ia Mekala, le afifi o lo o fa’atuatusi mai i Carter i Leoleo. mataupu e uiga ia Mekala, ae fesiligia le mataupu e pei ona la “Sa i ai se taimi na e vaai ai i le lona igoa o lo o i ai vaega o fua- O lo o tumau pea tuutuuga o sa ia manatu lava e fa’avanoa talanoa ai ma le Ta’ita’i Foma’i. Tama o le aiga, pe e te feiloa’i laau fa’asaina i totonu, na toe lo o tatala ai Carter i tua e fa’atali sona taimi e tali ai lana laina, Na ona mae’a lava ona faia atu ai fo’i”, e lei gagana Mekala fa’ailoa ai loa e Carter i Leoleo ai le aso 4 Me o le vaiaso fou lea ma o se itu na fa’ateia ai Meki o le fa’atonuga a le tamaloa o i se upu, ae se’i vagana ai le lulu e fa’apea, e le o le ituaiga afifi ua fa’atulaga e toe tula’i ai mo ina ua tago e sii atu i luga le Meki, savali atu loa ma tatala le o lona ulu e fa’ailoa atu ai lana lea na alu atu e piki mai. le lauina o lana fa’asalaga. telefoni ma fa’ailoa atu i ai i faitoto’a o le potu o lo o faia ai tali, e leai. Page 20 samoa news, Friday, April 27, 2018

In The High Court In The High Court of American Samoa of American Samoa TRIAL DIVISION TRIAL DIVISION Pompeo sworn in as secretary of HCPR NO. 15-18 HCPR 11-2018 In the Matter of the Estate of In the Matter of the Estate of state, dashes off to Europe FUATAU ALIIPULE, MALAMA PETAIA, WASHINGTON (AP) lican congressman from Senate Foreign Relations Com- Decedent Deceased — Mike Pompeo took over Kansas, is expected to guide mittee, but the panel ultimately as America’s top diplomat Trump’s foreign policy farther cleared him after last-minute By UNMI ALIIPULE, By FAALUA LOE, Thursday after being con- to the right than Tillerson, the support from Republican Sen. Petitioner Administrator firmed by the Senate and sworn former Exxon Mobil CEO fired Rand Paul of Kentucky. AMENDED NOTICE OF NOTICE TO in across the street minutes by Trump on Twitter last month. Previously confirmed for the HEARING ON PETITION later. The new secretary of He inherits a State Depart- CIA job, Pompeo was supported CREDITORS state immediately dashed off ment that has lost relevance Thursday by all the Republican FOR LETTERS OF PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a petition for letters tes- to Europe in an energetic start under Trump and a diplomatic senators and by six Democrats, ADMINISTRATION tamentary was heard in the High Court of American befitting the high-stakes issues corps deeply dispirited by the including several up for re- Samoa, Territory of American Samoa for the Estate of awaiting him from Iran to North tenure of Tillerson, who pushed election in conservative-leaning (Verified) MALAMA PETAIA, and the court after being satisfied that Korea. budget and staff cuts and states. GOP Sen. John McCain AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR FA’ALUA LOE was qualified to act as administrator of the The hard-charging former eschewed public appearances of Arizona, who is being treated LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION Estate and thereupon issued letters of administration CIA director was confirmed while leaving key diplomatic for cancer, was absent. and authorized him to act by virtue thereof. All creditors PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that a Petition for Letters of Ad- on a 57-42 vote — one of the positions unfilled. In the run-up to Pompeo’s with a claim against the Estate of MALAMA PETAIA are slimmest margins for the job in His confirmation creates a confirmation, his backers ministration has been filed in the High court of American required to submit their claims to the administrator of the Samoa, Territory of American Samoa, by UNMI ALIIP- estate within 60 days of the first publication of this notice. recent history. vacancy atop the CIA that will emphasized his resume as a ULE, for the estate of FUATAU ALIIPULE, who died in- Submit all claims to: Every past nominee to get a be filled, at least for now, by West Point and Harvard Law testate on September 13, 2014. A hearing on the Petition roll call vote since at least the Gina Haspel, the intelligence School graduate and former will be held on May 14, 2018 at 9:00 am before the Trial ESTATE OF MALAMA PETAIA Carter administration received agency’s No. 2 official. Trump FA’ALUA LOE, Administrator congressman who enjoys a Division of the High Court of American Samoa. All heirs C/o Ala’ilima and Associates P.C.P.O. Box 1118 85 or more yes votes in the has nominated Haspel to replace close relationship with Trump. of FUATAU ALIIPULE and interested parties may appear Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799 Senate, with the exception of Pompeo, but she faces a rocky Pompeo traveled to Pyong- before the Court on said date to respond to the Petition. Trump’s first secretary of state, road to confirmation. The CIA yang over Easter after being Dated: April 23, 2018 Dated: April 20, 2018 Rex Tillerson, who got 56. said she took over Thursday as nominated for secretary of state He was sworn in at the acting director while the Senate and met with Kim ahead of the Charles V. Ala’ilima CLERK OF COURTS Attorney for Administrator Supreme Court by Justice weighs whether to make it planned summit with Trump, Samuel Alito, a fellow Italian- permanent. expected in late May or June. Published: 04/27 & 05/04/18 Published: 04/27/18 American, who said he was For Pompeo, a long list of “He’s the perfect person to “proud” to officiate for the occa- pressing issues awaits, including come in at this time and lead sion. Pompeo, in a statement a decision on the Iran nuclear those efforts,” Republican Sen. relayed by the State Department, deal, Trump’s upcoming summit Bob Corker, who chairs the for- Starring inmates, said he was “delighted” to serve with North Korean leader Kim eign relations panel, said on the as America’s top diplomat. Jong Un and ongoing disagree- Senate floor moments before “I am completely hum- ments in the White House about Pompeo was confirmed. bled by the responsibility and the future U.S. role in Syria. Yet his opponents warned ‘O.G’ puts incarcera- looking forward to serving the Trump said he was pleased that his hawkish foreign policy American people and getting to by Pompeo’s confirmation, views and negative comments work right away,” Pompeo said. calling him a “patriot” with about gay marriage and Mus- tion under a new lens Then it was off to Andrews “immense talent, energy and lims made him ill-equipped to Air Force Base, where a gov- intellect.” serve as a diplomat or to repre- NEW YORK (AP) — More than 120 incarcerated men and ernment aircraft was waiting “He will always put the inter- sent the U.S. on the world stage. dozens of prison guards play roles large and small in Madeleine to ferry him to Brussels for ests of America first,” Trump Pompeo used his confirmation Sackler’s “O.G.,” a drama believed to be the first fiction film ever meetings at NATO headquar- said in a statement. “He has my hearing to try to soften that made entirely within the walls of a maximum security prison. ters. State Department staffers, trust. He has my support.” image, edging away from past “O.G.,” which recently premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, demoralized after a tumultuous Yet the Senate vote followed comments about regime change stars Jeffrey Wright. But its most powerful resource is the authen- first year of President Donald an uneasy confirmation process in North Korea. ticity of its high-security setting and its incarcerated co-stars. Trump’s administration, gave a for Pompeo that underscored Pompeo takes the helm Sackler made “O.G.” at Indiana’s Pendleton Correction Facility round of applause to Pompeo, Trump’s growing difficulties in ahead of Trump’s expected with — after extensive discussion and weeks of research — the who responded as he boarded getting nominees in place for decision about whether to with- blessing of Indiana’s Department of Correction. the aircraft with a casual, “Hi, top positions. draw from the Iran nuclear deal For Sackler, the film — and its accompanying documentary, I’m Mike.” On Monday, it appeared by a May 12 deadline and reim- “It’s a Hard Truth Ain’t It” — are a window into a world fre- Pompeo, a former Repub- Pompeo would fail a vote in the pose sanctions on Tehran. quently fictionalized but seldom depicted faithfully. “There’s literally a prison genre. I mean, how did that happen?” said Sackler in an interview over coffee shortly before the film’s premiere at Tribeca. “It became a joke. It became a thing that we think we know what it is, without coming from the actual place. That was one of the resounding things that people said again and again in prison: ‘They never get it right. There’s no true reflection of what my experience here is like.’” Sackler is a 35-year-old filmmaker who was raised in Green- wich, Connecticut. Her grandfather was an owner of the phar- maceutical giant and Oxycontin-maker Purdue Pharma. Sackler’s first time visiting — and shooting in — a prison was while making her 2010 breakthrough documentary “The Lottery,” about charter schools in New York City. The experience of witnessing a young family’s visit gave her, she says, “a more human view” of an often sensationalized institution. “You should go,” Sackler says of prisons. “Everyone should.” Both films, through lenses of fiction and documentary, are arguments for the dignity of its locked-away participants. To steal or distort the stories of the incarcerated for crime shows and action films, Sackler believes, is one further injustice in a dehumanizing system predicated on punishment rather than — as is the practice in some other countries — rehabilitation. Though less than 5 per- cent of the world’s population, the U.S. accounts for almost 25 percent of the world’s prisoners. “Not having an ability to share your story, there’s something very damaging about that, about having your story be locked in or manipulated,” says Sackler. “You’ve already lost all of your control in life and your humanity. Your clothes are stripped away. Your identity is stripped away. You become a number.” It took a few dozen phone calls to find a prison system willing to allow Sackler — and a crew of up to 30 — to shoot on their grounds. It was, finally, Douglas S. Garrison, then chief com- FILE - In this April 12, 2018, le photo Mike Pompeo smiles aer his introduction before the munications officer at the Indiana Department of Correction (he Senate Foreign Relations Committee during a conrmation for him to become the next Secretary of recently retired), who said yes. Or at least he didn’t immediately State on Capitol Hill in Washington. say no. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) samoa news, Friday, April 27, 2018 Page 21

is aerial image from video provided by KSTP-TV in Minneapolis, shows smoke rising from the Husky Energy oil renery aer an explosion ursday, April 26, 2018, at the plant in Superior, Wis. Authorities say several people were injured in the explosion. v(KSTP-TV via Page 22 samoa news, Friday, April 27, 2018 AUTO NATION NU’UULI: (684) 699-7168 • FAX: (684) 699-7175 Migrant ‘caravan’ gathers on GRAND OPENING FOR AUTONATION US-Mexico border for fi nal push MOBIL SUPREME PARTS MEXICALI, Mexico (AP) — About 175 will end this problem once and for all,” he wrote SPECIAL OIL CHEVRON OIL MASTER people in a caravan of Central American asylum- to campaign supporters. seekers rested up Thursday ahead of the fi nal leg Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen said late 5W-20 SAE-30 5W-30 of their monthlong journey to seek asylum in the Wednesday that any person trying to cross into 10W-30 SAE-40 10W-30 United States, with the Trump administration the U.S. who makes false claims to immigration 10W-40 10W-30 10W-40 warning they could be prosecuted, detained and authorities will subject to criminal prosecution. 20W-50 10W-40 20W-50 quickly deported. She said prosecution was also possible for any The migrants — many of them women, chil- people who might assist or coach immigrants to WE’RE NOW SELLING ENGINE OIL IN A VERY LOW PRICE!!! dren and transsexuals — were set to board buses make false claims in bids to enter the U.S. COME AND JOINT US. in the border city of Mexicali for a two-hour Nielsen’s threat is consistent with the admin- PLEASE COME AND DON’T MISS OUT!! drive to Tijuana to join up with about 175 others istration’s narrative of widespread asylum fraud BUSNIESS HOURS OFFICE PHONE: who already arrived. and claims that asylum-seekers are coached on MONDAY TO FRIDAY: 7:30AM TO 5:00PM (684) 699-1888 Lawyers planned free workshops on the U.S. what to tell U.S. authorities. The secretary also SATURDAY : 8:00AM TO 1:00PM (684) 699-7168 immigration system on Friday and Saturday as said asylum seekers in the caravan should seek HOLIDAY : 8:00AM TO 1:00PM many planned to seek asylum starting Sunday protection in the fi rst safe country they reach, LOCATION: ACROSS A&T GAS STATION NU’UULI at San Diego’s San Ysidro border crossing, the including Mexico. nation’s busiest. The U.S. government is marshaling resources Migrant shelters in Tijuana’s Zona Norte to ensure that cases are promptly decided, Nielsen neighborhood, home to the many of the city’s said. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has said seedy bars and bordellos, were full. That forced he may assign additional immigration judges to organizers to look elsewhere for temporary handle cases involving members of the caravan. housing, said Leonard Olsen of Pueblos Sin As Sunday’s showdown at the busy Tijuana- Fronteras, a group leading the effort. San Diego border crossing neared, Amnesty Migrants who stayed overnight at a shelter in International hoisted a billboard promoting the

USD one-way Mexicali were tired from the long journey and right to asylum in the U.S. on a truck in Tijuana nervous about the possibility of being detained that drove around the city. USD one-way in the U.S. but also knowledgeable about their Four locations in Tijuana were being set up USD one-way rights to seek protection from persecution in their for lawyers to tell the migrants what they should home countries, Olsen said. Many Central Amer- expect when they turn themselves in to U.S. cus- ican asylum seekers say they face death threats tody for questioning by immigration offi cers. by criminal gangs in their homelands. It is unclear how many people will eventu- “This is a moment that will change their ally petition for asylum. Jose Maria Garcia Lara, lives,” Olsen said in Mexicali, as he waited for president of the Juventud 2000 shelter in Tijuana, three buses to arrive as Mexican federal police said about 35 percent of more than 100 people offi cers watched nearby. on a Central American caravan last November Caravans have been a fairly common tactic decided to stay in Tijuana. for advocacy groups to bring attention to asylum- The Juventud 2000 shelter, on the edge of seekers and the latest group pales in size com- Tijuana’s red-light district, was fi lled with col- pared to previous border surges, but it gained orful dome-shaped tents and was housing more huge visibility after President Donald Trump than 150 people on Thursday. unleashed strong criticism from the moment it Guatemalan Ignacio Villatoro, 41, said began March 25 in the Mexican city of Tapa- Trump’s rhetoric about the caravan saddened him chula, near the Guatemala border. because he felt it might lessen chances of getting Temple University reconsidering The caravan drew as many as 1,000 people as asylum for himself, his wife and four children. it crossed Mexico as Trump and top aides por- He still plans to attempt on Sunday. Bill Cosby’s honorary degree trayed them as a signifi cant threat and evidence “God is just and powerful,” he said, lingering of a dysfunctional border. outside his tent. “A miracle is going to touch the PHILADELPHIA (AP) — recuse himself from discus- Trump cited the caravan as justifi cation for hearts of immigration agents and the president.” Bill Cosby long served as a sions on the honorary degree. the border wall he wants to build on Thursday, The Villatoros fl ed a town near the Mexican leading public face and a key O’Connor represented Cosby in even though the asylum-seekers plan to turn border for reasons Ignacio declined to discuss fundraiser for Philadelphia’s 2005 when he fi rst faced alle- themselves in to border inspectors and are legally because he said he feared for his family’s safety. Temple University, but his alma gations of sexual assault from entitled to seek protection. He said he ordered They hope to join relatives in Los Angeles, mater said Thursday it will former Temple women’s bas- the Homeland Security Department to “stop the where he said his children could learn English, go reconsider an honorary degree ketball administrator Andrea caravan” but that more needs to be done. to school, play in parks and buy toys — luxuries awarded to the comedian more Constand. “We need a strong, impenetrable WALL that that are out of reach to them in Guatemala. than two decades ago, after Cosby almost never attended he was convicted of drugging Temple board meetings over and molesting a university the years, but he was the uni- employee in 2004. versity’s public face. He also A spokesman for Temple frequently turned out to support University in Philadelphia said the school’s basketball teams, the verdict “provides additional an interest that connected him facts for the university to con- with Constand. sider” with respect to the hon- Constand said she had orary degree. socialized with Cosby and then The decision came as Carn- sought him out for career advice egie Mellon University in Pitts- before he later knocked her out burgh, Johns Hopkins in Bal- with three blue pills he called timore, Notre Dame in South “your friends” and then pen- Bend, Indiana, and Wesleyan etrated her with his fi ngers as University in Middletown, she lay immobilized, unable to Connecticut, all announced resist or say no. Even before the Thursday they would revoke verdict, more than 20 colleges honorary degrees given to and universities across the U.S. Cosby years ago. had revoked honorary degrees Boston College made from Cosby in light of allega- the opposite decision and a tions against him. spokesman told the Boston Ohio State University’s Globe that “as a matter of governing board pulled a 2001 policy, we do not rescind hon- degree from Cosby this month orary degrees.” tCosby received in the days leading up to his his bachelor’s from Temple and retrial. served on its board of trustees Colleges across the country for decades before resigning in have struggled to decide A mother dresses her child at the Alfa & Omega migrant shelter in Mexicali, Mexico, ursday, 2014. He received the honorary whether to strip honors from April 26, 2018, as they travel north with a caravan of Central American migrants. e caravans degree in 1991. men whose reputations have have been a fairly common tactic for years among advocacy groups to bring attention to Central Board of Trustees Chairman been tarnished in the wake of American citizens seeking asylum in the U.S. to escape political persecution or criminal threats from Patrick O’Connor said he will the #MeToo movement. gangs. (AP Photo/Hans-Maximo Musielik) samoa news, Friday, April 27, 2018 Page 23 Lynching memorial and museum ASIFOA & SONS Inc. 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is photo shows a bronze statue called “Raise Up” as part of the display at thev National Memorial for Peace and Justice, a new memorial to honor thousands of people killed in racist lynchings, Monday, April 23, 2018, in Montgomery, Ala. e national memorial aims to teach about America’s past in hope of promoting under- standing and healing. It’s scheduled to open on ursday. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) Page 24 samoa news, Friday, April 27, 2018

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C M Y K samoa news, Friday, April 27, 2018 Page 25 Seeing red: Teacher walkouts shut Arizona, Colorado schools PHOENIX (AP) — Teachers take it anymore,” getting honks in Arizona and Colorado turned from passing cars. their state Capitols into a sea of “We’re not asking for a lot red Thursday as they kicked off of money,” said Danielle Rose, widespread walkouts that shut a fi rst-grade teacher from West- down public schools in a bid minster, Colorado. “We’re just for better pay and education asking to be able to live in Colo- funding, building on educator rado, where the cost of living is revolt that emerged elsewhere much higher.” in the U.S. but whose political Lawmakers there have prospects were not clear. agreed to give schools their Tens of thousands of teachers largest budget increase since wearing red shirts and holding the Great Recession. But C M “Money for Schools” signs teachers say Colorado has a launched the fi rst-ever state- long way to go to recover lost Y K wide strike by marching 2 miles ground because of strict tax and in 90-degree heat to a rally spending limits. at the Arizona Capitol. They Because lawmakers cannot plan to walk out again Friday raise taxes without voter to press lawmakers for their approval, they’re not expecting demands as will Colorado edu- an immediate fi x. The teachers’ cators. Educators in both states union is backing a ballot initia- want more classroom resources tive to raise taxes on corpora- ousands chant as they participate in a protest at the Arizona Capitol for higher teacher pay and and have received offers either tions and those earning over school funding on the  rst day of a state-wide teachers strike ursday, April 26, 2018, in Phoenix. for increased school funding or $150,000 a year. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) pay, but they say the money isn’t guaranteed and the efforts don’t go far enough. The walkouts are the climax of an uprising that spread from West Virginia, Mother’s Oklahoma and Kentucky. Most of Arizona’s public schools will be closed the rest of the week, and about half of all Colorado students will see DAYSALEApril 27 through May 12 their schools shuttered over the two days as teachers take up SAVE the Arizona movement’s #Red- forEd mantle. “I feel like funding for the $ schools should be at the top of 300 the list,” said Brandon Hartley, a charter school teacher from Ashley furniture the Phoenix suburb of Peoria bundles Mother’s Day + who brought his 7-year-old son to the Arizona rally. May 13 Other parents who brought their children to the protest in Phoenix expressed support despite school closures that led makeshift day care operations to open at schools and recreation centers to help working parents. + + SAVE Food banks and some schools also were providing free meals $ that many students rely on. Look for the purple tags! Mariaelena Sandoval 50 brought her 11-year-old daughter and held a sign that % said, “I’m a Republican, I’m voting and I’m #RedforEd.” 10off 7” phablet C M She said she had a “wake-up call” when she learned a teacher artificial plants Y K paid out of pocket for a fi eld all comforters % trip. “I’m walking for her,” San- % select hair care 10off doval said of her daughter. 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(AP) but no information has been — Funeral arrangements have released by his family. been set for three of the four The Waffl e House workers fatal victims of the Waffl e had expressed a desire to reopen American Samoa ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION House shooting rampage, their quickly and they wore orange deaths mourned as donations ribbons, wept, and hugged each poured in Thursday for victims other as they got back to work of last weekend’s attack. Wednesday. Waffl e House is A gunman identifi ed as donating a month of the store’s PUBLIC NOTICE Travis Reinking, naked save profi ts to the victims’ kin and to for a green jacket, opened fi re the two survivors who remain In collaboration with the American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA), the Sunday outside the Nashville hospitalized. restaurant with an assault-style A steady stream of cus- American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS-EPA) has recently rifl e and then stormed inside, tomers has been stopping by to prioritized the Water Project Priority List (PPL) in accordance with the police said. grab a meal and show solidarity, requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). A candlelight vigil was being like Tammy Burnside, who got organized Thursday evening in takeout Wednesday. A copy of the PPL is available to the public for review at the AS-EPA o ce in Nashville’s Centennial Park for “I just had to come by,” she Utulei or online at www.epa.as.gov. Comments must be submitted in writing 23-year-old Akilah DaSilva, a said of her desire to pay respects musician living in the south- to the victims. “When they died, within 30 days of the published date of this notice. Submit comments to east Nashville neighborhood it felt like something died in the AS-EPA o ce or by mail to the AS-EPA Water Program, P.O. Box PPA, of Antioch where the attack Nashville.” Four white crosses occurred. A family member said have been erected outside the Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799. For more information, please contact his funeral would be private. restaurant. On Wednesday, Christianera Tuitele at 633-2304 or [email protected]. He was gunned down inside the one woman who was working restaurant. during the attack, her face still DeEbony Groves, a 21-year- bearing scrapes, knelt before Ameko Pato, AS-EPA Director old senior at Tennessee’s Bel- the crosses and wept. mont University, also was killed Meanwhile, several inside the restaurant. Her visi- GoFundMe accounts have been tation will be Friday at a Bap- set up for the victims. Police ‘Busy’ Trump admits he didn’t get wife much for her birthday tist Church in Gallatin with a have said there could have been funeral Saturday. And a private more bloodshed, praising a WASHINGTON (AP) — Are fl owers and a card enough? viewing is planned Friday at a quick-thinking customer, James On Melania Trump’s 48th birthday, President Donald Trump worried Thursday that his gift might Nashville funeral home for Tau- Shaw Jr., who wrestled away not be suffi cient. rean Sanderlin, a 29-year-old the suspect’s AR-15 rifl e. Trump got an interview with “Fox & Friends” going by giving a shout-out to the fi rst lady: “So, restaurant worker shot in the Shaw, who was hailed as a happy birthday to Melania,” he said. parking lot. His private memo- hero both by lawmakers and law Asked what he had gotten his wife, Trump said: “I better not get into that because I may get in rial will be Saturday. enforcement, has raised more trouble. Maybe I didn’t get her so much.” Also killed was 20-year-old than $160,000 for the victims Justifying that, he added, “You know, I’m very busy.” Nashville resident Joe Perez, through a GoFundMe page.

Members of the Billy Graham Rescue Response Team pray with Lancelot DeSilva, far le , Susan Cox and Valerie Aaron, right, at the memorial for the four people that were killed Sunday at the Wa e House in Antioch, Tenn., Wednesday, April 25, 2018. (Lacy Atkins/ e Tennessean via AP) samoa news, Friday, April 27, 2018 Page 27 Tom Brokaw denies sexual misconduct claim by ex-NBC reporter NEW YORK (AP) — A said. woman who worked as a war Vester said the following correspondent for NBC News year in New York, Brokaw sent said Tom Brokaw groped her, her suggestive computer mes- twice tried to forcibly kiss her sages in the offi ce before later and made inappropriate over- announcing on the phone that he tures attempting to have an was coming to her hotel room. affair, according to two reports Vester said she felt power- published Thursday. less to tell him not to come. Linda Vester told Variety “He grabbed me behind my and the Washington Post that neck and tried to force me to the misbehavior from the long- kiss him,” she told Variety. “I time news anchor at the net- was shocked to feel the amount work took place in NBC offi ces of force and his full strength on in Denver and New York in the me.” 1990s, when she was in her 20s. She said Brokaw left when Variety reports that Vester, now she broke away and made it 52, showed them journals from clear she did not want any more. the time that corroborated the Vester left NBC in 1999 to story. work at Fox News, where she Brokaw, who is 78 and has remained until 2006. been married since 1962, denied Brokaw is the most recent of FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2014,  le photo, journalist Tom Brokaw is introduced before being awarded doing anything inappropriate. many media personalities to be the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in “I met with Linda Vester accused of sexual misconduct Washington. A woman who worked as a war correspondent for NBC News says Brokaw groped her, on two occasions, both at her in recent months, including his twice tried to forcibly kiss her and made inappropriate overtures attempting to have an a air. request, 23 years ago because former colleague Matt Lauer, (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) she wanted advice with respect to her career at NBC,” Brokaw said in a statement to the two outlets issued through NBC News. “The meetings were brief, cordial and appropriate, and despite Linda’s allegations, I made no romantic overtures towards her at that time or any other.” Another woman, who was not identifi ed, made similar claims about Brokaw to the Post. Vester, who had reported from the Middle East and cov- ered the Gulf War for NBC, was 28 when she was in Colorado in 1993 with Brokaw to cover Pope John Paul II’s visit to the U.S. “We were in the Denver bureau, and there was a confer- ence room. I’m standing there, and Tom Brokaw enters through the door and grabs me from behind and proceeds to tickle me up and down my waist,” she told Variety. Vester said others were in the room, but no one “acted like anything wrong was happening. “He was the most powerful man at the network, and I was the most junior person,” she

If you want to comment about our fairness, call Samoa News at 633-5599 Page 28 samoa news, Friday, April 27, 2018 At hearings, EPA chief seeks to divert blame for ethics woes WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump has stood by his EPA Environmental Protection chief, but behind closed doors, Agency chief Scott Pruitt, yet White House offi cials con- another Trump administration cede Pruitt’s job is in serious offi cial with his job on the line jeopardy. over ethical concerns, took heat Pruitt has faced a steady from lawmakers Thursday over trickle of revelations involving his profl igate spending and lob- pricey trips in fi rst-class seats byist ties and tried to divert and unusual security spending, responsibility to underlings. including a $43,000 sound- The EPA administrator said proof booth for making private “twisted” allegations against phone calls. He also demanded him were meant to undermine 24-hour-a-day protection from the administration’s anti-reg- armed offi cers, resulting in a ulatory agenda, and he denied 20-member security detail that knowing details of some of the blew through overtime bud- extraordinary spending done on gets and racked up expenses his behalf at the agency. approaching $3 million. The public grilling at back- The EPA chief acknowl- to-back House hearings, called edged under sharp questioning formally to consider EPA’s that he, in fact, knew something budget, came as support has about huge pay raises given to appeared to erode for Pruitt two women on his staff — at among fellow Republicans after least one of them a friend — revelations about unusual secu- after insisting weeks ago that rity spending, fi rst-class fl ights, he didn’t approve the raises a sweetheart condo lease and and didn’t know who did. After more. Even Republicans who that initial denial, documents heartily support Pruitt’s policy showed EPA chief of staff Ryan agenda said his apparent lapses Jackson signed off on the raises had to be scrutinized. and indicated he had Pruitt’s Democrats excoriated him. consent. “You are unfi t to hold public Pruitt said Thursday he del- offi ce,” said Rep. Frank Pallone egated authority to Jackson to of New Jersey. give the raises but didn’t know “You’ve become the poster the exact amounts. Senior child for the abuse of public legal counsel Sarah Greenwalt Parents sue North Korea over trust,” said Rep. John Sarbanes received a raise of more than of Maryland. $66,000, bringing her salary Although most of the Repub- to $164,200, and scheduling death of detainee Otto Warmbier lican lawmakers at the hearings director Millian Hupp saw her rallied around Pruitt, reviews salary jump from $48,000 to WASHINGTON (AP) — singled out for exceptionally jerking violently and howling, were mixed. Rep. John Shimkus $114,590. The parents of U.S. college harsh and brutal treatment by and was completely unrespon- of Illinois, chairman of the fi rst Under questioning, Pruitt student Otto Warmbier fi led a Kim Jong Un,” Fred Warmbier sive to any of their efforts to panel that questioned Pruitt, appeared to acknowledge that wrongful death lawsuit against said in a statement. comfort him.” His once straight said afterward the EPA chief Hupp helped him fi nd accom- North Korea on Thursday, “Kim and his regime have teeth were misaligned and he was “a little vague,” adding, modations in the capital but said saying its government tortured portrayed themselves as inno- had an unexplained, scarred “It’s never a good idea to blame her search apparently did not and killed their son. cent, while they intention- wound on his left foot. your staff in public.” cost taxpayers. “I’m not aware Fred and Cindy Warmbier ally destroyed our son’s life. North Korea claimed that Asked whether Pruitt should of any government time being fi led the lawsuit in the U.S. Dis- This lawsuit is another step in Warmbier had contracted botu- resign, he said that’s not his call used,” he said. “She is a friend.” trict Court in Washington, D.C., holding North Korea account- lism but his physicians in the and suggested that’s up to Presi- As he has previously, Pruitt seeking compensation for the able for its barbaric treatment of U.S. found no evidence of that, dent Donald Trump. sought to defl ect questions death of the 22-year-old, whose Otto and our family,” he said. according to the lawsuit which Thursday’s hearings were about any missteps by blaming plight had compounded tense The 22-page complaint out- says that the North’s false expla- Pruitt’s fi rst major appearance subordinates. U.S.-North Korean relations. lines blunt terms the adverse nations for Otto’s condition since a Fox News interview in — On the communications Otto Warmbier, who was a fortunes of Warmbier after he demonstrate that is it “covering early April that was widely con- booth: “I was not involved in student at University of Vir- went on a fi ve-day tour to North up its torture and mistreatment sidered to be disastrous within the approval of the $43,000, ginia, was arrested by North Korea run by a China-based of Otto while he was in North the West Wing. and if I had known about it, Korean authorities in January tour operator, prior to taking up Korean custody.” Before Congress, the admin- Congressman, I would not have 2016 for stealing a propaganda a study program in Hong Kong. The lawsuit contends that istrator demonstrated his back- approved it.” poster and sentenced to 15 years He sought get a better under- North Korea is liable for ground as a lawyer, giving — On fl ying fi rst class at tax- in prison with hard labor. standing how people in the Warmbier’s wrongful death — clipped answers and sticking payer expense: “Security deci- He died in June 2017, days North’s closed society lived, the describing it as “extrajudicial to repeating rehearsed talking sions at the agency are made by after he was repatriated to the lawsuit says. killing” — and calls for a judg- points. law enforcement personnel, and U.S. with severe brain damage. It says that after his arrest, ment for both “economic and He visibly bristled on occa- I have heeded their counsel.” While the lawsuit may prove Warmbier, from Cincinnati, non-economic compensatory sion as Democrats pressed — On the pay raises to the largely symbolic given the dif- Ohio, was pressured to make a damages” to his parents. about the many fi nancial allega- two women: “I was not aware fi culty of recovering any dam- televised confession and then North Korea’s mission at the tions against him, then relaxed of the amount provided or the ages the court might order, it convicted of subversion after a United Nations in New York when Republicans on the panel process that was used in pro- comes at a delicate time in rela- one-hour trial. did not immediately respond gave him openings to expand on viding that.” tions between Washington and He was denied communi- Thursday to emails and phone his policy steps at EPA. At several points, he spoke Pyongyang. President Donald cation with his family by any calls seeking comment about Mocking Pruitt’s opponents, of decisions made by “career Trump is planning an unprec- means until in early June 2017 the lawsuit. Republican Rep. Kevin Cramer individuals at the agency.” edented summit with North they were informed he was in a There are still three Ameri- of North Dakota said that as far “You’re the guy in charge,” Korean leader Kim Jong Un in coma and had been in that con- cans held in North Korea, and as the EPA chief’s critics were Democratic Rep. Peter Welch the coming weeks to address dition for one year. their cases are a continuing concerned, “I think the greatest of Vermont countered. “It really the threat posed by its nuclear The lawsuit says that when source of tense relations sin you’ve done is you’ve actu- seems like there’s something on weapons, and the leaders of Warmbier returned, his par- between the adversary nations. ally done what President Trump your desk with the motto: ‘The North and South Korea are due ents “were stunned to see his U.S. offi cials have said that ran on.” buck stops nowhere.’” to meet Friday. condition. Mike Pompeo, the outgoing “It’s shameful that this Pruitt drew an unusual “Otto was taken hostage, Otto was blind and deaf. He CIA director, raised the issue day has turned into a personal rebuke from EPA’s inspector kept as a prisoner for political had a shaved head, a feeding when he met with Kim on a attack,” said GOP Rep. Bill general, Arthur Elkins, while he purposes, used as a pawn and tube coming out of his nose, was rare trip to North Korea nearly Johnson of Ohio. was still testifying. samoa news, Friday, April 27, 2018 Page 29

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FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2018,  le photo, White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson speaks to reporters during the daily press brie ng in the Brady press brie ng room at the White House, in Washington. Jackson, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead Veterans A airs withdrew April 26, in the wake of late-surfacing allegations about overprescribing drugs and poor leadership while serving as a top White House doctor, saying the “false allegations” against him have become a distraction. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) Trump’s VA choice bows out in latest Cabinet fl ame-out WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump himself praised Jackson, saying, Trump’s White House doctor reluctantly with- “He’s a great man, and he got treated very, very drew his nomination to be Veterans Affairs unfairly.” Then the president went after Demo- secretary Thursday in the face of accusa- cratic Sen. Jon Tester of Montana, who released a tions of misconduct, the latest embarrassing list of allegations against Jackson that was com- episode highlighting Trump’s struggles to piled by the Democratic staff of the Senate Vet- fi ll key jobs and the perils of his occasional erans Affairs Committee. spur-of-the-moment-decision-making. Trump aides said the president was furious The weeks-long saga surrounding the nomi- with Tester, who faces a tough re-election fi ght nation of Navy Dr. Ronny Jackson leaves the this fall, and plans to aggressively campaign government’s second-largest agency without a against him. permanent leader while it faces an immediate “I think Jon Tester has to have a big price crisis with its private health care program. And to pay in Montana,” Trump warned on “Fox & it abruptly tarnished the reputation of a doctor Friends” on TV. beloved by two presidents and their staffs. Tester, meanwhile, called on Congress to White House offi cials say they are taking a continue its investigation of Jackson. “I want to new look at the way nominees’ backgrounds are thank the service members who bravely spoke checked — and they believe they will persuade out over the past week. It is my constitutional Trump to take additional time to ensure that a responsibility to make sure the veterans of this replacement is suffi ciently vetted. nation get a strong, thoroughly vetted leader who The leading person now under consideration will fi ght for them,” he said. for the VA post is former Rep. Jeff Miller, who Elsewhere in the capital, Congress was ques- chaired the House Veterans Affairs Committee tioning another Trump offi cial whose job appears before retiring last year, according to White in jeopardy. House offi cials. Miller is a strong proponent of Scott Pruitt, head of the Environmental Pro- expanding private care for veterans, a Trump tection Agency, was questioned closely by House priority. Democrats about revelations of unusual security Trump quickly selected Jackson, a rear spending, fi rst-class fl ights, an advantageous admiral in the Navy, to head the VA last month condo lease and more. Even Republicans who after fi ring Obama appointee David Shulkin fol- support Pruitt’s deregulation efforts, said his con- lowing accusations of ethical problems and a duct needed scrutiny. mounting rebellion within the agency. Jackson, a Tom Price, Trump’s fi rst secretary of the surprise choice who has worked as a White House Department of Health and Human Services, physician since 2006, faced immediate questions resigned last year after criticism of his use of pri- from Republican and Democratic lawmakers as vate charter fl ights and military jets. well as veterans groups about whether he had the The turmoil at the VA comes as it faces a experience to manage the massive department of budget shortfall for its private-sector Veterans 360,000 employees serving 9 million veterans. Choice program, a campaign priority of Trump’s, Then this week’s unconfi rmed allegations by with lawmakers deadlocked over a long-term fi x current and former colleagues about drunken- due to disagreements over cost and how much ness and improper prescribing of controlled sub- access veterans should have to private doctors stances, compiled and released by Democrats, Veterans are “exhausted by the unnecessary made the nomination all but unsalvageable. and seemingly never-ending drama,” said Paul “The allegations against me are completely Rieckhoff, executive director of Iraq and Afghan- false and fabricated,” Jackson said in a statement istan Veterans of America. v“VA’s reputation is announcing his withdrawal. damaged, staff is demoralized, momentum is Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said stalled and the future is shockingly unclear.” Jackson was back at work at the White House on The VA issued a statement late Wednesday Thursday. But his future there remains uncertain. that it would push to have Congress move on an He had stepped aside from directing Trump’s expansion of Choice next month. medical care and leading the medical unit while Sen. Johnny Isakson of Georgia, chairman of his nomination was being considered. the Veterans Affairs Committee, said Thursday “I would hope the White House would closely he would “work with the administration to see to consider whether he is the best person to provide it we get a VA secretary for our veterans and their medical care for the president,” said Democratic families.” Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware. White House offi cials were visibly dismayed samoa news, Friday, April 27, 2018 Page 31 APNewsBreak: Trump lawyer gave loans to pot-linked cab mogul Say NEW YORK (AP) — Presi- tors from pursuing cases against dent Donald Trump’s personal those complying with state mar- I Love You MOM! attorney, whose business deal- ijuana laws. ings are being investigated by Marijuana use is fully legal the FBI, and his father-in-law in Nevada, seven other states have lent $26 million in recent and Washington, D.C., and 38 1/4 years to a taxi mogul who is states allow medicinal or other shifting into the legalized mari- limited uses. page juana industry, according to It was not clear why Shtayner documents obtained by The has decided to move out of taxis Associated Press. and into the grow business. Semyon “Sam” Shtayner, a But the rapid rise of ride- longtime business associate of hailing apps such as Uber and $50 B&W Michael Cohen’s father-in-law, Lyft has disrupted the taxi $75 created Nevada-based Canna- industry, and Shtayner is among COLOR boss LLC the day before the a handful of prominent taxi 2016 election. owners who face lawsuits from A few months later, he took a creditors who once lent liberally majority position in a company to medallion owners. that is provisionally licensed to The value of medallions — We have other sizes and specials available! cultivate medicinal marijuana the physical plates affi xed to Please call (684) 633-5599 and produce edibles, the records cabs that owners are required (Ask for Advertising Department) show. to display — have dropped or 258-3208 for more information “He personally manages precipitously in recent years over 500 taxi medallions, but from highs of over $1 million he is looking to transition from apiece in New York just a few the medallion business to the years ago to nearly half those cannibas (sic),” according to amounts today. the personal narrative Shtayner The subsequent drop has left submitted last October to city many taxi medallion owners offi cials in Henderson, Nevada, overleveraged. that was obtained by the AP One former Cohen business under the state’s public records partner, who managed Cohen’s $120 $80 law. taxis for years, is accused in a Daily Rate 2013 Toyota Sienna Daily Rate 2016 Toyota Corolla It’s not clear whether Sth- lawsuit by creditors of hiding Automatic (White Mini Van) Automatic (White Car) tayner used any of the loans his assets in fi nancial disclo- — $6 million of which have sures to his bank — including come directly from Cohen since a luxury apartment in a Trump ‘’WE ARE NOW 2014 — to fi nance his grow skyscraper. ACCEPTING ORDERS FOR ANY CAR PARTS’’ operation. Another former cab manager WITH AFFORDABLE PRICE Earlier this month, FBI of Cohen’s has declared bank- SPECIAL for weekly rate agents searched Cohen’s ruptcy and is facing criminal $130 hotel, offi ce and home seeking charges from state prosecutors 1 day FREE for every 7 days rental! Daily Rate 2013 FORD F150 banking records, as well as in New York, who accuse him Automatic (Green Truck) records related to his dealings of pocketing nearly $5 million Contact Information: Jiin Jang in the taxi industry, people in taxes. O&O INC. CAR RENTA L (258-4563) or Tafa Leaupepe familiar with the probe told the The business relationship PO Box 3897, Pago Pago, AS 96799 Office: 699-4484 • Fax: 699-2307 AP, speaking on condition of among Cohen, Shusterman and Located in Nu’uuli (O&O Inc. Wholesale) Email: [email protected] anonymity because they were Shtayner stretches back years. not authorized to discuss the Property records in New York ongoing investigation. show that Shtayner and Shus- Public records show the terman were among the inves- Ukraine-born Shtayner, 63, his tors in an upper Manhattan taxi wife and companies they con- garage and auto repair shop in trol have used their properties the 1990s. in Chicago and Sunny Isles, Last August, Shusterman Florida, as collateral for the lent at least $12 million against loans from Cohen and his father- properties owned by Shtayner, in-law, Fima Shusterman. his wife or their companies, Neither Cohen nor his Chicago real estate records attorney responded to phone show. messages or an email seeking In a second series of four comment about the loans. transactions in March, Shus- An attorney representing terman lent the Shtayners or Shtayner in his Nevada mari- their companies an additional juana ventures told the AP his $8 million. client had no comment. Four of the loans were made Reached on his cellphone, to Shtayner’s wife, Yasya, and Shusterman declined to discuss four others were directed to two his loans or Shtayner. Chicago taxi companies she News of Shtayner’s ties to manages, according to corpo- the medical marijuana industry rate documents. comes as the Trump administra- The Chicago Sun-Times fi rst tion fi nds itself somewhat split reported those transactions. on marijuana policy. Cohen has been involved in Trump recently indicated he the New York City yellow cab will support a law protecting industry since the 1990s. He Records obtained by e Associated Press show that a company controlled by Semyon “Sam” states that already have legal- has a fl eet of 22 cabs in Chi- Shtayner, a taxi magnate and longtime business associate of President Donald Trump’s personal ized the drug — a position cago and, along with his wife lawyer, has applied for a business license to run a legal medical marijuana cultivation and edible counter to that of Attorney and father-in-law, has owned production facility out of this building, photographer April 25, 2018, in Henderson, Nev. Another, General Jeff Sessions, who stri- some 30 medallions in New unrelated marijuana cultivation business is also located in the same building. Property records show dently opposes any such effort York after initially going into Michael Cohen, whose personal business dealings are being investigated by federal authorities, and and in January lifted restrictions business with his father-in-law, his father-in-law, have lent $26 million to Shtayner in recent years. (AP Photo/John Locher) that had kept federal prosecu- records show. Page 32 samoa news, Friday, April 27, 2018

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