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Lima I Sisifo Tofi Kovana Itumalo ASCC awards Spring 2017 in-house scholarships Page 4 Kansas man to get life term for killing of 7-year-old son Page 8 SHS Booster Club presents new football uniform, supplies to team Sports C M Y K Molia ave pasi 50 tausaga The Fua II family from Samoa led by Captain Vaughn Simpson has done it again, as they collected yet another championship title to their collection of championship records from past tournaments. The fought faia uiga mataga teineititi hard during last week’s 18th Steinlager I’a Lapo’a Game Fishing Tournament — topping the competition with 633.6 points. The closest was the Double Trouble with 576.4 points overall for 2nd place, followed by the Kee- 15 tausaga Le Lali Jamm which racked up 469.2 points. Congratulations to all participants of this year’s tournament. See more photos inside today’s sports section, as well as throughout the rest of the week. [photo: TG] ONLINE @ SAMOANEWS.COM DAILY CIRCULATION 7,000 PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA MONDAY, MAY 08, 2017 $1.00 Tumau pea leai fa’aiuga Fale- lima i Sisifo tofi Kovana Itumalo “SE TALOFA E IA SATELE, UA PEI O LE PA’U FA’I E FETOSOA’I SOLO E LOI” tusia Ausage Fausia alu ai e le o maua lava se tasi o le Being a teacher is one thing. But teaching a child with special needs takes a special kind of teacher with a special Falelima i Sisifo mo se isi na te kind of love and patience. Meet the Special Education Division of Samoana High School who spend their days assisting C M fa’aauauina le tofi o le Kovana teenagers who need help with everything from school work to life skills. The group celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week Y K Itumalo, lea sa tauave mai e le with the rest of the territory’s educators last week. Malo lava to all the teachers working in classrooms scattered across afiogaT a Lualemaga E. Faoa ua tu’umalo, na Tutuila, Aunu’u and the Manu’a Islands. [photo: BC] faia ai loa le fa’aiuga ina ua mae’a le fono- taga lona lua sa usuia i le Ofisa o Mataupu Tau Samoa i le aso Faraile o le vaiaso na te’a nei, o le a tu’uina atu loa le mataupu i le afioga i le ali’i kovana mo sana fa’aiuga, ina ia tusa ai ma le Tulafono Toe Teuteu a le malo o Amerika Samoa. E to’atolu la suafa lea ua tu’uina atu i le afioga i le ali’i kovana ia Lolo Matalasi Moliga e fai mai i ai sana fa’aiuga, e aofia ai le afioga i le Sa’o ia Tuiasina S. Esera mai le itumalo o Tualatai, o le afioga i le Alala Matuatala ia Fuamatu J.V Fuamatu mai le itumalo o Alataua, mo le afioga ia LeAtual- evao Sosene Asifoa mai le itumalo o Leasina/ Atiulagi. Illegal dumping is on the rise in American Samoa — especially down hillsides next to roads in outer vil- lages. As proved in this photo, out of sight does not mean it exists no more — highly damaging toxic fluids from O le mataupu lenei na tofu atu i le Ofisa such dumped appliances seep into our to our drinking water, soils, oceans and coral reefs. NPAS has formed an o Mataupu Tau Samoa, ina ua fesiligia e le Illegal Dumping Task Force to help clean up and stop this practice. It comprises the Office of Samoan Affairs, to’atele o le Falelima i Sisifo le fa’aiuga na National Park of American Samoa and other local agencies. See story inside. [Courtesy photo] (Faaauau itulau B10) Page 2 samoa news, Monday May 08, 2017 The Festival of Sites, featuring Okeanos Explorer (NOAA’s Office of Ocean Liaison. “After 12 remotely operated dives, 15,000-sq.miles of seafloor was mapped, Exploration and Research) and hosted by the National Marine Sanctuary of Amer- 30 undescribed species were collected, and 101 biological and 30 geological samples ican Samoa (NMSAS), was a huge hit last month, when the Emerald and Sea Prin- gathered,” she continued. cess cruise ships called into port. There was active discussion during the meeting, and a few questions were fielded First, the tourists were treated to live Samoan siva performances, cultural dem- by Manu’a District Governor Laolagi Vaeao and some village mayors. A video of onstrations like coconut husking, and a crash course on the different sites within Vailulu’u’s “Eel City” from 2005 was again played and compared to the OER team’s the NMSAS system. findings this year, which showed significant activity and extensive growth of the During the two days that followed, local students, teachers, and community seamount since it was last mapped in 2012 - a growth of 1000 meters. members had the chance to tour the NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer. On Tuesday, The significance of the meeting, according to the NMSAS, is “a continued col- April 25, the Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration presentation took place at laboration between OER team and sanctuary staff as they work together with OSA the Tauese P.F. Sunia Ocean Center in Utulei. and the public in ensuring there is deep understanding of the importance of sea- Rounding up the tight schedule for the Okeanos Explorer Research (OER) Team mounts to traditional and commercial fisheries; connection between deep-water was a special visit to the Office of Samoan Affairs (OSA), where the group was and shallow water ecosystems; and assessment of potential tsunamigenic undersea accompanied by Sanctuary staff members. landslides.” The meeting was in response to a request put forth by OSA last year in November. At the conclusion of the meeting, Secretary of the Office of Samoan Affairs PC “The OER Team returned to explain and discuss survey findings and results Mauga Tasi Asuega thanked David McKinney and the OER team for the “Su’esu’ega with a focus on seamounts and fisheries,” said Apulu Veronika Molio’o Mata’utia- o le Moana o Amerika Samoa Expedition”. [photo: NMSAS] Mortenson, NMSAS Outreach, Communications Coordinator and Community Illegal Dumping Task Force helps the West Side National Park of Amer- down hillsides next to roads alternatives such as dump- polluting the water we drink time and energy to help solve ican Samoa — May 4, 2017 in outer villages. sters, a lack of public aware- and the food we eat. the problem. — There has been an increase The increase in illegal ness about the impacts of Jeremiah 2:7 And I Last Friday the Task in illegal dumping all around dumping may be caused by illegal dumping and a lack of brought you into a plentiful Force cleaned up dump American Samoa especially a lack of convenient legal community pride by a small country to eat the fruit thereof sites near Fagamalo village. group of people causing this and the goodness thereof; but Help from the National Park problem for all. when ye entered, ye defiled crew, pulenu’us and others Dumping garbage such My land and made Mine her- from these villages worked as discarded appliances, old itage an abomination. together on the cleanup. Salon Sophia barrels, used tires, old bat- A Task Force was estab- “All we hope to do is teries, oil and discarded lished last year to combat this offer help, and demonstrate Happy Mothers Day automobile parts, house- problem of illegal dumping. our commitment to the hold trash and other waste is The Office of Samoan community,” said National illegal in American Samoa, Affairs, National Park of Park Superintendent Scott 10% OFF ALL Chemical and for good reason. American Samoa and other Burch. “Through education, Treatments & All this garbage is very local agencies make up this enforcement, monitoring and Retail Products harmful to our environment group. Since last September most importantly villages and can threaten human the Illegal Dumping Task helping villages we hope to health. Force has held regular meet- reduce this problem. Isn’t it People that are illegally ings and have come up with great we have villages from dumping might think that if several initiatives to address the east side coming all the 30% OFF their garbage is out of sight, this problem. way out to Fagamalo, and Thermal Straightening it will disappear forever. But Major clean ups in Afono, visa-versa, to help each Our NEW & EXCITING that is not the case. Aua and recently the village other?” HAIR COLORS Rust from metal, toxic of Fagamalo were conducted. “I don’t get paid for • Deep Blue • Deep Ocean Green fluids like Freon from appli- With the support of villages doing this job, but I love my • Deep Red • Furious Purple ances, oil from cars and they have also installed “No grandson and care so much • Magenta - Call for more information on the new hair colors chemicals from household Dumping” signs and surveil- for the future generation and cleaners all seep into the soil lance cameras at problem my beautiful island, this is Treat Yourself or better yet polluting our waterways and sites. the reason I’m committed treat someone you care for contaminating our drinking This committee started to this Task Force” said • Give the gift of beautiful hair! water and soils where food is out with five villages and Mr. Imo Tiapula the vice Gift Certificates available. Great as grown. has grown to nine villages. chairman for the committee stocking stuffers! Good ‘til May 30th Furthermore, on rainy Village mayors on the Task and pastor from Lauli’i. Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out days all this pollution will Force, represent Vatia, With villages helping vil- there and to all our friends & customers.
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