UH Warrior Football Program Visits Two of Their Top Local Prospects
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Amata and HVAC hold joint Extension staff from the American Samoa Commu- hearings with Senate nity College (ASCC) - Agricul- Page 4 ture, Community and Natural Resources (ACNR) Division pre- sented on the various ACNR Fa’ataua le saogalemu o le Extension programs and services atunu’u lautele and how they help the com- Le Lali munity at Lupelele Elementary School on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. ASCC-ACNR Forestry staff Handball association looking Simon Stowers assists students for more players with planting soursop seeds Sports during the visit. [Photo: D.Helsham] ONLINE @ SAMOANEWS.COM C M Y K DAILY CIRCULATION 7,000 PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA FRIDAY, MARCH 03, 2017 $1.00 UH Warrior Football Gov to feds: “We need Program visits two of their top your help to empower local prospects A SPECIAL TRIP TO THE TERRITORY TO BOND WITH THE FAMILIES OF PAVIHI AND TA’ALA us to help ourselves” by T. Gasu by Fili Sagapolutele Lolo, who made the comment in his were health care (see yesterday’s Samoa Samoa News Sports Correspondent Samoa News Correspondent official written statement presented at News edition for details) and debt ser- Last month, the Head Coach of the alling it a “bold” sugges- last Friday’s federal Interagency Group vice priorities, about which the governor University of Hawai’i’s Football Pro- tion, Gov. Lolo Matalasi on Insular Areas (IGIA) meeting in said, “We are fully mindful and totally gram, Nick Rolovich was on island with Moliga has suggested $50 Washington D.C., also boasted about committed to engage in prudent debt one of his assistant coaches, coach Legi million annually for each his administration raising more than $70 management practices to ensure that our Suiaunoa, in a rare trip to the territory to USC territory in federal Capital Improve- million in American Samoa Economic risk exposure is minimized.” bond and meet with the families of their ment Project (CIP) funding, saying that Development Authority issued bonds, “The guiding factors to achieve this two top upcoming high school pros- the territories cannot hope to be “self- despite American Samoa’s low bond monumental decision includes capital pects, who will be joining the Warriors sufficient and self reliant” without fed- ratings. planning and funding, statutorily set debt football program after they graduate eral help. Two main issues at the IGIA meeting from high school this upcoming spring. (Continued on page 4) They are: ASHSAA 2016-17 Foot- ball Most Valuable Player, Blessman Ta’ala who signed on with UH during the National Signing Day and ASH- SAA’s 2016-17 Defensive Player of the Year, Penei Stowers-Pavihi who also signed with the Warriors during Signing Day. Samoa News spoke to Rolovich about their unexpected trip to the island, as this is the first time the UH Warriors football program has made a special C M visit to the territory to welcome and Y K touch base with their upcoming local players. According to Rolovich this was his second trip to the territory, “But I feel like I learned so much more this time. That is due to spending time with our new Defensive Coordinator Legi Suiaunoa – who has been an incredible window into the culture and history of this island and its community.” Rolovich told Samoa News, “Penei and Blessman have been on our recruiting radar since I got the job last A look at some of the 30 members of the police force of the Toatelegese, Cdr. Peniamina R. Faumuina and Cdr Joshua year. Ever since the year 2000, when Port Administration Airport Division undergoing firearms Failautusi of the airport division police. I first got to UH as a player, there has training yesterday at a designated site in Aoloau. Airport division police chief, Na’oiamasionasoa Fetaiaiga been consistent positive influence from The training, which is divided into groups of about 12 Fanene Kava told Samoa News at the training site that ever players from American Samoa – and I officers, is required for relicensing of these officers, who are since the Tafuna airport police force was authorized to carry wanted to make sure we did whatever with the airport division under the jurisdiction of the Fed- firearm in 1990, every year Haleck travels to the territory we could to keep that relationship.” eral Aviation Administration. for the training, which includes target shooting and written He said, “The Samoan athlete has The week long training is conducted by Ernie Haleck, who tests, to ensure that American Samoa complies with laws rich football history in UH Football his- is a retired officer from the Los Angeles Police Department and regulations set by the FAA and the U.S Transportation (Continued on page 6) where he worked for many years. He is assisted by Lt. Tavui Security Administration. [Photo: AF] Page 2 samoa news, Friday, March 03, 2017 Le Taupou-Manaia Dance Production Academy of Traditional Samoan Dance, Music and Arts. REGISTRATION FOR NEW STUDENTS AND OLD STUDENTS. @ Salon Sophia - Nu’uuli or Call Kori @ 254-3495 Notice for Proposed Registration of Matai Title NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 6.0105 of the Revised Code of American Samoa that a claim of succession which has been filed with the Territorial Registrar’s office for the registration of the Matai Title VAIFANUATELE of the village of NUA & SEETAGA by IOSEFATU F. SAIFOLOI of the village of NUA & SEETAGA, county of ALATAUA, WESTERN District. THE TERRITORIAL REGISTRAR is satisfied that the claim, petition by the family and certifi- It looks like another Samoan cate of the village chiefs are in proper form. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that anyone so desiring must file his counterclaim, or will be competing in the Scripps objection to the registration of this matai title with the Territorial Registrar Office before the Spelling bee in May this year held expiration of 60 days from the date of posting. If no counterclaim, nor any objection is filed by the expiration of said 60 days, the matai title VAIFANUATELE shall be registered in the name of in Washington D.C. Folau Holi IOSEFATU F. SAIFOLOI in accordance with the laws of American Samoa. who won her Spelling Bee competi- POSTED: JANUARY 30, 2017 thru MARCH 31, 2017 tion in California, is an 8th grader SIGNED: Taito S.B. White, Territorial Registrar from Fort Irwin Middle School who won the Silver Valley Unified Fa’aaliga o le Fa’amauina o se Suafa Matai School District Bee. Folau’s Mother O le fa’aaliga lenei ua faasalalauina e tusa ma le Maga 6.0105 o le tusi tulafono a Amerika Samoa, e pei ona suia, ona o le talosaga ua faaulufaleina mai i le Ofisa o le Resitara o Amerika is Sosefina Seui-Holi from Nu’uuli. Samoa, mo le fia faamauina o le suafa matai o VAIFANUATELE o le nu’u o NUA & SEETAGA e [Photo: Holi family] IOSEFATU F. SAIFOLOI o NUA & SEETAGA faalupega o ALATAUA, falelima i SISIFO. Ua taliaina e le Resitara lea talosaga, faatasi ma le talosaga a le aiga faapea ma le tusi faamaonia mai matai o lea nu’u, ma ua i ai nei i teuga pepa a lea ofisa. A i ai se tasi e faafinagaloina, ia faaulufaleina sana talosaga tete’e, po o sana faalavelave tusitusia i le Ofisa o Resitara i totonu o aso e 60 mai le aso na faalauiloa ai lenei fa’aaliga. Afai o lea leai se talosaga tete’e, po’o se faalavelave foi e faaulufaleina mai i aso e 60 e pei ona taua i luga, o lea faamauina loa lea suafa matai i le igoa o IOSEFATU F. SAIFOLOI e tusa ai ma aiaiga o le Fono employee sent back tulafono a Amerika Samoa. 02/03 & 03/03/17 CARPENTERS & LABORERS NEEDED to jail for positive drug test Qualifications: • Hold a current Carpentry Trademan’s License • Can read & Translated by Samoa News staff allowed to work during govern- out on probation instead of understand English • Willing to work after hours if needed For failure to comply with ment working-hours. remaining in jail. Apply in person at our Fletcher Construction Office in Tafuna conditions of his 5-year pro- Taala was convicted of Fiaui said he had already bation, Fono employee Pere- Bring your social security card, Immigration ID & Immigration authorization driving while under the influ- spoken to his client about the nise Taala has been ordered letter for employment ence of alcohol causing the importance of complying with by the High Court to serve death of a person, and in all conditions of probation, No phone calls please the remaining 8 months of his October in 2014 he was sen- while Picket says it appears “We are an equal Opportunity Employer” prison term, although he is still tenced to 5 years imprisonment, the defendant has a drug and but execution of the sentence alcohol problem and the court was suspended and the defen- should help him. dant was instead placed on 5 However, Acting Associate years probation, which came Justice, Elvis P. Patea told with several conditions. Taala that the court has not Origin Energy Among the conditions, Taala forgotten the seriousness of his was to serve 20 months behind crime, which caused the death American Samoa Inc bars, pay $2,000 as well as of another person. And despite attend and complete alcoholic the serious crime, Patea said the and drug counseling. Taala, court gave Taala another chance however, served only 12 months in life with the sentence handed in jail before he was released down at the time and then later and the court waived the waiving 8 months in jail.