Lali. Tafuna High School starts school year with a series of punches literally. Loka Lt. Raymond Noa ina ua fa amaonia moliaga o le fa ao olima

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1 ampaigns find some truths are inconvenient 7 Reps ask for legal opinion hearing in budget saga 5 Tuilagi tipped to make big impact at World up B8 Sea Grant program coordinator at the American Samoa ommunity ollege, Ephraim Temple, standing in front of an Aquaponics system. Aquaponics is a merging of aquaculture and hydroponics and is an organic way to grow plants. According to Temple, there will soon be an online Aquaculture ertificate outreach program through the University of Hawaii. A meeting is scheduled for this coming November, when the program manager, Dr. Barbara McLain from the University of Hawaii will be here to explain what it is all about, for anyone interested. Students and the public alike are welcome to attend. (See story inside on page 2 for full details) [photo: Jeff Hayner] samoanews.com Y M K Irene: Wet, deadly & expensive, but not a monster 6 Daily irculation 7,000 PAGO PAGO, AMERIAN SAMOA Monday, August 29, 2011 $1.00 Y M K Le Lali 10 Loka Lt. Raymond Noa ina ua fa amaonia moliaga o le fa ao olima tusia Ausage Fausia Ua taofia nei i le toese i Tafuna le ali i leoleo o Lt. Raymond Noa e fa atali ai le aso lea ua fa atulaga e lau ai lona fa asalaga, ina ua ta usalaina o ia e le Vaega Iloilo Iuga i le aso Faraile na te a nei, i moliaga o le fa ao olima i le tulaga lua; fa aleaga meatotino i le tulaga lua, ma le save uina lea o le filemu o tagata lautele. O Lt. Noa na ulua i tu uaia e le malo i le fa ao olima i le tulaga muamua; fa aleaga meatotino i le tulaga lua ma le save uina lea o le filemu o tagata lautele, ona o le fa alavelave lea na manu a ai Arthur po o Afa Blake i se fagupia, i le po o le aso 9 Oketopa 2010, i luma o le nofoaga lea sa i ai le fale kalapu o le Rubbles Tavern lea ua tapunia ia. E silia ma le 3 itula na iloilo ai e le Vaega Iloilo Iuga la latou fa ai uga, ae o latou fa afo iina mai loa le fa aiuga e nofosala le ua molia, ma poloaina ai loa e le ali i fa amasino sili o Michael Kruse le taofia o ia i le toese, e fa atali ai le fofogaina o lana fa asalaga i le aso 7 Oketopa. Ina ua mae a le fofogaina o le fa aiuga a le Vaega Iloilo Iuga, na talosaga ai le loia a Lt. Noa o David Vargas i le fa amasinoga, ina ia fesiligia le Vaega Iloilo Iuga pe o le fa aiuga lea ua tu uina mai, o le fa aiuga lava lea a le tagata e to atasi, na tali uma i latou, o lea lava. FA AFINAUGA FA AI U A LOIA Na tomua le fa afinauga fa ai u a le loia a le malo o Mitzie Folau i lona toe fa atepa lea o le Vaega Iloilo Iuga i fa amatalaga tauto a molimau e to afitu a le malo, lea sa latou fa ailoa i le fa amasinoga, o Lt. Noa na togia Blake i le fagupia. O lea ua tatou iloa, o molimau uma e to afitu a le malo, e aofia ai le ulugali i ma le la fanau e to alua, o le leoleopo o le Transpac, o le ali i ao tupe a le Rubbles ma le uo a le ali i sa lavea, sa latou taua uma i a latou molimau, sa latou vaai o togi e Lt. Noa le fagupia ma lavea ai Blake, o Folau lea. O molimau uma fo i ia e to afitu sa latou taua i a latou molimau, sa latou vaai o alu atu Lt. Noa ma tu i Blake a o ta atia i lalo, fai mai isi sa kiki e Lt. Noa ia Blake, o isi fai mai na ta tu i, ae o isi fai mai na feanu Lt. Noa ia Blake. O lea fo i na toe molimau lava le ali i leoleo o Savelio Vaofanua e fa apea, sa ia vaai o kiki e Lt. Noa ia Blake a o ta atia i lalo, sa ia ta soliina fo i o ia. Na finau Folau, afai e eseese mea e vaai i ai tagata e pei o molimau a le malo, e tatau ona eseese aua o le natura lena o le soifuaga, peita i e le avea le eseese o mea na vaai i ai molimau ma itu e aveesea ai le mea moni, sa latou vaai tino lava o togi e Lt. Noa ia Blake i le fagu ma pau ai i lalo. Finau Folau, o lea ua ta utino leoleo e toatolu sa molimau mo le itu tete e, sa latou inupia ma Lt. Noa i le po lea na tupu ai le fa alavelave, amata mai lava i le BBQ sa faia i le Paka Liona i (Faaauau itulau 12) Tafuna High School starts school year with a series of punches literally by Fili Sagapolutele Samoa News orrespondent Over a period of two days, last week, Tafuna High School began its school year with a series of punches literally. Last Thursday and Friday, at least ten or more students of Tafuna High had fights that saw a vice principal threatened by a student, a school counselor shoved, and general mayhem exploding as school officials intervened, trying to calm the incidents, but had to resort to calling police to the scene to seek control. Students were taken into custody. While the fights began on campus, they did eventually spill onto the streets outside the school on both days, where Rep. Galu Satele Jr., who had raised concerns about the incidents during last Friday s House session, witnessed them. According to Satele, the one on Thursday spilled out onto the streets, close to the fast food restaurant by the intersection, with students throwing rocks at each other and traffic being forced to a halt for about 45 minutes while waiting for police to arrive on the scene. The Friday fights were a continuation of Thursday s incident, according to school and government officials; and Satele witnessed students being chased on the road from inside the school campus. He told his colleagues that just hours after the House confirmed Dr. Jacinta Galeai as director of Education, he witnessed a big problem involving students of Tafuna High School, that same afternoon with a brawl around the road, just outside of the school campus. Satele said it appears that the school is (ontinued on page 16) Maina Saelua, ENT linic technician (L) stands with hearing specialist Dr. Wendy Switalski, who is seated next to the Audiometer machine gifted to the LBJ ENT clinic from the US mainland firm, Otometrics. The donated item is computer-based diagnostic equipment designed specifically for ENT-doctors, audiologists and hearing care professionals worldwide and is worth close to $16,000. The gift was made possible through the efforts of Dr. Switalski and her husband Tom, who traveled here from Detroit to install the equipment free of charge. (See story inside on page 4 for details) [photo: tlh]

2 Page 2 samoa news, Monday, August 29, 2011 (all ANSWERs on page 14) UH embarks upon online outreach program to teach Aquaculture By Jeff Hayner Samoa News Reporter An online Aquaculture ertificate program called ATOLL is in the works at this time through the University of Hawaii outreach college program, according to EphraimTemple, the Sea Grant program coordinator at the American Samoa ommunity ollege (AS) under the ommunity and Natural Resources (NR) Land Grant program. Temple also works for the University of Hawaii in the Sea Grant college program. This program will be open for high school students, as well as American Samoa ommunity ollege (AS) students and anyone in the community. Because it is through the outreach college, it is open enrollment and it is a one year certificate program, said Temple. Dr. Benny Ron who was here in February for the aquaponics workshop, will be here this coming November with his manager for the program, Dr. Barbara McLain from the University of Hawaii who is managing the online certificate program. They will be coming in November when there will be a public meeting with parents, their children and AS students and we would like teachers from the Department of Education (DOE) to come as well, to learn what this program is all about. Teachers could possibly use this for professional development and the students could use it for in getting ready to go to college. There will be more information out about the online Aquaculture ertificate program in the near future, he said. In October we are planning another aquaponics workshop and we are going to have a specialist come down from Hawaii who has expertise in doing worm aquaponics. Here at Land Grant at AS, we try to show as many different styles of farming as we can. There are some methods that are better for some than for others. What will be taught at this next workshop, is how to use worms in an aquaponic system to raise plants and fish, he concluded. ombining hydroponics and aquaculture, aquaponics builds on the sound principals of hydroponics and substitutes the use of manmade fertilizers with fish water that is rich in nitrates for the plants that are being grown. It is a balanced system where the fish and plants live in the same closed recirculating system symbiotically, with the fish providing nutrients for the plants and in turn, the plants purifying the water for the fish. For the farmer, this means less money spent on fertilizer while two products are produced in a relatively small area. For more information on the online aquaculture certificate program or aquaponics, contact Temple at the AS Land Grant/NR at Reach the reporter at jeff@samoanews.com by Fili Sagapolutele Samoa News orrespondent SOLIAI T. FUIMAONO S REAPPOINTMENT INTRODUED Gov. Togiola Tulafono s reappointment of Soliai Tuipine Fuimaono for another term as the territory s chief election officer, to oversee local elections and head the Election Office, was introduced late last week in the Fono. In his Aug. 22 nomination letter, Togiola informed the Fono that Soliai has nearly two decades of experience as the chief election officer, having first been appointed and confirmed in He said that he has full confidence in Soliai. Prior to heading the Election Office, Soliai was a senator representing Ituau county from 1985 to He has served on various ASG boards, including as Vice hairman of the Development Bank. Between 1977 and 1984, he was the Director of the Laboratory Division at LBJ Medical enter and Director of the Red ross Blood Bank for the Territory. LAWMAKER SEEKS MORE INFO ON NEW ASG ENTITIES As the Fono continues with its joint budget hearings for fiscal year 2012 budget, Rep. Taotasi Archie Soliai said its appropriate for lawmakers to at least obtain additional information from the Executive Branch on at least two new ASG entities on the fiscal year 2012 budget book. Specifically, said Taotasi is the Shipyard Service Authority, whose budget for FY 2012 is $1.42 million but there is no information on how this entity is generating revenue because it s part of the Enterprise Fund which lists ASG entities that generate revenue. Taotasi, who was speaking to his colleagues during last Friday s House session, said it would also be appropriate to get a copy of the executive order creating the shipyard authority as well as the business plan for the shipyard authority. He said the executive order creating the Office of Information Technology, the new entity in FY 2012, should also be supplied by the executive branch as well as other pertinent information for this new office to help lawmakers understand. The FY 2012 budget for this office is $200,000 and it s part of the executive branch. NEW HOUSE OF REP. SERGEANT-AT-ARMS The House majority voted early last week to elect Vavao Lemusu as the new House Sergeant-At-Arms, because the previous officer, Seti Muasau retired from government service. Lemusu worked in the Fono for some 16 years and was assistant to Muasau in the last ten years. Besides the Sergeant-At-Arms, other elected posts for the House are the Speaker of the House, and hief House lerk. NEW OURT JUDGEMENT BILL INTRODUED An administration bill appropriating $321,757 to settle a High ourt judgment against the American Samoa Government for breach of contract by failing to pay for construction services provided by Pacific International Engineering, Ltd. (PIE) was introduced late last week in both the Senate and House. The judgment also includes court costs and post-judgment interest to begin to accrue at the statutory rate of 6 percent per year as of the entry date of the judgment, which was handed down last October. The funding source comes from two bills pending in the Fono: the bill to hike business license fees and the new corporate franchise tax. Reach the reporter at fili@samoanews.com

3 Lt. Raymond Noa found guilty by Samoa News staff She noted that Noa had Blake while on the ground Police Lt. Raymond Noa gotten into an argument with as well as punching out the was immediately taken into someone at Lions Park and all window of a nearby vehicle. custody after a High ourt jury four officers who were all Vargas reminded the jury last Friday found the veteran off-duty at the time then that Blake s testimony is that officer guilty of second degree assault, property damage in the headed to Rubbles where Noa it was a bald headed man who got very loud, using profanity, hit him with a beer bottle and second degree and public peace disturbance. The government case against assaulted Blake and damaged a nearby vehicle. Folau reminded the jury not Noa. Vargas also reminded jurors that he pointed to Noa during trial and Blake insisted Noa stems from an incident last other statements made by Noa that Noa was not the man who October in front of the now that night in front of Rubbles, threw the bottle at him, but it closed Rubbles Tavern where which were also verified by was a bald headed man. he assaulted another man, who two government witnesses. Samoa News reporter landed in the hospital with injuries. She recalled that Noa said that Ausage Fausia contributed to evening that he was above the this report. Noa was initially charged law and no one can touch him, with felony first-degree assault because he is the law. Reach the newsroom at news. but the jury of four women and In rendering a guilty verdict, newsroom@samoatelco.com two men found him guilty of Folau said the jury should tell second-degree assault still this bully that he not the law a felony, along with the misdemeanor charges of property and he is not above the law. Blake had testified during trial damage and public peace that Noa was not his attacker- disturbance. The trial began last Monday with jury selection and the case that instead, it was a bald-headed man. Folau said Blake admitted on the stand that ever since his was given to the jury Friday head injury, he has had a hard morning. It took more than time remembering things. three hours before the court was informed that a verdict had been reached. Blake admitted he took special education classes when he was in school, and that he was After the verdict was read, also drunk on the night in question, Noa s attorney David Vargas said Folau, who added that requested the court to pool the it s reasonable to believe that jury, asking if that was their Blake is mistaken as to who verdict, to which each jury threw the beer bottle at his head. member answered yes. Immediately after the verdict was read, hief Justice Michael In his closing arguments, Vargas told the jury that the government statements about Kruse ordered the defendant to Noa consuming alcohol as well be taken into custody to await as the situation at Lions Park sentencing on Oct. 7th. had nothing to do with the Noa bowed his head during charges against the defendant. the reading of the verdict and He also argued that the four was taken to the Territorial government witnesses the orrectional Facility by a court couple and their two children marshal. Noa has been out on were on the other side of bail since his arrest. During closing arguments, prosecutor Mitzie Jessop Folau the street and didn t see clearly what was happening in front of Rubbles, whereas Faapouli, recalled for the jury testimony Liu hang and Vaofanua were by seven government witnesses who all testified that it was Noa who threw a beer bottle that hit Arthur Blake, the victim, in the head. She recalled the solid testimonies standing much closer to Noa. He dismissed claims that it was Noa who threw the bottle that hit Blake, citing officers testimony during trial. Vargas said the testimony by by a couple and their Blake s friend Paulo is question- two children, a security guard able because Paulo has a habit of for Transpac and a friend of the throwing rock at others and there victim who told the same was also a past incident where story, putting the blame on he threw rocks at a police car. Noa, saying he threw the beer Vargas said Paulo testified that bottle that hit the victim. Folau said the witnesses further testified that they saw Noa punch Blake, who was he was standing on a dark side of the road when he saw Noa throw the bottle at Blake. Based on testimony during already on the ground, as well trial the government could not as kicking the victim. She said prove the bottle that injured even police officer Savelio Blake was the bottle in question, said Vargas adding that Vaofanua, who was with Noa that night, testified that he saw Noa kick the victim. even the report from the hospital does not show that there The prosecutor also were any pieces of glass from a reminded the jury that Vaofanua, along with police officers John Liu hang and Vili bottle found in Blake s wounds to the head. Regarding Folau s arguments Faapouli were with Noa that that Faapouli, Liu hang and night, and that all three officers had consumed alcohol with Noa, starting at a BBQ at Lions Vaofanua didn t testify truthfully because they were trying to protect Noa, the defense argued Park. Vaofanua, Liu hang that this is not true. Vargas said and Faapouli testified for the defense. the police officers were truthful in their testimonies; and that they Folau further pointed out also cited some of the bad things that there were inconsistencies Noa did that night. in the testimonies by Liu hang For example, he said the and Vaofanua as to where they three officers testified that Noa were standing on the night of was intoxicated that night, he the assault. used profanity and had punched all our Job Placement Hotline For Graduating Students ontact Vincent or Millie samoa news, Monday, August 29, 2011 Page 3 GREAT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY! RITA S LODGE AT LOTOPA, SAMOA IS FOR SALE. Sale includes all furnishings, appliances, tools etc. and 1 1/4 acre of freehold property. (lock, stock and barrel). Price: US$985,000 o.n.o. all: Wrob or Rita for viewing or inquiry. 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4 Page 4 samoa news, Monday, August 29, 2011 NUUULI PLAE INEMAS $ Bargain Matinees All Shows Before 6pm $ Senior Admissions All Day $ All Day For Kids $ Adults Discount Tuesdays $ ADMISSION ALL DAY TUESDAY Excludes Holidays A man walks on top of a wall next to a flooded highway in New Brunswick, N.J., Aug. 28, 2011, as heavy rains left by Hurricane Irene are causing inland flooding of rivers and streams. Flood waters rose all across New Jersey on Sunday, closing roads from side streets to major highways as Irene weakened and moved on, leaving 600,000 homes and businesses without power. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) Heeding the call, U.S. audiologist delivers care & equipment to ENT OWBOYS & ALIENS - Rated: PG-13 Starring: Harrison Ford, Daniel raig, Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell In 1873 Arizona Territory, a stranger with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. The only hint to his history is a mysterious shackle that encircles one wrist. What he discovers is that the people of Absolution don t welcome strangers. But Absolution is about to experience fear it can scarcely comprehend as the desolate city is attacked by marauders from the sky. As this stranger slowly starts to remember who he is and where he s been, he realizes he holds a secret that could give the town a fighting chance against the alien force. Friday: 4:00 7: 00 9:30 Saturday: Sunday: 1:00 1:00 4:00 4:00 7: 00 7: 00 9:30 Discount Tuesday : 4:00 7: 00 Mon, Wed & Thurs: 4:00 7: 00 FRIGHT NIGHT - Rated: R Starring: Anton Yelchin, olin Farrel, Toni ollette, David Tennant Trouble arrives when an intriguing stranger Jerry moves in next door. He seems like a great guy at first, but there s something not quite right -- and everyone, including harlie s mom, doesn t notice. After witnessing some very unusual activity, harlie comes to an unmistakable conclusion: Jerry is a vampire preying on his neighborhood. Unable to convince anyone that he s telling the truth, harlie has to find a way to get rid of the monster himself. Friday: 4:15 7: 15 9:30 Saturday: 1:15 4:15 7: 15 9:30 Sunday: 1:15 4:15 7: 15 Discount Tuesday : 4:15 7: 15 Mon, Wed & Thurs: 4:15 7: 15 NOTES Discount Tuesdays, all tickets are $5.25 for all shows. Movies and Times are Subject to change without notice. all / for additional movie information. Gift ertificates make the perfect gift and are available at our Box Office! by Teri Hunkin Samoa News staff writer If a person s actions are a picture book of their creeds as Emerson once aptly wrote, then it is clear Dr. Wendy Switalski believes in helping people, and in particular the residents of the tiny U.S. territory of American Samoa. Dr. Switalski has been to the territory nine or ten times last count; three times this year alone. She s a Doctor of Audiology, in layman s terms a hearing specialist, and the sounds she most loves to hear are the voices of people who have been helped by her very able skills. Said Dr. Switalski on her most recent visit to the territory, I love it here the people have always been so welcoming and warm. And the care is really needed in this area. We see so many ear infections in the children, which cause hearing loss that puts kids at risk for speech, language and general learning delays... and most of it completely preventable. It was because of Dr. Switalski, and her efforts, that the Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) clinic at LBJ has brand new, state of the art testing equipment, donated through a mainland company, Otometrics. According to their website, Otometrics is the world s leading manufacturer of hearing and balance instrumentation. Dr. Switalski first learned of American Samoa through a friend who sold audio testing equipment here several years ago. She also learned, through her friend, that early hearing tests for children were not being performed routinely, and many children suffered hearing loss and developmental delay because of it. The dire need for early hearing tests prompted Wendy s husband, Tom (who also heard the stories) to volunteer his wife to travel here and lend a hand, which not without irony put her in contact with Dr. Jean Asuega, who headed up the DOH Helping Hands program an office set up to give newborns and infants developmental support in their formative years. urrently, Dr. Asuega s primary focus is the Helping Babies Hear program, where she still works closely with Dr. Switalski and other audiology professionals who help fill in the gaps in territorial health care for infants and toddlers. While she has a busy private practice in Detroit, Michigan, Dr. Switalski came here the first time about four years ago with a colleague, Jill raig, an audiologist from Portland. The pair worked long hours on that first trip, and Dr. Switalski said they were simply blown away by the need for services. She spoke with high praise for Dr. Malaela Tuioletai, (Dr. Tui as he is known) and the staff of ENT clinic at LBJ, whom she called the real heroes in terms of the caseload they work with, their limited resources, and their positive spirits in spite of all. After that first visit which she called exhausting and exhilarating at the same time she went looking for other ways to support the ENT clinic. Through her husband, and with his help, she petitioned Otometrics, a major supplier of auditory testing equipment based in Illinois, for support. She wanted to make sure that Dr. Tui and the ENT staff at LBJ had what they needed to conduct efficient and professional hearing tests. Otometrics management heard her stories, acknowledged her concerns, and wanted to be part of the effort to advance hearing care in the territory. Through Dr. Switalski, and because of her commitment to caring for the children, Otometrics came through, and the company has donated a state of the art Audiometer to the ENT clinic at LBJ. Including shipping and installation, which was all provided free of charge, the donation was worth nearly $16,000. According to Dr. Switalski, one of the real advantages of this highly sophisticated piece of equipment, is that it allows the care givers to send records via computer directly to the electronic medical records omputerized Patient Record System (PRS), which eliminates the need for paperwork and allows tests to be performed quickly. Because tests are digitized, they can also be sent off-island easily for advice and consultation. As the head of the ENT clinic, Dr. Tui spoke of the donation by saying, This is state of the art equipment which is used all over the mainland U.S. It was donated and shipped without any cost to LBJ or the part Helping Hands program, and we are grateful to have it. He explained that ENT works closely with the Part program and together they provide early childhood screening and hearing intervention. He noted that The equipment is used for everyone, adults and children alike, and with our limited resources it s a real blessing for us here. He also commended the ENT technician, Maina Saelua, saying, We are fortunate to have Maina as our audiology technician as he is certified with training from Seattle, Washington. With the new equipment in the capable hands of Maina Saelua and the dedicated ENT staff at LBJ, residents can now be provided hearing services second to none. 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5 On going ASPA budget saga continues, House reps want legal opinion hearing by Fili Sagapolutele Samoa News orrespondent The ongoing saga of the American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) claiming the Fono has no oversight over its annual budget reached another milestone this time the House is calling a hearing to get a legal opinion before calling ASPA up again for an ASPA FY 2012 budget hearing. Rep. Puletuimalo D. Koko, chairman of the House ASPA ommittee, during Friday s House session, called for the hearing tomorrow. He made the call after several House members again voiced their disappointment and concerns over statements made by ASPA board chairman Asaua Fuimaono regarding the ASPA budget. Rep. Galumalemana Bill Satele, who first raised the ASPA budget issue, said he is very disappointed with ASPA and its claims. He said the House should request an official copy of the law on which ASPA has based its claim and if ASPA is lying, then all board members should be removed from office. He said that in all of the years he worked in the government this is the first time he has heard of this type of claim by a government entity and it does not sit well with him. Rep. Tautolo harlie said he joins other lawmakers in rejecting the ASPA claim, adding that such a statement about the Fono having no business when it comes to the ASPA budget which has been widely reported by the media does not sound good and it s insulting to the Fono. He requested that the Fono attorney be called before the House to provide an explanation about the law pertaining to ASPA s budget. He said the House should get a legal interpretation of the law as soon as possible and suggested taking ASPA to court to resolve this issue once and for all if ASPA still insists that the Fono has no business in their budget. Tautolo s call picks up one made at last week s ASPA budget hearing before the joint Fono budget hearings that ended quickly when Fuimaono made the claim that the FY 2011 numbers listed in their budget were incorrect, pointing to the one ASPA is using is the one passed by the ASPA board and not the one passed by the Fono. At the time, several senators and House representatives made the call to take the issue to the court for a final say, or at the least that the issue needed to be resolved before an ASPA budget hearing could continue. The issue is who has authority when it comes to ASPA s budget, the Fono or the ASPA board? said Tautolo, adding that if this issue is not resolved now, it will continue to reoccur in the future. Tautolo and other lawmakers agreed that the House should get a legal opinion before ASPA officials are called back to the joint Fono budget hearings for their FY 2012 budget review. The Fono has not yet scheduled a new hearing date for the ASPA budget. He also said that there is wide public concern, including from himself, about the ASPA rates, which are too high and not affordable for low-income families, the ones greatly affected by these rates. It s a serious issue for all of us, he said. Rep. Toeaina Faufano Autele suggested getting an official opinion from the Attorney General, adding that the Fono attorney s opinion on this matter is just that the opinion of the Fono attorney. House Vice Speaker Talia Fa afetai Iaulualo, who was acting speaker on Friday s session, agreed with his colleagues over their concerns with Fuimaono s statement, but added that the House Speaker Savali Talavou Ale has already written to the ASPA board chairman about this issue. Savali has informed Fuimaono that the Fono does and always had oversight on budgets for all government entities, including ASPA. American Samoa Power Authority Reach the reporter at fili@samoanews.com samoa news, Monday, August 29, 2011 Page 5 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Tuesday, September 6 th 2011, 5:00pm Goat Island onference Room at Sadies by the Sea David Whitby, current hairman, will be departing soon, and the Board has decided to hold annual elections for Board members early, to serve thru Other matters, including current budget matters before the Fono, will also be discussed. Heavy Pupus and Beverages P.O. Box PPB Pago Pago, American Samoa Fax No: (684) Phone: (684) /3040 NOTIE TO THE PUBLI American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) Public Notice: This notice is distributed in accordance with US Public Laws & , Sec. 216, which are kn own respectively as the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and the 1972 lean Water Act (WA). ASPA has rec ently prioritized its water & wastewater capital improvement project (IP) Priority Project List (PPL) to comply with rules and regulations of the American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Environmental Protection Agency. A copy of the PPL is available to the public for review at the fol lowing locations: ASPA ustomer Service ounter Tafuna ASPA ustomer Service ounter Fagatogo Or on the internet at Public comment on the Water & Wastewater IP PPL may be made in writing or to wwppl@aspower.com for a thirty (30) day period following the date of this public notice. ASPA Management FA ASALALAUGA FA ALAUA ITELE E tusa ai ma le Tulafono o le Unaite Setete & , Sec. 216 po o le tulafono ua lauiloa ole Tulafono ia Sefe Vai Taumafa (Safe Drinking Water Act) ma le 1972 Tulafono mo Vai Mama (1972 lean Water Act), e fa alauiloa atu i le mamalu lautele ua toe fa afouina le fa atulagaina o le lisi o galuega fa alel eia mo le Vaega ole Vai ma le Vaega ole Vai Lafoa i (Water and Wastewater apital Improvement Project (IP) - Projec t Priority List (PPL)), ina ia alugatasi ma ta iala ma tulafono a le Ofisa o le Puipuia o Vaifanua a Amerika Sa moa ma le Unaite Setete o Amerika. E mafai e le atunu u ona maua le kopi ole lisi o galuega fa aleleia mai le Ofisa Pisinisi a le ASPA i Tafuna po o Fagatogo. E mafai fo i ona maua le lisi i luga ole initeneti a le tuatusi a le ASPA i le E mafai e tagata ona fa aulu mai tusitusiga ma ni manatu fa aalia po o tusitusiga e fa atatau i lenei lisi i le Ofisa a le ASPA i Tafuna po o Fagatogo fa apea fo i le tuatusi i-meli ole wwppl@aspower.com. O taimi fa atulagaina mo ni manatu fa aalia po o tusitusiga fo i e fa atatau i lenei lisi e fa amuta i le 30 aso mai le ulua i fa asalalauga. Puleaga a le ASPA

6 Page 6 samoa news, Monday, August 29, 2011 Irene: Wet, deadly and expensive but not a monster Sixth Avenue near Radio ity Music Hall is empty as Tropical Storm Irene hits in New York, on Sunday, Aug. 28, Seawater surged into the streets of Manhattan on Sunday as Irene slammed into New York, downgraded from a hurricane but still unleashing furious wind and rain. The flooding threatened Wall Street and the heart of the global financial network. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) American Samoa Government American Samoa Shipyard Services Authority REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS RFP No: SSA-A Issuance Date: August 23, 2011 Date & Time Due: August 31, 2011 No Later than 2:00pm (American Samoa time) The American Samoa Shipyard Services Authority ( SSA ) requests proposals from qualified firms to: ONDUT A OMPREHENSIVE SURVEY OF THE RONALD REAGAN SLIPWAY AND PROVIDE A REPORT AND REOMMENDATIONS AS REQUIRED (specifications & details on requirements are listed in the RFP package). SUBMISSION: Proposals must be received by the American Samoa Shipyard Services Authority ( SSA ), Board of Directors, Ronald Reagan Marine Railway, Satala, American Samoa by August 31, 2011 at 2:00pm American Samoa time. Late submissions will not be considered for this RFP. QUALIFIATIONS: The SSA Board of Directors will consider proposals from qualified firms with extensive knowledge and experience in shipyard engineering and architectural projects. DOUMENTS: Documents including all requirements are available at the Ronald Reagan Marine Railway in Satala, American Samoa RIGHT OF REJETION: The American Samoa Shipyard Services Authority (SSA) reserves the right not to accept the lowest or any proposals and/or waive any irregularities and/or informalities in the submitted proposals that are not in the best interest of the American Samoa shipyard or the public. arlos M. Sanchez hairman American Samoa Shipyard Services Authority NEW YORK (AP) -- Stripped of hurricane rank, Tropical Storm Irene spent the last of its fury Sunday, leaving treacherous flooding and millions without power - but an unfazed New York and relief that it was nothing like the nightmare authorities feared. Slowly, the East oast surveyed the damage - up to $7 billion by one private estimate. The center of Irene crossed into anada late Sunday, but for many the danger had not passed. Rivers and creeks turned into raging torrents tumbling with limbs and parts of buildings in northern New England and upstate New York. Flooding was widespread in Vermont, and hundreds of people were told to leave the capital, Montpelier, which could get flooded twice: once by Irene and once by a utility trying to save an overwhelmed dam. Meanwhile, the nation s most populous region looked to a new week and the arduous process of getting back to normal. New York lifted its evacuation order for 370,000 people and said subway service, shut down for the first time by a natural disaster, will be partially restored Monday, though it warned riders to expect long lines and long waits. Philadelphia restarted its trains and buses. All in all, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said, we are in pretty good shape. At least 21 people died in the storm, most of them when trees crashed through roofs or onto cars. The main New York power company, onsolidated Edison, didn t have to go through with a plan to cut electricity to lower Manhattan to protect its equipment. Engineers had worried that salty seawater would damage the wiring. And two pillars of the neighborhood came through the storm just fine: The New York Stock Exchange said it would be open for business on Monday, and the Sept. 11 memorial at the World Trade enter site didn t lose a single tree. The center of Irene passed over entral Park at midmorning with the storm packing 65 mph winds. By late Sunday, it was down to 50 mph. Only tropical storm warnings for the south coast of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia remained in effect late Sunday, and those were expected to be lifted early Monday. Just another storm, said Scott Beller, who was at a Lowe s hardware store in the Long Island hamlet of entereach, looking for a generator because his power was out. The Northeast was spared the urban nightmare some had worried about - crippled infrastructure, stranded people and windows blown out of skyscrapers. Early assessments showed it wasn t as bad as we thought it would be, New Jersey Gov. hris hristie said. Later in the day, the extent of the damage became clearer. Flood waters were rising across New Jersey, closing side streets and major highways including the New Jersey Turnpike and Interstate 295. In Essex ounty, authorities used a five-ton truck to ferry people away from their homes as the Passaic River neared its expected crest Sunday night. Twenty homes on Long Island Sound in onnecticut were destroyed by churning surf. The torrential rain chased hundreds of people in upstate New York from their homes and washed out 137 miles of the state s main highway. In Massachusetts, the National Guard had to help people evacuate. The ski resort town of Wilmington, Vt., was flooded, but nobody could get to it because both state roads leading there were underwater. This is the worst I ve ever seen in Vermont, said Mike O Neil, the state emergency management director. Rivers roared in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In the Hudson Valley town of New Paltz, N.Y., so many people were gathering to watch a rising river that authorities banned alcohol sales and ordered people inside. And in Rhode Island, which has a geography thick with bays, inlets and shoreline, authorities were worried about coastal flooding at evening high tide. hris Fogarty, director of the anadian Hurricane entre, warned of flooding and wind damage in eastern anada and said the heaviest rainfall was expected in Quebec, where about 250,000 homes were without power. (ontinued on page 14)

7 samoa news, Monday, August 29, 2011 Page 7 ampaigns find that some truths are inconvenient NEW YORK (AP) -- orporations are people. The fundamentals of the economy are strong. I voted for the $87 billion before I voted against it. From Mitt Romney this month to John Mcain in 2008 and John Kerry four years earlier, presidential candidates are caught telling the truth by accident in every campaign, blurting a phrase that is both factual but politically ill-advised. Those moments speak to the deeply contradictory nature of American politics. quite a while in a low key way, Black said. If that s the first mistake he s made so far, it s a pretty good batting average. Another GOP contender in 2012, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, has had his own moments of inadvertent truth-telling. He s been asked to defend comments from his book, Fed Up, in which he called Social Security a Ponzi scheme. The Social Security system does pay benefits to retirees from what it collects from current workers, much as a Ponzi Voters say they want scheme draws on payments authentic, straight-talking candidates. But voters also tend to punish candidates who veer too far off script or who make assertions that, while true, cause people to cringe and question whether these politicians are out of touch with those they seek to represent. from new investors to shell out returns to existing ones. There is a chance that if left unchanged, Social Security will not collect enough benefits to fund the swelling number of future retirees. But a Ponzi scheme is a deliberate fraud. onsider Romney, the early GOP front-runner who recently confronted a heckler in Iowa who was demanding higher taxes on corporations. orporations are people, my friend, the former Massachusetts governor shot back. Everything corporations earn ultimately goes to people. Romney said it again at a campaign event in New Hampshire on Wednesday. When you say tax corporations, steel, vinyl, concrete, they don t pay taxes. Only people do, he said. orporations are made up of the people who work for them and stockholders who benefit from their profits. The Supreme ourt said as much last year when it eased restrictions on campaign spending by corporations, saying businesses deserve the same freedom of speech individuals enjoy. But it was smart for Romney to say, given the nation s high unemployment and deep resentment of Wall Street? Probably not. Democrats, predictably, pounced. President Barack Obama said he disagreed with the notion that corporate tax breaks are good for ordinary Americans. It s possible that Romney s comment won t damage his campaign because Republican primary voters tend to view business interests more favorably than do Democrats. But because of his wealth and history at Bain apital, a private equity firm that created jobs in some places but made them disappear elsewhere through consolidation, the remark could reinforce the perception that Romney is disconnected from the concerns of working people. The gaffes that get traction tend to be the ones that fit a narrative that already exists about the candidate, said Marc Hetherington, a political science professor at Vanderbilt University who studies campaign rhetoric. Since corporations are very unpopular right now, it could really stick to someone like Romney who is so identified with the business community. Massachusetts Sen. Kerry, the 2004 Democratic nominee, learned a hard lesson about reinforcing an existing story line. He opposed money the war in Iraq and voted against the legislation when it came up for final consideration. But he had gone along with an earlier version. At one point, he told supporters: I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it. He was trying to explain that he wanted to ensure troops had the necessary equipment, but at the same time hoped to convey a message of opposition to the war. The result was the Republicans cast Kerry as a flip-flopper in contrast with President George W. Bush s image of strength and resolve. Bush narrowly won re-election that year. In the fall of 2007, Hillary Rodham linton found herself in an uncomfortable spot just as Obama was gaining traction in the Democratic primary in part by railing against special interests. Before a liberal audience and with Obama on stage nearby, linton launched a spirited defense of lobbyists - inadvertently burnishing her reputation as a protector of the status quo in Washington. A lot of these lobbyists, whether you like it or not, represent real Americans, she said. They represent nurses, they represent social workers, they represent corporations that employ a lot of people. It was true, but ill-timed and problematic, particularly in front of a progressive audience that already doubted linton s commitment to liberal issues. Mcain, the Republican presidential nominee in 2008, faced a similar situation that September after the collapse of the Lehman Brothers investment bank and at the outset of the global finance meltdown. The fundamentals of the economy are strong, Mcain said. He was trying to reassure a jittery nation that its workers, whom he called the backbone of the economy, were resilient and productive. Few probably would disagree with that explanation, but as the stock market tanked his sound bite sounded jarringly off base. It was a searing misstatement for the Arizona senator who had never seemed comfortable discussing the economy. harlie Black, a top adviser to the Mcain campaign at the time, attributes Mcain s loss more to the financial crisis than that comment. Black also doubted Romney would suffer from his comment, given his campaign performance thus far. Romney has been out there PUBLI NOTIE An application to assignment of the construction permit for new FM station KMOA(FM) Nu uuli, AS from Horizon hristian Fellowship to Teen hallenge International was filed with the Federal ommunications ommission on August 24, The officers, directors and shareholders of Horizon hristian Fellowship are: John Laudadio, FO. The officers, directors and stockholders of Teen hallenge International are: Otto Haleck-President, Vickie Halek-Vice President, Krystine Haleck-Secretary and Apineru Pase-Treasurer. A copy of this application and any amendments and related materials are available for public inspection during normal business hours at the offices of Teen hallenge American Samoa, Ottoville.

8 Page 8 samoa news, Monday, August 29, 2011 OFFIE OF THE GOVERNOR Pago Pago American Samoa Proclamation National Preparedness Month, September 2011 A Time to Remember. A Time to Prepare WHEREAS, National Preparedness Month creates an important opportunity for every resident of American Samoa to prepare their homes, businesses, schools and communities for any type of emergency from nat ural disasters to potential terrorist attacks and other man made threats; and WHEREAS, investing in the preparedness of ourselves, our families, businesses, and communities can reduce fatalities and economic devastation in our communities and in our nation; and WHEREAS, the ASDHS Territorial Emergency Management oordinating Office s Ready ampaign, itizen orps, and other federal, local, private, and volunteer agencies are working to increase public activities in preparing for emergencies and to educate individuals on how to take action; and WHEREAS, emergency preparedness is the responsibility of every citizen of American Samoa and all citizens ar e urged to make preparedness a priority and work together, as a team, to ensure that individuals, fami lies, and communities are prepared for disasters and emergencies of any type; and WHEREAS, all citizens of American Samoa are strongly encouraged to participate in citizen preparedness activi ties and visit the Ready ampaign s Web Sites at ready.gov or listo.gov to further enhance your awareness and become more prepared; and WHEREAS, September 29, 2011, also marks the second year anniversary of the earthquake-tsunami disaster that claimed 34 lives of this Territorial community. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that I, Togiola T. A. Tulafono, Governor of American Samoa, hereby proclaim September, 2011, as National Preparedness Month, and humbly remind all citizens and busines ses to continue to develop their own emergency preparedness plan, and work together toward strengthening a more prepared society. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of my Office on this 23rd day of August, in the year of our Lord two thousand and eleven. Y M K Togiola T. A. Tulafono Governor of American Samoa Y M K

9 samoa news, Monday, August 29, 2011 Page 9 Y M K 5 12 Department of Homeland Security NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH 2011 A TIME TO REMEMBER. A TIME TO PREPARE MANATUA LE TUANA I. E TAPENA AI LE LUMANA I SEPTEMBER 2011 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY NPM WALK & ZUMBA 6:30 Starting Point West: Faga alu Park East: ASO Motor in Pago Destination: SHS GYM AUG. AUG. Prepare Banners for display NPM 2011 PSA Public Awareness Proclamation Issuance NPM EXPO SU IGA ULA O LE ATU VASA HRS EVAUTATION DRILL AFONO ELEMENTARY EVAUTATION DRILL AUNU U ELEMENTARY OUTREAH Laufou Shopping nt OUTREAH Fagatogo Market Place EVAUTATION DRILL AUA ELEMENTARY OUTREAH LBJ Medical enter 19 OUTREAH / DRILL FALEASAO ELEMENTARY 20 OUTREAH AM - Manu a High 3:30pm Siufaga 5:30pm - Tau OUTREAH FITIUTA Depart for Ofu / Olo OUTREAH 3:30pm Olosega 5:30 - Ofu OUTREAH / DRILL OLOSEGA ELEMENTARY Opt: Return to Pago TSUNAMI 30 EVAUTATION DRILL ANNIVERSARY NPM LOSING LE ATELE Sound off all sirens in & ELEMENTARY memory of tsunami MEDIA LOSING victims RTN TO PAGO Y M K

10 Page 10 samoa news, Monday, August 29, 2011 Le Amata lava le tausaga Lali aoga a le Aoga Maualuga Tafuna i fusuaga ma misa Lali Se vaaiga i le tumutumu ai o fanau aoga mo le lesitalaina o latou i le isi tausaga aoga fou lea ua amata mo le kolisi tu ufa atasi a le malo. [ata LF] tusia Ausage Fausia FESILIGIA FAIPULE LOIA A LE FONO I LE MATAUPU A LE ASPA Ua fa atulaga e le ta ita ifono o le Komiti o le ASPA a le maota o sui se iloiloga fa apitoa, e fesiligia ai le loia a le Fono, mo le tu uina atu o sana fautuaga e tusa ai o le talitonuga o le ASPA, e leai se malosi o le Fono e iloilo ai le latou paketi fa aletausaga. O lea mataupu na saunoa i ai le afioga i le ali i faipule ia Puletuimalo D. Koko, i le mae a ai lea ona fesiligia e nisi o faipule lo latou le fiafia i fa amatalaga a le pulega a le ASPA. O Galumalemana Bill Satele na muamua fesiligia lenei mataupu, ma ia taua ai lona le fiafia i le molimau a le ASPA e fa apea, e leai se malosi o le Fono latou te iloiloina ai le latou paketi. Afai o le latou talitonuga lea, e tatau ona talosagaina e le Maota o Sui le kopi o le tulafono lea o lo o fa avae mai ai le talitonuga a le ASPA, afai e maua ane o lo o pepelo, e tatau ona fa ate a uma sui o le komiti fa afoe, o le saunoaga lea a Galumalamena. Mai le tele o tausaga o o u galue i le malo, o se taimi muamau lenei ua ou fa alogo ai i se lala o le malo ua latou faia ni fa aupu fa apenei, ma o ia fa aupuga e le nofo lelei i la u fa alogo, o Galumalemana lea. Na lagolagoina e Tautolo harlie Agaoleatu fa asea a nisi o faipule, mai ia fa amautuina ai le tatau lea ona fesiligia le loia mo sona finagalo. Saunoa Tautolo, e le o se tala lelei lea fa asaga i le fono, ma ua ta uleagaina i le fono ona o ripoti ia ua fa asalalau e vaega fa asalalau. E tatau ona saili e le maota o sui se fautuaga fa aletulafono e uiga i lenei mataupu, ae afai e tumau pea le finau mai e le ASPA, na pau le auala e foia ai o le tu uina atu lea i le fa amasionoga, aua o se mataupu o le a tula i mai pea i le lumana i, o le saunoaga lea a Tautolo. Na talosaga e Toeaina Faufano Autele le tatau lea ona fesiligia se finagalo o le Loia Sili e tusa ai o lenei mataupu, ona o le manatu mai le loia a le Fono, o le manatu lava lea a le Fono. Sa ia taua ai, e le gata i ta ita i o le fono, ae o le atunu u atoa fo i o lo o atugalu i lenei mataupu, aemaise lava i pili ma totogi o tautua a le ASPA, lea ua matua maualuga lava le si itia i luga. O se taimi o le vaiaso nei o le a fa atulaga ai loa e le maota o sui se aso mo le latou iloiloga lea ma le pulega a le ASPA. MANA OMIA FONO NISI FA AMATALAGA E UIGA I OFISA FOU A LE MALO A o fa agasolo ai Iloiloga a le Fono Faitulafono mo le fesiligia lea o le Paketi a le malo mo le tausaga tupe 2012, ua talosagaina ai e nisi o le fono ni fa amaumauga mai le malo, e fa amanino atili ai le mataupu e uiga i nisi o Ofisa fou a le malo lea ua mae a ona fa atula i e le ali i koavna. Saunoa le afioga i le ali i faipule ia Taotasi A. Soliai, o se tulaga lelei pe afai e maua e sui o le fono ni fa amatalaga mai le vaega faamalosi tulafono, e fa amanino atili ai ofisa fou e lua a le malo lea ua aofia i totonu o lana paketi mo le tausaga tupe fou. O Ofisa e lua e pei ona fesiligia e le ali i kovana, o le Ofisa mo Fa amaumauga (IT), atoa ai ma le Komiti Fa afoe mo le Vaega Tosova a i Satala. Na talosagaina e Taotasi le tatau lea ona tu uina atu i le fono kopi o poloaiga a le alii kovana sa fa atula i ai Ofisa nei e lua, ina ia maua ai se maninoga o le Fono. O le Ofisa o le IT e pei ona fesiligia e Taotasi, o lo o i ai sana paketi e $200,000 o lo o aofia ai i totonu o le paketi a le vaega fa amalosi tulafono. Na fesiligia e se tasi o tootoo le alii kovana i luga o lana polokalame i le vaiaso na te a nei, (Faaauau itulau 12) tusia Ausage Fausia O lea e le i i ai ni taeao talu ona toe fo i fanau i totonu o potu aoga i le Aoga Maualuga a Tafuna, ae tula i mai ai se vevesi i le vaiaso na te a nei, ma fa ai u ai i le taofia o nisi o fanau i le toese o tamaiti aoga, ae togafitia isi e foma i ona o manu a na a afia ai. O le aso Tofi ma le aso Faraile na te a nei na tula i mai ai se vevesi i le va lava o tamaiti aoga a Tafuna. Ae i le lua vaiaso talu ai, na taofia mai ai fo i e leoleo se tamaititi aoga e 14 tausaga le matua, sa i ai i le taimi o le lesitalaina o fanau aoga i Tafuna, ina ua pa sa fana sa ia tauaveina. O lo o taofia pea lea ali i i le falepuipui o Tamaiti. Ua i ai se finagalo o le sui ta ita ifono o le komiti o Aoga a le Maota o Sui ia Tu umolimoli Sane Moliga, o le a ia valaauina se feiloaiga a le komiti ma le Matagaluega o Aoga ma Leoleo i le vaiaso nei, e talanoaina ai le mataupu e uiga i se vevesi lea na tula i mai i le vaiaso na te a nei, i le va o fanau aoga mai le aoga maualuga a Tafuna High School. O lea mataupu na laga e le afioga i le ali i faipule ia Galu Satele Jr i le taimi folafolaga a le maota o sui i le aso Faraile na te a nei, ma ia talosagaina ai le ta ita ifono o le komiti o aoga a le maota, i se auala e fesiligia ai le Ofisa o Aoga ma le Matagaluega o Leoleo, i le mafuaaga o le vevesi e pei ona tula i mai i le va o fanau aiga i le vaiaso na te a nei. Saunoa Satele Jr i le aso Faraile na te a nei, e le i umi lava ona mae a le fa amaoniaina e le maota o sui o Dr. Jacinta Galea i e avea ma Fa atonusili o Aoga, ae ona molimauina loa se vevesi tele na tula i mai i le va o tamaiti aoga i luma o le faleaiga a le McDonald s i Tafuna i le aso Tofi na te a, lea na poloka ai le alatele a o fa atali le taunu u atu o leoleo e fa ato a filemu le vevesi lea e silia i le 45 minute le umi. Ae o le taeao nei fo i (taeao aso Faraile na te a nei) ina ua toe aga i mai i le Fono, sa ou toe vaaia ai fo i ua toe fa aauau le vevesi lava lea i le va o fanau aoga i luga o le auala, o le saunoaga lea a Satele Jr, ma ia taua ai lona popole i le saogalemu o fanau aoga. Ina ua fesiligia e le Samoa News le faletua ia Lentoy Matagi, o ia lea o le Puleaoga o le Aoga Maualuga a Tafuna i le vaiaso na te a nei, sa ia taua ai le taumafai pea o faiaoga ma le pulega o le aoga e fa ato a filemu lenei mataupu, e aofia ai le tu uina atu o fautuaga ma timaiga i le fanau aoga. Na fa amaonia mai e Matagi le fa amalolo o nisi o fanau aoga mo se taimi le tumau ona o lenei vevesi, ma o le to atele lava o i latou nei o lo o fa anofova ava aia i le taimi nei, ma o se tasi lea o fa afitauli tele o lo o feagai ma le aiga. O lo o matua fesiligia lava le vaega a aiga o nei tamaiti o lo o faia e fesoasoani ai ia i latou pe a tuua atu aoga i aso ta itasi, o le saunoaga lea a Matagi ma ia taua ai, o lo o faia lava tiute o faiaoga, peita i e mana omia fo i le fa amalosi o matua e fa atino o latou tiute. O le vevesi na tula i mai i le va o tamaiti aoga mai Nu uuli ma Vaitogi e pei ona fa amaonia mai e Matagi. O i latou ia na aofia i le vevesi i le aso Tofi, o lea fo i sa toe aofia i le vevesi i le taeao nei (taeao o le aso Faraile na te a nei), ma ua mae a ona faia le fa aiuga e le toe taliaina i latou nei i le aoga, ona o le puipuiga lava i le saogalemu o fanau aoga ma faiaoga, o le saunoaga lea a Matagi. Sa ia taua, na fa afefe e le isi ali i aoga le Pule Lagolago o le aoga i lona fai i ai, e fa atalitali o ia pe a tatala mai o ia i tua. Na taofia e leoleo nisi o fanau aoga ina ua mae a lea vevesi, ma ua fa amoemoe o le taeao nei o le a tutula i ai i latou nei i luma o le Fa amasinoga Fa aitumalo. Na taua e le loia a le malo o lo o gafa ma le taulimaimaina o mataupu a fanau laiti i luma o le fa amasinoga o Terri Bullinger i le Samoa News i le vaiaso na te a nei, ua mae a ona fesiligia e leoleo nisi o fanau aoga e uiga i lenei fa alavelave, ma ua taofia nisi i le falepuipui o tamaiti i Tafuna, e fa atali ai le taimi e tutula i ai i luma o le fa amasinoga. Na fa amaonia e Bullinger, sa i ai nisi o fanau aoga na manunu a i lenei fa alavelave, peita i e le o ni manu aga tuaga e ono lamatia ai se soifua o se tagata. Ua ou maua le ripoti o nisi o fanau aoga nei o lo o fa anofova ava aia i lalo o poloaiga a le fa amasinoga, ma o le a matua manino atili lenei mataupu pe afai e tutula i i latou nei i luma o le fa amasinoga i le aso Gafua o le vaiaso fou (taeao nei), o le saunoaga lea a Bullinger. Na fa amaonia mai fo i e Matagi, sa i ai nisi o fanau aoga na manunu a, peita i e le o ni manu aga tuga na a afia ai i latou. Na fa afetaia e le tama ita i pule aoga le tautua a le Ofisa o Leoleo i lona lala i Tafuna, i le taumafai lea e fa ato afilemu le vevesi na tula i mai i le va o fanau aoga. Feso ota i mai i le tusitala ia ausage@samoanews.com

11 samoa news, Monday, August 29, 2011 Page 11 Manana o Senatoa e ave mataupu ma le ASPA i le fa amasinoga tusia Ausage Fausia Na toe mapuna a e fo i finagalo le fiafia o le Fono Faitulafono fa asaga i le ASPA i le vaiaso na te a nei, na fa atula i ai loa e nisi o Senatoa se manatu, na pau lava le auala e mafai ai ona foia lenei mataupu, o le tu u sa o loa i le fa amasinoga. O lenei mataupu na toe alia e ina ua toe o o atu le iloiloga i le Paketi a le ASPA mo le Tausaga Tupe 2012, ma fa ailoa ai e le ta ita ifono o le Komiti Fa afoe, o lo o i ai se fa aletonu i le latou paketi sa tu uina atu i le Fono, Na taua e Asaua Fuimaono, e ese a latou fuainumera sa tu uina atu i le Ofisa o le Paketi a le malo, ese fuainumera ia ua toe fa afo i mai, peita i na saunoa Malemo Tausaga le Fa atonusili o le Ofisa o le Paketi, lea fo i sa i ai i le taimi o le iloiloga, o numera ia na tu uina atu e le ASPA i le latou paketi, o numera lava fo i ia o lea ua toe fa afo i mai e lona Ofisa. Na aga i ta itasi Fuimaono i isi vaega o le paketi ma ia fa ailoa ai, e le o numera ia na tu uina atu i le Ofisa o le Paketi, peita i na avea lana fa afinauga lea na tu uina mai ai loa e Senatoa Lemanu Peleti Mauga le fautuaga e toe fa ataoto ai le iloiloga o le paketi a le ASPA, se i vagana ua latou tu uina atu vaega o lo o latou finau mai e le o sa o i le paketi, lea fo i na lagolagoina e sui o le fono. Na pau suiga na taua e Malemo na faia e lona ofisa, o numera mo le paketi o le tausaga tu pe 2011, lea sa fa avae i le paketi na pasia atu e le Fono ma sainia e le kovana i le tausaga na te a nei, lea fo i na tali mai ai Fuimaono, o fuainumera tonu lava ia o lo o aga i mai i ai lona manatu. O le paketi a le ASPA na pasia e le Fono mo le tausaga tupe lenei 2011, e $90 miliona peita i na liliu le ASPA ma fa aaoga le paketi e $120 sa teena e le Fono i le tausaga na te a nei, ma o le mataupu tonu lava lena na mafua ai loa ona tula i mai se feeseeseaiga i le va o le ASPA ma le Fono i le taimi nei, ona o ni tusitusiga sa faia i le va o Fuimaono ma le ali i faipule o Larry Sanitoa e uiga i le paketi lea, ae tali ai Fuimaono e leai se malosi o le Fono na te suia ai le paketi a le ASPA. I le taimi o felafolafoaiga a le fono e uiga i lenei mataupu, na saunoa ai le ali i faipule o Taotasi A. Soliai e fa apea, e tatau i le fono ona iloilo muamua saunoaga a Fuimaono fai mai e leai se malosi o le Fono e lote ai le paketi a le ASPA. Saunoa Soliai, o lea fai mai Fuimaono e leai se feau a le Fono i le paketi a le ASPA, ae o lea e iloilo e le Fono le paketi atoa a le malo. Sa ia talosagaina fo i sui o le fono, e ui o lea ua mae a ona fesiligia e le Fono le mataupu lea, ae ao lava ona toe talanoaina ina ia fa amino muamua, ma aua ai ne i ma imau le taimi o le fono e talanoaina ai le paketi a le ASPA. Saunoa Sanitoa, sa tatau i le ASPA ona toe va ava aia i lana paketi mo le faia o ni suiga a o le i o o mai i le fono ma fa ailoa mai ai fa aletonu e pei ona latou taua, e fa alavelave ai i iloiloga a le fono. Sa ia fautuaina fo i le fonoina ia latou iloilo toto a le paketi a le ASPA mo le 2011 ina ia manino, o le paketi sa o lea na pasia atu a le Fono. Saunoa Senatoa Mauga Tasi Asuega, o lea ua mae a ona pasia e le Fono le tulafono mo le paketi 2011, lea fo i ua avanoa mo le toe va ava ai i ai pe afai e i ai ni suiga ua faia i ai. Sa ia taua fo i, e leai se mea e toe suia ai fua le paketi e $90 miliona sa pasia e le fono, aua o le paketi tonu lava lea e tatau ona i ai. O le saunoaga lava fo i lea a Fuimaono na tu uina mai i le Senate ina ua tatou feiloa i i le vaiaso na te a nei, e uiga i le latou paketi, ae le avea lea ma itu e suia ai le tulafono aua o le tulafono lea ua i ai e tatau ona tatou mulimulita i i ai, o le saunoaga lea a Mauga. Afai o le mea lea e mana o i ai le ASPA fa apea e leai se feau a le Fono i lana paketi, ave la i ai se tusi e fa ailoa i ai tatou te le taliaina le latou paketi ona fai lea po o le a le mea e tupu mai ai, o le saunoaga lea a Senatoa Seui Laau Sr na atagia mai ai ua to atama i le ali i Senatoa. Ae na saunoa Senatoa Velega Savali Jr, o le ta ita ifono lea o le Komiti a le ASPA a le Senate, ua mae a ona fa ailoa e le Fono i le ASPA, o le latou fa aiugaina o le tulafono, o le latou lava lea vaai i ai, peita i o le Fono e avatu ai le fa aiuga fa ai u. Na pau lava le auala e foia ai le mataupu lenei o le ave i le fa amasinoga, o Velega lea. Ua malilie sui o le fono o le a toe fa atulaga se isi aso e toe iloilo ma fesiligia ai le paketi a le ASPA. Feso ota i mai i le tusitala ia ausage@samoanews.com American Samoa Government American Samoa Shipyard Services Authority REQUEST FOR QUOTES RFQ No: SSA Issuance Date: August 23, 2011 Date & Time Due: August 31, 2011 No Later than 2:00pm (American Samoa time) The American Samoa Shipyard Services Authority ( SSA ) requests quotes for: MISELLANEOUS TOOLS/ EQUIPMENT & STOK INVENTORY (specification & details on requirements are listed in the RFQ package). SUBMISSION: Quotes must be received by the American Samoa Shipyard Services Authority ( SSA ), Board of Directors, Ronald Reagan Marine Railway, Satala, American Samoa by August 31, 2011 at 2:00pm American Samoa time. Late submissions will not be considered for this RFQ. 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12 Page 12 samoa news, Monday, August 29, 2011 Loka Lt. Raymond Noa le afiafi ma fa ai u atu ai loa i le Rubbles. O ali i leoleo e aofia ai Det. Vili Fa apouli, John Liu hang ma Savelio Vaofanua. Na fa ailoa e Folau e fa apea, o Liu hang ma Vaofanua, e galulue i lalo o le ta ita iga a Lt. Noa, o iina fo i e tu uina mai ai a laua fa atonuga mo tiute tauave, o lona uiga fo i e talitonu le malo, o lo o taumafai i laua e puipui lo la ta ita i ma le la galuega. Fai mai le molimau a le isi ali i leoleo o Det. Vili Fa apouli, sa alu lona ulu i le tau fa amauluina o lona mitiafu ina ua tu le latou ta avale i luma o le Rubbles, sa u fo i lona tua ia Lt. Noa, ma, atonu o le mafuaaga lea na le mafai ai ona ia iloa atu gaioiga uma sa faia e Lt. Noa. Fai mai Folau, e fete ena i molimau a Liu hang ma Vaofanua. Sa molimau Liu hang o ia sa tu i tafatafa o Lt. Noa i le taimi na o atu ai tama e to alua, peita i fai mai Vaofanua, sa manino lelei lana vaai i le itu sa tu mai ai Lt. Noa, ae na te le i iloaina atu Liu hang po o fea sa tu ai. Na toe fa atepa e Folau le vaega iloilo iuga i molimau a leoleo i le latou inuga sa fai i le BBQ, lea na tau upu ai Lt. Noa ma le isi tagata, ae o Det. Fa apouli na oso atu ma taumafai e vaovao, ma latou tulioso ai loa i le ta avale ma aga i atu i le Rubbles, ma o iina na amata laulauvavale mai ai Lt. Noa seia o o atu lava i le Rubbles. Sa matua ita lava Lt. Noa i le taimi na latou taunu u atu ai i le Rubbles, ma atili ai ona ita ina ua fesili tama ia e to alua po o ai na palauvale, ma fa afuase i ai loa ona pa i luga le ita o Lt. Noa, ma ia togia ai loa Blake i le fagupia, o le finau atu lea a Folau. O leoleo uma ia na molimau mo le itu a Lt. Noa sa onana uma i latou, peita i o molimau e to afitu sa tutula i mo le malo, e leai ma se isi o i latou na ona. I le fa aiuga o le fa afinauga a Folau, sa ia talosagaina ai le vaega iloilo iuga ina ia ta usala Lt. Noa i le fa ao olima ia Blake, fa aleagaina o le ta avale atoa ai ma le fa atupu vevesi i nofoaga faitele. Na fa aigoa e Folau ia Lt. Noa o se leoleo sa ia fa aaoga lana pine leoleo e fa asaua ai i tagata. Sa ia toe tata i fo i mafaufau o le vaega iloilo iuga i ni tala sa lafo e Lt. Noa, lea na lagona atu e le ulugali i ma le la fanau e fa apea, O a u e sili atu i le tulafono; O a u o le tulafono: E leai se isi e pa i mai ia te a u. Ta u la ia Lt. Noa e le o ia o se tulafono, fai i ai e le sili o ia i luga o le tulafono, ave i ai se fa aiuga e taui ai lana gaioiga sa fai, o lona faia fua lea o tamaiti e to alua sa savavali i luga o le auala, lafo i ai le uluulu o le laau ina ia mafai ai ona tauia ana gaioiga sa fai, o le fa afinauga fa ai u lea a Folau. I le tali fuaitau a Vargas, sa ia fa afetaia ai le Vaega Iloilo Iuga e tusa ai o le lava o le onosa i e fa afofoga ai i molimau ma fa afinauga i lenei mataupu. Na tomua le fa afinauga a Vargas i lona fa ailoa lea i le Vaega Iloilo Iuga, o fa amatalaga uma ia sa fai atu ai le loia a le malo, fa atasi ai ma ana fa amatalaga o le a fai atu, e le o ni mea molimau ia mo le mataupu, ae ua na o ni ta iala e fa ataoto ai le alafua i se ituaiga fa aiuga e ao ona o latou tu uina mai. Fai mai Vargas, o tala uma a Folau e uiga i le inupia a Lt. Noa ma le laulauvavale solo, e leai ma se so otaga o ia fa amatalaga i le moliaga lea o lo o tu uaia ai o ia. Sa ia taua, e le o taumafai o ia e aveese mafaufau o le Vaega iloilo iuga mai le fa afinauga a le malo e fa apea, o Lt. Noa sa inupia ma palapalauvale, peita i e le tatau fo i ona o latou fa aaogaina lagona fa amomoi loto e fa avae ai i luga sa latou fa aiuga i lenei mataupu. O lana fa amatalaga, e foliga mai e le o matua manino lelei fa amatalaga a molimau i le mea sa tupu, ona sa fai mai isi molimau sa latou vaaia Paulo o ia togia Noa i se mea sa u u i lona lima, sa molimau fo i Paulo fai mai sa tau fa afua lana togi ia Lt. Noa, ae fai mai le molimau a le leoleopo, sa vaai tino lava o togi e Paulo se mea sa u u i lona lima aga i ia Lt. Noa. Fai mai Vargas, o molimau e to afa a le malo lea sa i luga o le pikiapu i le isi itu o le auala, e le i manino lelei i le latou vaai le mea sa tupu, se i vagana ai ali i leoleo e to atolu lea sa i ai fa atasi ma Lt. Noa, sa manino le latou vaai i le mea sa tupu, lea fo i sa latou molimau sa o ai lava i luma o le fa amasinoga. Na taua e Vargas, sa taua uma e molimau, e tasi lava le fagu sa u u e Lt. Noa i lona lima taumatau, o le fagu fo i lea na ia togia ai Paulo, lea fo i sa molimau Paulo na togi o ia e Lt. Noa. O fea la na aumai ai le fagu lea na togi ai e Lt. Noa ia Blake, ae tasi lava le fagu sa u u i lona lima,? o le fesili lea a Vargas. Sa ia taua, e le talitonuina le tala a Paulo lea na fai i lana molimau, fai mai ina ua agi i le atoa i le isi itu pogisa o le auala, sa ia iloa mai Lt. Noa o ia togia Blake. Fai mai Vargas, o Paulo o se tamaititi tauai ma a, sa ia togiina fo i le ta avale a leoleo i le isi po. Sa ia taua, e le i mafai e le malo ona tu uina atu mau e fa amaonia ai le fagu lea na manu a ai Blake. E o o fo i i le ripoti a le foma i, e le o taua ai le maua o ni atigifagu ta e i le ulu o Blake ina ua manu a. E tusa ai ma le molimau a Folau fai mai e le i fa amaoni leoleo i a latou molimau, ona sa taumafai e puipui Lt. Noa, fai mai Vargas, e le sa o lea tala, ae sa fa amaoni lava leoleo i a latou molimau, aua o lea fo i sa latou taua mea leaga uma na faia e Lt. Noa i le po lea. A lea na molimau uma leoleo fai mai sa ona Lt. Noa, sa laulauvavale, sa ia ta tu iina fo i Blake a o ta atia i lalo atoa ai ma lona tu iina o le tioata o le ta avale ma nuti ai, o le fa afinauga lea a Vargas. E le o taumafai fo i leoleo e puipui Lt. Noa, aua o mea uma ia sa tutupu i le po lea, sa latou fa amatalaina uma i a latou molimau. Sa teena fo i e Vargas fa afinauga a le malo fai mai na fa aaoga e Lt. Noa lana pine e saua ai i tama ia e to alua. O Lt. Noa ma ali i leoleo ia, o tagata soifua fo i e pei o tatou, e mae a galuega e mana omia le o e BBQ pe inupia fo i, o le mea fo i sa latou faia i le po lea o le inupia ma BBQ, e le o se solitulafono, o Vargas lea. Na finau fo i Vargas, e le telegese le mafaufau o Blake, pe a afia fo i o ia i gasegase o le mafaufau e pei ona finau mai ai le malo. Ina ua ou fesili ia Blake a o nofo mai i le nofoa molimau, ma ou fa asino i ai Lt. Noa ma ou fai atu i ai, pe o le tama lea na togia lona ulu i le fagu, na tali Blake, e leai, o le tama ulupo o na togia lona ulu, o le fa afinauga fa ai u lea a Vargas ma ia talosagaina ai loa le Vaega Iloilo Iuga ina ia tu uina mai le fa aiuga e le nofosala Lt. Noa i le solitulafono o le fa ao olima i le tulaga muamua. Ina ua fesiligia e le Samoa News se tasi o le Vaega Iloilo Iuga e tusa ai o le latou fa aiuga, sa ia taua ai e fa apea, ua latou fa amaonia, sa le i fa atinoina e le ali i leoleo o Lt. Noa ona tiute mo le puipuiga o le saogalemu e pei ona fa atauto ai o ia, latou te le i talitonuina fo i molimau a ali i leoleo na molimau mo Lt. Noa. Feso ota i mai i le tusitala ia ausage@samoanews.com Mai itulau 1 Fa afetaia pulega LBJ le poloaiga mai le ali i kovana tusia Ausage Fausia Ua fa aalia e le pulega o le falema i o le LBJ i Fagaalu lo latou fa afetaia o le Kovana Sili, i lona taliaina lea o se talosaga sa latou tu uina atu, i se auala e mafai ai ona fa aagafua le su eina e foma i mai fafo o le Suega a le malo tele o le United State Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), ae mafai ai ona galulue foma i mo le taliina o le manaoga o lo o tula i mai i le falema i i le taimi nei. O le vaiaso na te a nei na tu uina mai ai e Kovana Togiola Tulafono sana poloaiga, e fa amaonia ai le fa aagafua o le su eina e foma i mai fafo o le suega lea mo le 12 masina. O le faaiuga a le kovana ua tu uina atu, o le taualuga lea o talanoaga sa matou faia ina ua tula i mai le manaoga i foma i, ina ua mana omia e le falema i nisi foma i fa aopoopo i le taimi pisi lenei o le tausaga, o le saunoaga lea a Michael Gerstenberger, le Pulesili o le LBJ. Na taua e le ali i pule, o nisi o vaega o le falema i ua maitauina le mana omia ai o foma i ona o le pisi i le vaitaimi lenei o le tausaga, e aofia ai le potu e taunu u atu i ai ma i tigaina, o le Family Medicine linic, International Medicine linic ma le vaega e vaai ai le fanau. O le isi fa afitauli e pei ona taua, o le le lava lea o totogi o lo o ofoina atu mo foma i o lo o aga i mai i le teritori, fa atusatusa lea i o latou totogi o lo o maua i atunu u fafo. A o fa aauau ai le tulaga o le suega e pei ona mana omia, o le a galulue fa atasi fo i le ofisa o le kovana ma le falema i i le va ava aia lea o nisi o suiga i le tulafono e su eina ai e foma i mai fafo le suega. Saunoa Togiola i luga o lana polokalame i le fa aiuga o le vaiaso na te a nei, e ui o lea ua tu uina atu lana fa aiuga e fa amalumalu le su eina e foma i mai fafo o le suega lenei mo le tausaga atoa, e le aveesea ai lava lona fa anaunauga, e tatau ona su eina pea e foma i mai fafo le suega lenei a o le i galulue ai i le falema i i le teritori. E sili ia te a u le soifua maloloina ma soifua o tagata o le atunu u, o le mafuaaga fo i lena e tumau ai lo u talitonuga e tatau pea lava ona su e le suega lenei, ina ia mafai ai ona iloa e le falema i o foma i o lo o aga i mai i le falema i e agava a mo le fa atinoina o tiute fa afoma i, o le saunoaga lea a le ali i kovana. Na fesiligia e nisi o le atunu u le ali i kovana, pe o le a avea le fa aagafua o le suega lenei ma itu e masalomia ai e le atunu u tautua a foma i nei, ae na tali Togiola, o lo o latou galulue vavalalata ma le pulega a le falema i i le mata ituina o le mataupu lenei, ma le fa amoemoega maualuga o le a leai se fa afitauli mo le atunu u. I se poloaiga na sainia e Togiola i le vaiaso na te a nei o lo o ia taua ai e fa apea, talu ai o le tulaga fa aletonu i le itu tau tupe, lea e pei ona feagai ma le falema i a le LBJ, atoa ai ma tulaga o aiaiga e pei ona mana omia e su e ai le suega o le USMLE, ua faigata ai e le falema i ona fa atosina mai foma i lelei mai fafo e galulue mo le togafitiina o le soifua o tagata o le atunu u, atoa ai ma le fa atupulaia pea lea o le faitau aofa i o Amerika Samoa. Saunoa Togiola, o lo o matua mana omia lava e le falema i le i ai o ni foma i laisene e galulue mo le fa ataunu uina o ona tiute tauave. O lo o i ai fo i ta iala ma tulafono a le falema i o loo fa afoeina ai le fa a faigaluegaina o foma i mai fafo, atoa ai ma le mata ituina o i latou uma i le fa atinoina o latou tiute mo le tausia lea o le soifua maloloina o le atunu u, o le saunoaga lea a Togiola i lana poloaiga, ma ia tu uina mai ai loa aiaiga o lana poloaiga e fa apea: E tasi le tausaga o le a fa amalumalu ai le su eina e le foma i mai fafo o le suega o le USMLE. O lona uiga, afai e galue se foma i mo le LBJ, e tatau ona mae a atu le 12 masina o lana tautua ua ia su eina le suega. O le a taoto atu fo i i le pulega a le falema i mo le auiliiliina lea o nisi vaega e mana omia mo le suega. O le a tu u atu fo i i le komiti fa afoe a le falema i latou te tu uina atu le laisene i le foma i e tusa ai o le toma i fa afoma i o lo o ia te ia, e ala lea i le fa atinoina o ona tiute. So o se foma i e galue mo le LBJ o le a le mafai ona ia ausia taulaga e pei ona mana omia e le falema i i le mae a ai o le tausaga e tasi o lana tautua, o le a fa amutaina lana konekarate ma le falema i i Fagaalu. Saunoa Togiola, e ui o lo o mana omia e le falema i foma i mo le fa atinoina o lenei tautua, e tatau fo i ona matua mautinoa, o lo o lelei le tautuaina o le soifua o tagata lautele. Feso ota i mai i le tusitala ia ausage@samoanews.com FONO Mai itulau 1 pe o le a le uiga tonu o le Ofisa fou lea o le IT. Na taua e lea to oto o, o lo o i ai ni aoaoga o lo o fa agasolo e sui o lea Ofisa i le latou nu u (e le i taua mai po o fea le nu u), o lo o latou fesiligia ai nisi o fa amatalaga mai tagata lautele. Na fesiligia e le to oto o kovana Togiola Tulafono, pe i ai se aoga o lenei Ofisa fou i le aoga, ae o fea fo i e aumai ai tupe o lo o fa atupe ai le fa avaeina o lea ofisa. Saunoa Togiola, e tele le aoga o le Ofisa fou lea mo le faia o fa amaumauga e fa aaoga ai le atama i fa aonaponei, ma ua manatu fo i o le a mafai ona fesoasoani galuega a lenei Ofisa i le fa alauiloaina o toma i fa aonaponei e fa aaoga i ai feso otaiga televavave. SAUNI FONO ILOILO PILI TUPE A LE KOVANA Ua taoto atu nei i komiti o Paketi a maota e lua le pili tupe lea na tu uina mai i le Ofisa o le ali i kovana i le vaiaso na te a nei, e fa asoasoa atu ai le aofa i e $321,757 e totogi ai le poloaiga a le fa amasinoga maualuga, fa asaga i le mataupu i le va o le malo ma le kamupani o le Pacific International Engineering, Ltd (PIE) O le poloaiga a le fa amasinoga na tu uina mai i le tausaga na te a nei, ina ua auau ali i fa amasino e tu uina atu le manumalo i le PIE, ma taua ai le fa atamala o le malo e fa atino ona tiute i le sainiga o le konekarate ma le PIE. O lo o fuafua le kovana e fa atupe lenei tulafono i pili tupe ua mae a ona ia tu uina atu i le Fono, e aofia ai le fa ae eina atu o le lafoga i oloa mai fafo e pei o le sikaleti, ava malosi ma le pia. Feso ota i mai i le tusitala ia ausage@samoanews.com

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Talofa Video AUA BRANH IS NOW OPEN ALL MOVIES $2 NEW RELEASES: Madea s Big Happy Family Prom N ikita Season 1 Vampire Diaries Season 2 Pavaiai Nuuuli Fagatogo Aua A Fairfield Beach Road home is submerged in Pine reek in Fairfield, onn. as treacherous weather caused by Tropical Storm Irene came through the area on Sunday Aug. 28, Tropical Storm Irene sent sea water flooding into shoreline communities and destroyed oceanfront homes as it surged across onnecticut on Sunday, toppling trees and cutting power to nearly half the state. (AP Photo/The onnecticut Post, athy Zuraw) Irene: Wet, deadly and expensive ontinued from page 6 The entire Northeast has been drenched this summer with what has seemed like relentless rain, saturating the ground and raising the risk of flooding, even after the storm passes altogether. The storm system knocked out power for 4 1/2 million people along the Eastern Seaboard. Power companies were picking through uprooted trees and reconnecting lines in the South and had restored electricity to hundreds of thousands of people by Sunday afternoon. Under its first hurricane warning in a quarter-century, New York took extraordinary precautions. There were sandbags on Wall Street, tarps over subway grates and plywood on storefront windows. The subway stopped rolling. Broadway and baseball were canceled. With the worst of the storm over, hurricane experts assessed the preparations and concluded that, far from hyping the danger, authorities had done the right thing by being cautious. Max Mayfield, former director of the National Hurricane enter, called it a textbook case. They knew they had to get people out early, he said. I think absolutely lives were saved. Mayfield credited government officials - but also the meteorologists. Days before the storm ever touched American land, forecast models showed it passing more or less across New York ity. I think the forecast itself was very good, and I think the preparations were also good, said Keith Seitter, director of the American Meteorological Society. If this exact same storm had happened without the preparations that everyone had taken, there would have been pretty severe consequences. In the storm s wake, hundreds of thousands of passengers still had to get where they were going. Airlines said about 9,000 flights were canceled. Officials said the three major New Yorkarea airports will resume most flights Monday morning. Philadelphia International Airport reopened Sunday afternoon, and flights resumed around Washington, which took a glancing blow from the storm. In the South, authorities still were not sure how much damage had been done. North arolina Gov. Beverly Perdue said some parts of her state were unreachable. TV footage showed downed trees, toppled utility poles and power lines and mangled awnings. Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell had initially warned that Irene could be a catastrophic monster with record storm surges of up to 8 feet. But the mayor of Virginia Beach, Va., suggested on Twitter that the damage was not as bad as feared, as did the mayor of Ocean ity, Md. One of two nuclear reactors at alvert liffs, Md., automatically went offline because of high winds. onstellation Energy Nuclear Group said the plant was safe. In New York, some cabs were up to their wheel wells in water, and water rushed over a marina near the New York Mercantile Exchange, where gold and oil are traded. But the flooding was not extensive. Whether we dodged a bullet or you look at it and said, `God smiled on us, the bottom line is, I m happy to report, there do not appear to be any deaths attributable to the storm, Bloomberg said. New York officials could not pinpoint when transit service would be fully restored but warned that the Monday commute would be rough. The New York subway carries 5 million riders on an average weekday. The casinos of Atlantic ity, N.J., planned to reopen Monday at noon after state officials checked the integrity of the games, made sure the surveillance cameras work, and brought cash back into the cages under state supervision. All 11 casinos shut down for the storm, only the third time that has happened. In Philadelphia, the mayor lifted the city s first state of emergency since The storm was blamed for the collapses of seven buildings, but no one was hurt and everyone was accounted for. People kept their eyes on the rivers. The Schuylkill was expected to reach 15 feet. The 21 deaths attributed to the storm included six in North arolina, four in Virginia, four in Pennsylvania, two in New York, two in rough surf in Florida and one each in onnecticut, Maryland and New Jersey. In an early estimate, consulting firm Kinetic Analysis orp. figured total losses from the storm at $7 billion, with insured losses of $2 billion to $3 billion. The storm will take a bite out of Labor Day tourist business from the Outer Banks to the Jersey Shore to ape od. Irene was the first hurricane to make landfall in the continental United States since 2008, and came almost six years to the day after Katrina ravaged New Orleans on Aug. 29, As the East oast cleans up, it can t afford to get too comfortable. Off the coast of Africa is a batch of clouds that computer models say will probably threaten the East oast 10 days from now, Mayfield said. The hurricane center gave it a 40 percent chance of becoming a named storm over the next two days. Folks on the East oast are going to get very nervous again, Mayfield said.

15 Al-Qaida s No. 2 reported killed by U.S. in Pakistan WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. and Pakistani officials said Saturday that al-qaida s secondin-command, Atiyah Abd al-rahman, has been killed in Pakistan, delivering another big blow to a terrorist group that the U.S. believes to be on the verge of defeat. Al-Rahman was killed Monday in the lawless Pakistani tribal region of Waziristan, according to a senior administration official who insisted on anonymity to discuss intelligence issues. A Pakistani intelligence official said alrahman died in a U.S. missile strike in Machi Khel village in North Waziristan on Monday. Since Navy SEALs stormed Osama bin Laden s compound and killed him in May, the Obama administration has been unusually frank in its assessment that al-qaida is on the ropes, its leadership in disarray. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said last month that al-qaida s defeat was within reach if the U.S. could mount a string of successful attacks. Now is the moment, following what happened with bin Laden, to put maximum pressure on them, Panetta said, because I do believe that if we continue this effort we can really cripple alqaida as a major threat. A Libyan national, al-rahman never had the worldwide name recognition of bin Laden or bin Laden s successor, Ayman al-zawahiri. But alrahman was regarded as an instrumental figure in the terrorist organization, trusted by bin Laden to oversee al-qaida s daily operations. When the SEALs raided bin Laden s compound, they found evidence of al-rahman s deep involvement in running al-qaida. Senior al-qaida figures have been killed before, only to be replaced. But the Obama administration s tenor reflects a cautious optimism that victory in the decade-long fight against al-qaida could be at hand. It does hold the prospect of a strategic defeat, if you will, a strategic dismantling, of al-qaida, incoming IA Director David Petraeus said in July. Since bin Laden s death, counterterrorism officials have hoped to capitalize on al-qaida s unsettled leadership. The more uncertain the structure, the harder it is for al-qaida to operate covertly and plan attacks. Al-Zawahiri is running the group but is considered a divisive figure who lacks the founder s charisma and ability to galvanize al-qaida s disparate franchises. The U.S. official would not say how alrahman was killed. The Pakistani official did not say how the country s main intelligence agency, the ISI, knew that al-rahman was dead. This official did not give his name in keeping with agency rules. Intelligence officials had said at the time that four people were killed in the attack. A IA drone strike was reported that day in Waziristan. Such strikes by unmanned aircraft are Washington s weapon of choice for killing terrorists in the mountainous, hard-to-reach area along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Al-Rahman has been thought to be dead before. Last year, there were reports that alrahman was killed in a drone strike; neither U.S. officials nor al-qaida ever confirmed them. The officials who confirmed the death Saturday said it represented the consensus opinion of the U.S. government. Born in Libya, al-rahman joined bin Laden as a teenager in Afghanistan to fight the Soviet Union. He once served as bin Laden s personal emissary to Iran. Al-Rahman was allowed to move freely in and out of Iran as part of that arrangement and has been operating out of Waziristan for some time, officials have said. samoa news, Monday, August 29, 2011 Page 15 Puerto Rico senator resigns in photograph controversy SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- A Puerto Rico lawmaker has resigned following reports that explicit photos of him surfaced on an iphone application for gays and bisexuals, the head of the U.S. territory s Senate announced Sunday. Sen. Roberto Arango, a Republican who represents the capital of San Juan for the island s governing party, presented his letter of resignation after a weekend meeting, Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz said. Schatz did not release the lawmaker s letter, but said the circumstances that led to the resignation are very lamentable. Local media published photos from the application showing a man s nude upper body with a cell phone obscuring his face. Another photo showed a rear view of a nude man on his hands and knees. Another showed a fuzzy image of a face that seemed to match Arango s. Arango has neither confirmed nor denied suggestions by local media that the photos might be of him and apparently was not asked if he had posted them. During a recent interview with WAPA TV in Puerto Rico, the senator said he has taken pictures of himself with a cell phone to document his recent weight loss. I really don t remember having taken those pictures of myself, but it doesn t mean I didn t take them, he told the station. I really don t remember. Arango did not return calls Sunday. A graduate of Louisiana State University and a food importer before turning to politics, he was chairman of a business council for the national Republican Party and municipal director of the Republican Party in Puerto Rico, according to his Web page for Puerto Rico s Senate. Pedro Julio Serrano, founder of the gay rights group Puerto Rico for Everyone, said Arango voted in favor of Resolution 99, a proposal that would block any attempt to permit same-sex marriages in the U.S. territory. He also helped block a measure to ban sexual discrimination in the workplace and opposed adoption rights for gays. This isn t a moment to kick someone when he s down, but I have to denounce Sen. Roberto Arango s complicity with a fundamentalist agenda that promotes the exclusion and marginalization of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, Serrano said. Local news media said that the pictures first appeared on an iphone application for gays and bisexuals and that they themselves later received copies from unidentified sources. In recent days, Puerto Rican Gov. Luis Fortuno had said that if the man was indeed a legislator, he should resign. That echoed the sentiments of other lawmakers, including local House Speaker Jenniffer Gonzalez. MENU FOR AUGUST 29 - SEPTEMBER 2, 2011 The eat right tip for this week is: B F A S T Eat lean proteins-- fish, chicken and turkey to stay fit and build strong muscles. 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16 Page 16 samoa news, Monday, August 29, 2011 Pago Airport Inn s 14th Anniversary Special A Get-Away Family Weekend Package for $175 for the Month of September (Two nights of stay for a family of five (5), free breakfast, free swimming pool access; a chance to win a round-trip ticket to Apia for end-of-the-month raffle. Some restrictions may apply.) by Samoa News staff TASIPALE VAIFALE The High ourt scheduled the sentencing of Tasipale Vaifale to next month, after he entered a guilty plea this week in the case involving an 8-year old girl, who told her parents the defendant touched her private parts. Vaifale, who has been in custody since December after his arrest and unable to post bail, was initially charged with sodomy, deviate sexual assault, sexual abuse in the first degree and endangering the welfare of a child the only misdemeanor charge. Earlier this year both sides told the court they were unable to reach a resolution and Vaifale s trial was then set for Aug. 22nd, this year. But under a plea agreement presented and accepted by the court this week, the defendant pled guilty to sodomy while the remaining charges were dismissed. Vaifale will be sentenced Sept. 23. According to the criminal complaint, the parents of the 8-year old victim, on Jan. 3, reported to police that the defendant sexually assaulted their daughter on the evening of Dec. 30, It also says that Vaifale later apologized to the family of the victim. IUTA TUSIGA The plea hearing for Iuta Tusiga aka Peni Tusiga, has been scheduled by the High ourt to next week Friday, after the court voiced concerns earlier this week, on a provision of the plea agreement between the defendant and the government. all Now for a /6334 Specific details of the court s concerns were not revealed publicly when Tusiga was in court for the plea hearing, but attorneys for both sides held a bench discussion with the judges, followed by the court s announcement that the hearing will be continued to next Friday, where the plea agreement is expected to be made public. Tusiga entered a not guilty plea, earlier this year, to charges of child molestation, deviate sexual abuse, sexual abuse in the first degree and a misdemeanor charge of endangering the welfare of a child. harges against the defendant stem from an incident that occurred earlier in March, involving a minor child. The defendant remains in custody unable to post a $50,000 bail. POUFA SILULU Public Defender Ruth Risch-Fuagatavi, attorney for drug defendant Poufa Silulu, has finally received the police report on her client, two months after an official request was submitted to the government. During a pre trial conference hearing last week, the defense moved to dismiss charges against Silulu on the basis that the government has failed to provide a police report but the prosecutor argued that the police investigator for this case was off-island and will provide the report upon returning to the territory. At a High ourt hearing this week, the defense confirmed for the court, that it now has the police report and a status hearing has been set for next month. The case against Silulu stems from a police controlled buy of illegal drugs in which a police confidential informant was used to purchase illegal drugs from the defendant, who remains in custody unable to post bail. Samoa News reporter Ausage Fausia and Fili Sagapolutele contributed to this report. a series of punches ontinued from page 16 unable to bring this situation under control. He said it was a very dangerous situation for both the students who were not involved and members of the community on the road. The House representative said he is very concerned with the safety of students, school officials as well as members of the public and called for the Education ommittee to seek out support from DOE and Public Safety to find a solution to this problem. ommittee vice chairman Rep. Tuumolimoli Moliga said he would make contact with the Public Safety and DOE and report back to the full membership. While raising his concerns in the House, Satele asked the question as to what the school is doing to address this problem, which was the same question, Samoa News raised with THS principal Lentoy Matagi, in seeking comments and reaction from the school. We are doing our part as educators to counsel students of proper and improper behavior, Matagi told Samoa News Friday afternoon, adding that students involved have been suspended and counseled and given a chance to rehabilitate.... Most of these students are on probation from Juvenile and this adds to our problems here, being the largest high school, she said. Matagi explained that she, herself asked What are the families doing to help these students when they go home? We are doing our part at the schools but it needs to be reinforced by the parents. In the incident last Friday morning, Matagi said, a fight broke out between Nu uuli and Vaitogi students and police were called in. Police took the students who caused the disturbance, she said. Matagi confirmed that Friday s fight was a carry over from Thursday s fight, which also involved other students taken in by police for questioning. The students taken by police will no longer be accepted back to Tafuna High School for the safety of my staff and students, she said. My ounselor was shoved and fell down while trying to intervene and as my Vice Principal was trying to calm things down, one of the students threatened her by telling her to wait when he gets out. There were approximately ten students involved [in both incidents] and as we investigate further there may be more students. There has been no discussion with parents because students were taken to the Tafuna Sub Station. All these students have been detained at Juvenile until Monday when they stand in front of court, she said. Asked if anyone was injured, Matagi said, there were minor injuries bloody noses and mouths. Thank you to the Tafuna Sub Station men and women police force for the speed and assistance they provided for us Friday morning. We are indebted to you for protecting our children from harm, the THS principal said and noted that teachers of all schools, not only my staff, stand in harms way to protect the students of our schools everyday. Reach the reporter at fili@samoanews.com LOOKING FOR SOME FUN AND EXITEMENT FOR BIRTHDAYS, PARTY S OR JUST FOR FAMILY GATHERINGS!! It s now in the Territory Giants and fantastic Water Slides and Fun House for Kids. Island Water Fun brings you all new Water Slides: For Inquiries Please call: Y Y M K M K