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1 Mana omia le lagolago mo le Talavalu 2 12 TMO Marist American Samoa 7s Flag Day B1 DAYS TO GO PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA Saturday, March 29, 2014 $1.00 C Y C Y M K M K Samoa s Talavalu comes together midfield at the 2014 Hong Kong Sevens for their first ever major international IRB 7 s game in the Cathay Pacific/ HSBC Hong Kong Sevens Qualifier competition for Italy prevailed Later, almost all of the Talavalu team members mentioned that after running the pitch in the first game, they were hit by the noise and energy on the field, and it threw them off taking awhile for them to settle down. The liaison officers here for the Samoa, USA, and our team are all Samoan guys who live here (Hong Kong), and they said they were amazed at the crowd that was there just for the qualifier games before the core games even started, Terry reported. Samoa News sends its congratulations to our national team, believing they played their hearts out, and we know only good things can follow for the territory with Talavalu s historic appearance and performance on the international rugby field. Malo le taumafai malo le finau malosi malo le taalo. (Bluesky Communications is the major sponsor of the Taluvalu Hong Kong 7 s squad for 2014.) [Photo: Barry Markowitz, 3/28/14] Special Fono session called for next week by Fili Sagapolutele, Samoa News Correspondent Acting Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga has called a special session of the Fono to convene next Tuesday, Apr. 1, for a period not to exceed five calendar days. This means lawmakers can work next Saturday if they choose to to complete the five calendar days or complete all it s work before the five calendar days expire. There are four issues on the special session agenda for Fono review, consideration and hopefully approval. Two of those issues are expected to be addressed by lawmakers by Monday, the last day of the current 3rd Session. One of the issues for consideration during the special session is the confirmation of local attorney Fiti Alexander Sunia as Judge Pro Tempore of the District Court. His nomination was introduced Thursday in the Senate with a confirmation hearing set for next Monday followed by a vote. Confirmation of judges is subject to Senate vote only. Another issue for consideration is the $200,000 for the Summer Youth Employment Program, which is the FY 2013 Supplemental appropriation. The Senate approved Wednesday its version of the bill and sent it to the House with a message to use the Senate version upon approval of the House for submission to the Governor s Office for approval. The Senate version was the subject of a House committee hearing yesterday and thereafter was approved in second reading. Final vote set for Monday. The Administration is also requesting Fono review and approval of the seven nominees to the ASG Employees Retirement board of trustees. While the names of the nominees were not included in Lemanu s letter, it s understood that the administration plans to resubmit the same names that were sent early this month. (Continued on page 15) Buckle up & CRASHES 146 LOCAL HIGHWAYS Save a Life! Se vaaiga atu lena i le isi afa pusa moli na avatu mo le Aoga a Peter Coleman i Pago Pago, na toe tia i uma ananafi ina ua leaga ma legalega moli sa i totonu. [ata: AF] FATALITIES 0 LOCAL HIGHWAYS to date to date Lafoa i lapisi nisi o meaai aoga Peter Coleman tusia Ausage Fausia E le i nofo lelei i le finagalo o le afioga i le Matua ia Pulu Ae Ae Jr, tulaga fa aletonu o lo o alia e mai pea i taumafa o lo o auina atu e le Vaega a le School Lunch mo le fofoga taumafa a fanau aoga i le Aoga a Peter Coleman i Pago Pago, ina ua toe alia e mai fo i i le aso ananafi se fa aletonu o lo o tula i so o mai pea, o le lafoa i lea i le lapisi o le anoanoa i o fualaau aina o lo o kiliva atu ona o le fa aletonu ma le leaga. E le o ni ta ifau fanau a le Itumalo o lo o aooga i le aoga lenei, e ala ai ona soona la u so o mai nei meaai leaga e fafaga ai tamaiti, na tupu i le tolu vaiaso talu ai le fa aletonu lenei, na toe tupu fo i i le vaiaso na te a nei, a o lea fo i ua toe tula i mai i le aso (aso ananafi) ina ua siaki atu pusa meaai na la u mai mo tamaiti e leaga, o le saunoaga lea a le afioga i le Matua ia Pulu. Na asia e le Samoa News le Fale ai a le Aoga i Pago Pago i le aoauli ananafi, ma maitauina ai fualaau aina e pei o Saga; Kukama ma pusa moli ua lafoa i uma i le lapisi ina ua siaki atu e leaga uma. O isi pusa moli e pei ona taua e Pulu i le Samoa News, e leaga uma moli o lo o i totonu o pusa, e le gata e pala ae polopologa fo i, o Saga e mamago uma aano, e leaga pe a saka mo tamaiti aoga, e oo fo i i isi fualaau aina e pei o kukama, e mamago isi vaega e le lelei. Na matua si i si i le si ufofoga o le afioga i le matua ia Pulu ina ua fesiligia e le Samoa News e tusa ai o lenei fa aletonu. O ai la e aia meaai leaga nei, e le o ni manu fanau a le itumalo lenei e fafaga ai i meaai leaga ia, ua tupu so o tele le fa aletonu lenei i meaai e la u mai i le aoga, o le saunoaga (Faaauau itulau 8) Se vaaiga i le lapisi a le Aoga a Peter Coleman i Pago Pago toeitiiti lava tumu i Saga na tia i i ai ananafi ina ua leaga ma le aoga. [ata: AF] office of highway safety

2 Page 2 samoa news, Saturday, March 29, 2014 FALETAGOA I: Mana omia le lagolago mo le Talavalu by Joyetter Feagaimaali i-luamanu Samoa News Reporter SANITOA INFORMS HOUSE THAT SPED PARENTS HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH DEA Tualauta faipule is calling on the House Education Committee, to hold a hearing into the issues occurring within Special Education (SPED), where allegedly families are not getting the proper help and support for these children as required by law, some parents have taken the next step by filing their complaints directly with the US Department of Education, because they are unable to get any help or satisfactory results from our local responsible agencies. Sanitoa pointed out that in the federal government s letter on the status of the High Risk, they cited the need for ASG to revise their Corrective Action Plan due to the settlement agreement signed in This is now part of the HIGH RISK issue that ASDOE must address. According to Sanitoa, this settlement agreement between the US DOE, the Office for Civil Rights and the American Samoa DOE was signed in September 2012 by then Acting Director Dr. Jacinta Galea i. As stated last week, several parents (who have children) with disabilities, autism and other special needs have contacted me about the lack of qualified and trained specialists and teachers to provide the necessary services for our children as required by local and federal laws. Special Ed teachers and principals also lodged complaints about not getting proper materials and supplies to help them to do their work for children with special needs, he wrote. The Tualauta rep pointed out that if these complaints filed with the feds are validated and we are found not in compliance with the Development Disability Act 2000 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), we will most certainly lose these grants. As you all know, SPED with 200 plus management and staff is 100% funded by federal grants. During the regular session yesterday, House Vice Speaker Iaulualo Fa afetai Talia recognized the importance in holding a committee hearing soon to address these serious concerns and issues with DOE and SPED. Resolving these critical services for our children with special needs is imperative and should be the priority of DOE and all of us. HOUSE TO HOLD HEARING WITH DPS ON ARMING OF POLICE The House Public Safety Committee will be holding a hearing next week Tuesday on the issue of arming of police officers where DPS Commissioner William Bill Haleck will be attending along with other DPS officials. The Senate on the other hand has already conducted their hearing on this matter where Haleck was urged by the majority of senators not to rush into arming patrol officers. In the meantime, Fagatogo Faipule Mauagoali o Leapai Sipa Anoa i does not believe American Samoa has the need to arm our police officers. His concern was brought forth in a letter written to Governor Lolo, and also noted the governor s current health issue. I am sure you are comforted in knowing that the entire Territory is praying and look forward to your return home, Mauagoali i wrote. He stated in his letter that he also hopes to bring to the governor s attention the concerns and reservations, including those of many citizens, with the arming of our police officers. Governor, as you are aware, the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety has begun preparing the policy for the use of weapons by police officers. He said for decades, American Samoa, like many developed countries around the world, did not need to weaponize their police officers but rather relied on the respect and deference from the community to maintain order. And for years, this method of policing has proven to be adequate and successful. Unfortunately, the new policy being developed is one that I strongly feel is being done in haste and may actually trigger unintended results, he said. The Fagatogo rep continued, I am certain you are aware, this move is historic and should not be done without giving equal attention to everyone it will affect. The real issue at hand is whether we have truly arrived at a point to arm our police officers I do not feel that we have reached the level of unruliness or unrest in our community to necessitate the proposed arming of our police officers. he stated. HOUSE MEMBERS HONOR TUMUATASI WALLY UTU The House of Representatives this week approved a house concurrent resolution conveying deepest condolences of the Fono to Mrs. Taleta Aukusitino Atonio Wally Utu and the bereaved Utu family on the passing of Tumuatasi Fouvaletufanuatamali i Wally Utu and pays tribute to his life and faithful service to his family, village, the government and people of American Samoa. According to the HCR, Tumuatasi was born on July 17, 1941 in Amouli and at a young age it was immediately noticed that Wally was scholarly and an astute student, that after attending and completing Amouli Elementary he moved to complete Matafanua High before matriculating and then graduating from Samoana High School. Tumuatasi married his wife of 23 years in October 1984 and they were blessed with seven children. Also in 1984, he was asked by his family to serve as their Chief and was bestowed the title Tumuatasi. He was known for his humility and giving nature. The HCR states that Tumuatasi was a very spiritual man and was an active church member devoted to the CCCAS in Amouli where he became a deacon in 1987 and also served as Chairman of the CCCAS Tithing Committee, he also served as the Church secretary and most recently served as Treasurer, until In ASG, he worked for the Fono for over 30 years, and after serving 16 years he was elected by the House to serve as their Chief Clerk. He served 14 consecutive years in the House until he decided to retire his service to the Fono and ASG. During his tenure as Chief Clerk, Tumuatasi befriended all members of the House, but did not let his personal friendship interfere with work. Tumuatasi passed away at 72; he is survived by his wife and seven children and three grandchildren. tusia Ausage Fausia O le fa agae etia tele o le loto o le afioga i le ali i Senatoa mai le Itumalo o le Alataua, i le tulaga sa i ai le taumafaiga a le au ta ito a 7 a le atunu u, le Talavalu, i le ta amilosaga ta ito a 7 a le IRB o lo o fa agasolo i Hong Kong i le fa aiuga o le vaiaso nei, na mafua ai loa ona ia talosagaina afioga i Senatoa ina ia ave la latou sapasapaia i le au a le atunu u, lea ua fai ma ave fu a i le lalolagi i le taimi nei. O le po o le aso Tofi na te a nei na fa asalalau tu usa o mai ai i le malae o le Hong Kong stadium i Hong Kong ulua i ta aloga e lua a le Talavalu, lea ta aalo ai ma Italia ma Hong Kong, ma le ta aloga fa ai u i le aoauli ananafi ma Tunusia. E ui na faiaina le Talavalu i ana ta aloga uma ia e tolu, i ai e ma Italia, 38-7 ma Hong Kong, ma le 14-5 ma Tunisia, peita i na saunoa Faletagoa i, o le ofi atu o Amerika Samoa i taaloga faavaomalo a le lalolagi i le lakapi ona o taumafaiga a le Talavalu, o se tulaga lea e ao ona mitamita i ai le atunuu atoa. O se ulua i taimi lenei ua agiagia ai le fu a a Amerika Samoa i lea vaega o le lalolagi, ona o ta aloga fa avaomalo i tulaga tau lakapi, ma ua fa amauina taumafaiga a le pulega ma le au atoa i tala faasolopito o le atunuu i tulaga tau ta aloga, o le saunoaga lea a Faletagoa i. E leai se isi auala na autu i ai le saunoaga a le ali i senatoa, se i vagana ai lona talosagaina o afioga i senatoa, ina ia fa ailoa la latou lagolago i le Talavalu e ala i le fesoasoani i auala e atina e ai le ta aloga lakapi i le atunu u. Ou te talosaga atu i a outou afioga, e le gata e tatau ona ave la tatou lagolago malosi i le au a le Talavalu, ae talosaga atu fo i ina ia fa amatu u mai a outou eleele ma fanua e fausia ai ni malae ta alo, mo le atina eina o le ta aloga lakapi i totonu o itumalo ma afioaga i le atunu u, o le talosaga lea a Faletagoa i. Na taua e le Ta ita ifono o le Iuni Lakapi a Amerika Samoa ia Togiola T. A Tulafono, a o fa agasolo mai taumafaiga mo le atina eina o le lakapi i le atunuu i ni nai tausaga e le i mamao atu, o le taua o le ta aloga lenei o le lakapi, e mafai ona maua ai galuega a tama fanau a le atunuu e ta aalo ai i au lakapi a isi atunuu o le lalolagi, e pei ona i ai isi alo mai Samoa ua ta aalo kalapu i atunuu e pei o Niu Sila, Ausetalia, Europa faapea ai Asia. Le afioga i le ali i Senatoa ia Alataua ia Faletagoa i Tuiolemotu [ata: AF]

3 samoa news, Saturday, March 29, 2014 Page 3 Fa au uga Lona 12 - Vasega Su isu i DYWA Where it s at in American Samoa 3250 Airport Road Pago Pago AS DAILY RATES WEEKLY RATES MONTHLY RATES O le to a 45 o sui ua agava a nei i le taleni o le Suisui na taua aoina o latou tusi pasi ina ua mae a lelei le latou 200 itula o a oa oga e le Matagaluega o Talavou ma Tina. Na faia le latou fa au uga i le aso Tofi na te a nei i le faletele i Utulei. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost] tusia: Leua Aiono Frost E to a 45 Sui ua taua aoina latou tusi pasi e aloa ia ai le latou taumafaiga ua ea ma ua lautogia mo lea fa amauga o le tomai su isu i ua a otauina ai. O le kosi pito i umi lea ua fa atautaia e le Matagaluega o Talavou ma Tina o le atunu u, ona o le fa atalosaga a le tama ita i faia oga, Johanna Samana, e ao ina lava ma totoe le taimi e mautu atili ai le tomai su isu i ia i latou o tau avea kosi aoga nei. O le umi na tau avea ai le kosi suisui ua fa au u ai nei le to atele lea, e ono masina ma ua atoa lelei le 200 itula na a oa oina ai lea vasega. E fa lelei vasega sa fa atautaia ai le vasega lea, vasega o le taeao i le Aso Gafua ma le Aso Lulu, Vasega afiafi o ia lava aso, Vasega taeao Aso Lua ma Aso Tofi, Vasega o le Afiafi o ia lava aso, ma le Vasega o le aso Faraile atoa. I le sauniga sa taua aoina aloaia ai tusi pasi nei, sa auai le Sui Fa atonu Tapumanaia Galue Satele, o ia sa fai ma fofoga o le Polokalama fa asolo o le aso, na auai fo i le Fa atonu o Polokalama fa atautaia a le Matagaluega Pa u Roy Ausage e avea ma fofoga fa apitoa e lapata ia le vasega fa au u ae maise le ali i Failauga mo le tatalo amata ma fa ai u ai le polokalama Fa asamoa Fanene. Na i ai fo i se avanoa taua sa tu uina i le Faia oga o le Kosi, Johanna Samana mo lana tautalaga taua i le vasega ma lona taua aoina aloaia fo i o lana vasega fa au u ua ia mautinoa atoatoa, ua agava a mo latou tusi pasi ua taua aoina. O i latou nei, ua ou mautinoa i lona tomai fa a-su isu i, ua agava a i o latou tusi pasi ua mae a taua aoina, ia o atu ia ma fa atino e pei ona a otauina ai outou! Fa aaoga a outou taleni e saili ai lo outou tamaoaiga. O i latou nei ua aofia i lea to a 45 ua mae a fa au uina: Anamaria Taliauli, Ana Lisala, Ane M. Fakaua, Epifania M. Laulu, Fa apopo Motuga, Fia Faitalaoali i, Fa asamoa Fanene, Faletolu Sao, Falaimo Ah Loo, I asa Luau, Joyce Nunu Nelson, Kilisitina Lolomatauama, Koneselata Falemai, Lusia Faifaimalie, Leva ai Nu ufou, Landy Mataiao, Lina Maosi Tamapua, Monica Halefihi, Malia Tafaoata Faialaga, Miriama Falefata, Matelima Sekone, Marina Taiai, Matavai Siaosi, Nia Mafoa, Onesia Mai Ofatai, Paula Vaesau, Peata Faletoi, Ruby Bohanak, Salina Tatupu, Si ipo Anetone, Sofi Young, Selina Tapuala, Sose Siaosi, Soloa Suaesi, Sesilia Kuka, Tafaoga Tevaga, Taumaoe Tafea, Taulima Leapai, Talo Ioapo, Taliilagi Meleisea, Tenisi Tui, Tunatunaolevao Tafeamali i, Theresa Mosese, Uputasi Tualamali i ma Uiese Lemoe. O le sauniga lea sa faia i le faletele i le Malae o Suigaula a le Atuvasa i Utulei, ma ua tu uina atu i latou e o ma tausaili atili i o latou taleni ua mae a a otauina ai i latou, ae ua fa ailoa atu fo i ia i latou, Afai e fia fa atuina sau pisinisi suisui, toe aga i mai mo se fesoasoani atu a le Matagaluega i se ala e fa afaigofie ai lea tulaga mo outou! I le to a 45 o le au fa au u, e to alua lava ali i i lea vasega, ae to a 43 lava tama ita i. Sefulu (10) fautasi o le a tausinio mo le fa ailoga $20,000 tusia Ausage Fausia E 10 fautasi mai afioaga eseese o le atunuu ua fa amaonia o le a auai i le tuuga o le sisiga fu a o lenei tausaga, mo le sailia o se Sa e sola ma le fa ailoa tupe mo le tulaga muamua e $20,000. 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4 Page 4 samoa news, Saturday, March 29, 2014 Mafutaga Motusia THE BOB FRANKEN COLUMN FATAL FATALISM By Bob Franken Just who is it we can confidently believe, and about what? Sadly, the smart answers these days are very few and not much. No, this is not about religion and its practitioners, but about our more down-to-earth institutions, the ones that are supposed to organize our civilization. They can do that only if they are inherently credible, but our society has been poisoned by an understandable cynicism about them. Worst of all, that disillusionment is reinforced constantly, to the point that we sullenly accept, without surprise, a daily tortuous drip-drip-drip of examples where our organizations fail us or cheat us. Where do we begin? Almost hidden in all the news and nonnews about the vanished Malaysian airliner were the disclosures that General Motors, for more than a decade, buried knowledge about faulty ignition switches in some of its vehicles. GM now admits that a dozen people died as a result, although outside experts place the number much higher. Most of us are automatically inclined to assume the company is seriously low-balling. And while we re at it, what about the ball-dropping on the part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which is supposed to intercede, but didn t. And before we leave the auto industry, let s make sure we heap scorn on Toyota, which has now settled with the Justice Department and agreed to pay a $1.3 billion civil penalty for falsifying information about its accelerator pedals that got stuck and sent some terrified car passengers hurtling to their deaths. That s a lot of money, but it s a civil penalty, not a criminal one, which could have ensnared those top executives who could be proven responsible for intentional actions or inactions that killed. The crime of manslaughter comes to mind. And fraud. But that s for lawyers to decide. And let s not even get started about our legal system. That s too obvious. The auto industry revelations were no more a surprise than the release of two reports about official incompetence, findings released, after the fact, about tragedies that exploded into the news and then were shoved aside by the next crisis. Try hard to remember last November s shock when a lone gunman went on a rampage at Los Angeles International Airport, killing a Transportation Security Administration officer and injuring several others before he was finally arrested. The post-mortem investigation paints a picture of an amazing lack of coordination: emergency radio systems that didn t communicate with each other, lax security procedures -- in short, chaotic mismanagement. Or how about the deranged man who roamed the halls of the Washington Navy Yard in September, fatally shooting 12 people and injuring others before police killed him. Turns out he was a private federal contractor whose severe mental-health issues had been overlooked by those who granted the security clearance that gave him easy access. Ho-hum, you might say. And you d be part of the crowd. A recent Pew poll of young people concludes that the bulk of them don t trust our institutions. That s good news and bad: It s good because they have a realistic view of them, and bad because we won t make it as a nation unless we have a credible social structure. More and more we do not. (c) 2014 Bob Franken Distributed by King Features Synd., Inc. Osini Faleatasi Inc. reserves all rights. dba Samoa News is published Monday through Saturday, except for some local and federal holidays. Please send correspondences to: OF, dba Samoa News, Box 909, Pago Pago, American Samoa Contact us by Telephone at (684) Contact us by Fax at (684) Contact us by at samoanews@samoatelco.com Normal business hours are Mon. thru Fri. 8am to 5pm. Permission to reproduce editorial and/or advertisements, in whole or in part, is required. Please address such requests to the Publisher at the address provided above. Mafutaga Faatasia O se va aiga i le itu sa alaalata i ai le fanau ma latou fanau a le susuga Moeile ele Mafo e Fuimaono na malaga mai fafo mo le sauniga mo ona toe sauniga. Matagofie molimau uma o le Tama sa fa afofogaina, tau ina ia mautu pea lo outou fa amoemoe. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost] Toe sa afi mo Moeile ele Mafo e Fuimaono tusia: Leua Aiono Frost Ua ou tau le taua lelei, ua i u ia te a u le tausinioga. Ua ou taofi le upu o le fa atuatua. O lenei ua teuina mo a u le pale o le amiotonu, e foa iina mai ia te a u i lea lava aso, o le Ali i le fa amasinoga amiotonu, e le gata foi ia te a u, ae o i latou ma lava o e fiafia i lona fa aali mai. 2 Timoteo 4:7 Ua tonu ia te ia lea mau, aua o lona soifuaga, o se tasi e tala i na ua, e fiafia tele e fetufa i ma le to atele i le Upu a le Atua Soifua, ma e ia te ia lava le mata u, ua i ona tagata! O se fuitau taua lea sa i ai i le molimau a le susuga le Faifea u Pr. Sauni Tuito elau o le AOG i Nuuuli, lea o lo o fesaga i tonu lona malumalu ma le maota o le susuga Moeile ele Fuimaono. E le fefe o ia e molimau i le Upu a le Atua, ma ina ua mae a ona fa amatala ia te a u ona lagona ma lana misiona, sa ia fa ailoa mai, o lo ua tulata i le taimi e te va aia ai ua ou fa apipi ia uma mau o le Tusi Pa ia ma fa asasaga mai i le alatele, ina ia mafai ona fesoasoani i tagata e faitau se upu o le afioga a le Atua i taimi uma e va aia ai! Lea ua tatou va aia, ua mae a ona ia faia, e tusa ai o le musumusuga lelei o le agaga ia te ia, ua fa auma fo i ona faiva, ma ua fa amalolo e lona Matai, ae ua tu uina pea nei fa ailo mo i tatou uma. Mai lona soifuaga na soifua ane ai ia Ianuari 14, 1926 ma ua toe goto lona laia Mati 11, O ona matua o Laupu a Fuimaono mai Uafato Samoa, ma Tiute Kiliata Fuimaono. E to aono ona tuafafine e to alua lava i la ua o soifua mai pea; Malamalama Purcell ma Toetu Tauasa, ae toafitu ona uso uma ua maliliu uma lava. E tautua o ia ma lona aiga i lona aiga Sa Soli ai, lea e toe to atasi ai lava lona uso o soifua mai, Toloa i Soli ai, ae ua maliliu uma lava nai ona uso ma tuafafine ia. O le la ua fanau e to a 12 o la ua alo, ae to a lima o la ua alo tausi ma atoa ai le to a 17 o i latou uma. O le aotelega o fanau a fanau a lenei tama ua atoa le 55 o i latou, ae o fanau a fanau a la ua alo ua tula i mai i le to a 44. E mavae lenei lenei Tama, ae tumau le fa avae sa ia fausia ai lona aiga, ia ola saili i le Atua ma lona finagalo, ia ola tala i ma au auna i le Atua! O se tala lea a Mafo e Jr Fuimaono, o se ali i faia oga. Peita i, i lana molimau, sa ia fa ailoa ai, Masalo o le taimi lenei, o le ale toe fa asasaga i fafo laupapa na tusia ma fa asalalau e le tama mo le mamalu lautele, ae o le a fa asaga mai aga i i le matou fale, ina ia tima i atili ai o matou olaga! O ona toe sauniga sa fa atautaia lea i le Malumalu LDS i Malaeimi, ma sa tumu lea sauniga i ona aiga, lana fanau ma latou aiga, ae maise o uo mamae ma e masani ia Fuimaono. O i latou fo i e matua vavalalata le latou mafutaga ma Fuimaono i le latou Ekalesia a Iesu ole Au Pa ia o Aso E Gata Ai, ae maise o aiga o lona faletua ua muamua atu ia te ia. I lona Sa, sa va aia ai le leoina lea e le afioga Tuna Sotoa Ma ae, o le fa atamasa o lona aiga mai le Motusa. Ina ua mae a lona toe sauniga mamalu i le Malumalu sa molimoli atu lona tino i lona oliolisaga tumau i le Maota i Petesa ma lagomau ai.

5 samoa news, Saturday, March 29, 2014 Page 5 April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month For more information contact Fred Scanlan DPS OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY 2nd Floor - Lumana i Bldg, Fagatogo ( )

6 Page 6 samoa news, Saturday, March 29, 2014 Ta utino Teutupe o lo o tulaga lelei tupe maua malo The ACSS International Organization (ISO) visits the Hope house. [Courtesy Photo] New ASCC organization brings together international students By James Kneubuhl, ASCC Press Officer A new campus organization at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) will enable international students to offer one another academic support while also offering opportunities for civic and social engagement. The International Student Organization (ISO) has been established under the leadership of Dean of Student Services Dr. Emilia Le i, with Tala Ropeti-Leo of the Student Learning Assistance Center serving as the organization s advisor. The mission of the ASCC International Organization is to provide a strong support system for our international students, said Ropeti-Leo. The ISO will provide opportunities for all students, regardless of ethnicity, to be involved in school activities while raising awareness on the importance of social diversity. Our goals are to promote unity, to encourage international students to share their cultures and values, to recognize and appreciate all diversities within ASCC, to encourage international students involvement in school activities, and to create an inclusive environment where students of different cultures can feel like they belong. Ropeti-Leo emphasized that foremost among the organization s priorities is helping international students succeed academically. Language becomes a barrier for learning for many international students, she said. This sometimes makes it difficult for them to understand class lectures and materials. Feeling shy or awkward, international students are sometimes more comfortable asking their peers, rather than a faculty member, for help. Their peers in the ISO can answer questions, clarify what was said in class, or help with homework and assignments. We ll also provide reference services to the different offices on campus where the appropriate information and assistance can be found. The ISO currently consists of 23 members from different cultures such as Korea, the Philippines, China, Tokelau, Germany, Tonga and Samoa, and any students of different ethnic or cultural backgrounds are welcome to join. They have elected Jennifer Tuiletuguga as President, Emily Johnson as Vice President, Jae Yang Chae as Treasurer, and Dezmond Applin as Secretary. The Organization meets a minimum of twice a month and has plans underway to become actively involved in community service as well as the campus activities hosted by the Student Government Association. As part of their initial community service project, the ISO recently held a Food Drive to assist the residents of Hope House/Fatuoaiga, to whom they presented all of the gathered food and monetary donations on Tuesday, March 25th. Since our first meeting, our members have been very eager not only to help each other with their classes, but also to show how much they want to be good citizens by participating in community service projects, said Ropeti-Leo. Hope House is the first place the ISO members wanted to fundraise for. Putting their plan into action, the ISO first held a Pickathon on Friday, March 14th at Su igaula Utulei Beach Park. All proceeds from the Pickathon and donations from the Food Drive have gone to Hope House. During the current semester, the ISO will also be holding an Art Poster Competition beginning on March 31st with the theme of Unity Among Diversity at ASCC, as well as a Poetry Competition beginning April 14th under the similar theme of Appreciation of Diversity. Our long term goal is to continue to recruit more members, and to make sure that all students regardless of race, cultural background or gender feel welcomed at ASCC, said Ropeti-Leo. The ISO also hopes to soon host an International Night event where students can enjoy a variety of food, music, and cultural presentations. These ambitions reflect the level of enthusiasm the ISO members have not only for supporting each other academically, but also for enlivening the cultural and social milieu of their campus. The members we have so far are very active, said Ropeti-Leo, and I believe that together we can achieve great things. Ropeti-Leo said that anyone who would like more information on the ISO is welcome to call ext 461, or isorganization@gmail.com tusia Ausage Fausia E ui i ni finagalo fa aalia o ni isi o faipule e le o tulaga lelei ripoti i tupe maua a le malo mo le tausaga tupe lenei 2014, e pei ona valoia e le malo i le taimi na fa alauiloa ai le Paketi a le malo, peita i na taua e le Teutupe a le malo ia Dr. Falema o Phil Pili i luma o le maota o sui i le taeao ananafi, o lo o tulaga lelei tupe ao a le malo, ma e i ai lona talitonuga e ausia e le malo tupe sa valoia e maua i totonu o le tausaga tupe lenei. E le lelei sa u moe i po ta itasi, ou te tuli vae fo i i le Atua i po uma ina ia alofagia tulaga o fa agaioiga a le malo i lona tamaoaiga, ina ia sologa lelei pea ma manuia mo le atunu u, o se vaega lea o le saunoaga a Dr. Falema i i se iloiloga sa faia a le Komiti o le Paketi a le maota o sui ananafi. O le ta ita ifono o le Komiti o le Paketi a le maota o sui ia Timusa Tini Lam Yuen na fesili i le teutupe, pe le o i ai se isi fuafuaga a le malo e toe faia ni isi suiga i tulaga o tupe e tatau ona maua mai i le tausaga tupe lenei, ona o lea ua maitauina e le o talafeagai tupe sa faamoemoe e maua ma tupe o lo o taua i le ripoti ua mafai ona maua e le malo i le taimi nei. Ou te talitonu afai e tulaga lelei pea auala e tolu o lo o sau ai i totonu tupe maua a le malo, e oo atu i le faaiuga o le tausaga tupe lenei ua ova tupe e ao e le malo ma tupe sa fuafuaina e maua, o le saunoaga lea a Dr. Falema o. I le ripoti lea na tuuina atu e le Teutupe i luma o le Fono i le vaiaso nei, o lo o taua ai tulaga nei, talu mai le amataga o le tausaga tupe lenei ia Oketopa 1, 2013 e oo mai i le aso 18 Mati 2014 na te a nei, e $42 miliona ($42,803,006.40) le aofa i o le tupe ua mafai ona ao mai e le malo i totonu, ae $41 miliona ($41,364,797.74) le aofa i o lana tupe fa aalu. O le $40 miliona o le tupe sa ao mai e le malo i totonu e pei ona saunoa Dr. Falema o, o le tinoitupe (cash), ma o iina e ta u mai ai o lo o malosi ma lelei tulaga o tupe ao a le malo i masina ta itasi. E tele isi alaga tupe a le malo e le i maua mai mo le tausaga tupe lenei, ma o le tele lava o nei alaga tupe o vaega tupe mai le feterale, e pei o le $1.1 miliona mai le Maliliega o le Tapa a. Fa atoa iloa tonu lava le tulaga e taoto ai tupe maua a le malo pe a mae a le kuata tolu o le tausaga tupe lenei, lea e mae a ia Iuni 2014, ae mo le taimi lenei, o lo o tulaga lelei pea tupe maua a le malo, o se vaega lea o le saunoaga a le teutupe. Le Teutupe a le malo ia Dr. Falema o Phil Ma o [ata: AF]

7 samoa news, Saturday, March 29, 2014 Page 7 Health law legacy eludes Obama as changes sink in WASHINGTON (AP) As a roller-coaster sign-up season winds down, President Barack Obama s health care law has indeed managed to change the country. Americans are unlikely to go back to a time when people with medical problems could be denied coverage. But Obama s overhaul needs major work of its own if it is to go down in history as a legacy achievement like Medicare or Social Security. Major elements of the Affordable Care Act face an uncertain future: As a 6-month-long sign-up season comes to an end Monday the administration s next big challenge is to make 2015 open enrollment more manageable for consumers unaccustomed to dealing with insurance jargon. There s also concern premiums will rise next year. The new insurance markets created by the law are anything but customer friendly. After the HealthCare. gov website finally got fixed, more than 6 million people have managed to sign up, allowing the exchanges to stay afloat economically. But many consumers have bought policies with restricted access to top-tier hospitals and the latest medications. The website is seeing heavy traffic this weekend, and consumers may encounter a wait or last-minute glitches. Nearly half the states are still opposed to or undecided about the law s expansion of Medicaid, the government s health insurance program for the poor. As a result, millions of low-income people who otherwise would have been covered remain uninsured. This year s pitch has been about the carrots in the law: subsidies and guaranteed coverage. But the sticks are just over the horizon: collecting penalties from individuals who remain uninsured and enforcing requirements that medium- to large-sized employers provide affordable coverage. Many basic facts about the ultimate effects of the health insurance program remain unclear. It s not known how many of those who have gotten coverage were previously uninsured the ultimate test of the law. Independent measurements by Gallup do show fewer uninsured Americans, but such progress hasn t won hearts and minds. The public remains deeply divided, with opponents of the law outnumbering supporters. At a recent insurance industry conference, a top administration official acknowledged the huge job still ahead. The No. 1 thing that probably we ve all learned from 2014 is that this is hard work, said Gary Cohen, outgoing director of the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, the agency created to carry out the health care law. It s not a one-year project; it s a multiyear project... we re asking a lot, frankly, of consumers, he added. This is new for them. Among those consumers is Dan Luke of St. Paul, Minn., the owner of a small video production company who had been uninsured since he was turned down for coverage last year due to a pre-existing condition. The condition? Luke was born with one eye due to a birth defect, and he uses a glass eye. For 63 years I ve had one eye, said Luke. They had to dig deep to find that. He s happy with the coverage he and his wife have bought; they re saving $300 a month on premiums compared with the last time they had insurance. But he said he had to endure weeks of website run-arounds. There is a lot of bureaucracy involved, said Luke. It s sort of like taxes, filled with loopholes and pitfalls. They should make it easier for people to get insurance and pay for insurance, rather than have to prove so many things and jump through so many hoops. Those comments echo sentiments broadly reflected in national opinion polls. Most Americans want lawmakers to fix the problems with the health care law, rather than scrapping it. A new AP-Gfk poll finds that only 13 percent expect the law will be completely repealed. Seventy-two percent say it will be implemented with changes, whether major or minor. Republicans have again made repeal of Obamacare their official battle cry this election season. But even if the GOP wins control of the Senate and Congress were to repeal the law next year, the president would veto it. Opponents would then need a difficult two-thirds majority in both chambers to override Obama s veto. It s going to depend on the next couple of elections whether we stick with the current ACA models, said Brookings Institution health policy expert Mark McClellan, who oversaw the rollout of the last major federal coverage expansion, the Medicare prescription drug benefit. We are still a long way from a stable market and from completing implementation, he said. But we re not going back to people with pre-existing conditions having no good options. The administration will have to get to work quickly on a plan for next year. It is still struggling with such basics as providing consumers with clear information about the process and their options. Until now, those signing up have skewed toward an older crowd. That could lead to higher premiums next year, making the program a harder sell for younger people. Some Democratic lawmakers who voted for the law are frustrated. Instead of just circling the wagons against all the political arrows that are shot against this plan, we need a little more accountability, and we need to ensure the next enrollment period is not handled as poorly as the last one, said Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas. DeAnn Friedholm, health reform team leader for Consumers Union, said her group still supports Obama s overhaul, but with concerns. The jury is out in terms of its longterm success, she said. 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8 Page 8 samoa news, Saturday, March 29, 2014 T ALA mai brought to you by Saunia: L.A.F./Naenae Productions FAASOLO MANUIA LE GASEGASE O LE PALEMIA Ua maua mai lipoti mai Aotearoa Niu Sila i le faasolosolo manuia o le sailiga fofo o le gasegase o le alii palemia, le susuga Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi. Ua faailoa mai e le tamaitai ofisa sili o le Matagaluega a le Palemia ma le Kapeneta, le susuga Vaosa Epa lea o lo o malaga faatasi ai ma le alii palemia e faapea, o lo o faasolosolo pea ina toe faafoisia o le malosi o le alii palemia i le maota gasegase tumaoti i Aukilani. Na faaalia e Epa le tulaga lelei o le tali ane o le malosi o le alii palemia i vaitui ma togafitiga e pei ona sa faatautaia talu mai le amataga o le vaiaso. O le aso Sa na tuuvaa ese atu ai le afioga i le alii palemia, lona faletua, le afioga i le minisita o le Matagaluega o le Soifua Maloloina, le afioga Tuitama Dr. Talalelei Leao Tuitama, o le ofisa sili o le Matagaluega a le Palemia ma le Kapeneta,, le susuga Vaosa Epa, faapea le taitai leoleo o le vaega o le puipuiga a le Matagaluega a le Palemia, le susuga Vaovasamanaia Rapi Fidow. FAATUPULAIA LE MAMOE I SAMOA O lo o faatupulaia pea le atinae o lafumanu i le atunuu e pei ona i ai le manu o le mamoe, i se polokalama faapitoa o lo o faatinoina e le malo i le fesoasoani mai o le Faletupe o le Lalolagi. O le lagolago mai o lea faletupe faavaomalo o lo o tauala mai i le poloketi o galuega siitia a le Matagaluega o Faatoaga ma Faigafaiva. O le tausaga e 2004 na uluai aumai ai i le atunuu le manu o le mamoe ma e oo mai i le taimi nei, ua siitia maualuga le fuainumera o ia manu I totonu o le atunuu i le oo atu i le 700 mamoe o lo o i ai i le taimi nei. O lo o toe iloilo ma fetuunai nei e le matagaluega ia ituaiga mamoe o lo o auina mai I le atunuu mai Ausetalia ma Fiti. Ua faailoa mai e se tasi o sui sinia o le matagaluega, ua maitauina le toatele o le au fai lafumanu i le atunuu ua talosagaina ni a latou mamoe faapea fesoasoani tau seleni e faatino ai lea atinae. FAAOOLIMA I LE LE LOTU O LE TINA I LANA EKALESIA E 35 tausaga o se tama ua faaipoipo ma e toatolu lana fanau, ua faapafala e le Faamasinoga Maualuga se faasalaga faafalepuipui mo le 28 masina e ui i le matuia o le solitulafono sa molia ai o ia ma ua faamaonia nei. O lea tama o Meaatamalii Misa Toomata po o Tamalii Toomata e faigaluega ma o se alii tiakono e malosi i lana ekalesia, le Apia Harvest Center. Na faaalia i faamaumauga a le Faamasinoga e faapea, o le aso 22 o le masina o Setema o le tausaga na tea nei, o se aso Sa, na tulai mai ai se vevesi i le va o le ua molia ma lona toalua ao sauna atu mo sauniga o le aso Sa. Na faifai tetele lea vevesiga ma na iu ina faaoolima ai lea alii i lona toalua, ma sa tulai mai ai ni manua tuga i le tina ma sa faataotolia ai o ia i le falemai i lena aso atoa. Na taua i tolaulauga o le Faamasinoga, na SAMOA tanoa tusitala hotel, apia, samoa mafua lea feeseeseaiga ona sa manao le toalua o le ua molia e auai atu i le sauniga lotu a le ekalesia o lo o auai atu ai lona tina, ma sa le fiafia ai le ua molia ona o le aso Sa tonu lena sa tuu e lauga ai i lana ekalesia. Na faafofoga le Faamasinoga, ua maea ona toe soalaupule ma faalelei le feeseeseaiga a lea ulugalii. FAASALA E LE TOE TAALO MO LE 32 VAIASO Ua faasalaina nei e le Fono Faatonu o le Lakapi i le Lalolagi le IRB, ia se tasi o sui o le au lakapi o le Samoa A e ala i le faasa ona to taalo i so o se au lakapi mo le 32 vaiaso, ina ua faamaonia le aafia ai o se alii laufali i sana gaioiga sa faia. Na lipotia mai e faapea, o le taaloga a le Samoa A ma le au a le Pampers mai Argentina i le taamilosaga o le Pacific Rugby Cup i le vaiaso na tea nei, na taia ai e lea alii o le Samoa A le alii laufali i lona tauau ona o lona le fiafia i se faaiuga a le laufali sa faia. Na malolo le Samoa A i le Pampers mai Argentina i lea taaloga ma faamuta ai loa ma le tausinioga a le Samoa A i lea taamilosaga. O le ua faamalolo nei mo le 32 vaiaso o Ausetalia Vaiomanu ma e na o le lua vaiaso sa muai faasalaina ai o ia. Peitai sa toe iloilo ma mataitu e le komiti faapitoa a le IRB ia le ata na pueina o lea taaloga, ma iloa ai le ogaoga o le gaioiga a lea alii sa fai ma sa toe faaopopo ai loa le 30 vaiaso e faasa ai ona toe taalo lakapi. E to afa foi isi alii o le Samoa A ua faasalaina i le ta ilua vaiaso ona o ni gaioiga solitulafono i lea taaloga. Lafoa i lapisi Mai itulau 1 lea a Pulu ma lona si ufofoga ua atili ai ona si i si i i luga. Sa ia taua fo i e fa apea, ua mae a ona ia logoina le Ofisa o le School Lunch e tusa ai o le fa aletonu e pei ona tula i mai i meaai a tamaiti aoga. Pau le tulaga lea ua aoga i ai meaai nei, ua la u e fafaga ai lafu pua a a tagata o lo o fai a latou lafu pua a, e fa aaoga i ai, ao se upu e fafaga ai tamaiti e le talafeagai, o le isi lea saunoaga a Pulu. Na taua e le Pulesili o le School Lunch ia Christina Fualaau e fa apea, o fualaau aina na aveese ua leaga, e le o meaai ia na fuafua e fafaga ai fanau, ae o meaai na aveese e le au kuka ina ua siaki atu ua fa aletonu. E le o taumafai le School Lunch e fafaga alo ma fanau aoga i meaai leaga, o le matou galuega, soo se taimi e taunuu mai ai container o lo o la u mai ai fualaau aina mai fafo e pei o moli, apu ma meleni, matou te siaki uma pusa ina ia mautinoa e aveese vaega ua faaletonu ae tuu i ai na o vaega o lo o lelei mo le fofoga taumafa o fanau, o le saunoaga lea a Fualaau i le Samoa News. O fualaau aina e i ai moli, apu ma meleni, o fualaau aina ia o lo o aumai i fafo, se i vagana ai fualaau aina e pei o kukama ma saga, faapea ai fa i ma taro, o taumafa ia o lo o fa atau mai le aufai fa atoaga i le atunuu. Saunoa Fualaau, e fono lana aufaigaluega i vaiaso ta itasi mo le fa amautuina o a latou tiute fa atino, ina ia mautinoa e lelei taumafa latou te tuuina atu mo fanau aoga i aso ta itasi. Pau lava lea o le sikoa mo le au a le Manu Samoa mai le kapeteni ia Gregory Foe, i le la ta aloga ma Niu Sila i le aso lona lua o le ta amilosaga o lo o fa agasolo i Hong Kong i le fa aiuga o le vaiaso nei, lea na faiaina ai Samoa i ai e [ata: THA] E te fia Poka? C Y M K Toleafoa Haserota Auvaa. O AI LONA TAMA? O loa e aai le ulugalii ua ta i 85 o la tausaga ae ua atoa le 60 tausaga talu ona nonofo, saofafai loa i totonu o le faleaiga, fai atu loa le toeaina o Velio i le isi loomatua o Salai, E i ai le mea au leva tele ou nofo ma au i nei mau tausaga e fia, talu lava ona fanau mai le ta tama numera 10, ou te masalosalo lava e le o so u atalii, e ese mai lava ia nai lo le toatele o le ta fanau. O lea ua manaomia lou tautala sa o mai ia te au i le taimi nei, o ai le tama o le ta tama lona10?. Sa na o le punou lava o le loomatua i lalo e leai ma se tala, sa toe fesili atu i ai le toeaina, A oute iloa lava lelei lava e ese lana tama, lea faatoa ou fesili atu ia te oe. O ai lana tama?. Na ona ea mai a o le loomatua fai atu loa i le toeaina, Oi ua galo foi ia te oe le tama o lou uso lea na aumaia ta te faia, sole o le mea lea ou te ofo ai ia oe, ua leaga lou ulu a Tomasi?. Fai mai ma le toeaina, Sole ua galo ia te au, e faapea au ia o sou tama moni lava, ia I m sorry ua galo ia te au. ae alu loa le loomatua i le faletaele, pa ma le ata, fai mai loa, Mea e lelei ai e le o manatua e le toeaina se mea. E LE AFAINA O LE A OU TE AUINA. Sa nonofo le ulugali i ua matutua foi, ua 80 tausaga a le toeaina, ae faatoa 65 tausaga a le fafine, alu atu le fafine i tua o le umukuka e faa-toast ia la falaoa, susu e tau le oveni au leai se kesi. Alu atu i le paipa e taele au alu lena foi le vai, ma sau mai i le toeaina ma fai atu loa, Sole Kukama, ua leaga uma mea na ou alu e fai ai le ta mea ai, au leaga le toaster ou alu atu i le oveni au leai se kesi ou alu atu foi e taele au alu lemu foi le vai. Ou le iloa poo le a le mea a fai?. Ae fai mai le toeaina, A o le mea sili lava lea oute i ai pea i iinei. ae oso mai le loomatua ma fai mai, Ia ua leva ona le leai se aoga, e ta u soo mai lena mea? o le mea lena ua leva ona leagaaaaaa..!!!!!. C Y M K

9 samoa news, Saturday, March 29, 2014 Page 9 C Y M K Le afioga i le ali i Senatoa ia Magalei Logovi i. [ata: AF] C Y M K Talitonu Magalei e le mana omia se Fono Fa apitoa tusia Ausage Fausia E talitonu le afioga i le ali i Senatoa ia Magalei Logovi i, e le tau mana omia fua se Fono Fa apitoa e pei ona valaauina e le ali i kovana mo le vaiaso fou, aua o mataupu o le Fono Fa apitoa ua mae a ona lalafo i ai le maota ma ua mae a fo i ona faia i ai la latou fa aiuga. O lea saunoaga a Magalei na tuuina atu i le taimi o folafolaga a le maota maualuga ananafi, ina ua mae a ona tolaulau e le Failautusi a le Senate se tusi na auina mai i le afioga i le Kovana le tumau ia Lemanu Peleti Mauga, e talosagaina ai le Fono Faitulafono mo se Fono Fa apitoa lona lua mo le Nofoaiga lona 33 lenei, ma ua fa amoemoe e nofoia lea fono faapitoa i le aso 1 Aperila, 2014, o le aso Lua lea o le vaiaso fou. O mataupu e fa e pei ona taua i le tusitusiga a le Kovana mo le Fono Fa apitoa e aofia ai Tofiga fou a le Kovana mo ni isi totino o le Komiti Fa afou a le Litaea, ina ua teena e le Fono isi tofiga sa tuuina mai muamua; tofiga mo le susuga ia Fiti Sunia e avea ai ma Sui Fa amasino; Paketi fa aopoopo a le kovana e $625,000 e fausia ai le auala i Visa ma fa asolo atu ai i Fagaitua, ma le talosaga mo le $200,000 e fa atupe ai le polokalame a le fanau aoga i le vai tuuaga o le tau mafanafana o lo o soso o nei. Saunoa Magalei i luma o le maota, o le mataupu e fa atatau i tofiga a le kovana mo Sunia, ua mae a ona lalafo i ai le maota ma ua fa atulaga le iloiloga i le aso Gafua o le vaiaso fou, e oo fo i i le paketi faaopoopo a le kovana e $200,000 mo polokalame a fanau aoga, ua mae a ona pasia e le maota ma ua tuuina atu i le maota o sui mo sa latou fa aiuga. O isi mataupu e pei o le paketi faaopoopo e $625,000, ua uma ona fai i ai la tatou faaiuga e taoto pea se i toe suesue atili i ai le maota, ma tofiga mo totino o le Komiti o le Litaea, o lea fo i fa atoa mae a ona tatou lalafo i ai, ma i lo u talitonuga, e i ai le upu a le atunuu e faapea, e le tatau ona gagau mata le laau, o le saunoaga lea a Magalei, ma ia tuuina atu ai le mau, e le tatau ona faataunuuina se Fono Fa apitoa. Na lagolagoina e le afioga i le alii senatoa ia Laolagi Fonoti Savali Vaeao le finagalo o Magalei e faatatau i mataupu ua uma ona lalafo i ai le maota, ae i lona taofi, e tatau lava ona faataunuuina le Fono Faapitoa, lea fo i na lagolagoina e le afioga i le alii senatoa ia LeAtualevao Asifoa. Saunoa le afioga i le ali i senatoa ia Soliai T. Fuimaono e fa apea, e le i faia sa tatou fa aiuga i le paketi faaopoopo a le kovana e $625,000, o le mea lea ou te manatu ai, tatou faaauau pea le Fono Fa apitoa a le kovana. Saunoa LeAtualevao e fa apea, e taua tele le $625,000 lea e fa aleleia ai auala i le itu i Sasa e o le atunuu, ua leva ona pagatia ai le to atele o tagata o lo o alala i lea itu o le motu. Na lagolagoina e le peresetene le tumau ia Nuanuaolefeagaiga S. Nua le finagalo o Magalei, o mataupu o le Fono Faapitoa ua uma ona talanoaina e le maota, ae sili pe a fa atali sei oo i le aso Gafua pe a taunuu mai le alii peresetene o lo o malaga i Hawaii, ona tuu mai aloaia lea o se faaiuga pe faaauau le Fono Faapitoa a le kovana pe leai fo i. Maugalei Veavea scores a 2nd half try in Talavalu s 38-7 loss to Hong Kong. Veavea s try was his sec ond and the third in the history of big time American Samoa international seven s rugby debut in the Cathay Pacific/ HSBC Hong Kong Sevens Qualifier competition for The winner of the Qualifier tournament will receive automatic Core Team status on the HSBC Sevens World Series in [Photo: Barry Markowitz (Courtesy STP/TriMarine), 3/28/14] Guys are in good spirits, despite losses and know what they have to do to make it to the semifinals, both Monique and Terry say. They sang Samoan songs in the bus on the way back and during evening prayer they were pretty quiet. Sitting in the room looking at each of them exhausted, some bruised, but still excited for the next day s games to start was absolutely humbling, Terry notes. Monique Solofa (ASRU Secretary and Talavalu physiotherapist) posted on her facebook page the following: Talofa everyone at the end of Day 5 in Hong Kong and the first day of the HSBC Hong Kong 7 s!! It s been a very long day for all of us it s almost midnight here. What an awesome day for American Samoa!! Finally on the world stage of rugby!! While there were some errors here and there, but the bottom line is they played their hearts out and showed that they can play with these teams who have been in the core group before. I was nervous myself just getting out on the field and I wasn t even playing but it was the atmosphere and heading into the unknown for that very first game. Thank you for all your well wishes and support and messages!!! This is only the beginning for Talavalu and I know that the dream to one day move up to the core group is not far away!! Ok time to get some sleep as we have an early start in the morning. God bless and alofaagas from Hong Kong!!! [Photo: Barry Markowitz (Courtesy STP/TriMarine), 3/28/14]