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1 New defense strategy sets gaze on Asia Village council fines juveniles in vandalism 9 3 Boys Basketball Season to begin on Monday B1 The work of three tufuga traditional Samoan tattoo artists Su a Suluape Alaiva a Petelo, Su a Peter Suluape and Su a Suluape Tau Ah Keni and talents in cutting edge fashion, incorporating Polynesian designs, were featured in Hawaii s first INKED Island Fashion Show that debuted December 2011 at The Waterfront at Aloha Tower. Pictured are the soga imiti (tattooed male) from the Faletuiga, a Samoan fashion, Siva Samoa and media entity, which took center stage at the Fashion Show with its traditional male tattoo (tatau) and the traditional tattoo for women (malu). Read full story on the Fashion Show in tomorrow s To asavili English Section. [photo: Pita Gurr] samoanews.com C Y M K SPF Prevention FaaSamoa to be recognised 6 Daily Circulation 7,000 PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA Friday, January 6, 2012 $1.00 Le Lali 10 Siaumau Siaumau Jr. rejects plea agreement, his attorney C Y M K Fa atonu aiga e totogi sala tupe po o le tutula i ese ma le nu u Osofa ia falea oga ona o le le fiafia i faiaoga tusia Ausage Fausia Ua mae a ona tu uina atu le finagalo o le afioaga o Pago Pago i aiga o tamaiti e to alima ia ua tu ua ia i lo latou talepe ma fa aleaga, o le falea oga a le Peter Coleman Elementary, ina ia o latou totogia se salatupe ta i $1,000, afai e le mafai, o le a fa atula i ese o latou aiga ma le nuu. I ni fa amatalaga na tu uina mai i le Samoa News e ni molimau, na taua ai, o tei laiti o le aualii o lo o tu uaia i lenei mata upu, e a o oga uma i le a oga i Pago Pago, ma o i latou ia na logoina o latou uso matutua ma fa ailoa i ai lo latou le fiafia i ni isi o faiaoga, ina ua le fa ataunu uina a latou fiafia na mafua ai ona faia sailiga tupe mo le fa aiuga o le tausaga aoga na tea nei. Na saunoa le afioga i le matua ia Pulu Ae Ae Jr., o ia ua fai ma fofoga o le afioaga, o le fa amatalaga lava foi lea e tasi na mafai ona maua mai i lana su esu ega sa faia e uiga i lenei mataupu. (Faaauau itulau 12) WPRFMC strongly advises against restricting fishing around island of Aunu u Calls the move deceitful by Fili Sagapolutele Samoa News Correspondent Among the concerns raised by the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) over the expansion of the Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary (FBNMS) is the inclusion of waters surrounding Aunu u, which would restrict fishing there. The federal government is proposing Aunu u Island be divided into two zones: Zone A, where limited fishing would be allowed, and a Research Zone (Zone B), where all consumptive uses would be prohibited to provide a control area as a mechanism for research activities. The council s executive director Kitty M. Simonds, in a Dec. 29 letter to Gene Brighouse, Sanctuary Superintendent of the Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary, voiced concerns on the Draft Management Plan (DMP)/Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed expansion. (See yesterday s Samoa News for further details.) In her letter, Simonds is particularly detailed about the coun- (Continued on page 14) formally withdraws from case by Joyetter Luamanu That s fine, said Richmond, who also Samoa News Correspondent noted that the defendant s lawyer Tautai Aviata Siaumau Siaumau Jr. accused in the Fa alevao is still off island and has filed a deadly shooting of Police Detective Lt. Liusila formal withdrawal motion due to his medical Brown in front of the temporary High Court condition, which Richmond granted. building in Fagatogo in July 2010 has Assistant Public Defender Leslie Cardin, who rejected the plea agreement offered by the temporarily stood in for the defendant, told the Attorney General s office. court the defendant is requesting a 60-day continuation so his family can obtain another lawyer. This was revealed during Siaumau s status hearing yesterday in the High Court. The defendant is facing 14 counts, including one count on for too long and asked the Public Defender s Richmond noted that this case has been going of murder in the first degree; two counts of office to represent the defendant. attempted murder in the first degree and seven However, Cardin raised concerns before the weapons- related charges. court regarding the Public Defender s office Presiding over the hearing were Associate representing the defendant. She said that dealing Justice Lyle L Richmond and Associate Judge with a Capital Murder case means there must be Mamea Sala Jr. adequate funding to ensure the defendant gets Assistant Attorney General Mitzie Jessop proper representation. Folau told the court that she would provide a Capital Murder cases mean a great deal copy of the plea agreement to the defendant. of resources, money and personnel to do it However the defendant informed the court properly, said Cardin. She added they have he had received a copy. Your honor, I have to comply with the guidelines provided by the received the copy of the plea agreement, and I American Bar Association in properly representing and handling any Capital Murder case. don t accept the plea agreement, your honor, said Siaumau Jr. (Continued on page 14) Ace American Industries made a donation of $2, to the American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition yesterday morning at its store in keeping with its belief in giving back to the community. The amount of the donation was made possible through a one-on-one match with customer or Angels who generously donated during the month of December to the cause. (See story page 15.) On hand to accept the donation was House Representative and Coalition Board Member Tautasi Archie Soliai (far left ) and Coalition Vice Chair Rochelle Reid (second from left). Presenting the donation was Ace Operations Manager Nadine Taufa asau, along with Floor Manager Teni Ma ae and other Ace employees. [photo: Jeff Hayner]

2 Page 2 samoa news, Friday, January 6, 2012 Notice for Proposed Registration of Land NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in accordance with the request which has been received by the Territorial Registrar for the registration of a certain land FATU-O-SINA which is situated in or nea r the village of FOGAGOGO, Country of TUALAUTA Island of TUTUILA, from RATISAMI SUAPILIMAI of the village of FOGAGOGO as a/an INDIVIDUALLY-OWNED land of RATISAMI SUAPILIMAI. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that anyone claiming an interest in the above named land, may file an objection with the Territorial Registrar s Office within 60 days from the date of posting of this notice. If no objection is filed within 60 days from the date of posting of this notice, the land proposed herein will be registered as such in accordance with the law of American Samoa. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the survey and description of the said land are now on file in the Territorial Registrar s Office where they may be examined at any time prior to the expiration of the said sixty (60) days. POSTED: DECEMBER 1, 2011 thru JANUARY 30, 2012 SIGNED: Samuel B. White, Territorial Registrar Fa aaliga o le Fia Faamauina o se Fanua O LE FA AALIGA LENEI ua fa asalalauina ona o le talosaga ua fa aulufaleina mai i le Ofisa o le Resitara o Amerika Samoa ina ia fa amauina le fanua o FATU-O-SINA, e tu pe latalata ane i le nu u o FOGAGOGO, Itumalo o TUALAUTA i le motu o TUTUILA, ina ia fa amauina e RATISAMI SUAPILIMAI. ole fanua TOTINO o RATISAMI SUAPILIMAI. SO O SE TASI e aia ma fa atu iese i le fanua ua ta ua i luga ia fa aulufaleina mai sana fa atu ieseg a tusitusia i le Ofisa o le Resitara i totonu o aso e 60 mai le aso na fa aalia ai lea fa aaliga. Afa i o le a leai se fa atu iesega e fa aulufaleina mai i totonu o aso e 60, o le fanua lenei o le a fa amauina e pei ona ta ua i luga e tusa ai ma aiaiga o le tulafono i Amerika Samoa. O LE FA AFANUA ma fa amatalaga e uiga i lenei fanua, ua iai nei i le Ofisa ole Resitara, ma e avanoa mo se iloiloga i so o se aso i totonu o le 60 o le faitauina o aso. 12/06/11 & 01/06/12 Tualauta faipule asking DPW to reconsider maintenance agreement for Mormon Lake by Fili Sagapolutele Samoa News Correspondent Tualauta Reps. Larry Sanitoa and Tapumanaia Galu Satele Jr. have recommended that Department of Public Works revisit a previous maintenance agreement that DPW had with McConnell Dowell for the road area in front of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Ottoville. The recommendation was made in a letter last November to DPW director Taeaotui Punaofo Tilei and deputy director Faleosina Voight. The two lawmakers this week sought a meeting with the DPW officials for an update on the status of this recommendation, as well as other pending projects for Tualauta county before the Fono convenes next month for the 3rd regular session of the 32nd Legislature. Regarding the road in front of the LDS church, which is quickly flooded every time there is heavy rain, Sanitoa in November informed DPW officials that during a meeting with a McConnell Dowell official, I was told that DPW previously had a maintenance agreement with McConnell Dowell specifically for the area in front of the Mormon Church in Ottoville. McConnell Dowell constructed the current road and drainage in this area, and it made sense to have them maintain and clean this drainage, he said, adding that the DPW vacuum truck is not expected to be on island until sometime in May this year. Such a truck is needed for water runoff and debris removal following heavy rains. We need about $700,000 to re-construct and rebuild the current drainage system for this area and since there is no funding for the project in this fiscal year, I strongly recommend DPW revisit the maintenance agreement with McConnell Dowell, he said. He also provided an old McConnell Dowell invoice which shows that it costs just over $4,000 a month to maintain and clean this area. At $4,000 a month from December to June for seven months it should amount to $28,000 which is very reasonable, he said. This is a lot less compared to the costly hardship on residents who pay maintenance and repairs to their vehicles damaged from continuous driving through this flooded area. Sanitoa and Tapumanaia have been bombarded with telephone calls from residents who have had to repair their vehicles, which have been damaged due to this road area fronting the church. (When its flooded, residents calls it the Mormon Lake ) If ASG were to be sued by these residents, Sanitoa said, he has been advised by the Fono s legal team that ASG could be liable under the American Samoa Code Annotated Public Roads Road maintenance. This confirms it is the government s responsibility to keep roads safe including drainage, he said, adding that DPW s fiscal year 2012 budget includes $108,000 under contractual services, which can be tapped into as a funding source for McConnel Dowell to provide this service. Reach the reporter at fili@samoanews.com (all ANSWERs ON PAGE 14)

3 samoa news, Friday, January 6, 2012 Page 3 Village council fines juveniles accused of damaging Pago school by Samoa News Staff The Pago Pago village council has fined five juveniles accused of breaking into the Peter Coleman Elementary School in Pago Pago, where they vandalized school property in December. The decision for the juveniles to pay $1,000 each, was the result of a meeting held earlier this week in the village of Pago Pago. Spokesperson for the village, Pulu Ae Ae Jr., told Samoa News, if the juveniles don t pay the fine they will be banned from the village along with their families. Pulu said the village council will not reconsider the decision, because this has tarnished the name of the village. He added that some of the juveniles involved are not natives of Pago Pago, however this is not an excuse for them not to pay the fine already in place. It s alleged the five juveniles broke into the school in December and damaged four classrooms; they ripped off wallpaper in the classes, destroyed desks, wrote on notebooks and also damaged the main office. Samoa News reported on the matter in its December Pulu told Samoa News he conducted his own investigation. He explained that some students attending the school complained to their older siblings about a few of the teachers. Then the older siblings reacted and damaged the school. He said the students had held fundraisers throughout the entire year for their Christmas party but they did not have a party. If this is the reason behind the vandalizing of school property, the school should not have any more fundraising he said. If this is true, what the students are claiming it s really sad and it seems the incident occurred because of some teachers at the school, said Pulu. Meanwhile police are continuing to investigate the matter no charges have been filed with the court. Samoa News reporters Ausage Fausia and Joyetter Luamanu contributed to this report. OB Mart Store After Christmas Sale 20% - 40% Off on Assorted Electronics... 50% Off on All Fashion Earrings, Ladies & Men s Fashion, Watches and all Flowers, Sei s etc Location: Iliili, right across from Country Club PAT S FAST FOOD & BAKERY in MALAEIMI Give s you more for a by Samoa News staff JUVENILE ACCUSED OF BREAKING INTO STORE A 15-year old boy accused of breaking into a store in Pago Pago last week and removing a case of beer has been charged with first degree burglary, and misdemeanor charges of stealing and underage drinking. Due to the fact that he is a minor, his name is being withheld. The defendant appeared before District Court Judge John Ward II on Wednesday, and is scheduled to appear again on January 25, while both parties discuss a plea deal. According to the government s case, the juvenile broke into the store and stole a case of beer, then drank it with his friends at an abandoned home not far from the store that was burglarized. When the police arrived the defendant was the only one there, according to court documents. It s alleged when police questioned the defendant regarding the stolen case of beer, the juvenile told police he threw it away. However police detected a smell of alcohol on the defendant s breath. The juvenile was held at the Juvenile Detention Center for two nights, and released into the custody of his parents following his court appearance. JASON MUASAU AND VATIA TUGAGA A plea agreement is yet to be finalized for Jason Muasau and Vatia Tugaga accused of assaulting a man on his yacht in October last year. Justice Lyle L Richmond and Associate Judge Mamea Sala Jr. presided over the case during a High Court hearing yesterday. The pair are charged with first degree assault, first degree burglary, felonious restraint, and resisting arrest. Both parties made a joint motion that this matter be continued for 30 days. Assistant Public Defender Leslie Cardin who represents the defendants told the court that they had just received a significant discovery and need to go through it. Assistant Attorney General Cable Poag said that a plea agreement is yet to be finalized. Richmond granted the motion and rescheduled the matter to February 3, According to the government Tugaga and Muasau assaulted the victim on board his yacht the evening of Oct. 27 by using a metal rod. The pair then allegedly tried to strangle the victim by first using a strap and then an electric cord. As a result of the beating, the victim suffered numerous injuries and was hospitalized. The defendants remain in custody with bail set at $100,000. Samoa News reporters Ausage Fausia and Joyetter Luamanu contributed to this report. $5.00 Plate! Come check out, our Hawaiian Char Siu, Pork Manapua and our Porkhash. Everyday gives a different taste, from local to international dishes. You won t be disappointed. For our New Year s Special, receive a free lunch plate for all highlights and relaxer service at Second Look Salon / , H appy N ew Y ear A merican S amoa!

4 Page 4 samoa news, Friday, January 6, 2012 Samoa Government Prayer House will open for worshippers this Saturday Source: eventpolynesia.com The current division in beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists in Samoa over which day to observe the Sabbath has resulted in a request to the Samoa Government to use the Prayer House on Mt. Vaea for church services starting this Saturday morning. It is confirmed that the Government has granted the request by members of the SDA church who reside in Apia and the surrounding suburbs; in particular those that continue to observe the Sabbath on Saturdays in what was the practice of the church in Samoa spanning 120 years and remains true everywhere else in the world today (except Tonga, for a similar reason). Lance and Merita Cutts, who are long time SDA members said, We are very thankful to the Prime Minister and the Government for accepting our request, also acknowledging the Constitution of Samoa which protects individual s right to worship freely. The recent change in Samoa s position to the International Dateline is central to the division of convictions of Seventhday Adventists in Samoa, and also the beliefs of Samoans overseas. Recently a decision was made by the Samoa-Tokelau Mission to change the customary observance of the Sabbath on Saturdays being the seventh day of the week to Sunday starting the 1st of January this year. There is however a strong stand by some members of the church who disagree with the direction of the church leadership in Samoa in light of Samoa being on the same side as Australia and New Zealand where the Sabbath is observed on Saturday. Further concern was raised regarding the inaccuracy of the notion by the church in Samoa citing a change in the naming of days by the Samoa Government. In addition is the development of a new calendar by the SDA church in Samoa which has Monday as the first day of the week, ending on the Sabbath while omitting Sunday completely. Last Sunday marked the first time Seventh-day Adventists in Samoa have worshiped on a Sunday with other denominations, with the exception of some members of the Samatau SDA church who continue to observe the Sabbath on Saturday. Matautia Enesi a member of the Kosena SDA Church at Matatufu confirmed that a request had been tabled by those wanting to observe the Sabbath on Saturdays at Matatufu to access the church on Saturdays for their service as in the case of the majority that are now worshiping on Sundays. Confirmation that the Government Prayer House will now be opened for worship this Saturday thus indicate a growing number of members who will continue to observe the Sabbath on Saturdays in Samoa. According to Lance Cutts, I visited the President of the church Pastor Uili Solofa assuring him that we have no intention to change religion or start up a new church. All our offerings and tithes will still come to the Samoa administration similar to the Samatau group s intentions. Our only disagreement is with the church s position to change the Sabbath day from the seventh day we continue to keep. Lance Cutts went on to acknowledge the President of the church Pastor Solofa for the Christian attributes shown in supporting their request to Government to use the Prayer House, and also his blessing as head of the church. Despite the flow of emotions that is affecting many members of the church and now dividing families, there is faith that darkness will come to pass. We only need to reflect on Samoa s struggle for independence to realize that standing for one s conviction is never easy. 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. A Mulipipi Decision by Rhonda Annesley, Editor in Chief Samoa News has reported that Samoa has lifted its ban on importing turkey tails, aka mulipipi, in order to join the World Trade Organization. As reported in November, Bloomberg press said the WTO welcomed the nation, with a population of about 193,000, once Samoa agreed to end its ban on the fatty poultry scraps (turkey tails) and impose import tariffs instead. The article was titled, Stopping turkey tails at the border pits trade against health. They quote Palanitina Tupuimatagi Toelupe, Samoa s director general of health saying, These are the contradictions we have to face where health is compromised for the sake of trade and development. The WTO endorsement has met with some opposition in Samoa, led by the Ole Siosiomaga Society (OLSSI). It said in a letter to the government, a number of organizations have voiced objections over the last few years on the lack of broad national consultation about what the free trade agreement means for Samoa. American Samoa, of course, never followed Samoa in banning mulipipi, even though we also rank right up there as one of the world s most obese nations. I m assuming we took the American view, as stated by James H. Sumner, president of the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council: We feel it s the consumers right to determine what foods they wish to consume, not the government s. Telling however, is the objection by OLSSI in lifting the ban on mulipipi, because it is not the turkey tails, in themselves that seem to be problem it is the lack of broad national consultation about what the free trade agreement means for Samoa. In other words, the decision to sacrifice health for WTO membership was solely a government decision, and apparently it was made for the economic good of the many although the many were never asked to discuss the merits of the decision. Sound familiar? Such a Mulipipi Decision is on the local table right now that is, a decision made by our government that lacks broad community consultation. This is the MOU between the government and StarKist to lease land to StarKist for cold storage facilities on property that lies directly between the Port Administration building and the inter island dock. The cold storage project is touted by Gov. Togiola Tulafono as a bottom line decision, to help our canneries remain competitive, adding, this also means potential jobs for dozens of people in the Territory. For those of you that can t picture what the government and StarKist are planning to do: The giant freezer is to be located in the village of Fagatogo, sami side; That s the area close to where the Fono buildings the seat of our legislative power are located; It s on the main dock area facing it from the main road that s on the left side of the main Port building, where the government boats are currently docked. And in case you still can t picture it in your mind, smell this : They are planning to store fish in it fish unloaded from fishing vessels, which would include local alias, but most importantly the purse seiners. The unload would be directly from vessel -to dock -to freezer; and we are talking about tons of fish being unloaded. The waste and the smell produced from this activity alone will be an interesting EPA issue to resolve never mind the flies and other insects and animals (rats) attracted by such activity. Further, after storing the fish in the freezer facility, are they planning to truck it through Fagatogo, Pago Pago and Satala to the cannery plant? Or are they going to just float it across the bay? Either form of transport is not without its problems we are talking about the high probability of waste (defrosting fish) leakage either on to the roads or into our bay waters. Or perhaps StarKist is planning to use it to process loins brought in from some Asian country that has gutted, cleaned and cut the fish (like Chicken of the Sea s Georgia plant) for 50 an hour, and now needs just minimal labor to turn it into a high end tuna pouch retail product to be shipped directly to the US? The cold storage facility they dismantled in Satala was doing just that. Whatever the case may be, these are all issues that need to be discussed in a public forum, because essentially we are talking about the health of our air and water, and people in the bay area being further challenged in order to keep a cannery here, in the name of developing our fisheries and creating a few job opportunities. We have already done this: take a look at the Satala- Leloaloa side of the bay. To this day, residents of these two villages talk about the smell that permeates their lives literally the clothes they wear, the air they breath, the food they eat, and the water they drink. I have memories of our bay area that include going to school where the Early Childhood Center is right now, playing dodge ball to the sound of sami ball, which we would hit towards the bay waters for an excuse to go swimming... or watching the Bay area kids jumping off the dock to dive for the meli (cruise ship) visitors or just swimming in general; seeing oneman or two-man canoes making the paddle across the bay, to and from on a daily basis, and of course, seeing people fish. In my mind, I still hear my mother s stories: Of swimming across the bay, after school, with her cousins and friends when they missed the lanisi (launch type boat) to get to Fagatogo; or about the annual season of the akule when the fish came into the Faga alu Bay area and she was a part of the villagers who caught them using the traditional method. I m sure many of us have similar memories of the good old days and I have no doubt that the changes are of biblical verse: To every season there is a change And, I am certain that we made the sacrifices for the smell of money as our government, our leaders and our businesses assured us that it s for our economic benefit; and there is no doubt that we, the community, will continue to adjust/ sacrifice. But, this time let s discuss it at the grassroots level: Let s talk about the Tourism industry. What exactly do we want? Right now, other than cruise ships, it certainly doesn t look like we are serious about developing it not with the budget the American Samoa Visitor s Bureau is being given. Let s talk about the Fisheries industry. We are seeing the government push to have more purse seiners call us their home port the Shipyard Authority, the support for cannery developments, our minimum wages, the cold storage facility. But, I also want to hear about if they leave what is the scenario then? Let s talk about the Fagatele Bay Sanctuary and the Department of Marine Wildlife Resources programs that are funded with federal money, including the National Park How do these entities tie in with the development of the canneries, the fisheries, tourism? Essentially Let s talk.

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6 Page 6 samoa news, Friday, January 6, 2012 SPF Prevention FaaSamoa CBT Ho Ching & Co., Inc. Notice The following person no longer works or represents CBT TRUE VALUE WAIKA SAVUSA If you have any questions please LAND COMMISSION NOTICE is hereby given that PULU AE AE JR. of PAGO PAGO, American Samoa, has executed a LEASE AGREEMENT to a certain parcel of land commonly known as FITIULI which is situated in the village of PAGO PAGO, in the County of MA OPUTASI, EASTERN District, Island of Tutuila, American Samoa. Said LEASE AGREEMENT is now on file with the Territorial Registrar to be forwarded to the Governor respecting his approval or disapproval thereof according to the laws of American Samoa. Said instrument names TAOTOFI & LUCILLE LEOTA as LESSEES. Any person who wish, may file his objection in writing with the Secretary of the Land Commission before the 30TH day ofjanuary, It should be noted that any objection must clearly state the grounds therefor. POSTED: NOVEMBER 29, 2011 thru JANUARY 30, 2012 SIGNED: Samuel B. White, Territorial Registrar KOMISI O LAU ELE ELE O LE FA ASALALAUGA lenei ua faia ona o PULU AE AE JR. ole nu u o PAGO PAGO, Amerika Samoa, ua ia faia se FEAGAIGA LISI, i se fanua ua lauiloa o FITIULI, e i le nu u o PAGO PAGO i le itumalo o MA OPUTASI, Falelima i SASA E ole Motu o TUTUILA Amerika Samoa. O lea FEAGAIGA LISI ua i ai nei i teuga pepa ale Resitara o Amerika Samoa e fia auina atu ile Kovana Sili mo sana fa amaoniga e tusa ai ma le Tulafono a Amerika Samoa. O lea mata upu o lo o ta ua ai TAOTOFI & LUCILLE LEOTA. A iai se tasi e fia fa atu i ese i lea mata upu, ia fa aulufaleina mai sa na fa atu iesega tusitusia ile Failautusi o lea Komisi ae le i o o ile aso 30 o IANUARI, Ia manatua, o fa atu iesega uma lava ia tusitusia manino mai ala uma e fa atu iese ai. 12/06/11 & 01/06/12 American Samoa Government OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) RFP No: RFP Issuance Date: January 6, 2012 Date & Time Due: February 3, 2012 No Later than 2:00pm local time The American Samoa Government (ASG) issues a Request For Proposals (RFP) from qualified firms to provide: E-Rate Year 15 Web Hosting Services for the Department of Education Submission: Original and five copies of the Proposal must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked: E- Rate Year 15 Web Hosting Services. Submissions are to be sent to the following address and will be received until 2:00 p.m. (local time), Friday, February 3, 2012: Office of Procurement American Samoa Government Pago Pago, American Samoa Attn: Ivy V. Taufa asau, CPO Any proposal received after the aforementioned date and time will not be accepted under any circumstances. Late submissions will not be opened or considered and will be determined as being non-responsive. Documents: The RFP Scope of Work outlining the proposal requirements is available at The Office of Procurement, Tafuna, American Samoa, during normal working hours. Review: Request for Proposal data will be thoroughly reviewed by an appointed Source Evaluation Board under the auspices of the Chief Procurement Officer, Office of Procurement, ASG. Right of Rejection: The American Samoa Government reserves the right to reject any and/or all proposals and to waive any irregularities and/or informalities in the submitted proposals that are not in the best interests of the American Samoa Government or the public. Project to get recognition (BASED ON PRESS RELEASE) January 5, 2012 The American Samoa Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) Prevention FaaSamoa Project is one of five programs that will be highlighted at the 2012 Community Anti- Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) National Leadership Forum, to be held February 6-9, 2012 in Maryland. The recognition event, called Voices of Prevention, is an opening plenary that will showcase the accomplishments of this year s honorees in collaboration with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). A call for applications was issued by SAMHSA s Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) to all States and Pacific Jurisdictions. Of the applications received, American Samoa is the only Pacific Jurisdiction selected. Part of the Voices of Prevention recognition event will highlight these exemplary programs, including SPF Prevention FaaSamoa Project, through a short film/ vignette. A professional film team will be traveling to American Samoa during the early part of January as part of this production process. IVY V. TAUFA ASAU Chief Procurement Officer Gov. Togiola Tulafono expressed his excitement and gratitude for the successful application that was submitted by the Territory. This is great news and how wonderful it is for American Samoa to be selected and be the lone representative of our American Pacific family in showcasing our FaaSamoa project across the U.S. we are very proud of this recognition, Togiola said. I wish to thank Human and Social Services Director Leilua Stevenson and her dedicated staff for working hard on this project. I want to thank all of the supportive federal and local partners U.S. Health and Human Services and its Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration s Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) grantors, the members of the Governor s SPF Advisory Commission, which include our leaders in the public and private sector, all of the parents, our faith-based organizations and our youth leaders. We also thank the First Lady and the Ta ita itama Prevent Underage Drinking Initiative and its Inter-Agency Taskforce, the Territorial Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup, all the Youth-2-Youth Coalitions, the 12 community coalitions of Tutuila and Manu a, the participating families and churches, and the Boys and Girls Club of American Samoa and its participants. Thank you all for the collaboration. Effective outcomes can only come from teamwork and hard work and it s a wonderful feeling in knowing that we are doing both and making huge strides for the territory through this very important project. BACKGROUND In 2006, the American Samoa Department of Human and Social Services was awarded $6,565,475 to implement the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) State Incentive Grant (SIG), a 5-step process that applies a public health approach for more effective outcomes-based prevention efforts. In American Samoa, the SPF model is implemented simultaneously at both the Territorial and grassroots levels, and is better known as the SPF Prevention FaaSamoa (Prevention the Samoan Way) Project. At the Territorial level the following entities work to evaluate available data and explore possible policy changes: the SPF Advisory Commission to the Governor, chaired by Gov. Togiola Tulafono, comprising public and private leaders, parents, faith-based and youth leaders; TA ITA ITAMA Prevent Underage Drinking Initiative is the Inter-Agency Taskforce chaired by First Lady Mary Ann Tulafono; the Territorial Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup (TEOW) is made up of key agencies that collect and manage consumption and consequence data specific to alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, and the Territorial Youth-2-Youth Coalition that is made up of two youth coalition members from each of the 12 Community Coalitions that were established as a result of the SPF Prevention FaaSamoa Project. With approximately 82% of the SPF SIG funding allocated directly to communities the SPF Prevention FaaSamoa Project simultaneously created and mobilized 12 County Coalitions to provide for 100% coverage of the Tutuila and Manu a islands. Working directly with the DHSS, these Coalitions were provided training on the Strategic Prevention Framework to incite changes in attitudes, behaviors, norms, and policies to further substance abuse prevention within their villages, as well as implementing datadriven programs and strategies. These 12 County Coalitions were challenged with administering evidence-based programs and strategies that will address American Samoa s priority areas as identified by the TEOW and approved by the SPF Advisory Commission to the Governor: To prevent and reduce underage drinking and binge drinking. To prevent youth driving while under the influence. To prevent and reduce youth use of tobacco. With its motto of Local People, Local Solutions the SPF Prevention FaaSamoa Project continues to build capacities across the 12 County Coalitions to implement evidence-based programming such as Strengthening Families, Botvin s Life Skills, as well as other environmental strategies. To date, all 12 County Coalitions have implemented Strengthening Samoan Families classes, serving 654 families for a total of more than 2,600 individuals. Additionally, a total of 114 students (grades 6 9) have participated in Botvin s Life Skills classes provided by the Coalitions through the Boys and Girls Club After School Leadership Program. DHSS Director Stevenson comments, We are very pleased with accomplishments that have been achieved through the SPF Prevention FaaSamoa Project. Partnerships at all levels have made this possible. At the federal level, funding support, she says was received from US HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration s Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. At the Territorial level, Stevenson noted that under the (Continued on page 15)

7 ODDBALL NEWS Couple finds $4,500 wedding ring in dog s stomach ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- A couple has found a suspect in the disappearance of their $4,500 wedding ring - their 10-month old basset hound. KOB-TV reported Wednesday that a veterinarian recently removed the ring from the dog named Coraline after X-rays showed it was lodged deep in her stomach and wasn t coming out on its own. Albuquerque resident Rachelle Atkinson says she and her husband Scott had searched everywhere for the ring before beginning to suspect the dog ate it. The vet said basset hounds have a tendency to eat rocks. Atkinson says she now hides the ring while Coraline is off munching away at anything she can find. Firefighters pull back in fear of venomous snakes VIENNA (AP) -- Hoses weren t the only things uncoiling at this blaze. Austrian firefighters answering an alarm found something their training didn t prepare them for - a trove of highly venomous snakes. Fire department spokesman Franz Resperger says 85 fire fighters beat a hasty retreat from a burning barn east of Vienna after a neighbor told them to watch out for the reptiles kept by the owner inside. The blaze was finally quenched Tuesday after an expert summoned to the scene captured seven snakes, including an Indian cobra and two Australian taipans - all packing potent venom that Resperger said there was no antidote for in Austria. He says one of the reptiles was nearly 2 meters - over 2 yards - long. Car ends on top of another in Mass. parking garage WELLESLEY, Mass. (AP) -- Police say a driver coming to a stop at a Massachusetts office parking lot stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake, causing the car to jump over a curb and land inside a nearby parking garage on top of a luxury sedan. Lt. Marie Cleary says no one was injured in the Thursday morning crash in Wellesley, just west of Boston. The sedan in the parking garage was empty. Police have cited the driver for failure to use care when stopping. Officers can t explain how he got out of his car while it was perched on top of the other vehicle. Florida man reunites with lost kitty in Colorado GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) -- A cat who wandered away from his new home in Florida has been reunited with his owner after being found nearly 2,000 miles away in Colorado. Waylon, an orange-striped tabby cat, was reunited with Daniel Johns on Wednesday at the Foothills Animal Shelter in Golden. The cat went missing from the Naples, Fla., area in June, disappearing within an hour after Johns adopted the stray. Waylon apparently fled through a hole in a dryer vent. Last month, a woman in a Denver suburb noticed him hanging around as she walked her dog and brought him to the shelter. A microchip linked the cat to Johns. It s not known how the cat made its way to Colorado. One of the shelter s theories is that snowbirds may have taken the cat home with them. Run ends for Ohio man s Secret Santa bearing pies COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A Secret Santa has told an Ohio man not to expect any more pecan pies, which arrived mysteriously for 35 years. Willis Welch says the pie that showed up at his Columbus home during the recent holiday season was accompanied by a note that said, It has been a great ride. The person who signed it Pie Fairy also wrote: My wings are shorter now and I am a little too fat to fly anymore. But I still love you!! The Columbus Dispatch reports that the 87-year-old Welch still doesn t know who was sending his perennial pastries, though whoever did it knew him well enough to know of his fondness for pecan pies. Welch believes the first one came in His two daughters have denied any involvement. PETA seeks memorials to cows killed on Ill. roads CHICAGO (AP) -- An animal rights group wants Illinois to install highway signs in memory of cattle killed when trucks hauling them flipped in two separate wrecks. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has asked for permission to buy the markers, one in suburban Chicago and one northwest of Peoria. The group says the signs would pay tribute to the more than 20 cattle killed as a result of negligent driving this year. Illinois Department of Transportation spokesman Josh Kauffman says the request will likely be denied because the state s Roadside Memorial Act specifies that only relatives who lost loved ones in highway crashes may request memorials. In 2006, Virginia rejected PETA s request for highway markers to memorialize hogs killed in crashes on their way to slaughter at Smithfield Foods. samoa news, Friday, January 6, 2012 Page 7 In spite of the economy, the weather, or any other bleak forecast, partygoers everywhere were determined to ring in the New Year with good cheer. All over the island, friends sang Auld Lang Syne, danced, and wished one another well as they said goodbye to the old year, and hello to the new. Pictured here are a group of smiling faces at the new Oasis Restaurant on the airport road in Tafuna. [photo: tlh] Become Amerika Samoa s 1 s t Ocean Heroes Train like professional ocean lifeguards Swim like champion open water swimmers Become part of a new ocean history & connection to the water Learn ocean lifeguard skills to protect your community Encounter the reefs & marine life surrounding you Discover new careers & opportunities as ocean scientists & ocean professionals Who has what it takes to become American Samoa s FIRST Ocean Lifeguards and show the world what true Ocean Heroes can accomplish STARTING JANUARY 7, 2012 Bruckner Chase (Uila o le Sami) and Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary invite you to take part in an exciting new program being created with the Department of Commerce and in partnership with the Department of Public Safety to protect our communities and our marine environment while creating Amerika Samoa s first O cean Lifeguard Agency. Initial participants must be years old and pass tryouts consisting of a basic aquatic test and interview. Training will take place at Utulei from Jan May on Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings. The program will expand to include year old participants in March. The Toa o le Tai will become instructors and mentors to their peers and younger members of the community. The program will culminate with ocean competitions and festivities as Ocean s Week in May. Graduates w ill be eligible to participate in summer work internships both in American Samoa and possibly abroad. They will also be eligible to become part of a new American Samoa Ocean Lifeguard Patrol. * The program is funded through the Department of Commerce Community Services Block Grant and preference will be given to participants within the grant s target community. For more information: mailto:synthesis@brucknerchase.com or contact Isabel of Fagatele Bay NMS at the Department of Commerce, x265

8 Page 8 samoa news, Friday, January 6, 2012 Sudden reunification could be trouble for Seoul SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- A single, reunified Korea has long been a cherished dream of people on both sides of the world s most heavily fortified border. South Korea even has a Cabinet-level ministry preparing for the day. And while Kim Jong Il s death last month has raised those hopes higher among some in Seoul, few are eager to talk about the cold reality: Sudden reunification could be traumatic for both countries. Any North Korean collapse and hurried reunification, analysts say, could spell the end of Pyongyang s ruling class while flooding Seoul with refugees and causing huge financial burdens - perhaps trillions of dollars - for South Koreans who have only recently gotten used to their country s emergence as a rising Asian power. Korea observers aren t predicting such a collapse or the kind of big bang reunification that happened in Germany, which saw the overnight fall of the communist side and its swift absorption into its Western neighbor. The new North Korean leader, Kim Jong Il s son Kim Jong Un, is fast consolidating power, winning key backing from the government and military. Still, the extraordinary changes in North Korea following the Dec. 17 death of the man whose iron rule lasted 17 years have stirred up dreams of a single Korea among some in the South. And not just in those with memories of life before the country was divided into U.S.- and Soviet-occupied zones in The Swiss-educated Kim Jong Un is less allergic than his father was to introducing new ideas from the world. That will help ease isolation and open room for reunification, said Bae Sang-il, a 36-year-old office worker. A generational change is meaningful in North Korea. Many South Koreans support the idea of eventual reunification, but they seem more wary of the huge costs that will come with it. A poll in South Korea late last year, before Kim s death, showed just over half of those interviewed believed they would eventually be better off after reunification, although more than two-thirds said the costs are bigger than the benefits. Both countries talk about reunification, but they have very different notions of what it would be. North Korea sees it as a twostate federation, with each state abiding by its own rules and regulations but as one Korea. South Korea and its U.S. ally would likely balk at anything other than a Korea that s a liberal democracy, or at least moving in that direction. From Seoul s point of view, slow and steady are crucial for any successful reunification. A sudden reunification would be a serious blow for South Korea s vibrant economy and wellordered society. South Korea, whose constitution enshrines the goal of reunification, will be much better off, analysts say, if it can gradually build up a North Korean economy that Seoul Happy A merican S amoa With tenderness for the past, courage for the present and aspirations, new hopes and optimism for the future, Fred, our children, and I humbly thank you for your warmth and friendship. Sometimes, it only takes a little to change big things. Our fervent wish is that every cup will overflow with God s blessings rich and eternal. May the New Year bring health, happiness, success, posterity, comfort, peace and many good positive changes you have wished for. With Love, Fred, Aumua Amata & Family estimates is about one-fortieth its own size. Officials in Seoul will be faced with a monumental set of problems, whatever happens. They will likely have to open up the North s economy to trade and investment, quickly raise the living standards of millions, control the flow of North Koreans into the South, and retrain North Korean bureaucrats so they can help run the country under new policies. This will be very expensive. A South Korean governmentaffiliated institute said recently that the cost could be up to $240 billion after a year and up to $2.4 trillion after a decade. South Korea s president has urged his country to prepare for reunification by studying the possibility of adopting a tax aimed at raising money for the costs of integration. The idea has largely stalled for the time being. The German model is often raised for Korea, but there are important differences. Germans in the west largely footed the bill for reunification after the collapse of communism, bringing the overall infrastructure of the former East Germany up to a standard similar to that in the West. North Korea s population, however, is about half the size of the South s, while East Germany s population was only a quarter of the West s, according to Erik Lueth, an economist at the Royal Bank of Scotland. East Germany, he points out, was one of the wealthiest of the Soviet affiliated states; North Korea is much poorer than the South, and there are estimates of widespread malnutrition. Also, East Germany s ruling elite, chafing under the Soviet yoke, was not averse to the idea of uniting with West Germany and even accepting its capitalist system. North Korean leaders, analysts say, won t quickly accept a system that would take away their power and seek accountability for a rule that the United States and others say often trampled on rights. Reunification would be terrible for North Korea s elite and wonderful for the North Korean people, although there would be a traumatic period of adjustment, said Ralph Cossa, president of Pacific Forum CSIS, a Hawaiibased think tank. For the top handful of North Korean leaders, reunification under Seoul would mean jail or worse. For South Korea, reunification will no doubt be messy and costly, even if it comes with a whimper, not a bang, Cossa said. Still, living with a hostile, unpredictable, nuclear-armed North Korea is not much fun either. Reunification could also provide eventual benefits for the South s economy. Economist Marcus Noland at the Peterson Institute for International Economics describes a peace dividend that would come with a reduction in military tensions and the associated drop in military spending this would allow. The North also has abundant natural resources and a relatively well-educated and cheap labor force. Predicting the future is, of course, a gamble, especially in a place as unpredictable as North Korea. That hasn t stopped people from trying: Paddy Power, an Irish betting agency, is offering odds of 12 to 1 that Korean reunification occurs before History, however, provides some potential clues about North Korea s future. Despite famine, international isolation and outside skepticism, North Korea survived the 1994 death of Kim Il Sung, the North s founder and father of Kim Jong Il. Now, despite a food shortage and economic hardships, the regime will probably be able to avoid a worst-case scenario due to unity among its top officials and assistance from China, former South Korean Foreign Minister Han Sung-joo wrote recently in the Chosun Ilbo. So reunification, at least for the time being, seems a distant dream. And that may be a good thing for Seoul. C Y C Y M K M K

9 samoa news, Friday, January 6, 2012 Page 9 New defense strategy sets Obama s gaze on Asia C Y C Y M K M K WASHINGTON (AP) -- In recasting his defense strategy, President Barack Obama is looking beyond the wars he inherited to focus on Asian security risks - mainly China and North Korea - that took a back seat to Iraq and Afghanistan. This marks a turning point not only for the U.S. military but also for Obama, entering the final year of his White House term. Facing a re-election battle, he is declaring success in Iraq and Afghanistan and taking a forward-looking stance on the how to preserve U.S. military pre-eminence. A prominent theme of the new strategy that Obama and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta unveiled Thursday is what Panetta has called a renewed commitment to asserting America s position in the Asia- Pacific region. This region is growing in importance to the future of the United States economy and our national security, Panetta said. This means, for instance, improving capabilities that maintain our military s technological edge and freedom of action. The administration is not anticipating military conflict in Asia, but Panetta believes the U.S. got so bogged down in Iraq and Afghanistan after 9/11 that it missed chances to improve its strategic position in other regions. He has yet to visit China as Pentagon chief but is expected to go as early as this spring. The new strategy also identified India as a long-term strategic partner that can serve as a regional economic anchor and provider of security in the Indian Ocean region. And it said the U.S. will try to keep the peace on the Korean peninsula by working with allies and others in Asia to defend against North Korean provocations. The eight-page document highlights the administration s efforts to deepen its engagement in the increasingly prosperous Asia-Pacific through diplomacy, trade and security ties. All of the trends - demographic trends, geopolitical trends, economic trends and military trends - are shifting toward the Pacific, Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said, standing alongside Obama and Panetta in the Pentagon briefing room. So our strategic challenges in the future will largely emanate out of the Pacific region. America views its military presence as key to ensuring Asian stability and the free flow of commerce, although it is a source of tension with China, which sees its military buildup as commensurate with its rise as a global power. Lurking in the background is the threat of China taking military action to force Taiwan to reunite with the mainland - a move that could draw the U.S. into the conflict. Some of China s neighbors have been unnerved by Beijing s assertive behavior and claims to disputed territories, particularly in the resource-rich South China Sea. The new Pentagon strategy said Washington and Beijing share a stake in peace and stability in East Asia and an interest in building better relations. However, the growth of China s military power must be accompanied by greater clarity of its strategic intentions in order to avoid causing friction in the region, the document said. Even as the Pentagon s focus shifts more toward Asia, Panetta said it would keep a close eye on the Mideast, where major problems persist, including the threat of increasing instability in Iraq now that U.S. troops have left. The new strategy says the U.S. will emphasize Persian Gulf security in collaboration with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf allies who fear Iran s influence and its suspected pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability. To support these objectives, the United States will continue to place a premium on U.S. and allied military presence in - and support of - partner nations in and around this region, the document said. Coincidentally, U.S. and Israeli forces are preparing for what Panetta has described as the largest-ever U.S.-Israeli military exercise. It is intended to test U.S. and Israeli air defenses against missiles and rockets. It happens to follow a 10-day Iranian naval exercise near the Gulf s Strait of Hormuz. The strategy strongly suggests a reduced U.S. military presence in Europe, notwithstanding a continuing close relationship with NATO. The Pentagon is expected to propose pulling some troops out of Europe, although no plan has been announced. Obama said the U.S. would continue investing in important alliances, including NATO, although he did not allude to future U.S. troop levels. Fa afetai Tele Ae ou te le i taina ao o le mauga, ma ou tatala le taafi tualua na ifo ai le aso o le Aiga Sa Sauma ni ou te ulua i fa aete fimalie ma seu malu lupe o le foaga, aua lau fa afofogaaga Samoa, e afua mai le faga o le ul ua i Faleula se ia pa ia le vai o Salia, na mavae ai Tapuitea ma To aiva, Tulou, Tulou, Tulouna Lava. A o lenei itula, avea ia lo u leo vaivai e fai ma fofoga o Aiga e momoli atu ai la matou Fa afetai T ele i le paia ma le mamalu o aiga ma le paia o le Atunu u i ona tulaga fa alupelupeina ma i ona ao se ia o o i ona i u. Ae le mafai ona fa agaloina ai le itu paia o Ao o Fa alupega i lea Ekalesia ma lea Ekalesia. Ua fa amalo, fa afetai tele i lo outou alofa tula i, e le taitai ona lanu lou ma au i sa matou upu fa afetai, i lou alofa ua matou sapaia fa atua eleele, o lou alofa fo i ua toto tetele ua malie le fa atolotologatama, ua malie fo i le papa i Galagala i lau teu fa at upu ma lau teu fa atamali i. Tau lava ina ia alofa le Atua, ia toe fa atutumu mea ua toesea ona o lou alofa tula i i le aso o si o matou Tina o MAGAUI AFO TUFONO TOELE FIAME. Fa afetai Tele, Sainia, Papali i Tafia Fiame Taimalelagi, Uso, Tuagane ma le mamalu o Aiga. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta listens as President Barack Obama speaks on the Defense Strategic Review, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

10 Page 10 samoa news, Friday, January 6, 2012 Le Auai Faleomavaega i le tatalaga o le Tauaofiaga Fono Faitulafono tusia Ausage Fausia O le tuana i ai o le tatalaina o le Tauaofiaga a le Fono Faitulafono i le Aso Gafua o le vaiaso fou, o le a fa ataunu u ai iloiloga a le alii faipule mai Uosigitone, lea ua fa amoemoe e faia i le Aso Lulu ma le Aso Tofi, i le Fale Samoa a le Fono i Fagatogo. O iina o le a fesiligia ai finagalo o le atunu u e uiga i ni isi o mata upu o lo o galue ai le tofa Faleomavaega Eni Hunkin ma lona Ofisa i Uosigitone, e pei o le mataupu e uiga i le fuafuaga a le NOAA lea ua fa ailoa mai i le fa aopoopoina lea o ogasami faasaoina i lalo o lana puleaga, atoa ai ma pili mo Femalagaaiga lea foi o loo ia fuafua e faaulu i luma o le konekeresi. I lana saunoaga i luga o lana polokalame o le Saunoa mai Samoa i le aso Lulu na tea nei, na faamaonia mai ai e le tofa Faleomavaega lona auai mai i le tatala aloaiaina o le tauaofiaga a le Fono, ma le faamoemoe a maea ona faatinoina lea o le fuafuaga e pei ona tapena i ai lona ofisa. Ua ia fautuaina le atunuu ina ia fa afeso ota i lona ofisa i le maota o le malo i Utulei mo le fa amauina lea o suafa mo i latou uma e fia faaalia o latou finagalo, ina ia faa faigofie ai galuega a le Ofisa. O se avanoa lelei lenei le atunuu e faailoa mai ai sou finagalo e uiga i mataupu o loo galulue i ai lo tatou ofisa i Uosigitone nei, ina ia mafai ona tuu faatasia lagona ma manatu o le atunuu e uiga i le mataupu a le NOAA ma pili o Femalagaaiga, o le saunoaga tuu sao mai lea a le alii faipule mai Uosigitone i lana polokalame lea sa faasalalauina e le alaleo o le Uaga o Faamanuiaga. I le mataupu e uiga i le NOAA e pei ona saunoa Faleomavaega na ia taua ai, ua maea ona faia sa latou feutanaiga ma le taitai o le NOAA e uiga i le aso lea ua faamoemoe e faamuta ai le tuuina atu e le atunuu o latou finagalo, lea ua ia talosagaina ai le toe tuu atu o se isi taimi e faaoo atu ai finagalo uma o le atunuu e uiga i le nei mataupu. Lali O se va aiga i ni isi na galulue punoua i aua le ta amilosaga ta aloga a alo ma fanau talavou lea na fa ato a mae a atu, le Samoa Bowl IX. Ua i u manuia nei polokalama uma a fanau, ona o i latou nei. Malo le galue. [ata: tlh] E tusa ai ma le faaaliga sa tuuina mai ina ua faatoa faalauiloa mai lenei mataupu, o le aso Faraile nei ua faamoemoe e faamuta ai le tuuina atu o finagalo o le atunuu e uiga i le ripoti a le NOAA ma lana fuafuaga e pei ona faaalia i le tausaga na tea nei, peitai na saunoa Faleomavaega, e le afaina le faaauau pea o le iloiloga lea o le a faia i le aso Lulu o le vaiaso fou, o lea ua maea ona latou feutanai ma le taitai o le NOAA e uiga i lenei mataupu. Mo pili tau i femalagaaiga lea ua fuafua le alii faipule e faaulu i luma o le konekeresi, ua ia talosagaina ai foi le atunuu ina ia sauni lelei e faailoa atu ni o latou finagalo e uiga i lenei mataupu. Saunoa Faleomavaega, e ui o lea ua maea ona faailoa atu e taitai o le fono ni o latou finagalo e uiga i lenei mataupu, peitai e i ai lona talitonuga e tatau lava ona maua mai ni finagalo mai le atunuu atoa ina ia manino ai le tulaga tonu o loo tu ai Amerika Samoa i lenei faamoemoe. O le pili e pei ona fuafua i ai le alii faipule e aofia ai le pili e mafai ai ona avea tagata mai fafo ma Nesionale o le malo tele, pe afai ua silia ma le 20 tausaga talu ona aumau lea tagata i le teritori o Amerika Samoa. Ina ua feiloai le alii faipule ma sui o le Fono i le masina o Aokuso o le tausaga na tea nei, sa fautuaina malosi ai o ia e nisi o sui o le Fono ina ia faateletelegese lona faauluina o lenei mataupu, ona e le o se mataupu e faigofie mo Amerika Samoa ma ona tagata. O le finagalo o nisi o Senatoa ma Faipule, afai ae talia e le konekeresi lea pili, o le a faigofie ai loa ona ofi mai leo o tagata mai fafo ma pulea le atunuu, ona tutusa ai loa lea ma le vevesi o loo tulai mai i le va o Fiti ma tagata Initia lea ua pulea le tele o pisinisi ma tofiga o le malo a Fiti. Saunoa Faleomavaega, o le iloiloga o le vaiaso fou o le a manino ai loa le tulaga tonu e tatau ona i ai lenei mataupu. Feso ota i mai i le tusitala ia ausage@samoanews.com Sui le loia a Siaumau Jr. Toe tolopo lana mataupu i leisi 60 aso tusia Ausage Fausia Ua talia e le Fa amasinoga Maualuga se talosaga na fa aulu e le loia a Siaumau Siaumau Jr, le susuga Tautai Aviata Faalevao, ina ia le toe avea o ia ma loia a le ua molia, ona o lo o fa aauau ana talavai i atunuu i fafo Ua tofia ai loa e le fa amasinoga ia Leslie Cardin e avea ma fautua a le ua molia mo le taimi nei, e fa atalitali ai pe i ai se isi loia tua e totogi e le aiga a le ua molia. O le kopi o le talosaga na fa aulu e le alii loia ia Tautai Aviata Faalevao na tufatufaina atu e le afioga i le alii faamasino sili lagolago ia Lyle L. Richmond i le loia a le malo o Mitzie J. Folau atoa ai ma le tamaitai loia o Cardin. O le iloiloga a Siaumau Jr lea na fa atulaga i le aso ananafi, na vala auina e Richmond ina ia faailoa ia Siaumau Jr o le talosaga ua tu uina atu e lana loia, fa apea ai ma le finagalo o le fa amasinoga, ina ia fa agasolo taualumaga o lenei mata upu, ona ua fai si umi. O Siaumau Jr o lo o tu ua ia i moliaga e aofia ai le fasioti tagata i le tulaga muamua, taumafai e fa ao o le oti i se tagata, fa apea ai ma le fa ao olima i le tulaga muamua, ona o le fa alavelave lea na tagatavaleina ai le alii leoleo su esu e o Lt. Det. Lusila Brown i le masina Iulai Na fa ailoa e Cardin i le fa amasinoga e fa apea, ua uma ona ia talanoa i le aiga o le ua molia, ma ua latou talosagaina le fa amasinoga ina ia toe tolopo lenei mata upu mo le 60 aso, a o latou taumafai e saili se loia mo Siaumau Jr, o lea talosaga sa toe faaleoina foi e Siaumau Jr., ina ua tuuina atu i ai e le faamasinoga le avanoa Na fa aalia e le alii faamasino, le le tete e o le fa amasinoga i lea talosaga, pau le finagalo o le fa amasinoga, ia tofia le loia fautua mo tagata lautele e fautuaina le ua molia mo taualumaga o lo o faagasolo i le taimi nei, ao tau saili e lona aiga se isi loia fautua. Na fa ailoa e Siaumau Jr i le fa amasinoga, lona le taliaina o le maliliega sa faia e lana loia muamua. E lei fa ailoaina i luma o le fa amasinoga po o a aiaiga ma tu utu uga o lo o i totonu o le maliliega lea. O se tasi o atugaluga na fa ailoa e Cardin i le fa amasinoga, o se vaega tupe e mafai ona avanoa mo le Ofisa Loia Fautua mo Tagata Lautele, latou te fa atino ai su esu ega i lenei mataupu. Saunoa le alii faamasino, o se tulaga talafeagai lea ua laga e le loia a Siaumau Jr, ma o se mata upu foi sa ia laga ina ua fa ato a tofu atu lenei mataupu i luma o le fa amasinoga maualuga. O le isi la asaga lea ua i ai nei o le taumafai lea o le ua molia ina ia mautinoa o lo o malupuipuia uma ana faila sa tu uina atu i lana loia muamua, ma ua talia foi le talosaga ina ia toe tolopo lenei mataupu mo le isi 60 aso. E lei fa atulagaina se aso e toe fofogaina ai lenei mata upu, ae ua i ai le fa ai uga o le a fa ailoa lava i luga o le kalena a le faamasinoga. O lo o taofia pea Siaumau Jr i le toese i Tafuna e aunoa ma se tupe ua faatulaga e le faamasinoga e tatala ai i tua. 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11 samoa news, Friday, January 6, 2012 Page 11 Tafaoga i Matafaga? O matafaga nei UA LE malu puipuia mo ta elega ma fagotaga ona ua maua ai ni siama e ono lamatia ai le soifua maloloina. E le tatau ona toe au au pe fagotaina nei ogasami se ia toe logo atu. tusia Ausage Fausia MICHAEL AGASIVA O le taeao nei lea ua fa amoemoe e fofogaina ai i luma o le fa amasinoga se talosaga ua fa aulu e Michael Agasiva, e talosagaina ai le fa amasinoga ina ia toe iloilo lana fa aiuga, atoa ai ma le talosaga mo se isi fa amasinoga fou mo ia. O lea talosaga, na faila i le maea ai ona tuuina atu e le faamasinoga o lana faaiuga i le masina na tea nei, e fa asala ai Agasiva i le to ese mo le lima tausaga, ina ua fa amaonia e le fa amasinoga le moliaga o le fa ao olima i le tulaga lua. Na tuuaia e le malo Agasiva i lona faaoolima lea i se alii i le aso tonu na tulai mai ai le galulolo ia Setema 29, 2009, ina ua ia faaaoga se agaese e sasa ai le papatua o lea alii, peitai sa tetee Agasiva i tuuaiga a le malo, ma mafua ai loa ona faatulaga le faamasinoga iloilo lea na faatautaia e alii faamasino o le faamasinoga maualuga, ma tausalaina ai loa o ia i le moliaga o le faaoolima i le tulaga lua atoa ai ma le faatupu vevesi i nofoaga faitele. I le taimi na lau ai lana faasalaga, na finau Agasiva i le faamasinoga ina ia faasala o ia i le faasalaga mama ina ia aua ai nei aafia penefiti o loo ia maua mai le Ofisa o le Saogalemu. O loo taofia pea Agasiva i le toese i Tafuna i le taimi nei mo le tuliina o lana faasalaga. TOLOPO MATAUPU ALII NA OSOFAIA SE ALII I LUGA VAA FAILA O le aso 3 Fepuari lea ua toe tolopo i ai le uluai iloiloga o le mataupu a alii talavou e toalua ia o loo tuuaia i lo la osofaia ma fasi faamo amo a se alii sa nofo i luga o lana vaa faila i le tausaga na tea nei, ina ua talia e le faamasinoga maualuga le talosaga a la loia ina ia toe tolopo a la iloiloga mo le isi 30 aso. O i laua e toalua o loo tuuaia i lenei mataupu e aofia ai Jason Muasau ma Vatia Tugaga, lea o loo taofia pea i le toese i Tafuna ina ua le mafai ona la totogiina le tai $100,000 na faatulaga e le faamasinoga e totogi ona faatoa mafai lea ona tatala i laua i tua mai le toese. Na faailoa e le tamaitai loia fautua ia Leslie Cardin lea o loo tulai mo Muasau i le faamasinoga e faapea, ua maea ona tuuina atu e le malo mau faamaonia e uiga i lenei mataupu, peitai e manaomia se taimi na te faamatala ma faamanino ai ia Muasau faamaumauga a le malo e uiga i lenei mataupu E lei faatuiese le loia a le malo o Cabel Poag i le talosaga a le itu tete e, ma faatulaga ai loa e le faamasinoga le isi iloiloga e faia i le masina fou. I faamaumauga o loo taua ai, o Muasau ma Tugaga o loo faanofovaavaaia uma i lalo o poloaiga a le faamasinoga ao lei tulai mai le faalavelave lea e pei ona tuuaia ai i laua i le masina o Oketopa na tea nei. O Muasau o loo faanofovaavaaia i luma o le faamasinoga faaitumalo ae o Tugaga i luma o le faamasinoga maualuga, ma o le taeao nei lea ua faamoemoe e toe tulai ai Tugaga i luma o le faamasinoga maualuga, mo le faataunuuina o le isi ana iloiloga i luma o le faamasino sili ia Michael Kruse. O le iloiloga lea o le a iloa ai pe faamaonia ua soli e Tugaga poloaiga sa tuuina atu e le faamasinoga ia te ia. O le tamaitai loia fautua ia Ruth Rsich-Fuatagavi o loo tulai mo Tugaga. Feso ota i mai i le tusitala ia ausage@samoanews.com TUTOTONU: Pala Lagoon Spring near tennis courts Fagaalu Beach adjacent field Fagatogo Stream Mouth by the market SASA E: Fagasa Fagalea Beach near stream Fagasa Fagatele Beach across boat house Afono stream mouth, adjacent cricket field Vatia stream mouth, 2 nd bridge Aua beach across from A&M Video Store Lauli i Tuai stream mouth Alega beach adjacent resort Alega stream mouth $2 Beach, Avaio Faga itua stream mouth, across DPS Aoa stream mouth Lapata iga mo Matafaga: Ianuari 05, 2011 Ofisa o le Puipuia o le Si osi omaga i Amerika Samoa (AS-EPA) Taofia Polokalama Luga o Televise i Saina saunia: Leua Aiono Frost Ua fa ailoa mai e le Xinhua News ua fa amaonia mai le fa aitiitia e le malo o Saina o a latou Polokalama Fa afiafia i luga o le latou Kamupani Televise e tusa ma le lua o vaetolu o ana polokalama fa asalalau uma lava, ua motusia nei. O lenei faiga, o se fa atonuga tu usa o mai le Pulega o le Setete o Leitio, Ata Tifaga ma Televise ina ia fa aitiitia ai tulaga tau Fa afiafiaga i luga o televise mo tagata uma i totonu o Saina ma sa amata fa amalosia lea i le aso 1 Ianuari, O le aofa iga o ata fa afiafia sa mafai ona fa assalalauina i Alaata o Televise a Saina e 126 peita i, ua na o le 38 lea ua totoe nei. O le tala ua fa asalalauina nei, O le faiga lenei e mafai ai ona le toe utia le atunu u i le tele o aikia ma mafaufauga mai fafo e fa atumuvale ai fua le mafaufau o le tagata nu u moni o Saina. I se tala na tusia lea i le Mekasini a le Vaega Fa aupufai fa a- Komenisi, ua fa aalia ai e Peresetene Hu Jintao, O lo o fa amalosia lava tagata uma, ia lotonu u ma ia malosi a ia i le lotoifale o Saina lava latou. O lea fa amalosiga o le fa atonuga tu usa o na fa ataunu uina ia Oketopa 2011, ma ua limiti nei alaata uma lava a le atunu u e 34 i le na o le ta ilua polokalama fa afiafia e aofia ai i vaiaso ta itasi ma e fa aitiitia fo i lona umi o polokalama ta itasi i le na o le 90 minute i aso ta itasi mai le itula e 9:30 pm i le 11:00 i le afiafi. O set tasi o polokalama e sili ona fiafia tagatanu u o Saina e matamata ai, e fa aalia ai latou taleni, ma e matele ina fa aalia ai i latou ua ausia matati a i a latou taumafaiga i so o se taleni lava, sa masani ona fa aalia mai le 6:00 i le taeao se ia pa ia le itula e 12:00 i le po, ua fa aititia nei ma ua fa atonuina e ta i 30 minute a latou polokalama nei ae ba o le faalua i le aso na fa asalalauina. E amata le latou fa asalalauga lea i le va o le ono i le afiafi ma le 11:30 i le afiafi lava. I le lalolagi atoa, o Saina le atunu u e sili ona fiafia e matamata televise. Mai le latou faitau aofai e 1.3piliona ona tagatanu u, e tusa ma le 95% o i latou e fiafia e maimoa i le televise. Ua fa ailoa mai e le sui mai le SARFT, o Alaata o le Satelite ua amata ona latou fa asalalauina polokalama e fa afiafia ai tagata i ituaiga faigamalo fealoa i lea e aofia ai le fa atemokalasi, ma fa ailoa fo i latou aoga mo tagata lautele. O ata e fa aalia ai taleni ese ese ma fa asalalau ai le tele o mea tutupu i atunu u eseese o le lalolagi, o alaata ma polokalama na ua matua matuia lava le fa aitiitia o i ai. O polokalama fo i e fa atalanoaina ai tagata lautele, ae maise ia i latou e iloga i ata tifaga ma isi mea fa apena, ua motusia fo i le tele o na ituaiga ona e feso ota i ai tagata Saina ma ni mafaufauga fa ataute e i lo latou malo. American Samoa Government OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) RFP No: RFP Issuance Date: January 6, 2012 Date & Time Due: February 3, 2012 No Later than 2:00pm local time The American Samoa Government (ASG) issues a Request For Proposals (RFP) from qualified firms to provide: E-Rate Year 15 Wireless ISP Services for the Department of Education Submission: Original and five copies of the Proposal must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked: E- Rate Year 15 Wireless ISP Services. Submissions are to be sent to the following address and will be received until 2:00 p.m. (local time), Friday, February 3, 2012: Office of Procurement American Samoa Government Pago Pago, American Samoa Attn: Ivy V. Taufa asau, CPO Any proposal received after the aforementioned date and time will not be accepted under any circumstances. Late submissions will not be opened or considered and will be determined as being non-responsive. Documents: The RFP Scope of Work outlining the proposal requirements is available at The Office of Procurement, Tafuna, American Samoa, during normal working hours. Review: Request for Proposal data will be thoroughly reviewed by an appointed Source Evaluation Board under the auspices of the Chief Procurement Officer, Office of Procurement, ASG. Right of Rejection: The American Samoa Government reserves the right to reject any and/or all proposals and to waive any irregularities and/or informalities in the submitted proposals that are not in the best interests of the American Samoa Government or the public. IVY V. TAUFA ASAU Chief Procurement Officer

12 Page 12 samoa news, Friday, January 6, 2012 O se va aiga i se tasi o fa ailoga sa taua ao i le Samoa Bowl IX lea na toa i mae a atu i le vaiaso ua mavae. O le tanoa sa tu uina atu i le au na sili ona lelei ma tauagafau la latou ta alo, [ata: M. Solofa] ALOFA VAEGA 86 Ua tu u nei i lalo le sipuni a le lo omatua lea na taumafa ai lana supo, o le supo tapuvae povi ua silisili lona manogi, na kuka e le latou teine faigaluega lea e teuteuina le fale i aso uma. Ioe, o manuia sa lilo, lea ua selesele e Lameko ma Tagiilima. Ua fa amanuiaina le fanau e ala i le i u lelei o a oa oga, ma ua maua galuega lelei, ae ua toe nei o le la tama teine o Loimataoapaula lea ua o o atu lana taumafaiga i le Kolisi. Ua le gata i lea, ae o fua o fa atoaga ma mea fafaga, lea ua fesoasoani malosi i le fa agaoioia o mea uma a le aiga i ona tulaga uma. Na tilotilo ane nei le lo omatua i lana tama teine, ae ua alo nei Loimata i lana tausamiga i lea afiafi. Loimata, o lona uiga e maua mai taeao lau lipoti, ae fa afefea sau fa ailoga, e maua sau fa ailoga pe leai? O le fesili ane lea a lona tina. O lea lava e le i uma tausuaga a ona tuagane lea e fai nei. E pei lava o le timu e pau i le tua o le pato, ua le ano ane i ai Loimata i tala a ona tuagane. Tina, se i aulia taeao, a fai e maua, ia fa afetai i le Atua, ae a fai e leai, ia outou malilie, ona ua pau o le tulaga ua o o i ai le taumafaiga. Ua le tali le lo omatua, ae ua na o le tilotilo ane i lana tama teine e to atasi, fa atasi ai ma ona mafaufauga, e maua le fa ailoga a Loimataoapaula. O le tama o Eteuati, o se tama ua sili le tautalatala, ma e leai se mea e gole o le aiga, ua o o fo i i mea e fai o le aiga o le latou tama, e o o atu, ua leva ona saofa i mai Eteuati. O uiga o Eteuati mai lava i lona la ititi, sa popole lava i ai ona matua, ina FA Avae ai Aiga ne i te i ua afa tagata, ia po o le fa afafine lea e sasala mai ai, ua le gata i ia itu, ae e fo i. I le olaga tuputupu a e o Eteuati, e fiafia nofo ma nana le vali laugutu a lona tina, ona lava e ofu i ofu o lona tina, e fiu Tagiilima e fealua i lava lea ma ia i le aso atoa. su e ona mu umu u, ae va ai atu o toso toso E le i fa avaivai Tagiilima i ona tiute, mai e Eteuati. E o o fo i i vali laugutu a le ona o lona va ai i lana tama i ona uiga ia. O lo omatua, e te i lava Tagiilima ua masau galuega uma i totonu o le fale, e ta u loa o le mai ma ana vali laugutu, ia e le tele lava a tapena ma teu le fale, e le toe o o Eteuati i se pito, na o le auato lava o Eteuati e le i le fa atoaga, e tauanau ma tauanau lona lo omatua, po o le a lava le mea e tau atu i ai tina, ina ia la nonofo ma Loimata e teu le Tagiilima, e velo ai lava lana tama o Eteuati. fale. A tu u ifo fo i i le pusaina o le umu, O lea la e tau aliali mai, o le mea ua ma galuega fa atama, ua matua i selau tupu, a alu le tama i le a oga, e fai ana amio pasene le gaioi a Eteuati. fa afafine i totonu o le a oga. O tala uma fo i E pipi i lava lona loto i a Loimata, o e i ai Eteuati, e fai lava ana aga fa afafine. le mea fo i lea e tau fa alili ai i lona tuafafine ma fai fai i ai ana tifiga. A nonofo Na maua taitaia lava e Lameko ma Tagiilima ina ua logo ane i ai e le faia oga o ma Loimata e tapena le fale, e fo i mai le le a oga tulaga muamua lea na a oga ai, galuega a Tagiilima mai le fa atoaga, ua o Eteuati, e tau amio fa a afa afa. O lona matua i selau pasene le fale atoa. E i ai uiga, e afa tama toe afa teine. taimi, e iloa ai e le lo omatua o lo o lanu O le isi lea galuega tele sa feagai ma le mumu laugutu o Eteuati, ai ua tuai ona solo lo omatua o Tagiilima, o le tau gagauina o ese, ae ua vave ona taunu u mai le galuega le amio a lana tama tama lea o Eteuati. Ae a Tagiilima. E le o iloa e le lo omatua, ua e i ai fo i taimi, e ata ai le lo omatua i tala uma ona mu umu u ma ona ofu lotu o lo o a Eteuati. O isi uiga sa popole i ai le loto o tautau i totonu o le potu ona fa ata ita i e Tagiilima, ona e va ai atu i a Eteuati, e fiafia Eteuati, e o o i ona pulou ma ona se evae, tele e nofonofo ma talatalanoa i teine, e fai ua leai se mea ua le o o i ai le sa ili iliga a o teine o le aiga, ae ua fa apea fo i teine o Eteuati. Ua o o i papa o si lo omatua o Tagiilima, ua o o i ai le a ao malosi o Eteuati, ae le Autalavou. O mea uma a le Autalavou e alu i ai, e alu lava ia i mea e i ai teine. ua na o le ata o Loimata ma tilotilo ane i Ae a va ai atu loa Eteuati o tu mai ai lona lona tuagane. tuafafine, ona te i lava lea ua fa amisamisa Na i u ina talatalanoa ai ona matua, i a Loimata. Lameko, se ua ou le iloa po o le a le mea E i ai taimi e maua ai e lona tama, o lo o i o le a fai i le ta tama lea o Eteuati. E foliga totonu o le potu o lona tuafafine o Loimata. mai sa sili ai ona teine, ua so o uma le tama O isi taimi, e masau mai Eteuati, e lagona lea i lou uso o Lipine. Ua fiu fo i tala e fai i le manogi o le fagu fa amanogi a Loimata ai, ae ua le mafai. Upu Fou - FATUA iupu? Fa aaoga i le Gagana Samoa: O lenei taumafaiga ina ia mafai ona fa aopoopo nisi upu i le tatou gagana samoa, ina ia mafai ona fa afaigofie ma fa apu upu u le taumafaiga e fa aliliu mai tala fa aperetania i le gagana samoa! Ia fa ao o mai lou lagona e ala i se tusi e fa ao o mai i le Fa atonu, po o le Imeli toasavili@yahoo.com tatou te feutaga i ai i nei galuega lelei mo i tatou uma lava! Upu: KICKBOXING Fa asamoa: KIKIMAFUSU. Fa aaoga pea i tusitusiga le fa asamoa o i luga, ae fa aalia mai sou finagalo e talia gofie ai o tatou taofi. Fa ailoa mai, tatou feutaga i ma le fa aaloalo lava! Coleman Mai itulau 1 O lea ua ou maua i a u suesuega sa faia, na mafua ona faaleaga e tamaiti nei le faleaoga, ina ua faailoa i ai e o latou uso laiti e aooga i le Peter Coleman lo latou le fiafia, i le tala pepelo o faiaoga o le a fai a latou pati i tupe na maua mai i a latou sailiga tupe, peitai e tuua lava le aoga i le masina na te a nei e lei faia lava se mea, o le saunoaga lea a Pulu. O lea fa ai uga e pei ona autasi i ai le paia o le afioaga i sana fonotaga sa faia i le vaiaso nei, ua manino mai ai le le toe solomuli o le afioga i le Maoputasi ma lona nu u i le tuuina atu o faasalaga i aiga o tamaiti latou te faia gaioiga, e a afia ma ta uvalea ai le igoa tauleleia o le nuu, e pei ona faamaonia mai e Pulu. O lea ua maea ona faia le finagalo o le afioaga faasaga i aiga o i latou nei o loo aafia i lenei faalavelave, ma ua tuuina atu i ai faasalaga tai $1,000, atoa ai ma faaaloaloga masani e pei o le fafagaina lea o le nuu ma isi lava tulaga e pei o le ta iina o le sua a le Maoputasi, ina ia magalo ai le sese ua faia e a latou fanau ma le faaiuga, afai ae le mafai e aiga o i latou nei ona totogi atu sala nei, o le a faatulai ese loa i latou ma le nuu, o le saunoaga lea a Pulu i le Samoa News. O lea foi ua manino i le finagalo o le afioaga, o le toatele o tamaiti nei e le o ni tagata moni o le nuu, o nisi o fanau a tagata e le o tautua i le nuu o loo nonofo i eleele o le nuu, ma e le avea le tulaga lea ma itu e alofia ai se faaiuga autasi a le afioga i le Maoputasi ma lona nuu, ina ia faasala pea matai o aiga o loo nonofo ai tamaiti nei, o le saunoaga manino lea a le afioga i le matua ia Pulu. O le vaiaso na soso o ma le vaiaso o le Kerisimasi, na tulai mai ai lenei faalavelave, ina ua fa aleaga e nisi o tupulaga talavou nisi o potu o le faleaoga e aofia ai le saei i lalo o pepa, fa aleaga kesi, tusi ma api aoga, e o o lava foi i totonu o le ofisa sa o o i ai le lima te te o i latou nei. Sa ia taua foi, afai o se tulaga sa o lea ua faaalia e tamaiti nei, o se fa anoanoaga tele lea ia te ia, e foliga mai e mafua mai lava i nisi o faiaoga le faaletonu lea ua mafua ai loa ona faaleaga e tamaiti le fale aoga. Afai e le o faamaoni faiaoga i le va ma fanau aoga, e le tatau foi ona toe faia e le aoga ni sailiga tupe pe afai e fai folafolaga ae le taunuu, o le saunoaga lea a Pulu e fai ma fautuaga i lenei mataupu. Pe tusa ma le fa potu aoga sa fa aleagaina i lenei osofa iga, e aofia ai ma ni pusa susu na ave e i latou nei ma faapapa solo i luga o le alatele i totonu lava o le afioga. Na faamaonia mai e le Ofisa o Leoleo le faaauauina lea o a latou suesuega e uiga i lenei mataupu, ma e toa 5 i latou ua maea ona fesiligia i lenei faalavelave. Feso ota i mai i le tusitala ia ausage@samoanews.com

13 samoa news, Friday, January 6, 2012 Page 13 Tala oto oto o le Pasefika SN/Le Lali SO A E SE CONTAINER MOLI MAGAFA I LEPEA Pe a ma le afa itula o poloka le magafa i Lepea, i le amataga o le vaiaso, ina ua le mafai e se aveta avale na fa afoea se tasi o ta avale toso koneteina, ma i u ina so a ai moli fa atonutonu i lea magaala. Na ta ua e se tasi sa molimauina le amataga o lenei fa alavelave, o Ti Malogologo, na fiu le aveta avale e taofiofi lana ta avale, ae ua le mafai ma i u ai ina ona so aina moli fa atonutonu. Na ia ta ua le susu o le alatele ma le mase ese e, ma e foliga mai na sese e pa u o le ta avale. E le i manu a le aveta avale, ae na ave esea o ia mai i le nofoaga na tupu ai le fa alavelave, e leoleo. Na taunu u fo i le Vaega Tineimu ma o latou fanaina luga o le alatele i vai, e taumafai e tafi ese se suau u na ono masa a mai i le ta avale toso koneteina, ina ne i toe tula i mai seisi fa alavelave. Na fa amatala e seisi fo i ali i e suafa ia Joe Mino, lea na ia iloa mai le fa alavelave mai i lona fale Samoa, sa nofonofo mai ai, le fa ate ia o ia i lona lagona o le leotele o le sese e o pa u ma e fetaui lava lona tu i luga ae ona va aia loa le taia o le ta avale toso koneteina i moli fa atonutonu o le alatele. IVA PEPE FOU O LE TAUSAGA FOU Na fa amanuiaina le malo tutoatasi o Samoa, i ni pepe fou se iva sa fananau mai i le ulua i aso o lenei tausaga fou, E to alima ni taupou ma ni taulele a se to afa sa fa apea ona ripotia mai e le susuga Leota Laki Lamositele, lea o lo o fa auluulu i ai le ofisa o le soifua maloloina lautele. O le ulua i pepe na fanau, o le tama ita i sa taunu u mai i le 17 minute na te a ai le 12. Ae e le o mafai ona fa ailoa mai igoa o pepe fou ma suafa o latou matua. Na ta ua e Leota le to afilemu o tulaga uma i totonu o le maota gasegase autu a le malo i Moto otua. Ae i le ulua i aso o le Tausaga Fou, e pe a ma le to a 171 ni tagata o le atunu u na o o atu i le falema i mo ni a latou talavai. MAE A SU EGA TUSI A LE SRU Ua sauni nei le Iuni Lakai a Samoa (SRU) e fa ao o atu la latou ripoti, o sa latou su ega tusi na alo atu i ai, i le Komiti Fa afoe, i le lua vaiaso o i luma. E pei ona fa amaonia e le Tausitupe a le SRU, o Klaus Stunzner, ua mae a!! Na fa aalia e Stunzner, ua toe lava o le tu ufa atasia atoa o le latou ripoti ona fa ao o atu loa lea i le komiti fa afoe, lea o lo o fa auluulu i ai le ali i palemia, le afioga Tuila epa Sa ilele Malielegaoi, ae ona o malologa mo aso fiafia fa apea le suiga o aso mo Samoa, sa fa afaigata ai lava ona fa atulaga se aso mo se fonotaga. Na ta ua e Stunzer i le fa ai uga o le tausaga tuai, o le a ma oti a latou su esu ega i le faitau miliona lea na ripotia sa foa i e tagata mo le Malu, a o sauni atu mo ta aloga o le Ipu o le Lalolagi, i Niu Sila, i le tausaga ua mavae. O nei tupe foa i sa maua mai i le alofa o tagata faipisinisi ma tagata lautele. Ae peitai, na aofia i lenei su esu ega ia tala o tupe amata mai ia Ianuari seia o o mai ia Oketopa Ae na ta ua e Stunzer, e na o Novema ma Tesema, e le i o o i ai a latou su esu ega. Na fa aalia e Tuilaepa ia Oketopa o le tausaga ua mavae, e mae a loa nei su esu ega, o le a fa apea loa ona tatalaina atu mo le nofo malamalama o le mamalu lautele. AMATA GALUEGA MO LE TOE FA AFOUINA O LE MAKETI I FUGALEI O le to atele o tagata sa fa amanuiaina le taunu u mai o le Tausaga Fou ma le fiafia, ae mo ni isi o le au faipisinisi o lo o i ai a latou pisinisi i le maketi i Fugalei, sa amata i le popole ma le atugalu o mafaufau, ona o se fa aaliga sa o o mai ia i latou i le tausaga tuai, ina ia saili se nofoaga e se e ai a latou pisinisi, ona o lea o le a amata galuega mo le toe fa aleleia o le Maketi. Na fa aalia e se tasi o tina ua lata i le 10 tausaga o i ai sana faleoloa i le maketi i Fugalei, ua le maua e ia le agaga o le Tausaga Fou, ona o le pisi o lona mafaufau i le tau sa iliga o se nofoaga fou o le a se e atu i ai lana pisinisi. Na ta ua e Moe Lei Sam, e tolu masina na tu uina atu ia i latou e saili se nofoaga fou mo a latou pisinisi, ma o le taimi nei, o lo o ia mafaufau e amata sana pisinisi fou. O lo o i ai se talitonuga, e i le va o le 14 ma le 18 maisna, le umi o galuega mo le toe fa afouina o le maketi. Ae na ta ua e Lei Sam, e o o lava i isi fa atau oloa o lo o i ai a latou pisinisi i Fugalei, e le i mafaufauina e tupu se mea fa apea. Sa ta ua e lenei tina, e leai sona mana o e ave lana pisinisi i le maketi fou i Vaitele, ona e le gata o le mamao ae i sona talitonuga, e le lelei mo lana pisinisi. Na fa aalia e le to atele o faipisinisi o lo o i le maketi i Fugalei, i le tausaga ua mavae, lo latou tete e i le u una ia o i latou e ave a latou pisinisi i le Maketi i Vaitele. Na o latou talosagaina le malo, ina ia fa alatalata mai se nofoaga e se e atu i ai a latou pisinisi, i totonu lava o Apia, ae le o Vaitele. [samoaobserver.ws] Cierra Mullins is comforted by her grandfather, Ogden Police Lt. Scott Conley, during a candle light vigil for law enforcement officers shot the night before, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, in Ogden, Utah. Six area law enforcement officers were shot Wednesday night while serving a search warrant. Ogden Police officer Jared Francom died from his wounds. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart) American Samoa Government OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) RFP No: RFP Issuance Date: January 6, 2012 Date & Time Due: February 3, 2012 No Later than 2:00pm local time The American Samoa Government (ASG) issues a Request For Proposals (RFP) from qualified firms to provide: E-Rate Year 15 ISP Services for the Department of Education Submission: Original and five copies of the Proposal must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked: E- Rate Year 15 ISP Services. Submissions are to be sent to the following address and will be received until 2:00 p.m. (local time), Friday, February 3, 2012: Office of Procurement American Samoa Government Pago Pago, American Samoa Attn: Ivy V. Taufa asau, CPO Any proposal received after the aforementioned date and time will not be accepted under any circumstances. Late submissions will not be opened or considered and will be determined as being non-responsive. Documents: The RFP Scope of Work outlining the proposal requirements is available at The Office of Procurement, Tafuna, American Samoa, during normal working hours. Review: Request for Proposal data will be thoroughly reviewed by an appointed Source Evaluation Board under the auspices of the Chief Procurement Officer, Office of Procurement, ASG. Right of Rejection: The American Samoa Government reserves the right to reject any and/or all proposals and to waive any irregularities and/or informalities in the submitted proposals that are not in the best interests of the American Samoa Government or the public. IVY V. TAUFA ASAU Chief Procurement Officer

14 Page 14 samoa news, Friday, January 6, 2012 LAND COMMISSION NOTICE is hereby given that OFOIA AMOSA of VAITOGI, American Samoa, has executed a LEASE AGREEMENT to a certain parcel of land commonly known as LALOALA which is situated in the village of VAITOGI, in the County of TUALAUTA, WESTERN District, Island of Tutuila, American Samoa. Said LEASE AGREEMENT is now on file with the Territorial Registrar to be forwarded to the Governor respecting his approval or disapproval thereof according to the laws of American Samoa. Said instrument names SITAU & MEFIPOSETA OFOIA as LESSEES. Any person who wish, may file his objection in writing with the Secretary of the Land Commission before the 30TH day of JANUARY, It should be noted that any objection must clearly state the grounds therefor. POSTED: DECEMBER 1, 2011 thru JANUARY 30, 2012 SIGNED: Samuel B. White, Territorial Registrar KOMISI O LAU ELE ELE O LE FA ASALALAUGA lenei ua faia ona o OFOIA AMOSA ole nu u o VAITOGI, Amerika Samoa, ua ia faia se FEAGAIGA LISI, i se fanua ua lauiloa o LALOALA, e i le nu u o VAITOGI i le itumalo o TUALAUTA, Falelima i SISIFO ole Motu o TUTUILA Amerika Samoa. O lea FEAGAIGA LISI ua i ai nei i teuga pepa ale Resitara o Amerika Samoa e fia auina atu ile Kovana Sili mo sana fa amaoniga e tusa ai ma le Tulafono a Amerika Samoa. O lea mata upu o lo o ta ua ai SITAU & MEFIPOSETA OFOIA. A iai se tasi e fia fa atu i ese i lea mata upu, ia fa aulufaleina mai sa na fa atu iesega tusitusia ile Failautusi o lea Komisi ae le i o o ile aso 30 o IANUARI, Ia manatua, o fa atu iesega uma lava ia tusitusia manino mai ala uma e fa atu iese ai. 12/06/11 & 01/06/12 Find anything yet? Place an ad now! A prospective buyer inspects the quality of tuna before the morning auctions at the Tsukiji Market in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Jan. 6, Tsukiji Market is one of the world s largest fish markets, handling over 2,000 tons of marine products per day. (AP Photo/Mark Baker) WPRFMC advises against restricting fishing Continued from page 1 cil s concerns with the federal government s proposal for Aunu u. Establishing a no-take area off Aunu u under the guise of research zone is disingenuous, not only because it s a clever way to name a no-take [area], but because the DMP/DEIS lacks a clear research plan for this area, she said. Furthermore, the DMP/DEIS states that notake zones, in conjunction with other actions, can allow ecosystems to achieve a natural balance. The theory that restricting human use will achieve ecosystem balance has been discredited for many years. What s clear is that the Aunu u no-take area will further reduce available fishable areas for fishermen, she said. According to the executive director, a recent mapping study conducted by the local Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR) showed significant fishing activities around Aunu u and this is an important fishing ground for bottom fishermen when waters around Taputapu are not accessible. Additionally, fishery data collected by DMWR showed annual landings of fish taken from the vicinity of Aunu u ranging from 4,871 to 462,263 pounds caught by bottom-fishing, spear-fishing and mixed bottom-fishing and trolling methods. This information shows the contribution of Aunu u as a critical fishing ground for the territory, said Simonds. Restricting fishing access will displace fishing efforts into smaller areas, which can in turn increase fishing pressure in other areas, reduce catches, increase operational costs and increase fishermen risk at sea. Other then a few cursory statements, the DMP/DEIS fails to analyze, in any meaningful way, the direct, indirect and cumulative impacts of the proposed sanctuary units effect on the existing future fisheries management regime of American Samoa, she said. Simonds suggested an in-depth analysis be conducted on how the proposed action will be integrated with DMWR s community-based and no-take area programs....restricting fishing in some areas can displace fishing to areas more dangerous such as those exposed to strong wind, waves, currents and cliffs, she said and cited a recent study by the National Institute for Occupational Safety Siaumau Siaumau Jr Continued from page 1 Capital murder cases can cost at least a million dollars, said Cardin. She added, There must be a minimum of two death penalty qualified attorneys on a case like this there must be an attorney who can qualify for first chair as well as one who qualifies as second chair. Everyone deserves a proper defense, she noted. The defendant requested a 60 day continuance. Your honor please can this case be continued for another 60 days, because my family has spent more than $20,000 on my last lawyer and Health on Guam which indicated that there was a statistically significant increase in the rate of fishermen drowning due to their displacement from traditional sheltered fishing grounds to more exposed waters. She also says that designating the research zone as a no-take area is biased against fishing, adding that it controls only fishing and treats fishing as the sole perturbation affecting the reef community. In reality, many factors contribute to resource conditions and individual effects are difficult to isolate, she said. For example, in the DMP/DEIS significant emphasis is placed on climate change impacts as noted elsewhere in the Pacific, devastating declines in coral cover caused parallel declines in fish biodiversity and abundance both in areas open to fishing and in no-take marine reserves. In essence if climate change causes widescale damage to hermatypic corals, fish within a reserve may suffer just as equally as those outside of it, she said. To imply that sanctuary designation offers any protection from such macro events is not only wrong, but disingenuous. Furthermore, residents of American Samoa will need to be able to adapt to climate change, therefore flexibility in fishing areas should be maintained, and not locked up. She also points out that it s not clear why there would be a need to request permission to enter Zone A. The indigenous people of American Samoa have free access to their waters. Requiring permission from a federal entity deviates from the cultural sensitivity aspect that FBNMS is trying to project, she said. Last month Gov. Togiola Tulafono explained on his radio program, that the proposed Aunu u sanctuary is a long strip from the coral reefs in front of Utumea and Alao [villages] and stretching out to the east side of Aunu u, and is setside as an area to study the impact of fisheries outside and what happens if you keep the areas from being fished out and allowing a zone for fish to go in there to breed. Samoa News will report next week on other concerns raised by the Honolulu-based agency. Reach the reporter at fili@samoanews.com and they need time to come up with the money for a new lawyer, he said. Richmond then appointed the Public Defender s office to represent the defendant while waiting for the defendant s family to attain a private lawyer for him. In addressing the court, Richmond assured those present for the case that resources will be made available for this particular case, even if by court order and it would comply with the United States Constitution and the American Samoa Constitution. A new hearing date is yet to be scheduled. Outside the courthouse, Assistant AG Folau declined to comment on the details of the plea agreement that was offered to the defendant.

15 Ace American Industries gives over $2K to AS Cancer Coalition Matching customer donations one for one By Jeff Hayner Samoa News Reporter The American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition yesterday morning was the recipient of a donation of $2,682.76, given to them by Ace American Industries in Malaeimi. Presenting the check was Ace Operations Manager Nadine Taufa asau who said, The presentation that we are making this morning, we are very happy with, in that we are partnered with the American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition for the third year now. Basically our project was an invitation to the customers... if they would like to make a donation towards the coalition, Ace would then match that donation dollar for dollar. We are just very humbled by the community support for our project. This is our third year donating to the coalition, and we feel it is very important to give back to the community. The Cancer Coalition is doing tremendous things for the families and patients who have been affected by this disease. For our employees, we each know someone who has been personally affected by this disease and to have organizations such as the Cancer Coalition trying to bring awareness and aid we are very happy to FaaSamoa Continued from page 6 leadership of both Togiola and the First Lady, the awareness about these important issues, especially what we as a community can do address them, have definitely reached a new height. At the grassroots levels, the director said, we are very grateful for the support of our faith-based and village leaders, as well as the participation of our families in our efforts. There is still more work to be done, but we are very proud that our progress continues to be forward-moving. The SPF Prevention FaaSamoa Project plans to highlight the impact of the Strategic Prevention Framework model on our communities at the Voices of Prevention Showcase event in Maryland, including insights from participants and Coalition members about lessons learned and achievements of the Strengthening Samoan Families: Toe Foi i le Aiga Punavai o Faamanuiaga sessions that have been held throughout our Territory. Finally, once the vignette is completed, copies will be made available to be televised by local media outlets. (Source: Governor s Office of American Samoa) support this, she said. On hand from the American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition to accept the donation were House Representative and Board Member of the Coalition, Tautasi Archie Soliai and Vice Chairman of the Coalition Rochelle Reid, who both expressed their gratitude to Ace. On display was also a box of Angels that represented all of the customers who generously donated during the month of December for the project. According to the American Cancer Society website, www. cancer.org Annual Report, newly published statistics from the American Cancer Society show that cancer death rates in the United States continue to decrease, with lung, ASCC colon, breast and prostate cancer responsible for the most cancer deaths. However, there has been an increase in the past decade of people developing some less common cancers, including pancreas, liver, thyroid and kidney cancer. It went on to say that a total of 1,638,910 new cancer cases and 577,190 deaths from cancer are projected to occur in the United States in Between 1990/1991 and 2008, the most recent year for which stats are available, overall death rates decreased by about 23% in men and 15% in women. This translates to more than one million deaths from cancer that have been avoided. samoa news, Friday, January 6, 2012 Page 15 EVERYDAY PRICES Located in Aua Skyview, Inc. CS Sausage 10lb $ CS Turkey Tails 20lb $ CS Bowl Saimin $ 9.50 CS Saimin Pkg (Mala) $ 4.95 Bale Sugar 2kg $29.95 CS Generic Soda $ CS BY Water 500ml $ 7.99 Rice 40lb $ Rice 20lb $ CS BlueSea Pilikaki $ CS Vailima large bottle $ *SPECIAL* Cs Chicken Legs 22lb - $19.95 Note: Limit Quantities for any items. Also we sell Liquor & Wine. Skyview Rentals have available tents, tables and chairs for any event. Skyview Funeral & Escort Service sells affordable Caskets. Purchase a casket & receive a 20x20 tent rent free. We accept Credit Cards, Access Cards, Food Stamps and Taoa Reach the reporter at jeff@samoanews.com Call us at or CHANNEL * (E) English Subtitles 51 *(L)-Live Programming/News *(R)-Rerun *Note: If you need this Schedule, <hyunhwilee@gmail.com>. and I will send it to you every wee k! Korean Language - Korean Alphabet (8th Class) The ASCC small Business Development Center is offering a Korean Language Course. * Location : SBDC -M1 Building on the campus of ASCC. * Instructor : Mr. Lee, Hyun-Hwi. * Date & Time: January 10, April 27, (7pm - 8pm: Tuesday and Friday) * 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th Korean Language Course Student and Beginners. ** REGISTER FEE: FREE ** COURSE FEE: FREE ** Student/Teaching Materials: FREE ** Contact : ASCC SBDC office

16 Page 16 samoa news, Friday, January 6, 2012 After Texas school shooting, many questions loom BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) -- On a doorstep outside a family home, a father wondered why police had to shoot his son in the hall of the boy s middle school. In an office across town, a police chief insisted that his officers had no choice. And scores of others in this Texas border city wondered: Could the death of 15-yearold Jaime Gonzalez have been prevented? A day after police fatally shot an eighth-grader who was brandishing a realistic-looking pellet gun, his anguished parents pleaded for answers, demanding to know why police didn t try a Taser or beanbag gun before resorting to deadly force. In front of the family home, the father lamented his loss and called on authorities to explain their actions. Some standoffs with police last three or four hours, Jaime Gonzalez Sr. said. This one took not even half an hour. Brownsville interim Police Chief Orlando Rodriguez said the preliminary autopsy report showed the boy was shot twice in the torso. Family members initially thought he was shot in the back head, but that wound turned out to be a cut from a fall. It really doesn t change anything at all, Gonzalez Sr. said after being told of the preliminary autopsy results at the vigil for his son. If it is a wound from his fall, why shoot him at all? Wound him. Do something else. Use another method. But there was broad agreement among law enforcement experts: If a suspect raises a weapon and refuses to put it down, officers are justified in taking his life. The shooting also raised questions about whether pellet guns should be marked in a way that would easily distinguish them from real handguns. Rodriguez defended his officers, saying the younger Gonzalez pointed the pellet gun at police and repeatedly defied their commands to put it on the floor. Authorities also released a 911 recording from Cummings Middle School. The assistant principal on the phone first says a student in the hall has a gun, then reports that he is drawing the weapon and finally that he is running down the hall. On the recording, police can be heard yelling: Put the gun down! Put it on the floor! In the background, someone else yells, He s saying that he is willing to die. Before police arrived, school administrators had urged Jaime to give up the gun. When officers got to the school, the boy was waiting for them, Rodriguez said. Moments before he was killed, Jaime began to run down a hallway, but again faced officers. Police fired down the hallway - a distance that made a stun gun or other methods impractical, Rodriguez said. If the situation had involved hostages or a gunman barricaded in a room, police might have tried negotiations. But Feleti Barstow Public Library P.O.Box Pago Pago American Samoa instead, Rodriguez stressed, this was an armed student roaming the halls of a school. The two officers who fired have been placed on administrative leave - standard procedure in police shootings. Rodriguez expected them back at work soon. Gonzalez s gun had no markings to indicate it was a pellet gun, according to Rodriguez. Law enforcement experts say users often remove orange bands that may be on such guns, and the coloring can sometimes be hard to see. California considered legislation last year that would have made the state the first to require that BB and pellet guns to be made entirely with bright colors, but lawmakers did not approve the measure. The bill was proposed after a Los Angeles police officer shot a 13-year-old boy carrying a pellet gun in a park. The boy was paralyzed. Although the gun - a replica of a Beretta handgun - had an Book YOUR Library! Friday, January 6, :00pm What s in a Name by Jacqueline Slade orange tip, it could not be seen because the incident occurred at night, police said. Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said the Brownsville shooting appears to be another in a series of incidents that might have been prevented if pellet and BB guns looked different from other weapons. Nobody can give me a legitimate downside to this, said Beck, who testified in support of the failed California legislation. Does it hurt the sport? No. For me, this is just another way to keep folks safer. The Brownsville shooting unfolded quickly Wednesday just as students were beginning their first-period classes. The boy walked into one room and randomly punched a classmate in the nose. School staff saw the gun in his crotch and called police. The building was swiftly locked down, and the shots were heard a short time later. Gonzalez said his son was not a bad kid, an assessment supported by the district superintendent. The teen was a drum major whose band instructors had recently praised his achievements to his parents, his stepmother, Noralva Gonzalez, said. She showed off a photo on her phone of a beaming Jaime in his drum major uniform standing with his band instructors. Then she flipped through three closeup photos she took of bullet wounds in her son s body. Jaime s father said he didn t know where Jaime got the gun. Police believed it was a gift, and a friend of the boy s, Star Rodriguez, said Jaime told her that. But she didn t know who gave it to him. His parents said they would never give him a gun. On Thursday night, about 400 mourners filed past an open casket containing Jaime s body at Holy Family Catholic Church, a block from the boy s home. His stepmother sobbed as she embraced each visitor. Dozens of young teens wearing white shirts sat in the pews and lined the back wall of the church. I want to apologize to the young people for what happened to Jaime. It is our fault as adults that the world is the way it is now, the Rev. Jorge Gomez told mourners. Delfina Cisneros, who said she was Jaime s fourth-grade teacher, said the neighborhood was a challenging place to grow up but that Jaime was a good, respectful person. The school was closed Thursday while police finished their crime-scene investigation. Students were bused instead to a new elementary school that was recently completed on the outskirts of Brownsville but had not yet been used. District spokeswoman Drue Brown said 17 counselors were working with students and staff. Cummings has a student body of about 750, but only 200 students came to classes Thursday. C Y C Y M K M K