Local health care professionals call for Diabetes Registry, data collection. Buckle up! LOCAL HIGHWAYS to date

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1 Buckle up! Fatalities CraSHES LOCAL HIGHWAYS to date office of highway safety LOCAL HIGHWAYS to date HS Football Week 8 concludes, play-offs around corner B1 Frank Mauigoa (#8 Quarterback) of the Warriors is Varsity Player of the Week, while Jeremiah Pritchard (#2 LB/WR/RB/QB) of the Lions is Junior Varsity Player of the Week in Week No. 8 of the ASHSAA football season. ASHSAA 13 football highlights, including Play of the Week are brought to you by GHC Reid and Co. Ltd, Oloa o Leala, exclusive distributors of Coca Cola and Powerade your family of fine beverages. Video clips of highlights of the games can be viewed on YouTube, samoanews.com, and facebook.com on the SamoanewsAmericanSamoa page. See today s Sports section for story and photos. [photo: TG] samoanews.com C Y M K Talia Ao malo Samoa le valaaulia a le Kovana Sili 10 Daily Circulation 7,000 PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA Tuesday, October 22, 2013 $1.00 C Y M K Local health care professionals call for Diabetes Registry, data collection by Fili Sagapolutele, Samoa News Correspondent There is support among American Samoa physicians and health care providers for the need to establish a local diabetes registry, which is something already established in other Pacific islands. Support was revealed during Saturday s inaugural Medical Symposium held at the Governor Rex Lee Auditorium, where LBJ Medical Center s Dr. Ernest T. Oo cited the need for correct and accurate data as well as a diabetes registry. Dr. Oo, chief of the Ophthalmology Department at LBJ, told the gathering that American Samoa must have a central diabetes registration system, which should be available to all doctors. Besides the diabetes registry, he also suggested the creation of a local diabetes association, to work alongside the national American Diabetes Association. Dr. Akapusi Ledua, chief medical officer at LBJ, acknowledged the absence of a diabetes registry and therefore also a lack of sufficient data. Dr. Bethal Muasau with OBGYN at LBJ, says she personally supports a registry and American Samoa needs help from outside organizations to achieve this project. She also said that some Pacific countries already have their own registries and a local registry should be available to all levels of government such as LBJ and the Health Department. This is how we get our data, more true data, about the problem in American Samoa, she pointed out. LBJ s Dr. Mike Favazza, one of the two facilitators of the symposium, said a registry for diabetes in the territory will be a fantastic thing. it will give us the tools that we need to see how we re doing from now and into the future. (Continued on page 15) Treasury plans town halls on Gross Tax Receipt proposal by Fili Sagapolutele, Samoa News Correspondent ASG Treasury Department plans to hold several town hall meetings on the Gross Receipt Tax proposal, says Treasurer Dr. Falema o Phil M. Pili, who also plans to give a presentation later this year to the Fono leadership. The GRT revenue would greatly help the local government when there are problems in Congress dealing with federal funds, Pili stated. The GRT proposal calls for a five percent tax on all gross receipts for all businesses, including non profit organizations, except religious groups. It will result in the elimination of the territory s Corporate Tax over a three year period, according to the Treasurer. Asked as to the status of this proposal, the Treasurer told Samoa News, we are tweaking a few things into our GRT presentation taking into consideration a few recommendations from the general public and the private sector so far. They will then hold several town hall meetings before it s taken to the Fono leadership, he said, adding that Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga will have to give his blessings on this before the Fono presentation. The governor is on board with this. He wants to ensure that all the details are worked out, running through the business community and the general public. And that is the process we are taking now, Pili said via over the weekend from the mainland where he is attending meetings for ASG. He said Treasury is looking at the second week of November to start public meetings and we are hoping to meet with the Fono leadership before the next session in January. Pili gave the GRT proposal presentation last month during a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce and the private sector voiced some concerns and opposition of the proposal. I thought we had a great dialogue with the business community. It was a great moment of exchanging ideas moving forward, he said. I received many supportive s at the results of this open forum. (Continued on page 15) Some of the local and off island medical professionals who were chosen to be guest speakers at last Saturday s one-day inaugural Medical Symposium under the theme American Samoa Health, Now and Vision for the Future. [photo: FS] Joey Cummings (center, standing), General Manager of radio stations KHJ and V-103, visits with advisors and members of the ASCC chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society following the fall 2013 PTK induction ceremony this past Friday. Cummings, himself a former PTK member, was guest speaker at the ceremony, during which 18 new members were inducted into the PTK. (See story inside) [Photo: J. Kneubuhl]

2 Page 2 samoa news, Tuesday, October 22, 2013 AG s office charges a second defendant in prostitution case (ANSWER on page 14) STRANGE BUT TRUE By Samantha Weaver It was British author George Bernard Shaw who made the following sage observation: If all the economists were laid end to end, they d never reach a conclusion. If you re planning a trip to Hollywood next summer, you might want to make a stop at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Not only can you visit the graves of such stars as Rudolph Valentino, Jayne Mansfield and Douglas Fairbanks (both Sr. and Jr.), but in the summer you also can picnic there while watching classic movies. You might be surprised to learn that eggplants have fairly high levels of nicotine. You may have heard that painting your kitchen red or yellow can help stimulate your appetite, while painting it blue can help suppress it. The kitchen isn t the only living area in which color research has been done, though; those who study such things say that those who sleep in yellow bedrooms get an average of 7.7 hours of sleep per night, while those in purple bedrooms sleep only 5.9 hours per night on average. Penn Jillette, of the magic team of Penn and Teller, has a son named Zolten Penn Jillette and a daughter named Moxie CrimeFighter Jillette. Those of you who are pregnant might want to take note of some old superstitions: It was once thought that hiding a knife under the mattress of a laboring woman would cut the birth pains. Also, unlocking all the doors in the house and tying knots in the curtains were believed to guarantee an easy delivery. (Just don t try these in the hospital.) Thought for the Day Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don t mean to do harm, but the harm does not interest them. T.S. Eliot by Joyetter Feagaimaali i-luamanu Samoa News Reporter The Attorney General s office has charged Lusia Tusi aka Sheila, a co-defendant in the prostitution case which also implicates the owner of the Karaoke bar in Satala, Fa asaina Park. She s facing charges of Promoting Prostitution second degree, a class C felony punishable with up to seven years in jail, a fine up to $5,000 or both, and two counts of third degree assault, which are both class A misdemeanors carrying a jail term of up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000 for each count. (Park is also facing the same charges and her case is pending in the High Court.) Assistant Public Defender Matthew Trick represents Tusi, who made her initial appearance in the District Court yesterday with her bail set at $15,000. Assistant AG Julie Pasquale is prosecuting for the government, while the lead investigator in the case is Police officer Maria Penetusi of the Tafuna West Substation. According to the government, police received a call from the Airport Security guards that two women, M.W and I.M were seeking assistance from them and they are scared to leave the (security) office. Police arrived at the airport and spoke with the girls, who claimed they were assaulted by their sponsor Park inside the Karaoke bar in Satala, claiming the defendant Tusi held down one of the victims by her wrist while Park assaulted the victim. M.W told police that Tusi slapped her and dragged her by the hair and repeatedly punched her on the back. Police observed bruises on M.W s back and she was taken to the hospital for medical treatment. Court filings say police spoke with I.M the first victim who told them that she saw eight girls also working at the same bar, when she worked there from October 2012 through 2013 and their job description was to work as waitresses as described by Park. But aside from being a waitress, they were also specifically told to sit with customers, especially fishermen from fishing boats, in attempts to get them to spend all their money. According to the government s case, I.M and W.M stated that if Park was not inside the bar when one of the male customers wanted to take a girl out for a sexual act, the customer would obtain permission from Tusi, say court documents. Court filings also note that both I.M and W.M told police that none of the female workers were allowed to go with the customers without the permission of either Park or Tusi. I.M told police that she had sex with several fishermen since she began working for Park and on one occasion she was told by Tusi to have sex with one of the male customers and she refused. Tusi told her I am second in command, you must listen to me. M.W also informed police that other female employees would ask permission from Park or Tusi to leave the bar with male customers on multiple occasions. M.W informs me (police) that she, herself asked permission to engage in sexual acts with male customers from the bar on three occasions because she needed money according to the court document. M.W. informed me (police) that Park never paid her as a waitress at any time and the only way Park would allow her to earn money or obtain money was by going out with the men from the bar and she had to ask for permission from Park or Tusi on these occasions. Court filings say that Tusi kept Park informed of any updates related to the sexual activity between the male customers and the female workers. M.W also told police that Tusi and Park provided the female workers with condoms for use with the male customers. Both M.W and I.M informed the police that Park gave the girls detailed instructions on how to perform sexual acts including sexual intercourse, oral sex and anal sex in ways that would most please the male customers and keep them coming back to the bar, say court filings. The victims also informed police they were instructed not to perform any sexual acts with the male customers inside the bar if Samoan people were around and that they should only participate in sexual activities inside or outside of the bar with non-samoans, say the court filings.

3 by Joyetter Feagaimaali i-luamanu Samoa News Reporter WESTERN DISTRICT GOVERNOR ARRESTED AND CHARGED FOR DUI Lualemaga Edward Faoa, the Western District Governor made his initial appearance in the District Court yesterday for speeding. Police officers told Samoa News that Faoa was pulled over in Ili ili for speeding, however police also uncovered he was under the influence of alcohol and he was arrested. The same day, Faoa posted bail and he was released with citations of speeding and DUI. Faoa entered a plea of not guilty yesterday. The Western District Governor is represented by Marcellus Talaimalo Uiagalelei. A status hearing in this matter is scheduled in two weeks. MAN IN SEX CASE JAILED FOR 28 MONTHS Chief Justice Michael Kruse sentenced Tapeni Pio to serve 28 months in jail, as part of his seven years probation. The government initially charged Pio with rape, sodomy and two counts of sexual assault. In the plea deal that was read in open court, the defendant pled guilty to two counts of sexual assault while the remaining charges were dismissed. During sentencing the defendant pleaded for a second chance before the court, where he apologized to the court, the government and the victim in this case. He also apologized to his family, village and church for what he did. I believe that I m needed in my family and that I can be of great use to my family, however whatever the sentencing the court will give me, I ll accept it, said Pio. Assistant Public Defender Mike White stated that he understands the seriousness of this matter given the defendant is 19 years old, while the victim is 14 years of age. White requested that the court consider fashioning the sentence taking into account the defendant s young age. Assistant Attorney General Tony Graf pointed out that the difference in the ages of the defendant and the victim brings concerns and the government recommends the defendant be incarcerated for two years and he must not contact the victim directly or indirectly. The Chief Justice pointed out that according to the probation report, apparently the defendant and this young lady had a relationship and the victim gave birth and the defendant has admitted that he s the father. The defendant was sentenced to serve seven years for each count, to be served concurrently, however the court suspended sentencing, under certain conditions: Pio must conduct himself as a law abiding citizen, serve 28 months without any release Student kills teach, hurts 2, shoots self SPARKS, Nev. (AP) Students at a Nevada middle school were filing off buses and reuniting with friends on the playground after a weeklong vacation when the pop of gunfire shattered the morning calm. Children fled the campus for their lives before the first bell rang. Police said a Sparks Middle School student was the lone gunman who injured two young classmates, killed himself and took the life of an 8th-grade math teacher who tried to stop the rampage. The teacher, former serviceman Michael Landsberry, 45, was being hailed for trying to protect students from a shooting that was witnessed by 20 or 30 children. We have a lot of heroes today, including our children... and our fallen hero, an amazing teacher, Washoe County School District Superintendent Pedro Martinez said. Authorities did not provide a motive for the shooting, and it s not known where he got the gun. The 12-year-old wounded students were listed in stable condition. One was shot in the shoulder, and the other was hit in the abdomen. Parents clung to their teary-eyed children at an evacuation center, while the community struggled to make sense of the latest episode of schoolyard violence to rock the nation less than a year after the massacre in Newtown, Conn. Sparks, a city of roughly 90,000 that sprung out of the railway industry, lies just east of Reno. It s not supposed to happen here, said Chanda Landsberry, the slain teacher s sister-in-law. We re just Sparks little Sparks, Nevada. It s unreal. (Continued on page 14) whatsoever unless for genuine medical attention, or by order of the court. After serving six months, Pio can seek work release, and if granted work release it shall be from Monday to Friday from 6a.m. to 6p.m. Kruse told the defendant to be mindful that work release is prompted because Pio told the probation (Continued on page 14) samoa news, Tuesday, October 22, 2013 Page 3 NOW SERVING BREAKFAST & Lunch MON-SAT From 7am - 2pm Oasis for Fine Dining MONDAY-SATURDAY 5PM TO 9PM MEAT/PASTA LOVERS MENU CATCH OF THE DAY CLASSIC KOREAN MENU DESSERT DELIGHTS Navigator Island Pictures & Department of Youth and Women s Affairs presents PRIVATE PARTY & BANQUET ROOMS AVAILABLE BAR & RESTAURANT MON thru SAT 7AM-2AM LOCATED IN SAMOA SPORTS BUILDING, AIRPORT RD Immediate Crew Call for those interested in Film Making Directing Producing Cinematography Production Design Location Management Sound, Lighting & Special effects Sign up today for an opportunity to INTERN and learn with the island s only Motion Picture Production Agency Navigator Island Pictures! 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4 Page 4 samoa news, Tuesday, October 22, 2013 Education Summit starts Governor Lolo believes children s education is everyone s responsibility by Joyetter Feagaimaali i-luamanu Samoa News Reporter Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga believes that educating the children of American Samoa must not be left solely to the Department of Education, rather is everyone s business and that s the motive behind the three day Education Summit, hosted by the Governor s Office. The Governor s Executive Assistant, Iulogologo Joseph Pereira in response to Samoa News queries stated that Governor Lolo called this education summit to bring all of the education stakeholders together to address alarming student performance statistics citing 70% of our students performing below the national average and 80% to 90% of our high school graduates must take remedial courses at the American Samoa Community College before they can take college level courses. Governor Lolo M. Moliga firmly believes that the business of educating the children of American Samoa must not be left solely to the Department of Education but a responsibility which must be shouldered by the legislature, parents, businesses, community/villages, religious leaders and organizations, and everyone else; coining the phrase it takes the entire village to educate a child. This three day summit will kick off today at Governor Rex Lee Auditorium where Head of State his highness Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi will give the keynote address and a panel of questions and answers will follow. Among the issues discussed in this summit are language and education, history of education in the territory, college readiness plan, and parents and community participation in education. Iu told Samoa News that studies have proven the direct correlation between education and success. It is more so in today s world where technology is the basic requirement in all jobs and employment opportunities. Being a natural resource poor island economy, we must depend on the intellectual capacity of our people and future generations to attract investments in the types of businesses that pay above the minimum wage and which provide jobs that are appealing to our younger generation. Our socio-economic development success is therefore intrinsically tied to the intellectual capacity of our people, our children, and future generations, he said. The Governor hopes that this Education Summit will generate recommendations on the direction the Territory s educational system should take to ensure that our Territory will grow economically and socially, along with guaranteeing the provision of choices and success, through education, to our children and future generations in whatever endeavors they wish to pursue. Once our educational direction/vision is set, the required supporting infrastructure will naturally evolve. The Executive Director of this summit is Mikaele Eutale,and full details of this event are printed in Samoa News. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Samoa News welcomes and encourages Letters to the Editor. Please send them to our news.newsroom@samoatelco.com Box 909, Pago Pago, American Samoa Contact us by Telephone at (684) Contact us by Fax at (684) Contact us by at 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. 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. Dr. Steven Kuartei, one of the presenters at the Health Summit last Saturday. He is the former head of PIHOA the Pacific Island Hospital Officers Association and former Minister of Health for the Republic of Palau. He minced no words about the epidemic of NCDs throughout the Pacific islands during his presentation. [courtesy photo[] LBJ Hospital and Department of Health form historic alliance by Teri Hunkin Facilitating the morning discussions were Samoa News staff local doctors Mike Favazza, MD and Annie There may be gridlock in Washington, and Fuavai, MBBS as they heard from our surgeons a gargantuan failure to communicate on the and internal medicine doctors on the subjects part of some in our nation s capitol, but here in of diabetic foot infections and limb amputation caused by nerve damage; the high numbers American Samoa, two of government s most important entities the Department of Health of hemodialysis patients entering the dialysis and the territory s only hospital, LBJ Tropical clinic due to kidney failure; and the high risk of Medical Center, have embarked upon a new era blindness (diabetic retinopathy) which affects of collaboration and cooperation which has not too many of our aging population. been seen for quite a while, if ever. Dr. Judith DePue, who is a clinical professor LBJ Hospital CEO, Joseph Davis-Fleming of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Alpert and Department of Health Director Motusa Medical School at Rhode Island s Brown University, Tuileama Nua have a shared vision for the territory. followed those presentations with the They are not at cross-purposes; their mandates results of a study conducted in American Samoa are somewhat different, but they acknowl- to evaluate the effectiveness of a culturally edge that in the end, they work toward the same adapted, primary care based team of Community goal to increase the good health and well being Health Workers (CHWs) to increase patients of the community which they serve, the people understanding and control of their diabetes. who make up the territory of American Samoa. Dr. DePue noted that the shortage of health In a move which many called historic workers is a problem in many remote and underserved communities around the world, and with the two government entities joined forces and brain power to organize and co-host a medical funding from the National Institute of Health, symposium for the territory this past weekend she and her team partnered with ASG s Department the first of its kind, and a landmark session of Health a few years ago for this study, which involved local, regional and worldwide and an outreach approach using lay health health care speakers. workers aka Community Health Workers According to program organizers, one of was decided as the best way to educate and support diabetic patients and their families. the main reasons for the symposium was to bring all of these people together who can enact These community health workers would serve change. Samoa News understands that it was as a bridge between local people and professional the positive and proactive insistence of LBJ s health care providers, and these types of programs Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Akapusi Ledua that are utilized around the world, she said. put this historic gathering on the calendar. Following a description of the research and A pre-symposium reception was held on design methods used in the study, Dr. DePue Friday, October 18 at the Tradewinds Hotel, confirmed that culturally sensitive nurse/chw where LBJ s Chief Executive Officer Joseph teams improved diabetes control in American Davis-Fleming introduced the symposium Samoa as evidenced by increased primary care and its speakers. Lt. Governor Lemanu Peleti usage, decreased use of emergency room facilities, Mauga and his wife were in attendance, and the and most importantly, a clinically signifi- Lt. Governor spoke briefly, acknowledging the cant improvement in mean HbA1c, a measurement importance of the dialog about to take place. of long term blood sugar levels. On Saturday, October 19, the Lee Auditorium NCDs LET S DECLARE in Utulei was the site for the event, which A STATE OF EMERGENCY included a day full of informative research, The final presentation of the morning was thoughtful insight, and provocative question given by the former head of PIHOA the and answer sessions. Pacific Island Hospital Officers Association Called American Samoa Health, Now and and former Minister of Health for the Republic Vision for the Future, the program contained of Palau, Dr. Stevenson Kuartei, who minced morning sessions devoted to Non-Communicable no words about the epidemic of NCDs. Diseases (or NCDs) with a focus on the He said, The NCDs were declared a health complications of Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, crisis in Today we heard the words crisis, which has seen exponential growth and is now crisis, crisis multiple times. Are we in a crisis or considered at epidemic levels in American not? And if we are, what are we doing about it? Samoa, as well as across the Pacific. (Continued on page 14)

5 samoa news, Tuesday, October 22, 2013 Page 5 A three day celebration of Samoan Tatau and Cultural Arts OCTOBER 25, 26, & :00am - 4pm Daily at Alega Beach Tattooing exhibition Traditional and Machine Tattooing Body Art and Skin Fashion Show Best of the Fest traditional Competitions Best of the Fest modern skin art competition Ava Ceremony Art show by Ula Fashion Show by Pacific Roots ASCC Ukulele Performance Young Carvers Elei and Siapo exhibition Sunday s Awards ceremony Pre-Fest Palolo Harvest, Thursday Oct. 24, 1 a.m. Major Sponsors GHC REID & C0.

6 Page 6 samoa news, Tuesday, October 22, 2013 ASPA seeks to hire a financial strategist The American Samoa Basketball Association (ASBA) is coordinating the 2013 Moso oi Basketball tournament that began last Saturday. According to ASBA Secretary Treasurer Diehl Langkilde, the ASBA has been in preparation for about three months getting ready for league play. We have been looking at using this basketball tournament as a stepping stone in recruiting more athletes to participate in our future programs. The Moso oi Tournament will go up until the last week of November, said Langkilde. Reigning champions at this time are the Mesepa Sonics who won the Flag Day tournament and last year s Moso oi champions are the Leone Whites that will be defending their title during the Moso oi tournament. It has been a long time since we have had girls teams in this tournament, but now we have brought them back for this tournament and hopefully we can keep attracting girls for future tournaments. We are really looking at having a steady program and bringing the girls back, he said. Seen here are the Mesepa Sonics (with ball) and Team Swoosh of the Girls Division last Saturday during the first day of play. Games are played on Monday, Wednesday and Friday starting at 5:30 p.m. and on Saturday s starting at 8:00 a.m. with all games being played at the Tafuna High School gymnasium. [photo: Jeff Hayner] No tricks, only treats at Photogenix by B. Chen, Samoa News Correspondent Attention all ghouls, monsters, superheroes, and princesses: Rock your favorite Halloween costume and get a photo snapped at Photogenix anytime from now until 5 p.m. on October 31 and your name will be entered into a drawing to win one of two candy pots filled with treats. Photogenix owner Emma Pritchard and her staff are inviting everyone to stop by and enter their ongoing Halloween costume competition. Eligibility is easy. All you need to do is take a photo in your cutest or scariest costume and the best thing is, there is no age limit. So everyone both young and old is qualified to enter and win! There will be one candy pot prize for the scariest costume and another for the winner of the cutest costume category. The Photogenix crew will man a booth at the ANZ Halloween Bash scheduled to be held at the Tradewinds Hotel this Saturday, Oct. 26 at 6:30 p.m. where photos will be taken and ready on the spot. Candy pots will also be on sale that night and everyone who takes a picture inside the Photogenix booth will receive free treats and candy favors. In a telephone interview with Samoa News yesterday, Pritchard said the lowest package they are offering for Halloween costs $8 and includes a photo that comes in a Halloween-themed souvenir folder a perfect way to capture the memory and preserve it for many years. If Halloween just isn t your thing, don t worry. Photogenix has you covered. The holiday season is just around the corner and the territory s premier photography studio already has Christmas greeting cards available. What better way to send a cute and memorable Christmas message than through a greeting card featuring a photograph and a personal message? Grandparents, family members, and friends will surely appreciate the gesture and cherish the thought. Photographs are not limited to special events and holidays. Photogenix also does family portraits, graduation photos and prom pictures. But if you would rather have your memories captured somewhere outside their studio, that s not a problem. Photogenix can make arrangements to come out to the location of your choice for a fee to take as many photos as you want. Different package deals are available and the prices are affordable. Photogenix is located on the ground floor of the Laufou Shopping Center in Nuuuli. More information on current package rates and specials can be obtained by calling them directly at by B. Chen, Samoa News Correspondent The American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) has created a new position that pares down the job responsibilities of the Business and Finance Manager and divides those responsibilities among current staff members. The new position, financial strategist, according to ASPA Executive Director Utu Abe Malae, is being advertised locally and seeks an experienced financial strategist with appropriate industry experience in financial planning and strategy, statistical analysis, analytics, strategic planning, quality management, promoting process improvement, forecasting, corporate finance, possesses sharp financial skills, and is able to handle complexity. In response to Samoa News inquiries about the need to create such a position, and why someone like the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) or others in the ASPA accounting department can t handle the job, Utu said, you need a strong financial and accounting staff and our accounting is excellent, adding that the semi-autonomous agency has had unqualified financial and single audits over the years. But there is a lot of financial type work that needs to be done, he added. According to Utu, ASPA has a capital projects budget of about $57 Million for fiscal year 2014, with a total budget of $133 million. He explained that the position of Business and Finance Manager was advertised already. Unfortunately, the candidate that we were about to hire turned us down at the last minute. Therefore, Utu continued, we pared down the job responsibilities and divided them among current staff and this one new position, Financial Strategist. The new position requires the applicant to hold a bachelor s degree in finance, economics, or business, but an MBA is preferred. The applicant must also have six years experience as a financial strategist or analyst in a utility or related business. The salary range is $60,000 to $80,000 per annum and the successful applicant will report directly to Utu and work closely with the CFO. Among other duties, the responsibilities of the financial strategist include developing organization prospects by studying economic trends and revenue opportunities; identifying monetary resources; developing financial strategies by forecasting capital, facilities and staff requirements; maximizing returns on invested funds by identifying investment opportunities; recommending an investment portfolio; and monitoring financial performance by measuring and analyzing results. The deadline for applications is 4 p.m., Friday, Oct. 25, NSA spy program reporter promises more bombshells DENVER (AP) The journalist behind stories about the National Security Agency s global spy program promised Monday that there are many more to come, including details about the United States spying on its own citizens. Glenn Greenwald, an American reporter based in Brazil, spoke by video to a group of reporters from around the Americas gathered in Denver for a meeting of the Inter American Press Association. He said the upcoming reports will be as significant as the report he co-wrote in the French newspaper Le Monde about the NSA sweeping up millions of phone records in France in a month. Greenwald said he s committed to reporting on every document of public interest given to him by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. He said he does consider the potential harm that could be caused by his disclosures and consults with experienced editors and reporters in deciding what to publish. He also said they present their reporting to the government at issue to listen to officials view about publishing the information, but he acknowledged they usually disregard it. I don t think anyone could say we have not been thoughtful enough, he said. Snowden told Greenwald earlier this year about the vast communications-monitoring programs carried out by the agency and its international counterparts. The revelations have sparked a raucous debate about the scale of surveillance and the erosion of privacy in the digital age. Snowden received asylum in Russia in August. Greenwald said there s a sustained attack on press freedom in the United States, and he criticized the British government for asking the Guardian newspaper to destroy data leaked by Snowden. He called on journalists everywhere to work together to defend their rights. The more we band together, the harder it will be for states to attack press freedoms, he said.

7 samoa news, Tuesday, October 22, 2013 Page 7 ASCC s PTK Fall 2013 Induction this Friday By James Kneubuhl, ASCC Press Officer Press Release Monday, October 21, 2013 Pago Pago, American Samoa The American Samoa Community College (ASCC) chapter of the prestigious Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honors Society welcomed 18 new members during its fall 2013 induction ceremony this past Friday, October 18. With chapters at community and junior colleges across the United States and its territories, Phi Theta Kappa recognizes and encourages excellence in scholarship among associate degree students. The Greek words Phi Theta Kappa mean wisdom (Phi), aspiration (Theta) and purity (Kappa). The society bases its programs on its four hallmarks: scholarship, leadership, service and fellowship. Family and friends, including ASCC President Dr. Seth Galea i and Dean of Academic Affairs Dr. Irene Helsham, packed the ASCC Lecture Hall for the ceremony, as the PTK celebrated the scholastic achievements of the College s best and brightest. The theme for this semester s induction was Today s Determination Brings Tomorrow s Success, a theme expanded upon by special guest speaker Mr. Joey Cummings, General Manager of radio stations KHJ and V103, and himself a former PTK member. The ceremony also included a stirring performance of the PTK theme song by PTK alumni Tony Tuigamala, followed by the traditional lighting of candles representing the flame of knowledge by the inductees, followed by their reciting the oath of allegiance to the PTK. This semester s inductees are Destinee Afalava, Anna Imelda Afoa, Nikolao Alo, Boy Scouts remove 2 men who toppled ancient rock SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Two Utah men already facing possible criminal charges for purposely toppling an ancient rock formation in a state park have now been removed from their posts as Boy Scout leaders. A northern Utah Boy Scouts council announced Monday that Glenn Taylor and Dave Hall will no longer be allowed to lead scouting troops due to what happened Oct. 11 at Goblin Valley State Park, which they filmed and posted on Facebook. The move comes on the heels of the national Boy Scouts of America condemning the men s actions last week and promising a review of the incident. The Boy Scouts Utah National Parks Council posted a statement on its website saying the men s actions are not in line with the principles the organization teaches about preserving nature. We encourage all leaders and Scouts to review the Leave No Trace principles, as we are all a part of maintaining the integrity, character and the natural beauty of the outdoors for all living things, the statement said. The rock formation they toppled over is about 170 million years old, Utah State Parks spokesman Eugene Swalberg said. The central Utah park is dotted with thousands of the eerie, mushroom-shaped sandstone formations. Hall and Taylor came under fire last week after posting a video on Facebook where Taylor can be seen wedging himself between a formation and a boulder to knock a large rock off the formation s top. Taylor and his two companions can then be seen cheering, high-fiving and dancing. They said the rock formation was loose and they feared it was dangerous. They were leading a group of teenage Boy Scouts on a trip when it happened. Hall said they found out about losing their Boy Scouts positions Monday morning. They had been troop leaders for a few years, Hall said, and hope to continue to be involved in organization in the future using what happened as a teaching point. Both men are from Highland, Utah, about 30 miles south of Salt Lake City. We ve always supported the Boy Scouts and if that s what they feel is best, we support that decision, Hall said. We re extremely sorry for our mistake. We look forward to doing everything we can to make it right and move on. Utah State Parks authorities are conducting a criminal investigation, and the Emery County Attorney s Office also is reviewing the incident to determine if charges should be filed. Olita Laumua Hollister-Godinet, Jireh Kruse, Filoisamoa Langkilde Jr., Tufanua Mase, Ella- Monique Misa, Mellody Parungo, Togasi i Peter Peko, Paul Alaituasivi Saulo Jr., Talimeli F. Taufete e,jessica Tuiletufuga, Anthony Tuiolosega, Chastity Tuiolosega, Merieni Maryann Tupuimatagi, Siuila Uele, and Zihao Zeng. They will join current members Marietta Lafaele (President), Sia Niupulusu (Vice President), Maria Magalasin (Secretary), Wittenberg Mariner (Treasurer), Easther Kim, Peniamina Tai I, Seong Hee Kim, Yeseul Kang, Nyrese Pato, Fa afetai Ifopo, Moya Beyer, Leli a Mona Chang, Salani Leota, Zerahamla Mamea. Each semester, PTK advisors Toaiva Fiame- Tago, Evile Feleti, Anthony Felise, Kuki Tuiasosopo, and Evelyn Fuean review the ASCC Dean s List and other relevant data to determine which students qualify for the membership in the Society. At ASCC, PTK nominees must have taken at least 12 credits, passed their English 150, English 151 and Math 90 classes, and have earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Qualifying students receive an invitation to join PTK, and most of those invited readily accept the offer. Phi Theta Kappa provides more than $35 million worth of scholarships annually to student members nationwide. Each member is automatically nominated for inclusion in the prestigious National Dean s List, and is also enrolled in the PTK Transfer Database, which links senior institutions across the nation offering scholarships to PTK members. For more on the Phi Theta Kappa Honors society, visit their webpage at American Samoa Government OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) RFP No: RFP RFP No: RFP Date & Time Due: October 28, 2013 Issuance Date: October 21, 2013 No later than 2:00 p.m. local time The American Samoa Government (ASG) issues a Request For Proposals (RFP) from qualified firms to provide: Security Service for School Lunch Program Submission: Original and five copies of the Proposal must be submitted in a sealed envelope Marked Security Services for School Lunch Program. Submissions are to be sent to the following address and will be received until 2:00 p.m. (local time), Monday, October 28, 2013: Office of Procurement American Samoa Government Pago Pago, American Samoa attn: Tiaotalaga J.E. Kruse, 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 beingn on-responsive. Document: 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. Equal Opportunity Employer / Affirmative Action AUTO NATION WINDSHIELD IN STOCK $ Hundreds of RADIATOR IN STOCK We carry Genuine Aftermarket and Used Parts All PPG Paints 10% OFF Auto Nation in Nu uuli next to Talofa Video TIAOTALAGA J.E. KRUSE Chief Procurement Officer

8 Page 8 samoa news, Tuesday, October 22, 2013 GOVERNOR S EDUCATION SUMMIT Faamuamua Fanau A oga Students First: Building a Common Purpose October 22-24, 2013 Fofoga o le Aso: Tofa Sili Dr. Kerisiano Sataua C Y M K TUESDAY OCTOBER 22, :00 am 8:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast Mikaele Etuale: Conference Executive Director 8:00 am 10:30 am Tuvaoga Ole Aso & Introductions Dr. Sili Sataua, MC Official Opening of Summit - Declaration Honorable Afioga Lemanu Mauga Lieutenant Governor & Education Summit Chairman Presentation of Colors Samoana HS JROTC Color Guard U.S. National Anthem American Samoa Territorial Anthem Opening Hymn: Samoana High School Choir Invocation Father Kelemete Pua auli, Chancellor Catholic Diocese of Samoa Pago Pago Musical Selection Samoana High School Choir Welcoming Remarks Honorable HTC Lolo Matalasi Moliga Governor of American Samoa Keynote Address Afioga Tuiatua Tamasese Efi Head of State, Samoa History of Education in the Territory: An Overview Tofa Tapaau Dr. Dan Aga, ASCC Land Grant Director Susuga Samasoni Asaeli, Strategic Plan Steering Committee 10:30 am 1:00 pm SESSION I State of the Territory s Education & ASDOE Strategic Plan Susuga Vaitinasa Dr. Salu Hunkin-Finau Director of Education College Readiness Plan Dr. Seth Galeai President, American Samoa Community College LUNCH & Entertainment Musical Selection: Strings of Psalms Dancing Fingers School of Music Conductor: Susuga Poe Mageo 1:00 pm 2:30 pm PLENARY SESSION I Panel 1 - (Questions & Answers) Moderator: Tofa Tapaau Dr. Dan Aga - GTFOE Member Panelists: Samasoni Asaeli, Paulo Salave a, Sam Uhrle, Kathy Baker-Fitisone (South Pacific Academy Principal), Sonny Leomiti (ASCC Institutional Effectiveness Department Director), Dr. Kathleen Kolhoff (ASCC Vice President) 2:30 pm Recap Outcomes & Overview of next day Dr. Sili Sataua, GTFOE Secretary Benediction Conference Delegate WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, :00 am - 8:00 am Registration & Continental Breakfast Mikaele Etuale, Conference Executive Director 8:00 am - 9:30 am Hymn: Fagaitua High School Swing Choir Invocation Reverend Faavae Faata ita i CCCAS Fitiuta, Manu a SESSION II Language and Education Director of Education and Dual Language Staff 9:30am - 10:30 am PLENARY SESSION II Panel 2 (Questions & Answers) Moderator: HTC Fofo Sunia, GTFOE Vice Chair Panelists: Utulei Fatu, Sipaea Sanonu, Mareta Te i, Okenaisa Fauolo (ASCC Samoan Studies Institute Director), Victor Langilde (Fa asao Marist HS Principal) BREAK (15 MINUTES) 10:30 am 12:00 pm SESSION III The Teacher: A Major Factor in Success Diana Ameperosa, Teacher Quality Assistant Director Con t next page C Y M K

9 samoa news, Tuesday, October 22, 2013 Page 9 GOVERNOR S EDUCATION SUMMIT C Y M K Faamuamua Fanau A oga Students First: Building a Common Purpose October 22-24, 2013 Fofoga o le Aso: Tofa Sili Dr. Kerisiano Sataua C Y M K PLENARY SESSION III Panel 3 (Questions & Answers) Moderator: Dr. Sili Sataua, Secretary, GTFOE Panelists: Diana Ameperosa, Dottie Tuisamatatele, Jocelyn Siologa, Caroline Tuiolosega (Pacific Horizons High School) LUNCH Tala Fa asamoa: Funefeai Tagaloa Tuiatua Tologataua CCCAS Petesa Uta Youth 1:00 pm 2:30 pm SESSION IV Parent and Community Participation in Education Suli Sopoaga (Community & Parental Services Assistant Director), Ben Te o (Leone High School Principal) PLENARY SESSION IV Panel 4: Parent & Community Involvement Moderator: Reverend Father Iosefo Timu, Member GTFOE Panelists: Ben Te o, Tereise Young, Fuimaono Tamali i, (Samoana HS PTA Member), Rev. Orekene Taofi, (CCCAS Youth Director), Lupe Fofo Fiso (Soc. Services), Leseiau Laumoli (Deputy Commissioner of Department of Public Safety), Katerina Su a (Kananafou HS Faculty Member) 2:30 pm Recap outcomes and overview Mikaele Etuale. Conference Executive Director Benediction Delegate THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, :00 am 8:00 am Registration & Continental Breakfast Mikaele Etuale Conference Executive Director 8:00 am -10:00 am Opening Hymn: Leone High School Choir Invocation Rev. Pasili Farani Fagatogo Methodist Church Keynote Address Honorable Faleomavaega Eni Hunkin Representative, US Congress 10:00 am 12:00 pm Break (15 Minutes) SESSION V Governance & Administration: Reform or Status Quo? Susuga Vaitinisa Dr. Salu Hunkin- Finau Director of Education PLENARY SESSION V Panel 5: (Questions & Answers) Moderator: Tofa Fofo Sunia, Vice Chair, GTFOE Panelists: Honorable Vaetasi T. Moliga (House Education Committee Chairman), Honorable Faumuina Tagisiaali I (Senate Education Committee Chairman), Afioga Fonoti Perelini (ASPA Board Chairman), Rev. Dr. Sekuini Sevaaetasi (ASCC Board Chairman), Mitzie Jessop (Deputy Attorney General) LUNCH & Entertainment Tafuna High School Choir 1:00 pm 2:30 pm Presentation of Conference Resolutions Honorable Afioga Lemanu P. Mauga Education Summit Chairman Special Remarks Honorable Paramount Chief Mauga T. Asuega Senator, Legislature of American Samoa Closing Remarks Honorable HTC Lolo Matalasi Moliga Governor of American Samoa Cultural Presentations & Teacher s Song Governor s Task Force on Education American Samoa Department of Education Teachers Retrieving of Colors Samoana High School JROTC Color Guard Benediction Rev. Fouvale Asiata CCCAS Matuu & Faganeanea TOFA SOIFUA

10 Page 10 samoa news, Tuesday, October 22, 2013 Le Lali 82% Fanau A oga O PAGATIA Lagona? tusia: Leua Aiono Frost Ua fa aalia lagona o otia o le fanau, matua e, tatou fa alogo i o latou mana oga, ma taumafai ona fetufa i ma i latou, ia maua se leleiga ma se autasi o finagalo ma lagona e ao ina fa atino! O se tima i lea a le tama ita i na malaga mai fafo, ina ia aumaia fa amaumauga o le Suesuega Fa apitoa sa faia i le fanau aoga maualuluga i Tafuna, Polytech ma Leone High i le tausaga O le tama ita i na malaga mai fafo, Dianna M. Georgina Ph.D, o se tama ita i polofesa o lo o ua malaga mai ma fa ai uga o le su esu ega ma fa ailoa mai fo i e ia, le moni o lagona fa aalia o le fanau, ua latou fa auia mai i a latou tali i fesili nei sa su ea ai i latou i le tausaga Ia tatou fa alogo ma talia lagona o le fanau! O le mau lea o lana folasaga, tima i mai i e uma na auai i le fonotaga fa alea oa oga na faia i le potu fono o le Ofisa o Palotaga i le vaiaso ua te a. O le taumafaiga lenei o lo o fa atino lava e le Mau mo le Fa amalosia o Aiga [AFSA] ma le Amerika Samoa So ofa atasi Taofia Sauaga i Totonu o Aiga [ASDSV] ma sa auai le vasega o leoleo galulue lo o nafa pea i aso fai so o ma le tautuaina o le lautele i taimi e tutupu ai fa afitauli i totonu o aiga, e afua i misaga, sauaga ma fa atauma oia fa aleituaiga o fanauiti. O nisi o susuga i faufautua eseese a le Matagaluega o Alamanuia mo Tagata Lautele [DHSS] ma le to atele o sui mai sosaiete tuma oti o e fa asinotonu fo i a latou matafaioi i le taumafaiga e tete e sauaga i totonu o aiga ma nisi fo i mafuataga eseese e pei o autalavou, ofisa faigaluega ma fa alapotopotoga. I le a oa oga, ua matua auiliili ona fa aafea le aganuu a Samoa ma ona tapu, e aofia ai, E le tatau ona tali upu le fanau i matua i so o se mea. O le fa ai uga i mea e fa atino e le fanau, e fa atonu mai e matua! O le mea tonu lava lea, ua fa ailoa mai, e i ai ona fitaituga le fanau, ma ua iloga ai, o nisi o nei mea, e afua ai ona latou fa atumu le pepa ma fa ailoa mai, ua omia o latou lagona. Peita i, e le i a afia tele Georgina i le pasene lea e 82 nai lo le 21% o i latou ua manatu e fa ao o loa lea tulaga ia i latou, pe afai e leai se latou filifiliga e ono fai vave i o latou lagona pagatia o i ai! O le fa ailo lea, e o o lava ina toe fa ateleina le aofa i o le fanau e ono pule i lo latou ola, ona ua leai se fa ai uga lelei ma se latou filifiliga e mafai ona faia vave e fa afo ia ai lea pagatia o a afia ai. O le vaifofo lava lea e tatau ona maua a i so o se aiga, o le taumafaiga ia i ai le avanoa e filifili ai le tamaitiiti i lona olaga, ma sana fa ai uga e faia e ia lava, i se mea e mana o ai! O se fa aiuga lea o le folasaga a lenei tama ita i foma i ina ia fa afaigofie i matua Samoa, ona talia lagona fa aalia o le fanau ua tamauina nei e le su esu ega lea. Talia Ao malo Samoa le valaaulia a le Kovana Sili tusia Ausage Fausia Ua talia aloaia e le Ao mamalu o le malo o Samoa, le afioga a Tui atua Tupua Tamasese Efi le fa a talauula atu a le afioga i le Kovana Sili ia Lolo Matalasi Moliga, ina ia avea o ia ma Failauga Faapitoa o le fonotaga a le Matagaluega o Aoga a le malo, lea ua faamoemoe e amata i le taeao nei mo le umi e tolu aso. Na faamaonia mai e le tofa Fiu Saelua mai le Ofisa o le Kovana Sili, le talia aloaia e le Ao o le malo o Samoa o le valaaulia, ma ua i ai nei o ia i le atunuu mo le faataunuuina o lea valaaulia. O le aso Tofi o le vaiaso nei ua faamoemoe e mae a ai le fonotaga, ona sauni ai loa lea o le Ao o le malo ma lana aumalaga e toe taliu atu i fanua i le aso Faraile o le vaiaso nei. O le autu o lenei fonotaga e pei ona taua e Lolo i lana tusi ia Tui atua, o le toe faamalosia lea o le aoaoina o le gagana Samoa i fanau aoga i le taimi nei, ina ia mafai ona sa o le gagana ma lona faaaogaina, ia malamalama foi fanau aoga i le taua o le gagana ma aganuu a Samoa. Na taua e Lolo i se pepa o faamatalaga na tuuina mai ananafi e faapea, o le taua o le Fonotaga lenei o le a mafai ai ona o mai faatasi taitai o le malo e foia le faafitauli o lo o tulai mai i aoaoga a fanau, e pei ona i ai le 70% o fanau aoga o lo o i lalo o togi faatulagaina le malosi ua mafai ona latou ausia i aoaoga, ma le 80% e o o atu i le 90% o fanau aoga ua faauu mai i le vasega 12, o lo o latou aveina mataupu amata i le Kolisi Tuufaatasi. Ou te talitonu o le matata i le aoaoina o fanau i totonu o le teritori, o se matafaioi e le tatau ona tuu lafoa i mo na o le Matagaluega o Aoga a le malo, ae o se tiute e tatau ona tauave e le Fono Faitulafono, matua, pisinisi, faapea ai le atunuu lautele i afioaga, taitai o Ekalesia aemaise ai faalapotopotoga ma itumalo taitasi, e pei ona talitonuina e ni isi se tasi o faaupuga, e tatau ona tutu faatasi le nuu atoa e aoao le tamaititi e toatasi, o le saunoaga lea a le alii kovana. Na taua foi e Lolo e faapea, o lona talitonuga o lo o i ai, ia maea lenei fonotaga ae alia e mai ni fautuaga lelei e unaia ma lagolagoina ai le faaleleia o aoaoga mo fanau i le teritori, ina ia manuia ai le lumana i o fanau ma le malo i aso o i luma. I le faaletonu ai o le tamaoaiga a le atunuu e maua mai i ona laufanua, o le a fesoasoani malosi fanau i le faaleleia o le tamaoaiga i le lumanai ma faatosina mai pisinisi e inivesi i le teritori i le lumanai, mo le manuia o le atunuu. O le itula e 8:00 i le taeao nei lea ua faamoemoe e amata aloaia ai le fonotaga, i se tatala e saunia e le Afioga ia Patele Kelemete Puaauli o le Puleaga Pago Pago, ona sosoo ai loa lea o le saunoaga mai le afioga i le kovana sili e faafeiloa i ai malo valaaulia. O le saunoaga autu o le aso o le a saunoa i ai le Ao o le malo o Samoa, ma amata faatulaga ai loa talanoaga ma fetufaaiga i vaega e lima e pei ona vaevae i ai lenei fonotaga. (Faaauau itulau 15) O se va aiga i le fonotaga sa aofia ai sui faufautua i le DHSS, o sui mai fa alapotopotoga i totonu o Amerika Samoa e ala i auaunaga ia fa amalosia mafutaga fiafia i totonu o aiga, o ali i ma tama ita i mamalu mai le DPS o lo o feagai ma le tau soloia o fa afitauli i totonu o aiga pe a o o i taimi e lutia ai ia mafutaga, ma ua avea ai Dianna Georgina PhD ma sui e fa asoa mai ma fa aali mai le fa ai uga o se su esu ega taua sa faia i fanau talavou i totonu o a oga maualuluga, lea ua fa aalia ai, 82% o i latou ua fa ailoa mai lo latou pagatia i totonu o latou aiga, e omia o latou lagona. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]

11 samoa news, Tuesday, October 22, 2013 Page 11 Ta utino le ali i leoleo ua le fa ataunu uina lana tautoga tusia Ausage Fausia I se vaega o le fa atoesega a le ali i leoleo o Fiti Aina sa tu uina atu i luma o le fa amasinoga i le vaiaso na te a nei, e le gata sa ia talosagaina se fa amagaloga a le fa amasinoga mo ia, ae sa ia taua fo i lona le fa ataunu uina o le tautoga sa ia tauto ai i luma o le atunuu. So o se taimi e fa atautoina ai ali i ma tama ita i leoleo o le a aloaia le avea o i latou ma leoleo o le matou, latou te tuuina atu se tautoga i luma o le atunuu, latou te le faia se gaioiga e aveesea ai le talitonuga a le atunuu lautele ia i latou, pe fa aleaoga ai lo latou ta uleleia ma le pine o lo o latou laeiina, ae o le a latou tausisi i le tulafono ma le Faavae o le malo tele o Amerika atoa ai ma le teritori o Amerika Samoa. O le aso Faraile na te a nei na fa atulaga e fofoga ai le faasalaga a le fa amasinoga maualuga faasaga ia Aina, ina ua ta usala o ia i le solitulafono mamafa o lona fa ataga lea e sola o se ali i pagota (permitting escape), i lalo o se maliliega na latou sainia ma le malo ma talia e le faamasinoga ia Aokuso na te a nei. Ina ua talia e le fa amasinoga le tali ioe a le ali i leoleo, sa solofua ai loa isi moliaga e lua sa totoe ai i le pepa o tagi sa faaulu e le malo. E le i fa ataunuuina le tuuina atu o le faasalaga a le faamasinoga faasaga ia Aina, ae ua toe tolopo mo le isi ono masina. Na umi se taimi o fono ali i fa amasino, o loia atoa ai ma Aina, ma tuuina mai ai loa e le alii faamasino sili ia Michael Kruse le faatonuga ina ua maea la latou fonotaga, o le a tolopo le lauina o le faasalaga. O Aina na tuuaia faatasi ma le isi leoleo o le falepuipui ia Rocky Tua, i le faalavelave lea na la faataga ai ni alii pagota e o i tua e faatau mai ni pia i se faleoloa e le mamao ese ma le falepuipui. Ae ina ua mae a ona iloilo e tagatanuu lautele mau a le malo e faatatau i le mataupu ia Tua i le vaiaso na te a nei, na tu uina mai ai loa la latou faaiuga, e le nofosala Tua i moliaga mamafa e lua sa tuuaia ai o ia, o lona faataga lea o se pagota e sola i tua, atoa ai ma lona fesoasoani i se pagota ina ia sola i tua ma le toese. Na maua le avanoa o Aina e faatoese ai i liuma o le faamasinoga e tusa ai o lana solitulafono sa fai, ma ia talosagaina ai se isi avanoa mo ia. Ua ou lagona le sese o le mea sa ou faia, ua avea lo u vaivai ma itu ua ou le fa ataunu uina ai la u tautoga sa ou faia i luma o le atunu u, o le tautoga lava fo i lea sa ou faia i lo u to alua ma la u fanau, lea ua ou o o ai i lenei tulaga, o le saunoaga lea a Aina ma ona loimata i luma o le fa amasinoga. Sa ia faaoloolomaau fo i i ali i fa amasino, mo se avanoa mo ia e fa aauau ai pea ona nofo i le fale e tausi si ana fanau e to atolu, ona o lea faatoa amata lona to alua i lana galuega fou ua i ai nei. Ina ua molimau fo i le faletua o le ali i leoleo, sa ia talosagaina ai fo i le fa amasinoga mo se avanoa e nofo ai le ua molia i le fale e tausi le la fanau, ona o ia lea ua amata i lana galuega fou faa faiaoga. E tele itu lelei na faailoa e le alii loia ia Fiti Sunia i le faamasinoga e ono faamama ai se faasalaga mo Aina, ma o ni isi o ia itu lelei e aofia ai lona tula i ma ioe i le moliaga, na te le i tuuaia se isi tagata i le gaioiga sa ia faia, ae sa ia tuuaia o ia lava, aemaise ai, o Aina o se tagata e tautua lotu, nuu ma alofa i lona aiga. Na taua fo i e Sunia e faapea, ua manino i le mea ua tupu le fa atamala o Aina e faataunuu ona tiute sa faatauto ai o ia na te puipui i le tulafono a le malo. Na faai u le faafinauga a Sunia i lona faailoa lea i le faamasinoga e faapea, e le agavaa Aina i se faasalaga faa falepuipui, ae agavaa ona nofovaavaaia o ia i lalo o ni poloaiga e avatu e le faamasinoga e usita i ai. E le i finau le itu a le malo mo se faasalaga faa falepuipui, ae sa taoto atu pea i se finagalo o le fa amasinoga. O le mataupu faasaga ia Aina na alia e mai ina ua osofaia e se vaega o Leoleo Su esu e le nofoaga o le toese i Tafuna i le masina o Iulai 2012, ma latou maua ai ni fagupia i totonu o se tasi o sela o lo o taofia ai se ali i pagota, ma afua mai ai loa iina ona faagasolo le su esu eina o lenei mataupu. I fa amaumauga a le fa amasinoga, sa taua ai e le isi alii pagota i leoleo su esu e, o ia na alu i le faleoloa e faatau mai fagupia mo le isi alii pagota o lo o faatali atu i totonu o le toese, ma pepa keke ma chips mo Tua ma Aina. Na taua i faamaumauga a le faamasinoga, e toalua alii pagota na o e faatau i le faleoloa lava lea e tasi, ma o se tasi o i laua nei o se alii o lo o tuli sona faasalaga faafalepuipui e 40 masina, ina ua ta usala o ia i le fa alavelave lea na ia tipia ai se alii i se agaese. O se vaaiga i nisi o sui o le atunu u mai le maota gasegase o le LBJ ma le Matagaluega o le Soifua Maloloina na auai i se fonotaga i le aso To anai ua te a e talanoaina ai nisi o tulaga tau i le soifua maloloina. O lenei fonotaga sa faia i le Fale Laumei i Utulei. [ata: FS] ATTENTION!!! 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12 Page 12 samoa news, Tuesday, October 22, 2013 O le Sone Vevela Se vaaiga i aufa i a le aufai faatoaga i Samoa na mafai ona faaali i le Farm Fair sa faia i Apia i le vaiaso na te a nei. [ata: THA] tusia Ausage Fausia TU UAIA LUALEMAGA MA KAPPEL AVE TA AVALE ONA O ananafi na tutula i ai i luma o le fa amasinoga fa aitumalo le Kovana o le Falelima i Sisifo, le afioga a Lualemaga Edward Faoa ma le loia fautua a le Fono Faitulafono ia Henry Kappel, ona o tu uaiga i lo la fa afoeina o ni ta avale a o la tagofia le ava malosi. Na atagia i fa amaumauga a le fa amasinoga le tatala i tua o Lualemaga ma Kappel i le faaiuga o le vaiaso na te a, ina ua la totogi le vaega tupe na faatulaga e le faamasinoga e tatala ai i laua i tua, e faatalitali ai le taimi e tutula i ai i luma o le faamasinoga. O le alii loia ia Tala Uiagalelei o lo o avea ma loia fautua mo Lualemaga, ae o le alii loia ia David Vargas o lo o tula i mo Kappel, ma ua tolopo le iloiloina o le la mataupu i le isi tolu vaiaso, ma o lo o tumau pea poloaiga o lo o tatala ai i laua i tua e faatali ai le aso lea ua faatulaga la te toe tutula i ai i luma o le fa amasinoga faaitumalo. O le afioga i le ali i fa amasino ia Elvis P. Patea na taulimaina le mataupu a Lualemaga ma Kappel ananafi, ona o le aso Tofi na te a nei na tuua ai e le alii faamasino ia John Ward II le atunuu mo ni isi o fonotaga i fafo. TO ALUA TAGATA FAIGALUEGA MOLIA GAOI MA LE FAIA O FAAMAUMAUGA SESE E to alua ni tagata faigaluega a le Matagaluega o le Soifua Maloloina a le malo ua tuuaia i moliaga mamafa e lua o le gaoi, atoa ai ma le faia o faamaumauga tau faasese. O tuuaiga faasaga ia Taufau Maxine Sagale ma Sieni Paopao Ioapo, na afua mai i le faalavelave lea o lo o tuuaia ai i le tusi e le isi o se siaki ma teu i totonu o le teugatupe a le isi o i laua. O le mataupu lenei na tofu atu i le Vaega o Leoleo Su esu e a le Ofisa o Leoleo a le malo, ina ua logo e le Ofisa o le Tupe se faaletonu i faamaumauga a le Ofisa o le Soifua Maloloina, ina ua maua e i ai se siaki e totogi ai se tagata faigaluega e faalua ona maua i faamaumauga a le faletupe, ma tofia ai loa le alii Leoleo Suesue ia Foma i Paepule na te suesueina lenei mataupu. O lo o manino i faamaumauga a le faamasinoga e faapea, o se siaki o lo o masalomia na tusia e se tagata o lo o i ai le aofa iga e $2,400, sa teuina lea i totonu o le teugatupe a Ioapo. Na taua i faamaumauga a le faamasinoga e faapea, mai siaki e lua sa maua e faalua ona faamau i faamaumauga a le faletupe, o le siaki muamua e $ le aofa i o le tupe o lo o i ai, ma le siaki lona lua e $2,400 le aofa i o le tupe o lo o i ai, ma o le siaki lea e lei fa atagaina mai i totonu o siaki sa tuuina atu i le payroll a le malo. Na taua e Ioapo i leoleo ina ua ia fesiligia o ia e uiga i lenei mataupu, sa ia iloaina le mea ua tupu ina ua ia vaaia faamaumauga a le ofisa, ona o le taimi lea sa matua ia mana omia ai se tupe e totogi ai le pili a lana tama i le aoga. Na faamaonia fo i e Ioapo i leoleo e faapea, o le tamaitai la te faigaluega faatasi ia Sagale na fesoaosani ia te ia i le faatinoina o le gaioiga atoa lenei, ma ina ua ia iloaina ua maea ona teu le siaki i totonu o lana teugatupe, sa fai loa ia Sagale la te o e tala mai i tua se tupe, lea na ia tala ai loa le $200 ma tuu atu le $100 ia Sagale. Ae na taua e Sagale i leoleo e faapea, ina ua alu atu Ioapo ma fai atu ia te ia i se tupe, sa fai i ai e leai sana tupe o i ai, ae na te iloa le auala e mafai ai ona maua sina tupe mo ia. Na taua foi e Sagale i leoleo e faapea, sa fai ia Ioapa, e mafai ona ia fesoasoani atu ia te ia i lana mataupu, ae na o le faatasi lava le taimi e mafai ai ona ia faia, ona sa maua ai fo i o ia i le taimi na ia faia ai lea auala, ma e o o mai lava i le taimi nei o lo o tipi le ta i $250 mai lana siaki mo le toe totogiina o le tupe sa ia faaaogaina i se auala sese. Na taua fo i e Sagale e faapea, pe a ma le $12,000 sa ia teuina i lana teugatupe ina ua ia faia le auala lea i le taimi muamua, ae ina ua maua o ia, sa ia totogiina le $5,000, ma le vaega o lo o totoe ai o lo o faaauau pea ona ia totogiinai le taimi nei. E ta i $10,000 lea ua fa atulaga e le fa amasinoga e totogi ona fa atoa mafai lea ona tatala i laua i tua mai le toese i Tafuna, e fa atalitali ai taualumaga o a la mataupu. MICHAEL TOLMIE O le alii lea o lo o tuuaia i lona faaaoga faasolitulafono o tupe a le kamupani sa faigaluega muamua ai, ua ia talosaga i le faamasinoga maualuga e faatulaga loa se aso e faia ai lana faamasinoga autu. O Michael Tolmie o lo o tuuaia i lona faaaoga faasolitulafono o tupe a le kamupani sa galue ai o le New Dimension Corporation e lata i le $3,000, i le va o le 2009 ma le O lo o tuuaia e le malo Tolmie i lona faaaoga lea o tupe a le kamupani i mea e le fesootagai ma galuega a le kamupani, mo se faataitaiga, fai mai le malo e lata i le $3,000 na faaaoga e totogi ai oka sa faia i Fale aiga, Fale Talimalo ma Fale Kalapu i Samoa. O lo o tumau pea poloaiga o lo o tatala ai Tolmie i tua ina ua ia totogi le $7,500 e faatali ai le aso e valaau ai lana faamasinoga autu, lea ua faatulaga i le aso 20 Me, 2014, po o le aso 20 Oketopa, Fa aliliu: Akenese Ilalio Zec Vaega: 21 Taeao manuia i le mamalu o le atunu u, e i ai pea le fa amoemoe ua alafa i mai i fanuga lelei le atunu u i lenei taeao fou, i le alofa ma le agalelei o lo tatou Tapa au i le lagi. E ao ai ona o tatou sunu i lapalapa o malo ma fa afo i le vi iga i le Atua Soifua, ona o Lana tausiga alofa mo i tatou, lea o lo o tatou maua ai pea le ola, ma ia o tatou saga maua ai pea i Lona alofa. Ae alo maia, o le a toe fa aauau atu la tatou tala fa asolo mo lenei aso. Na muta mai la tatou tala ina ua amata su esu ega a ali i foma i e tusa ai ma fa ama i mata utia, e le gata i lea, ae ua lagona le popole ma le atuatuvale, ona ua o latou iloa nei, o se fa ama i ua sili ona mata utia lea ua a afia ai nei le tagata soifua. Ua o latou tau sa ilia fo i le tulaga o lo o i ai manuki pe a tonu o le mafua aga lea ua pepesi ai le fa ama i. Peita i, a toe manatu i ai ali i foma i su esu e, ona o latou mautinoa ai lea, o lo o tele fo i le a afiaga o manuki latou i le fa ama i, ona a maua ai le manuki, e le umi lava ae mate. O le fesili ua tula i mai, afai la e le o manuki, o ai la isi manu na mafua ai le fa ama i, po o se iniseti, o se isumu, o se aupogaleveleve, po o se gata. Sa toe manatu foma i su esu e ma tu u fesilisili po o fea tonu le nofoaga sa i ai manuki nei, aua afai e maua, o lona uiga o ina tonu lava o lo o nofonofo ai le virusi o le Marburg. Ina ua mavae le fa ama i o le Marburg i totonu o Siamani, na alu ai loa le su esu ega a ali i foa i mai le World Health Organization i Uganda, ma taumafai e tau sa ili po o fea tonu na au mai ai manuki. Na leai se isi o i latou na iloa tino le mafua aga o le virusi o le Marburg. O iina sa taoto ai pea le misitelio lilo o le virusi o le Marburg. Ae ina ua o o i le tausaga 1982, o se ali i papalagi na te va aia ma su esu e manu na ia tula i ma fa ailoa fa amatalaga e uiga i le mea na au mai ai manuki nei ua a afia i le virusi o le Marburg. Fai mai le fa amatalaga a le ali i tusi tala o Richard Preston, sa ia maua le avanoa e feiloa i ai ma le ali i lenei, ma o le a ia fa aigoaina ia Mr. Jones (e o o mai i le taimi nei, e le o mana o le ali i lenei e fa ailoa lona igoa moni). I le feiloa iga a Mr. Jones ma le ali i tusi tala o Richard Preston sa ia fa ailoa ai e fa apea, i le tau mafanafana o le tausaga 1967, ina ua a afia tagata i totonu o le malo o Siamani, o le taimi lea o lo o faigaluega le ali i o Jones i totonu o le kamupani e su esu e ai manu i Entebbe i Uganda i Aferika. O le taimi fo i lea na alu ese mai ai le oka o manuki mai Uganda, o le pisinisi lenei e fa afoe e se ali i milionea, o le fa atau atu lea o manuki i isi malo o le lalolagi. Fai mai le fa amatalaga a le ali i o Jones, e tusa e sefulu tolu afe (13,000), manuki e fa atau atu i le Atu Europa i le tausaga. Afai o le aofa iga lea o manuki e fa atau atu, o lona uiga, e tele le tupe e maua e lenei ali i ae maise ai o le malo o Uganda. Na toe fa ailoa ane e le ali i o Jones i a Richard Preston e fa apea, o le oka o manuki na a afia i le virusi o le Marburg, na ave i se va alele, na alu aga i i Lonetona. Ona toe fa aauau ai lea o le uta lenei i Siamani, lea na mafua ai loa ona maua tagata Siamani i le virusi o le Marburg. Sa toe fa apea ane le ali i o Jones i a Preston, Na pau le su esu ega na fai i manuki nei, a o le i avea i Lonetona, na o le va ai lava po o lelei o latou pa u, ae e lei ma ea lelei ona fai ia siakina. Na toe fesili le ali i tusi tala i a Jones, O ai na siakiina manuki.? Na tali le ali i o Jones, O a u. E faia pea

13 samoa news, Tuesday, October 22, 2013 Page 13 Mayor offers Fukushima kids home in his town MATSUMOTO, Japan (AP) A generation ago, Dr. Akira Sugenoya performed lifesaving cancer surgery on more than 100 children after the 1986 Chernobyl catastrophe. Today, as mayor of a central Japanese city, he s trying to avoid a repeat of his own history. Beginning in April, parents living in the shadow of the Fukushima nuclear disaster will be able to send their children about 300 kilometers (200 miles) away to his city, Matsumoto, to go to school. The city will pay 14 million yen ($140,000) a year for a six-bedroom house and caretakers; parents won t pay tuition but will cover expenses such as utilities and meals. If my fears turn out to be unfounded, nothing would be better news, Sugenoya said in a recent interview with The Associated Press at Matsumoto city hall. But if they become reality, then there is little time before it s too late. Sugenoya has been critical of the government s response to the three meltdowns at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, which exploded after the March 2011 tsunami and is still releasing radiation into the air and sea. Decommissioning will take decades, and experts disagree over how much the disaster will affect the health of area residents. The single sickness confirmed by the International Atomic Energy Agency to have been caused by low-dose radiation from Chernobyl is thyroid cancer, which if properly treated with surgery is rarely fatal. Sugenoya, a thyroid specialist, volunteered to work in Belarus, close to the Ukraine power plant, in 1991 after hearing about thousands of cases of thyroid cancer there. Five years later, he quit his job at a prestigious Japanese hospital and returned for another five and a half years. He has set up a donation fund for Chernobyl victims and regularly brings doctors from Belarus into Japan for training. It s unclear how the radiation leaks near Fukushima Dai-ichi compare with those from Chernobyl. Measuring exposure at the individual level involves complex calculations to account for the daily intake of food and water, and can vary greatly. The Japanese government has detected 44 confirmed and suspected cases of thyroid cancer among 217,000 youngsters, 18 and under, checked in Fukushima prefecture (state). Thyroid cancer among children is generally rare, estimated at only one in a million. The link to radiation is still inconclusive, and extensive testing of Fukushima children could account for the higher numbers. Children are far more sensitive to radiation-caused diseases than adults because their bodies are developing, but their bodies can bounce back and heal from the damage of radiation. Sugenoya said that in areas of Belarus that are close to Chernobyl, children are periodically sent away from radiated areas. Matsumoto, in Nagano prefecture, has about 240,000 people, and has room in its schools because of the declining population common in rural areas. Sugenoya s plan, called the Matsumoto Project, will be open to Fukushima students from third grade to junior high school. Matsumoto officials have conducted meetings in Fukushima to explain the plan, and some parents have expressed interest, but it is unclear how many of them will send their children away to study. Fukushima residents most worried about radiation are already gone. Some 150,000 people have left areas in Fukushima most ravaged by the tsunami, a third of them to other prefectures. About 200 of them are in Matsumoto, including Hiroshi Ueki, his wife and their children, 6 and 4. They ask me, Can I now touch the flowers? Ueki said of his children. In Fukushima, they had to wear masks, and they became afraid. They were getting scolded a lot. Don t touch any dirt. Don t touch this. Don t touch that. Some who remain in areas surrounding the wrecked nuclear plant are torn over whether to stay. Yuri Hasegawa, a 45-yearold Fukushima mother, is so worried she has bought a Geiger counter and has a stockpile of masks. She cooks with only food that has been tested for radiation. She has been sending her two children, 9 and 13, to summer and winter camps in the northernmost island of Hokkaido, the southernmost island of Okinawa, and the southwestern city of Hiroshima. She is thinking about taking part in the Matsumoto Project. She said she faces opposition from her husband and other relatives, who scoff at her concerns as extreme. In her backyard and other areas, The Geiger counter starts going beep, beep, beep, beep, she said. The beeps are coming so fast. You know radiation is going through our bodies. It s because it s invisible. If we could see it, we wouldn t be living here. The Japanese government says it is safe to live in areas that have not been forced to evacuate, but it also has admitted errors in responding to the radiation danger. Shortly after the tsunami, the government could have doled out potassium iodide pills to block children s thyroids from accumulating radioactive iodine. It had the pills, but failed to deliver them in time to be effective, and it has acknowledged that it was not properly prepared. The government also has acknowledged that it failed to effectively use data that accurately forecast where radioactive plumes were headed. While a zone around the nuclear plant was cleared, residents beyond the zone who were in the predicted paths of the plumes were not warned. Sugenoya, a slightly built man with a gentle smile, said his offer is intended to help concerned families play it safe. Radiation doesn t hurt. It doesn t even itch, he said. A terrible thing has happened, but people don t realize it at all. 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14 Page 14 samoa news, Tuesday, October 22, 2013 COURT Continued from page 3 officer that he wants to work to care for the child. Pio was also ordered to register as a sex offender, and undergo HIV testing within the next 30 days. LELILIO ENTERS A GUILTY PLEA One of the two people charged on allegations of their involvement in the issuance of four fake immigration identifications to four Chinese women on separate occasions has entered into a plea agreement with the government. Matagi Lelilio is a codefendant with Immigration officer Polone Savea, whose case is now set for jury trial next year. Lelilio was initially charged with bribery of a public servant, however last Friday she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery a misdemeanor that was amended from the more serious charge of bribery. She admitted that she conspired to commit bribery by giving Savea $600 to make fraudulent ID cards for Chinese women. According to the government s first case Lelilio gave Savea the money when they were at the Immigration Office and Savea took her picture for her ID. Court filings say that Polone alleges that Lelilio called him saying she needed help getting ID cards for two Chinese girls and he told her to bring them to the office where he took their pictures. The other two Chinese women who received fake ID s had been issued Alien Registration Numbers (AR numbers) that were already issued to other foreigners. Kruse accepted the plea agreement and scheduled sentencing for Lelili o on December 13, Talofa Video KOREAN, FILIPINO, MEXICAN DRAMA SERIES NOW FOR RENT NEW RELEASES: Hangover 3 The Heat After Earth The Purge Pavaiai Nuuuli Fagatogo GHC Reid Aluminum Can and Plastic Bottle Recycling Competition July 2nd to December 31, RULES: Only school and youth groups can register Register with Department of Youth and Women s Affairs Only aluminum beverage cans are acceptable Only plastic beverage bottles are acceptable All aluminum beverage cans and bottles must be weighed in at the GHC Reid Company building in Tafuna. Original receipt of pounds recorded at GHC Reid must be submitted to DYWA office for tallying within two days after weighing. GHC Reid will pay $0.25 per pound of aluminum cans. GHC Reid will pay $0.00 per pound of plastic bottle. Individuals and/or family members participating can give pounds recorded to youth group of their choice. Pounds of aluminum cans and bottles collected by each youth group will be made known every Friday through media outlets; First Prize... $1, Second Prize... $ Third Prize... $ Fourth Prize... $ Fifth Prize... $ th to 10th place Prizes $75 and consolation prizes for all participants. Complimentary prizes for all other participating youth groups to be donated by the business community and indviduals. For more information, contact Roy Ausage at NV student kills teacher Continued from page 3 Investigators were still trying to piece together the chain of events that began around 7:15 a.m. Monday, 15 minutes before classes were set to begin for roughly 700 students in the 7th and 8th grades. As you can imagine, the best description is chaos, Reno Deputy Police Chief Tom Robinson said. It s too early to say whether he was targeting people or going on an indiscriminate shooting spree. It was no shock to family members that Landsberry a married military veteran with two stepdaughters would take a bullet. To hear that he was trying to stop that is not surprising by any means, said Chanda Landsberry. She added his life could be summed up by his love of family, his students and his country. On his school website, Michael Landsberry posted a picture of a brown bear and took on a tough-love tone, telling students, I have one classroom rule and it is very simple: Thou Shall Not Annoy Mr. L. The kids loved him, Chanda Landsberry said. Sparks Mayor Geno Martini said Landsberry served two tours in Afghanistan with the Nevada National Guard and was well known in the school community. He proudly served his country and was proudly defending the students at his school, he said. The mayor praised the quick response from law officers who arrived at the scene within 3 minutes of the initial 911 calls to find the gunman with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. They got it under control very quickly and shut down the scene, said Martini, who urged listeners on a local radio station hours after the shooting to be sure all guns in their homes are locked away safely. I couldn t understand how this kid got a gun, he said. I m sure his parents didn t give it to him. Students from the middle school and neighboring elementary school were evacuated to the nearby high school, and classes were canceled. The middle school will remain closed for the week along with an adjacent elementary school. We came flying down here to get our kids, said Mike Fiorica, who came to the evacuation center to meet up with his nephew, a Sparks Middle school student. You can imagine how parents are feeling. You don t know if your kid s OK. The violence erupted nearly a year after a gunman horrified the nation by opening fire in Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., leaving 26 dead. The Dec. 14 shooting ignited debate over how best to protect the nation s schools and whether armed teachers should be part of that equation. The Washoe County School District, which oversees Sparks Middle School, held a session in the spring in light of the Connecticut tragedy to educate parents on what safety measures the district takes. The district has its own 38-officer police department. No officers were on campus at the time of the shooting. Historic alliance Continued from page 4 Dr. Kuartei noted that in Palau, as here, the biggest burden upon the economy and upon health services are NCDs. He said, Across the Pacific region, the human resources to address NCDs do not exist or are very sparse. Again he asked, If this is a crisis, what are we doing about it? He said there is a lack of urgency about the facts; and if it is a crisis, we must address it as such. He called NCDs nothing less than a social disaster and said we need to treat it that way, because it threatens upcoming generations, socio-economic dynamics, and national security. If it s a disaster he said, Let s declare a state of emergency, with an incident command system, and the whole of society involved. Referring to Einstein s definition of insanity ( Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results) he said, If we continue to do things as they have always been done, we will lose. Dr. Kuartei s clarion call also came with recommendations. He said, We have the means to influence this vulnerability, and we need to adopt a more holistic approach one which we in the Pacific understand, with our strong families. He also recommended legislating a sin tax on those things which are harmful to health, such as tobacco, alcohol and high fat, high sugar foods, which will give government the money to combat NCDs. He said in closing, If we want to go fast, we go alone; if we want to go far, we go together. More on the historic Health Summit will be in future issues of Samoa News.

15 samoa news, Tuesday, October 22, 2013 Page 15 Town halls on the Gross Tax Receipt Continued from page 1 However, Pili thought Chamber chairman David Robinson was very unfair in his position of the GRT and being chairman of the business group should have allowed the membership to express themselves when the time was allotted to them, but instead he tried to preempt the entire GRT presentation before he allowed the general membership to express themselves. I thought that was unusual for the Chairman and that kind of behavior was unbecoming of a leader after all, he was the one who invited me to make the presentation, said Pili. He had a preconceived negative opinion of the presentation. Asked for comments on Pili s statement, Robinson told Samoa News yesterday that he does not want to get into a verbal battle with the Treasurer as it would not be helpful. Robinson said he met with the Treasurer two days before his Chamber presentation and advised Pili reaction to the GRT from the private sector was negative and at the presentation, all I said was we do not like it. As far as I am aware this is still the private sector position, said Robinson. Meanwhile, Pili said there were much positive input from the Chamber meeting; subsequently, I have received numerous positive suggestions in which we have been reviewing them and incorporating some of these ideas to make this GRT a viable solution to our new Tax Revenues Reform movement that would benefit our Territory. Asked if the GRT would have helped ASG financial resources during the 14-day federal shutdown earlier this month, Pili replied, absolutely what we just experienced with the federal shutdown was inevitable; however, I am happy it is over with at this juncture of the politics on Capitol Hill. Unfortunately, in my opinion, it is far from being completely over. There continue to be differences with the politicians with regards to the national financial outlook of the country both short and long term, he said. As the result, if this continues it could have a precarious outlook on our local federally funded programs, said Pili. We need to continue to prep ourselves for these financial eventualities continue to be prudent with our spending, continue to increase collection of local revenues, introduce new revenue measures and be current with our federal expenditure reimbursements. Our financial resources are very limited. This is the reason we are aggressively pushing for the GRT. It would generate enormous amounts of revenues over time, to help build up the needed reserves to lessen dependency on the federal dollars, he said. It was interesting that during this shutdown, we received numerous calls from vendors asking why can t we use our cash reserves to pay out payments, and to absorb the workforce payroll funded by the federal dollars. Unfortunately, we do not have adequate reserves to cover this type of economic slow down, the Treasurer said. Pili also pointed out that over the past years, ASG has been operating on the principle of hand to mouth living without regard to any form of reserves and investments for the future. We can no longer operate under this principle. We have a volatile economic base, and the Governor s mandate is to find ways to strengthen these mishaps of the past and build a stronger and stable economic base for the Territory not only for now, but more importantly for future generations, he said. Talia Ao malo Samoa le valaaulia O le susuga Tofa Tapaau Dr. Dan Aga o le Kolisi Tuufaatasi a Amerika Samoa, o le a saunoa e otooto le tala faasolopito o a oa oga i Amerika Samoa, ona sosoo ai loa lea ma le isi vaega taua o le talanoaga, i le faailoaina lea o tulaga ua i ai aoga a le malo ma le Kolisi Tuufaatasi i le taimi nei, lea o le a saunoa ia i le Faatonusili o Aoga a Vaitinasa Dr. Salu Hunkin Finau, ma le peresetene o le Kolisi Tuufaatasi ia Dr. Seth Galea i. Tasi le vaega o le fonotaga o le a talanoaina i le taeao nei, ona sosoo ai loa lea ma vaega e lua e talanoaina i le aso Lulu, ae faaiu i le aso Tofi i le talanoaina o isi vaega a lua, e pei ona faamaonia mai e le Faatonusili o Aoga ia Vaitinasa i le Samoa News. O ni isi o vaega o le a talanoaina i lenei fonotaga e aofia ai le gagana o lo o aoaoina i totonu o aoga, aemaise ai o le tulaga o le faiaoga i le aoaoina o fanau ina ia i u manuia, aua e talitonu le matagaluega o Aoga, a lava tapena le faiaoga e faatino lona tiute o le aoaoina o fanau, e i u manuia ma poto le tama ma le teine aoga, o le saunoaga lea a Vaitinasa i le Samoa News. O ni isi o sui o le a avea ma totino o vaega e talanoaina mataupu eseese (panelists) e aofia ai Faifeau; Faiaoga; sui o Ofisa ma Matagaluega a le malo. O lo o valaauliaina fo i sui o le Fono Faitulafono e pei o le afioga i le alii senatoa ia Faumuina Tagisiaalii ma le alii faipule ia Vaetasi T. Saena Moliga o lo o ta ita ifono i Komiti o Mai itulau 10 Aoga a maota e lu a. O le vaega lona fa lea ua faamoemoe e talanoaina i le aso Tofi, o le a fesiligia ai le vaega a matua ma le atunuu lautele i le unaia lea o aoga a le fanau, ma faaiu ai loa i le mataupu lona lima, lea o le a fesiligia ai le sao a le faigamalo i le unaia ma le faaleleia o aoga a le fanau, o le saunoaga lea a le faatonusili o aoga. Na taua e le afioga i le alii senatoa ia Faumuina ina ua fesiligia e le Samoa News e faapea, afai e galulue faatasi le malo ma le Fono e saili auala e faaleleia ai aoaoga i totonu o le atunuu, o le a manuia ma tulaga lelei le lumana i o fanau. I le faatasi atu ai o le afioga i le alii senatoa i se fonotaga sa faia i Amerika i le masina o Aokuso na te a nei, sa ia taua ai le taua tele o le galulue faatasi o le malo ma le fono e faaleleia tulaga o aoaoga, aemaise lava i le itu tau tupe, ina ia silafia lelei ai e fanau aoga le taua o tu ma aganuu a lona atunuu. Ua tatau ona siitia le tulaga o aoaoga a fanau aoga i le taimi nei, ae mafua ona faaletonu e pei ona taua i faamaumauga ua tuuina mai i le Fono, e le o lava le una i a le malo i vaega o faiaoga e faatino a latou tiute, e le o lava fo i le una i a matua e fesoasoani i aoaoga a le fanau, o le saunoaga lea a Faumuina, o se tasi ua tele tausaga o avea ma faiaoga i le atunuu. O le afioga i le Lutena Kovana ia Lemanu Peleti Mauga, o ia fo i lea o le Ta ita ifono o le Fonotaga lenei, o le a saunoa i le faalauiloaina o sui uma o lo o auai i lenei fonotaga i le taeao nei. Local health care professionals call for Continued from page 1 If we know where we are at now, as far as good, accurate, clean data, then we can see if the interventions that we re trying to put together today, will work in the future, he said. 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