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1 Datamatics moving forward with local BPO operations Feds dismiss lawsuit against office of former ongressman Eni Warriors win NBA title, down LeBron, avs B1 The 2015 Iakina Adventist Academy (IAA) high school graduating class 16 of them during ommencement Exercises held June 7 at the Seventh-Day Adventist hurch in Leone. Paramount Builders, Inc. continues to sponsor coverage of the 2015 Graduation season in the Territory. See story below, with more photos inside. [photo: AF] samoanews.com Talimalo ASEPA Fonotaga lona 28 Pasefika mataupu tau Siosiomaga 17 Daily irculation 7,000 PAGO PAGO, AERIAN SAOA Wednesday, June 17, 2015 $1.00 ES says their response to demon possessed patients ongratulations lass of 2015 Talitonu au fa au u to a 16 a Iakina i Foliga o le Tutu Fa atasi tusia Ausage Fausia I le i u manuia ai o a latou galuega fa ale a oa oga i lenei tausaga aoga, ua manatu ai le Vasega Fa au u a le Aoga aualuga a Iakina Adventist Academy (IAA) e fa aautu le latou anavatau mo lenei tausaga i fa aupuga e fa apea, O Foliga o le Tutu Fa atasi (The Face of Unity). ai le aofaiga o le vasega fa au u a Iakina i lenei tausaga e to a 16, o le ali i o Evander itiona mai Vaitogi na fa auluulu i ai le vasega fa au u ina ua ia maua le fa ailoga o le Valedictorian, ma le ali i o Naifou eafou na ia maua le fa ailoga o le Salutatorian. Na fa atumulia le malumalu tapua i o le Ekalesia Asofitu o le Toe Afio mai i Leone i le aso 7 o Iuni i le mamalu o uo ma aiga faapea ai matua o le au fa au u, lea na o latou molimauina fa atasi ma sui o le malo fa apea ai le au valaaulia, le polokalame e taualuga i ai galuega fa ale a oa oga a le fanau aoga i lenei tausaga. O le Ta ita i o le atagaluega a Amerika Samoa, susuga i le ali i Faifeau ia Pr. Pau Fatu Tuavela na ta ita ia le sauniga, i le mae a ai lea ona saunoa o le susuga Tavita Namuasua e fa afeiloa i sui o le malo, valaaulia faapea ai le aofia na mafai ona fa amalo ulo u atu e molimauina le fa auuga a le fanau aoga. Na tomua le saunoaga a le afioga a Pa u Roy Ausage, o ia lea sa saunoa i le saunoaga autu o le aso, i lona fa atauaina lea o le anavatau a le vaega fa au u i le taua o le tutu fa atasi. Saunoa Pa u e fa apea, e ui e taua le tatau ona iloa e le tama ma le teine aoga mea eseese o le olaga, peita i e sili atu ai ona taua a oa oga fa avae o le olaga na tupu a e ma le tama po o le teine Samoa i totonu o lona aiga. O a oa oga fa avae ia e aofia ai le ava, fa aaloalo aemaise ai o le nonofo fealofani o matua ma fanau, o iina fo i e afua mai ai foliga o le upu o le tutu fa atasi, o se vaega lea o le saunoaga a Pa u. E tele ni si itaga eseese na fa ailoa e Pa u i le vasega needs to be safe and secure by Joyetter Feagaimaali i-luamanu Samoa News sent queries to the ES hief, Samoa News Reporter asking if the ET is trained for such incidents, The situation needs to be made safe and the and he replied that they are. patient transported in the safest and most secure However, according to Galumalemana, the manner to ensure their safety as well as the family wanted the ET to give the woman a shot responder s safety, says Emergency edical to put her to sleep, but they are not authorized Services hief, Galumalemana Popo Avegalio to do that. responding to Samoa News queries following The ES hief did admit that his crew should complaints over the weekend about how ES have done more than what they did. They should technicians responded to a demon possession have contacted the Emergency Room, informing call. them about the situation. According to bystanders, a woman in her 40 s He also said there was an off duty police was supposedly possessed by a demon and so officer present that night, and he should have they contacted ES, however when ET arrived contacted the police for assistance as the woman they appeared scared and one of the ET said was out of control. we can t do anything because she is possessed Galumalemana said the police would have by a demon. The man told Samoa News the come in and restrained the woman and then it ET cannot make such a determination just by would have been much more safer to place a looking at the woman who was acting insane. person acting in such a psychotic manner in the According to a bystander, the family had held police car rather than the ambulance. a graduation party, and it was at night when the He told Samoa News that they have had calls alleged demon possession occurred. The family, which have been labeled as demon possession who contacted the ES, was not happy with the and they have managed to render assistance in response by the ES, when they said they were ways they can. unable to help the woman. (ontinued on page 13) fa au u e feso ota i ma le latou anavatau o lenei tausaga, e (Faaauau itulau 14) USEPA Region 9 Administrator, Jared Blumenfeld during the welcoming ava ceremony for the numerous guest on island attending the 28th Pacific Islands Environment onference hosted by ASEPA. [Photo: Ausage ataitusi]

2 Page 2 samoa news, Wednesday, June 17, 2015 Seventeen-year-old Tiara Drabble is on her way to U Berkeley, thanks to assistance from Bluesky ommunications Future of American Samoa Scholarship Program. [photo: courtesy] Tiara Drabble feels very honored to receive Bluesky scholarship award READ and SUEED program of NASA Offering intense one on one specialized instruction for students who are significantly behind their peers in reading and spelling but otherwise considered bright students. A scientifically researched based multi-sensory curriculum will be used for the reading intervention program. For more information please call or at: bsagiao@gmail.com. by B. hen-fruean, Samoa News orrespondent Later this year in August, Tiara Drabble of Ili ili will be heading off to the campus of the University of alifornia, Berkeley, a place she will call home for the next four years. The seventeen-year-old graduate of South Pacific Academy was one of the six recipients of the Bluesky ommunications Future of American Samoa Scholarship Program. This is the program s inaugural year and scholarship checks totaling $30,000 were presented during a brief ceremony held at company headquarters last Wednesday. Tiara is the daughter of local business owners Tom and Taaloga Drabble who own and operate, among other establishments, Sadie s by the Sea. In an interview with Samoa News last week, Tiara said she is still undecided about what her major will be, although her future plans will definitely bring me back home to American Samoa after a few years. The goal of Bluesky s scholarship program is not only to find local graduates who have good grades but also, to focus on the ones that have that sense of giving back to the community, who have a passion for serving the territory after they finish their degree study programs. The five scholarship recipients who have already been interviewed by Samoa News have all expressed their goals of someday returning to the territory to serve the local community. (The 6th scholarship recipient, AS graduate Frederik Thomas, was off island during the awards ceremony and therefore was not available for an interview). Tiara, a soft spoken but outgoing teen who has always excelled academically, graduated from South Pacific Academy with high honors and was part of the school s National Honor Society. She is an accomplished student who has won numerous awards and recognition for various projects throughout her high school years. She placed first in this year s High School Science Symposium and also received a $1,000 scholarship for placing third overall at the Pacific Symposium for Science and Sustainability in Hawai i. In addition, she was one of the six students who represented American Samoa during the International Science and Engineering Fair in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania this year. ALL PUZZLE ANSWERs on page 14

3 Datamatics moves forward with local BPO operations Site locations identified and first applicants will be ONTATEd soon by Fili Sagapolutele, Samoa News orrespondent A team from Datamatics Global Services Ltd. is expected back in American Samoa next week to finalize the facility lease and data contract for its proposed local Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) operation, a partnership with Aviana Technologies Inc. Last month month, a Datamatics three-member team were also in the territory for the ay 28 Job Fair and while here, they were scouting site locations for a facility as well as holding discussions with Bluesky ommunications and American Samoa Teleommunications Authority on telecommunications and rates. Aviana Technologies managing director Barney Sene told Samoa News yesterday that office space for the BPO is being negotiated at this time, however, We cannot disclose the targeted locations at this time since discussions and negotiations are underway. We have identified two sites though; negotiating one at the moment while maintaining a second site location as backup, he said. As to the remaining issues to be resolved, Sene said they are: a formal establishment of the BPO in American Samoa; completion of network bandwidth negotiations with ASTA and Bluesky and; completion of lease agreement for targeted site. He also says a team from Datamatics is set to return to American Samoa the week of June 22 to finalize the facility lease and data/network contracts. As for the Job Fair held here, Sene said approximately 200 applications were received and over 20 applications from those who applied online. Over the next two weeks, candidates who participated in the Job Fair and those who applied online will receive a confirmation and notice by mail, or phone call of your application receipt and the next steps, he explained. Asked about the training location for those who will be hired first, Sene said the team is currently working on plans to hire the initial set of top candidates over the next days. The thought process is for the first set of candidates to travel to ichigan for on-site training over a course of 3-4 weeks, he explained. The team will then return to American Samoa once the BPO facility is established, to begin the transition work from ichigan to American Samoa, he said, adding that the timeframe for hiring is being moved up by a few weeks. However, the start of BPO production operations is still targeted for September if not earlier. Sene stressed that Datamatics is very much committed to the American Samoa BPO and sees this as the first of many job creation and business opportunities that will drive American Samoa toward a digital economy. Sene said last month that the company was looking to hire the initial 250 employees by the end of August this year, with the goal of launching the BPO in late September or early October. If all goes well, we plan to increase the number of employees to 500 before June, 2016, he said and noted that the goal is to have least 2,000 employees in the American Samoa BPO by late early Judge: Some evidence against Hastert may be kept secret HIAGO (AP) A federal judge has approved prosecutors request to keep some evidence against former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert secret, a move that could mean details of the Illinois Republican s alleged misconduct may never become public. U.S. District Judge Thomas Durkin granted the motion for a protective order onday. The order says any discovery the U.S. Attorney s Office provides Hastert s attorneys may not be disclosed to anyone not involved in the case, even after the proceedings end. Prosecutors argued in their motion that disclosing the information could adversely affect law enforcement interests and the privacy interests of third parties. They said Hastert s defense attorneys agreed with the request. Hastert, a former teacher and wrestling coach, is accused of agreeing to pay $3.5 million to someone described in a ay 28 indictment only as Individual A to keep past misconduct secret. The indictment doesn t describe the alleged misconduct. It says Individual A has been a resident of orkville the town about 60 miles outside hicago where Hastert taught and coached and has known Hastert for most of Individual A s life. It also says Hastert paid Individual A a total of $1.7 million. A person familiar with the allegations told The Associated Press that the payments were intended to conceal claims of sexual misconduct from decades ago. The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing. Hastert, who is free on a $4,500 unsecured bond, has pleaded not guilty to charges of violating banking laws and lying to the FBI. Neither he nor his attorneys have commented on the case. samoa news, Wednesday, June 17, 2015 Page 3 Advertisement Get Rid of the Tax an Once and For All The Tax an is coming with heavy fines. Find out how American Samoa s top companies handle the tax man: Don't wait, the Tax an is coming! oanatele Legal is a division of the Sean orrison Law Offices LL at 935 Gravier St., Suite 600 in New Orleans, LA This advertisement is information only, and is not legal advice. by Joyetter Feagaimaali i-luamanu, Samoa News Reporter AN TAEN IN FOR PPD FAES DRUG HARGES Sulu Atia e is being held on bail of $10,000 on a felony charge of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, marijuana, a felony punishable from five to 10 years in jail and a fine between $5,000 and $20,000 along with a misdemeanor count of public peace disturbance, which is punishable with up to six months in jail, a fine up to $1,000 or both. According to the government s case, the Tafuna West Substation received a call last week about a PPD incident in Pava ia i. Police responded and it was uncovered that it was due to an alleged assault case. ourt filings say that when the police arrived, they observed the defendant yelling at the complaining witness, telling him to never come back to his property. Defendant also yelled to bystanders to grab rocks to block the driveway, it s alleged. When the police police approached the defendant about a cut on his forehead, it is further alleged that the defendant refused medical treatment and wanted to know why the police had yet to arrest the man he fought with earlier. ourt filings say the defendant s breath emitted the smell of alcohol and police say that he spoke rapidly and had bloodshot eyes. The government s case says the victim was driving when the defendant s vehicle approached from the opposite direction and victim thought defendant was going to move over, but he kept on driving and then he stopped in the middle of the road. It s alleged the defendant got out of his vehicle and yelled profanities at the defendant, after he allegedly threatened the victim. It s alleged that the defendant then punched the victim on his face and the victim fought back until the families intervened and broke up the fight. The defendant was taken into police custody for questioning and that is when officers allegedly heard a crumpling of a plastic bag from defendant s pocket. In the conference room, was a cadet with the Police Academy, who also allegedly heard the same crumpling sound and then observed the defendant drop a plastic bag which contained two marijuana joints. OURT REPORT... JUR TRIAL IN SEX ASE POSTPONED Taxi driver Tamiano Tino who has been charged with stealing and attempted sexual abuse first degree was scheduled to have his jury trial this month. He s accused of stealing $180 from a passenger and also attempting to force a kiss on her while touching her inappropriately. However when the matter came before the court, it was postponed because the government s main witness is off island. It s unclear when the witness will return and when the jury trial will start. Tamiano has been in jail since August According to the government s case, on August 3, 2013 about 5a.m. the complaining witness was in a taxi driven by the defendant and when he refused to let her out of the vehicle, the victim called the DPS for help. It s alleged when the girl placed the call, officers could hear her shouting at the taxi driver as if she were trying to direct him to a certain location, and she kept repeating the taxi driver would not let her out. The government s case claims that after two minutes of the first call, police received another call from the victim stating that she was now standing in front of the LDS hurch in Leone. Because the taxi driver did not stop to let her out, she had to jump out while the vehicle was still in motion, say court records. The investigator in this case is Police Officer Francine Roebeck. It s alleged Tamiano kissed the victim on her cheek and placed his hand on her thigh when she fell asleep in his taxi. According to the court filings, it s alleged the victim told the defendant to get off of her, after which he got back into the driver s seat and drove off with the victim still in the taxi. ourt filings state the victim told Tamiano to stop the vehicle, but he refused and kept on driving, causing the victim to jump out of the car while it was still in motion. Police investigation revealed that police officers had spoken to the dispatcher of the Taxi Stand where the defendant was working. The dispatcher told police that at the time in question, the defendant was responding to a call from a woman waiting in front of connell Dowell. Police spoke to the defendant, who initially denied picking up the girl, then at a later time allegedly said that he had picked up the girl and dropped her off at cdonald s.

4 Page 4 samoa news, Wednesday, June 17, 2015 Lolo addresses DOE s Leadership Academy Reminds educators their decisions impact the future of the territory by Joyetter Feagaimaali i-luamanu, Samoa News Reporter Department of Education s third annual Leadership Academy will allow strong networks among educational leaders to forge uninterrupted sharing of best leadership practices which will cater to the accomplishment of our vision, showcased by shaping and molding well rounded, educated children, says Governor Lolo atalasi oliga. Attending the academy, held this week, were the DOE Director, Vaitinasa Salu Hunkin-Finau, Deputy Directors, Assistant Directors, principals, vice principals, counselors, and program directors. Lolo commended DOE officials for recognizing the need to continually strengthen the leadership within DOE and taking actions to build leadership capacity to effectively meet new challenges triggered by rapid changes in the Educational arena which are compelled by swift changes in the construct of the world economies. Pointing to the rapid pace at which technological advancements are taking place, which compels the composition of colleges and universities curriculum to be transformed to respond to the demands of the changing job market, the governor said the elementary and high school curriculums must change as well, if our children are to be well prepared to tackle the changes in the job market. Lolo noted that some publications have estimated that 80% of the jobs in the future will require less than four years in college replaced by demands for vocational-technical education for trade skills. The theme for this year s Leadership Academy, O le Vala aulia a le Poto, AFE AI, is most fitting because you have responded aptly by coming together to share gained wisdom and experience, the governor said. Successful realization of this vision falls squarely on your shoulders as leaders of the Department of Education, he said, noting that there are many theories, forms, types, and styles of leadership. While The concept of leadership is still being researched, causing constant evolution of new leadership theories and leadership traits, Lolo said the Leadership ourse he took for his aster s degree provided five principles of leadership which he has tried to emulate in performing his job as a leader. ouzer and Posner believed that a good leader is one that models the way meaning that the leader must set the example. 1 A good leader is one who inspires a shared vision by engaging others in the vision setting process and ensures that everyone impacting and influencing its achievement clearly understands and internalizes the vision. 2 A good leader always challenges the process from the perspective of whether it can be improved with continuous examination of the effectiveness and sufficiency of systems, methods, policies, procedures, and resources to achieve the vision quickly and at less cost. 3 A good leader allows others to act meaning that you must harness the strengths of your colleagues by cultivating an environment that produces and promotes innovation and creativity. 4 A good leader encourages the heart by taking time to celebrate its achievements thereby providing the chance to recognize and thank everyone for their respective contributions toward the attained success, thus forging cohesiveness and teamwork within the organization. The governor further stated the measure with which to assess the effectiveness of leadership style is not only by test scores, but also by instilling in our children basic values of respect, commitment, dedication, hard work, sacrifice and honesty. He stated: The decisions you make as leaders of our educational system determines not only the kind of future each child will experience, but also the fate of our government. Osini Faleatasi Inc. reserves all rights. dba Samoa News is published onday through Friday, except for some local and federal holidays. Please send correspondences to: OF, dba Samoa News, Box 909, Pago Pago, American Samoa Telephone at (684) Fax at (684) advertisements to ads@samoanews.com the newsroom at news@samoanews.com Normal business hours are on. 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. Please visit samoanews.com for weekend updates. Pacific Islands 28th Annual conference opening with accolades to Am. Samoa by Joyetter Feagaimaali i-luamanu Samoa News Reporter There is a goal for the anu a Islands to be the first islands in the world to be 100% powered by renewable energy, said USEPA Region 9 Administrator, Jared Blumenfeld during the official opening of the four-day 28th Pacific Islands Environment onference hosted locally by the American Samoa EPA, as well as by Guam EPA and the NI Bureau of Environmental and oastal Quality (BEQ). During his special remarks, Blumenfeld said American Samoa is one of the most beautiful places on earth, and they are working hard to keep it that way. He said American Samoa and other Pacific islands are very important to EPA and that s why EPA does whatever it can to help here including funding for water infrastructure and the territorial environmental agencies, technical assistance, and enforcement, with an overall focus on the U.S. Pacific Islands. He said EPA has selected American Samoa as one of only a limited number of communities nationwide to participate in EPA s aking a Visible Difference initiative. In this initiative, we will put a greater focus on making a difference in American Samoa, including providing additional technical assistance and noting the environmental leadership as American Samoa was the first state or territory to ban scuba fishing, and to ban plastic bags The American Samoa aking a Visible Difference project has three top priorities: drinking water, climate change, and clean land. They are currently working with ASPA to make drinking water safer, and to end boil water notices on Tutuila and are committed to ensuring that all American Samoans have access to safe, clean drinking water by locating new sources of sustainable groundwater. Bluemenfeld announced yesterday EPA s $25,000 contribution to AS-EPA to initiate a project to map out existing groundwater resources on Tutuila and delineate an exploratory well drilling plan. Regarding the problems associated with climate change, they are sharing adaptation tools, and also supporting the efforts to make the anu a Islands among the first islands in the world to be 100% powered by renewable energy. We will be using EPA funds to support that project by providing over $40,000 to ASPA for solar battery storage in anua, in order to eliminate the need for diesel power. In addition, we are working with AS-EPA and ASPA to introduce electric vehicles to the territory. These electric vehicles would be powered by renewable energy. To help American Samoa keep its land clean, we will work with AS-EPA and ASPA to increase recycling and divert waste from the landfill. He noted, We intend to complete all of these goals by the end of He said Pacific Islanders are among the people most affected by climate change anywhere on earth, adding that climate change is a priority for this Administration, and specifically for EPA. President Obama gave marching orders to EPA and in return EPA has proposed tough new rules to cut carbon pollution from existing power plants, just as we have for other toxins such as mercury and arsenic. Rules already enacted by EPA have been reducing O2 emissions from cars and trucks, he claimed. EPA and our Pacific Island partners have been using the power of the lean Water Act to limit pollution and erosion, to keep coastal waters resilient in the face of climate change. EPA has also developed climate adaptation tools for water utilities. And EPA is partnering with NOAA and DOI to develop climate adaptation planning for coral reefs. Bluemenfeld said the abundance of the ocean around the world is at risk, as the ocean is polluted with trash and sewage. American Samoa and other Pacific islands have taken a leadership role in moving away from using so much diesel, and moved more toward renewable energy, such as solar. There s already a 1.75 W solar panel farm in Tutuila. Speaking of the AS-EPA headquarters, he noted, that building has solar panels, is certified as Net Zero for energy, and much of the time puts energy back into the grid, saving AS-EPA about $60,000 a year in energy bills. He said the ocean is the source of life on earth, and Pacific Islanders know how to tap the lifegiving abundance of the ocean, and to respect its power. For generations, Pacific Islanders have learned how to work together to cross the vast ocean. They did this by being wise navigators, and by paddling in unison. He said this week they are encouraging efforts by individuals to recycle more and drive less, and to use Energy Star appliances.

5 samoa news, Wednesday, June 17, 2015 Page 5 AERIAN SAOA GOVERNENT DEPARTENT OF EDUATION FAASILASILAGA Fa asilasilaga a le atagaluega o A oga a le alo Amerika Samoa. O le a amata le resitalaina o tama iti a oga, fa ato a ulufale i a oga a le malo, mo le Tausaga A oga E tatala le Ofisa Resitala i le Aso Gafua se ia o o i le As o Faraile 7:30am - 3:00pm. Na o matua po o tagata o lo o tausia fanau e tusa ai ma le tulafono, e mafai ona resitalaina fanau i aso ua fa atulagaina. 1. ITUALO SISIFO TUTOTONU - Aso Gafua, Iuni 22 - Aso Tofi Iulai 02, ) A oga aualuga Tafuna 2) A oga aualuga atata Ese ese 3) A oga Lupelele 4) A oga anulele 5) A oga Tulaga uamua Tafuna 2. ITUALO TOTONU - Aso Gafua, Iulai 06 - Aso Faraile, Iulai 17, ) A oga aualuga Samoana 2) A oga Afonotele 3) A oga Leatele 4) A oga atafao 5) A oga auga o Alava 6) A oga Uifaatali Pita olumane 3. ITUALO SISIFO - Aso Gafua, Iulai 20 - Aso Faraile, Iulai 31, ) A oga aualuga Leone 2) A oga Alataua Lua 3) A oga Leone idkiff 4) A oga Siliaga 5) A oga Pavaiai 4. ITUALO SASA E - Aso Gafua, Aokuso 3 - Aso Faraile, Aokuso 14, ) A oga aualuga Faga itua 2) A oga A.P. Lutali 3) A oga (Tuato o) Alofau 4) A oga Aua 5) A oga Lauli i 6) A oga asefau 7) A oga atatula 8) A oga Olomoana 5. ITUALO ANU A TELE - Aso Gafua, Aokuso 17 - Aso Faraile, Aokuso 28, ) A oga aualuga anu atele 2) A oga Faleasao 3) A oga Fitiuta 4) A oga Ofu/Olosega o fanau e le i resitalaina i aso e pei ona fa atulagaina, e tatalaina le Ofisa o le Resitala i le Aso Gafua, Aokuso 31, 2015 i le 1:00 i le aoauli - 3:00 i le aoauli. Fa afeso ota i mai le Ofisa o le Resitala mo tamaiti a oga a le alo, i le telefoni / po o le imeli ss@doe.as. a le Fa aaloalo Lava; Vaitinasa Dr. Salu Hunkin-Finau Director of Education ANNOUNEENT The Department of Education s Office of Student Services will begin registration of ALL NEW STUDENTS, School ear Only Parents and Legal Guardians can register their children. Registration hours are 7:30am to 3:00 pm. The official dates for each School Division are: 1. IDWEST DIVISION - on. June 22 - Thurs., July 3, ) Tafuna High School 2) Tafuna Vocational & Technical High School 3) Lupelele Elementary 4) anulele Elementary 5) Tafuna Elementary 2. ENTRAL DIVISION - onday, July 06-Fri, July 17, ) Samoana High School 2) Afonotele Elementary 3) Le atele Elementary 4) atafao Elementary 5) t. Alava Elementary 6) Peter Tali oleman Elementary 3. WEST DIVISION - on. July 20 - Fri, July 31, ) Leone High School 2) Alataua Lua Elementary 3) Leone idkiff Elementary 4) Siliaga Elementary 5) Pava ia i Elementary The following documents must be presented for registration: 4. EAST DIVISION - on. Aug 03 - Fri. Aug 14, ) Faga itua High School 2) A.P. Lutali Elementary 3) Tuato o (Alofau) Elementary 4) Aua Elementary 5) Lauli i Elementary 6) asefau Elementary 7) atatula Elementary 8) Olomoana Elementary 5. ANU A DIVISION - on, Aug 17-Aug 28, ) anu a High School 2) Faleasao Elementary 3) Fitiuta Elementary 4) Ofu/Olosega Elementary Late Registration: on, Aug 31, 2015 Onward - 1:00pm-3:00p m, onday - Friday 1. Original Birth ertificate (of Student) 2. Students transferring from Private and Off-Island School ust bring Records or learance from previo us schools 3. Photo ID of the Parent or Legal Guardian (registering the student); and 4. Immunization record/shot Record (of Student) For further information call our or ss@doe.as Thank ou, Vaitinasa Dr. Salu Hunkin-Finau Director of Education

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Researchers Harry for tea at ensington Palace in London from the University of alifornia, Irvine say it s during an official visit to Britain. unclear how much water is left in the most overburdened aquifers. The problem is expected to worsen old Prince George and 6-week-old Princess The U.S. first lady brought gifts for 23-month- with climate change and population growth. harlotte, the children of Prince William and Using measurements taken by NASA s twin the Duchess of ambridge. The U.S. Embassy in Grace satellites, scientists found the most overstressed groundwater basins were located in the red, American-made Berlin Flyer P-Wee Wagon London said Wednesday that Obama brought a driest regions. Arabian Aquifer System in the for George and an Amish rocking chair and a personalized Alpaca baby blanket for harlotte. iddle East, which serves more than 60 million people, was considered the most stressed in the Obama spent Tuesday in London before traveling to Italy. She also met with Prime inister world followed by the Indus Basin aquifer of northwestern India and Pakistan. David ameron and his wife Samantha and promoted girls education. The farm-rich entral Valley in alifornia was considered highly stressed. Officials say they don t know if Obama gave The two studies were published online the gifts personally to the young prince and princess while she was at the palace. Tuesday in Water Resources Research, a journal of the American Geophysical Union. callen police officer resigns, House PASSES bill to authorize accused of human smuggling intelligence programs callen, Texas (AP) A South Texas WASHINGTON (AP) The House has police officer has resigned and faces a human passed a bill that authorizes intelligence programs while boosting spending by 7 percent checkpoint with two women allegedly in the smuggling charge after being stopped at a border over last year. The measure passed Tuesday U.S. illegally. callen police Officer Joan De , largely along party lines. It now goes La Fuente-Garza is in custody pending a federal to the Senate. The bill includes a ban on transferring Guantanamo Bay detainees to the U.S. or Prosecutors say the officer was off-duty Friday detention hearing Thursday. a foreign combat zone. That language that has and in a northbound car with two women at the Falfurrias checkpoint. They say the passengers could drawn a veto threat from the White House. ost of the bill s key provisions are classified. not produce identification on their immigration Some lawmakers object to a provision of the status. De La Fuente-Garza had been a callen bill that would block a surveillance oversight board officer since She resigned later Friday. from obtaining information about covert action. A magistrate on onday ordered her to remain But amendments to change that provision aimed in custody. The women she allegedly transported at the Privacy and ivil Liberties Oversight Board were also detained. were prevented from reaching the House floor. hina police kill ethnic Uighur Winner of $188.9 Powerball man in train STATION drama ticket in Arizona claims prize BEIJING (AP) hinese police say they PHOENIX (AP) Arizona Lottery officials fatally shot an ethnic Uighur man after he tried say the winner of the $188.9 million Powerball to attack travelers at a train station with a cement jackpot has come forward to claim the prize from block. Railway police in the northern city of the June 3 drawing. Xi an said a police officer repeatedly warned The winner didn t want to be identified and the man before shooting him as he attacked travelers buying tickets at the city s railway station at lottery officials didn t release any details on the person s gender, age or hometown Tuesday. about 6 a.m. Wednesday. State lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a A brief message on the force s microblog said bill earlier this year that shields lottery winners the man died in hospital from his injuries and that identities for 90 days after they claim their prizes. normal order had been restored at the station. But the new law doesn t take effect until July 3. Ethnic tensions between the uslim Uighur It also remains unknown if the winner took the minority and hina s Han majority have periodically erupted into violence in recent years, lump sum of nearly $120 million before taxes or annual payments. The winner had 180 days from leaving hundreds dead. Last year, a group of the date of the drawing in the multi-state lottery Uighurs armed with knives killed 31 people at a game to come forward before the money would train station in the southwestern city of unming. go into an unclaimed prize fund. (ontinued on page 7)

7 NEWS IN BRIEF ontinued from page 6 Town pays $650,000 to FAILy of 89-year-old woman shot by cops WARINSTER, Pa. (AP) A Philadelphia suburb is paying a $650,000 settlement to the family of an 89-year-old woman accidentally shot and killed by its police department during a standoff with a drunken suspect. arie Zienkewicz was caught in the crossfire in February 2013 as Warminster police confronted suspect Andrew airns at an apartment complex. He is serving 14 to 30 years in state prison. The Bucks ounty ourier Times obtained the settlement through a public records request and published Wednesday. The agreement calls for the township to provide officers with critical incident training and donate books in Zienkewicz s memory to the local library. Investigators say airns traded shots with police after a dispute with his girlfriend and barricaded himself in his apartment for hours before surrendering. Zienkewicz lived in the apartment below. one an s donation of a kidney in response to sign on car complete PORTLAND, aine (AP) Officials at a aine hospital say doctors have completed a kidney transplant for a woman whose donor was found through an ad posted on her car window. aine edical enter spokesman att Paul says hristine Royles of South Portland received the kidney Tuesday from Joshua Dall- Leighton of Windham. Paul say the surgery was successful and doctors anticipate strong recoveries by both the donor and recipient. Paul says the hospital is grateful for Dall-Leighton s donation and that the case enhanced awareness of the need for living donors. The surgery was delayed because of crowdsourced donations aimed at defraying Dall-Leighton s expenses. Hospital officials said before the procedure was scheduled that they needed time to determine if the monetary donations violated the National Organ Transplant Act. The act forbids potential donors from profiting from a donation. Wisconsin city bars use of kangaroos as service animals BEAVER DA, Wis. (AP) Officials have changed a southeastern Wisconsin city s rules on service animals after a woman took a baby kangaroo into a cdonald s restaurant. The Beaver Dam Daily itizen reports the city s ommon ouncil voted 14-0 onday night to define a service animal as a dog or miniature horse, but not a kangaroo. Police can cite people who try to use other animals. Beaver Dam police say the woman wrapped the baby kangaroo in a blanket and tucked it in an infant car seat, then took it inside a cdonald s in February. The woman has said the kangaroo is a therapy animal to help her cope with emotional distress. ity Attorney aryann Schacht says the changes comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. southern alifornia man BEATEN by deputies on video remanded to jail VITORVILLE, alif. (AP) A Southern alifornia man beaten by sheriff s deputies after a chase on horseback has been jailed on charges of more than a dozen crimes. The Press-Enterprise reports that 30-year-old Francis Pusok was jailed after his bail was raised to $400,000 during his arraignment Tuesday in Victorville. Pusok pleaded not guilty to counts including evading an officer, livestock theft and animal cruelty. Pusok s lawyers say they want the San Bernardino ounty district attorney s office disqualified from the case because of prosecutors close relationship with the Sheriff s Department. Pusok reached a $650,000 settlement with the county after a video showed him being punched and kicked by sheriff s deputies after he fled them by car and then on a stolen horse. The Sheriff s Department is conducting a personnel investigation. Largest Florida county proposes ITATIONS for marijuana possession IAI (AP) People caught with small amounts of marijuana could soon get a civil citation instead of a jail term in Florida s largest county, which may become the first in the state to treat marijuana possession as a non-criminal act. The iami-dade ounty ommission is considering a proposal to let police issue $100 civil citations for possessing small amounts of marijuana as an alternative to a misdemeanor arrest. The proposal, approved by a committee last week, will go before the full commission June 30. If it passes, ayor arlos Gimenez will have the final say. The ordinance would also cover such lowlevel offenses as loitering, littering and shopping cart theft. ounty ommissioner Sally Heyman said her measure seeks to spare people a criminal record for possessing less than 20 grams of marijuana and would reduce the economic burden on the criminal justice system. Heyman said the county spends about $43 million a year to arrest and process minor marijuana cases and the other low-level offenses. She said issuing citations instead would allow the county to use that money for other projects. She would also support a statewide effort to do the same. We give people who make a mistake a chance and we don t label them and put them into a system with extreme violent characteristics, she said. (ontinued on page 10) Reservations strongly recommended!! all us at info@tradewinds.as samoa news, Wednesday, June 17, 2015 Page 7 The Equator Restaurant Salutes The 2015 Graduates and All the Dads for Father s Day!! Special enu for all the Graduates throughout the week elebrate Father s Day at the Equator Restaurant!! Saturday, June 20th or Sunday, June 21st - Lunch & Dinner Special! FATHER S DA SPEIAL Baby Back Ribs Dry rubbed and slow cooked then glazed with a H ouse made BBQ sauce. Served with Fries, ole slaw and Garlic Bread With a choice of either Full Rack or Half Rack Prime Rib Slow Roasted and served to your liking With Vegetables and with a choice of either ashed Potatoes, Baked Potato, Rice or Fries. From: The Staff & anagement of Tradewinds Hotel & Equator Restaurant our Home away from Home. Feds dismiss civil lawsuit against office of former ongressman Eni by Fili Sagapolutele Responding to Samoa News questions, Samoa News orrespondent Associate ounsel Joel J. Borovsky one of Based on a motion by plaintiff, the federal the three attorneys of the U.S. Office of House court in Washington D.. has dismissed without Employment ounsel on court record representing the defendant could only say that, prejudice a civil action suit against the former Office of ongressman Faleomavaega Eni, We have no comment except to say that r. because the matter has been resolved, but court Salazar s claims against the former Office of documents provided no other details as to how Rep. Faleomavaega have been resolved. the case was settled. BAGROUND The plaintiff, Victor E. Salazar, who was The lawsuit heading toward being resolved employed at the ongressman s D.. office for was first hinted at in a motion filed last month two years until his employment was terminated by Salazar s attorney, who sought an extension in November 2013, filed the lawsuit Oct. 30 last of the days to respond to the defendant s motions year at the federal court in Washington D.. just for dismissal. days before the November general election. The parties have re-engaged in substantial On April 24 this year, attorneys for the U.S. settlement discussions and have agreed that a House asked the federal court to dismiss the lawsuit, citing among other things, lack of jurisdic- parties an opportunity to finalize a settlement, further extension should be granted to allow the tion and the fact that the office has ceased to exist. according to the plaintiff s motion, which had Attorney for the plaintiff was given until June the consent of the defense. It also says that one 17 to respond to the motion to dismiss. However, of the defendant s counsel, ark S. Hayes, had Salazar s attorney, Donald A. acay filed on suggested obtaining a further extension to permit June 14, a one-page notice of voluntary dismissal the parties time in which to complete a settlement agreement. motion requesting the court to dismiss all causes of action in the complaint as to the sole defendant In the lawsuit, Salazar cites five counts of civil without prejudice. (Without prejudice means it rights violations; one count of violation of prohibition of intimidation or reprisal; and two counts can be re-filed.) Plaintiff is dismissing this action because of violating the federal Family and edical plaintiff s claims have been resolved, said Leave Act (FLA). acay, but didn t elaborate further. acay Through these allegations, Salazar also didn t immediately respond to Samoa News claimed violation of provisions of the ongressional Accountability Act (AA), which protects inquiries and request for comments on how the case was resolved. the rights of ongressional employees. Federal electronic court records, show that In its response last month, the Office of House U.S District ourt Judge Reggie B. Walton Employment ouncil (OHE) moved for the granted Salazar s motion on Jun 15, saying that court to dismiss the complaint with prejudice for in light of the plaintiff s notice of voluntary dismissal, the case is dismissed without prejudice Office of ongressman Faleomavaega Eni has lack of subject matter jurisdiction, saying that the and also ordered this case closed. ceased to exist.

8 Page 8 samoa news, Wednesday, June 17, 2015 S ART OPEN DAIL 6A-10P Treat Dad to the Best Gifts at S ART 10% Off EN S WATHES 10% Off ELETRONIS This poster is brought to you in the spirit of community service by Samoa News [courtesy NPAS] Wide Selection of Gift Baskets to choose from Locally designed Shirts just for Dad! 10% Off Golf Shirts & Golf lubs. National Park of Am. Samoa offering free Saturday Hikes (BASED ON A PRESS RELEASE) PAGO hief of Interpretation and Education ichael PAGO, American Samoa June 15, 2015 Larson. These hikes begin our celebration of The National Park of American Samoa will offer the National Park Service s centennial celebration from now through It s a chance for free ranger-led Saturday hikes from late-june through mid-september. Free shuttles will be everyone to get outside to explore, connect, and available to transport hikers from Pago Pago to find your national park. the trails. Interested participants are required to Space is limited to 28 participants per hike. sign up in advance. Sign up is required by phone at , ext. 22 There are five different hikes, which include or npsa_info@nps.gov. the Lower Sauma Trail, Vatia, Tuafanua Trail, These Saturday hikes are made possible Vatia, ount Alava Trail, Fagasā Pass, World through the generous support of the national War II Heritage Trail, Gataivai and the Pola park s non-profit partner the Hawai i Pacific Island Trail/ View Points, Vatia. Parks Association ( The hikes times are all 7:30 a.m. to Noon, About the National Park of American Samoa: except for the ount Alava hikes that are from The national park was established in :30 am to 2 pm. to preserve and protect coral reefs, tropical rain See dates for specific hikes throughout the 3 forests, fruit bats, and the Samoan culture, and months on the poster published inside today s to provide for the enjoyment of these to this issue of Samoa News. and future generations. National park lands and These hikes provide participants with opportunities to experience their own local national leased from villages and the American Samoa waters in Tutuila, Ta u, and Ofu islands are park within lush tropical rain forests with vistas Government through a long-term agreement with that overlook Tutuila. the National Park Service. National park rangers will lead these hikes For more information about the National Park and share a variety of fun topics about the natural of American Samoa, call ext. 22, and culture wonders of American Samoa. npsa_info@nps.gov, or go to We look forward to welcoming residents and visitors to their national park, said and Instagram pages. Also, visit the national park s Facebook, Twitter, Prosecutors claim off-duty cop chases, fatally shoots ex-wife We also have: Also check out the location of the orner itchen opening up onday June 22nd, for Breakfast & Lunch. American Samoa! If Dad enjoys Golf you will find everything you need here for him. ASBUR PAR, N.J. (AP) A recently divorced off-duty police officer chased down and fatally shot his ex-wife on Tuesday, then put the gun to his head and held police at bay before he surrendered, authorities said. Authorities say Neptune Township police Sgt. Phil Seidle had his 7-year-old daughter in the front seat of his vehicle while he chased after a car driven by his ex-wife, Tamara, shortly before 11:30 a.m. Authorities say moments after the chase ended, he got out and fired his.40-caliber Glock service weapon several times into her vehicle. Police officers who happened to be in the neighborhood for an unrelated traffic accident saw the shooting unfold and took the child from her father s car. The girl apparently was not injured. Tamara Seidle, 51, was taken to a hospital, where she died a short time later. After the shooting, Phil Seidle pointed the gun at his head and held police at bay for about 30 minutes until they were able to persuade him to surrender. He was then taken into custody. The couple had nine children, ranging in age from 7 to 24, and their divorce was finalized last month. Authorities say the shooting apparently was spurred by an ongoing child custody dispute. onmouth ounty prosecutors say Phil Seidle is charged with first-degree murder. ichael Terrell, who witnessed the shooting, told the Asbury Park Press that Seidle was yelling at his ex-wife about their child custody fights. The guy was in the middle of the street, Terrell told the newspaper. He was saying, I m tired of going to court. Seidle then raised his gun, firing multiple shots at the woman. Seidle, 51, is a sergeant with the Neptune Township Police Department. He has served on the force for 22 years. Township resident Dianna Harris told the newspaper that Seidle was a popular officer who cared about the community. Harris, who is president of the Neptune-based idtown Urban Renaissance orporation, said Seidle would often visit the nonprofit group s community garden.

9 samoa news, Wednesday, June 17, 2015 Page 9 Building Partnerships for Excellence in Education ongratulations lass of 2015 Where there is no struggle, there is no strength. 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10 Page 10 samoa news, Wednesday, June 17, 2015 A man is taken into custody after a shooting in Asbury Park, N.J., Tuesday, June 16, A recently divorced off-duty police officer chased down and fatally shot his ex-wife on Tuesday, then put the gun to his head and held police at bay before he surrendered, authorities said. Police officers who happened to be in the neighborhood for an unrelated traffic accident saw the shooting unfold and took the child from her father s car. The girl apparently was not injured. (Bob Bielk/Asbury Park Press via AP) LEONE HURH OF HRIST (Across from idkiff Elementary) LIVING FOR HRIST Galatians 2:20 THURSDA JUNE 18 to WEDNESDA JUNE 24, 2015 The Leone hurch of hrist (across from idkiff Elementary), cordially invites you to join us to Search the Scriptures in an exciting 7 day Gospel eeting with guest Preachers eith Sharp, and ichael Thomas. Bring all your bible questions and be prepared to be enlightened. Our theme for this year is Living for hrist. THURSDA, June 18 SATURDA, June 20 5:15-5:30pm Singing 5:30-6:15pm. Thomas 6:30-7:15pm eith Sharp 7:15-7:45pm Q &A SUNDA, June 21 9:00-9:45am ichael Thomas 10:30 11:45am eith Sharp 5:00-5:45 ichael Thomas 6:00-6;45 eith Sharp 6:45-7:15 Q & A ONDA, June 22 WEDNESDA, June 24 5:15-5:30pm Singing 5:30-6:15pm. Thomas 6:30-7:15pm eith Sharp 7:15 7:45pm Q & A NEWS IN BRIEF ontinued from page 7 Stop sticks thrown at Dallas police ATTAER s fleeing van DALLAS (AP) Patrol car video shows a Dallas ounty sheriff s deputy flinging stop sticks in front of a fleeing van after the driver shot up Dallas police headquarters. Video released onday shows police cars chasing the van driven by James Boulware, who was later killed by a police sniper. No officers were hurt. A gunman riddled Dallas police headquarters with bullets early Saturday. Boulware, the man authorities have linked to the gunfire, then sped away. The video shows the deputy throwing stop sticks to try to slow the van. She then runs to her patrol car and joins the pursuit. A standoff in a restaurant parking lot in nearby Hutchins ended hours later when Boulware was shot and killed. Russia to add 40 new intercontinental missiles this year OSOW (AP) Russia s military will add over 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles this year alone that are capable of piercing any missile defenses, President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday in a blunt reminder of the nation s nuclear might amid tensions with the West over Ukraine. Putin spoke at the opening of an arms show at a shooting range in Alabino just west of oscow, a huge display intended to showcase Russia s resurgent military. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg accused the Russians of nuclear saber-rattling, and said that was one of the reasons the western military alliance has been beefing up its ability to defend its members. U.S. Secretary of State John erry, briefing reporters via teleconference from Boston, where he is recovering from surgery on a broken leg, called Putin s announcement concerning. We re trying to move in the opposite direction, erry said. We have had enormous cooperation from the 1990s forward with respect to the structure of nuclear weapons in the former territories of the Soviet Union. And no one wants to see us step backwards. an dies after officer-involved shooting in South Lake Tahoe SOUTH LAE TAHOE, alif. (AP) Authorities say a South Lake Tahoe police officer shot and killed a man at the Tahoe Hacienda Inn. Two South Lake Tahoe police officers responded to a suspicious circumstance call at the motel early onday morning. Officials say officers were dispatched after a caller reported sounds of a woman screaming and crying. Police say that at about 2:50 a.m. a man in his early 20s was struck during an officer-involved shooting. The man was taken to Barton emorial Hospital where he died from his injuries at about 5 a.m. Authorities have not released the dead man s identity or further details about the shooting. The officer who fired the fatal shot has been placed on paid administrative leave while an investigation is conducted. iami home HEALTH OPANy to PAy $17 in edicare scam IAI (AP) A iami home health company has agreed to pay $17 million for allegedly paying doctors to refer edicare patients. Department of Justice officials said Tuesday that the settlement with Hebrew Homes Health Network Inc. is the largest involving alleged violations of the Anti-ickback Statute by skilled nursing facilities in the United States. Prosecutors said Hebrew Homes hired numerous physicians as medical directors, paying them large salaries even though they did little work and were only there to refer patients to their seven facilities. The number of patients at Hebrew Homes facilities increased exponentially once the medical directors were put on the payroll. The Anti-ickback Statute is intended to ensure that a physician s medical judgment is not compromised by improper financial incentives. The settlement resolves allegations brought in a whistleblower suit by a former FO of the company. vp joe Biden makes first public appearance since burying son WASHINGTON (AP) Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday made his first public appearance since burying his oldest son earlier this month, thanking major foundations and institutional investors for pledging to spend more than $4 billion on new technologies to reduce climate change pollution. Wearing a black suit and reading for the most part from a teleprompter, Biden made no comment about his family s loss. He stuck to the issue at hand during 27 minutes of remarks at the close of a White House summit on clean energy, but he tossed out a few jokes along with mentions of his brother and late mother. Biden even brandished a copy of Tuesday s edition of The Washington Post, which had as its lead story a report on a draft of Pope Francis eagerly awaited encyclical on the environment. In the draft document, the pope calls for urgent action to combat global warming, saying it is mostly due to human activity and the burning of fossil fuels. There is a consensus growing around the need for action, the vice president said. (ontinued on page 12)

11 Is the baby recession over? US births up after years of decline NEW OR (AP) It appears the baby 1,000 women. In 2013, the rate was 62.5 percent recession really is over: Preliminary figures show the lowest it had ever been. U.S. births were up last year for the first time in The total fertility rate rose slightly, by less seven years. than 1 percent. That tells how many children a About 53,000 more babies were born in 2014 woman can be expected to have if current birth than the year before a 1 percent increase. rates continue. The figure was just shy of 1.9 children last year. Experts say 2.1 is a goal if you Births were up for nearly every racial and ethnic group, and there were improvements in several want to keep the population at its current size. other key measures. Teen births hit another historic low and there were fewer cesarean sections through cesarean section, marking the second About 32 percent of babies were delivered and preterm deliveries. straight decline. It looks like perhaps we re seeing the turnaround that many experts have been anticipating, percent, believing that many -sections are done In the 1980s, health officials set a goal of 15 said Gretchen Livingston, a birth trends expert at out of convenience or unwarranted caution. Pew Research enter. She was not involved in The preterm birth rate delivery at less the report. than 37 weeks fell to a little under 10 percent, The nation has been in a baby recession as part of a continuing decline. since 2007 a decline in births that experts The birth rates women in their 30s and have blamed mainly on the nation s economy. early 40s continued to rise. The rate for women It looked like it might have ended in 2013, with in their late 20s who have the most babies preliminary figures showing the number of births held steady after years of decline. rising slightly. The teen birth rate fell 9 percent, continuing But the final tally showed yet another decline. a decline that started in The number of babies Government statisticians said they ve taken born to teens last year about 249,000 is less extra steps to make sure the preliminary 2014 than half the peak of nearly 645,000 in numbers hold up. Still, some experts are cautious Some experts had expected to see that decline about declaring a lasting upswing. level off at some point. I ve learned not to prognosticate, said Brady What we have seen is quite remarkable, said Hamilton of the enters for Disease ontrol and Bill Albert of the National ampaign to Prevent Prevention. He s lead author of the new report, Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. which is based on a review of nearly all birth Experts attribute the decline to a range of factors, including less sex and more use of contra- certificates. Highlights from the 2014 report released ception. Related to that, apparently, is a change Wednesday: in social norms for many teens, Albert said. They There were just under 4 million babies are more wary of pregnancy, and less likely to born. Births rose for white, black, Asian and Hispanic women. For some unknown reason, it fell even to know someone who is the daughter of a know someone who became pregnant as a teen or for Native American moms. teen mother, he suggested. The birth rate for women of child-bearing age rose 1 percent, to just under 63 births per D report: FAT H E R s Day D E A L S! Talk to us for the right gas advice Our specialist gas technicians provide safe, reliable installation AWARENESS TIP: Gas is cheaper than Electricity, Help us keep the air we breathe clean. 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The report said there is no country in the world where men and boys share unpaid domestic and child care work equally with women and girls despite the fact that women today comprise 40 percent of the global workforce and 50 percent of the world s food producers. linton, vice chair of the Bill, Hillary and helsea linton Foundation which helped support the report, told a U.N. event launching it that changes in mindsets, policies and practices are needed to get fathers to play a bigger role. I hadn t understood that one of the great joys of becoming a mother would be watching my husband become a father, said linton, whose daughter harlotte is now eight-months-old. And I am so grateful for his dedication and his support and his love, and the investments that he makes in our daughter every single day.... His commitment to her is very much in both his and her best interest. The report said about 80 percent of the world s men and boys will become fathers in their lifetime, and virtually all men will have some connection to children in caregiving relationships. It also said that between 61 percent and 77 percent of fathers say they would work less if they could spend more time with their children, but only 92 countries offer paternity leave and for half it s less than three weeks. The report was produced by enare, a global campaign to promote men and boys as equal caregivers, and was supported by several U.N. agencies and many non-governmental organizations and foundations. It brings together international research findings, with global examples. ate Gilmore, deputy executive director of the U.N. population agency UNFPA, called the report historic. en who have close relationships with children live longer, they have fewer mental and physical health problems, they re less likely to be dependent on drugs, and more productive at work, she said. 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12 Page 12 samoa news, Wednesday, June 17, 2015 ongratulations TAFUNA HIGH SHOOL lass Of 2015 NEWS IN BRIEF exico: 7 killed in attack on police-guarded convoy ORELIA, exico (AP) Seven people including two police officers have been killed in what exican authorities call an ambush of a convoy in the southwestern state of ichoacan. The state Public Safety Department and Prosecutor s Office say three more officers were wounded in the clash early Tuesday. Police were guarding a truck and a pickup loaded with scrap metal heading to the city of Apatzingan. Officials say there was a sudden hail of bullets and grenades from dozens of attackers about an hour after midnight. Authorities say the five civilians who died were burned when their vehicles were set on fire by grenades. There were no immediate arrests. The area around Apatzingan was a stronghold of the nights Templar, a drug cartel whose disintegration has left smaller factions to war over turf. Iran holds mass funeral for soldiers in killed 80s Iraq WAR TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Tens of thousands of Iranians have attended a mass funeral for some 270 soldiers killed in the 1980s war against Iraq. Authorities recovered the bodies in a mass grave in Iraq in ay. On Tuesday, throngs of people gathered in downtown Tehran for the funeral. The war between Iraq and Iran from 1980 to 1988 killed more than 1 million people. It began when Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein sent soldiers into Iran following a long history of border disputes. Since Saddam s overthrow after the U.S.- led invasion of Iraq in 2003, Iran and Iraq have become close allies. Iran s military has helped advise Iraqi security forces and Shiite militias now fighting against the extremist Islamic State group. Dominican AG hopeful THAT vatican convicts ex-ambassador SANTO DOINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) The attorney general of the Dominican Republic says he hopes the Vatican s former ambassador to the aribbean nation is convicted of charges that he sexually abused young boys. The Holy See announced onday that Jozef Wesolowski has been indicted on charges of sexually abusing Dominican boys and having child pornography on his computer. Wesolowski will stand trial next month in a Vatican criminal court, the first time such a highranking Vatican official has been tried on sex abuse charges. On Tuesday, Dominican Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito said the purported victims need justice. The Wesolowski case has, in his words, deeply hurt our society, and there must be a decision that conforms with this fact. The Polish-born Wesolowski was recalled by the Vatican in He has since been defrocked. ToyOTA adds 1.4 vehicles to the TAATA air bag recall DETROIT (AP) Toyota is adding nearly 1.4 million cars, trucks and SUVs to a growing recall for air bags that can explode with too much force. The company says it s expanding a previous recall after Takata orp. of Japan agreed in ay to double the size of its air bag inflator recall to 33.8 million. Vehicles added to a passenger air bag inflator recall include the 2003 to 2007 orolla and atrix, 2005 and 2006 Tundra pickup, 2005 to 2007 Sequoia SUV and the 2003 to 2007 Lexus S430 convertible. The propellant in some Takata inflators can burn too quickly, blowing apart a metal canister and sending shrapnel into the passenger compartment. The problem has been blamed for at least seven deaths and more than 100 injuries. Last month Takata bowed to pressure from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and declared many of its products defective, agreeing to double the number of air bag inflators being recalled. It s now the largest auto recall in U.S. history. Some cars are equipped with both driver and passenger air bags made by Takata. The recall expansion brings to 2.9 million the number of Toyota and Lexus vehicles being recalled in the U.S. due to the inflators. ontinued from page 10 Judge rules enendez corruption trial to STAy in New Jersey NEWAR, N.J. (AP) A federal judge on Tuesday refused to move Sen. Bob enendez s corruption case from New Jersey to Washington, D.., rejecting defense attorneys arguments that the majority of the alleged crimes took place in the nation s capital and that a trial in New Jersey would hamper enendez s ability to perform his duties in the Senate. The court sees no prime nerve center of the case in Washington, but instead in New Jersey, the Dominican Republic, France and Washington, U.S. District Judge William Walls said after hearing from both sides. enendez, a congressman for more than 20 years and a member of the Senate since 2006, is charged in a 22-count indictment with accepting gifts and donations totaling about $1 million from Florida ophthalmologist Salomon elgen in exchange for political favors. The gifts included flights aboard a luxury jet to the Dominican Republic and a Paris vacation. enendez has said he accepted gifts from elgen because the two have been close friends for years. elgen also is charged in the indictment, and is charged in a separate indictment in Florida accusing him of multiple counts of edicare fraud. Suspect charged with ATTEPTEd murder after subway shove NEW OR (AP) A man accused of pushing a transgender woman onto the New ork ity subway tracks has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and attempted assault. Thirty-two-year-old Rolan Reid is being held without bail after a brief court appearance Tuesday. Authorities say the 28-year-old woman was pushed on June 1 as she stood on the southbound platform at the Bleecker Street station in Greenwich Village. Police say a man approached her and said, What are you looking at? They say he then pushed her onto the tracks. According to court papers, Reid initially denied committing the crime but then said he should have thrown the officer questioning him onto the tracks, too. Police say the woman suffered minor abrasions. Another rider helped her get back onto the platform. Palestinian president announces the government will dissolve RAALLAH, West Bank (AP) Palestinian President ahmoud Abbas announced the national unity government he formed with Hamas last year will dissolve. Abbas did not make any mention of a timetable for resignation in his announcement Tuesday night. But it is expected within days. Abbas said the move was because Hamas didn t let it work in Gaza. The government was formed last year before the war between the Islamic militant group Hamas and Israel. It came after years of feuding between the rival Palestinian groups. But the government did not function well and the sides have argued over how to carry out reconstruction of the warbattered Gaza Strip and other issues. Hamas violently seized Gaza from Abbas forces in 2007, leaving him governing just parts of the West Bank. Zimbabweans trade in old currency for peanuts HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) Harare resident Alice handara spent a U.S. dollar to take the bus into town to answer the government call to trade in her old Zimbabwe dollars, but she left the bank in disgust when her 90 trillion in worn bills wouldn t even cover the bus ticket home. Zimbabweans started trading in their stashes of the defunct dollars for U.S. dollars as part of a process to phase out a currency that hasn t been used since 2009 and features bills with at least 12 zeros. But few have taken them up on their offer. I used a dollar just to get into town. I will need another dollar to return home. Tell me, where will I get that dollar when they are offering me 36 cents for 90 trillion (Zimbabwe) dollars? she asked clutching a plastic bag with her Zimbabwe notes. At its worst, in 2009, inflation ran 230 million percent and the government was printing a 100 trillion dollar note that is now worth 40 cents. Economic decline led to a collapse of the Zimbabwean currency in the 2000s and it finally had to be abandoned in favor of U.S. dollars and South African rand.

13 samoa news, Wednesday, June 17, 2015 Page 13 Is Texas spending $800 to create its own border patrol? ALLEN, Texas (AP) When former Gov. Rick Perry ordered a big reinforcement of security at the exico border in 2011, Texas bought six new gunboats that can fire 900 rounds a minute and clock highway speeds. But the boats, which cost $580,000 each, spent more time docked than patrolling the Rio Grande. That was a small price tag compared with what Texas is about to spend. The new Republican governor, Greg Abbott, this month approved $800 million for border security over the next two years more than double any similar period during Perry s 14 years in office. On Texas shopping list is a second $7.5 million high-altitude plane to scan the border, a new border crime data center, a 5,000-acre training facility for border law-enforcement agencies and grants for year-round helicopter flights. The state also wants to hire two dozen Texas Rangers to investigate public corruption along the border and 250 new state troopers as a down payment on a permanent force along the border. Other states along the nearly 2,000-mile Southwest border New exico, Arizona and alifornia do not come remotely close to the resources Texas has committed. And Texas is doing so long after last year s surge in immigrants crossing the border illegally has subsided. So why is Texas setting up what appears to be a parallel border patrol alongside the federal force? Google cartel crime in exico and just put a time period of the last week, and you ll see some dramatic instances of what the cartels are doing in exico right now, Abbott told reporters this month following the legislative session. The first obligation of government is to keep people safe and that means ensuring that this ongoing cartel activity, which is not abating whatsoever, gains no root at all in the state of Texas. The 320-mile Rio Grande Valley sector of the border was ground zero last year for a wave of entral American migrants, mostly unaccompanied minors and women with children. The Possessed ontinued from page 1 Galumalemana further told Samoa News that he will pull in the crew who responded to the call so they can be advised as to what they need to do in future similar cases. For cases like demon possessed / acute psychotic episode / drug induce combative behavior etc., the safety of the patient and responders are always foremost, he noted. He said, if the patient is a threat to themselves and/or the family and the public and first responders, if the patient is combative and out of control for whatever reason, the situation needs to be made safe and the patient transported in the safest and most secure manner to ensure their safety as well as the safety of the responders. Valley sector accounted for 53 percent of all migrants captured in the Southwest during the fiscal year ending September. That alarmed Texas Republicans, who called for a crackdown during the election campaign last year. But the number of migrants caught is down 44 percent in the first eight months of this fiscal year. Raul Ortiz, deputy chief of the federal border patrol s Rio Grande Valley sector, attributed the decrease mainly to beefed-up law enforcement on the exican side, especially along its own borders with entral America. He also gave a nod to the Texas Department of Public Safety, or DPS, and other law enforcement for helping. ritics worry that the border buildup is open-ended, with little accounting for how the money will be spent and whether it will be effective. Republican lawmakers in the final weeks of the legislative session stripped language from the bill Abbott signed that would have required monthly updates and crime data from a new oversight board. The panel is only tasked with giving lawmakers a single report by In a third-grade classroom or with DPS, if you have no metrics and no way to evaluate success, you are wasting your money, Dallas Democratic state Rep. Rafael Anchia said. In one report, the Texas public safety agency defined a secure border as interdiction of all people, drugs and contraband. That is so far from reality, said Adam Isacson, a longtime border analyst at the Washington Office On Latin America, a human-rights advocacy group. Even the most secure sectors of the border still have thousands of people get through. It is has not always been clear what DPS has gotten for its money. Records provided to The Associated Press in 2013 showed that the state s new gunboats on the Rio Grande were used as little as one day a week or docked for repairs during the first year of deployment. At the time, agency leaders said that the boats spent about 30 percent more time in the water than what records suggested. DPS spokesman Tom Vinger said this month that those records are dated and the boats now conduct round-the-clock operations, performing more than 1,400 missions in the last year alone. Texas officials say that all law enforcement agencies, including the federal border patrol, have tracked more than $2 billion in drug seizures, mostly marijuana, and discovered more than 150 stash houses used by human smugglers in the past year alone. U.S. Border Patrol data, provided to Texas Democratic ongressman Joaquin astro, show its agency being solely responsible for seizing more than 416,000 pounds of marijuana in the Rio Grande Valley sector from June to February. DPS has declined to break out how much its troopers are responsible for intercepting. U.S. ustoms and Border Protection ommissioner R. Gil erlikowske, in a letter to astro, said that his agency declined participation in the recent surge For more information & registration contact Lefua Amio avaega-luvu Progressive Agriculture Safety Day oordinator /1575 known as Operation Strong Safety that Perry ordered last summer, even though DPS refers to them as a partner. But Vinger, the spokesman for the Texas agency, said on Thursday that Border Patrol provides agents staff and assist a command center as part of the Texas mission and the federal agency has worked closely with Texas for many years. Other locals see improvements in safety. Othal E Brand Jr., president of the water district that supplies the callen area, said employees used to be threatened by smugglers but now work safely night and day. On a recent afternoon in Rio Grande ity, the Texas afe was full for lunch, with conversation a mixture of Spanish and English. 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15 samoa news, Wednesday, June 17, 2015 Page 15 TAFUNA S ART IN. (next to ASPA Powerhouse) ONE STOP SHOP 4 DAS SPEIALS! Workers remove part of a balcony that collapsed at the Library Gardens apartment complex in Berkeley, alif., Tuesday, June 16, Berkeley police say several people are dead and others injured after the balcony fell near the University of alifornia, Berkeley. (AP Photo/Jeff hiu) 6 killed in alifornia balcony collapse during college party BERELE, alif. (AP) A 21st-birthday Investigators will look at things such as party thrown by a group of visiting Irish college whether the balcony was built to code, whether it students turned tragic early Tuesday when the was overloaded and whether rain or other weather fifth-floor balcony they were crammed onto collapsed with a sharp crack, spilling them about 50 structural standards committee of the Structural weakened it, said evin oore, chairman of the feet onto the pavement. Six people were killed and Engineers Association of alifornia. seven seriously injured. Balconies are exposed to the elements, so deterioration can play a part, oore said. Weather, Officials were working to figure out why the small balcony broke loose from the stucco apartment building a couple of blocks from the campus come up in the investigations. overloading, inadequate design, all these things of the University of alifornia, Berkeley. But one Berkeley spokesman atthai hakko said that structural engineer said it may have been overloaded officials have not measured the balcony to find out if, as city officials said, it was holding 13 people. how big it was and how much weight it was built Silvia Biswas, who lives on the floor below, to bear based on the 60-pound-per-square-foot said noise from the party was so loud, she opened standard in place when the building went up. The her window and yelled to keep it down. When city s requirement for balconies has since been she later was awakened by what felt like an earthquake, she looked out the window and saw bodies, hakko said there is no city requirement to post raised to 100 pounds. including a motionless young woman on the street. a weight restriction for balconies in apartments. I wouldn t have screamed at them if I had The exact dimensions of the balcony that failed known they were going to die, she said. were not released. Estimates varied, with ayor Five of the dead were 21-year-olds from Ireland who were in the country on J-1 visas that 9½ feet by 5 feet, while Grace ang, a structural Tom Bates saying city officials thought it was about enable young people to work and travel in the U.S. engineer and spokeswoman for Pacific Earthquake over the summer, while the sixth victim was from Engineering Research enter at Berkeley, said it alifornia, authorities said. looked to her to be 4 by 6 feet, or 24 square feet. The The accident brought an outpouring of grief in larger estimate would mean the balcony should hold Ireland from the prime minister on down, with the 2,850 pounds, while ang s estimate would be half country s consul general in San Francisco calling that. ang said it appeared small for 13 people. it a national tragedy. They were packed like sardines, and then Police had received a complaint about a loud they were moving, ang said. When people are party in the apartment about an hour before the moving it may further exacerbate the strain. accident but had not yet arrived when the metalrail balcony gave way just after 12:30 a.m., pleted in 2007, is in a lively part of downtown The Library Gardens apartment complex, com- spokesman Byron White said. It landed on the Berkeley close to the campus and is a popular fourth-floor balcony just beneath it, leaving the place for students to live. Several tenants reached pavement strewn with rubble and the red plastic by telephone said it is well-maintained. cups that are practically standard at college parties. The building is owned by BlackRock, the The dead were identified as Ashley Donohoe, largest asset-management fund in the U.S., 22, of Rohnert Park, alifornia; and Olivia Burke, according to city officials, and managed by Greystar anagement, whose website says it operates Eoghan ulligan, Niccolai Schuster, Lorcan iller and Eimear Walsh, all from Ireland. The more than 400,000 units in the U.S. and abroad. Irish students attended various colleges in Dublin. In a statement, Greystar extended condolences Some worked at San Francisco s Pier 39. to the victims families and added: The safety of Walsh and Burke were hostesses at Haza Zen, our residents is our highest priority and we will be a restaurant at Pier 39, said restaurant owner Alvin working with an independent structural engineer Louie. They were great young kids, very enthusiastic, and local authorities to determine the cause of the full of energy, Louis said. We re all devastated. accident. The J-1 program brings 100,000 college students to the U.S. every year, many landing jobs at growing: flowers, a pack of cigarettes, a school On the closed street below, a shrine was resorts, summer camps and other attractions. About banner and condolence notes. Victims relatives 700 of them whom are working and playing in the were expected to begin arriving from Ireland on San Francisco Bay Area this summer, according Tuesday night. to Ireland s onsul General Philip Grant. y heart breaks for the parents who lost children this morning, and I can only imagine the fear Sinead Loftus, 21, who attends Trinity ollege Dublin and is living this summer in a different apartment in Berkeley, said Berkeley is the Irish hub. in alifornia this summer as they seek to contact in the hearts of other parents whose children are It s student-friendly, it s warm and it s a lot them now, Irish Prime inister Enda enny told cheaper than San Francisco, she said. lawmakers in Dublin. JUNE 18-21, 2015 This is the best time to buy all your needs on a limited budget this holiday. TS art offers a wide variety of special items from frozen, dry goods, fresh fruits and vegies, gift items and all merchandising items on hand. 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17 samoa news, Wednesday, June 17, 2015 Page 17 Talimalo ASEPA Fonotaga lona 28 Pasefika mataupu Le Lali tau Siosiomaga tusia Ausage Fausia O le taeao ananafi na tatala aloaia ai le Fonotaga lona 28 a atumotu o le Pasefika, lea o lo o tali malo ai le atagaluega o le Puipuiga o le Siosiomaga a Amerika Samoa (ASEPA), mo le talanoaina o mataupu e fa atatau i auala e puipuia ai tulaga o le siosiomaga ma le gataifale i atumotu o le Pasefika, e aofia ai ma atumotu o lo o i lalo o le fa amalu a le Iunaite Setete o Amerika. O sui o lo o auai i lenei fonotaga e aofia ai sui mai vaega eseese o Amerika i le Setete o alefonia; Guam, Hawaii, anata, arshall Island, NI, Palau ma Samoa. O le ava o feiloaiga sa fa atautaia e le Ofisa o ataupu Tau Samoa, lea na fa ataunu uina i le Fale Samoa a le malo i le malae o le Su iga ula a le Atuvasa i Utulei, na fa afeiloaia ai sui o atunu u eseese o lo o malaga mai i lenei fonotaga. O le afioga i le ali i kovana ia Lolo atalasi oliga atoa ai ma ni isi o ta ita i o le atunu u sa auai i le ava o feiloaiga, lea fo i na maua ai le avanoa e feiloa i atu ai i sui usufono. A o tau gagana mai ni isi o malo valaaulia i ni isi o upu o le gagana a Samoa, e pei o le fa afetai ma le fa atalofa i le taimi na tauaao ai a latou ipu ava, na saunoa ai le afioga i le aoputasi ia auga Tasi Asuega, o le Failautusi o le Ofisa o ataupu Tau Samoa e fa apea, e tasi lava le upu e aui ai Samoa atoa, o le upu o le aiga. E le mafai ona vaivai le talitonuga o le atunu u o Samoa, o le aiga le fa avae o mea uma, poo fea lava tatou te feta aloloa i ai, e iloa lava le Samoa i lana tu ma lana aganu u, le aganu u lena lea ua mafua ai ona tatou feiloa i i le manuia i lenei taeao (taeao ananafi), o le saunoaga lea a auga. Ae na taua e le ali i kovana e fa apea, o fonotaga fa apenei, e le gata o se avanoa lelei lea e fetufaa i ai sui o atumotu i auala e puipuia ai le siosiomaga, ae o se itu taua fo i lea e mafai ai ona fa alautele le tautua ma le auaunaga a atunu u eseese o le Pasefika. Na fa afetaia e Lolo sui o malo o lo o fa atasi mai i lenei fonotaga, ona o le manatu e fa ataua lenei fonotaga, e fa atatau i le puipuiga o le siosiomaga o atumotu o le Pasefika. I se fa atalatalanoaga ma le Samoa News i le taeao ananafi, na taua ai e le Pulesili o le atagaluega o le Puipuiga o le Si osi omaga a Samoa, afioga Suluimalo Amataga Penaia lona fiafia tele, ina ua mafai ona auai Samoa i le fonotaga lenei e talanoaina ai auala eseese e puipuia ai le siosiomaga ma le gataifale o atunu u e lua, atoa ai isi atumotu o le Pasefika. O le galuega o le puipuia o le si osi omaga, o le tiute tauave lea a tagata uma, e le gata tatou te puipui i lo tatou si osi omaga ae tatou te puipui fo i i le gataifale ma le vaomatua, o itu uma ia o lo o tafe mai ai fa amanuiaga fa alenatura mo le atu Samoa, o le saunoaga lea a Suluimalo i le Samoa News. Ina ua fesiligia le ali i Pulesili po o a ni auala e mafua ai ona afaina le siosiomaga o le atunu u aemaise ai le Pasefika, na saunoa Suluimalo e fa apea, O tatou lava le fa apogai, afai tatou te iloa e afaina le si osi omaga i mea tatou te faia, o le fautuaga, taofi, ae fai na o gaioiga e mafai ai ona puipu ma fa asao le si osi omaga. O le fa aotaota i vaega eseese o le taulaga, o suiga o le tau, atoa ai ma auala e fesoasoani i le fa aleagaina o le siosiomaga, o ni isi nei o lu itau na taua e Suluimalo o lo o fetaia i ma soo se atumotu o le Pasefika, aemaise ai le lalolagi atoa i le taimi nei, ae mafai ona foia nei fa afitauli pe afai galulue fa atasi tagata uma e puipui le siosiomaga. (Faaauau itulau 22) Le taimi na lulu aao ai le Failautusi o le ataupu Tau Samoa, afioga auga Tasi Asuega ma le Fa atonu o le SPREP mai Samoa, susuga David Sheppard ao molimauina e ni isi o sui o atunu u eseese o le Pasefika, lea o lo o auai i le fonotaga lona 28 a le Pasefika o lo o tali malo ai Amerika Samoa i lenei vaiaso, mo le talanoaina o mataupu e fa atatau i le puipuiga o le siosiomaga. [ata: AF] Le sui o le Ofisa o le USEPA ia Jared Blumenfeld i le taimi na tauaaoina ai lana ipu i le ava o feiloaiga sa faia i le taeao ananafi i le Fale Samoa i Utulei, e fa afeiloaia ai le taunu u mai o malo mo le fonotaga lona 28 a atumotu o le Pasefika mo le Puipuia o le Siosiomaga, lea o lo o talimalo ai Amerika Samoa i le vaiaso nei. [ata: AF] Tu uaia se ali i faia uiga mataga i se tama ita i 11 tausaga tusia Ausage Fausia sa ia tagofia fo i ona itutinosa. E 19 tausaga o se ali i ua tuuaia nei e le E lei umi ona i ai le ua molia ma le tama ita i malo i ni moliaga mamafa se lua, e mafua mai na a afia i totonu o le fale tu ufua, ae taunu u atu i se fa alavelave na tula i mai i le amataga o le loa ma le uso matua o le tama ita i ma lana uo tausaga nei, lea o lo o tu uaia ai o ia i lona faia tama, ma maua atu ai le ua molia ma ana gaioiga o uiga amtaga i se tama ita i e 11 tausaga mai o lo o faia, peita i sa fa ailoa i ai e le ua molia i Pago Pago. le uso matua o le tama ita i na a afia, sa malie ai O tu uaiga fa asaga ia Tuitamailavetiga Salati lava le tama ita i la te eva i tua o le fale tu ufua, e aofia ai lona tagofia o itutinosa o se tama ita i peita i sa fasi lava ma otegia o ia e le uso matua o i le tulaga muamua, ma le moliaga o lona faia o le tama ita i na a afia ma lana uo tama. uiga fa asotoma. Ina ua ulua i fesiligia e leoleo le ua molia e E ui o le fa alavelave lenei na tula i mai i uiga i lenei mataupu, e le gata sa ia pepelo i ai o le po o le aso 28 Fepuari 2015, e pei ona taua ia e 17 ona tausaga, ae sa teena fo i lona faia o ni i fa amaumauga a le fa amasinoga, peita i na uiga mataga i le tama ita i na a afia, ae ina ua toe fa atoa ripotia i le Ofisa o Leoleo i le aso 4 ati fesiligia fa alua e leoleo Salati, sa ia ioeina ai loa 2015 e se sui o le Ofisa o le DHSS, i le mae a ai lona faia o uiga mataga i le tama ita i na a afia, e lea ona molimauina e lea sui o ni love bites i le ala i lona tagofia o ona itutinosa. ua o le tama ita i na a afia, ma ia fesiligia ai loa o Na taua e Salati i leoleo ina ua fesiligia o ia e ia i le mafua aga o ia mea i lona tino. fa apea, na avea lona naunau ina ia fa amalieina Na taua e le tama ita i na a afia i le sui o le lagona tu inanau sa oso a e i lona loto ma itu na DHSS e faapea, o se ali i e igoa ia Tui sa ia faia ia faia ai loa uiga mataga i le tama ita i na a afia. love bites i lona ua, ina ua alu atu i le taimi o I luma o le fa amasinoga fa aitumalo i le taeao lo o faia ai a latou ta aloga ma isi ana uo teine e ananafi, na fa ailoa ai e Salati lona le mana o e to alua, ma tauanau o ia la te o i se fale tu ufua i fa ataunu u lana ulua i iloiloga lea sa fuafua Pago Pago, ma ia faia ai loa gaioia e pei ona leaga e faia, ae ua ia malie e fa aagafua ona aia tatau ai lona ua, atoa ia ma lona tagofia o lona itutinosa. fa aletulafono, ae tu u sa o atu loa lana mataupu Na taua i fa amaumauga a le fa amasinoga e i luma o le fa amasinoga maualuga e fa ataunu u fa apea, pe tusa o le va o le itula e 9:00 ma le ai isi ana iloiloga. 10:00 i le po o le aso 28 Fepuari, ao i ve a le O lo o taofia pea Salati i le toese i Tafuna i le tama ita i na a afia ma ni isi o ana uo tama ita i taimi nei e aunoa ma se tupe ua fa atulaga e tatala se to alua, sa fa afuase i ona ia vaaia le ali i ua ai o ia i tua e faatali ai le tulai i luma o le faamasinoga maualuga i le taeao nei. molia ua alu atu i le vaega o lo o faia ai a latou ta aloga, i tafatafa o le malumalu o le Ekalesia O le moliaga o le tagofia o itusinosa o se atoliko i Pago Pago, ona ia feiloa i ai loa lea i le tama ita i e le i fa aipoipo i ai, e ono mafai ona ali i ua molia mo le taimi nei. fa asala ai se tasi i le toese mo le umi e le sili atu Na taua e le tama ita i na a afia i leoleo e i le 5 tausaga, pe fa asala fo i i se fa asalaga tupe fa apea, ao faia a latou ta aloga i lea po, sa alu e le sili atu i le $5,000, po o le fa asala fo i lea i atu le ua molia ma fai atu ia te ia, la te o i tua o le fa asalaga uma ia e lua. fale tu ufua o lo o i tafatafa o le Falesa la te eva Ae mo le moliaga o le faia o uiga fa a sotoma, ai, ae ina ua la taunu u i tua o le fale tu ufua, e le e ono fa asala ai se tasi i le toese mai le 5 e oo gata sa faia e le ua molia love bites i lona ua, ae atu le 15.

18 Page 18 samoa news, Wednesday, June 17, 2015 FAASALALAUGA AIGA SA TIVAO Epa maia i ou fala matu o lo o teumau i ou maota ma laoa tapua i. O lo o teuteu fuluula ai le manu ula, aua le saofaiga o le aiga o SAmoa. Ou te fa atulou atu ai ma le fa aaloalo tele e seu fo i ae seu sisila. Aua o lo o ala le mafua a tautai ali i. Ae fa apito augafa lenei fa asalalauga i le aiga Sa TIVAO o lo o i Samoa ma atunu u i fafo. Taluai ona o le faigata o auala e malaga ai i Olosega, anu a, o lea o le a toe faia le talanoaga a lo tatou aiga i le aso 20 o Iuni 2015 i le potu fono a le Ofisa o ataupu Tau Samoa i Utulei i le 9:00 i le taeao. O lou le auai o le a le taofia ai se finagalo autasi o aiga i lea lava aso. a le Fa aaloalo Tele Lava, Va amua Henry Sesepasara FOR SALE NEW DJ SSTE - A STEAL DEAL! ENTIRE SET FOR ONL $7,500 2 Peavey sub 18 2 JBL 15 2 ackie 15 2 Heavy duty microphones 1 cordless ic 120 ft accurate 1 Behringer subgroup ixer 4 speakers stands Built in amps 3 wires for laptop ipad/ipod with wires from mixers Entire set must go viewing by appointments only all Sa in Vailoauta evenings only from 5pm to 7pm all for appointment. saunia: Leua Aiono Frost FA ATOA USUIA FONO TERRITORIAL PLANNING OISSION Ina ua mae a pasia e le fono ia Aperila 2015 le isi to alima o sui totino o lea omiti, ona fa ato a mafai lea ona usuia le latou ulua i fonotaga i le lua vaiaso talu ai i le atagaluega o Fefa ataua iga (le DO). E fai sina umi e le i toe faia ni fonotaga a lea omiti Fa afoe ona o le le maua lava o le aofaiga o sui e ao ai ina fa atautaia latou fonotaga. Peita i na gata mai latou fonotaga ia Iulai 2014, ma fa aosofia ai le faigamalo ina ia toe fa ao o mai nisi sui fou mo le iloiloga a le Fono Faitulafono e pasia atu ai i latou. Peita i ua fa ailoa le agaga fa afetai o le Fa atonu eniseli Lafaele o le DO ina ua toe mafai ona fa aauau fonotaga a lea omiti ina ua mae a fa ataunu u fo i tiute o le fa auluuluga o le faigamalo. ai le to aiva o sui lautogia mo lea omiti e to a valu i latou na auai i le ulua i fonotaga i le vaiaso ua te a. O i latou nei e aofia ai: eleagi Suitonu hapman (mo le itumalo numera #1); Papalii Iakopo Ierome [mo le itulamalo #2]; alepeai Setu (mo le Itumalo #3); Gi alala (mo le itumalo #4); Pogia Tusipasi Suiaunoa (mo le Itumalo #5); Atualevao Gafatasi Afalava (mo le Itumalo #6) ma sui e to alua o le Vaega Tuma oti: Flo Uhrle ma Rosa ana Hopkinson. O le tiute mautu o le TP [Territorial Planning ommittee] po o le omiti Fa afoe o Fuafuaga Fa ataoto o le Teritori o Amerika Samoa, e ao ina latou toe vailiilia leleia ma aumai fautuaga i se fuafuaga o galuega fa atino mo le atina e o le atunu u. A maea vailiilia leleia so o se galuega ma ona aiaiga, ona toe fa afo i lea o a latou fautuaga i le ovana Sili ma le fono faitulafono mo a latou iloiloga e toe va ai toto a pe ua talafeagai pe leai. O le DO e latou te tapenaina le fuafuaga o se galuega, fa amoemoe lea i le pasia mai i le iloiloga a lea omiti Fa afoe lea e aotelega i ai sui o itumalo e 6 ma sui tumaoti ua mae a pasia e aofia ai. E i ai fo i sui e to alua ua mae a tofia e le DO e galulue fa atasi ma sui o lea omiti Fa afoe i lenei tausaga, ma o i la ua nei o le tama ita i o avea ma Territorial Planner Line-Noue ruse ma le sui o le Zoning o Faau Seumanutafa. O tiute sa mua i fa asaga atu i ai lea omiti, o le va ai toto a lea i le fuafauga fa ataoto o le Teritori i le taimi nei, ma toe taga i toto a i ana galuega atina e po o talafeagai ma se lumana i manuia o le atunu u, ma ua toe fa amanatu mai fo i ele laulau, ua tatau ona toe va ai toto a i le latou tiute fa atino, E tatau ona fa afou lea fuafuaga fa ataoto o le atunu u i le ta i lima tausaga. E fa alua ona faia fonotaga a lea omiti i le masina e tasi, ae ua latou talosagaina le fuafuaga fa ataoto o le atunu u i le taimi nei, ina ia taua aoina i le vaiaso nei ia i latou, mo a latou iloiloga ta ito atasi ae le i fono i latou i lenei masina. O loia faufautua o le Ofisa o le Loia Sili, e avea ma faufautua omiti Fa afoe, ina ia latou iloa lelei o latou tiute, fa atasi ai ma lo latou malamalama lelei i ala e fa atino ai latou tiute ua mae a tamau i le tulafono a le alo o Amerika Samoa. U.S. ARSHALS FA AO O ANETIPA I LONA ILOILOGA FETARALE Na poloa ia e le fa amasinoga fetarale i Alaska le US arshals latou te totogia le pasese o Pepe Anetipa e mafai ai ona malaga mai le setete o Uosinitone agai atu i Alaska mo se tasi o ana iloiloga, ua faatulaga i le aso 22 o Iuni. Ua mae a tu ua ia e le fetarale Anetipa i lona failaina o lafoga tau fa asese ma ua ia mauaina fo i lafoga totogi e tusa ma le $202,859. O Anetipa na molia ia Tesema 2014, ona o lona faila seseina o lafoga i le IRS e faaaoga ai tusitusiga o lafoga a tagata Amerika Samoa, ma o lea tulaga e le talafeagai ma le tulafono fetarale World Rugby Under 20 hampionship HAPP FATHER S DA Special Pay-Per-View Party 4 hours of Rugby + Free BBQ Plate for ALL DADS! *conditions apply* Saturday, June 20, pm - 10pm Samoa Sports omplex Adult Tickets: $20 Teen Tickets: $10 TIETS LIITED! *Featuring: 1. anu Samoa Games 2. ovie, Sports O se va aiga i le taimi ua fa ato a fetaui ai le tina ia Dottie ma si ana fanau ina ua mae a ona pasia fo i e ia le 14 vaiaso o oleniga fa apitoa a le US Army i Fort Jackson, South arolina. O le fanau ma le tama o le aiga sa malaga mamao atu mai Amerika Samoa. [ata: foa i Pele Hunkin]

19 samoa news, Wednesday, June 17, 2015 Page 19 Uiga fa atosina o le aganu u a Samoa i malo mai fafo tusia Ausage Fausia Na fa amatala e ni isi o sui o atunu u eseese o lo o auai mai i le Fonotaga lona 28 a le Pasefika o lo o talimalo ai Amerika Samoa i le vaiaso nei, gaioiga ma uiga vaaia o le aganu u a Samoa, o ni uiga fa atosina loto lea mo i latou mai fafo e le malamalama i tu ma agaifanua a Samoa. O lea talitonuga sa mafai ona molimauina e le Samoa News i le taeao ananafi, ina ua vaaia le naunau o ni isi o malo mai fafo e fia iloa ma fia fa ata ita i fo i i auala e fa atautaia ai le ava o feiloaiga a Samoa. Ou te le malamalama i le mafua aga e sasa a ai le sua ava o loo i totonu o le ipu, ae ina ua ou vaai atu o lo o sasa a uma e isi tagata a latou ipu i lalo, ona ou tago fo i lea o a u ua sasa a la u ipu i lalo, o le saunoaga lea a le susuga ia Jared Blumenfeld, o le Fa atonu o le Ofisa a le USEPA Region 9 mai Amerika, o ia fo i lea na muamua tauaao lana ipu ava mo le au valaaulia. Na taua e Blumenfeld i le Samoa News e fa apea, e ese le matagofie o le fa agasoloina o polokalame o le ava o feiloaiga a Samoa ma lana aganu u, ma imau pe ana fa apea se aganu u a papalagi. Sa ia taua e fa apea, o le vaega o le aganu u lea e toso ai le fala ae ao ai tugase i totonu, atoa ai ma le vaega o le aganu u lea e palu ai e le Taupou le ava, o ni isi ia o vaega o le aganu u e fa atosina loto i la u vaai. E silia i le 40 minute le umi o le ava o feiloaiga, o le umi fo i lea na saofafa i ai i lalo malo valaaulia. Na taua e le tama ita i o hristin Reynolds mai le vaega o le One World One Water mai Hawaii e fa apea, na toeititi lava le mafai ona ia fa amae aina le sauniga o le ava o feiloaiga, ina ua ia fa alogoina le tiga o ona aao i le nofo. E ui i le tiga o o u vae ae sa ou fa alogoina lava lo u fiafia e fa ata ita i i le auala e nonofo ai Samoa i lalo, o lana molimau lea i le Samoa News. Na taua e le susuga a il asters mai le Iunivesite o Stanford i alefonia e fa apea, o lona tauaaoina o le ipu ava mai le taule ale a sa tautu, o se lagona lea e le mafai ona galo i lona loto, ina ua ia iloa le maualuga o le fa aaloalo atu o le kovana ma le malo o Amerika Samoa ia te ia, ma talia fiafia o ia i totonu o lenei fonotaga. Sa ia taua e fa apea, Sa ou fiafia i vaega uma lava o le polokalame o le ava o feiloaiga, amata mai lava i taimi o lauga seia oo i le taimi na tufa ai le ava, pau lo u fa afitauli, ou te le malamalama i le gagana Samoa. Ina ua tauaao e asters lana ipu, sa na o le fa afetai ma le upu manuia na mafai ona ia fa aleoina i le gagana Samoa, ona inu ai loa lea o lana ipu, ae ina ua fesiligia pe na fa apefea ona ia iloa upu Samoa ia e lua, na soisoi le ali i ma fa apea mai i le Samoa Neews, sa ia a oa oina mai i sui o le aufaigaluega a le ASEPA. (Faaauau itulau 22) Se vaaiga i ni isi o malo mai fafo o loo auai i se fonotaga o loo talimalo ai Amerika Samoa, i le taimi o le ava o feiloaiga i le taeao ananafi i le Fale Tele i Utulei, ma o latou aao o loo fa atutu, o loo tau fa alogo i upu o lo o talanoa atu ai le sui mai Hawai i o lo o taumafa lana ipu ava. [ata: AF]

20 Page 20 samoa news, Wednesday, June 17, 2015 cdonald s American Samoa I m lovin it ongratulates the lass of Iakina Adventist Academy 2015 ALO LE TAUIVI!! We wish you the best of luck in all your future endeavors. cdonald s proudly supports the territory s youth and continues to promote the importance of education through its annual scholarship program and the recent Spelling Bee.