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1 Tales emerge of missing and dead in ship disaster 6 Gov re-nominates Galea i & Taufasau for approval 5 Harbaugh bros a win away from Super Bowl B1 Nisi o tamalii ma ponao o o le itumalo o le Maoputasi i le maea ai lea o le sailiga tofi i le aso Tofi na tea nei, ma faapaleina ai le afioga i le Tapunuu ia Tiumalu Telesia Scanlan na te faaauauaina le tofi Senatoa na umia e le afioga i le Maopu ia Amituana i Eteuati. Le afioga i le Tapunuu Tiumalu Telesia Scanlan was selected by the District of Maoputasi last Thursday to take the senate seat, vacant since the passing of le afioga i le Maopu Senator Amituana i Eteuati. O loo i ai i le ata le tofa Tuaolo M. Fruean, Sen. Asuega Faamamata Lauvai, Tiumalu, Faagata, Afoa Moega Lutu, tofa Taisalialii, o le afioga i le Faalupega ia Faumuina i le laina pito i tua. [ata: AF] samoanews.com C Y M K Petition picks up steam; StarKist CEO responds 4 Daily Circulation 7,000 PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA Thursday, January 19, 2012 $1.00 Le Lali 9 High Court orders funds made available for defense lawyers to re-certify for death penalty case Talia e le fa amasinoga talosaga a le loia a Siaumau Jr. Fa atulaga vaega tupe e totogi ai malaga loia tusia Ausage Fausia Ua talia e le Faamasinoga Maualuga le talosaga na fa aulu e le tamaitai loia fautua lea ua tofia e tulai mo Siaumau Siaumau Jr., mo se vaega tupe mai i le malo, e na te auai atu ai i se a oa oga o le a faia i Amerika, ina ia mafai ai ona aloaia lona tauaveina o le mataupu faasaga i le ua molia, ona o lea o lo o i ai se talosaga a le malo ina ia fa asala Siaumau Jr., i le oti. Ua pasia e le fa amasinoga, le fa aaluina o se vaega tupe e $4,936, e fa atupe ai le pasese, totogi o le fale e nofo ai le loia, fa apea ma le alauni a lana loia. O lea a oa oga ua fa amoemoe e faia i le aso 27 ma le 28 o Ianuari i le a ai o Birmingham, Alabama, lea o le a talanoaina ai mataupu e fa atatau i fa asalaga o le oti. O Siaumau Jr o lo o tu uaia i moliaga mamafa, e aofia ai le fasioti tagata i le tulaga muamua, taumafai e fa ao o le oti i se tagata, fa apea ai le fa ao olima i le tulaga muamua, ona o le fa alavelave lea na tulai mai i le aso 22 Iulai 2010 i luma o le Fale Faamasino Maualuga le tumau i Fagatogo, lea na tagatava- (Faaauau itulau 12) by Joyetter Feagaimaali i-luamanu Samoa News Correspondent Associate Justice Lyle Richmond yesterday ordered the Treasury to immediately issue travel authorization for Siaumau Siaumau Jr s lawyer, Assistant Public Defender Leslie Cardin to travel off island to attend a required death penalty re-certification seminar. Siaumau is accused of the murder of police Lt. Liusila Brown and the attempted murder of another police officer almost two years ago. Following the hearing, Richmond ordered the government to pay up to $4,936, which includes tuition, airfare, per diem and ground transportation for the defense to attend the death penalty seminar. In granting the motion, Richmond said that the training was necessary so that the defense lawyer can be re-certified as currently qualified to serve as counsel on a death penalty case. He ordered that the funds come from an account separate from the current fiscal year budget of the Public Defender s Office. Cardin s expedited motion for funding from the government followed the Public Defender s Office being appointed to represent Siaumau in this case, in which prosecution has asked for the death penalty. In Cardin s motion filed with the High Court, she notes that there are two attorneys from the Public Defender s office who meet the criteria to represent the defendant in a death penalty case, however neither attorney is current with the annual mandatory death penalty training as required by the American Bar Association. She said that an estimated cost for the training is close to $5,000. The Assistant Public Defender first addressed the issue that she has yet to obtain Siaumau s file from his previous attorney Tautai Aviata Faalevao, since he withdrew from representing Siaumau due to his health condition and is still off-island. She noted Tautai s office is still closed and the defendant s family is trying to get someone who has access to the file. (Continued on page 14) C Y M K Paul Solofa trial underway in D.C. by Fili Sagapolutele Samoa News Correspondent Former local Department of Education official Paul Solofa went on trial yesterday at the federal court in Washington D.C. on charges of obstruction of justice and witness tampering stemming from his role in the school bus spare parts scheme at the time he was head of the DOE business office several years ago. No other details were available on federal electronic court records as to yesterday s proceedings, however, not much is expected to be released when it comes to opening and closing arguments as well as witness testimonies. Star witnesses for prosecutors are Gustav Nauer, former supervisor for DOE school bus division and Oscar Mayer, boss of Pacific Products, the local firm which supplied spare parts for the school bus scheme. While Mayer has yet to be charged, Nauer has already pled guilty at the federal court in Honolulu and will be sentenced later this year. (Continued on page 14) Yesterday, early evening, the Pa i Fualaga bus ran off the road, landing on its roof, in Lauli i. Unconfirmed sources told Samoa News that there were more than ten (10) passengers aboard, and all were injured many of them children. There are two people (adults) said to be in critical condition. Samoa News was told that the driver did not sustain any injuries, and as of yesterday evening, was in police custody. The reason for the bus accident is not known at this time. [photo: AF]

2 Page 2 samoa news, Thursday, January 19, 2012 Obama rejects Canadian Find anything yet? Place an ad now! ALL PUZZLE ANSWERs on page 14 MOMENTS IN TIME The History Channel On Feb. 3, 1780, in one of the most famous crimes of post-revolution America, 20-year-old boarder Barnett Davenport commits a mass murder, killing a family of five at their home in rural Connecticut. Until then, crime was viewed as sinners losing their way. But Davenport s crime caused people to perceive criminals as evil and alien to the rest of society. On Feb. 2, 1812, Russians establish Fort Ross on the coast north of San Francisco as a source of growing food. The effort was not successful. American John Sutter bought Fort Ross in 1841 with an unsecured $30,000 note that he never paid. On Feb. 1, 1917, Germany returns to the policy of unrestricted submarine warfare in the Atlantic as it prepares to attack any and all ships. Two days later, the United States broke off diplomatic relations with Germany. Just hours after that, the American liner Housatonic was sunk by a German U-boat. On Feb. 4, 1922, the Ford Motor Company acquires the failing luxury automaker Lincoln Motor Company for $8 million. Ford s son Edsel eventually helped to convince his father to drop his famous rule: You can have any color, as long as it s black. On Feb. 5, 1937, President Franklin Roosevelt announces a controversial plan to expand the Supreme Court to as many as 15 judges. Critics charged that Roosevelt was trying to neutralize Supreme Court justices hostile to his New Deal. By 1942, all but two of the justices were his appointees. On Jan. 30, 1948, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the political and spiritual leader of the Indian independence movement, is assassinated in New Delhi by a Hindu fanatic. Known as Mahatma, Gandhi s persuasive methods of civil disobedience influenced leaders of civil rights movements, especially Martin Luther King Jr. On Jan. 31, 1950, U.S. President Harry Truman publicly announces his decision to support the development of the hydrogen bomb. In 1952, the United States successfully detonated Mike in the Pacific Marshall Islands. The 10.4-megaton thermonuclear device instantly vaporized an entire island. oil pipeline for now WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a politically explosive decision, President Barack Obama on Wednesday rejected plans for a massive oil pipeline through the heart of the United States, ruling there was not enough time for a fair review before a looming deadline forced on him by Republicans. His move did not kill the project but could again delay a tough choice for him until after the November elections. Right away, the implications rippled across the political spectrum, stirred up the presidential campaign and even hardened feelings with Canada, a trusted U.S. ally and neighbor. For a U.S. electorate eager for work, the pipeline has become the very symbol of job creation for Republicans, but Obama says the environment and public safety must still be weighed too. The plan by Calgary-based TransCanada Corp. would carry tar sands oil from western Canada across a 1,700-mile pipeline across six U.S. states to Texas refineries. Obama was already on record as saying no, for now, until his government could review an alternative route that avoided environmentally sensitive areas of Nebraska - a route that still has not been proposed, as the White House emphasizes. But Obama had to take a stand again by Feb. 21 at the latest as part of an unrelated tax deal he cut with Republicans. This time, the project would go forward unless Obama himself declared it was not in the national interest. The president did just that, reviving intense reaction. This announcement is not a judgment on the merits of the pipeline, but the arbitrary nature of a deadline that prevented the State Department from gathering the information necessary to approve the project and protect the American people, Obama said in a written statement. I m disappointed that Republicans in Congress forced this decision. Republicans responded unsparingly. President Obama is destroying tens of thousands of American jobs and shipping American energy security to the Chinese. There s really just no other way to put it. The president is selling out American jobs for politics, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said. Insisting that the pipeline would help the economy, he declared: This is not the end of the fight, signaling that Republicans might try again to force a decision. The State Department said the decision was made without prejudice, meaning Trans- Canada can submit a new application once a new route is established. Russ Girling, Trans- Canada s president and chief executive officer, said the company plans to do exactly that. If approved, the pipeline could begin operation as soon as 2014, Girling said. It did not take long for the Republicans seeking Obama s job to slam him. Newt Gingrich, campaigning for the GOP presidential nomination in South Carolina, called Obama s decision stunningly stupid, adding: What Obama has done is kill jobs, weaken American security and drive Canada into the arms of China out of just sheer stupidity. Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney said the decision was as shocking as it is revealing. It shows a president who once again has put politics ahead of sound policy. Project supporters say U.S. rejection of the pipeline would not stop it from being built. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said Canada is serious about building a pipeline to its West Coast, where oil could be shipped to China and other Asian markets. Harper on Wednesday told Obama he was profoundly disappointed that Obama turned down the pipeline, Harper s office said. (Continued on page 4) (c) 2011 King Features Synd., Inc.

3 samoa news, Thursday, January 19, 2012 Page 3 Forum: wide support for Nationals applying for citizenship from here by Fili Sagapolutele Samoa News Correspondent A majority of the 15 members of the community who testified at last Thursday night s public forum supported Congressman Faleomavaega Eni s proposal to allow U.S. Nationals residing in American Samoa to apply directly from here for U.S. Citizenship. Faleomavaega stressed during the forum that this proposal does not force anyone to become a U.S. citizen but provides an option instead of the current federal law which requires U.S. Nationals to live for a certain period of time in any state before being eligible to be apply for citizenship. He said the current process is costly, wherein the U.S. National has to travel and live in the U.S. He said the cost of air fare is high and living expenses mean a lot of money to deal with. Ruby Reid testified that she supports this proposal which is an option for U.S. Nationals living in the territory who don t want to live in the U.S. in order to qualify for citizenship. This was also supported by Esther Wall. If the measure is introduced in the U.S. Congress, Reid hopes that congressional members would consider this measure for approval. Sandra King-Young said she sees nothing wrong with this proposal, especially when it makes it easy to apply for citizenship from the territory. The current process is burdensome, she added. Moli Lemana, who supports the proposal, said that U.S. Nationals who travel to the U.S. don t get all the benefits a U.S. citizen receives in America. Rep. Va amua Henry Sesepasara told the Congressman that I support anything you can do to make it easy to get U.S. citizenship adding that this is a choice, and he chose a long time ago when he was living in the U.S. not to be a U.S. citizen. At least two other witnesses who testified believed that the best solution to address this matter is to have it put forth in a referendum for the upcoming November general election. A few residents who were not able to attend the Thursday public forum, said in separate s to Samoa News that they would prefer to have this issue put on a referendum for voters to decide upon, since it is the best way get a wider audience to cast a vote on this proposal. Faleomavaega told the audience during the public forum this can be done via a Fono resolution that can be put forth for voters to decide upon. He also pointed out that this proposal has yet to be introduced in Congress and if it is introduced, there is no clear indication if Congress will get to this issue because of the many other pending matters they currently face. According to Faleomavaega, he has not yet received an official opinion from the Togiola administration on this matter, or on the proposal that would allow foreigners who have lived legally in the territory for a certain number of years to become U.S. Nationals. He said draft copies of the proposals were sent last year to the governor as well as the Fono, whose members appears to have no problem with the issue of U.S. Nationals applying from here for U.S. Citizenship, but who have voiced a lot of concern with the proposal dealing with foreigners becoming U.S. Nationals. Reach the reporter at [email protected] Joyetter Feagaimaali i-luamanu Samoa News Correspondent POLICE RAID FAGAIMA HOME Department of Public Safety s Vice and Narcotics Division executed a search warrant on a family home in Fagaima yesterday morning. During the search of the suspect s room, police found marijuana leaves (worth three marijuana joints) and drug paraphernalia, including small empty baggies, an electric grinder used to grind marijuana leaves. Close to $1,000 with different denominations was also found. According to police, the suspect was arrested over the weekend on a DUI charge and was released this morning from the District Court on traffic citations. However as soon as the suspect was released, while removing his orange jumpsuit outside the court room, Vice and Narcotics Officers took the suspect to the police station for questioning. KOSEMA LEAFI A 38-year old drug defendant has entered into a plea agreement with the government. Kosema Leafi pleaded guilty to possession of a marijuana joint, and the plea was accepted by Chief Justice Michael Kruse. Police reports state the defendant was found with the marijuana joint in Utulei on December 21, Kruse scheduled sentencing for the defendant for March 23, Leafi s counsel, Assistant Public Defender Leslie Cardin then requested to the Chief Justice that her client be released on his own recognizance while awaiting sentencing, scheduled to occur in two months. The defendant has been in custody since December last year. Kruse ordered that the defendant be released from jail if he pays $500 (or 10%) of his total $5,000 bond. Another condition handed down was for the defendant s sponsor or a responsible US National to write a letter indicating to the court the defendant will appear at all his court hearings. The defendant s passport must also be turned into the AG s Office and the defendant must also undergo drug testing. HOUSE FOR SALE LOCATED IN OTTOVILLE BEHIND THE TRADEWINDS HOTEL CALL &

4 Page 4 samoa news, Thursday, January 19, 2012 Obama rejects oil pipeline Continued from page 2 Alex Pourbaix, TransCanada s president for energy and oil pipelines, said last week the company soon will have a new route through Nebraska that everyone agrees on. The proposed $7 billion pipeline would run through Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma en route to Texas. The pipeline is a dicey proposition for Obama, who enjoyed strong support from both organized labor and environmentalists in his winning 2008 campaign for the White House. Environmental advocates have made it clear that approval of the pipeline would dampen their enthusiasm for Obama in the upcoming November election. Some liberal donors even threatened to cut off funds to Obama s re-election campaign to protest the project, which opponents say would transport dirty oil that requires huge amounts of energy to extract. But by rejecting the pipeline, Obama risks losing support from organized labor, a key part of the Democratic base, for thwarting thousands of jobs. The score is Job-Killers, two; American workers, zero, said Terry O Sullivan, general president of the Laborers International Union of North America. O Sullivan called the decision politics at its worst and said, Blue collar construction workers across the U.S. will not forget this. Yet some unions that back Obama oppose the pipeline, included United Auto Workers, Service Employees International Union and Communications Workers of America. TransCanada says the pipeline could create as many as 20,000 jobs, a figure opponents say is inflated. A State Department report last summer said the pipeline would create up to 6,000 jobs during construction. Obama appeared to have skirted what some dubbed the Keystone conundrum in November when the State Department announced it was postponing a decision on the pipeline until after this year s election. Officials said they needed extra time to study routes that avoid an environmentally sensitive area of Nebraska that supplies water to eight states. The affected area stretches just 65 miles through the Sandhills region of northern Nebraska, but the concerns were serious enough that the state s governor and senators opposed the project until the pipeline was moved. The new route, which has not been chosen, would have to be approved by Nebraska environmental officials and the State Department, which has authority because the pipeline would cross an international border. Obama said his decision does not change my administration s commitment to American-made energy that creates jobs and reduces our dependence on oil. To underscore the point, Obama signaled that he would not oppose development of an oil pipeline from Oklahoma to refineries along the Gulf of Mexico. Trans- Canada already operates a pipeline from Canada to Cushing, Okla. Refineries in Houston and along the Texas Gulf Coast can handle heavy crude such as that extracted from Canadian tar sands - the type of oil that would flow through the Keystone XL pipeline. Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., said he doesn t believe the Keystone XL is a dead project. He said the Obama administration did not have enough time to review the project, given the Republican-imposed timeline. I don t believe this is the end of the story, Conrad told The Associated Press. My personal view is that it should be constructed. It s clear Canada is going to develop this resource, and I believe it is better for our country to have it go here rather than Asian markets. Bill McKibben, an environmental activist who led opposition to the pipeline, praised Obama s decision to stand up to what he called a naked political threat from Big Oil. Jack Gerard, the oil industry s top lobbyist, had said last week that Obama faced huge political consequences if he rejected the pipeline. It s not only the right thing, it s a very brave thing to do, McKibben said. That s the Barack Obama I think people thought they were electing back in Petition opposing the Fagatogo site for StarKist cold storage picking up steam StarKist responds to critics: We are confident the port area is the best location available by Fili Sagapolutele Samoa News Correspondent While a petition opposing the Fagatogo main port area site for the StarKist cold storage facility has been circulating since Tuesday, by a group calling themselves, Committee in Defense of the Main Dock in American Samoa, StarKist Co. president and chief executive officer In-Soo Cho has responded to local criticism over the company s plan to build on the 42,000 square foot parcel of government land that lies directly between the Port Administration building and the inter island dock. Cho reiterated his previous statements including those made last month when the company s board of directors met here, saying that StarKist is committed to its American Samoa operations. Because building a cold storage facility is a critical part of this commitment, StarKist has allocated its own capital funds to the project and is eager to move forward in order to enable expanded production and to continue to improve American Samoa competitiveness, Cho said in a statement yesterday. Working closely with ASG, the company s business partners, and engineering companies, we jointly came to the conclusion that the port land is the best alternative for cold storage construction, he said, adding that a signing of the memorandum of understanding early last month with ASG confirmed StarKist s commitment. Shipyard Services Authority board vice chair, David Robinson told Samoa News that the area next to the shipyard had been offered to StarKist for the cold facility and this was confirmed yesterday by Cho. However, said Cho, our thorough analysis ultimately showed that the space was capital prohibitive, lacked dock space, and would require too long a construction schedule. We are confident that the port area is the best location available for direct unloading and storage. Since it will be strictly cold storage, we believe that it will not interfere with other activities of the port, nor negatively impact the environment, he points out. Additionally, we will continue to work with all local stakeholders EPA, port authorities, local community to address any and all concerns that may arise with this project. Cho says he personally thanks American Samoa s leaders, ASG and the American Samoan community for their continued support of StarKist. I ask for your ongoing partnership in working to meet the challenges ahead in making American Samoa as competitive as possible for the mutual benefit of StarKist and American Samoa, he said. While supportive of the new project, Robinson told Samoa News last month that we are concerned that the location may not be the most suitable from an environmental perspective, it may not be a compatible activity located in an area where there are ever increasing numbers of tourists arriving on cruise ships, and there could be some transportation issues on the main road from the cannery to the cold store. Sen. Lualemaga Faoa agreed with Robinson, and the senator suggested locating the proposed facility in Atu u, at the large government parcel of land around Tri Marine International, operator of the new Samoa Tuna Processors Inc., cannery. PETITION The petition opposing the Fagatogo- port area site for the StarKist cold storage facility has been circulating since Tuesday, as reported in local media. (See Wednesday s edition of Samoa News for a copy of the petition). Samoa News understands the group wants to make the petition available to all clans, families, individuals, as well as businesses interested in opposing the Fagatogo- port area site. For example, an Afoa/ Lutu family meeting was held yesterday afternoon regarding family matters and while the petition was not a part of the family agenda, it was circulated and it was signed by most that were there, with several people taking petitions to gather more signatures. The group s contact number is for anyone who is interested in signing the petition, want a copy of the petition or has further questions. There is also a petition available to be signed at the Samoa News office, in Fagatogo, across from the Main Dock. Rhonda Annesley contributed to this report. 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5 samoa news, Thursday, January 19, 2012 Page 5 American Samoa THIS SPACE IS AVAILABLE! The cruise ship Costa Serena passes offshore as its sister ship Costa Concordia lies on its side off the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Wednesday, Jan. 18, The $450 million Costa Concordia cruise ship was carrying more than 4,200 passengers and crew when it slammed into a reef Friday off the tiny Italian island of Giglio after the captain made an unauthorized maneuver. The death toll stands at 11, with 22 people still missing. (AP Photo/Angelo Carconi) Governor re-nominates Galea i and Taufasau to head Education & Procurement Submits Lealao Soloata Melila Purcell Jr. for Agriculture Dept. by Fili Sagapolutele Samoa News Correspondent Gov. Togiola Tulafono has submitted for Fono confirmation his new appointments for director of the Agriculture Department and reappointments for the director of Education Department and Chief Procurement Officer. The nominations, all made in separate letters dated Jan. 10, are now put in resolution form for introduction in both the Senate and House. AGRICULTURE NOMINEE To head the Agriculture Department, the governor has nominated Lealao Soloata Melila Purcell Jr. The former director, Lefiti A. Pese was appointed by the governor late last year to be Secretary of Samoan Affairs following the death of Tufele Li amatua. In his nomination letter, the governor said Lealao has recently worked as a consultant to the Agriculture Department where he provided self-sufficiency training and instruction to persons interested in starting and maintaining home gardening projects. Lealao had previously served as Human Resources manager at StarKist Samoa from 1990 to Prior to that, he was assistant Personnel manager from 1988 to He also worked for the Department of Education, from 1981 to 1988 as program coordinator for health, physical education and athletics, and has been a project director at DOE as well from 1983 to 1988, according to his resume submitted to the Fono. A graduate of Kahuku High School in Hawai i, Lealao holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in health education from Brigham Young University and a Master of Education degree from the University of Hawai i-manoa. He served for 20 years as an Army Reservist and has earned many honors in service to our country, said the governor. Lealao s commitment to serving his family, village, government and country are evident, said Togiola. He will be an asset to the territory as director of the Agriculture Department. The governor says he is confident that Lealao will faithfully execute the duties and responsibilities of his office and urged the Fono for their support and confirmation. RE-NOMINATED The governor has re-appointed Dr. Jacinta Suataute Galea i as DOE director and Mrs. Ivy Aiumu-Taufa asau as Chief Procurement Officer. Both nominees failed to muster full support in the Fono last year for nomination to their respective posts and were rejected. Galeai holds a Doctoral, Masters and Bachelor s degrees in English, while Mrs. Aiumu-Taufa asau holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. Togiola says he has full confidence in these two nominees to carry out the duties of their respective offices and urged the Fono for confirmation. Reach the reporter at [email protected] Island Funeral Services in Nu uuli FOR ALL YOUR FUNERAL NEEDS!!! 24 Hour Services Lean on Us in Your Time of Need SISDAC Tree Trimmers & Landscaping Subsidiary of EAST & WEST LANDSCAPING Office: Fax: Home: Mobile: M Burger Car Wash - Auto - Tinting We Deliver! Ph: Located in Pava ia i Hours: Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm Saturday - 8am - 5pm Specializing in Fence Trimming, Rubbish Moving, Landscaping, Tree Trimming and More! 3250 Airport Road Pago Pago AS DAILY RATES WEEKLY RATES MONTHLY RATES HOME OF THE MARVIN BURGER Call for more info Dr. Jacinta Suataute Galea i Lealao Soloata Melila Purcell Jr. CALL NOW! F a g a t o g o S q u a r e S h o p p i n g C e n t e r T H E P L A C E T O D O B U S I N E S S OCEANVIEW RETAIL & OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT Call (684) or (684)

6 Page 6 samoa news, Thursday, January 19, 2012 The cruise ship Costa Concordia lies on its side off the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Wednesday, Jan. 18, Italian searchers suspended operations on Wednesday after the enormous cruise ship shifted slightly, creating concerns for the safety of divers and firefighters scouring the ship for more than 20 passengers and crew still missing. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Tales emerge of missing Two charged in alleged burglary spree in Leone by Joyetter Feagaimaali i-luamanu Samoa News Correspondent Two men charged in connection with burglarizing a store and attempted burglaries of two other stores in Leone have made their initial appearance before the District Court. Ryan Pite is held on bail of $50,000 while Siaosi Va a Jr s bail is set at $35,000. The pair in their twenties are represented by the public defender s office. The men are facing two charges of Attempted Burglary Second Degree, Burglary First Degree, Conspiracy to Commit Burglary in the First Degree, Stealing and three misdemeanor counts of Property Damage in the Third Degree. The alleged burglaries and attempted burglaries occurred on January 10, 2012 during the wee hours of the night. According to court documents, while the pair were engaged in a drinking session in Leone, Pite asked his co-defendant Va a if they should break into Mamoe s store near the area. However Va a informed Pite they cannot break into the store, because it has a metal lock on the door. Pite told his co-defendant he knew a way into the store. This is alleged to have occurred around 3:30am. Court documents specify that while Pite attempted to break into Mamoe s store, Va a waited outside. The store owners heard noises indicating that someone was in the store. When the storeowner called out to Pite, the pair fled the scene. Court documents say that s when the victims called police and reported the matter, and that defendants only damaged the re-bar. After the pair fled from Mamoe s store they proceeded to Lemau s store, which was in the same vicinity. About an hour later police received another call from the owners of Lemau s store that the suspects were trying to break into the store. Court filing says the owner heard noises coming from the store and he immediately woke up and looked at surveillance video on his laptop and saw two men who had their heads covered. It s alleged the pair was pulling the front door back and forth, trying to get into the store. The storeowner said the men left the store because he had two hammers on hand in preparation to defend his family from the alleged burglars. The owner of Lemau s store told police the defendants damaged the surveillance camera that was mounted outside the store. According to the government s case while police officers were at Lemau s store conducting their investigation, they received another call that a burglary was in progress around the same area. It s alleged the defendants managed to break into the last store. Leone store owner told police she heard dogs barking, and when she came outside she saw the two suspects breaking the glass window, reaching inside and taking items from the store. Court document says the defendants took five boxes of candies and two boxes of gum, which were valued at $ The Leone store window that was damaged is valued at $80. The pair is scheduled to appear again this Friday before the District Court for their preliminary examination. and dead in ship disaster ROME (AP) -- An Italian dad and his 5-yearold daughter. A retired American couple treating themselves after putting four children through college. A Hungarian musician who helped crying children into lifejackets, then disappeared while trying to retrieve his beloved violin from his cabin. As details emerged Wednesday about the missing and the dead in the grounding of the This is not a black-and-white case, Richard Meade, editor of Lloyd s List, said in a statement. Our data suggests that both routes took the vessel within 200 meters (yards) of the impact point and that the authorized route was actually closer to shore. New audio of Schettino s communications with the coast guard during the crisis emerged Costa Concordia, the captain was quoted as Wednesday, with the captain claiming he ended saying he tripped and fell into the water from the listing vessel and never intended to abandon his passengers. The search for the 21 people still unaccounted for in the disaster ground to a halt after the cruise liner shifted again on its rocky perch off the Tuscan island of Giglio, making it too dangerous for divers to continue. Rough seas were forecast for the next few days. up in a life raft after he tripped and fell into the water. I did not abandon a ship with 100 people on board, the ship suddenly listed and we were thrown into the water, Schettino said, according to a transcript published Wednesday in the Corriere della Sera paper. Initial audio of Schettino s conversations made headlines on Tuesday, showing an increasingly exasperated coast guard officer ordering The bad weather also postponed the start of the weekslong operation to extract the half-million gallons of fuel on board the vessel, as Italy s Schettino back on board to direct the evacuation, and the captain resisting, saying it was too dark environment minister warned Parliament of the and the ship was tipping. ecological implications if the ship sinks. The $450 million Costa Concordia was carrying more than 4,200 passengers and crew when it slammed into a reef and capsized Friday after the captain made an unauthorized diversion from his programmed route and strayed into the perilous waters. Capt. Francesco Schettino, who was jailed after The officer s order, Get back on board, (expletive!) has entered the Italian lexicon, becoming a Twitter hashtag and adorning T-shirts. Eleven people have been confirmed dead so far, and 21 are missing. Italian officials have only released 27 names so far, including two Americans, 12 Germans, six Italians, four French, and one person each from Hungary, India and Peru. he left the ship before everyone was safely evacuated, The Hungarian victim was identified was placed under house arrest Tuesday, Wednesday as 38-year-old Sandor Feher, who facing possible charges of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning his ship. had been working as an entertainer on the stricken cruise ship. His body was found inside the wreck The ship s operator, Crociere Costa SpA, and identified by his mother, who had traveled has accused Schettino of causing the wreck by making the unapproved detour, and the captain has acknowledged carrying out what he called a tourist navigation that brought the ship closer to Giglio. Costa has said such a navigational fly by was done last Aug. 9-10, after being approved by the company and Giglio port authorities. However, Lloyd s List Intelligence, a leading maritime publication, said Wednesday its tracking of the ship s August route showed it actually took the Concordia slightly closer to Giglio than the course that caused Friday s disaster. to the Italian city of Grosseto, according to Hungary s foreign ministry. Jozsef Balog, a pianist who worked with Feher on the ship, told the Blikk newspaper that Feher was wearing a lifejacket when he decided to return to his cabin to retrieve his violin. Feher was last seen on deck en route to the area where he was supposed to board a lifeboat. According to Balog, Feher helped put lifejackets on several crying children before returning to his cabin. (Continued on page 8)

7 Protest exposes Silicon Valley-Hollywood rivalry LOS ANGELES (AP) -- In a move that heightens the growing tension between Silicon Valley and Hollywood, Wikipedia and other websites went dark Wednesday in protest of two congressional proposals intended to thwart the online piracy of copyrighted movies and TV programs. The web-based encyclopedia is part of a loose coalition of dot-coms and large technology companies that fear Congress is prepared to side with Hollywood and enact extreme measures - possibly including the blocking of entire websites- to stop the online sharing and unauthorized use of Hollywood productions. The fight will test which California-based industry has the most sway in Washington. For now, Silicon Valley appears to have the upper hand. Supporters of the legislation - called the Stop Online Piracy Act in the House and the Protect Intellectual Property Act in the Senate - say the bills are aimed at protecting jobs in the movie and music industries. But a campaign including tech heavyweights such as Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. has successfully portrayed the bills as an attack on a free and open Internet. It has nothing to do with stolen songs or movies, said Justin Ruben, executive director of MoveOn.org, which is participating in the blackout. Ruben says tougher legislation - even directed overseas - could make domestic cultural commentators more prone to legal attack. Rather than showing encyclopedia articles, Wikipedia displayed a blacked-out page describing the protest and offering more information on the bills. Many articles were still viewable on cached pages. Reddit.com shut down its social news service for 12 hours. Other sites made their views clear without cutting off services. Google blacked out the logo on its home page, directing people to a page where they could add their names to a petition. The one-day outage was timed to coincide with key House and Senate committee hearings as they prepare to send the bills to the full floor for debate. However, sponsor Rep. Lamar Smith, a Texas Republican, sought last week to remove a controversial provision from the House bill that could force Internet service providers to interfere with the way Web addresses work for foreign sites deemed dedicated to piracy. He postponed work on the measure until February. Critics believe such tinkering with core Internet technology treads into dangerous territory that could lead to online censorship. It might also give hackers a new way to wreak havoc. The White House raised concerns that the bills could stifle innovation. Over the weekend, the Obama administration reacted to two online petitions, saying it will not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk or undermines the dynamic, innovative global Internet. At the same time, the administration called on all sides to pass sound legislation this year that provides prosecutors and rights holders new legal tools to combat online piracy originating beyond U.S. borders. That nuanced stance is President Barack Obama s attempt at threading the needle between two important constituencies as he seeks re-election in November, said Jeffrey Silva, a technology policy analyst at Medley Global Advisors in Washington. On the one hand, his administration has defended a free, open Internet as it watched repressive regimes fall in the Middle East with help from social media such as Twitter. It has also been a proponent of the concept of net neutrality, which prevents Internet service providers from slowing online traffic that comes from filesharing sites known to trade in pirated content. On the other hand, Obama and other Democrats have gone to Hollywood dozens of times to raise campaign funds over the years. The administration is trying to fight to protect the Internet space, Silva said. But at the same time, it doesn t want to disenfranchise Hollywood and the business community. Indeed, behind the protests and public posturing, both Hollywood and Silicon Valley spend generously to lobby causes in Washington. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, the movie, television and music industries spent a combined $91.7 million on lobbying efforts in 2011, compared with the computer and Internet industry s $93 million. In the 2012 election cycle, the movie, television and music industry offered up $7.7 million in direct campaign contributions to congressional candidates. The computer and Internet industry contributed $6.6 million. Despite the uproar on websites and blogs, PIPA remains firmly in play. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy said Tuesday that he intends to push the bill toward a floor vote on Jan. 24. He said much of the criticism of the bill is flatly wrong. But amid the high-tech campaign against the bills, several lawmakers came out in opposition. At least three Senate Republicans who had previously cosponsored the Senate bill - Orrin Hatch of Utah, Roy Blunt of Missouri and John Boozman of Arkansas - issued statements Wednesday saying they were withdrawing their support. It remains to be seen whether the two industries can come to the table and negotiate a compromise. There are good companies, and then there are companies simply out to preserve the Wild West, free-to-steal business model, said Recording Industry Association of America CEO Cary Sherman. He expects to know within the next few weeks whether the legislation can survive. Lawmakers may have a personal incentive to keep online piracy on the nation s political radar, said Fred Wertheimer, president of Democracy 21, a non-partisan governmentaccountability watchdog. If the issue stays alive through the current election cycle, it may help bring in campaign contributions from high-tech donors and Hollywood later this year. The issue becomes an opportunity for raising more money from these groups, Wertheimer said. If you re into an important issue and money is flowing in on both sides, then both sides can up the ante. samoa news, Thursday, January 19, 2012 Page 7 FAASILASILAGA E fa atulou atu i le pa ia ma le mamalu tele o le aufa afofoga, tulou, tulou, tulou lava. A o lenei fa asalalauga e fa asino tonu i le mamalu o e o alaala i le Falelima i Sisifo o lagolagoina le itu tauva a le Afioga a Faoa ma le Tofa a Taufete e mo le Kovana ma le Sui Kovana. O le a faia la tatou fa atasiga i le Aso To onai nei, Ianuari i le taeao i le Laoa o le Tofa i le Matua o Paogofie i Pava ia i. E talosagaina ai ma le fa aaloalo le pa ia ma le mamalu, o e uma o fa amoemoe ma ana ana e fia auai i komiti a Sisifo, fa amolemole maliu mai i lenei fonotaga taua. Ma le fa aaloalo tele lava, Paogofie Ta ita i Komiti o le Falelima i Sisifo ANNOUNCEMENT There will be a meeting of the Western District Committee for the Faoa and Taufete e campaign for Governor and Lieutenant Governor this Saturday, January 21 st, 10am at High Talking Chief Paogofie Guest House in Pava ia i. All those interested in joining and serving in any of the Western District village committees are respectfully invited to join us. Thank you, Paogofie Chairman for the Western District Campaign Committee for Faoa and Taufete e for Governor and Lieutenant Governor AS-EPA SAYS: Litter hurts... Do the right thing American Samoa Government OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) RFQ No: RFQ Issuance Date: January 19, 2012 Date & Time Due: February 3, 2012 No Later than 2:00pm local time The American Samoa Government (ASG) issues Request For Qualifications (RFQ) from qualified firms for the: Island Wide Highway Lighting Submission: Original and five copies of the Statement of Qualifications must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked: Island Wide Highway Lighting. Submissions are to be sent to the following address and will be received until 2:00 p.m. (local time), Friday, February 3, 2012: Office of Procurement American Samoa Government Pago Pago, American Samoa attn: Ivy V. Taufa asau, CPO Any Statement of Qualification received after the aforementioned date and time will not be accepted under any circumstances. Late submissions will not be opened or considered and will be determined as being non-responsive. Documents: The RFQ Scope of Work outlining the qualification requirements is available at the Office of Procurement, Tafuna, American Samoa, during normal working hours. Review: Request for Qualification data will be thoroughly reviewed by an appointed Source Evaluation Board under the auspices of the Chief Procurement Officer, Office of Procurement, ASG. Right of Rejection: The American Samoa Government reserves the right to reject any and/or all Qualification and to waive any irregularities and/or informalities in the submitted proposals that are not in the best interest of the American Samoa Government or the public. IVY V. TAUFA ASAU Chief Procurement Officer

8 Page 8 samoa news, Thursday, January 19, 2012 Tales emerge from cruise ship disaster Continued from page 6 In this photo taken on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, and made available Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, Francesco Schettino, right, the captain of the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia, which ran aground Friday off the tiny Tuscan island of Isola del Giglio, is taken into custody by Carabinieri in Porto Santo Stefano, Italy. Schettino, released on Tuesday, and currently under house arrest in his hometown of Meta di Sorrento, southern Italy, is being investigated for possible manslaughter charges and abandoning the ship. (AP Photo/Giacomo Aprili) Others among the missing include 5-year-old Dayana Arlotti and her father, William Arlotti, who were on the cruise with the father s girlfriend. The girl s parents separated three years ago. The girl s mother, Susy Albertini, said she has been desperately calling police, port officials and the cruise company for days for news of her daughter and estranged husband. I last heard from her on Thursday, when she waved goodbye at school, Albertini, 28, told the La Voce di Romagna newspaper. The absurd thing is that no one can tell me anything, and what little I know is from the newspapers, she said. Sometimes they ask absurd questions, like if my daughter knows how to swim. Do they understand she is 5 years old? What kind of question is that? William Arlotti, 36, had gone on the cruise with his girlfriend, Michela Marconcelli, who survived. She reported seeing Dayana, who was wearing a lifejacket, slide into the water when the boat shifted, but said someone helped retrieve her, the newspaper reported. Marconcelli said she was pushed forward onto the life raft, and lost track of her companion and his daughter. Other missing include retirees Jerry and Barbara Heil of White Bear Lake, Minn. Sarah Heil, their daughter, told WBBM radio in Chicago that her parents had been looking forward to the 16-day cruise after raising four kids and sending them all off to college. They never had any money, she said. So when they retired, they went traveling. And this was to be a big deal - a 16-day trip. They were really excited about it. The Heil children said in a blog post Wednesday that their parents were not among the passengers whose bodies were recently recovered, and they were praying that weather conditions would improve so authorities could resume search operations. A U.S. congressional committee announced Wednesday that it will hold a hearing next month on the safety implications of the Costa Concordia accident, saying U.S. and international maritime organizations need to ensure standards are in place to protect passengers safety on cruise ships. Passengers have complained vocally about the chaotic evacuation and poor treatment by Costa officials once they got on land, with some saying they were provided only a single night of hotel accommodations and denied help getting to their embassies to get new passports. Costa owner, Miami-based Carnival Corp., responded Wednesday, saying it was offering assistance and counseling to passengers and crew and was trying to take stock of lost possessions. Costa has also begun the process of refunding all voyage costs including both passenger cruise fares and all costs incurred while on board, Carnival said in a statement. Our senior management teams are working together to determine additional support. Rescue operations were suspended early Wednesday after instruments attached to the ship detected it had shifted, raising concerns for the safety of rescuers. By evening, officials still did not have enough data to assure the ship had stopped resettling and it was unclear when the search would resume. Environment Minister Corrado Clini, who has warned of an environmental catastrophe in the waters around Giglio, a sanctuary for marine mammals, briefed Parliament on the effort to extract the half-million gallons of fuel. He said the ship risked sinking if it slips off its rocky perch. Schettino was questioned by a judge for three hours Tuesday, then ordered held under house arrest rather than jailed - a decision that federal prosecutors plan to challenge. The judge, in her reasoning released Wednesday, said Schettino didn t represent a flight risk since he had stayed near the ship even after abandoning it, the ANSA news agency reported. Schettino s lawyer, Bruno Leporatti, told reporters house arrest made sense. He never left the scene, the lawyer said. There has never been a danger of flight. Leporatti added that Schettino was upset by the accident, contrary to depictions in the Italian media that he did not appear to show regret. He is a deeply shaken man, not only for the loss of his ship, which for a captain is a grave thing, but above all for what happened and the loss of human life, Leporatti said. Criminal charges including manslaughter and abandoning ship are expected to be filed by prosecutors shortly. Schettino faces a possible 12 years in prison on the abandoning ship charge alone. C Y C Y M K M K

9 C Y M K tusia Ausage Fausia Ua taulimaina nei e le Fono Faitulafono ni tusitusiga mai i le kovana sili, e fa amaonia ai lona filifilia o le tofa Lealao Soloata Melila Purcell Jr., e avea ma Fa atonusili o le Matagaluega o Fa atoaga, o Dr. Jacinta Galea i mo le tofi Faatonusili o Aoga, atoa ai ma Ivy Aiumu-Taufaasau mo le tofi Faatonusili o le Matagaluega Pulea Oloa a le malo. Na ta ua e le afioga Togiola Tulafono i totonu o lana tusi, agava a o lo o umia e Lealao, tauala mai i lana tautua, e pei ona sa galue ai i i ofisa a le malo ma kamupani tua, fa apea ai ma le taimi nei lea o lo o avea ai o ia ma Faufautua mo le Matagaluega o Faatoaga e ala i le fa atautaia o a oa oga ma aoga fa a faufautua mo i latou e fia amataina ni a latou fa ato aga togala au i o latou aiga. Na galue foi Lealao i le StarKist Samoa, Ofisa o le Soifua Maloloina fa apea ma le Ofisa o Aoga. O lo o ia umia foi se fa ailoga mai le Iunivesite o Brigham Young ma le Iunivesite o Hawaii. Sa tautua foi i le malo tele mo le silia i le 20 tausaga. Ou te tautino atu afai ae pasia le tofa ia Lealao e fai ma faatonu o le matagaluega, o le a avea o ia ma se tasi o aseta mo le malo aemaise ai le matagaluega, o se vaega lea o le tusi a le kovana i taitai o le fono. O le suafa o Dr. Galea i ma Ivy sa tu uina atu muamua i le Fono i le tausaga na tea nei, peita i sa teena. O Dr. Galea i na pasia e le maota o sui, peitai na te ena e le Senate i le masina o Aokuso na tea nei. O Ivy na pasia e le maota o sui i le masina o Setema, ae te ena e le Senate. Talu ai e leai se tulafono a le Senate e mafai ai ona toe tu uina atu se suafa o tofiga a le kovana ina ia toe iloilo, na le mafai ai ona toe iloilo suafa o fa atonu nei e lua. O Dr. Galea i na tofia e avea ma faatonusili o le Ofisa o Aoga i le masina o Iuni 2011 ina ua faamavae mai le tofi faatonu le tamaitai foma i ia Dr. Claire Poumele. I se vaega o lana tusi i taitai o le fono na taua ai e Togiola e faapea, o Dr. Galea i ua tele tausaga o galue o se Sui Sinia mo le Ofisa o le Kovana, e aofia ai ma le avea o ia ma faatonu o le vaega o Fesootaiga. O agavaa ma lona tomai i le galuega ua avea ai o ia o se tasi o aseta mo le ofisa o aoga, pe afai ae filifilia o ia e le fono. O le tausaga 1985 na faauu mai ai Dr. Galea i mai le aoga maualuga a Samoana, na ulufale atu ai loa i aoga i fafo e aofia ai Iunivesite o Hawaii ma Uosigitone, lea e pei ona maua mai ai ana faailoga. samoa news, Thursday, January 19, 2012 Page 9 Toatolu Faatonu tuu Le Lali atu Kovana Fono mo le faamaoniaina Lali Molia: Sui na Taumafai e Fasiotia Barrack Obama saunia: Leua Aiono Frost Na fa ailoa e le loia o lo o tula i mo Oscar O le ali i o Oscar Ortega lea ua molia nei ona Ortega i le Associated Press, o lo o ua fa ailoa e ua mautinoa lava, sa ia taumafai e fana Obama Oscar, e tete e o ia i ona moliga uma nei pe afai ae i totonu o le Fale Pa epa e, peita i, ua fa ailoa o o i le taimi e tula i ai i luma o le fa amasinoga. mai e lona aiga, ua mae a ona latou lipotia mai I le taimi nei, e tauau o lona fa asalaga e o o o ia lea, ua le o toe alu atu i le latou aiga. lava i le olaga atoa i le falepuipui, ona o lana O le masina o Novema 2011na molia ai mea na fai. Oscar, ina ua ia tafanaina le Fale Pa epa e ma I lona iloiloga amata ia Tesema, na fa atonuina lona mana o ina ia fasiotia ai le ali i peresetene ai e le fa amasino ina ia taofia o ia i le falepuipui o le Malo o Amerika, Barrack Hussein Obama. e le mafai ona tatala i tua. Ua fa ailoa mai fo i e le O lenei ali i e na o le 21 tausaga o lona vaega o leoleo su esu e i se latou fa amaumauga soifua, mai le setete o Idaho, e 17 moliga ua mai le fa atalanoaina o lenei ali i, sa fesiligia fa asaga nei ia te ia i le fa amasinoga, ma e ai se mafuaga o lo ua ia tafanaina ai le Maota aofia i nei moliga, le fa aleagaina e lona sui o pa epa e o le malo, ae fa ailoa mai e ia, O lo o le Maota sili ona maualuga i le Iunaite Setete o i ai lana misiona e ao ina faia mai le Atua, ia Amerika, o le maota fo i e alaalata i ai le fa aao osofa ia le Maota Pa epa e. o lea Malo atoa, o se aseta maualuga lona tau a E leai lava fo i se mea e ono fa apea ai i le malo o Amerika atoa, ae peita i, ua ia manatu latou o lenei ali i o se tasi o lo o auai o se sui e fa aleagaina ma toe fasiotia ai le peresetene o o ni fa alapotopotoga fa aitu au e afua i lanu lona malo e fa aaogaina ai se au upega malosi. ma ituaiga o tagatanu u. Ua mae a fo i ona O ia lea ua foliga mai e fa aletonu lona fa atonuina ni su esu ega i le mafaufau o Ortega mafaufau ma ua tatau ai ona ia tula i i luma o pe mata o lo o afaina lona mafaufau, e ala ai le fa amasinoga, peita i sa saisaitia mai lava o ona fa apea ona manatu, ina ia le taofia ai o ia ia ina ua ia fa ataunu uina nei solitulafono e e fete ena i ai ma ala o le tulafono mo i latou e fa asaga i le pulega a le faigamalo a le Malo vaivai o latou mafaufau. tele. Ina ua mae a ona tafanaina fa alua le Maota I le taimi na ta fanaina ai e Oscar le fale Pa epa e, na maua e ali i leoleo o le maota lea pa epa e, sa i ai le susuga le Peresetene ma le ni pulufane e lua i tafatafa tonu lava o le Ofisa faletua i Kalefonia, ae le i i ai i le maota i lea Autu o le peresetene, o le itu lava lea o lo o i taimi. Na saisaitia mai le ali i o Ortega-Hernandez mai Pennsylvania ae le o Idaho i le tusa Amerika. ai ma le potu moe o le afioga le Peresetene o na o ni nai aso lava talu mai ona mae a faia e ia O le tasi o nei pulufana na tafanaina e lea solitulafono i le lotoa o le Fale Pa epa e i le Oscar na ta ei ai le tioata pito mai fafo o le aso 11 Novema, (Faaauau itulau 10) (Faaauau itulau 10) C Y M K Se vaaiga atu lena i nisi o malu o le malo faapea ai se tasi o alii e nofo latalata i le vaega lea na lavea ai le pasi a le Pa i Fualaga i le afiafi ananafi i Laulii, i le taimi a o latou vaai atu ai i le taatia mai o le pasi i lalo o le sami ina ua tuana i le faalavelave na oso ese ai le pasi mai luga o le alatele. E lei maua mai se ripoti maumaututu mai le Ofisa o Leoleo, sei vagana ai se faamatalaga e uiga i le faaauauina pea lea o suesuega a le Ofisa o Leoleo i le mafuaaga o lenei faalavelave. [ata: AF]

10 Page 10 samoa news, Thursday, January 19, 2012 Fa asalalauga S uafa S a TAUFI i Aunu u Fata ia i mauga o ao ou paia Samoa, e afua mai le Tai Samasama o le aiga sa Tagaloalagi se ia paia Taputapu na mapu i ai le malaga a Taema ma Tilafaiga. Samoa o le atunu u tofi, e le gafataulimaina e sa matou fa amatalaga, tulou, tulou, tulouna lava. Ae magalo ia so matou leo e ala i lenei fa asalalauga, ina ia fa amalieina ai le tulafono, o le mea lea e taalo atu ai i le paia o aiga S a TAUFI i Aunu u, o le a toe fai se isi a tatou talanoaga i le Aso 21 o Ianuari 2012 i le itula e 10:00 i le taeao i Poutalie i Aunu u lava. O lou le auai atu o le a le vaoia ai le finagalo o le aiga. Ia alofa le Tama oi le Lagi ia molio o lo outou soifua ma si o matou ola i lea aso ua atofaina. Soifua, O le Aiga Potopoto Talofa Video ALL MOVIES $2 NEW RELEASES: SCORPION KING 3 KILLER ELITE MONEY BALL WHAT S YOUR NUMBER? Pavaiai Nuuuli Fagatogo Aua Development Bank of American Samoa AVAILABLE SPACE LUMANA I BUILDING IN FAGATOGO HAS AN AVAILABLE OFFICE SPACE (UPSTAIRS) FOR RENT/LEASE FOR A SNACK SHOP. LUMANA I BUILDING IS FIBER READY FOR INTERNET USAGE. PLEASE CONTACT KOMESINA AFALAVA AT / FOR MORE INFORMATION. Upu Fou - Fatua iupu? Fa aaoga i le Gagana Samoa: O lenei taumafaiga ina ia mafai ona fa aopoopo nisi upu i le tatou gagana samoa, ina ia mafai ona fa afaigofie ma fa apu upu u le taumafaiga e fa aliliu mai tala fa aperetania i le gagana samoa! Ia fa ao o mai lou lagona e ala i se tusi e fa ao o mai i le Fa atonu, po o le Imeli toasavili@ yahoo.com tatou te feutaga i ai i nei galuega lelei mo i tatou uma lava! Upu: JOURNAL SIONARE. O AU FA AMAUMAUGA I ASO TA ITASI! Fa aaoga pea i tusitusiga le fa asamoa o i luga, ae fa aalia mai sou finagalo e talia gofie ai o tatou taofi. Fa ailoa mai, tatou feutaga i ma le fa aaloalo lava! Silia 700 tagata ua talia lalo polokalame NEG tusia Ausage Fausia $1.5 miliona, e 4 isi galuega o loo faaauau pea i le O se tala fiafia mo le malo aemaise ai le toatele taimi nei lea e tusa ma le $6.2 miliona le tau aofai. o tagata sa tau saili ni galuega, ina ua fa alauiloa E 7 isi galuega ua amata ona tapena mo le e Kovana Togiola Tulafono le silia i le to a 700, faasalalauina atu i konekarate e tauofo atu ai, ma ua talia i lalo o le polokalama fou a le NEG, po o galuega e 11 o loo faaauau pea ona tapena ma galuega mo le toe fa aleleia o mea sa fa aleagaina fuafua ma le faamoemoe, e tatau ona amata faasalalau mo tauofoga i le faaiuga o le tausaga tupe i le galulolo, lea o lo o fa aauau pea ona fa atupe mai e le malo tele o Amerika. lenei 2012, ma amata fausia ai loa i le tausaga Na fa alauiloa foi e le kovana le mafai ona tupe e 2013 ma faaauau atu ai i le fa atupe o galuega lautele ina ua faamatuu mai e Saunoa le alii kovana, o galuega e 11 o loo faagasolo i le taimi nei le tapenaina, o galuega tetele le Vaega o Fela uaiga a le malo tele se vaega tupe e $10.7 miliona, ona o talosaga sa tuuina atu i ai uma ia a le malo, ma e manaomia foi se taimi umi ina ua tuana i le galulolo ia Setema e tapena ma fuafua lelei ai, ma o nisi o nei galuega O le polokalame lenei e na o le tolu masina le e aofia ai le faaleleia o auala, taligalu ma auvai. umi, peitai na saunoa Togiola, o se itu lelei lea O loo tele pea faasea mai le atunuu tauala atu i mo le atunu u o lo o saili galuega, e mafai ai ona le fono faitulafono faapea ai luga o le polokalame maua se isi alagatupe e fesoasoani ai i aiga. a le alii kovana, i le tele o vaega o le alatele ua E tusa ai ma se ripoti na tu uina mai e se sui o le agai atu ina matuia lona faaleagaina, ma ua fai Ofisa o le NEG e le fa atagaina ona ia fa amatu u ma itu e faaleagaina ai taavale a nisi o le atunuu. mai fa amatalaga faapenei na taua ai, o le Aso O le faaauau pea o faaletonu i auala ua mafua Toonai na tea nei na faia ai foi le isi suega i le fale ai ona faaaoga e nisi o afioaga ma a e faatutumu ai ta alo a le ASCC, e sailia ai galuega. omoomo i totonu o le auala, ina ia faafaigofie ai e Na fautuaina e Togiola i latou uma ua talia i le taavale ona uia. O le taeao ananafi na talosagaina ai e polokalama ina ia fa aaoga tatau le avanoa ua maua, le afioga i le alii faipule ia Faimealelei Anthony Allen ma ia faamaoni i le galuega. Afai ete faamaoni i lau le Fofoga Fetalai, ina ia talosagaina le Faatonusili o galuega ua tuuina atu, e i ai le avanoa e mafai ai ona Galuega a le malo e tuuina atu se ripoti mae ae a a faatumauina oe e le kamupani poo le fale faigaluega lana matagaluega i le faasologa o galuega o auala ua lena ua e galue ai, ae afai ete le faamaoni, o lona oo i ai le latou faatinoga i le taimi nei. uiga e maea lava le 3 masina ma maea atu ai ma lou Saunoa Faimealelei, o le taligalu o lona nuu avanoa, o le lu i lea na tuuina atu e le kovana i le o Aua na folafola mai e le Faatonu e amata ona atunuu ua maua avanoa e galulue ai. fausia i le masina o Setema na te a nei, peitai o Ae mo galuega ia ua faatupe mai i lalo o le lea ua tuana i masina e fa e lei tupu lava se mea. E vaega tupe fesoasoani mai le Vaega o Felauaiga, oo foi i isi galuega sa folafola e le Faatonu o le a ua faamaonia mai ai le aofai o galuega ua faamoemoe e faatinoina ai i le 26. faia, e oo mai lava i le taimi nei e leai lava se mea. O lea aofaiga e aofia ai galuega e 4 ua maea Feso ota i mai i le tusitala ia ona fausia, lea sa faaaluina ai e le malo le tupe e [email protected] Fasiotia Barrack Obama Mai itulau 9 fa amalamalama, peita i o le ituaiga o toiata e pito i totonu o le maota e le mafai ona ta e i so o se pulufana lea na le mafai ona ati ai lea pulufana ma le fa aleagaina ai se isi lava mea o le Maota atoa. Na lipotia mai e le auaiga o Ortega le ali i talavou ua misi mai le latou aiga ia Oketopa 31, 2011 a o le i tupu lea fa alavelave ia Novema 11, Na latou fa ailoa mai, ua tau matau atu e i latou, o lo o nofo o ia i se vaipanoa o Uosigitone DC lea e i ai le Maota Pa epa e. Na i ai se isi taimi muamua atu na molia ai Oscar i le setete o Texas, Utah ma Idaho. I le taimi nei, o le a tula i o ia i luma o le fa amasinoga ae o le a iloiloina lona i uga e le Siuri Tofia. Toatolu Faatonu tuu atu Mai itulau 9 Ae mo Ivy, na taua ai e Togiola e faapea, ina ua tuumalo le faatonusili sa i ai, sa avea ai loa Ivy ma faatonu le tumau seia oo mai i le taimi na tofia ai o ia e avea ma faatonu. Saunoa Togiola, e silia ma le 22 tausaga o tautua Ivy i le Matagaluega o le Navy a le malo tele, ma o agavaa sa ia maua mai ai ua avea lea ma fesoasoani i le faatinoina o ona tiute i le tofiga fou ua tofia i ai o ia. O Ivy na filifilia ina ua tu umalo le afioga ia Tauiliili P. Tervola sa avea ma Faatonusili o le matagaluega mo le tele o tausaga. O le isi matagaluega na te ena e le fono tofiga a le kovana mo le tofi faatonusili, o le Matagaluega o le Soifua Maloloina, lea e pei ona tofia i ai le faletua ia Seiuli Elisapeta Ponausuia, lea o loo avea pea ma faatonu le tumau i le taimi nei. Feso ota i mai i le tusitala ia [email protected]

11 ALOFA FA Avae ai Aiga Vaega 94 Oi, o le a le umi o le lua tafaoga lea ua ou fa alogologo atu i ai? Ua tilotilo ese le lo omatua, ua toe mafaufau ifo, ua vave lana tala i le toeaina, o lea ua maua ai si ana ova i le va lea. E le i talanoaina e Lameko ma Tagiilima le umi o le tafaoga, a o lea ua fa alogologo atu le toeaina, o le vaiaso atoa lea ua ta u mai nei ia te ia. Ua ata le lo omatua ma fa apea ane, Meko, o le a ea le mea e te fa apena ai. Ua fia nei tausaga o ta mafuta, sa i ai se fa aletonu i lo ta va. Tailo ia te oe, aua ou te le iloa atu le feoa i solo o ou tamatama i vae i aso ia e te alu ai i lau galuega, a o le fafine lenei, o lona loto, fatu ma le agaga atoa, ua i ou a ao Lameko, tago la ia e milimili ma fa amafanafana lelei, ina ia mau ai pea i ou a ao, i aso o totoe o lou olaga. Na iloa ane nei e Tagiilima le ata a lona to alua, na fa apea ifo i lona mafuafau, ua sao fo i sia vaega i si toeaina. Va ai oe si o u to alua pele, e leai lava so u sasi ma so u manatu i nisi itu i le ta mafutaga. Ua moni ma fa amaoni lo u alofa i a te oe Lameko, a o le mea lea ou te va ai atu nei i ai, e foliga mai o a u o se fafine leaga ma le le alofa ia te oe. Lameko, o le fafine lenei e tumu i le alofa, ua matutua le ta fanau, ma e leai lava se tasi e toe mana o mai ia te a u, ua ou lo omatua. Tu u ia ou uiga na, e leai se mea lelei o le ta aiga e maua ai, taumafai e tau fa amatu u ese le nonoa lea e te nonoa ai nei a u, ua na o lo u tau mole ai, ua leai se ea e manava ai, ma tu u mai sina avanoa se i o u alu ai ou te tafao. Va ai oe, ou te le o alu i se mea e fa aalu ai ni tupe, pe afai o le mea lena o lo o e mafaufau i ai, e leai, o lea ou te alu i si o u aiga. Ua tau to a mai le loto o le toeaina i lea taimi, Tagi, e leai, ou te le o fa apea atu ia te oe, e sa ona e alu i lou aiga. O lea ou te iloa, ua fia tausaga o ta nonofo i lo u aiga, ma fai mea uma. Ae sa tatau ona ta talatalanoa pe talafeagai le taimi e alu ai le lua malaga ma le teine. Vaai oe, o o tatou manatu, e le o le finagalo lea o le Atua, e le iloa lava mea e tutupu mai, ona o o lea o ta ua i se tulaga faigata. Ua tau oso fo i le nenefu o le ala ata lua a le lo omatua i lea taimi, peita i, sa ia manatu ifo e fa apea, afai ae fa afetaui e ia, o lona uiga, o le a le o o ona alu le la malaga i tua i si ona aiga. Meko, malie maia lou finagalo, se i ma o ma Loimata i tua, ua ou fia o o i si o u aiga, ua ou fia va ai i nai o u tuagane o lo o nofonofo mai i le aiga. O mea fa apenei, e maua ai le nonofo fealofani o aiga. E i ai fo i o u manatu alofa i nai o u tuagane, e pei fo i o oe i lou uso ma lou aiga, aisea la e fa apologa ai fua le mafaufau i mea e le aoga? Na iloa mai nei e le toeaina le maligi ifo o loimata o le lo omatua ma liliu ese i lea taimi. Na toe faliu mai nei Tagiilima ma ona loimata, Lameko, fa alogo lelei mai lava oe, ua afu la u tautua i lou aiga, o mea uma mea uma, ou te punou ma le onosa i i mea e fai o lou aiga. Po o a tiga ma faigata sa feagai ma a u i le taumafaiga o mea o lou aiga, sa ou le fa alogologo tiga Lameko, aisea, ona o lo u alofa ia te oe ma mata o le ta fanau. Ae afai o le mea lea e te mana o ai, ia aua ne i o ma o, ae a ma o fo i ia aua nei atoa se vaiaso. Lameko, e leai lava se faigata i le tagata lenei, na ona tapena lava o a u mea, ma ou alu i lo u aiga, ae tu u oe ma lau fanau i lou aiga. Lameko, e leai se faigata ia te a u, pe afai o ou uiga ia, o le tagata ma si ona aiga, o le tagata fo i ma lona fa asinomaga, oi, o le a e mana o lava oe na o lou aiga, lou aiga, ae fa afefea si o u aiga. E leai la Lameko, ia o gatasi le futia ma le umele, o lou aiga, ma si o u aiga, ona tu u fa atasi lea, o o ta aiga, ta te malu ai i itu e fa o le kelope, ma le lalolagi atoa, uma. Na toe liliu ese nei Tagiilima ma savali sa o loa i luma i le potu malolo lea o lo o i ai lana fanau tama ma lo latou tuafafine. E taunu u ane le lo omatua o lo o talatalanoa ma talie lana fanau i le malaga lea o le a alu a Loimata ma lo latou tina. Na fa apea le fa aupuga a Eteuati, Talofa e, i si teine o Loimata, ia aua lava ne i e tu fa aletonu, aua ua e iloa lelei lava le tulaga e o o i ai oe, e matamata fo i le aiga i tua, ae soli fa asolo atoa oe e Tina. Ua alu nei le talie a tama ma tilotilo ane i si o latou tuafafine fa alogogata ma le gutu oso, e le pau se upu, pe a le o i ai lo latou tina i le fale. Na fa ateia le mafutaga a le fanau ina ua o latou va ai mai i lolatou tina ua savali atu i totonu o le potu ma soloi ona mata i lona solosolo. Tina, Tina, o le a le mea ua tupu? Ua leai se tali a Tagiilima i lana fanau. Na saofa i ifo nei i luga o le nofoa i lea taimi ma ona loimata. Ua le mau tonu mafaufau o tama, fa apea le teine o Loimata, po o le a le mea ua tupu i o latou matua. E ofo fo i le loto ona o le vave ona liua o le fiafia i le fa anoanoa, sa talatalanoa nei ma talie, a o lea ua va ai atu ua ese le tulaga lea ua i ai nei. tusia Ausage Fausia $35,000 MO LE MOTU O SWAINS Ua i luma o le maota o sui se tulafono taufaaofi na faaulu e le faipule mai Swains, e talosagaina ai le faasoasoa atu o le tupe e $35,000 e faaopoopo i tupe mo Fela uaiga mo Swains. I se vaega o lenei tulafono o loo taua ai, talu ai le teena e le alii kovana o suiga sa faia e le Fono i le Paketi a le malo mo le tausaga tupe lenei 2012, ua leai ai se tupe o i ai i le taimi nei e faatupe ai felauaiga mo le motu, ma ua faamoemoe o le tupe lea o le a toe faatupu ai le tupe ua ave ese. Ua i ai le faamoemoega o le a tauoloa lenei tulafono i le taimi lava e pasia ai e le fono ma sainia e le alii kovana. I le paketi a le malo mo le tausaga tupe 2012, na aofia ai i totonu le $35,000 e faatupe ai felauaiga mo Swains, lea sa faamoemoe e faatupe mai totonu o Polokalame Faapitoa a le malo, peitai ina ua teena e le kovana se suiga sa faia e le fono e faaopoopo ai le tupe i totonu o le vaega tupe mo Swains, na mafua ai loa ona teena uma lea vaega tupe. O le komiti o le Paketi a le maota o sui ua taoto atu i ai le iloiloina o lenei tulafono. PILI E FAATULAI AI LE MATA- GALUEGA O FAAMATALAGA Ua i luma o le Fono se tulafono na faaulu mai e le Ofisa o le Kovana, e talosagaina ai le faatula iina o se isi Matagaluega fou a le malo ua taua o le Matagaluega o Faamatalaga. O lea tulafono tau faaofi ua taoto atu i le komiti o Sailiga mo Alamanuia a le maota o sui mo le iloiloina. O le matagaluega fou e pei ona faatulai e le alii kovana, o nisi o ana tiute tauave e aofia ai le sainia lea o auala tau fesootaiga samoa news, Thursday, January 19, 2012 Page 11 American Samoa Government OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) RFP No: RFP Issuance Date: January 6, 2011 Date & Time Due: February 6, 2012 No Later than 2:00pm local time The American Samoa Government (ASG) Office of Procurement intends to issue a Request For Proposals (RFP) from qualified firms or individuals for the acquisition of a: Landing Craft Utility or Crew Boat for Ocean Transportation between the Manu a Islands (Rebid) Submission: Original and five copies of the Qualifications must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked: LCU or Crew Boat for Manu a Islands. Submissions are to be sent to the following address and will be received until 2:00 p.m. (local time), Monday, February 6, 2012: Office of Procurement American Samoa Government Pago Pago, American Samoa Attn: Ivy V. Taufa asau, CPO Any Proposals received after the aforementioned date and time will not be accepted under any circumstances. Late submissions will not be opened or considered and will be determined as being non-responsive. Documents: The RFP Scope of Work outlining the proposal requirements is available at The Office of Procurement, Tafuna, American Samoa, during normal working hours. Review: Request for Proposal data will be thoroughly reviewed by an appointed Source Evaluation Board under the auspices of the Chief Procurement Officer, Office of Procurement, ASG. Right of Rejection: The American Samoa Government reserves the right to reject any and/or all proposals and to waive any irregularities and/or informalities in the submitted proposals that are not in the best interests of the American Samoa Government or the public. IVY V. TAUFA ASAU Chief Procurement Officer mo matagaluega uma ma ofisa o le malo, ina ia faigofie ai ona maua fesootaiga i totonu lava o galuega a le malo. O nisi o ia tiute e aofia ai le faatinoina lea o fesootaiga vavalalata faaonapo nei i masini televavave, ina ia mafai ai ona faalautele le tomai ma le malamalama o tagata faigaluega a le malo. O le masina o Setema na tea nei na faatulai ai e le kovana lenei matagaluega i lalo o sana poloaiga faalauaitele, ma talu mai lea taimi, o loo pisi le matagaluega i le faamautuina o nisi o ana tiute tauave e aofia ai ma le tau tuu faatasia o masini ma mea uma e faaaoga i ana galuega. $2 MILIONA MO LE FALEMAI O LE LBJ O le taeao nei lea ua faamoemoe e fesiligia ai e le komiti o le Sailiga o Alamanuia o le malo a le maota o sui, molimau mai le malo mo le tulafono tau faaofi lea ua i luma o le maota, e faasoasoa atu ai le aofai e $2 miliona e fesoasoani ai i le falemai o le LBJ i Fagaalu. O lenei tulafono taufaaofi ua faamoemoe e faatupe mai i tupe tulei o le Feagaiga Osia mo tupe maua o le Tapa a. O lenei tulafono taufaaofi ua faamoemoe e aloaia i le taimi e pasia ai e le fono ma sainia e le alii kovana. O loo i luma nei foi o le komiti o le paketi a le Senate sa latou pili tau faaofi e aiga lelei ma le tulafono lenei, e faasoasoa atu ai le $2 miliona mo le falemai, ma o loo fuafua e faatupe mai foi i le alagatupe lava lea e tasi, o le Feagaiga na osia mo le Tapa a. O molimau o le a fesiligia e le komiti a le maota o sui i le taeao nei e aofia ai le Teutupe a le malo ia Magalei Logovi i, atoa ai ma le pule o le Ofisa o le TOFR ia Falema o Pili, ma o le iloiloga ua faatulaga e faia i le itula e 8:30.

12 Page 12 samoa news, Thursday, January 19, 2012 Talia e le fa amasinoga Mai itulau 1 leina ai le ali i leoleo, o Det. Lt. Lusila Brown. Sa talosagaina e le tama ita i loia o Leslie Cardin, lea ua tula i mo Siaumau Jr., ia faila mo lenei mata upu mai i le ofisa o le susuga i le ali i loia o Tautai Aviata Fa alevao, ona e talu lava ona si i gasegase atu Tautai i atunu u i fafo, e le i toe tatalaina lona ofisa. Na taua e Cardin, e o o lava foi i nisi o le aiga o le ua molia, o lo o latou taumafai pea i se auala e mafai ai ona feso otai i se tasi e ono mafai ona ia tatalaina le ofisa ma aumai faila e pei ona manaomia. Na fa ailoa e Cardin, le i ai o se fa amoemoega, e fa auluina seisi talosaga e tali tutusa ma lana talosaga lea ua talia e le fa amasinoga, mo le ali i loia o Mike White, lea o lo o la galulue fa atasi i lenei mata upu. Na fa aalia e le loia a le malo, o Mitzie J. Folau, le fa ate ia o ia i se fa aaliga a Cardin, e fa apea, e leai se paketi a le Ofisa o Loia Fautua, e fa atupe ai ituaiga malaga fa apenei. Fai mai Folau, e o o lava foi i le Ofisa o le Loia Sili e leai foi sa latou tupe mo lenei mataupu, tusa lava pe o lo o i ai le fa amoemoe latou te auina mai ni tagata fa apitoa mai fafo e molimau i lenei mataupu. Fai mai Folau, e le tete e o ia i le talosaga, peitai e le mafai e le malo ona tu u atu ni siaki i le va o le aso Lulu (ananafi) seia o o i le aso Sa, ona e i ai foi aiaiga ma taiala a le malo mo le tu uina atu o siaki. Sa ia taua foi le le talafeagai o le talosaga a le itu tete e, ona latou te le o iloa po o a uma mataupu o lo o latou fa afeagai i le taimi nei, sei vagana ua latou maua le faila e uiga i lenei mataupu, peitai na finau Cardin, o loo malamalama lelei le latou ofisa i le mataupu lenei, sa latou tulimataia mai lava i le uluai taimi na tulai mai ai, aemaise ai foi, ua silia ma le faatasi ona la talanoa ma le ua molia e uiga i lenei mataupu. Na finau Folau i le le talafeagai o le talosaga atoa ai ma le taugata tele pe a faatupe, peitai na finau le faamasinoga, e sili atu ona taugata pe afai e auina mai tagata mai fafo e molimau i le taimi o le mataupu. O le aso Sa nei ua faamoemoe e malaga atu ai Cardin i Alabama mo le aoaoga e pei ona poloaina ai e le faamasinoga le malo latou te totogiina lona pasese. O lo o taofia pea Siaumau Jr i le toese i Tafuna i le taimi nei e aunoa ma se tupe ua faatulaga e tatala ai o ia i tua, e faatalitali ai le isi ana iloiloga lea o le a toe valaauina e le faamasinoga. O le poloaiga a le faamasinoga o lo o sainia ai le afioga i le faamasino sili lagolago ia Lyle L. Richmond ma le afioga i le faamasino lagolago ia Faamausili Faasua Pomele. Feso ota i mai i le tusitala ia [email protected] American Samoa Government OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT tusia Ausage Fausia E to alua fanau aoga ua faamoemoe e faauu i le ogatotonu o le tausaga nei, talu ona amata le Polokalame ta i 4 tausaga i totonu o le Kolisi Tuufaatasi i Malaeimi, e saili ai tikeri a fanau aoga mo soo se matata. I se feiloaiga a le Pulega o le Kolisi Tuufaatasi ma le Komiti o Aoga a le Senate i le vaiaso nei, na faamaonia ai e le pulega a le Kolisi lea tulaga i luma o le komiti, ina ua fesiligia e Senatoa Fuata Iatala se tulaga ua i ai lea polokalame. E ui i faafitauli tau tupe lea o loo feagai nei ma le kolisi, peitai na faamaonia e Uta Tagoilelagi i luma o le komiti, o loo taumafai pea le pulega a le kolisi e saili nisi seleni faaopoopo, ina ia mafai ai ona faatupe lenei faamoemoe, ma o le taimi nei, ua i ai se isi vaega tupe fesoasoani mai le malo tele e $1.8 miliona ua faamaonia mai e faatupe ai lea polokalame. O le aso 6 o Aperila o loo fuafua e taunuu mai ai le komiti o aoga o loo latou asia kolisi i totonu o setete ma teritori e aofia ai ma Amerika Samoa, mo le faamautuina o le tulaga lelei o le aoga ma le faamoemoe, a mae a loa le asiasiga lea, ona amata aloaia loa lea o Polokalame tai 4 tausaga. E lei faalauiloa mai e le pulega a le kolisi le aofai o REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) RFQ No: RFQ Issuance Date: January 13, 2012 Date & Time Due: January 27, 2012 No Later than 2:00pm local time The American Samoa Government (ASG) issues a Request For Qualifications (RFQ) from qualified firms for the: Fitiuta Airport Security Perimeter Fence Design Submission: Original and five copies of the Statement of Qualifications must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked: RFQ: Fitiuta Airport Security Perimeter Fence Design. Submissions are to be sent to the following address and will be received until 2:00 p.m. (local time), Friday, January 27, 2012: Office of Procurement American Samoa Government Pago Pago, American Samoa attn: Ivy V. Taufa asau, CPO Any Statement of Qualification received after the aforementioned date and time will not be accepted under any circumstances. Late submissions will not be opened or considered and will be determined as being non-responsive. Documents: The RFQ document outlining the qualification requirements is available at The Office of Procurement, Tafuna, American Samoa, during normal working hours. Review: Request for Qualification data will be thoroughly reviewed by an appointed Source Evaluation Board under the auspices of the Chief Procurement Officer, Office of Procurement, ASG. Right of Rejection: The American Samoa Government reserves the right to reject any and/or all Statements of Qualification and to waive any irregularities and/or informalities in the submitted qualifications that are not in the best interests of the American Samoa Government or the public. Amata Vasega mo le Polokalame 4 tausaga i le Kolisi IVY V. TAUFA ASAU Chief Procurement Officer tamaiti aoga ua fuafua e talia i totonu o le uluai polokalame e 4 tausaga lea o le a tatalaina nei, na pau le itu na mafai ona faamaonia i luma o le komiti a le Senate, o le faanaunauga autu ua tatalaina ai lenei polokalame, ia maua pea e fanau aoga le avanoa e ao tauina ai i latou i totonu lava o le atunuu, ina ia taofia ai le tau malaga atu i fafo e aooga ai. E ui o lea ua faalauiloa e le Pulega a le Kolisi la latou faamoemoe i le tatala aloaiaina lea o le Polokalame tai 4 tausaga mo fanau aoga, peitai ua taoto atu i ai ma se fautuaga mai le afioga i le alii Senatoa ia Galeai Tuufuli, ina ia silasila toto a i a latou taumafaiga o loo fai nei, ina ne i avea lo latou naunau e amata le polokalame 4 tausaga ae emo ane le ata e le mautu ma lelei. O le fautuaga i le pulega a le kolisi, fai muamua ia mautu le polokalame tai 2 tausaga o loo i ai nei, ona faatoa fai ai loa lea o le polokalame lena e 4 tausaga, fai se mea e tasi ia mautu lelei, aua nei outou manatu tele i le polokalame tai 4 tausaga ae emo ane e faaletonu, ae afai e mafai, fai ia lelei, o le fautuaga lea a le afioga Galeai. O le fuafuaga mo le amataina o le polokalame tai 4 tausaga i le kolisi tuufaatasi, e le o se fuafuaga na faatoa alia e mai i le tausaga nei, ae o se fuafuaga ua leva ona faataoto mai e le kolisi, lea foi na saunoa i ai kovana Togiola Tulafono i se tasi o ana polokalame i faaiuga o vaiaso. O le mafuaaga autu ua faatulai ai lea polokalame e pei ona saunoa Togiola, ia mafai ai e fanau e le o maua le avanoa e ulufale atu ai i kolisi ma aoga i fafo ona maua le avanoa e a otauina ai i mataupu ia e ta i 4 tausaga e ave ai. Sa ia taua, o nisi o aiga e le gafatia le itu tau tupe e auina atu ai fanau i fafo mo aoaoga, ma o le isi lea auala o loo taumafai malosi ai le malo, ina ia mautinoa e maua uma e fanau aoga avanoa nei e aoaoina ai. Saunoa le alii kovana, o le faanaunauga autu o le malo, ia mafai ona siitia i luga le tulaga o aoaoga ma ia a o tauina alo ma fanau a le atunuu ia atamamai, aua o i latou ia o le lumanai o le atunuu i le lumanai. Feso ota i mai i le tusitala ia [email protected] Te ena ona Moliga - fasiotia faia oga NZ saunia: Leua Aiono Frost O se ali i lanu mai Amerika, ua molia o ia i le fa amasinoga i le a ai o Seattle, Uosigitone, ona ua masalomia ua ia fasiotia lona to alua, o se tama ita i faia oga mai Niu Sila, peita i ua te ena e ia ona moliga na. O le tama ita i o Prudence Hockley, 55 ona tausaga, na maliu i le aso Kerisimasi tonu lava, ina ua mae a fasia o ia e lana uo tama, Johnnie lee Wiggins, o se tasi sa mua i avea fo i ma pagota ma e tele ona moliga i lona fa aaogaina o vaila au o ona ma e fa asaina, e tele o taimi e molia ai i le fa amisa ma le tele o isi moliga sa ia faia o sauaga fa aleituaiga. O lenei tama ita i Niu Sila mai Nelson sa a oa oina i Canterbury University, na ulufale i Seattle, Uosigitone i le tausaga e Na fa ailoa mai e leoleo, na tu ua e ia lona fale i le itula e 11:00 i le po e talanoa ma lana uo, peita i, na fa alogoina e lana tama le ta avale ua alu ese atu mai lo latou lumafale, ae oso atu lana tama e 13 tausaga i fafo ua ta atia mai lona tina ua matapogia. E i ai ni isi sa latou fa alogoina se pa o, va aia se tamaloa ua savali ese atu mai lumafale o lea tama ita i, oso i lana ta avale ma alu ese atu loa. Oso atu i fafo le tama teine a lea tina mai Niu Sila ua ta atia mai lona tina ua matapogia. Na maliu lava lea tina i le falema i i le aso Kerisimasi, ona ua tauga tele le lavea i lona ulu. O le ali i o Wiggins e 48 ona tausaga, ua ia te ena moliga nei e fa asaga ia te ia i le fa amasinoga i King County e pei ona fa asalalauina mai i le Channel King 5 a lea setete. Ua fa aalia e loia o lo o tula i mo lea tina, o le a sa ilia e i latou se fa ai uga lelei mai le fa amasinoga e tusa o lenei ali i, ina ia mautinoa ua lava le taimi e fa afalepuipuia ai o ia, aua ua ia fasiotia le tina o lenei teineitiiti i luma lava o ona mata. E le o se mea faigofie i lenei teineitiiti ona va ai atu o fa atauga mai fa apenei lona tina i ona luma. Ua toe pa nei le aiaiga o le palola a lenei ali i i Georgia, aua o lo o nofo nei i Uosigitone, ae o lo o leiloa e Ofisa lea po o fea o aga i i ai le ali i fa ao osala. O le taimi nei, ua fa atulaga le tupe e totogia e tatala mai ai i tua i le $5miliona, ae ua fa anofo ai pea i le to ese mo le taimi atoa a o faia sa iliga ma su esu ega a leoleo i ana solitulafono nei ua toe molia ai fo i. O se tala mai le aiga moni o lenei tama ita i faia oga mai Niu Sila, ua latou fa ailoa mai ai, O le oti fa afuase i o Prue, o se mea ua fa ava atu ia ai o matou loto uma i lenei vaitaimi fiafia i le lalolagi. Ua misia lenei tagata alofa o si matou aiga. O le tama o Prue sa vala au mai i Ausetalia ma fa ailoa i lo latou aiga atoa i Niu Sila le mea ua tupu i lona afafine i Seattle, Amerika. Ua fa ailoa mai, na muamua vala au mai le tama, ma fa ailoa, o lo o ua fasia Prue i Seattle, peita i e tasi le itula na soso o ai, ae toe vala au mai ua maliu o ia i le falema i. E matua le faigofie lava ona talia nei ituaiga tala pe a o o mai i se aiga, ae maise lava i taimi o lo o feso ota i agaga o tagata uma i vaitaimi e fetufa iga o aiga, e fa amanuia atu le tasi i le isi.

13 samoa news, Thursday, January 19, 2012 Page 13 Wars lessons are being applied to ease combat stress among veterans American Samoa CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) -- When the Marine unit that suffered the greatest casualties in the 10-year Afghan war returned home last spring, they didn t rush back to their everyday lives. Instead, the Marine Corps put them into a kind of decompression chamber, keeping them at Camp Pendleton for 90 days with the hope that a slow re-entry into mundane daily life would ease their trauma. The program was just one of many that the military created as it tries to address the emotional toll of war, a focus that is getting renewed attention as veterans struggling to adjust back home are accused of violent crimes, including murder. While veterans are no more likely to commit such crimes than the general population, the latest cases have sparked a debate over whether they are isolated cases or a worrying reminder of what can happen when service members don t get the help they need. This is a big focus of all the services, that we take care of our warriors who are returning because they have taken such good care of us, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said, pointing out that tens of thousands of veterans return home to lead productive lives. Some, however, fall on hard times, getting into trouble with the law. Others quietly suffer, with their families and friends trying to pull them out of a depression. In the latest high-profile criminal case involving an Iraq war veteran, a former Camp Pendleton Marine is accused of killing four homeless men in California. His family said he was never the same after his 2008 deployment. In Washington state, an Iraq War veteran described as struggling emotionally killed a Mount Rainier National Park ranger and later died trying to escape. Suffering from combat stress is an ageold problem. What s new is the kind of wars that troops fight now. They produce their own unique pressures, said psychologist Eric Zillmer, a Drexel University professor and coeditor of the book Military Psychology: Clinical and Operational Applications. The war on terror is very ambiguous, with no front lines, where you can t tell who the enemy is. During the day, he may be a community leader and, at night, a guerrilla fighter. You never know when an assault takes place. It s very complicated, and people feel always on edge, he said. Add to that, multiple deployments that tax the central nervous system, said Zillmer: The human brain can only stay in danger mode for so long before it feels like it s lost it. It gets exhausted. He compared going into combat like diving to the depths of the ocean and when you have to go back to the surface you have to decompress. It s the same process, he said. It s almost a biological process. A 2009 Army report concluded that the psychological trauma of fierce combat in Iraq might have helped drive soldiers from one brigade to kill as many as 11 people in Colorado and other states. The study found the soldiers also faced significant disruptions in familysocial support. The military s stubbornly high suicide rate has proven that more help is needed, and that is why it has been investing in helping troops transition back from war zones. Few units know war s pain more than the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment. The Camp Pendleton battalion nicknamed The Dark Horse lost 25 members in some of the heaviest fighting ever seen in Afghanistan. More than 150 Marines were wounded. More than a dozen lost limbs. The Marine Corps brass, concerned about the traumatic deployment s fallout, ordered the entire 950-member unit to remain on the Southern California base after it returned home. The 90 days was the same amount of time crews aboard war ships usually spend upon returning home. During that time, the Marines participated in a memorial service for their fallen comrades. They held barbecues and banquets, where they talked about their time at war. Before the program, troops would go their separate ways with many finding they had no one to talk to about what they had just seen. Mental health professionals are monitoring the group, which has since scattered. They say it is too early to tell what kind of impact keeping them together made. Combat veterans believe it likely will help in the long run. The Marines have ordered combat units since then to stick together for 90 days after leaving the battlefield. They share a commonality because they ve gone through the same thing, so it helps them to come down, said Maj. Gen. Ronald Bailey, the commanding general of one of Camp Pendleton s most storied units, the 1st Marine Division. I can tell you from experience that this will help, said Bailey, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. The new practice is one of a slew of initiatives ushered in by the new commandant, Gen. James Amos, who has made addressing mental health issues of Marines a top priority. He was concerned by the branch s suicide rate, which has ranked among the highest of the armed services. Commanders have tried to remove the stigma that seeking help is a sign of weakness. The Marines have set up hotlines and designated psychologists, chaplains and junior troops to identify troubled troops. We ve been in this 11 years and the medical staff and Marine officials are better educated now on dealing with combat stress, Bailey said. All service members also now undergo rigorous screening of their mental stability both before and after they go to battle. While Veterans Affairs and Department of Justice have said veterans don t commit more crimes per capita than others, the VA has launched efforts to help veterans in trouble with the law receive help rather than just be locked up. Since 2009, the VA has had a legal team review cases to see if the best remedy is treatment instead of incarceration. States also have been establishing special veterans courts to do the same. Some say combat stress is also being used by criminals trying to get a lighter sentence. Veterans agree the military has made great strides in the past few years but they say the help has come too late for many. Paul Sullivan, executive director of the Washington, D.C.-based National Organization of Veterans Advocates, said the military only started administering medical exams of service members before and after deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan in 2007 to identify problems early so they can be treated more effectively and less expensively. It s good their implementing it now, yes, however, what s the military going to do with all of the veterans the military didn t examine? he asked. That s the problem. Well being Zone! Massage To Go VALENTINES DAY SPECIAL Couples Massage or you can bring a friend! SAME TIME-SAME DAY - ONLY $100! Call today for your reservations or pick up a Gift Certificate for that special someone. Gift Certificates Now Available! Come get the treatment you deserve... call now and find out mor e Located in Puapua Near the Calvary Temple How much will my Classified Ad cost? 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14 Page 14 samoa news, Thursday, January 19, 2012 ASOA and NEG work together to survey senior needs By Jeff Hayer class, thanks to the USDA at Land Grant and those inter-generational initiatives involving seniors and Samoa News Reporter The non-profit group, the American Samoa Organization on Aging (ASOA) is at this time conducting a comprehensive survey of seniors on island (60 years and older) that started this past Tuesday, in an attempt to be able to better serve their needs, according to ASOA Secretary/Treasurer Marilyn AhChing. ASOA has workers from the National Emergency Grant who will be conducting a survey in the bay area, from Aua to Faga alu during the next three months, so people in that area can be expecting to see the ASOA surveyors in the upcoming weeks, said AhChing. There have been partial surveys done, but no one knows exactly how many seniors there are and what their needs are, she said. who are planning to participate are very excited about learning to make their own clothes. ASOA has also changed its second meeting of the month, held on the fourth Tuesday, from 11:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., to accommodate those who work and others who are unable to attend during the day. The meeting held on the second Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. will continue at that time, said AhChing. For more information on the survey or the ASOA group, you can contact AhChing at , or When the organization first formed in 2009, they were meeting at the AP Lutali Senior Center in Pago Pago and some of the activities planned by the group included diverse education and training sessions their grandchildren, along with agricultural projects and classes to teach computer skills. One of their more recent activities at their current office, which is located on Tasi Street, across from the Lyons Park in the Tafuna Housing area, was when they held a Senior Mentoring Youth Program last summer for the children ages 7-12, where children were taught about the Fa a Samoa, the Samoan language, Samoan siva, mat weaving and ukulele playing. The children of the Summer Youth Program were taught by the seniors of ASOA and other volunteers. At the time of the Summer Youth Program, ASOA Chairman Mike Hemphill told Samoa News that the territory s senior citizens have so much to teach us. AhChing would also like the public to know that for the seniors, with interests as varied as electrical the ASOA is in the process of having a basic sewing wiring, health and fitness programs, cultural and Reach the reporter at [email protected] Paul Solofa trial now underway in DC Continued from page 1 DEFENSE MOTION Late last week, the Solofa s defense filed an opposition to federal prosecutor s motion to admit at Solofa s trial additional evidence of another alleged bribery scheme between Solofa and Nauer which involved overtime paychecks. The defense is also opposed to Solofa s alleged confession to federal agents about being involved in a conflict of interest on an unrelated contract to provide food for the school lunch program. It was also when Solofa was head of the DOE business office that prosecutors allege that the overtime payment scheme occurred with Nauer as well as the awarding of the school lunch contract to a vendor, whose silent partner was Solofa. Defense argued in its motion that Solofa is not charged with accepting bribes or theft of federal program money. However, the indictment includes as background allegations that Solofa and others conspired to purchase parts for school buses that were never delivered and that Solofa and others received kickbacks in the form of cash payments and free or discounted automotive repairs and other goods and services between 2002 and Solofa s defense team argued that this is the only evidence the court has already decided can be used for the obstruction charge. The evidence of the other alleged bribery scheme involving overtime pay is at best evidence that he has engaged in conduct similar to the conduct that is alleged to be the motive here, the defense argues. That is not probative of anything the government must prove. Additionally, the government suggests that it is admissible because it provides details on the genesis and operation of the bribery scheme. However, the bribery scheme is not what is charged in this indictment. The evidence that Mr. Nauer and Mr. Solofa were engaged in a separate bribery scheme from that which forms the motive in this case is irrelevant, the defense contends. Notably, unlike Oscar Mayer, whose testimony will be about the charges in this case obstruction and witness tampering nothing Nauer testifies about will address those charges, according to the defense. Thus the notion that this evidence should be admitted because it will not unduly prolong Mr. Nauer s testimony is a red herring, said Solofa s attorneys. To add evidence of two additional uncharged crimes will unnecessarily complicate the trial, is likely to confuse the jury, and raises the very likely scenario that the jury simply says because Mr. Solofa has engaged in numerous questionable activities, he likely committed the crime, they argued. They also pointed out that there is no allegation that Mr. Solofa attempted to obstruct an investigation into the alleged overtime scheme. Nor is there any evidence that Mr. Solofa attempted to obstruct an investigation into the conflict of interest matter. In fact, the defense counsel is aware of no investigation ever being conducted of either of those matters, the motion says. Reach the reporter at [email protected] Death penalty case Continued from page 1 Cardin told the court that her co-counsel in this matter, Assistant Public Defender Michael White is also qualified to handle death penalty cases, but he also needs re-certification. She added that a similar motion will be filed to make funds available for White to travel off-island to be re-certified to handle this death penalty case. According to ABA guidelines there must be a minimum of two attorneys assigned to cases calling for capital punishment (i.e. the death penalty). Cardin told the Judges there is no money in the Public Defender s budget available for off-island training and she could not point out a source of funding, but asked the court to direct the Treasury to make funds available. She added that the annual training is scheduled for January 27/28 at the Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association in Birmingham, Alabama. These re-certification trainings are not offered every time and certification is needed... to carry out this death penalty case, said Cardin. Deputy Attorney General Mitzie Jessop Folau responded in court saying that she is a little surprised the Public Defender s office does not have a budget for off-island training. ASG in general does not have money, the Deputy AG added. She said that there could be re-certification training available in Hawaii or California with cheaper airfares. ASG does not have the money, even we have to bring in experts specifically for this case she said. Jessop Folau then told the Judges that she has nothing against it, however the government cannot issue checks between today (Wednesday) and Sunday, as there are procedures they have to go through in order to get a check processed. She also said, Given that defense does not have the file, it s premature; they do not know what issues they are facing until they get the file. However, Cardin explained she is aware of the issues in this matter since this case has been on the Public Defender s radar in case it would be returned to our office, and I have discussed the case with the defendant more than once. Jessop-Folau told the court that it would be expensive and premature. Richmond did not agree with the government and said it would be more expensive if off-island experts must be flown down to the territory for this matter. He added that what s important is that the defense lawyer is certified to carry out this death penalty case. Outside the court house, Cardin said this is the first step in a long process for death penalty cases. This will enable us to move forward with this case she noted. Speaking with Samoa News, Cardin said the defendant s family is insisting they will again attain a private attorney... and if so, the Public Defender s office will certainly cooperate and turn in any files or paperwork that is necessary, but in the meantime, getting a re-certification is required to move the case forward. According to the defense lawyer, she and White have previously worked on death penalty cases in Georgia. Cardin is scheduled to travel this Sunday to attend the two day re-certification training in Alabama. Attorneys must be certified to handle death penalty cases, in order to mount a proper and adequate defense under ABA guidelines, she reiterated. The local bar association is a full member of the American Bar Association, and in the absence of local provision for handling death penalty cases, Cardin said, we look to the ABA for guidance. Those guidelines have been cited with approval by the United States Supreme Court for death penalty cases. Reach the reporter at [email protected]

15 samoa news, Thursday, January 19, 2012 Page 15 NUUULI PLACE CINEMAS $ Bargain Matinees All Shows Before 6pm $ Senior Admissions All Day $ All Day For Kids $ Adults Discount Tuesdays $ ADMISSION ALL DAY TUESDAY Excludes Holidays A well known local food vendor, who is from Mexico, and sees plenty of people line up to purchase his authentic Mexican dishes every Friday night, which especially included the First Friday s International Food Night at the Fagatogo Market place, has left the territory, due to unforeseen circumstances; and wishes to thank everyone from the different communities who came into his life while he was here. Through the present, Mexican Food as he calls himself, wishes to express his gratitude to the country of American Samoa, private and government sectors as well as the Chinese, Filipino, Fijian, Samoan, and Tongan communities for all of their support and patience. Thank you Moli and Dan, and market administrators who gave us the opportunity to offer a different option to American Samoa, said Mexican Food to Samoa News. Some of the authentic Mexican dishes that he served up while he was here included: chicken tamales, burritos, tostadas with chicken salad, flauta chapina, chicken tacos, ceviche and crazy corn. [photo: Jeff Hayner] Child charged with murder in San Diego-area death EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) A child was charged with murder and felony assault in the fatal stabbing of a 12-year-old boy, authorities said Wednesday. San Diego County district attorney s office spokesman Steve Walker declined to say if the defendant was the victim s 10-year-old neighbor who was taken into custody shortly after the stabbing. The neighbor is the only person who has been identified by homicide investigators as a suspect. A detention hearing was scheduled for Thursday in juvenile court. The 12-year-old died Monday, a little more than an hour after he was stabbed in the 10-year-old s driveway in a quiet, kid-friendly neighborhood in El Cajon, east of San Diego. The victim slept at the boy s home for two nights before he was attacked at the end of the holiday weekend, said Cody Vales, a close friend of both boys. He said they were like best buddies. Vales, 16, said the 10-year-old appeared calmer since he began taking a new medication about three weeks ago, becoming a new kid. He said the younger boy wasn t one to pick a fight but exploded when he felt provoked. Vales said the boy once punched him in the face for accidentally bumping his pelvis when they were jumping on a trampoline. The boy threw a tantrum when he spilled a cup of water inside his house and was asked to clean up. If you pushed his buttons and cussed him out, he d just lose it on you, Vales said. The 10-year-old liked to play football and practice Muay Thai boxing and jujitsu, Vales said. He was muscular and a little short for his age. The 10-year-old s adoptive mother, who lived with the boy and her father, was the only person who knew how to calm him, Vales said. She hugged him and reassured him that everything would be all right. The nicest woman you d ever meet, Vales said. If it was anybody else, they wouldn t be able to put up with (him). The victim s mother told U-T San Diego that she knew the 10-year-old and his mother well. Please don t make it out that he was this terrible human being, Lisa Carter told the newspaper. He s not some monster. The neighborhood in San Diego s foothills is one of modest, aging one-story homes on narrow, winding roads. The two boys played often with others at a playground clubhouse in the mobile home park where the victim lived. They sometimes pretended to be pirates. It is unusual for children so young to kill. Law enforcement agencies reported 11 homicides nationwide by children 12 and younger in 2010 the same number as in 2009 and 2008, according to FBI data. James Alan Fox, a professor of criminology, law and public policy at Northeastern University in Boston, said that 1976 through 2010, 242 homicides were committed in the United States by children 10 and younger, according to his analysis of FBI statistics. Of those, 48 percent of victims were family, 20 percent were acquaintances and 8 percent were friends. Fox said there are typically no telltale signs to predict such acts of violence. Overwhelmingly the most common element is just an argument, he said. It s the same motivation why kids fight. California requires that children be at least 14 to be charged as adults, said Shaun Martin, a University of San Diego law professor. State law allows children to be detained until they turn 25 if tried and convicted as juveniles. 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16 Page 16 samoa news, Thursday, January 19, 2012 C Y M K Come and Meet the Candidates LOLO and LEMANU For Governor & Lt. Governor Campaign Headquarters Opening Saturday, January 21, :00am - 12:00pm Matu u Village Savea s Guest House We look forward to seeing you there! C Y M K facebook.com/loloandlemanu Paid for by the Committee to elect Lolo and Lemanu for Governor and Lt. Governor