Community Bank proposes a joint effort with ASG to establish bank

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1 Buckle up! Fatalities rashes 0 33 LOAL HIGHWAS to date office of highway safety LOAL HIGHWAS to date ASNO to send over a 100 participants to Pacific Games B1 ellowfin Tuna a favorite among chefs, consumers and fishermen is the subject of a new documentary produced in Hawaii that explains its cultural and economic importance. AHI, The ellowfin Tuna: anaging Our Fisheries will premiere on GB this Saturday. Details inside today s issue. [photo courtesy WPRF] samoanews.com Senior detective charged over nightclub incident 3 Daily irculation 7,000 PAGO PAGO, AERIAN SAOA Wednesday, February 4, 2015 $1.00 Treasurer says Zions will only support ASG harter Bank, no other because the private sector all they want is profit by Joyetter Feagaimaali i-luamanu, Samoa News Reporter They will only support the government bank, they will not support any other bank, and if we try to change that, then Zions Bank will not be our correspondence bank, they are only here to help American Samoa (Government) only the American Samoa (Government). Once we involve the private sector they (Zions) will pull out, because the private sector all they want is profit but the government s vision behind this bank is to help out the public, Treasurer Ueligatone Tonumaipe a said during his appearance before the House for the harter Bank hearing yesterday. The Treasurer was responding to a question posed by Rep Vailoata Amituana i on the proposal by ommunity Bank of American Samoa (BAS) to the Lolo Administration for a joint working relationship, and also proposing certain changes to the administration s bill now before the Fono allowing the government to set up a harter Bank. (See in this edition on full story of BAS proposal for partnership). Attending the hearing before the House Economic Development ommittee chaired by Rep. Larry Sanitoa were Attorney ommunity Bank proposes a joint effort with ASG to establish bank No reason to work at cross-purposes by Fili Sagapolutele, Samoa News orrespondent ommunity Bank of American Samoa (BAS) has proposed to the Lolo Administration a joint working relationship in an effort to get a second bank up and running by this summer, for the local market that, according the BAS chair can only be served by two banks. To achieve this joint venture, BAS, which has a pending application with the U.S. Federal Depository Insurance orporation (FDI), is proposing certain changes to the administration s bill now before the Fono allowing the government to set up a harter Bank, says Avamua Dave Haleck, chairman of the BAS board in a letter to Gov. Lolo atalasi oliga after a meeting last month....the work completed to date by the board and executive team of BAS and ASG has placed us jointly in a very strong position to open a new bank in a reasonably short time frame, Avamua wrote. We have already dedicated significant resources to the project. Working together, we can accomplish our mutual goal very soon. BAS would be in a very strong position to meet the ultimate objective of gaining FDI insurance in a few years, he said. Avamua, along with an official of BAS had met with the governor to discuss the current banking crisis confronting residents and to find solutions which utilize local resources, people and skills to ensure we will be in con- (ontinued on page 15) General Talauega Eleasalo Ale, the Treasurer and the DO (ontinued on page 14) olia se Leoleo Su esu e umia a upega ma le fa ao olima tusia Ausage Fausia O le ali i Leoleo Su esu e lea na tu uaia i lona a afia i se vevesi na tula i mai i le fale kalapu o le Evalani i Pago Pago i le tausaga na te a nei, ua molia nei e le malo i moliaga mama e ono, e aofia ai moliaga e lua o le fa ao olima i le tulaga tolu, fa atupu vevesi i nofoaga faitele; umia o se a upega fa asaina; umia o se a upega e aunoa ma sona laisene; ma le moliaga o le fa aleaga meatotino i le tulaga lua. E ui o le aso 19 Oketopa 2014 na tula i mai ai lenei fa alavelave, o le vaiaso nei na fa atoa faila ai e le malo moliaga fa asaga i le susuga ia Det. Ioane Paselio, ina ua mae a su esu ega sa faia e tusa ai o lenei mataupu, atoa ai ma le taumafai e fesiligia molimau sa i ai i le taimi tonu na tula i mai ai le fa alavelave. Pe tusa o le itula e 3:04 i le vaveao o le aso 19 Oketopa na tula i mai ai se vevesi i le Evelani, lea na a afia ai ali i leoleo e to alua ia Geoffrey Tagaloa ma Det. Paselio e pei ona taua e molimau i leoleo. Sa ofu savili ali i leoleo ia e to alua i le taimi na tula i mai ai lenei fa alavelave. (Faaauau itulau 16) The Port of Pago Pago on onday this week saw two container vessels arrive, relieving some of the community s concerns of food and dry goods shortages. The Singapore registered Papuan hief is one of the two vessels that docked at the main wharf on onday, while the other container ship was the ape Avatele from the U.S. mainland. Shortages of goods and supplies from the U.S. have occurred because of the West oast dockworkers slow down. A six-year agreement covering nearly 20,000 dockworkers at 29 West oast ports expired July 1, The sides have been negotiating since ay. Samoa News has been affected by the slow down with its U.S. supplies to publish a paper not making the boat. Instead, Samoa News is currently publishing its newspaper electronically, until next week onday. (See story in yesterday s issue, Feb. 03, 2015) [photo: FS]

2 Page 2 samoa news, Wednesday, February 4, 2015 ELETION OFFIE American Samoa Government REINDER LOSE OF ANDIDATES FILING FOR DISTRIT NO.6 (SUA NO.2) WILL BE FEBRUAR 6TH 2015 AT 4:30P AS hamber of ommerce has some concerns about establishing charter bank Source of funding, lack of 5-year plan, no guarantee for depositors Fili Sagapolutele, Samoa News orrespondent While supportive of the government s move to set up a harter Bank, the local hamber of ommerce board has concerns that have been shared with the House ommerce ommittee, which is holding hearings on the administration s bill for the establishment of the charter bank, to be called the Territorial Bank of American Samoa. On behalf of the board, hamber chairman David Robinson this week provided written testimony on the hamber s view and concerns to Rep. Larry Sanitoa, the committee chairman. In his testimony, Robinson wrote that since Bank of Hawaii s announcement two years ago to eventually close down its local operations, in the meantime scaling back its services, while ANZ - Guam, American Samoa branch the other bank in the territory does not offer the full suite of banking services, the community has suffered, which has led to considerable difficulty in growing the local economy. He said that it s quite right that the administration has taken the lead in addressing banking issues affecting the local residents and the economy, in view of the fact that the privately owned ommunity Bank of American Samoa, is still awaiting federal regulatory approval to open for business. According to the board chairman, the hamber sees a number of positives with the administration s decision to set up a charter bank. For example, the bank will offer a full suite of bank services; enable the economy to further progress; and there will be support from Utah-based Zions Bank as a correspondent bank. However, there are a number of issues that are of concern and warrant further evaluation and explanation, he said. Gov. Lolo atalasi oliga has said that if all goes well as planned which includes passage of the bill to establish the charter bank and the companion bill to establish within the Treasury Department an Office of Finance, the local regulatory arm of the banking industry the charter bank should be operational in June this year. Robinson says the board s concern is whether the plan for operations in June allows enough time for all the issues to be considered and provides time for a seamless transition from BoH with a well supported 5-year plan. Another issue raised by Robinson is the $10 million in capital to be raised from the issuance of a bond, through the American Samoa Economic Development Authority. Who is going to buy the bond and is it a revenue bond not generation obligation? he asked and noted that another board concern is how will any operating losses be funded? Further, Would a better option be for the government to stand behind the ommunity Bank or provide a favorable enrollment to encourage another private bank with financial stability for internally guaranteeing deposits? (See separate story in today s edition on the ommunity Bank s proposal to the governor.) As previously reported by Samoa News, officials of ASG told senators last week who were highly concerned that the harter Bank will not be insured by the U.S. Federal Depository Insurance orporation but will look at acquiring its own interest for assets and deposits. (A charter bank is a financial institution whose primary roles are to accept and safeguard monetary deposits from individuals and organizations, and to lend money out. The details vary from country to country, or state to state, but usually a chartered bank in operation has obtained government permission on some level to do business in the banking sector, according to investopedia.com.) In the board statement to the House committee, Robinson noted that BoH has no intention of reversing its decision to close down local operations, although the Honolulu-based financial institution has made a commitment to remain until a new bank opens here. There is... no doubt that for the good of the economy and the community we need a second bank but it would seem advisable to devote more time to evaluating whether the establishment of a government owned harter Bank is in fact the best option for our banking needs going forward, he added. The harter Bank bill is currently going through hearings in both the Senate and House and there is no indication of when a decision will be made on the measure. ALL PUZZLE ANSWERs on page 14

3 samoa news, Wednesday, February 4, 2015 Page 3 (Last three on the right) Three sons of American Samoa along with others in their unit who graduated from US Army Basic Training at Fort Benning, Georgia last Thursday Jan. 30, They are (3rd right) alaga Peteru, (2nd right) Semaia Jr. alolo, and (far right) Vincent Vaina. ongratulations to all of you! [courtesy photo] Senior police detective Paselio formally charged over nightclub incident by Joyetter Fegaimaali i-luamanu, Samoa News Reporter Several months have passed since the incident involving two police detectives which led to damages in a Pago Pago night club, but now the Attorney General s office has charged Vice and Narcotics Senior Police Detective Ioane Johnny Paselio with two counts of third degree assault, property damage, possession of a prohibited weapon, possession of arms without a license and public peace disturbance all misdemeanors. ourt filings say that, if convicted on all charges, the officer is looking at five years in jail. According to the government s case, on October 19, 2014 around 3a.m. police received a call about an incident at the night club in Pago Pago involving off duty police officers Paselio and Geoffrey Tagaloa. Police responded to the call and observed the unmarked police vehicle assigned to the Vice and Narcotics Division parked at the night club s parking lot, with Paselio standing in front of the vehicle looking towards the night club while Tagaloa was walking back and forth up the stairs to the main entrance. ourt filings say that police observed a shattered window and a group of men across from the club. The on duty police officers apprehended Paselio and Tagaloa, and transported them to the entral Police Station while witnesses at the club were told to go to the entral Police Station. Several witnesses told the police that Tagaloa was swearing at the waitresses and so when the doorman (who s the victim in this case) approached Tagaloa, it s alleged that Paselio intervened and punched the victim. The owner of the nightclub told the police that when the defendant was intervening, he was allegedly swearing and speaking in a loud manner and when he walked out of the club he punched the front glass window breaking it. The owner stated that defendant walked to the unmarked police vehicle and picked up a piece of wood. The victim in this matter told police that he was not the only one the defendant had punched. ourt filings say that defendant, after punching the door man, exited the club, punched the door man s brother and then turned around and punched the night club s window. Two witnesses told the police that they saw the defendant pull out a gun and threaten to shoot the doorman in this matter. It s alleged that on the night in question the police impounded the vehicle and when they searched the car, nothing was recovered. ourt filings further state that the value of the broken window was estimated at $800. ourt documents also indicate that a letter from the custodian of evidence for firearms at the Department of Public Safety says that the defendant does not have a license to carry firearms in the territory. Presents Valentines SLOTS TOURNAENT WST50 entry and all prize money goes back to the players. Try your luck on slots & table games No deposit is required to play ou keep your winnings Book a room through the asino at Sheraton for US$100! all Scott on or to [email protected] Saturday, February 14th Live Entertainment - 7pm - idnight DJ until 4am ake it a Valentines to remember! FREE glass of hampagne on arrival FREE gift for the ladies FREE buffet FREE round of golf (asino will pay for the cart) FREE transfers to asino and back to the airport.

4 Page 4 samoa news, Wednesday, February 4, 2015 Tri-arine: some equipment has arrived; limited production to start soon by Fili Sagapolutele, Samoa News orrespondent Some critical equipment for Tri arine International s cannery has finally arrived in the territory and is now being unloaded after shipping delays occurred due to the dockworkers labor slow down at U.S. West oast seaports including those in Washington state, whose Legislature is urging President Barack Obama and the U.S. ongress to intervene. On the local front, the governor s executive assistant Iulogologo Joseph Pereira said yesterday that Gov. Lolo atalasi oliga has reached out to Interior Department s Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas, as well as ongresswoman Aumua Amata to intervene on our behalf with the Longshoreman Strike strangling shipping services to American Samoa, causing shortages of food and dry goods. On Tuesday this week the container vessel ape Avatele arrived at the Port of Pago Pago with containers of food items, supplies and other goods for stores to restocks shelves already empty. It also brought supplies for companies, including Tri arine whose cannery operations at Samoa Tuna Processors Inc., has been delayed due to needing required equipment. Responding to Samoa News questions, Tri arine chief operating officer Joe Hamby said, the stevedoring situation [on the West oast] is hurting a lot of people and companies. Samoa Tuna Processors is no exception. He confirmed yesterday that the vessel ape Avatele arrived onday carrying some critical equipment that had been delayed for some time on the West oast. We will be unloading these containers as quickly as possible and installing some key pieces of equipment to allow us to begin limited production the second half of this month. He says the local facility currently has about 300 employees on the payroll and they have hired an additional 62 employees. Some of those new employees are undergoing training and others are on standby pending the start of production, Hamby said through Tri arine s public relation s office. The ramped up schedule will be very deliberate and will depend on the process of installing and commissioning the production equipment, training employees, and market demand, he said. Asked about the impact if any Tri arine is faced with when it comes to its exports out of Pago Pago due to the shipping delays, Hamby replied, with regard to finished goods shipped to our customers, we are hopeful the regular twice monthly schedule of vessels from American Samoa to the US West oast will resume very soon and avoid any delays. However, if the current situation persists or worsens, there will be delays in those shipments. Starist s corporate spokesperson in Pittsburgh didn t immediately respond to requests for comments or answers to questions regarding the shipping delay s impact to its local operations. hamber of ommerce chairman David Robinson said over the weekend that exports from the canneries will be affected if consignments cannot be off loaded at West oast ports and this could lead to a decline in production and a resultant lay off of some of the [local] work force, causing more hardship in the community. Tri arine is home-based in Washington state, whose Legislature has called on President Obama, the Executive Branch agencies and ongress to take all steps necessary to assist the Pacific aritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) to reach a fair and equitable resolution of their negotiations and adopt a contract that will promote the competitiveness of the state s busy seaports, according to a copy of the resolution received by Samoa News. Ahi It is the fish used for sashimi and a target species of local fishing tournaments. A new Hawaii produced documentary AHI, The ellowfin Tuna: anaging Our Fisheries explores its cultural and economic importance, and will premier on GB on Saturday, Feb. 7, [photo courtesy WPRF] Ahi: The ellowfin Tuna documentary to premiere on GB HONOLULU The Hawai i produced documentary AHI, The ellowfin Tuna: anaging Our Fisheries will premiere on GB at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7, GB is broadcast in American Samoa on channel 8 and is one hour earlier, making the time 5 p.m. local American Samoa time. The information contained in this video explains the cultural and economic importance of yellowfin tuna and why state and federal fishery managers are reviewing the current 3-pound minimum size limit for the sale of `ahi in Hawai i. It also examines the issue of mercury in fish and illustrates why mercury in Hawai i tuna is not a health concern. (Samoa News should point out that a study just published this past onday in the journal Environmental Toxicology and hemistry ties evidence that air pollution, particularly from burning coal, is pumping mercury into the ocean food chain, potentially posing a hazard to human health. ercury levels in yellowfin tuna caught in the Pacific Ocean near the Hawaiian Islands have been rising at a 3.8 percent annual rate since 1998, according to the new study.) Ahi, which refers to both yellowfin and bigeye tuna, has long been a favorite among chefs, consumers and fishermen. It is the fish used for sashimi and poke and a target species of local fishing tournaments. Groundbreaking research has suggested that yellowfin, once assumed to be highly migratory like other species of tuna, if spawned in Hawai i waters tend to remain in Hawai i waters. A series of statewide meetings were held by the ouncil and the state Division of Aquatic Resources in December 2014 to get feedback on the issue. The Western Pacific Regional Fishery anagement ouncil will discuss ahi minimum commercial size limits at its 162nd meeting in Honolulu, arch 16-18, To learn more about this fascinating fish, tune in Saturday on GB. [Based on a WestPac Regional Fisheries anagement ouncil media release] Osini Faleatasi Inc. reserves all rights. dba Samoa News is published onday through Saturday, except for some local and federal holidays. Please send correspondences to: OF, dba Samoa News, Box 909, Pago Pago, American Samoa Telephone at (684) Fax at (684) advertisements to [email protected] the newsroom at [email protected] Normal business hours are on. thru Fri. 8am to 5pm. Permission to reproduce editorial and/or advertisements, in whole or in part, is required. Please address such requests to the Publisher at the address provided above.

5 samoa news, Wednesday, February 4, 2015 Page 5 PH: STORE HOURS for Feb.16: 8am-2pm *Excludes Sale and lumberyard items, Bank & ortgage loans, USDA/DBAS projects or harge Accounts, etc. Restrictions apply, see store for details.

6 Page 6 samoa news, Wednesday, February 4, 2015 Se tasi o tamaitai e galue i totonu o le fale ia a le kamupani o le Samoa Tuna Process Inc, i le lua vaiaso ua te a, i le faafoeina o galuega o le fa amama o le ia. [ata: FS] The student at the right will represent t Leone idkiff Elementary in the American Samoa Spelling Bee to be held February 18th. The winner of that Bee will represent American Samoa in the 87th annual Scripps Howard Spelling Bee to be held ay 24th-29th in Washington, D.. eet A Spelling hamp! BIOGRAPH OF A 2015 Territorial Spelling Bee in conjunction with Department of EDUATION SPELLING BEE FINALIST What is your name? Valencia Shelbylani Tinae What is your school name? Leone idkiff Elementary What grade are you in? Grade 8 Who is your English Teacher? aria Theresa Barja Who are your parents? Selby & Tasi Tinae What village are you from? Vailoa What was your winning word? AUDAIOUS Spelling Bee Winners, if you ve not filled out your biography and had your picture taken, please come in to Samoa News. ajor Sponsor cdonald s American Samoa by Joyetter Feagaimaali i-luamanu, Samoa News Reporter HOUSE APPROVES BILL TO REGULATE ORPORATE SPONSORS The House of Representatives has approved in final reading the administration bill regulating the ability of corporations to sponsor aliens, amending the current local statute. According to the proposed bill, the current law under ASA is vague and provides minimal direction on the sponsorship of aliens by corporations and this has led to the sponsorship of aliens by corporations in a manner that is inconsistent with the revised constitution of American Samoa. The territory would benefit from specific language to more effectively control and limit the sponsorship of aliens by corporations, the bill says. Amendments to the bill are as follows: Any corporation authorized by statute to do business in American Samoa, and certified by the Attorney General to sponsor aliens is pursuant to the following general requirements: an established record of financial responsibility; proof of timely payment of local taxes, fees and other government assessments; in the case of a new corporation, proof of an established business plan for operations in American Samoa; and good corporate citizenship. These general requirements may be expanded or elaborated upon from time to time through the promulgation of regulations by the Attorney General. Revisions would also include that No corporation may sponsor an alien who has any control or interest in the sponsoring corporation. Such persons who are deemed to have control or interest in a corporation shall include but not be limited to alien incorporators, investors, shareholders, directors and officers of any corporation incorporated under the laws of American Samoa. The bill also deletes the part which says Sponsorship of persons may be transferred from one employer to another, provided the board is satisfied of the need, and of the lack of permanent residents for such employment. The bill now goes to the Senate for their approval and if approved, it will then go to the Governor for his signature. BOND BILL BEFORE THE LAWAERS The bill to better facilitate the sale of bonds by the American Samoa Economic Development Authority was introduced in both the Senate and House late last week. The measure says that amendments were made in the 33rd legislature which originally created ASEDA to modernize and update the law after there were developments in the way the United States financial markets managed risk in the wake of the Global Financial risis, and further amendment is necessary to bring greater comfort to potential investors of ASEDA bonds. According to the administration bill, the proposed amendments provide investors further assurances that he government will not interrupt any pledged revenue streams supporting bond payments, but should that happen, then adequate provision shall be made by law for the protection of the holders of the bonds. Further the bill says that because of the urgency in ASEDA moving towards with issuing bonds in the month of April it is necessary for this act have an immediate effective date. The measure says that this will create another section which would indicate the contract with bondholders. The American Samoa Government pledges to and agrees with the holders of any bonds, including refunding bonds, issued under the provision of this chapter, that the ASG will not alter, impair, or limit the revenues pledged toward the repayment of the bonds until the bonds, together with applicable interest, are fully paid and discharged. AUA REP ASS FOR FONO SESSIONS TO BE AIRED ON TV AND RADIO Faimealelei Anthony Allen says there have been many requests by members of the public, especially the elderly and disabled population, to have Fono sessions aired on TV or the radio stations, as they want to hear what is going on in the Fono. He said it s his understanding this was done in the past and it s something the Fono should look at reviving. House Speaker Savali Talavou Ale responded that it s something that he will look into, as it s not a new request but it s worth looking into for the elderly population. He further stated that there is also a need for funding allocated for these airings, unless the radio stations will do it for free as a community service.

7 by Joyetter Feagaimaali i-luamanu Samoa News Reporter OTHER PLEADS GUILT TO HARGE A mother who attempted to smuggle a quantity of methamphetamine into the Tafuna orrectional Facility where her husband is incarcerated will be sentenced next month after admitting her crime to the court. The drugs were contained in cut up straws and hidden inside a bar of soap brought into the jail. Sula Tui was charged with unlawful possession of the controlled substance, methamphetamine and unlawful possession of controlled substance methamphetamine with intent to distribute. In a plea agreement with the government, the defendant has pled guilty to unlawful possession of controlled substance of methamphetamine and in return the government moves to dismiss the intent to distribute count. The drugs, say court records, were for defendant s husband, Samuel Wright who was arrested for his role in the armed robbery of the Faga alu Gold onda store last year. According to the government s case, detectives were informed that correction officers may have found what appeared to be meth in a package of soap, along with a fluid lighter inside a toothpaste package. They were found during the search of a package that was dropped off by the defendant for her husband. The correction officers told the investigators that defendant left the jail while they searched through the package she dropped off. Police found two cut up straws with both sides sealed, containing a crystalline substance. ourt filings say they went to defendant s residence in Faga alu but she was not there. Police contacted her and she agreed that she would go to the entral Police Station, which she did. It s alleged that defendant arrived at the police station with her two children. She told police her husband called her from jail to pick a package from his friend, which she did, and then dropped it off at the prison for him, according to court filings. Police asked the defendant if she had knowledge there was ice in the package she was picking up, and she said yes. Sam called her on Taiwan plane with 58 aboard crashes in Taipei; 19 killed TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) A Taiwanese flight carrying 58 people turned on its side in midair, clipped an elevated roadway and careened into a shallow river Wednesday shortly after taking off from Taipei, killing at least 19 people and leaving 24 missing, officials and media reports said. ore than half of the passengers aboard TransAsia Airways Flight GE235 were from hina and the death toll was expected to rise as rescue crews cleared the mostly submerged fuselage in the eelung River. Teams in rubber rafts clustered around the wreckage, several dozen meters (yards) from the shore. Dramatic video clips apparently taken from cars on Taiwan s National Freeway No. 1 were posted online and aired by broadcasters, showing the ATR 72 prop-jet as it pivoted onto its side while zooming toward the elevated highway. In one of them, the plane rapidly fills the screen as its now-vertical wing scrapes over the road, hitting a vehicle before heading into the river. It was the airline s second French-Italian-built ATR 72 to crash in the past year. Wednesday s flight had taken off at 11:35 a.m. from Taipei s downtown Sungshan Airport en route to the outlying Taiwanese-controlled inmen islands. The pilot issued a mayday call shortly after takeoff, Taiwanese civil aviation authorities said. TransAsia director Peter hen said contact with the plane was lost four minutes after takeoff, but that weather conditions were suitable for flying and the cause of the accident was unknown. Thirty-one passengers were from hina, Taiwan s tourism bureau said. inmen s airport is a common link between Taipei and hina s Fujian province. Taiwan s ivil Aeronautics Administration said 19 people were confirmed dead, 15 were injured and 24 were still missing. her cell phone and told her there was Ice inside the soap. Defendant said she told Wright that she was scared to drop off the package at the TF but Wright told her not to worry the police would not find out. The crystalline substance was tested using a reagent field test and yielded positive for methamphetamine. The defendant told the court that she suspected something was not right with the package, but she took it anyway, however after she dropped off the package, she left, and when she received a call from the ID that s when she knew her suspicions were right. Associate Justice Lyle L Richmond asked the defendant if she knew there was meth in the package and she said yes. The plea agreement was accepted and sentencing for the defendant is scheduled for arch 5. FEALE SEX OFFENDER DENIES THE HARGES armen Galumalemana Hunkin, 38, accused of having sex with a minor and facing charges of statutory rape, deviate sexual assault, sexual abuse first degree, sodomy and child endangerment was arraigned in High ourt, where she denied the criminal charges against her. Held on bail of $20,000 Hunkin pleaded not guilty to the sex charges and is scheduled to have her pre-trial conference next month. According to the government s case, the sister of the alleged victim (referred to as J.A. ) had first alerted the authorities because she was concerned with her 16-year-old brother s change in behavior. The sister said her brother had been a straight-a student, but lately would not go to school and was getting D s and F s. She also said he had begun running away from home. Investigating officer Det. Vaivasa Wells spoke to the sister, as well as friends, who alleged they had witnessed the pair together, and one said the two were seen having intercourse. According to court documents, the defendant stated she was aware that she could be charged with statutory rape if the relationship was revealed, that the relationship began in Oct. 2013, and the last time she had sex with J.A. was July 20, samoa news, Wednesday, February 4, 2015 Page 7 TUIGA for Sale! For more information, please call Lupe at To our Valued Guests Due to a major renovation project, the Tradewinds Hotel pool and surrounding areas will be closed until further notice. The Hotel, Equator Restaurant & Bar will remain open. We apologize for this inconvenience and thank you for your continued patronage. The Tradewinds Hotel anagement FA ASILASILAGA SUAFA SAVUSA O NU UULI Ta oto pea ia le Fiso ma ona lau i ou paia Samoa, aua o paia le popo. O le Pi atamata tetele. Ua uma ona fa afanuaina. E leai la se poto na te toe si i se matalalaga. Aua ua ta atia a o se i a mai le moana. Ua i ite nei le malama nai Saua, ina ua fa ailo le fanua alalo. Ua ma alo foi le i u ofe o le seuga a Ali i Seu. E pei o le fetalaiga i le gataifale. Ua sina nei le galu fafati, aua ua silasila i fanua. Ua ta oto fo i le au peau, ma ua ta oto fo i i alo galu. E fa atulou atu ai i ou paia Samoa o le ao mamala. Ae, o lenei fa asilasilaga e fa asino tonu i lo u aiga Sa- SAVUSA mai i le alalafaga o Nu uuli. O lo o afifio ai Afioga i aupu, susu ai Usoali i ma Taumafaalofi, ma le fetalaiga maualuga i le To afa. a upu ia te oe le Ituau alosi. Ua iai se finagalo o le paia o le tatou aiga i Utuali i, o le a tatou soalaupule e saili se gafa o le fale. O se na tausia le aiga. O LE POLOALAA E FAAPEA: O le a faia lenei talanoaga Aso To ona i nei, i le aso 7 o Fepuali, i le itula e 10 i le taeao i le aota i Utuali i. Talosia i le alofa o le Atua ia tatou aulia lea aso ma le manuia. O lou l e auai o le a le taofia ai se finagalo autasi o le aiga i lea aso. a le fa aaloalo, O le Aiga Sa Savusa

8 Page 8 samoa news, Wednesday, February 4, 2015 Groundhog lub handler Ron Ploucha, left, holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 129th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler s nob in Punxsutawney, Pa., onday, Feb. 2, Phil s handlers said that the groundhog has forecast six more weeks of winter weather. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) The student at the right will represent Olomoana Elementary in the American Samoa Spelling Bee to be held February 18th. The winner of that Bee will represent American Samoa in the 87th annual Scripps Howard Spelling Bee to be held ay 24th-29th in Washington, D.. eet A Spelling hamp! BIOGRAPH OF A 2015 Territorial Spelling Bee in conjunction with Department of EDUATION SPELLING BEE FINALIST What is your name? Levalefaiva Turituri What is your school name? Olomoana Elem School What grade are you in? Grade 3 Who is your English Teacher? Saeu Nofoa Who are your parents? Falesoa & Turituri Turituri- What village are you from? AOULI What was your winning word? BOTH Spelling Bee Winners, if you ve not filled out your biography and had your picture taken, please come in to Samoa News. ajor Sponsor cdonald s American Samoa NEWS IN BRIEF Indiana 17-year-old runs for mayor, faces 2-term incumbent ELHART, Ind. (AP) A 17-year-old boy who has entered a mayoral race in a northern Indiana city says he may be young but he s a strong leader who wants to revitalize the fun-loving community. aleb Owens formally filed last week to run for mayor as a Democrat in Elkhart. He will face two-term incumbent Dick oore in the ay Democratic primary. Two Republicans are also running. Owens told The Elkhart Truth that if elected mayor he d work with city council, community churches, city government and residents. He said oore has done well in getting jobs to Elkhart, but that places outside downtown are being ignored. Among Owens concerns are methamphetamine production and violence. He said he lost a good friend who was 16 when he was killed in a drive-by shooting in People shouldn t have the fear or worry that if a 16-year-old is out past a certain curfew, that he s going to end up getting shot and killed, Owens said. The oncord High School senior turns 18 on April 21. He lives with his grandparents and is a music minister at an Elkhart church. Owens is also in the Indiana Army National Guard and leaves for basic training in July. He d be gone much of the time leading up to the general election, but he said a team of oncord seniors would help him run his campaign. UN human rights chief makes 1st official US visit since 2007 UNITED NATIONS (AP) The United Nations new human rights chief is making an official visit to the United States, the first such visit by the high commissioner since The Geneva-based Zeid Raad al-hussein is in Washington this week to meet with National Security Adviser Susan Rice, other senior Obama administration officials and members of ongress. They will discuss human rights issues both inside the U.S. and overseas, Zeid s office said Tuesday. Zeid spoke out forcefully in December about the Senate report on the IA s use of torture, saying it was crystal clear under international law that the United States has an obligation to ensure accountability. He also has expressed concern at the disproportionate number of young black Americans who die in encounters with police officers and the high rate of blacks in U.S. prisons and on death row. His predecessor as human rights chief, Navi Pillay, had asked to make an official visit to the United States but did not receive a response. Zeid has perhaps closer ties. He has served as Jordan s ambassador to the United States and was Jordan s U.N. ambassador, crossing paths with then-ambassador Rice, before taking his current post in September. He also has shown interest in making an official human rights visit to hina, including the sensitive region of Tibet. Tijuana authorities search for boy who fell into sewer TIJUANA, exico (AP) Authorities in Tijuana, exico, are searching for a 2-year-old boy who reportedly fell through an open manhole into a sewer over the weekend. U-T San Diego says scores of rescue workers scoured underground tunnels and pipelines and used cameras Tuesday to scan dozens of sewer openings. The paper says authorities are exploring 20 miles of pipelines near the U.S.-exico border. His parents say Ivan Sanchez fell into a sewer on Sunday morning as the family walked to a park. Authorities say he would have fallen nearly 10 feet, and lack of oxygen in the pipes would make survival difficult. However, they are continuing the search. onet means money as Sotheby s London auction sets record LONDON (AP) A Venetian waterscape by laude onet has sold for more than $35 million as the high-end art market shows resilience in a bumpy global economy. Le Grand anal, fetched million pounds ($35.6 million) at Sotheby s, though it didn t reach the top of its pre-sale estimate of 20 million pounds to 30 million pounds. onet s Poplars at Giverny, sold by New ork s useum of odern Art, fetched million pounds ($16.2 million). Tuesday s Impressionist, odern and Surrealist sale raised million pounds ($280 million), the highest-ever total for a single sale in London. Sotheby s said bidders came from 35 countries. Wealthy collectors from Russia, hina and the iddle East have helped buoy prices amid the aftermath of the global financial crisis. Sotheby s rival, hristies, holds its own banner sale Wednesday. (ontinued on page 13)

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10 Page 10 samoa news, Wednesday, February 4, 2015 Le Lali Fa amanino FBI autu moni o moliaga fa asaga aiga ruse Lali V Lady Naomi i leuafu la ititi i Fagatogo. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost] Faasea tuai soo ona taula le V Lady Naomi tusia: Leua Aiono Frost Ua fai so o lava le tuai ona taula i le uafu le Lady Naomi, ma ua atili fa atigaina ai i matou o lo o ua leva na niniva, o nisi fo i sa tetele mafatiaga i le ma ivasa mai luga o le sami, ae tatali le o o atu o lea va a e fa aofi mai matou i le Uafu La ititi. O le fesili pe aisea lava?, o le tagi talatala lea a se tasi o tina mai Vaitogi, e masani ona asiasi i lana fanau o a o oga i Samoa, ae le o se tagatanu u Samoa i sisifo. Ina ua fesiligia, saunoa le Harbor aster Ga otelemeataga Silila Patane, ua toe fa amalosia mai e le US oast Guard le alu atu o tatou va a Pailate ia e fa aofi mai va a uma i totonu o le uafu. O le tele o taimi, ona o lo o pisi i matou i le fa aofiga mai ma le tapenaga o le uafu mo tulaga e tuta mai i ai va a, ae o o loa ina le pisi, e vave lava ona faia le tiute e tatau ona fa ataunu u. Peita i, sa fa ailoa mai e le tina fa asea, O aso uma ou te sau ai i le va a lea, e tatau lava ona fa aopeopea mai matou i gatai o Fatumafuti ae le i taina le 6:00 i le taeao, ua matou iloa e tatali lava i matou se ia o o ane le aufaigaluega a le malo, ae a o o la ina ta le 10:00, ua fai lava si le mafaufau o lea ituaiga tuai, ae le o pisi fo i le uafu i ni va a. Tali mai ia Ga otelemeataga e faapea, Ona o aiaiga fou ua mae a fa atulaga e le US oast Guard e le o gafatia i le taimi nei, ona pasia ai le Lady Naomi, o lea ua toe faia ai le fa aiuga a le oast Guard e toe fa aofi mai lea va a e le pailate a le uafu tele. Ua fa ailoa mai, o le lisi o aiaiaga tamau e usita ia e va a e femalaga i ai tagata ma la u ai ma uta, e ona aiaiga ua le o gafatia ona pasia ai le Lady Naomi, ae o lo o tu uina i ai le taimi atofa mo le usita ia atoatoa o nei aiaiga uma o le tulafono o va a femalaga i ai tagata ma la u ai uta! Lona lua o le fa atuai ona fa aofi mai o le Lady Naomi i le vaiaso ua te a, ona sa pisi le uafu laititi lava lea e fa ae e ese ai i ina le maliu sa taumafai e fa ao o atu i Aunu u, ae maualuluga uma uafu laiti, ae talafeagai lelei le maualuga o le uafu lea i Fagatogo, o e le tala lea a Ga otelemeataga Na fa afeso ota ia Frank Thompsen o le US oast Guard ma iloa ai, I le taimi nei, e le o toe taofia le Lady Naomi mai lona ulufale mai ona o nei mea e ao ina fa aleleia mo le va a, ua na o mea e le a afia ai le femalaga i o lea va a ma la u ana pasese fa apea ma uta, o lo o fa atino lava suiga e le va a i lona taimi atofa. Pe ana fa apea o ni mea e ono afaina ai le femalaga i o le va a lea, ua leva ona taofia e le toe ulufale mai ma le toe ulufafo atu mai le uafu se ia vagana ua fa aleleia. I le taimi nei, e mafai lava ona sau i totonu le Lady Naomi e le tau fa atalia le va a pailate a le atagaluega o Uafu ma Taulaga, o lana tala lea. Ua le gata i lea, e tuai o na taula le va a ona e le o manana o le Samoa Shipping ompany, latou te totogia ovataimi o tagata faigaluega a le tatou malo i luga o le Uafu, Ofisa o Femalaga iga, le auva a o le pailate, ma isi uma tulaga e ao ina latou totogia pe a manatu e sau loa tuta mai loa i le Uafu. O le mea lea faatoa taula ai le Lady Naomi pe a te a le itula e 8a.m - tusa o le taimi lea e amata ai galuega a le malo. fa aliliu Ausage Fausia Na fa amanino e le vaega a le malo feterale i lana fa afinauga mo se fa asalaga mo John ruse ma lona faletua o Elaine ruse ua i luma o le fa amasinoga feterale e fa apea, o le autu moni o le mataupu ua molia ai le ulugali i lea, e le ona ua le uma ona fausia le la fale, ae ona o le la fa aaoga fa agaoi o tupe sa tu uina atu e le feterale i lalo o le polokalame o le 1602 e fausia ai le la galuega, e tali ai isi manaoga fa aleaiga atoa ai ma manaoga tau pisinisi. E $30.77 miliona le vaega tupe na fa amatu u mai e le Ofisa o Tupe a le malo tele i lalo o le polokalame o le 1602, lea na mata itu e le Faletupe o Atina e a Amerika Samoa, e fausia ai fale mautotogi mo tagata e maualalo a latou tupe maua, ma e 312 talosaga sa talia ma fa amatu u atu loa i ai vaega tupe eseese mo le fa atinoina o galuega. Na taua e le malo le tele o tu uaiga ma fa asea sa faia fa asaga i le Faletupe o Atina e i auala sa latou fa atautaia ai le polokalame, peita i e ui i le tele o nei fa asea, o le tele lava o galuega sa mae a e aunoa ma ni fa afitauli na tula i mai ai, i lalo o le vaavaaiga a le peresetene sa i ai, o le kovana fo i lena o Amerika Samoa ua i ai nei, le tofa i le to oto o ia Lolo oliga. E pei ona taua e le malo i se vaega o le latou fa afinauga, o le 2012 na amata faia ai e le Ofisa o le ASESRO sa latou su esu ega e fa atatau i ni isi o fa afitauli sa maitauina i le polokalame o le 1602, maua ai ni isi o galuega ua tuai ona mae a, ina ua le tausisia ta iala ma tulafono sa tatau ona fa aaoga ai tupe o le polokalame, ma maua ai loa le avanoa o le FBI i le fa aauauina o lenei su esu ega e uiga i lenei mataupu. Fai mai le malo feterale, e ui o lo o autu le fa afinauga a le itu tete e mo se fa asalaga mo le ulugali i ua molia i le la fa atamala lea e fa amae a le la galuega, peita i o le mea moni e ao ona silafia e le fa amasinoga, e le o le autu lea o le mataupu ua mafua ai ona molia i laua nei, ae ona o le la fa aaoga fa asolitulafono o tupe a le feterale sa tu uina atu i lalo o le la va ava aiga. O lo o finau fo i le itu a le malo e fa apea, e ui o lea ua taua e le Faletupe o Atina e a Amerika Samoa le faila o se latou talosaga fa asaga i le ulugali i ua molia atoa ai ma isi tagata i lo latou le tausisia o tuutuuga ma ta iala mo le fausiaina o a latou galuega, o le mea moni e tatau ona silafia e le fa amasinoga, e le fa avae moliaga ua faila e le feterale i le fa atamala e fa amae a le galuega. O le autu o le tagi a le feterale, o le liliuina lea o tupe a le feterale sa tu u atu e fausia ai le galuega e fa amalie ai manaoga fa aletagata, lona uiga, o le fa aaoga fa agaoi lea o tupe a le feterale sa tu uina atu i lalo o le polokalame o le 1602, o se vaega lea o le fa afinauga a le malo feterale. O le galuega a le ulugali i lea ua le mae a, e le o se solitulafono lea i le silasila a le feterale, ae o le a avea lea ma mau fa ailoga tumau e fa ailoa mai ai lo la manatu fa apito mo na o laua lava, ae o se auala fo i e fa ailoa atu ai i tagata Amerika Samoa gaioiga fa asolitulafono sa la faia e tusa ai o lenei mataupu. O le solitulafono a le ulugali i lenei, e sili atu ona matuia nai lo le le mae a o le fausiaina o le la galuega, o le isi lea fa afinauga a loia a le feterale. Sa taua fo i le manatu mama o le ulugali i i le talitonuga ma le fa atuatuaga sa tu uina atu e le malo lotoifale faapea ai le malo feterale, i le fa aaogaina sa o o tupe e fausia ai fale mo nai tagata lima vaivai o lo o latou matua mana omia ni fale lelei e mautotogi ai. Na taua fo i e le itu a le malo i le latou fa afinauga e fa apea, o Amerika Samoa, e le gata o se atunu u pito sili lea ona matitiva o lo o fa alele ai le tagavai a le Iunaite Setete, ae o fa amaumauga a le Ofisa o le GAO a le malo tele i le 1999 o lo o taua ai le tulaga lea, o le 61% o tagata o le teritori e fa atulagaina o tagata matitiva. Na fa amatala fo i e le malo le ulugali i ua molia e fa apea, o se ulugali i sa soifua i se soifuaga taugata, ua la faia se tulaga e pito sili ona a afia ai le tamaoaiga o Amerika Samoa, la te le i gaoia foi le faitau selau o tupe mai se malo e tulaga lelei lona tamaoaiga, ae ua la fao fa amalosi meatotino mai tagatanu u o Amerika Samoa, o ni Nesionale o le Iunaite Setete o lo o fa aletonu le tulaga o le latou tamaoaiga o lo o ola ai, o lo o latou mana omia fo i ni fale lelei e mautotogi ai, ae ua la le fa amaoni i le fausiaina o ni fale mo nei tagata, ae ua la fa aaoga mai le polokalame o le 1602 e fa amalie ai o la mana o fa apea ai ma manaoga tau i le la pisinisi. O le aiga a le ulugali i ua molia e pei ona taua e le malo, e le o se aiga matitiva, pe a fa atusatusa i le to atele o isi aiga i Amerika Samoa, e ui lava fo i sa i ai ni isi o aiga e le i mae a a latou galuega, sa latou taumafai pea ina ia faia auala uma e fa amae a ai a latou galuega.

11 samoa news, Wednesday, February 4, 2015 Page 11 N police officer pleads not guilty to stomping a suspect tusia Ausage Fausia IOE SE FAFINE UIA FA ASOLITULAFONO FUALAAU FA ASAINA O le fafine lea na tu uaia e le malo i le tausaga na te a nei i lona umia fa asolitulafon o vaega o fualaau fa asaina, ona o le fa alavelave na ia taumafai ai e fa aulufale fa anana fualaau fa asaina i lona to alua o lo o loka i le toese, ua ia ta utino i le fa amasinoga i le taeao ananafi e fa amaonia tu uaiga fa asaga ia te ia. O Sula Tui, o le to alua lea o le ali i o lo o taofia fa apagota i le toese ia Samuel Wright, na ulua i tu uaia e le malo i moliaga mamafa e lua, o lona umia fa asolitulafono o vaega o le pauta fa asaina o le aisa, atoa ai ma lona umia fa asolitulafono o vaega o le fualaau fa asaina ma le fa amoemoe e tulei ma fa atau atu i isi tagata. Ae i lalo o le maliliega lea na latou sainia ma le malo ma ua talia fo i e le fa amasinoga, ua ia tali ioe ai i le moliaga o le umia fa asolitulafono o vaega o le aisa, ae solofua e le fa amasinoga le moliaga pito sili ona mamafa. I le tali ioe ai o Tui i le solitulafono e pei ona ta usala ai o ia e le malo, sa ia tautino ai i luma o le fa amasinoga e fa apea, i se taimi o le aoauli o le aso 4 Tesema 2014, sa ia umia fa asolitulafono ai vaega o le fualaau faasaina o le aisa. Na taua e le malo e fa apea, pe tusa o le itula e 1:15 i le aoauli o le aso e pei ona taua, na logo ai e leoleo o le toese i Tafuna le vaega o Leoleo Suesue i Fagatogo, e fa ailoa i ai le afifi na alu atu ma Tui ma le fa amoemoe e ave i lona to alua o lo o loka i le falepuipui, ae saili atu totonu o le afifi o lo o i ai vaega o le pauta fa asaina o le aisa. Na taua e Tui i leoleo ina ua fesiligia o ia e fa apea, o ia na alu e fai le latou tagamea ma lana fanau, ae fetaui ma le vili atu o lona to alua ia te ia, e vaai lana uo lea o le a alu atu ma se afifi e avatu ia te ia, ona alu atu lea e momoli atu ia te ia i le falepuipui. O le afifi na tu u e le tagata i le fafine, o se pepa fasimoli o le ituaiga o le Irish Spring, lea na alu le fafine ma tu u i se leoleo o le toese sa tiute i luma o le faitoto a, ae ina ua siaki e le leoleo totonu o le afifi, sa maua i ai ni straw se lua ua uma ona tipi tulimanu, ua uma fo i ona utu ai i totonu vaega o le pauta fa asaina o le aisa. NOFOVAAVAAIA LE ALI I GAOI O le ali i e 23 tausaga le matua mai Iliili lea na tu uaia i lona gaoiina lea o ni meafaigaluega e fa atino ai galuega kamuta mai le fale o se isi aiga, ua nofovaavavaia mo le 12 masina e le fa amasinoga fa aitumalo, ina ua ta usala o ia i le moliaga mama o le gaoi i le vaiaso na te a nei. Na fa atoese atthew Apelu i le fa amasinoga e tusa ai o lana solitulafono sa faia, ma ia talosagaina ai se isi avanoa o ia. Na avea le ona o Apelu ina ua mae a mai se latou inugapia ma ana uo i le masina o Tesema na te a nei, ma itu na afe atu ai i tua o le fale o le aiga na aafia, ma aveese ni mea faigaluega sa i ai ma alu ma ia i lona aiga, ae ina ua toe su e e le aiga a latou mea faigaluega, sa pepelo i ai Apelu na te lei iloaina se mea, ae ana le fesiligia o ia e leoleo na te le toe fa afoia i ai mea faigaluega sa ia gaoia. O le isi tuutuuga o le nofovaavaaia a Apelu, o le faasa lea ona ia tagofia le ava malosi, totogi le salatupe e $115, ma aua ne i ona toe solia se tulafono a le malo Feso ota i mai i le tusitala ia [email protected] NEW OR (AP) A New ork Police Department officer pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he stomped on the head of a suspect in a videotaped arrest that occurred last summer less than a week after the high-profile in-custody death of Eric Garner. An indictment charges Officer Joel Edouard with assault, attempted assault and official misconduct, all misdemeanors. He was released without bail after a brief appearance in state court in Brooklyn. In a statement, District Attorney en Thompson called Edouard s alleged conduct unacceptable, adding it was also uncharacteristic of the great work being done throughout the city by the vast majority of police officers who perform their duties honorably. Defense attorney Stephen Worth claimed the video won t hold up in court. Neither the video nor the medical evidence will substantiate that Officer Edourad kicked this individual in the head quite the contrary, Worth said outside court. The brutality case is the latest one stemming from cellphone videos showing violent encounters between officers and unarmed men, including Garner, suspected of low-level offenses. The medical examiner found that Garner died from a chokehold following a July 17 arrest for allegedly selling loose cigarettes on a block on Staten Island. The death, followed by a grand jury s decision late last year not to indict the officer, fueled widespread protests. Three months ago, two other NPD officers pleaded not guilty to assault charges in the beat down of a teenage marijuana suspect who led them on a foot chase but never put up a fight. A video appears to show one of the officers hitting the teen with his gun as the suspect tries to surrender. Video in the Edouard case shows officers struggling on the ground with a man they stopped on suspicion of drinking alcohol in public and possessing marijuana on July 23 in Brooklyn. The officer is seen in the footage briefly walking away from the struggle before returning and stomping on the man s head, even after the man was face down and being handcuffed, prosecutors said. Edouard, 39, was ordered to return to court on arch 24. If convicted, the suspended officer faces up to a year behind bars.

12 Page 12 samoa news, Wednesday, February 4, 2015 Saili Vui auala tumau foia ai fa afitauli o auala i Tualauta Nisi o le aufaigaluega a le Samoa Tuna Processors Inc, i le lua vaiaso ua te a i le tatala aloaia o lea kamupani ia i Atu u. [ata; FS] Tusia: Akenese Ilalio Zec Vaega: 148 Fa aalofa atu i lou alafa i mai i le manuia i lenei taeao fou, i le alofa ma le agalelei o lo tatou atai oi le lagi, e ao ai ona o tatou fa apea ifo, Le Atua e, ia E alofa, foa i mai le filemu i o matou loto i lenei aso, ina ia mafai ai ona o matou talia faigata ma puapuaga e o o mai, ae o le vi iga ma le fa amanu matou te fa afo i atu i Lau Afio e fa avavau, fa avavau lava, amene. Alo mai, o le vaega lona fasefuluvalu lenei o la tatou tala fa asolo, Lupe o le Filifili, ua lata ina ma ea la tatou tala, ae tatou tulituliloaina pea, po o fea o le a o o i ai la tatou tala. Ae ia manuia lou alo faiva i lenei aso, i feau ma galuega o le a feagai ai. Ua o o i le aso fiafia o Vaitimaleata ma ikaele, fai mai, o se aso ua sili ona matagofie, o se aso fo i sa molimauina ai le fiafia ma le olioli o tagata uma. Ua tapena ma ea ea lelei e le nu u atoa ae maise o le aiga o le lo omatua o Salamasina. E le i fa atafa le masi i mai o le aiga o le lo omatua mai Upolu ma Savai i, ua maualuga ai le fa amoemoe o Salamasina ma si ana fanau, e moni lava le upu, o si tagata ma si ona aiga, o si tagata fo i ma lona fa asinomaga. Ua atoa lupe o le filifili, aua ua fa atasi aiga, i ona itu uma. O le masi i mai o le aiga a tina o Salamasina, fai mai le tala, na va aia e le nu u atoa le lava tapena o mea uma. O le ofu fa asamoa o le tamaita i o Vaitimaleata lea na fai mai e le aiga o le tina o lona tina, fai mai, o se laei ua sili ona matagofie. O le ie toga vaivai lava sa sui ai, O le kuiga o le tama ita i, ma ona teuga uma, e leai se mea na fa aletonu, ua sau soli le aiga o le tina o Salamasina e molimau ma auai i le aso o le tama ita i o Vaitimaleata. Ina ua taunu u le aiga o ikaele, fai mai na va aia fo i le tapenapenaga ma ea ea a le aiga mai Pago Pago. Ua matua i fa atumulia le nu u atoa, ina ua potopoto lupe o le filifili, aua le aso fiafia o Vaitimaleata ma ikaele. ina ua o o i le taimi e fa apaia ai le ulugali i fou i le malumalu, na fa alogo atu loa le lo omatua o Salamasina, ua fai feofoofoa iga alofa i le va o Vitimaleata ma ikaele, te i lava ua maligi ifo ona loimata. Ua tau ona mafaufauga i si ona to alua o Larry, E talofa e, i si o u to alua o Larry, talofa e, i si o u tuagane o Paulo ma si ona to alua o Eseta, ua o latou le va ai i le matagofie o le aso o si a u tama o Vaitimaleata. E ui lava i ia manatu, ae sa ta mau pea i le loto ma le mafaufau o le lo omatua, E alu aso, sau fo i aso, e i ai fo i le taimi e a ami ai tatou e le Atua, ae ia o tatou nonofo sauniuni ma o tatou tapena i le taimi ma le aso o le tagata. Na fa ate ia mafaufauga ia o le lo omatua, ina ua tu ane lana tama o Vaitimaleata, e fa afeiloa i i si ona tina, fai mai le tala, na fa alogoina e tagata uma na auai ma le auvala aulia le tagi aue ue, a le lo omatua i totonu o le falesa ma a apa atu ua fusi mau mai lana tama. Na o o ane nei i ai lana fanau, lea na malaga mai Amerika, ae ua le mafai ona ave ese pe fa amaulu e le lo omatua Vaitimaleata i lea taimi. Na o o ane fo i i ai ona tuagane, ae ua le mafai lava le lo omatua, e foliga mai, o lana toe feiloa i lea i si ana tama, o le a le toe va ai i ai. Na iloa lelei lava e Samuelu le mea lea ua tupu, na pau le tagata na te mafaia, o lona uso o Petelo, ua tuli nei e Samuelu tama e tamomo e i le fale o lo o galue mai ai Petalo i le faiga o mea uma, ina ia alu ane i le falesa, ma ia fa avave. Fai mai, ina ua taunu u ane Petelo ma lona ieie ma lona mitiafu ua pala i lona afu, na savali sa o atu loa i luma, i le mea o lo o i ai le tuafafine o lona tama, lea o lo o tautau pea i le ofu fa aipoipo i lana tama o Vaitimaleata. Ata, Ata, talofa e, i si a u tama, ailoga a ta toe feiloa i, Ata, Ata, ia e alofa i si o u aiga, alofa i nai o u tuagane ma a latou fanau, alofa i nai ou tei, aua ne i tu ulafoa ia si o u aiga, ia e alofa i si o u aiga i Upolu ma Savai i, ia e alofa i si aiga o ikaele, ia oulua fealofani ma alofa le tasi i le isi. ia e alofa i a Petelo i le taumafaiga o mea o le aiga, ou te alofa i a te oe si a u tama pele.ata Ata Fai mai, o tagata uma na i ai, ua le pei o se fa aipoipoga e fiafia ai, ae ua pei o se maliu, ona o tulaga ua tula i mai nei. Na ona taunu u lava o Petelo, tilotilo ifo i le tuafafine o si ona tama e pele i lona loto, a apa ifo loa i ai, na ona tepa ifo lava o Salamasina o Petelo, fa amamulu loa ma Vaitimaleata, ae pau atu i lima o Petelo. E faia pea. tusia Ausage Fausia Ua i luma o le maota o sui se pili mo se tulafono sa fa aulufaleina e le afioga i le tama ita i faipule ia Vui Florence Tuaumu Saulo, e fa asoa atu ai le aofaiga e $100,000 mai le fa aaogaina sa o o lafoga mo meainu o lo o i ai le ava malosi (alcohol), e fausia ma fa aleleia ai auala i le itumalo o Tualauta. O le agaga autu o lenei taumafaiga e pei ona saunoa Vui, o le sailia lea o se auala tumau e foia ai fa afitauli ua tele tausaga o fetaia i ma le itumalo, o le fa aletonu lea o ona auala. I le fa atomuaga o lenei tulafono o lo o taua ai e fa apea, o le pili lenei o le a fa asa o ai le fa aletonu tele o lo o aliali mai i le Tiute ma le fa amalosia o aiaiga o meainu e i ai le ava malosi o lo o aumai i le teritori. Ua i ai i le teritori le tulafono e fa alafoga ai meainu o lo o i ai le ava malosi i totonu, peita i e i ai isi ituaiga o meainu ua uma ona tu u i ai le ava malosi ae le o fa alafogaina e pei o le Smirnoff Ice, Jack Daniels Lynchburg Lemonade, Vodka ruise, Impulse, ike s Hard Lemonade, ma le anoanoa i o isi meainu ua le mafai ona lisiina atu, ae ua uma ona tu u i ai le ava malosi. O meainu nei e le o aofia i totonu o le faauigaina o meainu ua i ai le ava malosi e pei o le pia, sipili ma le uaina, ae foliga mai fo i e le o i ai lava se vailaau aoga o i totonu o nei meainu e ala ai ona fa aagafua mai le fa alafogaina. O le mea moni lava, e tasi lava le auala e ala ai ona aumaia ituaiga meainu nei i le teritori, o le taumafaina lea o le ava malosi, ma, ua tatau ona fa amuta le manatu lea, e le o ni meainu nei e i ai le ava malosi, ua tatau fo i ona saili se auala e taofia ai le mama o lo o tula i mai i le tulafono. I le sefulu tausaga ua tuana i atu, e le gata ua vaaia ai le fa atupulaia o tagata ua aumau ma nonofo i le itumalo o Tualauta, ae ua maitauina fo i le fa atupulaia ma le to atele o tagata moni lava o le itumalo, e le gata o tagata ua maua fanua e fa atau ma nonofo ai, ae ua tele fo i atina e ua vaaia ai le itumalo. O le mea moni lava, e le gata ua maitauina le aafia o tagata lautele o le atunu u ona o le ava malosi, ae ua maitauina fo i le fa atupulaia o solitulafono eseese e mafua mai i le tagofia o le ava malosi, ma, o le isi lea mafuaaga e le tatau ai ona fa aagafua lenei meainu mai le fa alafogaina. O le autu lea o le talosaga e pei ona taua i le tulafono, ina ia fa aaoga le vaega tupe o le a maua mai i le lafoga lenei, e fa asoasoa atu ai le aofaiga e $100,000 e fa aleleia ai aualai totonu o le itumalo. Tusa lava pe le atoa le 8% o le ava malosi i totonu o ituaiga meainu nei, o le a taua lava nei ituaiga meainu o meainu e i ai le ava malosi, ma, o ituaiga meainu ia o le a aofia i lalo o le tulafono lenei. O lenei tulafono ua taoto atu nei i le komiti o le tamaoaiga a le maota mo le fa atulagaina o se iloiloga e fa atatau i lenei tulafono. Na taua e le sui faatonusili o le Ofisa o Galuega Lautele a le malo ia Faalavai Taase i se iloiloga sa faia i le lua vaiaso talu ai, o le fa afitauli numera tasi o lo o fetaia i ma le malo i le taimi nei i tulaga o auala, e le o i ai se vaega tupe mai le feterale o fa aagaga e fa aleleia ai le tele o magaala i le atunu u, se i vagana ua fa amoemoe i tupe lotoifale. Feso ota i mai i le tusitala ia [email protected] Sui faipule e to alua mai le Itumalo o Tualauta, afioga Vui Florence Tuaumu Saulo ma le afioga ia Larry Sanitoa [ata: AF]

13 NEWS IN BRIEF ontinued from page 8 ops: Pals fight over $8 ends when 1 is stabbed in the back HAILTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) Authorities in New Jersey say a dispute between two friends over $8 ended when one stabbed the other in the back. Hamilton police tell The Times of Trenton that the stabbing occurred Saturday night. It started as a verbal argument in an apartment but soon turned physical and spilled out into the street. Police say 19-year-old Daesean Lynch faces aggravated assault and weapons charges. His bail is set at $25,000. It s not clear if he has an attorney. The 25-year-old who was stabbed was treated at a hospital for minor injuries. Two other people face charges of obstruction and resisting arrest stemming from the brawl. Top 2 Republicans back vaccines WASHINGTON (AP) The top two Republican leaders in ongress have backed childhood vaccinations. House Speaker John Boehner says there may not be a need for a law, but that all children ought to be vaccinated. Senate ajority Leader itch connell said that as a polio survivor, he s a big fan of vaccinations and as a parent, he would come down on the side of vaccinations. Other politicians have been less clear on the question amid a measles outbreak in the U.S. New Jersey Gov. hris hristie and Sen. Rand Paul of entucky both were forced to clarify their comments and state their support for vaccination after saying that parents should have a choice in the matter. connell and Boehner commented Tuesday at separate news conferences. Northern alifornia police shoot and kill two suspects EERVILLE, alif. (AP) Police in Northern alifornia shot and killed two suspects in unrelated incidents Tuesday. An Emeryville police officer shot and killed a woman authorities say drew a weapon outside a retail store after a shoplifting incident Tuesday afternoon. Police responded to the store after receiving complaint of a combative theft suspect, the Oakland Tribune reported. The store also reported the suspect, a woman, was armed. She was shot a short time later outside the store. No further details were available and she wasn t identified. Oakland and Emeryville police said they were investigating. Earlier Tuesday, the ontra osta Sheriff s Department reported that a suspect in Antioch, alifornia, was shot and killed in an unrelated incident. Sheriff s spokesman Jimmy Lee said deputies went to an apartment to carry out a move-out order in a domestic violence case when the target of the order charged at a deputy with a weapon. The deputy fired his duty weapon striking the armed man, who was pronounced dead at the scene, Lee said. The officer involved shooting will be investigated by the ontra osta district attorney s office, the sheriff s office and Antioch police, he added. Atty for 1 in disabled woman beating: lient had helped her NEW OR (AP) A defense lawyer says a woman who pleaded guilty to assaulting a partially paralyzed woman had helped her leave an abusive relationship. Attorney John iafone issued a statement onday about his client, ae Washington. She was sentenced Friday to 11 years in prison. o-defendant Patrick Donovan got 12 years in prison. Both pleaded guilty to assault. Queens prosecutors say the victim was bleeding from her head and had broken bones when found in arch She was in a locked room in the home Washington and Donovan shared. iafone says Washington pleaded guilty because a conviction could have meant a longer sentence. The criminal complaint said the victim told authorities both defendants beat her, but iafone says Donovan hit the victim. Donovan s lawyer hasn t immediately returned a call Tuesday. Power Rangers actor not charged in stabbing death PALDALE, alif. (AP) Prosecutors have declined to file charges against a former Power Rangers actor arrested in the stabbing death of his housemate in Southern alifornia. The Los Angeles ounty district attorney s office said Tuesday that prosecutors have asked sheriff s investigators for further investigation regarding the weekend death of Joshua Sutter. Deputies arrested Ricardo edina on Saturday. Authorities said edina stabbed Sutter in the abdomen with a sword, then called 911 and waited for help. An investigation found that the actor got into a fight with his housemate, who later forced open the door of edina s bedroom. On onday, edina s agent, Gar Lester, called edina a sweet soul who must have been acting in self-defense. edina played the Red Ranger on Power Rangers Wild Force, which aired in (ontinued on page 14) The student at the right will represent Siliaga Elementary in the American Samoa Spelling Bee to be held February 18th. The winner of that Bee will represent American Samoa in the 87th annual Scripps Howard Spelling Bee to be held ay 24th-29th in Washington, D.. samoa news, Wednesday, February 4, 2015 Page 13 eet A Spelling hamp! Territorial Spelling Bee in conjunction with Department of EDUATION AERIAN SAOA POWER AUTHORIT aterials anagement Office BIOGRAPH OF A 2015 SPELLING BEE FINALIST What is your name? Tagiilima Tuailemafua What is your school name? Siliaga Elementary School What grade are you in? Grade 7 Who is your English Teacher? Sina ataafa Who are your parents? Va a & Peati Tuailemafua What village are you from? Aoloau What was your winning word? EDIFIATION Spelling Bee Winners, if you ve not filled out your biography and had your picture taken, please come in to Samoa News. ajor Sponsor cdonald s American Samoa PO Box PPB, Pago Pago American Samoa Phone No: (684) Fax No: (684) REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) RFP No: ASPA losing Date & Time: February 27, 2015 Issuance Date: January 26, 2015 No later than 2:00 p.m. local time The American Samoa Power Authority issues a Request For Proposals (RFP) to invite qualified firms to submit formal, written proposals for the: Landscape aintenance Services Submission An Original and five copies of the Proposal must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked : RFP No. ASPA Landscape aintenance Services. Submissions are to be sent to the following address and will be received until 2:00 p.m. (local time), Friday, February 27, 2015: aterials anagement Office American Samoa Power Authority Pago Pago, American Samoa Attn: Nancy Tinitali-auga, Procurement anager Any proposal received after the aforementioned date and time will not be accepted under any circumstances. Late submissions will not be opened or considered and will be determined as being non - responsive. Document The RFP package outlining the proposal requirements is available at The aterials anagement Office at ASPA s Tafuna ompound and may also be obtained from our Website: Pre-Bid eeting A one-time pre-bid meeting will be held on Thursday, February 5, 2015, 11:00 a.m. at the aterials anagement Office conference room located at ASPA s Tafuna compound. Right of Rejection The American Samoa Power Authority reserves the right to reject any and/or all proposals and to waiv e any irregularities and/or informalities in the submitted proposals that are not in the best interest s of the American Samoa Power Authority or the public. Approved for Issuance: Utu Abe alae, Executive Director

14 Page 14 samoa news, Wednesday, February 4, 2015 Zions will only support ontinued from page 1 Director, eniseli Lafaele The lawmakers heard from the Treasurer that the harter bank s correspondent bank is Zions Bank who will provide the services through VISA and aster ard and other credit cards and AT machines, which can be used all over the world, unlike the ANZ- Guam bank card that is very limited as to where it can be used. The Treasurer further explained that the harter bank is not an FDI (Federal Deposit Insurance orporation) member, however the charter bank will have insurance to cover its losses if anything happens. He explained that FDI is not the type of insurance where if someone steals money from the bank they will come down and replace that money. Tonumaipe a said FDI will only come down if the bank can no longer operate, then they will step in and take over until another bank is ready to purchase the said bank. (According to Wikepedia, the Federal Deposit Insurance orporation (FDI) is a United States government corporation operating as an independent agency created by the Bank Act of As of August 2014, it provides deposit insurance guaranteeing the safety of a depositor s account(s) in member banks up to $250,000 for each deposit ownership category in each insured bank. The FDI also examines and supervises certain financial institutions for safety and soundness, performs certain consumer-protection functions, and manages banks in receiverships failed banks.) Talauega further explained to the lawmakers that while the harter bank is not a FDI member, the government has proposed a bill to establish the Office of Finance Services that will have the authority to regulate all financial institutions that operate or conduct business in the territory, including but not limited to commercial banks, holding companies, credit unions, trust companies, retirement funds, consumer money lenders, money brokers, mortgage loan originators, collection agencies, money transfer services, debt settlement service providers and any ASG-owned financial and depository institution. He also pointed out that Zions Bank, who is the corresponding bank for the harter Bank is a member of FDI and because of that partnership, harter Bank will work in accordance with FDI rules and regulations. Talauega agreed with comments by Pulelei ite that there are liabilities and difficulties however the way he sees it, this is a great opportunity for American Samoa. He said Zions is taking a huge step with agreeing to be the corresponding bank, with the vision that this will benefit ASG and the community as a whole. The AG made it clear that the harter bank will eventually apply for membership with FDI, but not now. Rep Pulelei ite asked as if the Administration ever discussed adding additional services to the Development Bank, but the AG explained that cannot happen at this time. He said DBAS gets funding from the Federal government for business and home loans, and at this time they cannot take deposits or savings. However he said that they are looking at combining the DBAS and the harter bank in the future. ore on the harter Bank hearing in the House in tomorrow s edition. NEWS IN BRIEF doctors demanding army say what happened to AIDS cure AIRO (AP) Some two dozen demonstrators gathered at the Doctors Association in the Egyptian capital on Tuesday, demanding that the army release information about a promised cure for AIDS and hepatitis it has delayed since last year. The military s engineering wing made the widely ridiculed claim that it had invented devices that could detect and cure the diseases, but last summer said it needed until the end of December to carry out further tests before releasing them to the public. Last month, prosecutors ordered an investigation into the devices, after a lawyer filed a complaint against the inventors, who include a now-retired army chief engineer and another military officer. The complaint accused the inventors of misleading the public. If it is working, they should say so. Otherwise they should apologize to the patients who have been waiting for this miracle cure for the past year, said ohammed Fattouh, a doctor and Association board member. The demonstrators, mostly doctors, stood on the steps of the association s building in order to avoid arrest for unauthorized protest. Thousands sit behind bars in Egypt as a result of a draconian protest law decreed during a crackdown following the 2013 military overthrow of the Islamist president, ohammed orsi. Last February, the head of the army s Engineering Agency said the military had produced an astonishing, miraculous set of inventions that could detect AIDS, hepatitis and other viruses without taking blood samples and also purify the blood of those suffering from the diseases. mayor Patriots PARAde can not be pushed back again BOSTON (AP) Boston ayor artin Walsh says the victory parade for the New England Patriots can t be pushed back again even though the city is still digging out from a snowstorm and the subway system is having weatherrelated service problems. Walsh announced onday night that the parade would be postponed until Wednesday morning while Boston recovered from its second major winter storm in a week. He said Tuesday that many people have suggested postponing the parade again this time until Saturday. He says the players will have scattered by then. The Patriots beat the Seattle Seahawks in Sunday s Super Bowl. The mayor asked fans attending the parade not to perch on snowbanks because of the dangers involved and to dress appropriately for temperatures expected to be below freezing. Suspect napped during chase; his snoring gave it away PENSAOLA, Fla. (AP) Officials say a Florida man suspected of stealing a car took off on foot from a traffic stop and briefly eluded deputies while he grabbed a nap under a nearby trailer. The Pensacola News Journal reports that deputies followed the sound of 37-year-old evin Lee Barbour s snoring described as a snorting wild boar to discover him Sunday night in Santa Rose ounty. Officials say deputies tried to stop Lee, of Pensacola, after noticing his vehicle didn t have tag lights. They say that when the deputy activated his siren, Barbour pulled off the road and ran. The deputy gave followed but lost sight of Barbour. He is accused of driving with a suspended license, vehicle theft and resisting an officer. Lindsay Lohan, mom file defamation suit against Fox News (AP) Actress Lindsay Lohan and her mother have filed a lawsuit accusing Fox News, TV host Sean Hannity and guest commentator ichelle Fields of defamation for claiming the actress and her mother did cocaine together. ourt papers filed onday say the claim was made during a discussion of celebrity overdoses on Hannity s show on Feb. 4, 2014, two days after actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died of a heroin overdose. The suit says Fields stated as a matter a fact that Dina Lohan was doing cocaine with her daughter. The suit says the Lohans want the segment taken off Hannity s website. They re also seeking unspecified damages. Fox News says it removed the clip from its archives and issued an on-air apology last year. The network says it will defend itself and was surprised the Lohans are now demanding compensation. ontinued from page 13 Defense employee arrested in Navy bribery scheme SAN DIEGO (AP) A former senior Defense Department employee was arrested Tuesday on allegations he accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in exchange for helping a alaysian defense contractor, in one of the Navy s worst corruption cases. Paul Simpkins was arrested Tuesday in Haymarket, Va., and later arraigned on a charge of conspiracy to commit bribery in connection with a scheme to steer lucrative Navy contracts to Singapore-based Glenn Defense arine Asia or GDA and stave off its competitors. Simpkins, a former senior federal contracting officer for the Navy, could not be reached for comment, nor could his defense lawyer. With the arrest of Paul Simpkins, who was recently among the Defense Department s high ranking civilians, we have uncovered yet another tentacle of this pervasive bribery scheme, said U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy, whose office wants Simpkins sent to San Diego to face charges. The more we learn about the extent of the greed and corruption, the more determined we are to eviscerate it. The complaint alleges that Simpkins accepted several hundred thousand dollars in cash and wire transfers, travel and the services of prostitutes in exchange for getting Navy contracts for GDA, which has supplied food, fuel and other supplies to Navy vessels at Asian ports for 25 years. Francis allegedly paid Simpkins by hand-delivering over $150,000 in cash and by making several wire transfers to a bank account held in the name of Simpkins s wife at the time. Simpkins allegedly used an account belonging to his mistress to advise Francis of the routing and account information of the bank account belonging to his wife, according to prosecutors. (ontinued on page 17) all STEVO at Jonway Bravo Scooters $999* Rocketeer otors RETAIL & RENTAL

15 to establish a bank ontinued from page 1 trol of our own destiny moving forward, the letter states. Avamua recalled in the letter that BAS has been taking an interest in ASG s activity with the introduction of legislation to set up the harter Bank, saying that while the move will impact BAS s own activities, we can fully understand why our government would see a need to take matters into its own hands as our own progress in seeking regulatory approval to establish BAS has dragged on for longer than anyone expected. However, he says the harter Bank concept further restricts our ability to progress our application further due to the harter Bank effectively becoming a competitor and he emphasized that federal regulators have been very clear in expressing concerns regarding the ability of BAS to be competitive in a two-bank market and therefore the establishment of a third bank would inevitably increase this concern. He said it is BAS understanding that the harter Bank will be accessing the existing Bank of Hawaii premises in Utulei and Tafuna. Avamua said these premises were identified for the BAS operations, and they are now left with no easily identifiable and suitable premises from which to operate. Further, the inevitably of the establishment of a harter Bank would require the banking business of ASG and all semiautonomous agencies to be conducted with harter Bank. The deposit business of ASG formed a cornerstone of the market opportunity available to BAS, and its removal creates a hole in the business opportunity that is difficult to fill to the satisfaction of the regulators, he said. As a results of these concerns, Avamua said the BAS board considers the likelihood of gaining regulatory approval to be extremely unlikely and suggests that we should join forces to accomplish our mutual goal rather than continue to work at cross-purposes. Under this new approach, Avamua said, BAS would be authorized to operate under a modified version of the charter bank bill pending in the Fono. He noted that the level of work already completed by BAS has substantial value and it has a dedicated team that has already lodged one detailed application with the regulator and is well advanced on further enhancing a follow-up application. This is a complex process, comprising a high level of detail designed to ensure that the bank is able to conduct its business from day one at a required level of professionalism that will continue to pass muster with the regulators moving forward, he said and explained that some key completed work includes access to capital of up to $8 million committed from the American Samoan community. BAS believes this amount would increase once regulatory approval was forthcoming, with an expected opening capital base forecast at $12.5 million. Other completed work includes access to the Automated learing House for all US and international transactions; formation of a robust Business Strategy document; a detailed set of budgets and forecasts covering the initial seven years of operation; establishment of all required Policies and Procedures, specifically designed for the American Samoa market; and completion of a detailed market assessment, including a consumer and commercial market survey. He also says that substantial work has been undertaken in identification of a suitable operating system and agreement on the required system configurations to suit the local environment. This includes access to a state-of-the-art online banking platform. ost importantly, our approach would place the risk of the venture entirely on private capital rather than on the ASG, he said, adding that the bond which is the ASG seed money to start the charter bank could be re-directed to other efforts to strengthen the local economy. While BAS believes it is well placed to move quickly towards a potential opening date of a new bank by June/July 2015, he said, this would require some changes to the proposed legislation as it is currently worded. Among the changes, would be to allow for private capital in the charter bank, to be called Territorial Bank of American Samoa (TBAS), which will be overseen by a new ASG entity, the Territorial Bancorp. Avamua suggests removing a provision of the bill, which requires that 4 to 7 board members are to be ASG representatives. He said the current language of the bill does not contemplate external shareholding with resultant board representation. He also says that TBAS is to be exempt from taxes and will distribute dividends to ASG. As a private entity BAS fully expects to pay taxes on its profits and eventually to distribute dividends to its shareholders, who will pay additional taxes on those dividends, he said and suggests removal of this provision. These changes would enable us to capitalize on the strong level of investor interest and proceed quickly toward an early opening date, he added. American Samoa Power Authority samoa news, Wednesday, February 4, 2015 Page 15 PUBLI JOB POSTING An Equal Opportunity Employer * A Drug Free Workplace Human Resource Department, Tafuna PO Box PPB, Pago Pago American Samoa Phone No: (684) Fax No: (684) [email protected] Position TitleWelder II Posting Date January 30, 2015 DepartmentOperations Deadline4:00 P, February 6, 2015 DivisionWater Pay Rate $10.38 per hour Position Type areer Service 12 months probation Job Grade/StatusF/3/D, Non-Exempt Reports To Water Distribution Supervisor (aintenance) ajor Duties & Responsibilities Works under the leadership of the Water Distribution Supervisor (aintenance) to perform welding wor k for ASPA s Water Division and perform repairs and maintenance jobs. Lay out, fit, fabricate metal components to assemble structural forms such as frames, bridge parts and pressure vessels, steel tanks, using knowledge of welding techniques, metallurgy and engineering requirements. Installs or repairs equipment such as lead pipes, valves, f loors, and tank linings. Removes rough spots from work-piece, using portable grinder, hand file or scraper. Welds co mponents in flat, vertical or overhead positions. Heats, forms, and dresses metal parts using hand tools, torch or arc welding and perform other duties as assigned from time to time by supervisor and management. ust also be available to t ravel to perform work on outer islands like anu a and Aunu u as required. inimumr equirements Education Experience Skills, Abilities, Job Requirements NOTIE OF FORELOSURE SALE NOTIE IS HEREB GIVEN, pursuant to A.S..A , that G ortgage, Inc., intends to foreclose on that certain mortgage, recorded in the Office of the Territorial Registrar on October 5, 1990, in Volume No. LA 90 p. 151, and that the property subject to the mortgage will be sold at a public auction. Property to be Sold : All of the mortgagor s interest in that certain parcel of land, structures and improvements on that certain parcel of real property situated in the village of Nu uuli, American Samoa, more particularly described as follows: All that certain real property lying in Land Square 29 United A situated in the village of Nuuuli, ounty of Ituau. Eastern District, Island of Tutuila, American Samoa, being a fully described as follows: Beginning at a point which has coordinates of X= and = American Samoa Datum of 1962; Run thence on azimuth , 60 feet to a point; thence on azimuth , 60 feet to a point; thence on azimuth , 60 feet to a point; thence on azimuth , 60 feet to the point of beginning. ontaining an area of acres more or less. Date of Sale: February 17, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. at the property unless postponed by public announcement. inimum Bid: $18,193.34, plus accrued interest to the date of sale, attorney s fees and all costs. Seller reserves the right to reject any and all offers. Property Description: This property is situated on communal land. ontact: Attorney Richard desaulles, at the Ashley & Associates, P.., phone number Human Resource Department, Tafuna ust have AS degree and/or a trade certificate in Welding or mechanical and formal machinist or apprenticeship training. License and certification At least three (3) years of direct and/or related welding experience, pipeline construction equipment, tools, and/or continuously involved with waterline projects and preventative maintenance and repairs programs. Ability to communicate orally with co-workers is important. Regular use of a variety of both handheld and motorized tools and machinery is essential. Standing for extended periods is common. Hearing and vision within normal ranges is important. Lifting of up to 50lbs. is required. Good manual dexterity for the use of common tools and scaffolding is required. Be able to read and understand engineering drawings and be able to write and converse fluently in both English and Samoan languages. Write technical reports on welding jobs and completed work schedules. Be available to work after hours and on weekends, holidays, whenever necessary. Thorough worker with good attendance record and resourceful in completing assignments. Qualified applicants: please submit a completed ASPA Employment Application with a copy of your resume to ASPA Tafuna (address listed above) by the deadline listed above. Please attach copies of credentials and transcripts. andidates selected for hire must pass examinations (when applicable), pre-employment clearances & t est negative on pre-employment drug test. No phone inquiries accepted.

16 Page 16 samoa news, Wednesday, February 4, 2015 olia se Leoleo Su esu e ai itulau 1 Na taunu u leoleo i le vaega na tula i mai ai le fa alavelave, ma latou vaaia ai le ta avale a le Vaega Vice and Narcotics a le ofisa o leoleo, o lo o paka i luma o le fale kalapu, ma le ali i leoleo ua molia o lo o tu ai i luma o le ta avale, ae o le ali i leoleo ia Tagaloa o lo o alu i luga ma toe sau i lalo o le fasitepu o le fale kalapu. O isi fo i vaaiga sa molimauina e leoleo i le taimi na latou taunu u ai, o vaega o se tioata sa ta e o lo o paepae i luma o le fale kalapu, ma se vaega o ni tagata se to atele o lo o tumu tumu mai i le isi itu o le fale kalapu, ma maua ai loa le avanoa o leoleo e fesiligia ai ni isi o molimau e tusa ai o le mea sa tupu. Na taua e molimau i leoleo e fa apea, o le vevesi na mafua mai i le taimi o le a tapuni ai lava le fale kalapu, ina ua palauvale le ali i leoleo o Tagaloa aga i i se tama ita i faigaluega a le fale kalapu o lo o pisi i le tapenaina o totonu o le fale kalapu ma alu atu ai loa le Leoleo Faitoto a o le fale kalapu ma fai ia Tagaloa e le tatau ona ia palauvale i le teine faigaluega, ae fa afuase i ai ona oso fa alava atu le ua molia ma una i ese le Leoleo Faitoto a, soso o ai loa ma lona tu iina o ia e pei ona taua i fa amaumauga a le fa amasinoga. Na taua e molimau na fesiligia e leoleo lo latou iloaina o le taimi na palauvale ai Tagaloa, atoa ai ma le taimi na fa alavelave atu ai Paselio ma lona ita tele, ma ia tu iina ai loa le Leoleo Faitoto a sa taumafai e fa ato a filemu Tagaloa ina ua palauvale. Na taua e le isi molimau i leoleo e fa apea, e le gata na tu i e le ua molia le Leoleo Faitoto a, ae sa ia tu iina fo i le uso o le Leoleo Faitoto a ina ua taumafai o ia e taofi le ua molia mai lana gaioiga sa faia. Ina ua uma ona tu i e le ua molia le Leoleo Faitoto a e pei ona taua e molimau i leoleo, sa ia savali ai loa i fafo ma le fale kalapu ma ia tu iina le fa amalama ma ta e ai, sosoo ai ma lona savali aga i i le ta avale ma aumai ai se laau ma taumafai e toe aga i atu i le vaega sa tula i mai ai le vevesi. Na taua e isi molimau i leoleo e fa apea, sa latou vaaia le ali i leoleo ua molia o savali aga i i lana ta avale ma aumai ai se fana, ona ia ta i lea o le fana aga i i le vaega na tula i mai ai le fa alavelave, sa ia alaga fo i i luga o le a ia fanaina se tagata. Na taua e le Leoleo Faitoto a i leoleo, ina ua uma ona tu i e le ua molia o ia, sa savali aga i i lana ta avale ma aumai se fana, ona ta i atu lea ia te ia ma fai mai o le a ia fanaina o ia. Na taua i fa amaumauga a le fa amasinoga e fa apea, e le gata e $800 le tupe e toe fa alelei ai le tioata sa leaga, ae leai fo i se laisene a le ali i leoleo ua molia na te umia ai se fana i le teritori. Feso ota i mai i le tusitala ia [email protected] Seaweed, dueling laws may get the ax in Rhode Island PROVIDENE, R.I. (AP) Rhode Island s gardeners, boxers and shameless swearers beware: you could be breaking the law and not even know it. A law restricting the amount of seaweed Barrington residents can take from the public beach to use as fertilizer has been on the books for nearly 200 years. Since at least 1798 it s been illegal to arrange to meet another person and engage in a fight a deed punishable by jail time of up to 10 years. And drivers who pass another vehicle on the left are still supposed to give a timely, audible signal an easing of the original 1916 law specifying that a bell or horn should be used. A Rhode Island lawmaker wants to repeal these outdated laws and many others a process that would happen every year if his proposal is passed. Some of the laws aren t just archaic, they re unconstitutional and problematic, said House ajority Whip John Edwards. Officials in the town of Smithfield decided in 2013 to enforce a law banning the distribution of anonymous negative campaign literature, despite a decision by the U.S. Supreme ourt that struck down a similar law in Ohio and upheld the right to anonymous free speech. The Rhode Island chapter of the American ivil Liberties Union sued the state and the town. In October, a federal judge declared that the 91-year-old state law was unconstitutional. The state and the town paid a total of about $4,500 for the ALU s legal fees, according to ALU Executive Director Steven Brown. The proposal would create a joint committee within the General Assembly to review laws and recommend which ones are no longer needed. The legislature would consider the suggestions at the start of each new year, said Edwards, a Democrat. Edwards got the idea from ansas, which in 2011 established an office to identify laws and regulations that are out of date, unreasonable and burdensome. The office has proposed repealing about 175 statutes and roughly 75 have been abolished so far, said John ilburn, a spokesman for the ansas Department of Administration. The office takes suggestions for laws to be stricken. A recurring request is to repeal the ban on marijuana, but that s not something the office has been willing to advocate for, ilburn said. One of this year s recommendations is to repeal a statute enacted in 1917 that requires the ansas Department of Transportation to review plans for large bridge projects. ilburn said it s unnecessary because licensed engineers now design the bridges. Tennessee created an Office of the Repealer in 2013 to cut the size of state government. Rhode Island State Librarian Thomas R. Evans compiled a list of the state s strange but true laws that are still in effect. Several involve livestock. One bars the sale of spirituous or intoxicating liquors near outdoor religious meetings. The House Judiciary ommittee recommended further studying the possibility of creating the joint committee of the repealer. A similar bill failed to gain traction in the previous two sessions. We re adding, adding, adding new laws every year. It s time to start reducing the laws that people have to comply with, Edwards said. They re just burdensome. One law still on the books in Rhode Island would be of particular note to anyone who gets busted for an antiquated offense (feeding garbage to swine without a permit, for example): Every person guilty of profane swearing and cursing shall be fined up to $5.

17 samoa news, Wednesday, February 4, 2015 Page 17 NEWS IN BRIEF ontinued from page 14 Jury: Toyota must pay $11 to victims of fatal crash INNEAPOLIS (AP) A federal jury decided on Tuesday that the design of the 1996 Toyota amry had a dangerous defect that was partly to blame for a fatal 2006 crash, and the automaker must pay nearly $11 million to victims. Jurors said the company was 60 percent to blame for the accident, which left three people dead and two seriously injured. But they also found that oua Fong Lee, who has long insisted he tried to stop his car before it slammed into another vehicle, was 40 percent at fault. Lee, his family members, the family of a girl who died, and two people who were seriously injured sued Toyota otor orp. in U.S. District ourt in inneapolis. The lawsuit alleged the crash was caused by an acceleration defect in Lee s vehicle, but Toyota argued there was no design defect and that Lee was negligent. No amount of money... will bring my life back, my life is not the same anymore, Lee said after the verdict, adding that he wanted the victims and their families to know: I tried everything I could to stop my car. Toyota released a statement saying the company respects the jury s decision but believes the evidence clearly showed the vehicle wasn t the accident s cause. The company said it will study the record and consider its legal options going forward. Suge night taken to hospital after court appearance OPTON, alif. (AP) Former rap music mogul Suge night pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murder and attempted murder charges before complaining of chest pain and being rushed to a hospital. No further information about his condition was immediately available, Los Angeles ounty sheriff s Officer John Gardner said. night s attorney David enner said he was on the way to the hospital to see his client but had no further details. night wore orange jail attire at the morning court appearance where he entered not guilty pleas to four felonies, including hit-and-run charges, filed after the Death Row Records founder struck two men with his pickup truck last week. The 49-year-old night could face life in prison if convicted. night is accused of intentionally running down two men, including a friend, in ompton on Thursday. night s attorneys have said he hit the men by accident as night fled a vicious attack. Tsarnaev lawyers push again to move trial out of Boston BOSTON (AP) ore prospective jurors in the trial of Boston arathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh- HAHR tsahr-nee -ehv) are set to be questioned even as Tsarnaev s lawyers ask a federal appeals court to order the judge to move the trial outside assachusetts. Jury selection is scheduled to resume Wednesday after a two-day delay caused by a storm that dumped a foot of snow across much of assachusetts. O Toole has questioned 114 prospective jurors over nine days. On Tuesday, Tsarnaev s lawyers asked a federal appeals court to order O Toole to move the trial. They argued that jury selection so far has made it clear that Tsarnaev cannot get a fair trial in assachusetts because many people already believe he is guilty and have personal connections that make it impossible for them to be impartial. Police say worker saves child from man who kills wife, self SOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) A construction worker saved a child from a domestic dispute that ended Tuesday when a man shot and killed his wife and turned the gun on himself, police said. At least two construction workers heard the screams of a child coming from a house under renovation in a neighborhood near downtown Scottsdale, police Sgt. Ben Hoster said. One of the workers ran into the home and found a husband and wife fighting over a gun, he said. The worker wrestled the gun from the husband and took the wife and child outside, Hoster said. The husband later emerged from the home with a handgun and told the worker to take the child away from the scene, he said. The worker complied, and the husband shot and killed his wife then himself, Hoster said. He is a hero for saving that kid s life, Hoster said of the worker. The two dead were identified Tuesday night as Douglas Drewer, 46, and Sarah Drewer, 33. Police had recently dealt with domestic issues at the couple s home. They served an order of protection on the husband Friday, took away several guns and ordered him to stay away from the wife and the home, Hoster said. Police said the child and another child belonging to the couple were in the custody of the police crisis intervention team. Hoster said the construction worker would be protected under the state s good Samaritan laws despite entering the house without permission and fighting with the husband. A firefighter walks past the burning wreckage of a etro-north Railroad passenger train and a vehicle in Valhalla, N.., Tuesday, Feb. 3, etro-north Railroad spokesman Aaron Donovan says the train struck a vehicle at a railroad crossing about 20 miles north of New ork ity. (AP Photo/The Journal News, Albert onte) ommuter train smashes into SUV on tracks, killing 7 people VALHALLA, N.. (AP) A packed commuter train slammed into a sport utility vehicle on the tracks at a crossing on Tuesday night, killing seven people, injuring several others and sending hundreds of passengers scrambling to get to safety as the front of the train and the SUV burst into flames. The impact was so forceful the electrified third rail came up and pierced the train, authorities said. Among those killed was the SUV s driver, who authorities said had gotten out of her vehicle momentarily after the crossing s safety gates came down around her. She then got back in and was trying to drive forward when she was hit, they said. ou have seven people who started out today to go about their business and aren t going to be making it home tonight, Gov. Andrew uomo said at the crash site in Valhalla, 20 miles north of New ork ity. The northbound etro-north Railroad train left Grand entral Terminal in anhattan around 5:45 p.m. and struck the Jeep herokee about 45 minutes later. uomo said six people aboard the train were killed as well, making this crash the railroad s deadliest. It was unclear how fast the train was going, but the maximum would be 60 mph, a railroad official said. The train shoved the SUV about 10 train car lengths. Smoke poured out of the scorched front rail car, its windows blackened. Witnesses said they saw the flames shooting from where the crash occurred, in a wooded area near a cemetery. Passengers described a bump and said they smelled gasoline from the vehicle. Around 650 passengers likely were aboard the train, including Justin aback, commuting home to Danbury, onnecticut. I was trapped. ou know there was people in front of me and behind me, and I was trapped in the middle of a car and it was getting very hot, he told AB News. All the air was turned off so there was no circulation so it was definitely scary especially when people are walking by on the outside and they said, The train s on fire. There s a fire. Passenger Stacey Eisner, who was at the rear of the train, told NB News that she felt the train jerk and then a conductor walked through the train explaining what had happened. She said her train car was evacuated about 10 minutes later using ladders to get people out. The other rail passengers were moved to the rear of the train so they could get off. Buses picked them up and took them to other stations. All railroad grade crossings have gate arms that are designed to lift automatically if they strike something like a car on the way down, railroad safety consultant Grady othen said. The arms are made of wood and are designed to be easily broken if a car trapped between them moves forward or backward, he said. Officials didn t comment on whether the gates were working properly. The National Transportation Safety Board said a team was being sent to investigate. etro-north is the nation s second-busiest railroad, after the Long Island Rail Road. It was formed in 1983 and serves about 280,000 riders a day in New ork and onnecticut. Service on its Harlem Line was suspended between Pleasantville and North White Plains after the crash. etro-north has been criticized severely for accidents over the last couple of years. Late last year, the NTSB issued rulings on five accidents that occurred in New ork and onnecticut in 2013 and 2014, repeatedly finding fault with the railroad while also noting that conditions have improved. Among the accidents was a Dec. 1, 2013, derailment that killed four people, the railroad s first passenger fatalities, in the Bronx. The NTSB said the engineer had fallen asleep at the controls because he had a severe, undiagnosed case of sleep apnea. Last arch, the Federal Railroad Administration issued a stinging report on etro-north, saying it let safety concerns slip while pushing to keep trains on time. Railroad executives pledged to make safety their top priority.

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