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1 Head of local US Army recruiting station has big plans for A.S. 3 AUTU LE FA AALIGA A LE AUFAI FA ATOAGA I LE TALO MUA 13 Am. Samoa fighters continue to shine, this time in kickboxing B1 PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA Saturday, October 26, 2013 $1.00 C Y M K FA AIGOA TUI ATUA O LE TAMA O LE GAGANA Le afioga i le Ao mamalu o le malo o Samoa, Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi, i le taimi sa la faasoa ai ma se tasi o sui usufono i le taimi o le malologa o le Fonotaga o Aoga sa faagasolo i le vaiaso i le maota o le Lee Auditorium, a o tula i ai le ali i leoleo ia Det. Lt. Siaosi Aiono mo le faatinoina o ona tiute i le puipuia o le saogalemu o le Ao o le malo. [ata: AF] SOLOFUA TAGI A LOPA FA A- SAGA IA SATELE, TUIAGAMOA tusia Ausage Fausia I le mae a ai ona faafofoga o le to atele o le au usufono aemaise ai le atunuu i saunoaga mai le Ao o le malo o Samoa, i le Fonotaga o Aoga sa usuia i le maota o le Lee Auditorium i le vaiaso nei, na faamatala ai loa e le toatele o le atunuu le afioga a Tui Atua Tupu Tamasese Efi, o ia o le tama o le gagana Samoa. E mafua lea tulaga e pei ona taua e ni isi sa usufono ma molimauina saunoaga a le Ao o le malo o Samoa, e le gata e malu lona si ufofoga, e manaia ana saunoaga i le faalogologo, ae o se ta ita i e loloto lona fa aaogaina o upu o le gagana Samoa. Ou te faaigoaina e a u le Ao o le malo o Samoa, o le tama o le gagana Samoa, e mafua lea tulaga ona o lona tomai i le faaaogaina o upu o le gagana i so o se taimi e saunoa ai i mafutaga tetele faapenei, o le saunoaga lea a le tina o Monika Amituana i, o se faiaoga litaea sa auai i le fonotaga. Ae na taua e le susuga a Too Asuelu, o se sui o Matua ma Faiaoga mai se tasi o aoga maualuga i le atunuu, so o se taimi e saunoa ai le Ao o le malo, e naunau lava ina ia laei lelei le aganuu i ana saunoaga. Mo se faataitaiga, na siitia e Tui Atua i lana ulua i saunoaga le muagagana lenei, e sanisani fua le vinavina a ua gau le matavana, o le mea moni, ou te le malamalama i lea muagagana, ae o lea faatoa ou iloa ina ua taua e Tui Atua i lana lauga, o le saunoaga lea a Asuelu ma ata. O se tasi o itu na taua e ni isi o sui usufono e uiga ese ai lo latou vaai i le Ao o le malo i le faaaogaina o le gagana, o auala na te faamatalaina ai upu ma uiga o upu, ina ia fesootai ma le autu o se mataupu o lo o talanoaina. O se tasi lenei o vaega o le ulua i saunoaga a le Ao o le malo na taua e le faletua ia Margret Niu, na matua manino ma manaia i lana faalogo. (Faaauau itulau 14) C Y M K tusia Ausage Fausia O ananafi na talia ai e le Vaega o Fanua ma Suafa o le Fa amasinoga Maualuga a Amerika Samoa, se maliliega na sainia e loia o lo o aofia i le tagi a Availopa Seti faasaga i le Failautusi o le Ofisa o Mataupu Tau Samoa ia Satele Galu Satele, ma le Sui Failautusi ia Tuiagamoa Tavai, ina ia solofua ma faaleaoga le tagi sa faia faasaga ia Satele ma Tuiagamoa. Ina ua valaauina lenei mataupu i luma o le o le ali i faamasino sili ia Michael Kruse ma lona sui lagolago ia Faamausili Pomele, na faailoa ai e le alii faamasino sili lona taliaina o le talosaga sa faaulu e loia. Ina ua fesiligia e le Samoa News le afioga i le Alo o Salamasina ia Satele e tusa ai o le faaiuga ua i ai lenei mataupu, sa ia taua ai e faapea, o la e se i toe vaavaai i se isi laasaga e tusa ai o lenei mataupu. E lei finagalo Satele e saunoa auiliili i la asaga e pei ona ia taua e tatau ona vaavaai i ai. O le alii loia ia Fiti Sunia sa tula i mo Availopa, ae o le alii loia ia Matailupevao Leupolu sa tula i mo Satele ma Tuiagamoa. O le mataupu lenei na tofu atu i luma o le Fa amasinoga o Fanua ma Suafa, ina ua faaulu e Availopa sana tagi i le fa amasinoga faasaga i le afioga i le Alo o Salamasina ia Satele, ona o le faaiuga sa ia faia e faate a ese ai o ia ma le faiganuu o le afioaga o Vailoatai, aemaise ai Tuiagamoa i lona faaaoga sese o lona malosi faa Sui Failautusi o le Ofisa o Mataupu Tau Samoa, na te talia ai se faaiuga sa faia e Satele e aunoa ma le uia o ala masani e pei ona i ai le tiute o le Ofisa o Mataupu Tau Samoa. Ina ua faila e Availopa lana tagi i luma o le faamasinoga e talosagaina ai le faia o se faaiuga faasaga ia Satele ma Tuiagamoa, na faila ai loa fo i e le loia a Satele ma Tuiagamoa ia Matailupevao sana talosaga i le faamasinoga i le aso 2 Aokuso, 2013, ina ia soloofua le tagi faasaga ia Satele ma Tuiagamoa, ona e leai se malosi o le fa amasinoga na te iloiloina ai lenei mataupu. Na taua e Matailupevao i lea talosaga e faapea, po o fea lava le mamao e falo i ai e Lopa lenei mataupu ina ia mafai ai ona aapa atu le faamasinoga ma iloilo, e tumau lava le manino o le mataupu, e leai se malosi o le faamasinoga na te iloiloina ai mataupu faapenei. Tusa lava fo i pe ua finau le ua tagi i le faamasinoga, e tatau ona totogi atu se vaega tupe tele ona o le faaleagaina o lona igoa, e le avea lea ma itu e faapea ai e i ai le malosi o le faamasinoga e iloilo ai lenei mataupu. (Faaauau itulau 14) CRASHES LOCAL HIGHWAYS Buckle up & 902 Save a Life! 1 LOCAL HIGHWAYS to date to date Le tofa a Availopa Seti lea ua finagalo malie e faaleaoga lana tagi sa faia faasaga ia Satele Galu Satele ma Tuiagamoa Tavai. [ata: AF] FATALITIES office of highway safety

2 Page 2 samoa news, Saturday, October 26, 2013 Happy 18th Birthday Mariaailua Heavenly Lili u Mikaio May the good Lord bless you with many more beautiful years and may all your dreams come true. 18 With all our love, Your Grandfather, Rev. Tusapa Lili u Your Parents, Rev. Gataivasa & Toliu Lili u Mikaio Your families here and abroad Special Love from your Babies; Jericho & Caleb But especially from Titifalaula Siaumau I LOVE YOU BABE! In this photo taken Wednesday Oct. 23, 2013, pictures and written messages mark where 13-year-old Andy Lopez was shot and killed by a Sonoma County sheriffís deputy Tuesday in Santa Rosa, Calif. Ten seconds elapsed between the time sheriff s deputies spotted a Northern California 13-year-old walking with what would turn out to be a replica assault rifle and their report that they had shot the teen, according to police. In that time, they put on the emergency lights of their patrol car, got out of the vehicle and took cover behind a passenger door and issued warnings to the teen to drop the weapon before one of them opened fire, police said. (AP Photo/The Press Democrat, Conner Jay) NOW SERVING BREAKFAST & Lunch MON-SAT From 7am - 2pm Oasis for Fine Dining MONDAY-SATURDAY 5PM TO 9PM MEAT/PASTA LOVERS MENU CATCH OF THE DAY CLASSIC KOREAN MENU DESSERT DELIGHTS In The High Court of American Samoa TRIAL DIVISION PR No IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MEANANA SOTOA BY: SOAIMAILE LUTU Administrator NOTICE TO CREDITORS Please take notice that a petition for letters administration was heard in the High Court of American Samoa, Territory of American Samoa for the Estate of MEANANA SOTOA and the court after being satisfied that SOAIMAILE LUTU was qualified to act as Administrator of the Estate thereupon issued letters of administration and authorized him to act by virtue thereof. All creditors with a claim against the Estate of MEANANA SOTOA are required to submit their claims to the administrator of the estate within 60 days of the first publication of this notice. Submit all claims to: ESTATE OF MEANANA SOTOA SOAIMAILE LUTU Administrator Law Office of Sharron Rancourt PO Box 4844 Pago Pago, American Samoa Dated: October 15, 2013 Published 10/21, 10/26, 11/02 Clerk of Courts PRIVATE PARTY & BANQUET ROOMS AVAILABLE BAR & RESTAURANT MON thru SAT 7AM-2AM LOCATED IN SAMOA SPORTS BUILDING, AIRPORT RD In The High Court of American Samoa TRIAL DIVISION PR No IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF THERESA STANLEY BY: LAUREN STANLEY Administrator NOTICE TO CREDITORS Please take notice that a petition for letters administration was heard in the High Court of American Samoa, Territory of American Samoa for the Estate of THERESA STANLEY and the court after being satisfied that LAUREN STANLEY was qualified to act as Administrator of the Estate thereupon issued letters of administration and authorized him to act by virtue thereof. All creditors with a claim against the Estate of THERESA STANLEY are required to submit their claims to the administrator of the estate within 60 days of the first publication of this notice. Submit all claims to: ESTATE OF THERESA STANLEY LAUREN STANLEY Administrator Law Office of Sharron Rancourt PO Box 4844 Pago Pago, American Samoa Dated: October 15, 2013 Published 10/21, 10/26, 11/02 Clerk of Courts by Joyetter Feagaimaali i-luamanu Samoa News Reporter RETIRED POSTAL EMPLOYEE FINED IN CRIMINAL CASE Chief Justice Michael Kruse sentenced retired Post Office employee Nikolao Faasala, to one year in prison and fined him $1,000, however the sentence has been suspended and he s placed on probation for a period of two years. Fa asala was facing charges of embezzlement, stealing and responsibility for the conduct of another to commit forgery which are all felonies, however he pled guilty to misdemeanor stealing, which was amended from felony stealing, while the remaining charges were dismissed as part of the government s plea agreement. Court filings say that the defendant stole money and postage stamps from the Post office from January to September 2009 in the amount of of $2,977.06, which he paid back. The defendant is represented by Mark Ude while prosecuting is Assistant Attorney General Camille Philippe. During sentencing earlier this week, Fa asala who s now serving as a pastor, said he s learned his actions aren t a good example for federal employees. He also noted this has reached the United States via the media. Mark Ude representing the defendant informed the court that Fa asala is remorseful of his actions and it s taught him a huge lesson. Ude then stated that it s clear that Fa asala did what he did for other people who needed help, he did not benefit from this incident. Kruse pointed out to Fa asala that helping others should be done with your own property not government property. According to the government s case the investigation was first conducted by the Federal government and later referred to the Attorney General s office for local prosecution. In the report that was handed to the AG s office, it is alleged that the defendant stole money and postage stamps from the Post office from January to September On Sept. 11, 2009 Special Agent Kevin Shimoda with the Office of the Inspector General initiated the investigation and a Letter of Demand for Indebtedness for Employee Accountable Credit Shortage. This letter notified the defendant the Postal Service was intent on collecting $2, and the Postal Service has already received the payment in the amount of $2, from the defendant. Chief Justice Michael Kruse accepted the plea agreement and scheduled sentencing for Fa asala on November 21, LEROY FAANITIU CHARGED IN RECEIVING STOLEN ITEMS A man who s facing one count of receiving stolen property in an incident which occurred in 2011 is being held behind bars on bail of $10,000. Leroy Fa aanitiu is represented by the Public Defender s office while prosecuting this case is Assistant Attorney General Julie Pasquale. The defendant made his initial appearance in the District Court this week. According to the government s case, police were informed that the defendant had in his possession an Ipod, CD s and game console which belonged to a woman whose home was robbed. Police approached the defendant at his residence and discovered the stolen items, which were later returned to the victim. The defendant informed police that he was unaware the items were stolen. COURT LENIENT WITH SECOND TIME OFFENDER The mother of a second time offender begged to please give her son a second chance, however the court pointed out that the defendant, Unaloto Mo omia, was involved in a previous stealing case. Mo omia had been convicted of second degree burglary for breaking into a garage and stealing a mountain bike. The defendant apologized for his actions and also pleaded with the court for leniency. Chief Justice Michael Kruse sentenced Mo omia to serve seven years in jail and pay a fine of $1,000. However, the court moved to suspend sentencing and placed the defendant on probation under condition that he serves 28 months. The court fashioned sentencing for Mo omia, noting that after serving six months in jail with credit for time served, the next six months he is to serve is under the guidance of Chief Probation Officer Tauili ili Silivelio Iosefo for community service, from Monday to Friday 7:30a.m. to 4p.m.; and after the first three months with the probation office the court will consider a motion for work release from detention, if he s gainfully employed. Kruse also ordered that the balance of detention will be stayed if he s gainfully employed, however if he s not employed he ll return to the Tafuna Correctional Facility.

3 Compiled by Samoa News staff HEAD OF LOCAL ARMY RECRUITING STATION HAS BIG PLANS FOR AS US Army Sergeant First Class (SFC) Miguel Diaz is the new head of the local US Army Recruiting Station, located on the second floor of the Laufou Shopping Center in Nuuuli. SFC Diaz, originally from Puerto Rico, has been in the Army for 12 years and is an infantryman turned recruiter. When asked if he enjoys being in the military, Diaz said, I love it. Being from an island himself, he said he is adapting well to life in the territory and enjoys being here. Diaz will be heading up the local Army recruiting station for the next three years and says he has a lot of plans as far as giving back to the community and implementing outreach programs that involve participation from everyone, not just the age group they are targeting for recruitment. He referred to the low ASVAB scores in the territory and said he is actively seeking interested teachers or any other individuals who are willing to tutor local students prior to taking the test. Some of his plans include hosting an Army Day for the public and holding swearing-in ceremonies for new enlistees during half-time of local sporting events, particularly football. SFC Diaz s team includes SFC Fenumiai, SFC Uiagalelei, SFC Shimasaki, and SSG Laban-Ilalio. More information on the many opportunities available in the US Army can be obtained by calling or visiting their office in Nu uuli. HAZARD MITIGATION COUNCIL APPOINTED A new Territorial Hazard Mitigation Council (THMC) is in place after being appointed by Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga, who says the board is responsible for overseeing and monitoring all mitigation activities for the territory. Among its many duties and responsibilities as cited by Lolo, is for the Council to assist the governor and ASG in identifying mitigation issues and opportunities facing American Samoa for the purpose of developing a comprehensive hazard mitigation strategy. Additionally, the board is to prepare strategies, policies and reports on hazard mitigation issues including policy recommendations to the governor, Fono and key agencies involved in mitigation related areas. Moreover, they are to ensure that territorial agencies collaborate and cooperate fully to develop and execute sustainable hazard mitigation actions that will reduce the risk posed by all hazards to the territory; and coordinate with and support territorial agencies efforts in obtaining and administering federal and other grants including post-disaster mitigation available through the federal Robert T. Stafford Disaster and Emergency Assistance Act, for the purpose of promoting hazard mitigation opportunities within the territory. The eleven members of the Council are: the Governor s Authorized Representative (GAR); two legislative members each appointed by the Senate President and House Speaker; Samoan Affairs Secretary or designee; Commerce director, Port Administration director, Public Works director, ASEPA executive director; head of the local Historical Preservation Office; executive director of ASPA; ASTCA s executive director; Chamber of Commerce chairman; and director of the local Homeland Security Department. The term for each member is 2-years, according to the memorandum, which further states that the Council is the authority for the American Samoa Hazard Mitigation Plan, mandated by the federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 and the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. The new Council comes at a time when lawmakers have called for the new Lolo Administration to provide an update of the territory s hazard mitigation plan to address several hazard mitigation areas territory-wide, especially in Tualauta County. SUGGESTION TO INCLUDE DOE IN NCD BATTLE Some participants of the Medical Symposium held last weekend called for participation of the Education Department and all schools in American Samoa s fight against non-communicable diseases, especially diabetes, to ensure that young students are aware of the health risk involved in unhealthy living. Speakers who presented on diabetes reiterated during the symposium the need for residents to take good care of themselves, starting at a young age by maintaining a healthy diet and life style. Data revealed during the hearing, was explained by an off-island delegate as startling and frightening. Some delegates questioned why there was no full-participation of DOE at the symposium, to ensure the right message is delivered to students and others in the education system. Dr. Bethal Muasau with OBGYN at LBJ Medical Center, said DOE should be playing a big part in the fight against diabetes because we re looking at our children as they are the ones in the future to deal with diabetes for themselves and their families. Also to be targeted for battling NCDs are members of the Legislature, as part of an entire community collaborative effort, she said, and noted that some DOH staff have talked about prevention. Since prevention is key to the problem there is a need to have primary health care, to prevent a person from becoming diabetic. Esther Bruce, who is detailed by the Pacific Island Health Officers Association (PIHOA) to the local Health Department, said she has been hearing a lot about youth and eduction and suggested the revival of our presence in schools so that the kids, even teachers, the cafeteria [personnel], and [school] staff are bombarded with our message here because if they can t come to us, I don t see why we can t go to them. She says such a move would require grant funding, and that s also a way to beef up the nursing staff and beef up more medical resources. (Continued on page 14) samoa news, Saturday, October 26, 2013 Page 3 TRADEWINDS HALLOWEEN NIGHT BASH THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31 DRESS UP & COME ON OVER TO THE TRADEWINDS HOTEL FOR A NIGHT OF FUN, FUN, FUN! Arrive in costumes and your party will get a discount on your meals!! Raffle Tickets with every drink purchase for Prizes!!! Enter the Costume Contest for a chance to win the GRAND PRIZE. Notice for Proposed Registration of Matai Title NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section of the Revised Code of American Samoa that a claim of succession which has been filed with the Territorial Registrar s office for the registration of the Matai Title LE I of the village of OFU by SONNY THOMPSON of the village of OFU, county of OFU, MANU A District. THE TERRITORIAL REGISTRAR is satisfied that the claim, petition by the family and certificate of the village chiefs are in proper form. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that anyone so desiring must file his counterclaim, or objection to the registration of this matai title with the Territorial Registrar Office before the expiration of 60 days from the date of posting. If no counterclaim, nor any objection is filed by the expiration of said 60 days, the matai title LE I shall be registered in the name of SONNY THOMPSON in accordance with the laws of American Samoa. POSTED: APRIL 11, 2012 thru JUNE 11, 2012 SIGNED: Taito S.B. White, Territorial Registrar Fa aaliga o le Fia Fa amauina o se Suafa Matai O le fa aaliga lenei ua faasalalauina e tusa ma le Maga o le tusi tulafono a Amerika Samoa, e pei ona suia, ona o le talosaga ua faaulufaleina mai i le Ofisa o le Resitara o Amerika Samoa, mo le fia faamauina o le suafa matai o ATUATASI o le nu u o FAGASA e LELEI PEAU o FAGASA faalupega o ITUAU, falelima i SASA E. Ua taliaina e le Resitara lea talosaga, faatasi ma le talosaga a le aiga faapea ma le tusi faamaonia mai matai o lea nu u, ma ua i ai nei i teuga pepa a lea ofisa. A i ai se tasi e faafinagaloina, ia faaulufaleina sana talosaga tete e, po o sana faalavelave tusitu sia i le Ofisa o Resitara i totonu o aso e 60 mai le aso na faalauiloa ai lenei fa aaliga. Afai o lea leai se talosaga tete e, po o se faalavelave foi e faaulufaleina mai i aso e 60 e pei ona taua i luga, o lea faamauina loa lea suafa matai i le igoa o LELEI PEAU e tusa ai ma aiaiga o le tulafono a Amerika Samoa.04/13 & 05/14/12 Talofa Video KOREAN, FILIPINO, MEXICAN DRAMA SERIES NOW FOR RENT NEW RELEASES: R.I.P.D The Internship Monster University Conjuring Pavaiai Nuuuli Fagatogo From 6:30pm - 11:00pm ENTERTAINMENT By DJ Smooth... With Dancing & Karaoke Reservations strongly recommended!! Call us at [email protected]

4 Page 4 samoa news, Saturday, October 26, 2013 It s all downhill from Here! Howdy to friends & fans of the Hawk on this fine Saturday morning in Wonderland. Here we go with another Gut Wrenching episode of yours truly; The Hawk. Like it or not, those who are able to read this week s issue of the Samoa News, and of course Hawkeye, have definitely made it over the hump known as another week in history. The week also joins The Past in that it is all behind us, and like it or not, we must accept it for what it is! History is an unlimited measurement of the past. Once something slips in to history, it should never be referred to as The Past. What s past is past, and that s it! No need to attempt apologies for anything in the past as it is past. The same goes for History except for the fact that we as Homo-sapiens are permitted to discuss Historical Events such as the Birth of Hawkeye. We can always cut the conversations short by saying to each other: What a bunch of bull-s#it. Hawkeye is finished with his copy of the Book by Bill ORiley; Killing Jesus. If you have not purchased a copy of this fine piece of literature, Hawkeye will recommend that you rush right out and do so- either that or order the book online from the comfort of your dwelling. While the book could be considered by members of the organized religious groups as controversial, it certainly contains its share of merits such as is required of a New York Times Best Sellers! In this era of question marks when it comes to religious history, representing doubts as to whether or not certain things actually happened, and when, Hawkeye will suggest once again a good through read of this fine book. Even though Hawkeye has finished the book, he likes to get up in the wee hours of the morning and brush through its pages just to make sure he hasn t missed anything. So, referring to aforementioned sections of this text, Hawkeye will make his copy a piece of History in The dwellings Library! Hawkeye and Sweet Leanor do possess an extensive library in their Hooch, as both are bent on improving their knowledge of both historical and recent past events. Hawkeye recalls when there were arguments in the first Baptist Church of the Delta Pennsylvania Adult Sunday school Class over the translation of the Scriptures. Hawkeye made the mistake of asking why we needed to translate something that was written in plain English! {Hawkeye was a Visitor of the Adult class while being a member of the Jr. Sunday school Class.} This was supposed to have been a big deal for a junior member to be invited to a session of the Adult Classes which often as not ended up in physical altercations of one sort or another. One day the Adult Sunday school Teacher said; ya have ta read the bible between the lines! This is how Hawkeye learned to write between the lines as in Hawkeye, Ya have got ta read between the lines for it to make any sense! Over! Hawkeye has much respect for the written word, especially if it is written by Bill ORiley! Humm. The reasoning has certainly changed since the Scriptures were handed down. Some of the scriptures were passed on orally, while other parts were written. The Dead Sea scrolls have certainly put a lot of doubts to rest as to how it actually happened. Hawkeye often wondered why he never read in the good book about Nero watching Rome Burn while he played Dueling Banjo s on the Violin! Hawkeye often wonders if Nero s Violin was a Stradivarius. This is a top of the line musical instrument. Getting back to History, the Violin that was played while the Titanic Sank is now being auctioned off and is expected to go in excess of $300,000 to $350,000. This violin has only two strings left, however this is to be considered nebulous. Bringing back History for a short story, Hawkeye has learned that the last Hymn that was actually played by the Orchestra as the Un- Sinkable Titanic went to her watery grave was: Nearer My God To Thee. Now this is History Folks! The history of the Titanic s untimely sinking rocked the world as was known to Homo-sapiens of the era. The iceberg that jumped out in front of Titanic s Bow as she ploughed her way through the cold waters of the North Atlantic in the general direction of New York Harbor caused everyone on board to have a bad hair day. This not only made news around the world, but still makes news every time the mention of Titanic escapes across the lips of scholars that have been studying the sinking of the Old Girl for the past 80 some years! Hawkeye will now attempt to get this on his bucket list: Go visit the HMS Titanic two miles straight down from where she sank! From Sweet Leanor and Hawkeye until next week, Tofa Soifua (Disclaimer~ The opinions presented in this column are not necessarily those held by Samoa News) Cars pass under a tsunami advisory following an earthquake on Route 45 in Kamaishi city, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, early Saturday, Oct. 26, The earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck early Saturday off Japan s east coast, the U.S. Geological Survey said, triggering small tsunamis but causing no apparent damage. Japan s Meteorological Agency said the quake was an aftershock of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that struck the same area in 2011, killing about 19,000 people and devastating the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant. The advisory reads: Inside Iwate prefecture tsunami advisory has been issued. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) NEWS IN BRIEF No US tsunami concern the White House to welcome after Japanese quake Halloween trick-or-treaters LOS ANGELES (AP) The National Tsunami Warning Center says there is no tsunami and other scary characters have been invited to WASHINGTON (AP) Ghosts, goblins danger for Hawaii, Alaska, British Columbia, trick or treat at the White House on Halloween. Washington, Oregon and California following The White House says President Barack a powerful earthquake off Japan s east coast. Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will The center says the evaluation is based on welcome local children and those from military families at the south side of the mansion information about the quake and historic tsunami records. The magnitude-7.3 quake struck on Thursday. Obama has opened the White at 10:10 a.m. PDT Friday, which was early Saturday morning in Tokyo. The quake occurred his nearly five years in office. House to trick-or-treaters during all but one of under the ocean off Honshu, Japan. The White House canceled the festivities last Series of earthquakes year after Superstorm Sandy devastated much LEAVES Israelis jittery of the East Coast two days before Halloween. TIBERIAS, Israel (AP) Five moderate School bus crashes into earthquakes rattled northern Israel this week, house on military base causing no major damage but prompting SAN ANTONIO (AP) Three children increased concern over the Jewish state s preparedness for a much larger disaster. after a school bus crashed into a home at a and two adults have suffered minor injuries Israel sits on the junction of the African and Texas military base. The bus was returning 25 Arabian tectonic plates, and it is prone to small children home from Fort Sam Houston Elementary School on Friday afternoon when it ran into tremors. This week s cluster registered between magnitude 3 and 4. a home in a military housing area. The military Two quakes in the 11th century caused widespread destruction, and one in 1837 estimated at Fort Sam Houston spokesman Brent Boller base is in central San Antonio. magnitude 7 killed more than 6,000 people. says two children on the bus, one child in the But we don t know yet when the next catastrophe will come, said Amotz Agnon, a pro- injured. The driver and the substitute teacher were house, the bus driver and a substitute teacher were fessor of geology and geophysics at Jerusalem s hospitalized in stable condition. Boller said the Hebrew University. injured children were also taken to hospitals, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held he did not immediately know their conditions. All a special meeting to discuss disaster preparedness and a series of radio and TV spots were indicated the brakes on the bus had failed. of the injuries were minor. Boller said the driver launched to instruct Israelis about what to do in NSA: No denial-of-service attack case of a large earthquake. WASHINGTON (AP) The National Security Agency says its website nsa.gov was inac- A government website suggested holding earthquake drills, stockpiling food and water, cessible for several hours during an update. An and preparing an emergency kit with medical internal error in the system caused the problem. supplies, flashlights and batteries. David Alosh, There had been speculation that the online site 55, called the series of quakes very scary. had been hit with a denial-of-service attack, but One area of concern is whether buildings the agency said that was not true. A denial-ofservice attack is an attempt by outsiders to make constructed before 1980 can withstand an earthquake. A big chunk of Tel Aviv has buildings a network unavailable to its intended users. from the 50s, Agnon said. 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5 samoa news, Saturday, October 26, 2013 Page 5 Be cautious when surfing the internet. You information should not be shared on- know who you are sharing it with. Ask an adult when making decisions on sharing or purchases. Ia e mataala e iai i luga o le initineti e ni taua lou avatu lea i se tasi e te le iloaina. Fesili i se tagata matua mo i le atu se e faia i luga o le initineti.

6 Page 6 samoa news, Saturday, October 26, 2013 Le Fatuga song competition officially starts on Tuesday by B. Chen, Samoa News Correspondent The Department of Youth and Women s Affairs (DYWA) will be kicking off its Youth Groups Fatuga Project Song Competition on Tuesday, Oct. 29 and it will be aired live on KVZK TV from the Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium in Utulei. The Le Fatuga Project kicked off over a month ago with a sample song competition display and several workshops conducted by selected scholars led by Pulefa asisina P. Tuiasosopo, Malaeti a Siota Malu, and Teleiai Ausage who, according to DYWA deputy director Tapumanaia Galu Satele, discussed, taught and explained the research of original compositions of Samoan songs and the Samoan language or words appropriate for original songs. The project is a collaboration between DYWA, the Humanities Council and corporate sponsor Bluesky Communications. The objective is to revisit and help our young people gain an appreciation for original Samoan songs and learn how to compose and create their own, Tapumanaia explained. There are 12 groups already registered for the singing competition and the groups will be given the chance to compose their own original songs performed by up to 15 members. Songs are limited to ten minutes and groups are only allowed to use the fala, pake (wooden drum), or Samoan selo (plastic bucket with string attached to the middle). Viewers will get a chance to watch the show and participate in the selection of the winners through Bluesky text voting. There will be three judges for this competition and they will make up 60% of the scoring, while the other 40% will come from the text votes. Our goal is to give the community a show they can enjoy and at the same time provide these youth groups a chance to utilize the knowledge they learned from our selected scholars, Tapumanaia said. Tune in Tuesday Night at 6p.m. to see the show and listen to the performances of original songs by the first four groups that will be introduced. The original songs can be based on any theme that they choose, although the theme should include advice for the youth of American Samoa. DYWA acting director Pa u Roy Ausage said the project is also an opportunity for youth to learn, know, and understand the aspects of the Samoan language and its contribution to self development. This objective aligns and supports the theme of the ASHC in the development of the individual. The participating youth groups for the Le Fatuga projects and the dates and venues of their performances are as follows: GROUP DATE LOCATION Metotisi Failolo (Aoga Aso Sa) Oct. 29, 2013 Fale Laumei Nasareta Nuuuli (Autalavou) Oct. 29, 2013 Fale Laumei CCCAS Laulii Oct. 29, 2013 Fale Laumei Fanau a Maria (FMA) Oct. 29, 2013 Fale Laumei SDA Satala (Autalavou) Nov. 05, 2013 KVZK-TV studio Metotisi Vatia Nov. 05, 2013 KVZK-TV studio Metotisi Leloaloa Nov. 05, 2013 KVZK-TV studio Bahai Faith Group Nov. 05, 2013 KVZK-TV studio Matimati mai Anamua Nov. 12, 2013 Fale Laumei YFC Afono (Youth Group) Nov. 12, 2013 Fale Laumei CCCAS Fagaalu Nov. 12, 2013 Fale Laumei SDA Aua Nov. 12, 2013 Fale Laumei Feso ota i Matua, Fanau A oga & Faia oga Vasega Pisinisi ASCC tusia: Leua Aiono Frost I le mae a ai o le Fonotele a le Matagaluega o A oga ma le lautele o le atunu u ina ia fa afo ia le tulaga o i ai a oa oga mo le fanau i a oga tulaga lua ma A oga Maualuluga a le tatou Malo, ae usuia loa le fonotaga tumu a Matua, Fanau a oga ma Faia oga a le Kosi Pisinisi a le Kolisi Tu ufa atasi i le itula e 6:00 i le afiafi, ina ia tima ia matua, i mea ua o o i ai a oa oga, mea e tatau ona nofouta i latou o lo o matau ma fa atonuina e faia oga e ao ina usita ia e latou fanau a o latou a otauina i latou i tomai fa afaipisinisi. Ia outou iloa lelei, e ese mai lava fanau ua a oa oina i kosi fa apisinisi nai lo isi fanau uma o a oa oina i matata eseese a le Kolisi Tu ufa atasi. E faia a latou toniga, e foliga mai o ni tagata o lo o faigaluega. E amata mai le ulu e o o lava i se evae, e tatau ona paleni lau taga i ia i latou i taimi uma. O se tala lea a Dr. Faofua Va apu u Fa atoafe. O le isi mea, e fa atulaga ofu e ofuina i aso ta itasi o le vaiaso, afai la e te le fiafia ona ua tele puletasi ma toniga a lau tama, fa amolemole e le o lau tama e mafua ai, o le tamau fa atulaga lea mo le tamaititi ua fia iloa ma a otauina i tomai tau faipisinisi a le ASCC. E i ai taimi e ese ai mea e aga i i ai nei fanau e a o oga ai. Ina ne i te i fo i se tina ua fa apea atu si ana tama, e momoli o ia i le Ofisa o Lafoga, ia lea ua fa ailoa atu, a o o i taimi e faila ai lafoga a le mamalu o le atunu u i le tatou Ofisa o Lafoga, e fa aaoga e i latou le fanau ua tau avea le vasega pisinisi i lea tulaga! Talu mai le tausaga e 2006, sa sainia ai le feagaiga lea ina ia fa aaoga la matou vasega latou te failaina lafoga a le mamalu lautele o le atunu u. Na fa ailoa fo i i matua, E aoga tele le iloa e le fanau e fai pisinisi o le failaina o lafoga a ana tagata faigaluega, fa atasi ai ma le aofa i o le lafoga e tipi mai le totogi o a latou tagata faigaluega. E i ai le kalapu a lea fo i vasega, peita i, e latou te le tauva i faiga siva ma Tausala a le Kolisi, po o ta aloga fo i, peita i, e i ai le latou lava Kalapu e fuafua mo isi latou galuega fa atino e maua ai le tupe ma teuina ina ia mafai ona tagolima i latou i taimi o latou malaga mo le fa alauteleina o latou tomai fa apisinisi. Na tufaina fo i faila o fanau a oga i matua, ina ia mafai ona mulimulita i e matua le taimi ua tauavea ai e latou fanau lea mataupu ma lea mataupu, ma le taimi tonu fo i e tatau ai ona mae a lana kosi ma ana a oga i le Kolisi. A misi ma le fa atulagaga le gasologa o a oga a lau fanau, fesili i ai ma fa afesili mai i matou o faia oga, e fa amautu atu ai po o sa o lana tala o fai atu ia te outou, ma le afuaga ua le uma ai lana a oga i le taimi atofa. Pe a outou va aia ua le tonu se ofu e sau ai lau tama i le a oga i so o se aso o le vaiaso a oga, fesili i ai, ae o matou, e le lae ia e matou tamaiti pisinisi le mitiafu ma le ofu vae, e la ei mama foliga mai o tagata faigaluega i le faletupe ma isi galuega fa apena i latou uma lava o i lenei kosi tau ave i le kolisi tu ufa atasi. O se toe mau na fa apupula lea a le tamaita i fa auluuulu i ai a oa oga fa apisinisi a le Kolisi Dr. Fa atoafe.

7 samoa news, Saturday, October 26, 2013 Page 7 Tafaoga i Matafaga? This undated photo shows the private tree-lined driveway near Walker Lane, in Holladay, Utah, where Mitt Romney said he is planning to build a home. His study features a book case that swivels open and leads into secret room, The Salt Lake Tribune reports, based on records it obtained. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Al Hartmann) NEWS IN BRIEF FDNY: No one injured in NYC Macy s store fire NEW YORK (AP) A two-alarm fire broke out in the basement of Macy s flagship store Friday night, sending plumes of smoke into the air and forcing shoppers and store clerks outside while firefighters brought the blaze under control. No one was injured in the fire that broke out about 8:15 p.m. at the iconic department store on 34th Street, fire department spokesman Jim Long said. The fire was extinguished in about an hour. Fire marshals are investigating the cause, Long said. Macy s spokeswoman Elina Kazan said customers were allowed back in to gather their personal belongings after the scene was cleared. Long said 25 units and 106 firefighters responded. He said sprinklers in the building kept the blaze from spreading. Witnesses told local media they saw heavy smoke on the Seventh Avenue side of the building, which covers an entire city block and has 10 ½ levels. Dozens of onlookers gathered near the store to watch the spectacle. The store, in Manhattan s Herald Square, has over 1 million square-feet of retail space. Ex-Marine sentenced to more than 5 years for fraud SAN DIEGO (AP) A former Marine has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for accepting $150,000 from military contractors while he was deployed in Iraq. U.S. District Judge Janis L. Sammartino sentenced former Staff Sgt. Gilbert Mendez on Friday in federal court in San Diego. Mendez pleaded guilty on Dec. 6, 2012, to conspiring to defraud the United States by accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments from defense contractors. The foreign contractors received millions of dollars in military contracts at Camp Fallujah, Iraq. Mendez also must pay $150,000 in restitution to the Defense Department. At least 7 hurt at Howard homecoming concert in DC WASHINGTON (AP) D.C. police say at least seven people have been injured when crowds rushed the gates during a homecoming concert at Howard University. Police spokeswoman Gwendolyn Crump says two officers were among those hurt and suffered minor injuries Friday afternoon. She says police now have the situation under control. Crump says one person had a broken leg but she did not have details about the other injuries. Fire officials say they were called to the Howard campus around 4 p.m. The university is holding an outdoor concert known as Yardfest. It is scheduled to include performances by artists including Big Sean, Juicy J and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. Continued from page 4 Newtown residents relieved by the school s demolition NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) Neighbors of the elementary school where 20 children and six adults were shot dead last year expressed relief as workers tore down parts of it on Friday. Demolition of the Sandy Hook Elementary School, which began in earnest on Thursday, is expected to take several weeks. Bill Clark, who lives across the street, said he believes it s going to take a long time for the community to heal after the December shooting massacre, committed by a gunman who had killed his mother at home before going to the school and who later killed himself as police closed in. We re a very strong community, and we re going to overcome this, Clark said. We re going to move on, and they re going to put up another beautiful school and we re going to move on. A task force of 28 Newtown elected officials voted unanimously in May to raze the school and build a new one on the property where it s located. Newtown has accepted a $50 million state grant for the project, and a new school is expected to open by December Students have been attending classes in a neighboring town. Iowa college says squirrel VANdalized prof s bicycle ESTHERVILLE, Iowa (AP) A squirrel roaming a community college in northern Iowa has become the No. 1 suspect in a vandalized bicycle incident. Officials at Iowa Lakes Community College in Estherville say the rodent chewed through two tires, a bicycle seat, a headlight and a taillight in the span of two days beginning Wednesday. The Sioux City Journal reports the bicycle owner, an associate math professor, reported the incidents to Estherville police. Another professor later came forward with a photo that shows the squirrel attacking the bike. A school spokeswoman says the photo helps solve the mystery of how the bicycle was vandalized without witnesses seeing a suspect. The professor has since parked his bicycle indoors. Police question driver on Philly museum steps PHILADELPHIA (AP) Police say they ve questioned the driver of a car seen going down the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps made famous in the movie Rocky. Videos posted online show the BMW convertible slowly making its way down the long, wide staircase at about midnight Thursday before speeding off. Photographer HughE Dillon runs the local entertainment website PhillyChitChat.com and lives nearby. He posted one of the videos online. The district attorney s office says the car caused about $8,000 in damage to the steps and (Continued on page 12) SASA E Fagasa-Fagalea BEach Alega Stream Beach Fagaitua Beach SISIFO Asili Beach Lapata iga mo Matafaga: Oketopa 23, 2013 Ofisa o le Puipuia o le Si osi omaga i Amerika Samoa (AS-EPA) NOTICE FOR SEPARATION AGREEMENT TO Members of the LEOTA Family and to all whom these present may come! NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ANDREW J. LAMOSITELE of LEONE has offered for recording in this office an instrument in writing which seeks to separate a certain structure which is or to be erected, on land AVETONU allegedly belonging to LEOTA FAMILY of the village of LEONE. Said land AVETONU is situated in or near the village of LEONE in the County of FOFO, Island of TUTUILA, American Samoa. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any interested person may object to the recording of such instrument by filing in the Territorial Registar s Office in Fagatogo, a written objection to the recording of said instrument. Any objections thereto must be filed with in 30 days from the date of posting of this notice. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that if no such objections are filed within the said 30 day period, the instrument will be recorded and shall be valid and binding on all persons. The said instrument may be examined at any time at the Territorial Registrar s Office. POSTED: OCTOBER 18, 2013 thru NOVEMBER 18, 2013 SIGNED: Taito S.B. White, Territorial Registrar FA AALIGA O LE FEAGAIGA MO SE TU U ESEINA I tagata o le aiga sa LEOTA ma i latou uma e silasila ma lauiloaina lenei fa aaliga! O le fa aaliga lenei ona o ANDREW J. LAMOSITELE o le nu u o LEONE ua ia fa aulufaleina mai i lenei ofisa se feagaiga tusitusi e fa ailoa ai se mana oga fia tu u eseina o se fale ua/po o le a, fa atuina i luga o le fanua o AVETONU e fa asino i le aiga sa LEOTA, o le nu u o LEONE. O lenei fanua e totonu pe latalata ane i le nu u o LEONE itumalo o FOFO, ile motu o TUTUILA, Amerika Samoa. O le fa aaliga fo i e fa apea, so o se tasi e iai sona aia i lenei mata upu e mafai ona fa atu i ies e ile fa amauina o lenei feagaiga pe a auina mai i le ofisa ole Resitara o le Teritori of Amerika Samo a i Fagatogo, sana fa atu ese tusitusia. O fa atu iesega uma lava e ao ona fa aulufaleina mai i toton u o aso e 30 faitauina mai i le aso na faíaalia ai lenei fa aaliga. Afai ole a leai se fa atu i esega e fa aulufaleina i totonu o aso 30 e pei ona ta ua i luga, o le a fa amauina loa lenei feagaiga e taualoaina ma a afia ai tagata uma. 10/28 & 11/08 AUTO NATION WINDSHIELD IN STOCK $ Hundreds of RADIATOR IN STOCK We carry Genuine Aftermarket and Used Parts All PPG Paints 10% OFF Auto Nation in Nu uuli next to Talofa Video

8 Page 8 samoa news, Saturday, October 26, 2013 T ALA mai brought to you by SAMOA tanoa tusitala hotel, apia, samoa Saunia: L.A.F./Naenae Productions TAUTUA SAMOA: TATAU ONA FAAMA- VAE FONOTOE MA MUAGUTUTAGATA Ua faaalia e le vaega faaupufai o le Tautua Samoa e faapea, ua tatau ona faamavae le alii sui palemia ia Fonotoe Nuafesili Pierre Lauofo ma le alii minisita lagolago ia Muagututagata Peter Ah Him mai le Palemene, ona o lo la solia o le tulafono. Ua mafua faasea a le Itu Agai i le mataupu na maua ai e leoleo le alii faipule o Muagututagata o liliu faasolitulafono (U-turn) lana taavale, o se taavale a le malo i se vaega o le taulaga i Apia. Sa masalomia e leoleo o lo o faasua ava o ia ma sa faapea ona faia suega e faamaonia ai lea tulaga, ae oo atu loa ma le alii sui palemia ma ia faatonuina le alii faipule e alu ia. Sa faafoeina foi e Fonotoe se taavale a le malo. Peitai, e leai se isi e i luga atu o le tulafono, o a Palusalue lea. Tusa lava po o le sui palemia po o se minisita lagolago! Na momoli le faamalo a le sui taitai o le Itu Agai, le afioga A eau Peni Leavai, i leoleo mo le faatinoina o a latou tiute. Peitai na ia fesiligia pe aisea na le molia ai le alii faipule. ONO MOLIA E LE KOMISI SUESUE NISI LEOLEO Ua faamautu mai e le komisi suesue o lo o gafa ma le suesueina o tuuaiga o solitulafono faasaga i le alii komesina, le susuga Lilomaiava Fou Taioalo ma le pule o le falepuipui, le susuga Sala Uili Seaga Lafaele, le ono faaopopoina ai lea o nisi moliaga i nisi o alii leoleo ao faagasolo ai pea a latou suesuega. O nei moliaga fou e mafua mai i le maea ai o le suesueina o nisi o alii ma tamaitai pagota sa mafai ona faatalanoaina i lea suesuega. O nisi o tuuaiga faasaga i nei alii ma tamaitai leoleo e aofia ai faigaaiga i le va o alii leoleo ma tamaitai pagota na iu ina ma ito ai nisi o tamaitai pagota, o faigaaiga i le va o tamaitai leoleo ma tamaitai pagota, ma le faaaogaina e leoleo o taumafataga mai aiga o pagota sa asi ai pagota ma na faaalia i se pepa o faamatalaga mai le komisi suesue, ua mafai nei e le komisi ona tuufaatasia ni moliaga e molia ai nisi o alii leoleo ua alaia e o latou igoa i molimau a pagota e uiga i lenei lava mataupu. FONOTAGA MO LE FAATUINA O SE OFISA FAAASU A NIU SILA I SAMOA O le a talimalo Samoa i se fonotaga taua i le masina fou e faatalanoa ai auala e faaleleia atili ai le auaunaga a le Ofisa Faaasu po o le Quarantine. O lo o i Samoa i le taimi nei le Komesina o Fefaatauaiga a Samoa i Niu Sila, le susuga Fonoti Dr. Fuatai e faasauni lea fonotaga. Na faaalia e Fonoti, e taua tele le faatalatalanoa lelei o lea mataupu ma sui o le Ofisa o Faatoaga ma Faigafaiva mai Niu Sila, ona o le tele o oloa mai Samoa o lo o auina atu i Niu Sila, e tele lava ina toe maimau ona ua le taliaina aua ua le ausia taiala ma faiga faavae a lea ofisa a le malo Niu Sila. Ua uunaia malosi e Fonoti le fausiaina o se ofisa tutotonu o le Vaega Faaasu a Niu Sila i totonu o Samoa, e foia ai lea faafitauli o le le taliaina o le tele o oloa tau fua o faaeleeleaga e auina atu i Niu Sila. Fai mai a ia, o le i ai o se Ofisa Faaasu a Niu Sila i Samoa nei, o le a mafai ai ona muai siaki nei oloa ae lei auina atu i Niu Sila i vaalele po o vaa oloa. FAAUU SE ISI TAMAITAI LOIA FOU E 21 tausaga o se tamaitai ua aloaia nei le avea ma loia i totonu o le atunuu. O ia lea o Taaitulagi Tuioti mai Lelata ma ua aloaia nei o ia e galue faaloia i totonu o le atunuu ina ua talia aloaiai se sauniga faapitoa na faatautaia i le taeao o le aso Faraile. Na faatumulia le Maota Faamasino i Mulinuu i aiga ma uo a lenei tamaitai sa molimauina le faatautoina o ia i luma o lana afioga ia Faamasino Lesatele Rapi Vaai. E fa tausaga na aotauina ai o ia i le aoga faaloia a le Iunivesete o le Pasefika i Saute i Vanuatu ma ua pasi foi lana suega ulufale e mafai ai ona galue o ia i le galuega faaloia i Samoa nei. O le tamaitai loia fou o Taaitulagi Tuioti sa aoaoina i le Kolisi o Samoa ma faauu mai le Iunivesete Aoao o Samoa ma maua ai lona avanoa faasikolasipi e aoga ai faaloia ai i Vanuatu. AMATA LE TAAMILOSAGA TAITOAFITU A SAMOA O le aso Toonai ananafi na amatalia ai le taamilosaga lakapi taitoafitu a Iuni Lakapi a Samoa lea o lo o galulue vaavaalua ai ma le Ofisa o Tupe Faavaomalo, le SIFA. O lea taamilosaga ua faaigoaina o le SIFA National Sevens Circuit 2013 ma e ono vaiaso o le a faagasolo ai mai le aso 26 o Oketopa seia oo i le aso 30 o Novema. E 48 au mai kalapu eseese mai Upolu ma Savaii o le a tausinio ai ma o le a faapea foi ona mataitu e le faiaoga o le aufili taitoafitu a le Manu Samoa, le susuga Viliamu Punivalu ni tama taaalo e maoa e le latou taumafai e faaleoleo mo le au taitoafitu a le atunuu lea o lo o sauniuni mo le isi vae o le taamilosaga taitoafitu a le IRB i Dubai. C Y M K C M Y K On Wednesday, October 23, 2013 the Flaming Sword of Samoa presented a wonderful showcase of talent with fire-knife dancers of all ages taking the stage at Tafuna High School gymnasium. According to organizers, the purpose of the show, as well as goal of the Flaming Sword of Samoa group, is to promote the art of fire-knife dancing here in the territory, where it all began. It was the artistry of HC Olo Letuli, who first added flames to the knife dance, and it was he who left a rich legacy of Polynesian entertainment which was taken up by members of his family, including several of his children and grandchildren, nieces and nephews. The evening s entertainment included a performance by 5th grader, Dayton Solitamali i Iaulualo from Hawai i, the 2013 World Junior Fire Knife Dance Champion, along with several other outstanding dancers. The evening s entertainment, which was free and open to the public, included a siva Samoa by the ASCC Samoan Club. The event was proudly sponsored and supported by the American Samoa Visitors Bureau and Pacific Energy, Ltd. along with the Flaming Sword of Samoa and Toa o le Afi groups. The event successfully recruited more dancers, who were able to register at the front desk to join the Flaming Sword of Samoa & Toa O Le Afi schools, where they are offered free lessons by these organizations to keep the exciting art alive. [courtesy photo]

9 samoa news, Saturday, October 26, 2013 Page 9 C Y C Y M K M K TUALAUTA DISTRICT Your representative at work! Paid for by the Legislative Office of Rep. Vui Florence Saulo Phone: , [email protected] Faipule pushes for paved road connecting Tafuna & Malaeimi Cites road congestion and access to tsunami free zones Joyetter Feagaimaali i-luamanu, Samoa News Reporter Tualauta Faipule Florence Vaili Saulo is appealing to Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga, to direct his attention to the recent passage of a House Resolution requesting his assistance in moving forward with plans to pave and seal the road connecting Tafuna and Malaeimi. Her letter cites traffic congestion and better tsunami free-zone access as two of the main reasons for paving the connecting road, as well as providing a much appreciated sigh of relief to the commuting public. Saulo s recent letter pointed out that the introduction and passage of the important Resolution is another example of progress and the many good things that branches of Government can accomplish when working together. She further noted that the Lolo and Lemanu administration has taken a giant leap with the immediate improvement of the existing infrastructure. In less than a year, a significant portion of our highways have been improved and upgraded, with more work still to come, she stated, adding that in that same spirit of improving our island roads the resolution was introduced. The resolution, according to the faipule, states that a significant number of Tualauta residents from the villages west of Malaeimi use the Malaeimi public highway every morning to transport their school children to the various schools in the Tafuna/Ottoville area. These parents have to encircle the Nu uuli/tafuna vicinity by going through the Airport road intersection, turning into Tafuna and again through the Faga ima and Fonoti intersection in order to reach Kanana Fou, and the Catholic schools at Fatu o Aiga. It is the same for our residents who are employed by the many businesses located in that same area, she wrote. (Continued on page 14) E te fia Poka? Tusia: Toleafoa Haserota Auvaa O LE PETI I LE VAAI Oo le tamaloa o Vao i Amerika, ona alu lea ua matamata i tuuga solofanua,ae tau atu ai lana vaai ia Patele, lea o lo o ia faamanuia mai le isi solofanua o le a alu i le isi tuuga, ae emo ane le tuuga ua mua le solofanua lea. Savalivali atu Vao ua matamata i le isi tuuga o le a sosoo ai, ae toe tau atu ai foi lana vaai ia Patele, o lo o ia faamanuia foi i le isi solofanua, ona tamo e atu ai loa lea o Vao ua fai lana peti i le solofanua lea, ae te i fo i ua uma le tuuga ae mua fo i le solofanua lea, ona faapea lea o Vao, Faafetai sole o le a tele nei tupe ua maua, faapea le mafaufau a le tamaloa, e vaai mai Fiaati ma tamaiti ua alu atu ma se taavale fou lava!! Ua oo nei i le toe tuuga mulimuli lava o le aso, alu loa le tama o Vao ma tilotilo i le Patele o faamanuia mai i le solofanua lena No. 5, ia topetope loa ma fai lana peti i le solofanua No. 5 ua faaalu uma ai le $21, i maua i tuuga muamua. Ae sau le tuuga e mulimuli mai lava le solofanua i tua, ua ita nei le tamaloa o Vao i le Patele, alu loa su e le Patele, na fetaui tu tu Vao ma Patele fai loa i ai, Sole ua e faamanuia faamanuia i le solofanua No. 5, ae lea ua muli..o le a le mea ua tupu!!!!. Fai atu Patele, Oute lei faamanuia i le No 5, ma ou otegiaina, malosi le tumumu soo mai ia te a u, i le fia mua i le aso atoa ae le iloa foi o ia lea na ou faamanuia faalua i ai i le vaiaso lea ua te a. Fai atu loa le tamaloa o Vao, O le a lau tala na fai i ai?. fai mai loa le Patele, Vaai mai la oe, aua e te mana o i le mua i tuuga uma, soia le tomumu so o ae le mafaufua muamua na e mua faalua nei i le vaiaso lea ua te a. Toe tasi so u mauaina o sou tomumu ona ou le toe faamanuia lea ia oe fai faalelei.!!!!! fai mai loa le solofanua, IA I AM..SORRY ALII..REVERENDDDDD.!!!!. O LE TOALUA LELEI I totonu o se faletolegi ma te i lava ua tatagi le telefoni tago atu loa i ai le tama o Vao, Hello?. Honey o au. fai atu loa le tamaloa, O i sugar..ua a mai.? e i ai se mea na e vili mai ai?. fai mai le fafine, O i lea ua ou vaai i le ofu lea na ou fai atu ai ia oe? fai mai le tamaloa, E fia le tau?. fai mai le fafine, E $1, !!!!. 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10 Page 10 samoa news, Saturday, October 26, 2013 Tulimanu o le FA aolataga (Esera 10:1-14, Ioane 8:31-37.) O LE FANAU O LE MALAMALAMA E SAOLOTO IA KERISO. Ona fetalai atu lea o Iesu i le tagata Iutaia, e uiga e faia e pei o le tumau pea i le usita i i lana ao aoga e avea i latou e fai ma ona so o, ae fai mai le au Iutaia, O i matou o le fanau o Aperaamo e le fai lava e i matou ma pologa o se tasi, pe faapefea ona e fai mai ai, E tuu sa oloto outou?. E fai mai e a..o latou o le fanau a Aperaamo? e le mafai lava ona ola pologa se tasi pe fai mai, e tuusa oloto outou?. Sa nofo pologa nei lava i Aikupito i tausaga e 450 i le nuu sa tupuga mai ai i tausaga e tele, ona tuu mai lea e le Farao e o, ma taunuu mai i le Kanana sa nonofo fo i i tausaga e tele, totama i foi le Atua i ai ona faatafea lea i Papelonia e tausaga e 70. Ona toe o mai foi lea ae malosi mai le Malo o Roma, le malo lea sa pulea foi le lalolagi e tuasaga e tele, lea na maliu le tatou Faaola o le Malo lava Roma lea e pulea le lalolagi. E le i fetalai atu Iesu i le motu o tagata Iutaia na i ai, E moni, e moni, oute te fai atu ia te outou, a se faia le agasala, o le pologa lea i le agasala. O le pologa foi, e le tumau pea ia i le aiga, a o le atalii e tumau pea ia. Le pologa lava lea e tuumuli so o ai le nuu i le sa olotoga ma alai foi ona faatafea i Papelonia ona o le tele o agasala, lea foi ua pologa i le Malo o Roma, ona le le mautu o Iutaia. Fai mai le Tusi a 1 Ioane 1:9, A e afai tatou te ta u atu a tatou agasala, ma faamaoni o ia, ma le amiotonu e faamagalo ai o tatou agasala, ma faamama mai ia tatou i amioletonu uma lava. O tagata Iutaia ia, faapea lava latou ia ai o tagata e tupuga mai le gafa o Aperaamo ona ola ai lea, e le i fetalai atu Iesu e amio faa Aperaamo pei ona fetalai atu i ai Iesu, Afai o le fanau outou a Aperaamo poo ua outou faia e outou o le amio a Aperaamo, a ua outou fia fasioti iate au le tagata ua tautala atu ia te outou i le upu moni, sa ou faalogo ai mai i le Atua, e lei faia lea e Aperaamo. Ua faia lava e outou amio a le outou tama. O le Fanau o le malamalama e saoloto ia Keriso o le aano moni o le fetalaiga a Iesu e le o fia iloa e Iesu poo fea e te sau ai, poo o oe o se aloalii poo o se tagata lautele, poo o se tagata le aloaia, a o le tagata e faia le finagalo o lona Tama ma usita i i le sa olotoga, le tagata lena e mana o i ai Iesu. Se i e faafofoga foi i le fetalaiga a Iesu, Ua ou iloa o le fanau outou a Aperaamo, a ua outou fia fasioti ia te a u, aua ua le ofi la u upu i totonu ia te outou. aua ua leai se vaipanoa i o latou mafaufau e ofi atu ai se tala sa o, se tala o le sa olotoga. I le Roma 6:23, Aua o le oti, o le totogi lea o le agasala, a o le ola e faavavau, o le mea foaifuaina mai lea e le Atua, i lo tatou Alii o Keriso Iesu. I le tusi o le Feagaiga tuai, o le tusi e sefulu lima (15) o le Feagaiga tuai, o le tusi a Esera, o le faitaulaga e faaigoaina o le fesoasaoni e tofia e le tupu a Peresia e toe ave tagata Iutaia e toe fai le pa, ma le Malumalu i Ierusalema, le mea na faatonuina ai e le Atua le tupu a Peresia ni ala i lana miti. O i latou foi na tautino lava i luma o Esera le osi taulaga, ua fai atu, O outou na ua agasala outou, ina ua outou fai ava i fafine o nu u ese e faaopoopo ai i le agasala a Isaraelu. O lenei ia ta uta u atu o outou agasala i le Alii le Atua lo outou tama, ma ia outou vavae ese i tagata o le nuu, ma fafine ese. Faatoa malamalama iina le nuu o Iuta, e le ave mea e ese ma tagata ese i le taimi lea o le toe fauina le Malumalu a le Atua aisea? (1) Aua le ave atua e fai fo i ma faatilauli i a latou tagata, o ava ese. (2) E le usitai le finagalo o le Atua. E le o mea e fai mo ni tagata o le lalolagi nei, ae fai mo le Alii o Iesu Keriso, lea na talanoa mai ai le Roma 5:20, Na faaopoopoina foi le tulafono ina ia faatele ai le agasala, peitai ua silisili lava le alofa tunoa, ina o faateleina le agasala. Le alofa lena o le tatou Alii, le alofa saili pea o le Alii ia i tatou, ma o tatou ma tatou agasala lea o le tu itu i mai e tatala atu, a tatou agaga e faasaoina ma faaolaina e sa oloto ai i le malamalama o Keriso, o le moni o i tatou O LE FANAU O LE MALAMALAMA E SAOLOTO IA KERISO. Amene. O KATI LE LEOLEO NANA [Sosoo ane loa lau faitau i le tatou tala faasolo mo lenei vaiaso, lea na gata mai i le vaiaso na tea nei i le taimi lea ua maea ai ona loka e Kati lima o le fafine lea sa talanoa ma le isi alii faipisinisi.] Na ona maea lava ona loka e Kati o lima a le fafine faipisinisi lea sa eva ma le isi alii faipisinisi i totonu o le Pa pia, tago loa lea o le tama ua taitai i lana taavale, ma la aga i atu loa i le Ofisa o leoleo mo isi suesuega, ae o le taimi lea e lei leva ona taunuu leoleo na muamua o e momoli le alii faipisinisi lea sa loka faatasi mai ma le maula lea i totonu o le Pa pia. E pisi Kati ma ana leoleo e ta loka taitai o le au faatupu faalavelave, ae o le taimi lea, o lo o vevela ai se fonotaga i totonu o se tasi o aai tele i Italia, lea ua taupulepule ai i latou o lo o faauluulu i ai vaega faatupu faalavelave ina ia osofaia ma faaumatia le alii leoleonana o Kati, manu e lei uma ona ia ta lokaina tagata o le latou vaega. O le mailei lea ua sauni le vaega faatupu faalavelave e faatula i, o le tofia lea o se tasi o a latou tama ita i lalelei mai se tasi o fale aiga o lo o faafoe e le au faatupu faalavelave na te taumafai e faatosina atu Kati ina ia avea ma ana paaga, ae maua ai loa ma le avanoa latou te fasioti ai o ia. Ua maea ona faatonu e ta ita i o le au faatupu faalavelave le tamaitai ina ia onosa i i le umi lea o le a ia taumafai ai e mailei atu Kati, ina ne i avea lona taumafai e faanatinati ana gaioiga ma itu e mateia O se tasi lenei o tala ofoofogia e pei ona talitonu i ai Faleupolu, i le auala na maua ai le matupalapala o Misa ma Aiono i soo se mea fai i le loaloa o le atu Samoa, ona o le latou feiloaiga ma le tamaitai, poo le Tupu Tafa ifa o Samoa, le tamaitai o Nafua. Fai mai le tala, o le feiloaiga lenei na amata ina ua tuu atu e le tamaitai lana palo poo lana tupua i le aualii lenei o Misa ma Aiono e amata ai le latou feiloaiga, ma o taimi ia o loo tau saili ai se malo o Samoa, ae o loo avea le tamaitai o Nafua ma Tupu Tafa ifa i ia ona po, ma o le pogai lea o le saili malo i ai o Misa ma Aiono, ma o le mau la lenei faa faleupolu e tusa ai o lenei feiloaiga. O totonu o le nuu o Tufutafoe i le motu o Savaii, o loo i ai le vai lea e taua o le Vai o Nafanua lea o loo faaigoaina o le Fusi Potopoto poo le Vai a Nafanua. Fai mai o iina na feiloai ai Misa ma Aiono ma le tamaitai o Nafanua. Fai mai o le aano o le malaga a Misa ma Aiono, o le la sailiga malo ia Nafanua peitai e taunuu atu le malaga a alii, o loo faamalu le tamaitai. Fai mai e lei toe faatali Misa ma Aiono ina ua la tau atu i le tamaitai o loo faamalu mai i lona vai, lea ua avea nei o se tasi o Vavau iloga o Samoa i le motu o Salafai, ae ua la faailoa atu i ai le auala o le la savali, aemaise ai o le faanaunauga ina ia maua se ao mo Samoa. Ua maea ona faailoa e Misa ma Aiono le la savali i le tamaitai ona faapea mai lea o le tamaitai, Ua lelei o le mea sili ua ou maua atu le auga o le ai e Kati le tupua o lo o ia taumafai e togi atu. O se tasi o tama i aai i totonu o le malo o Italia e pito sili ona tele ai tagata e faatinoina solitulafono mamafa ma le matuia, o iina lea ua tofia Kati e le Amapasa o le malo e galue ai, o iina tonu fo i lea o lo o i ai le fale aiga lea ua tapena e le au faatupu faalavelave latou te osofaia ai le alii Leoleonana numera tasi o le malo ina ia fasiotia ai. Ua tuana i le faalavelave na susunuina ai le tama i fale aiga kofe lea sa masani ona fiafia Kati e alu ma malolo ai, lea fo i na mafua ai ona la masani ma le tamaitai pule, mulimuli ane avea ma ana paaga mo se taimi umi, ae na maliu ina ua osofa i e le au faatupu faalavelave lana fale aiga, ona o taumafaiga lava e fasiotia Kati, lea fo i la ua toe aga i atu le tama i se tasi o tama i fale aiga i luga tonu lava o le magafa, e fai ma nofoaga e koma ma malolo i ai. O le taimi muamua lava na ulufale ai Kati i le fale aiga lea, sa ese ana teuga sa faia, o le mafuaaga lena na faigata ai ona iloa o ia e le tamaitai lea ua sauni e mailei o ia, e eseese mamao lava teuga a Kati lea ua sikaili atu ai, ese ma foliga o lo o i luga o le ata lea ua fealua i ma le tama ita i lea. Lau susuga, e mana omia se ipu kofe po o se vaiinu e faatalitali ai le okaina o lau meaai,? o le fesili lea a le tamaitai faigaluega ia Kati, ae sa tali atu le tama e aumai sana ipu kofe, ona punou lea i lalo ma aumai nusipepa o lo o i totonu o lana ato, ua fofola i luga o le laulau ma faitau loa. POLOGA I LE ALOFA [E toe faatalofa atu i le mamalu o le au faitau i lenei taeao, malo le soifua maua malo foi le onosa i, ae alo mai loa o le toe sosooina lenei o le tatou tala faasolo lea na gata mai i le vaiaso na te a nei i le taimi lea na tamo e atu ai se tamaititi ma valaau leotele atu ia Lisati i le fale o lo o fai ai le taaloga Bingo, o lo o mana o Lasela ia te ia e alu atu.] E a lau kala, o ai,? o le fesili toe tuli tatao atu lea a Lisati i le feau na alu atu ma Siaosi, le atali i o le tuagane a lona tina. O Lasela la le ku ku mai i luma o le auala fai mai pe mafai ga e alu aku, o le talanoa lemu atu lea a Siaosi ao savali atu i le faleoo pito i tua lea o lo o nofonofo mai ai Lisati ma isi tama o lana tupulaga. Sole, vaai aku ua maguia lou po alii Saki, o lou alu loa e vaai le olomakua pe i ai se mea o lo o maga o mai ai ia oe, o tala ula ia a le au alii ia o lo o eva ma Lisati i tua o le tama i Faleoo lea e pito i tua o le Faletele o lo o fai ai le Bingo. E lei tali Lisati i le feau na alu atu ma Siaosi, pe tali fo i i ulaga a lana tupulaga, ae ua na o le ata e e o le tamaititi i luga e foliga mai e malie i lana faalogo fika a lana tupulaga, ae o le taimi lea, ua pei le tamaitai o Lasela o se Tanifa feau o le vaomatua, ona o lea ua nofonofo mai i le pogisa ma lamalama solo le mea e alu i ai Lisati. Osi!, Osi!, o le valaau tau le lagona lea a Lasela i le tamaititi o Siaosi lea na alu muamua ma le feau ia Lisati, Sau fo i la, na lagona e Siaosi o Lasela lea fo i ua toe valaau atu ia te ia, ona tu lea o le tamaititi ma toe savali atu i le mea pogisa lea e tutu atu ai le tamaitai, O le a se kala a Lisaki i le feau ga e alu aku ai,? o le fesili fia iloa lea a Lasela, E leai saga kala ga o le aka lava i kala ula a le au alii lae lakou te eva i le Faleo o, o le tali lea a Siaosi ma tu mamao mai lava i le isi itu o le auala, O ai le au alii, se soso mai i i ge i ke i ua iloa mai oe e se isi oga fesili lea po o ai lea lua ke kalagoa, o ai le au alii la e eva ma Lisaki,? o le isi lea fesili fia iloa a Lasela, ae na tali Siaosi, O Losi, Pega ma le isi uso o le masaga la e igu koko Samoa i kua o le faleoo ma musika ai. Na lilo i le mafaufau o Lasela, o le feau lea na alu atu muamua ma Siaosi ia Lisati, o le taimi lava na valaau atu ai Siaosi ia Lisati, o le taimi foi lea na o o ai le tala lea i taliga o le tina a Lisati o lo o i totonu o le Bingo. Na faataga savali le fafine o Nema i tua o le fale taele, ma taamilo ane ai i le isi itu o le auala ma savali atu loa i le tulimanu pogisa lea na ta u atu e le tagata ia te ia o lo o nofonofo mai ai Lasela ma avatu ana feau ia Lisati. Si aula, o le a lau feau e ke maga o ai fua ia Lisaki ae ua e le alu oe e vaai lou koalua koeaiga leoleopo,? o le fesili lea a Nema na te i ai Lasela ma ia iloa ai, o le tina o Lisati lea ua talanoa atu ia te ia. Na ona faasaga atu lava o Lasela i tua sasau atu loa ma lana ta i le tagata o lo o talanoa atu ia te ia, i le faamalu o lo o uu i lona lima. Tala i Vavau o Samoa VAI A NAFANUA lua savali, ae o mai sei o tatou tauva poo ai e umi le taimi e nofo ai i lalo o le vai, sa usitaia e Misa ma Aiono le talosaga a le tamaitai ma ua faapea loa ona latou tauva maulu. Fai mai le tala, ua amata le tauvaga maulu a alii nei ma le tamaitai, ma ua agai atu i le faliu o le la i lona nofoaga, o loo faia pea. O le mea ua tupu, ua amata ona le tau le totofu Misa ma Aiono ona ua la lagonaina le vaivai o la tino. Ua iloa e le tamaitai le mea ua tupu, ona ia fesili lea i alii, pe i ai se mea ua tupu ua mafua ai ona la le toe totofu. (Faaauau itulau 14)

11 samoa news, Saturday, October 26, 2013 Page 11 TALIA FA AMASI- NOGA TALOSAGA A SE TAMA MATUA tusia Ausage Fausia O le tama matua lea na ta usala e le faamasinoga i le moliaga o le faaoolima i le tulaga lua, ona o le faalavelave lea na ia sasa ai le ulu o se tamaititi e 17 tausaga le matua i se fasi paipa uga (PVC), ina ua fasi e le alii lea lona atalii e 14 tausaga, ua magalo i tua ina ua talia e le faamasinoga maualuga lana talosaga, o ia ua fia fo i i lona aiga. Ae ui ua talia e le fa amasinoga le talosaga a le susuga a Fa asega Moananu, peitai e i ai tuutuuga ua tuuina atu na te tausia, ina ia mautinoa ai na te le toe solia se isi tulafono a le malo a o nofovaavaaia o ia mo le 5 tausaga. O ni isi o ia tuutuuga e aofia ai le auai i ni aoaoga faa faufautua e fesoasoani ai i le faafitauli o le loto ita o lo o aafia ai o ia; asiasi i le Ofisa Nofovaavaaia i masina ta itasi, faapea ai ma lona totogiina o le pili o le falema i e $222, mo le totogi o togafitiga sa faia i le tamaititi sa ia sasa i le fasi paipa. Na umi se taimi na faaalu e Moananu e faaleo ai lana faatoesega i luma o le fa amasinoga, e tusa ai o lana solitulafono sa fai. E le gata na tautino le ua molia ua lagona lona salamo moni e tusa ai o lana solitulafono sa fai, ae sa ia siitia mai fo i ni mau mai le Tusi Paia e lagolago atili ai lana fa amatalaga, o ia ua salamo moni i luma o le Atua, ma ua ia lagona fo i le sese o lana solitulafono. Na taua e Moananu e faapea, o le gaioiga sa ia faia i le alii na aafia, e le o se mea sa ia mafaufauina, ae talu ai ua maua o ia e le tiapolo, ma mafua ai loa ona tula i mai le faalavelave e pei ona nofosala ai i le falepuipui. E le gata na faatoese le ua molia i le tamaititi na aafia ma lona tina ina ia faamagalo o ia, ae sa ia faatoese fo i i lona to alua, o lana fanau ma le aiga atoa ina ia faamagalo o ia. I le avea ai o ia o le ta ita i i lona aiga aemaise ai lona umia o le tofiga Toeaina i lana Ekalesia, na talosaga ai Moananu i le faamasinoga mo se avanoa e toe atu ai e faaauau lana tausiga i lona aiga ma lana Ekalesia, faatasi ai ma lana ta utinoga, e le toe tula i i luma o le fa amasinoga i se isi solitulafono faapenei i le lumana i. I le molimau a lona faletua, sa ia talosagaina ai le fa amasinoga mo se avanoa e toe fo i atu ai le tama i tua latou te mafuta, faatasi ai ma lana ta utinoga, o lo o ia te ia le loto tele, e fesoasoani le Tama o i lagi i le finagalo o le Fa amasino Sili, ina ia toe tatala atu i tua lona to alua, ma o lea molimau na sa o ma faamaoni, ina ua finagalo alii faamasino e tatala Moananu i tua i le aso ananafi. Na taua e le loia a Moananu o Michael White, lona talitonuina o faamatalaga uma a le ua molia, e le gata ua salamo moni ae ua ia lagona fo i le sese o lana solitulafono sa faia. Fai mai White, e le i mafaufau Moananu e faatino le solitulafono e pei ona manu a ai le alii o Johnny Banse, ae ona ua sese lana filifiliga atoa ai ma lona naunau e puipui lona atalii, o le mafuaaga lea ua ia soli ai le tulafono. Na talosaga White i le faamasinoga ina ia nofovaavaaia le ua molia, ma ia lava masina e fa ua maea ona ia tuliina e fai ma ana faasalaga i lenei mataupu, peitai o lea talosaga na tete e i ai le loia a le malo ia Tony Graf. Fai mai Graf, talu ai le matuia o le gaioiga sa faia e Moananu e ala i lona titino faatolu o le ua o le tamaititi na aafia, atoa ai ma lona sasa o lona ulu i le paipa, a o taumafai le tamaititi e faatoese atu ia te ia, ua ia manatu ai, e tatau ona loka o ia mo le tausaga atoa. Na fesili Kruse ia Graf po o lava potu i le toese i Tafuna e loka ai Moananu ae na tali le alii loia, atonu o lo o i ai ni avanoa i le toese i Tafuna. Na toe fesili Kruse ia Graf po o ia manatu alofa i tulaga faaletonu o le tamaoaiga o le malo o lo o i ai, ae na toe tali Graf, ioe lau afioga. E 5 tausaga na manatu le faamasinoga e faasala ai Moananu i le toese, peitai o le a faamalumalu lona tuliina o lea faasalaga, ae nofovaavaaia o ia mo le 5 tausaga i lalo o poloaiga e ao ona usita i i ai. O se tasi o ia poloaiga, o lona tuliina lea o masina e 20 i le toese i Tafuna, peitai o le a taofi le faataunuuina o lea poloaiga, ae ua lava masina e fa e loka ai o ia, o le umi fo i lea e o o mai i le aso ananafi ua uma ona tuli e le ua molia i le toese, lona uiga ua magalo o ia. O le fautuaga mulimuli na tuu atu e le faamasinoga ia Moananu, afai e toe manumalo le tiapolo ia te ia i se isi taimi ma ia toe soli ai le tulafono, o le a loka sa o loa o ia mo le umi e lima tausaga. Feso ota i mai i le tusitala ia [email protected] In this June 2013 photo provided by Island Conservation, scientist Coral Wolf walks along Hawadax Island, Alaska. Five years after an effort to eradicate rats from the remote Alaskan island, conservationists and federal wildlife officials are reporting success. They say the island, once known as Rat Island because of its infestation of rats, is now teeming with birds, whose songs and noises replace the silence that had been reported their earlier. Rat Island was officially renamed Hawadax Island, the original Aleut name for it, in (AP Photo/Island Conservation, Rory Stansbury) Development Bank of American Samoa P.O. BOX 9 PAGO PAGO, AS TEL: FAX: EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Due to the lack of applications received this ad is being re-advertised. Thank you. Position: PART TIME BUILDING INSPECTOR MANU A. Applicant must reside in Manu a and work on as needed basis and paid by project. Responsibilities: 1. Collect plot plans from loans department and undertake review and verification of such plans by site inspection to ensure compliance with loan and mortgage requirements. 2. Undertake field inspection of proposed housing sites for mortgage purposes. 3. Responsible for initial inspection by reviewing and examining blueprints and specifications submitted by customers for new houses. 4. Inspect on-going construction by taking pictures and preparing reports to be submitted for review and follow-up to Inspection Supervisor. 5. Ensure compliance with proper usage of funds and regulations governing construction. 6. Maintain daily log of construction and inspection activities. 7. Collect, organize, and maintain reference materials essential to perform inspection work. 8. Keep Management informed of inspection area activities and of any significant problems. 9. Inspect structure of existing houses to determine repair or renovation work and perform corresponding cost estimates. 10. Assume any other duties as assigned by the Loan Manager/Inspection Supervisor. QUALIFICATIONS Education/Experience: Associate Degree in Drafting or equivalent with two to five (2-5) years of relevant experience. Skills/Abilities: Good interviewing, communication, and public relations skills. Professional appearance and attitude. Thorough knowledge of building codes. Ability to operate design related computer applications, and other business equipment including calculators, typewriter, printer, and telephone. Please submit Resume to the DBAS Administration Office located on the 2nd floor of the Lumana i Building or fax to [email protected] Attention: Mary Malauulu, HR. Deadline: Friday, November 1, No phone calls, please. Thank you. Development Bank of American Samoa is an Equal Opportunity Lender, Provider and Employer

12 Page 12 samoa news, Saturday, October 26, 2013 Police chase gunman hostages across Mojave Desert Minka Ruseva, daughter of Sasha Ruseva, left, dances along with other children in a Roma neighborhood of Nikolaevo, Bulgaria, Friday, Oct. 25, Sasha Ruseva, a Bulgarian Roma woman from this town, is under investigation by Bulgarian authorities trying to find out if she is the mother of a suspected abduction victim in neighboring Greece known as Maria whose case has triggered a global search for her real parents. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) NEWS IN BRIEF prosecutors have approved a felony charge of criminal mischief against the driver. Police say they won t charge the driver until they can determine if a mechanical problem was to blame. The driver s name hasn t been released. The steps have become a popular tourist attraction since Sylvester Stallone run up them in Rocky. NYC officials: Baby, two boys die after Bronx fire NEW YORK (AP) New York police say three boys are dead after a fire broke out Friday night in a Bronx apartment building a few blocks from Yankee Stadium. Police identified the three as 5-year-old Elijah Artis, 2-year-old Jeremiah Artis, and 4-month-old Michael Turner. They were pronounced dead at a hospital. Police said a 25-year-old woman, 4-yearold girl and 4-month-old girl were treated for smoke inhalation and are in stable condition. Fire officials said the fire started in a secondfloor apartment of the six-story building. The Daily News reported witnesses seeing the children s mother leap from a window with a child in her arms. The building s owner couldn t be reached for comment. The building is about 10 blocks from the site of a 2007 fire that killed 10 people, including 8 children. Judge who changed baby s name could be disciplined NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) An East Tennessee magistrate who ordered a baby s name changed from Messiah to Martin has been charged with violating the state s Code of Judicial Conduct. Child Support Magistrate Lu Ann Ballew ordered the name change during a paternity hearing in Newport on Aug. 8. At the time, the parents were disputing the 8-month-old baby s surname. Mother, Jaleesa Martin, hoped to keep the name she had given the boy Messiah Deshawn Martin and father, Jawaan McCullough, wanted the baby to bear his last name. Ballew surprised both parents by ordering the baby s name be changed to Martin Deshawn McCullough, saying the name Messiah was not in the baby s best interest. Her written order said Messiah is a title that is held only by Jesus Christ. Labeling this child Messiah places an undue burden on him that as a human being, he cannot fulfill, the order said. That decision was overturned in Cocke County Chancery Court the following month, with the judge saying that Ballew s ruling violated the U.S. Constitution. Continued from page 7 Renewed fighting breaks out in east Congo GOMA, Congo (AP) The Congolese government and M23 rebels say that violence has resumed between the two sides in the country s volatile east. Congolese army spokesman Lt. Col. Olivier Hamuli confirmed that heavy fighting broke out Friday around 4 a.m. in Kanyamahoro. Each side accused the other of sabotaging the peace process after days of highlevel peace talks in the Ugandan capital failed to yield a breakthrough. Talks have repeatedly stalled in recent months amid sporadic clashes between Congolese forces and M23 rebels in eastern Congo. U.N. envoys have said that this time there were disagreements over amnesty, disarmament, integration and security arrangements for the M23 rebels. M23 launched its rebellion against the government last year and briefly seized the city of Goma. Report: 14 Iranian border guards killed in clashes TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iran s official news agency says armed men have killed 14 border guards in clashes near the frontier with Pakistan. IRNA said authorities were investigating to determine whether the attackers were drug smugglers or armed opposition groups, both of which have occasionally ambushed Iranian troops. The clashes took place Friday night in a mountainous region outside Saravan, a town in southeast Iran on the border with Pakistan. IRNA said five other Iranian guards were wounded in the attack. Iran lies on a major drug route between Afghanistan and Europe, as well as the Persian Gulf states. Ethnic Baluch armed groups also operate in the area. Son of SF gardener in hit and run also arrested SAN FRANCISCO (AP) The son of a San Francisco gardener accused in a fatal hit and run has himself been arrested on suspicion of hit and run. Police spokesman Albie Esparza says 19-year-old Jonathan Burnoski, the son of Thomas Burnoski, had just left his father s arraignment hearing Wednesday when the right rear side of his car made contact with a bicyclist. Esparza says the younger Burnoski continued driving and was later detained at his home. The cyclist suffered only minor cuts. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that he was booked on suspicion of hit and run but had not been charged as of Friday. He was free on $15,000 bail. The elder Burnoski is accused of running over Christine Svanemyr as she relaxed in the grass with her baby and dog. (Continued on page 15) RIDGECREST, Calif. (AP) A gunman fatally shot a woman, injured a man and then led police on a wild chase through the Mojave Desert with two hostages in his trunk on Friday before he was killed in a shootout. Sergio Munoz, 39, who has a lengthy criminal record dating back at least two decades, began his rampage before dawn when he attacked the couple at the small house where he had been staying. Later, he called an officer on his cellphone and said he wanted to deliver a package to police and kill officers but, because he would be outgunned, he would wreak havoc elsewhere, Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood said at a press conference. Police now believe the package was the hostages, Youngblood said. Nearly two hours later, a sheriff s deputy spotted Munoz s car and a pursuit began over roughly 30 miles of highway, through arid stretches of desert about 150 miles north of Los Angeles. He ran traffic off the road, firing at least 10 times at passing vehicles with a shotgun and a handgun. No motorists were hurt, Youngblood said. At one point during the chase, which lasted more than 40 minutes, Munoz pulled over and the car s trunk popped open, revealing a man and woman inside, the sheriff said. Munoz then got back in the car and sped off. At some point, Munoz told pursuing officers, I m going to shoot them, Youngblood said. In the end, Munoz pulled over again on U.S. 395, turned in his seat and began shooting into the trunk. As many as seven officers opened fire and killed him. The hostages were flown to a hospital and were listed in critical condition, but expected to survive. Authorities didn t say what triggered the rampage, but there were signs that Munoz s life had been unraveling. Ridgecrest police said Munoz had lost his job recently. The sister of the man wounded in the pre-dawn shooting said Munoz was a heroin dealer that had been staying at her brother s house for about two weeks. Dawn Meier told The Associated Press her brother, Thaddeus Meier, told her Munoz was a good friend he wanted to help out so let him crash, but that Munoz had been using and dealing black tar heroin. She had moved out of the house a week ago to join her boyfriend, who lived next door, after he insisted she get her 7-monthold son away from the drug-related traffic. Her boyfriend, Derrick Holland, said that on Thursday he heard Munoz complaining in the yard about how his life was falling apart and he was losing everything due to drugs. Early Friday morning, Munoz showed up and told Thaddeus Meier, We re going to reduce all of the snitches in town, Dawn Meier said her brother recounted from the hospital. When her brother declined, Munoz shot him at least twice, then shot and killed his girlfriend. Munoz is a felon with convictions dating back to 1994, when he was sentenced to more than two years in prison for receiving stolen property. In May, he was arrested for possessing ammunition as a felon, but the felony charge was dismissed. Munoz was most recently arrested Sunday for investigation of possessing controlled substance paraphernalia and a felony charge of possessing ammunition as a felon. Dawn Meier said police found a syringe at the home where the slaying would happen five days later. There was some information that Munoz was using Facebook during the pursuit, but it wasn t immediately clear what the postings were, Youngblood said. Investigators recovered the shotgun and a handgun. A crime scene was set up along U.S. 395 at Kramer Junction, where two police helicopters landed amid numerous law enforcement vehicles. The highway was closed from Kramer Junction for 10 miles north because of the investigation. Schools in Ridgecrest were placed on lockdown as a precaution but were later reopened. The city of about 27,000 people is adjacent to the vast Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, which sprawls over more than 1,700 square miles of desert. U.S. 395 runs through the western Mojave, below the eastern flank of the Sierra Nevada. Ridgecrest Mayor Dan Clark called the incident disturbing, especially because the small city is relatively crime free.

13 samoa news, Saturday, October 26, 2013 Page 13 AUTU LE FA AALIGA A LE AUFAI FA ATO- AGA I LE TALO MUA tusia Ausage Fausia E ui o le a tatala i soo se fua o faaeleeleaga e maua i laufanua o Amerika Samoa le fa aaliga a le Aufai Faatoaga (Farm Fair), lea ua faatulaga e faia i le faaiuga o le masina fou o Novema, peitai na taua e le Faatonusili o Fa atoaga, e autu lenei fa aaliga i le Talo mua O le Fa aaliga a le Aufai Faatoaga a Samoa na faia i le vaiaso na te a nei, lea fo i na maua le avanoa e molimauina ai e le to atele o le atunuu i ni ripoti na faasalalau tu usa o mai e le alaata a le Moana TV faapea ai ata ma ripoti na faasalalau i nusipepa ma leitio i le teritori, na mafua ai ona lagalaga finagalo o ni isi o le aufai faatoaga, i le fia malamalama lea po o ai ituaiga fua o faaeleeleaga o le a aofia i le Fa aaliga o lenei tausaga. Na taua e le tofa Lealao M. Purcell i le Samoa News ananafi e faapea, o le faaaliga a le aufai faatoaga ua faatulaga e faia i le aso Novema, 2013, o le a aofia ai soo se faatoaga o lo o toto i totonu o Amerika Samoa. O le faaaliga lenei o le a maua ai le avanoa o le aufai faatoaga e faaali ai soo se atina e o lo o latou totoina i le taimi nei, e amata mai i faatoaga, o togalaau aina, o galuega taulima a tina, atoa ai ma pa i a ma lafu manu e pei o pua a, pau le itu ia silafia e le aufai faatoaga, o le talo mua lea o lo o autu i ai le faaaliga o lenei tausaga, o le saunoaga lea a Lealao. I se fonotaga sa faia a le Ofisa o Faatoaga ma ni isi o le aufai faatoaga i le vaiaso na te a nei, sa fautuaina ai loa le aufai faatoaga ina ia amata loa ona lesitala o latou suafa ma ituaiga faaeleeleaga o le a latou tuuina atu mo le faaaliga. E ui i le laititi o eleele e mafai ona faatino ai le totoina o faatoaga i le atunuu, pe a faatusatusa ia Upolu ma Savaii i le tele o eleele laugatasi ma lafu lemu e mafai ona atina e ai faatoaga, peitai na saunoa Lealao e faapea, ua maitauina le aga i i luma o ni isi o faatoaga i le atunuu, ma o lo o taumafai foi le Ofisa e una i le aufai faatoaga ina ia faamalolosi e totogi faatoaga. Ua vaaia le lelei o ma umaga talo a le toatele o le aufai faatoaga, e le gata i Tutuila nei ae faapea foi i Manu a, ua maitauina fo i le ola lelei o le koko, atoa ai ma le tele o isi laau o lo o matou fautuaina le aufai faatoaga e toto, e pei o le Tipolo, Sasalapa, faapea ai le Fa i ma togalaau aina, o le agaga maualuga a le Ofisa, e lelei atina e nei, o le a mafai foi ona fesoasoani i le aufai faatoaga ma le atina e o le atunuu, o le saunoaga lea a Lealao. O le a toe valaaulia foi i le faaaliga o lenei tausaga le alo o Samoa ua lauiloa i le lalolagi i le kuka, le susuga ia Sam Choy, mo le aoaoina lea o auala e kuka ai taumafa eseese i fua o faaeleeleaga o lo o maua i laufanua o le atunuu. O le a tatala foi le avanoa e molimauina ai e le atunuu faaaliga i taumafa e gaosi mai i fua o faaeleeleaga o lo o maua i laufanua o le atunuu, atoa ai ma le sauni lea o le Ofisa e tuuina atu fa ailoga mo i latou o le a lautogia mo lenei faamoemoe taua. Feso ota i mai i le tusitala ia [email protected] Se vaaiga i talo a ni isi o le aufai faatoaga i Samoa sa mafai ona faaali i le Farm Fair a le aufai faatoaga i Samoa i le vaiaso na tea nei. [ata: THA] LBJ Tropical Medical Center Employment Opportunity October 21, 2013 LBJ Tropical Medical Center, a 150-bed tertiary acute care healthcare facility, is located in Americ an Samoa, the only U.S. territory south of equator, in a South Pacific tropical environment, rich in Polynesian culture, his tory & tradition, is accepting applications for the following positions: Job Title: INFECTION CONTROL PREVENTIONIST (2) (1 Part-Time & 1 Full Time, 2-year Contract Positions) Department: Quality Management/Infection Control Reports To: Director of Patient Care Quality Summary: A customer service driven clinical professional that coordinates, manages, evaluates and trains staf f in all aspects of a hospital wide Infection Prevention and Employee Health Program. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following: Monitors healthcare-associated infections Assesses infection prevention problems and makes recommendations for corrective action Prepares the agenda and record minutes of the Infection Prevention Committee Oversees the monitoring of infection prevention practices for all departments and personnel Initiates, reviews, and revises infection prevention policies and procedures Conducts outbreak investigations and initiates control measures Reports communicable diseases to the local public health as required by law Provides educational offerings for orientation and on-going annual and unit specific in-services Consults with department heads and physicians as needed to improve care Initiates follow-up on employee/patient exposures to communicable diseases and employee compliance Monitors proper use of germicides, cleaning products, antiseptics and disinfectants to use throughou t the hospital Coordinates and Evaluates patient care environment for infection prevention practices and hazards th rough participation in environmental inspections with the CEO, Quality Management, Nursing, Medical, Pharmacy, Lab, Food Se rvice, Engineering, Safety, Laundry, Housekeeping and other clinical support staff. Coordinate the Employee Health Program. Ensure all employees have their annual TB screening, physic al exams, annual flu shots, reporting and follow-up of accidental exposure incidents. Performs other duties as directed. Qualifications: Holds a current Registered Nurse license in good standing; or Certified Medical Technologist or has equivalent minimum US-based hospital clinical experience; Completion of a basic training program for Infection Prevention; Certification in Infection Prevention and an active APIC member is desired; Extensive experience in developing and implementing policies & procedures, and conducting & evaluati ng infection prevention and environmental health training for health professionals, trainers and medical and nursing faculty Ability to teach and evaluate clinical performance; Must be computer proficient in working with advanced EHR/HIS & related computer-based patient care m anagement systems, as well as MS Office software applications; Must have excellent interpersonal, communications and public relations skills; Fluency in Samoan language & culture and/or previous work experience in Polynesian culture preferred ; Must be able to work in a variety of professionally & culturally diverse situations. APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE LBJ DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE (but Resumes are prefer red). Deadline for filing applications & resumes is February 1, 2013 at 4:00 p.m., or [email protected].

14 Page 14 samoa news, Saturday, October 26, 2013 In a photo provided by the Miss Universe Organization, from left, Titi Ayenew, Miss Israel 2013; Carey Ng, Miss Malaysia 2013; Samayoa, Miss Guatemala 2013; and Vaumara Rebelo, Miss Angola 2013; wait outside the Crowne Plaza Moscow World Trade Centre, on Wednesday Oct. 23, 2013, in Moscow. They will compete for the title of Miss Universe Saturday Nov. 9, 2013, in Moscow. (AP Photo/Richard Salyer) Faipule pushes for paved road Continued from page 9 Rep Saulo said with the new road, a significant portion of the vehicles that jam the area from the Airport road intersection to Manumalo Baptist School, and sometimes to the ASCC, can be removed from that equation as they would turn off into the Kanana Fou and Fatu o Aiga area through the proposed road. She stated this would provide residents with direct access to their immediate destinations rather than having them join the traffic blockage in Nu uuli and Tafuna and it would help avoid a lot of bad mornings for members of the public. THE SAFETY FACTOR OF THE MALAEIMI CONNECTION ROAD Another issue the faipule pointed out was the public safety factor this connecting road holds. The Office of Homeland Security, TEMCO, has designated the area beginning at the Aveina Store in Nu uuli, heading westward to the ASCC as a tsunami free zone. This means that when the island is on tsunami warning, residents from the low-lying areas of Tafuna, Iliili and Nu uuli will have to evacuate to higher grounds in the Malaeimi valley or higher. The new road, once opened, would provide a more direct and shorter route for the residents of Tafuna-Faga ima, Kokoland, Ottoville and parts of Nu uuli to these tsunami free zones. Because tsunamis hit within minutes of an earthquake or natural disaster, this road literally becomes the lifeline that a lot of our residents will depend upon, and minutes can mean the difference between life and death. Saulo said this road has actually been in existence for many years, but the existing surface is made up of boulders, river rocks, and lava rocks bulging from all sides and directions; to try and dodge one means running into another; and this is not to mention the puddles and debris that collect on the roadway during and after heavy rainstorms. There is no question that we need to open this road, the faipule said, and noted she has made this road project one of her priorities with her first term, given her strong belief that it s a result that is much needed. I realize that in the past there were attempts made to open it however for one reason or another, the Government and those families whose lands are involved just could not see eye to eye on some issues. She stated that while differences can arise in such matters, especially those that obligate family lands for public use, she s also cognizant of the fact that we cannot let that become a cause for abandoning this very important project. The Government must find common ground with these families for the public good. I for one am willing to work with your Office and the various Executive agencies in order to get this project going, and therefore pledge my support. COMMUNITY BRIEFS Continued from page 3 Meanwhile, Dr. Iuvale Vimoto with the Manu a Dispensary requested that DOH and LBJ bring to the Manu a Island group the same presentation that was made during the symposium, so that residents there are also fully aware of the importance to combat NCDs. FEDERAL CASE OF NHHC PARTNERS SET FOR NEXT MONTH A status hearing is set for next month at the federal court in San Francisco in the U.S. Justice Department s case against Quin Ngoc Rudin, aka Dean Rubin, aka David Rubin, who is one of the partners of the Native Hawaiian Holding Company, which is currently in a dispute with the local government over funds awarded to the organization under the National Emergency Grant program. The status hearing was to have been held late last month, but attorneys on both side filed a joint motion for continuation which was granted by U.S. District Court Judge Jon S. Tigar. The new court hearing is set for Nov. 22, at which time a trial date will be set or a change of plea will occur, according to court records. Attorneys sought a continuance, because the parties in this case are in ongoing discussions about the the appropriate resolution of the case and the defense counsel needs additional time to revive the voluminous discovery and conduct necessary investigation. A federal indictment early this year alleged that Rudin defrauded Cisco Systems Inc. and its subsidiary Cisco Systems Capital Corporation and Altura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - through his own company called CGC Digital. Rudin, who entered a not guilty plea, is charged with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. TAMA O LE GAGANA Mai itulau 1 O le upu tofa ma le faautaga, e faasino i le finagalo o matai, o le tofa e faasino i le finagalo o le matai tamalii, ae o le faatuaga e faasino i le finagalo o le matai tulafale, ma e i ai o la sootaga ma le upu faautauta ma le upu tuaoi. Na taua e le faletua o Margret e faapea, o le tele o taimi e faalogologo ai i fono a matai o le latou nuu, e soloatoa ia te ia le faaaogaina o le upu tofa ma le faatuaga, ma o ni isi o taimi e le malamalama ai o ia i le faaaogaina, ae tago lava faaaoga i ana tautalaga ona o lea o lo o faalogo e faaaoga e le toatele o matai, peitai o lea faatoa ia malamalama e eseese auala e faaaoga i ai upu ia e lua. Na taua e ni isi o sui usufono le faamalieina o i latou i le tofa ma le faautaga sa sasaa i aso e tolu o le fonotaga, ma ua avea lea ma oso o le savaliga i le lumana i. E ui sa faasea ni isi ina ua le maua se avanoa e faasoa ai o latou finagalo i mataupu taua sa talanoaina, peitai o le latou talitonuga ua faatamaoaigaina i latou i le tele o vaega taua o le gagana sa latou faalogologo i ai. SOLOFUA TAGI A LOPA Mai itulau 14 E talitonu le itu tete e, o ni mataupu e alia e mai ona o ni faaiuga e faia e Alii ma Faipule o nuu ma afioaga, e le tatau ona tuuina atu i le faamasinoga e aumai ai se faaiuga, ae foia lava i totonu o le li o o Alii ma Faipule. Fai mai le itu tete e, e le o mafai e le itu tagi ona tuuina atu ni mau i le faamasinoga e lagolagoina ai ana tuuaiga uma ua faia faasaga ia Satele ma Tuiagamoa, e o o lava fo i i vaega tupe e pei ona ia talosagaina le faamasinoga e tatau ona totogi atu e Satele ma Tuiagamoa, ona o a afiaga sa o o ia te ia ona o lenei mataupu, sa finau le itu tete e, e leai ma ni mau e lagolagoina ai nei tuuaiga. I le faaiuga o faafinauga a le itu tete e faasaga i lenei mataupu, ua talosagaina ai e Satele ma Tuiagamoa le faamasinoga, ina ia taoto atu pea i le pulega a alii ma faipule o Vailoatai le taulimaina o lenei mataupu, aua e fofo lava e le alamea ia le alamea, o iina fo i e maua ai se tali o le mataupu a Lopa ae le o le fa amasinoga. E te fia poka? Mai itulau 9 Fai atu le tamaloa, E a la, tago loa e faatau mai?. E a e te manoa e turn in le ta ta avale?. fai atu le tamaloa, O le a la, a mafai ona sui ona e tago loa lea e sui mai, e a lena. fai mai le fafine, E $65, le tau o le Ford 350 toe manaia le ituaiga fou lea, a o lea e mafai ona turn in le taavale lea ua 3 tausaga e $20,000 value e maua ai, o la e lelei..a ea?. Fai mai le tamaloa, Ia manaia a uma loa ona fai, ona e sau ai lea e piki atu au ua e iloa baby?. ia tuu loa le telefoni i lalo, fai mai loa le fafine ua fiafia lava, Ia ua lelei alii honey I love you. valaau loa le tamaloa o Vao, O AI E ANA LE TELEFONI LEAAAAAAA?. Tala o le VAVAU Mai itulau 14 Sa tali mai Misa ma Aiono, Ioe lau afioga Nafanua, atonu ua e silafia lava, silasila foi oe, ua faliu le la i lona nofoaga, ma ua oo mai foi le vaivai o ma tino, ona e lei maua lava se faamalositino talu ona ma taunuu mai iinei. Ona faapea atu loa lea o le tamaitai o Nafanua, Ua lelei, ua ou iloa lava e lei faia se tali o le lua malaga, ae ui o lea, faita lava lua te ausulusulu mai iinei, e te lua saili i Ao o Malo, ao lenei o palapala malo. Fai mai o iina na faatoa maua ai loa le matu palapala o Misa ma Aiono i soo se mea e fai i le loaloa o le atunuu ma Satuala. NOTICE FOR SEPARATION AGREEMENT TO Members of the TILO Family and to all whom these present may come! NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that MAIMAU AUVAA of AUA has offered for recording in this office an instrument in writing which seeks to separate a certain structure which is or to be erected, on land LESOLO allegedly belonging to TILO FAMILY of the village of AUA. Said land LESOLO is situated in or near the village of AUA in the County of MAOPUTASI, Island of TUTUILA, American Samoa. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any interested person may object to the recording of such instrument by filing in the Territorial Registar s Office in Fagatogo, a written objection to the recording of said instrument. Any objections thereto must be filed with in 30 days from the date of posting of this notice. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that if no such objections are filed within the said 30 day period, the instrument will be recorded and shall be valid and binding on all persons. The said instrument may be examined at any time at the Territorial Registrar s Office. POSTED: OCTOBER 22, 2013 thru NOVEMBER 21, 2013 SIGNED: Taito S.B. White, Territorial Registrar FA AALIGA O LE FEAGAIGA MO SE TU U ESEINA I tagata o le aiga sa TILO ma i latou uma e silasila ma lauiloaina lenei fa aaliga! O le fa aaliga lenei ona o MAIMAU AUVAA o le nu u o AUA ua ia fa aulufaleina mai i lenei ofisa se feagaiga tusitusi e fa ailoa ai se mana oga fia tu u eseina o se fale ua/po o le a, fa atuina i l uga o le fanua o LESOLO e fa asino i le aiga sa TILO, o le nu u o AUA. O lenei fanua e totonu pe latalata ane i le nu u o AUA itumalo o MA OPUTASI, ile motu o TUTUILA, Amerika Samoa. O le fa aaliga fo i e fa apea, so o se tasi e iai sona aia i lenei mata upu e mafai ona fa atu i ies e ile fa amauina o lenei feagaiga pe a auina mai i le ofisa ole Resitara o le Teritori of Amerika Samo a i Fagatogo, sana fa atu ese tusitusia. O fa atu iesega uma lava e ao ona fa aulufaleina mai i toton u o aso e 30 faitauina mai i le aso na faíaalia ai lenei fa aaliga. Afai ole a leai se fa atu i esega e fa aulufaleina i totonu o aso 30 e pei ona ta ua i luga, o le a fa amauina loa lenei feagaiga e taualoaina ma a afia ai tagata uma. 10/28 & 11/08

15 NEWS IN BRIEF Ohio boy, 5, dies in hit-and-run on the way to school CLEVELAND (AP) A driver fatally struck a 5-yearold boy walking to school before dawn Friday and drove off, police said in making an appeal for any eyewitness tips. Israel Thornton was hit Friday around 7:15 a.m. and died at MetroHealth Medical Center. Cleveland police said the motorist left the scene, just north of the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, driving a vehicle believed to be a lightcolored SUV or van. The license plate is not known. Police appealed for any information from eyewitnesses and said they would check for clues on a nearby business camera surveillance system. Family members sue over fatal Bay Area limo fire FRESNO, Calif. (AP) Family members of the five nurses who died in a limousine fire on a San Francisco Bay Area bridge have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against several companies, including those that maintained the limousine and customized it. The lawsuits filed on Thursday claim the companies were responsible for design and manufacturing defects with the 1999 Lincoln Town Car that caused the May 4 fire on the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge. The fire trapped nine women celebrating a friend s recent wedding, killing five of them. The limousine s driver survived. The California Highway Patrol has said the blaze was caused by a catastrophic failure of the rear suspension system. The air suspension failure allowed the spinning driveshaft to contact the floor pan, causing friction that ignited carpets and set the vehicle on fire, authorities have said. Prosecutors concluded no criminal charges were warranted. Lawyer says sheriff is bully in Florida bullying case LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) An attorney for a 12-year-old Florida girl charged in the bullying of a classmate who committed suicide says the sheriff who filed the charges is the bully in the case. Jose Baez said Friday that Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd has been making the media rounds after filing the charge at the expense of his client. Baez says his client, who is charged with stalking, is a child and that he s not going to allow the judicial system to bully her. Baez is best known for representing Casey Anthony during her 2011 murder trial. Judd told Orlando television station WFTV that the evidence against Baez s client is clear. The Lakeland girl and a 14-year-old schoolmate were arrested last week. Judd says they were primarily responsible for bullying 12-year-old Rebecca Sedwick. 2 killed, dog injured, by a drunken driver MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) Authorities say a man and woman were killed and their dog was injured when they were struck during an evening walk by an alleged drunken driver in Menlo Park. Police Commander Dave Bertini says the couple, both in their 50s, were likely killed instantly in the crash on Thursday evening. After hitting them, the car jumped the landscaped center divide, clipped a car traveling in the other direction and came to a rest against a tree. Police arrested 54-year-old Marjorie Reitzell on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter and felony DUI. The Redwood City resident was still in her car when officers arrived at the scene. She complained of minor injuries. The dog s condition was unknown. Bertini says the Peninsula Humane Society arrived at the scene quickly and took the animal to a vet for treatment. Continued from page 12 Jackie Chan completes mission with Zodiac film BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) Jackie Chan says his mission is complete. Chan wrote, directed and stars in Chinese Zodiac, an action comedy which centers on a team attempting to steal some of the 12 bronze statues looted from a Chinese palace in Since the movie was released in China last year, two of the real statues were returned to China by Francois Pinault, head of Gucci s parent company. The 59-year-old Hong Kong star praised their return, saying he hopes all such looted artifacts can be returned from Western museums. Chan says he isn t quitting anytime soon. He completed filming on another installment in his Police Story franchise and is discussing another movie alongside Rush Hour co-star Chris Tucker. He said scheduling conflicts prevented him from joining Stallone s Expendables 3 ensemble. samoa news, Saturday, October 26, 2013 Page 15 CHANNEL * (E) English Subtitles 48 * (L)-Live Programming/News * (R)-Rerun *Note: If you need this Schedule, <[email protected]>. and I will send it to you every wee k! TRUTH of DOKDO! < < Government of Venezuela creates happiness agency CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) Americans may insist on the right to pursue happiness, but Venezuela now has a formal government agency in charge of enforcing it. President Nicolas Maduro says the new Vice Ministry of Supreme Social Happiness will coordinate all the mission programs created by the late President Hugo Chavez to alleviate poverty. Wags had a field day Friday, waxing sarcastic on Twitter about how happy they felt less than 24 hours after the announcement. Oil-rich Venezuela is chronically short of basic goods and medical supplies. Annual inflation is running officially at near 50 percent and the U.S. dollar now fetches more than seven times the official rate on the black market. In downtown Caracas, fruit vendor Victor Rey said he s now waiting for Maduro to create a vice ministry of beer. That would make me, and all the drunks, happy, he said. A TV journalist whose show was recently forced off the air after he refused to censor political opponents of the ruling socialists, Leopoldo Castillo, called Maduro s announcement an international embarrassment. Housewife Liliana Alfonzo, 31, said that instead of a Supreme Happiness agency she d prefer being able to get milk and toilet paper, which disappear off store shelves minutes after arriving at stores. It s a Calvary getting the ingredients for any meal, she said. Maduro blames the shortages on speculation and hoarding, but merchants say they would go broke if they adhered to government price controls. Chavez spent billions on social programs, from benefits for single mothers to handouts of apartments and major appliances. Maduro was elected April 14 as Chavez s chosen successor. NATIONAL PACIFIC INSURANCE LIMITED Working with the Community TEL: FAX:

16 Page 16 samoa news, Saturday, October 26, 2013 Bangladesh politics focused on 2 moms, and 2 sons DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) The future of Bangladesh depends on two men who don t live there, both heirs apparent to the South Asian nation s most powerful political dynasties. One is a technology consultant who lives in the U.S. with his American wife and young daughter. The other is reportedly studying for a law degree in London, living in selfimposed exile because he faces corruption charges at home. The consultant has been traveling the small towns of Bangladesh in recent weeks, stumping for his mother s re-election. The law student is meeting with powerful political aides in Saudi Arabia, helping plan his family s return to power. But give them a few years, and political observers here say either could become prime minister of Bangladesh, which has been ruled by their two families since the country s 1971 independence from Pakistan. Sajeeb Wazed Joy, 42, the son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and Tarique Rahman, the 46-year-old son of opposition leader Khaleda Zia, have emerged as the country s most powerful political heirs. Their influence is huge, said Hassan Shahriar, a political analyst in Bangladesh. It s almost impossible to rise to the top coming from outside these families in the current context. With national parliamentary elections due by early next year, Joy and Rahman are key figures in early campaigning for their mothers, and are earning serious publicity for themselves. By all indications, the men are headed for powerful roles in the country s two major political parties Hasina s Bangladesh Awami League and Zia s Bangladesh Nationalist Party. The seeming inevitability of the sons rise rankles some in Bangladesh, who see it as fundamentally undemocratic. This is not a kingdom, why would they come after their mothers? asks college student Mazharul Islam. Are there no other people with brains and guts to rule us? This is ridiculous. But political dynasties are a fact of life in South Asia. Families of independence leaders, first presidents or descendants of longtime leaders often have immense influence in politics. In Bangladesh, Hasina and Zia have headed their parties for decades without any open challenges. Look at India, Sri Lanka or Pakistan, Shahriar said. Bangladesh is no different. Cronies surround these families, back them and strengthen their hands to get slices of power. In Bangladesh a nation struggling to overcome extreme poverty, vicious politics and a recent string of horrific accidents linked to the garment industry photos of Joy and Rahman regularly feature on party posters along with their mothers. In recent weeks, Joy has toured the country, earning a rock-star welcome in towns where supporters lined up along highways and chanted party slogans. Scrums of reporters followed his motorcade. You are the future (of the country). You are the future leaders of this nation. I will always be with you, Joy, who lives in the U.S. state of Virginia, told a crowd of cheering students during the tour, aimed at boosting support for his mother. One day he will be prime minister. Why not? said Mahbubul Haque Shakil, an aide to Hasina. This is a democracy. If people want, he will surely be. Rahman, though he lives in Britain, plays a major role in deciding who will get nominations for the country s 300 parliamentary constituencies. Rahman whose mother was prime minister from 2001 to 2006 before becoming an opposition leader has campaigned for her in the past and reportedly handpicked several Cabinet members. Rahman left the country in 2008 with permission from a court on medical ground after his mother s five-year term expired amid chaos on the streets over elections. A caretaker government backed by the military arrested him and allegedly tortured him in custody. He holds the title of senior vice president of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. His rise comes despite allegations of corruption that could lead to his arrest if he returns to Bangladesh. A special court indicted Rahman in absentia along with one of his businessman friends in Prosecutors say Rahman and his friend received $2.73 million in bribes while his mother was prime minister. Another court issued an arrest warrant against Rahman accusing him of masterminding grenade attacks on a rally of Hasina when she was the opposition leader in At least 24 people died in that attack in Dhaka and Hasina narrowly escaped unhurt. Hasina s party says the attack was designed to eliminate political opponents. Zia s opposition party has denied all charges against Rahman, saying they are aimed at destroying her family s reputation. If Zia returns to power, it would pave the way for her son s return to Bangladesh. For now, he is working closely with his mother, but from a distance. He recently addressed some party meetings in London and visited Saudi Arabia to attend another. It s just a matter of time. He will return as a hero, said Jamilur Qadir, one of his supporters. He is the son of a former president. He is the son of a mother who did a lot for the nation as prime minister. I am sure he will come out clean and change things with good judgment. Zia entered the political fray after her husband, President Ziaur Rahman, was killed in a coup in Hasina, the elder daughter of independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, entered politics several years after her father and most of her family were assassinated in a 1975 coup. Together, the women overthrew former president and military dictator H.M. Ershad and restored democracy in Each has served as prime minister since then. Now, the two are bitter rivals with their eyes toward the future both their country s and their sons. Dynasties are not necessarily bad, the political analyst Shahriar said as long as good leadership emerges. In any case, other candidates for power have little hope of rising to the top. There are talented people, they have potential, Shahriar said. But they don t have family connections. C Y M K C M Y K Office of Highway Safety Local contact: DPS Office of Highway Safety (Fred Scanlan )