HALECK: O LEOLEO O LO O MAFUA AI ONA SOSOLA PAGOTA…

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HALECK: O LEOLEO O LO O MAFUA AI ONA SOSOLA PAGOTA…
Experts urge governm’t
to measure and pursue
our happiness…
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PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA
Bank of Hawaii
100-Days to close
down begins… 3
Defending champs
Spain gets repeat of
2010 WC Final… B1
Saturday, December 7, 2013
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HALECK: O LEOLEO O
LO O MAFUA AI ONA
SOSOLA PAGOTA…
tusia Ausage Fausia
E ui i le tele o mafuaga e manatu nisi o lo o mafua ai ona
sosola i tua pagota mai le toese i Tafuna, peitai na faa faigofie e
le Komesina o Leoleo le tali o lea fesili ina ua asiasi atu le alii
Kovana Sili i le toese i Tafuna i le aso Lulu na te’a nei, ma ia
faailoa i ai e faapea, “o leoleo lava o le toese o lo o mafua ai ona
sosola i tua pagota.”
O le saunoaga lea a William E. Haleck na tuuina atu i le alii
kovana ia Lolo Moliga ma nisi o sui o lana kapeneta, i se talanoaga puupuu na faia a’o le’i taamilo le alii kovana e asiasi i
totonu o falepuipui o lo o loka ai pagota.
Na taua e Haleck e faapea, o se tasi o mafuaaga ua mafai e
le matagaluega ona mataituina o lo o mafua ai faafitauli nei, o
le le tausisia lea e leoleo o le falepuipui o tulafono ma ta’iala e
tatau ona faia.
Mo se faataitaiga e pei ona saunoa Haleck, e leai se pagota e
tatau ona toe tatala i tua mai le sela o lo o loka ai pe a ta le itula
e 6:00 i le afiafi o aso uma, ae o le faafitauli lea ua latou maua,
e i ai leoleo o lo o latou tatala pagota i tua i le taimi lea e o fai a
latou feau ma fai faatau.
“Ona oo lea i le po ua moe leoleo ae maua ai loa le avanoa o
le pagota e sola i tua,” o le saunoaga lea a Haleck.
Ae ina ua fesiligia le alii komesina po o i ai se gaioiga a le
matagaluega o leoleo o fai i leoleo o le toese o lo o aafia i lea
tulaga, na tali Haleck, o lo o faagasolo i ai suesuega a le matagaluega i le taimi nei.
(Faaauau itulau 14)
FALEPUIPUI GRAND
father AMIO VALEA
tusia Ausage Fausia
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Vaimasenu’u Zita Martel prepares to accept her “Star of Oceania” award this past Tuesday,
Dec. 3, in Honolulu. The event organized through the UH Pacific Business Center Program, celebrates the contributions of Pacific Islanders and residents whose heart and service is testimony
to their love for the islands they call home. “I dedicate this award to all the courageous young
people of Samoa and of the Pacific, who charted their voyages on a simple prayer — I CAN,”
[photo: Stars 2013 TKAS]
Zita told the audience in her acceptance speech.
Buckle up &
Save a Life!
CRASHES
LOCAL HIGHWAYS
01-01-13 to date
945
O le grandfather amio valea e 64 tausaga le matua lea na ia
faia uiga mataga i ana grand daughters e to’alua, e ala i lona
tagotago i o la itutinosa, ua faasala e le faamasinoga maualuga
e taofia i le toese i Tafuna mo le 10 tausaga i le taeao ananafi,
ina ua ta’usala o ia i moliaga mamafa e lua o lona faia lea o
uiga mataga i ni fanau e laiti i lalo o le tulafono.
O le faasalaga o le solitulafono e tasi e pei ona ta’usala ai
le ua molia, e mafai ona faasala ai se tagata i le falepuipui i le
umi e amata mai i le 10 tausaga ae le sili atu i le 30 tausaga.
E ta’i 10 tausaga i le moliaga e tasi na manatu le faamasinoga e faasala ai le ua molia, ae talu ai nisi o itu lelei sa maitauina e le faamasinoga mo ia, ua manatu ai alii faamasino, o
le a tuli faatasi lana faasalaga i le toese, lona uiga e na o le 10
tausaga e loka ai o ia.
Na toeititi leai se isi i totonu o le teritori nei e le’i afea e le
ua molia i lana faatoesega, na amata mai lava i le kovana sili
ma le lutena kovana ma la faletua le faatoese, ma faasolo atu
ai i faamasino, loia, aiga na lua, ekalesia ma lona nuu, aemaise
ai o lona toalua ma lana fanau, ae mulimuli i tamaitai laiti e
toalua na aafia.
Na taua e le ua molia e faapea, ua ia lagona le sese o lana
solitulafono sa faia, ma ua ia aoaoina fo’i se lesona taua mo
lona olaga.
(Faaauau itulau 15)
FATALITIES
LOCAL HIGHWAYS
01-01-13 to date
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
PAGO PAGO AMERICAN SAMOA 96799
EXECUTIVE ORDER 020-2013
MORATORIUM ON TAKING AND REMOVING SEA CUCUMBERS
Preamble
WHEREAS, the American Samoa Government aims to promote the sustainable use of marine resources to protect and foster the environment and culture of the
Territory; and,
WHEREAS, the Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources of the American Samoa Government (”DMWR”) is tasked with managing, protecting, preserving
and perpetuating the marine and wildlife resources of the Territory; and,
WHEREAS, scientific research shows that sea cucumbers are important in cleaning and turning over sand on the sea floor, which serves to help recycle nutrients
and assists with breaking down waste matter on the reef; and,
WHEREAS, recent scientific research proves that sea cucumbers play a vital role in reducing the harmful impact of climate change on coral reefs, particularly the
problems associated with ocean acidification; and,
WHEREAS, several varieties of sea cucumbers grow slowly and reach reproductive maturity only after several years; and,
WHEREAS, DMWR fish catch monitoring records show that a new commercial fishery for export of sea cucumber has developed in the territory in the last several
months; and,
WHEREAS, in order to determine the level of risk posed to sea cucumbers in American Samoa, DMWR needs to conduct various surveys regarding their
population size and density; and,
WHEREAS, the population pool for sea cucumbers needs to remain constant in order for DMWR to effectively conduct such surveys for population size and
density; and,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Lolo M. Moliga, Governor of American Samoa, hereby issue the following Executive Order:
Section 1. Authority
This Executive Order is issued under the authority granted to the Governor in Article IV, Sections 6 and 7 of the Revised Constitution of American Samoa and the
American Samoa Coe Annotated Section 4.011 and Section 24.0304.
Section 2. Moratorium on Taking and Removing Sea Cucumbers.
a. For the purposes of this Order, “moratorium” means the cessation of all acts that are in any way related to a prohibited activity for a prescribed period of
time.
b. There will be a moratorium on the taking and removing of sea cucumbers in American Samoa, and its Exclusive Economic Zone for a period of six (6)
months.
c. This moratorium applies to all individuals, boats, vessels, corporations, organizations, and any other public or private entities with the sole exception of
DMWR to carry out its duties and responsibilities described in Section 2 below.
Section 3. Duties and responsibilities of DMWR during Moratorium.
a. During this moratorium, DMWR shall conduct surveys to investigate the population size and density of sea cucumber species that inhabit American Samoa
and its Exclusive Economic Zone. These surveys must be conducted to determine whether it is necessary to regulate the harvest of sea cucumber for
conservation purposes.
b. Upon the completion of these surveys, DMWR shall provide the Governor with a report regrading their findings, and if necessary, propose regulations
regarding the harvest of sea cucumbers.
c. If DMWR fails to complete its surveys within this 6 month period, it may request an extension of this moratorium from the Governor.
Section 4. Penalties.
a. A violation of this order will be treated as a violation of the American Samoa Fishing regulations, A.S.A.C. section 24.0901 et seq., and shall be subject to the
fines and penalties listed in A.S.C.A. section 24.0312.
b. Any sea cucumbers discovered in violation of this Order shall be confiscated by the government and shall be delivered to DMWR.
Section 5. Effective Date and Expiry.
This Executive Order shall be effective immediately and unless extended will expire six (6) months from the date provided below.
Dated: December 04, 2013
FOLAFOLAGA FA’ALAUA’ITELE
TESEMA 2013
FA’ASAINA LE AVE’ESEINA SO’O SE ITUAIGA LOLI
TALU AI, o le fa’amoemoega a le malo o Amerika Samoa ia fa’atua le fa’atupula’ia o le tamaoaiga o Gataifale e ala lea i le puipuia ma fa’asaoina le si’osi’omaga o
le teritori; ma
TALU AI, o le Matagaluega o AlaManuia o le Sami ma le Vaomatua a le malo o Amerika Samoa ua tofia e fa’atulafonoina, puipuia, fa’asaoina le Gataifale ma le
Vaomatua o le teritori;ma
TALU AI,o su’esu’ega a saienisi ua fa’amaonia ai le tua o lea figota e ala lea i le fa’amamaina o le oneone e mafua ai ona mam le sami ma a’au; ma
TALU AI, ua maua fa’amaumauga a le Matagaluega o AlaManuia o le Sami ma le Vaomatua ua fa’ateleina le aveeseina o ia figota ma ave i atunu’u i fafo i masina ua
mavae atu; ma
TALU AI, o le iai pea o ia figota i totonu o le Gataifale o le a faigofie ai ona fa’ataunu’uina su’esu’ega a le matagaluega; ma
O LE MEA LEA, o a’u Lolo Matalasi Moliga, Kovana o Amerika Samoa, oute fa’alauiloa atu fa’alaua’itele lenei tulafono:
FA’ASAINA LE AVE’ESEINA SO’O SE ITUAIGA LOLI
• Mo le fa’amalamalama atili o lea tulafono, “Fa’asaina” o lona uiga ua taofia so’o se ituaiga fa’atinoga o lo’o fa’asaina mo se taimi ua fa’atulagaina i lenei
tulafono.
• O le a fa’asaina le aveeseina o ia ituaiga loli mai ogasami e fa’asino ia Tutuila ma Manu’a
mo le ono (6) masina.
• O lea tulafono ua fa’asino mo tagata uma, va’a, so’o se fa’alapotopotoga, kamupani ma le
atunu’u atoa ma le maliliega a le Matagaluega o AlaManuia o le Sami ma le Vaomatua i le
fa’atautaia lea o galuega ma matafaioi e pei ona ta’ua i le vaega o lo’o i luga.
LOLO M. MOLIGA
Aso e amata ai le fa’amalosia o lenei tulafono; Tesema 04, 2013
Governor of American Samoa
samoa news, Saturday, December 7, 2013 Page 3
Compiled by Samoa News staff
BOH 100-DAYS TO
CLOSE DOWN BEGINS
Bank of Hawai’i started
on Dec. 4 the 100-day count
down to the official closure
of all its local operations and
relocation to Hawai’i, after
being delayed for one-year
following the urging of Gov.
Lolo Matalasi Moliga, Congressman Faleomavaega Eni
and other local leaders.
The Tafuna branch was
closed in March this year,
while the bank kept its Utulei
location open.
With the pending closure,
BoH’s executive vice president for West Pacific Region
Ronald Cannoles, sent out a
letter late last month to its current customers telling them
they still have the chance of
transferring their accounts
to Honolulu and if they want
to do so, they must contact
the Utulei branch as soon as
possible.
The letter also outlined
the advantages and disadvantage of banking with an
off-island financial institution
with no local branches. For
example, deposits mailed may
be delayed or lost in the mail.
Additionally, no local staff is
available to assist customers,
and phone calls to BoH Honolulu are not free calls.
Among the advantages of
banking with ANZ Amerika
Samoa Bank is that there are
no ATM fees, residents will
have easy access to funds and
local businesses may be more
receptive to accepting a check
drawn on a local bank.
Fourth graders
of MATAFAO school
gives TO HOPE HOUSE
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, 4th graders from
Matafao Elementary School
collected canned food, toiletries, bags of rice and many
other goodies, which they
donated to the Hope House
last week Wednesday as
part of their Thanksgiving
program.
Close to 20 students were
accompanied by their teachers
Seanette Thompson and Fuamata Kuka when they made
their donation.
Thompson told Samoa
News some students who
attended were there for the
first time, and to see the elderly
folks smiling and spending
time with them was priceless.
Asked if they are looking
at making it an annual event,
Thomson said it’s unclear at
the time, however they were
very fortunate to have had the
time to visit the elderly.
She thanked the parents
of the students who donated
the goods noting that without
the parent’s support their
activity wouldn’t have been
successful.
MAJOR ELECTRICITY
IMPROVEMENTS FOR
AUNU’U village
The American Samoa
Power Authority has completed some major electric
infrastructure on Aunu’u with
the work completed this week,
including the replacement of
old electric poles with new
poles throughout the entire
island-village.
Residents told Samoa News
how happy they are with the
major change in infrastructure
which included putting up new
streetlights. One resident says
that this change prevents the
past problem families faced
with having evening prayers
in the dark, because the electricity is out most of the time.
Happy with ASPA’s hardworking crew, who were on
Aunu’u for about three weeks,
families started taking turns
providing food for them,
according to residents, adding
that this was clearly to show
their appreciation. It is also
an old Samoan tradition of
“fafaga” or providing food.
An ASPA crewmember
told Samoa News that the
team deployed from Tutuila
was under the leadership of
Pulemau Sei and Elia Iese.
Rep. Talaimatai Elisara
Su’a, whose district includes
Aunu’u, confirmed ASPA’s
work has been completed and
is beneficial to the community.
For example, he pointed to the
new and replaced electric poles
with streetlights, which are
now working well “lighting up
the entire village at night”.
Fa’afetai Tele Lava
(Continued on page 14)
• 2 coffee mugs • Vanilla Macadamia Kona Coffee
• Chocolate Chip/Macadamia Choc Chip Cookies
• Ghirardelli White Mint Chocolate Sqaures
McConnell Dowell
Creative Construction!
Thank you for caring about our school and
our larger island environment. Thank you
for not only improving the appearance but
the safety of our walkways and roads.
A very special thanks to MacDow’s Road Paving Crew, their
Leone Bridge Crew and to the following individuals:
• Basil Ake, Project Manager
• Colin Stewart, Project Manager
• Jamie Stark, Superintendent
• Mau Tulua, Supervisor
• Sulusi Schwenke, Supervisor
• Filipo Tagaloa, Supervisor
“To be doing good deeds is man’s most glorious task.” - Sophocles
Again, thank you, McConnell Dowell, for the
tremendous support and alofa!
Pacific Horizons School
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samoa news, Saturday, December 7, 2013
“Keeping the Peace”
“Never hurry when it counts”
“Storms cause trees to take deeper root.”
Good morning to all fine readers and friends of the Hawk.
Here we are once again remembering Pearl Harbor. The year
has flown past leaving us with more sad memories, and memories that we are unlikely to forget such as Pearl Harbor.
When Hawkeye thinks of WWII and the many battles fought
and won for freedom, it sickens him to listen to Foreigners slander
our flag, both Old Glory, and our Local Flag’s. Hawkeye thinks
this should call for an immediate deportation never allowed to
return to “Little America,” Ever Ever! We who are lucky enough
to dwell in little Amerika, do respect our flags both National, and
local. These are symbols of past wars, and dedication by hero’s
who have paid the ultimate sacrifice such as those who did so at
Pearl Harbor. When Hawkeye visited the USS Arizona Memorial, and Punchbowl Cemetery all in one day, he cried tears.
There were Japanese tourists who were crying right alongside
Hawkeye. There was no animosity between the two races, only
genuine grief. So we should never be exposed to some little “Pipsqueak” who chooses to slander our Flag, while all at the same
time raping our economy by sending their earnings back to their
Mother Country! If you do not like America, crawl back on your
little Boats, or an outbound plane, as this is your choice. If you
do not like living in paradise, leave it, but never ever slander our
Flags! {Especially in front of Hawkeye.}
Hawkeye is proud of his Honorable Discharge from the US
Navy earned during the Vietnam era. This was another dark
period in the history of America. Hawkeye wasn’t drafted, he
volunteered. While these same types of persons that slander our
flag were running across the Canadian border to avoid the draft,
Hawkeye and those like him made themselves available for what
came at them in the name of freedom. That being said, let’s all
remember Pearl Harbor!
Hawkeye’s read of the week is “Sweatshops in Paradise” By
Virginia Sudbury. Sudbury and her husband were short time residents of Paradise in the 90s. Virginia was a struggling attorney
who happened to take on what would become one of the most
famous Human Trafficking / Slavery cases ever to make it to
News Media’s worldwide. Her true story is told in her page
turning book “Sweatshops in Paradise” which Hawkeye is now
reading from the smallest room of his dwelling. Having been a
long time, continuous resident of Paradise for the past 29 years,
Hawkeye was close at hand to witness the plight of some half
Starved Vietnamese Garment Workers. On many of an occasion, there would be three to five Vietnamese Female Garment
Workers show up at Hawkeyes Hooch on weekends offering to
clean House, or cook for food. This went on for quite some time
and while Hawkeye felt for them, he would give them each $20
apiece and wish them well. It was no secret that this was going on
right under the nose of not only the South Pacific, residents, but
for the eyes and ears of the entire world. Hawkeye not having finished reading this work of Fiction will comment more in a later
cliff hanging issue of “Hawkeye.” The book has a nice photo of
the Tank Farm on the front of the Hardcover dust jacket.
Just when we thought we were getting back in to reality, we
hear and read of Flying Cars, and self Driving Automobiles.
Why would anyone wish to ride in a self driving Auto, when they
could enjoy the feeling if independence of having control of the
vehicle to go wherever the human operator pointed it! Better yet,
take a train, or a Public Bus! Who needs to spend $250,000 to
say, “Hey look at Meee!” Each to their own is Hawkeyes motto
so he will simply wait and see. Leanor wanted to know if the self
driving automobile will have a steering wheel. This way she can
practice driving while she is getting to a predetermined destination with her “Know it all” Husband, “Hawkeye!”
Hawkeye has in fact shared his copy of the NYT Best Selling
Book, “Killing Jesus.” This was the one mentioned earlier by Bill
ORiley, host of the ORiley Factor on the Fox Channels which we
no longer receive. Anyway, good book for anyone who can read,
and is also interested in reading Bill’s Book!
We are definitely in an economic depression here in Wonderland. We need only look around us, and we see small businesses
struggling and if not from a lack of business, a lack of payment
for the business that they do have. No one mentions this which
pretty well sums up the fact that there are a few in the “Have”
Section of the Bleachers that are satisfied with the level of business that they have, and therefore could care less what the other
half, the “Have Not’s” are doing for survival. This is nothing
new, and it is ok as long as you are in the driver’s seat!
Brush up on your Mandarin Chinese fans as you is a gwina
need it! Love from; Hawkeye & Sweet Leanor
(Disclaimer: This column or commentary does not
necessarily reflect the views of Samoa News.)
The service crew of Samoa Motors is inviting everyone to come out and take advantage of the
BIG DEAL going on now throughout the entire month of December. Don’t let car troubles put a
[photo by B. Chen]
damper on your holiday plans, book an appointment with their friendly staff.
The BIG DEAL is happening
now, only at Samoa Motors
by B. Chen, Samoa News Correspondent
Don’t wait for your car to stall or die out on you. Make sure your vehicle is in tip top shape
for the holidays by taking it to Samoa Motors at the Tafuna Industrial Park today.
Right now, the territory’s only authorized Ford dealer is offering “The Works” care package
for $89.95
It’s such a small price to pay to ensure that your vehicle is running smoothly when you’re out
and about shopping for the holidays.
And if that price wasn’t already low enough, get additional savings by logging on to www.
fordconsumer.com
Simply print out the 20% coupon from the site and present it to Samoa Motors when you
bring your vehicle in so the savings can be applied to your service.
The folks at Samoa Motors believe that proper maintenance is a big deal and that’s why they
are making it easier for you by offering the Big Deal - which includes an oil change, tire rotation, a fluid top-off and a comprehensive 27-point inspection._
The special package deal is available throughout the entire month of December and applies
to every vehicle make or model. (Certain restrictions apply).
Samoa Motors service manager Donald Bryan explained that generally, they can service
all makes and models but there are certain jobs that require specific equipment that they don’t
have.
“For example, if the ABS light comes on in a Nissan Sentra, we wouldn’t be able to do much
because we would need a Nissan scanner to get things going,” he said.
In addition to the Big Deal, Samoa Motors has sedans, SUVs, trucks, and used vehicles for
sale at very reasonable prices. Choose from the Escape, Fusion, Focus, Explorer, Expedition, or
the popular, reliable F-150.
Stop by their Tafuna location today and find out why more guys depend on the Ford F-150 to
get the job done than any other brand.
Have you driven a Ford lately? Don’t settle for anything less than the best.
Ford. Go further. Call 699-9347 for more information.
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Tafaoga i Matafaga?
SASA’E:
Fagasa-Fagale’a
AuaS tream
AfonoS tream
Lauli’i Stream
AoaS tream
Onenoa
SISIFO:
Asili Stream
Leone
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O se va’aiga i le taimi ua mae’a ai le sauniga mamalu o le ulua’i toe sauniga o le Tofa le Saufaiga Lauti Simona Vaiola Uelese i lana Ekalesia Metotisi i Vatia lava i le taeao ananafi. O se
va’aiga i le fa’aaloaloga a le afio’aga i le vasega o soga’imiti ua latou fa’atamasoali’i le Sa o lana
[ata: Leua Aiono Frost]
tofa le Saufaiga i ona toe sauniga uma lava e o’o fo’i i le aso.
Mafutaga
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TUTOTONU:
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Ekalesia Metotisi, ma sa ola ai le tofa le Saufaiga a’o tautua o ia i lana Ekalesia, ae maise fo’i lana
tautua i lona afio’aga o Vatia ma lona aiga potopoto ma le Malo.
I molimau sa fa’ailo i le ulua’i sauniga o Lauti Simona Uelese, sa latou molimauina le olaga
agamalu ma le loto maulalo o lea fo’i auauna.
“I ona tiute fa’atino i so’o se mea ua fa’asino na te faia pe ta’ita’ia, e le taitai ona fa’alogoina ua
si’isi’i sona leo i so’o se tasi e o’o lava i le fanau talavou.” I si ona tuafafine ui’i ai i le latou aiga,
Maria Ah Ching, sa ia molimau i lona tuagane i lona soifua fa’afiafia tagata, a’o le lima mafola i
le Ekalesia, auauna a le Atua, ma so’o se tagata e mo’omia se mea ia te ia, ae fa’ato’a soso’o ai
lea ma i latou uso ma tuafafine.
O Lauti Simona o le lona fitu lea o le fanau a Lauti Uelese o Vatia ma Tolotea Patatu Lauti o
Masefau. O ia lea na soifua ane lava i eleele o Vatia, ma e to’a 11 le aofaiga o le fanau a o latou
matua. O le masina o Tesema 24, 1968 na fa’aipoipo atu ai o ia i le tina o le aiga Mabel Ta’amu
mai Fagatogo. E to’a lima o la’ua alo e to’atasi lava le tama’ita’i ae to’afa ona tuagane.
“O le tautua a Lauti Simona i lana Ekalesia e matua le masu’esu’eina, aua e tautala lava galuega
a’o le upu ma tala.” O se molimau ola lea a le Ekalesia Metotisi i Vatia lava. O ia o le Failauga
Fa’amaoni, ma sa avea ma tofi usufono a le latou Ekalesia i nisi o tausaga ua tuana’i. Sa avea o ia
ma teutupe ma toe failautusi i le tausaga lava e tasi i le latou Ekalesia, a’o taumafai ona ausia le
malumalu fou o tula’i nei, le maota o le galuega, fa’apea ma le Hall mo le Ekalesia, i luga fo’i o
le fanua sa ia foa’ia atoa mo le lotu ina ia lava le fanau e fa’atutu ai nei mea tetele e tolu e aofia ai
fo’i ma le malae ta’alo sima.
O ia o se sui o le Komiti tumau a le Ekalesia Metotisi i Vatia. Pe afai ae tu’u ane i le Malo, o
ia lea sa ta’ita’ifono i le Komiti Fa’afoe o le Fa’asaoina o le Eleele ma le Suavai mai le tausaga
2005-2013. E maliu o ia o lo’o avea ma Fa’aliliu Upu i le Fono faitulafono a le tatou malo. Na
ia tau’avea le tofiga Fa’atonu o le 10th Pacific mai le tausaga 2004-2008. Na avea fo’i o ia ma
Fa’atonu o le Matagaluega a le Admin Services a le Malo mai le tausaga 2000-2004.
Mai le 1993- 2000 na avea ai ma so’oupu mo le Ofisa o Mataupu Tau Samoa. Peita’i i le
taimi na alaala ai ma a’oga ma faigaluega i fafo, sa tautua ai o se Pule i le Ofisa o Fa’amasinoga
Fa’aleitumalo a le Feterale mai le tausaga1969 se’ia o’o i le 1992. O lana ulua’i galuega lava i le
tatou malo ina ua mae’a ana a’oga o le Ofisa o mataupu Tau Samoa mai le 1966-1969, ona masi’i
ai lea i fafo.
I lona soifua a’oa’oina, sa amatalia lava i le Felela i Atu’u, soso’o ai ma le si’itia atu i le
Samoana High a’o fa’aigoaina o le American Samoa High School i Utulei lava, ma fa’ai’u ai loa
ana a’oa’oga i le Central Connecticut State College.
Ina ua finau atu e toe taliu i fafo mo ia ona o lona gagau ua i ai, ae fa’ailoa mai e le tausi, “Ia te
a’u, ou te le toe fa’alavelave i le ola fiafia ma sa’oloto o lo ua i ai Lauti, o lana ata i taimi uma, ua
iloga ai lona soifua fiafia e tautua ua i ai, ae ou te le toe mana’o e toe suia lona lau fofoga fiafia e
pei ona matauina e le to’atele.”
Ua mae’a ona tau e Lauti Simona le taua lelei, ua i’u ia te ia le tausinioga, ua ia taofi lava le
fa’atuatua. Ia manuia lau malaga, ma ua e malolo.
Mafutaga
Faatasia
Experts urge the government to
measure, pursue our happiness
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Happy or sad? Content or
bored? And how many times
did you smile yesterday? A
panel of experts thinks Uncle
Sam should be more in touch
with our feelings.
By gauging happiness,
there’d be more to consider than
cold hard cash when deciding
matters that affect daily lives,
according to a report this week
from the National Academy
of Sciences, which advises the
government.
The panel of economists,
psychologists and other experts
assembled by the academy recommended that federal statistics
and surveys, which normally
deal with income, spending,
health and housing, include a few
extra questions on happiness.
“You want to know how
people are doing?” said panel
chairman Arthur Stone, a professor of psychology at New
York’s Stony Brook University.
“One of things you may want to
do is ask them.”
Asking how people feel can
be as important as how much
they are spending, Stone said.
For example, economists have
something they call the “misery
index” which adds the unemployment and inflation rates, but
doesn’t include how people feel.
If you want to know misery, the
question to ask is “how much
suffering is going on,” he said.
The panel suggests a series of
questions to measure daily happiness and general well-being,
asking how often you smiled,
were stressed, laughed or were
in pain. Example questions
ranged from a simple yes-no
“Yesterday, did you spend time
with friends or family?” to a
more complex 1-10 rating for
“Overall, how satisfied are you
with your life nowadays?”
Over the past decade, these
types of questions have shown to
be valid scientifically, said Carol
Graham, a Brookings Institution
economist who was on the panel.
The report said the answers can
help governments shape policy
on basic benefits, such as retirement age and pensions, care for
the chronic and terminally ill,
unemployment and working conditions. It cited a study by one of
the Nobel Prize-winning panelists that showed people’s feelings about commuting problems
helped officials decided whether
or not to create commuter toll
lanes on highways.
In terms of collecting happiness data, the United States government “is a bit of a laggard”
behind other industrial nations,
said John Helliwell, an economist who co-directs an institute
that studies well-being at the
University of British Columbia
in Vancouver.
In one of the few surveys
where the government does ask,
we’re a pretty happy nation.
Last year, about 87 percent of
Americans considered themselves very happy or pretty
happy.
But we’re far behind No.
1 Denmark, a host of northern
European countries, Canada,
Israel and Mexico. The United
States ranked 17th in a world
happiness
ranking
report
directed by Helliwell, which
was based on international surveys and came out in September.
When governments and academics study happiness they
find that money isn’t everything.
Many of the richest countries,
including the United States,
weren’t in the Top 10 in selfreported happiness in the report.
“Having no money is terrible
for everything,” said Graham,
author of several books on the
economics and measuring of
happiness. But after people
make “a comfortable amount
of money,” it doesn’t add too
much to happiness, she said.
That’s what a study last week
in the journal PLoS One found.
It used worldwide surveys and
found that as people made more
money worldwide they got hap-
pier — but only to a point. That
point is just shy of $36,000 a
year per person, or $144,000 for
a family of four.
Once people reached that
point, happiness measurements
level off and even go down
ever so slightly, said study
lead author, Eugenio Proto, an
economist at the University
of Warwick. According to the
study, in general, people in the
U.S. passed that “bliss point”
a few years ago, however federal income figures don’t show
nearly that high a household
wealth level.
Happiness studies, Helliwell
said, “keep reminding you that
there is much more to life than
income and housing.”
National Academy report:
http://bit.ly/18JeagO
World Happiness report:
http://bit.ly/18oZb8X
PLoS One study: http://
bit.ly/1blYY38
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Happy 78th Birthday
MOON WHA PARK
Even though you left this world, you will always be in our
hearts, Always and Forever. We Love and Miss You so much!
Psalm 116: 15 “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the
death of His saints.”
We will meet again in God’s timing.
Love Jessica (HI), Jackqueline & Rita (NZ)
and Lagi & Pele (Aua)
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MALAGA LE PALEMIA I LE
FONO A LE ACP I PELESEUMA
Ua malaga atu nei le afioga i le alii
palemia, le susuga Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi,e auai i le fono
lona 98 a minisita o le fono a atunuu
Aferika, Karipiane ma le Pasefika, lea e
faia i Peleseuma mai le aso 9 e oo atu i
le aso 11 o le masina nei.
O lea fono o le a taitaia e le afioga i
le alii palemia i lona tulaga o le peresetene o lea faalapotopotoga, le ACP.
E taua tele lea fono mo le faamalosia
pea o le faiga paaga a Samoa ma le
Iuni a Europa (EU). E tele fesoasoani
ua tuuina mai le Iuni a Europa e fesoasoani i le atinaeina o Samoa. O le aso
Tofi na sei mavae atu na tuuvaa atu ai le
afioga i le palemia faatasi ai ma le ofisa
sili o le Matagaluega o le Va i Fafo ma
Fefaatauaiga, le afioga Aiono Mose
Sua, faapea le faatonu o le nusipepa o le
Savali, le afioga Tupuola Terry Tavita.
SUESUE LE SUPAVAISA O
LE SPORTSLOTTO I LE GAOI
O lo o suesueina nei i le Faamasinoga
le mataupu o lo o molia ai se tamaitai
sa avea ma supavaisa o le kamupani o
taaloga o matematega, le Samoa Sports
Lotto, ao faigaluega ai i le lala o le
kamupani i Salelologa i Savaii. O lea
tamaitai o Nora Neemia, 27 tausaga le
matua mai le afioaga o Sili i Savaii, o lo
o teena moliaga 51 o le gaoi ao avea ma
tagata faigaluega faasaga ia te ia. O le
$31,000 o lea tinoitupe o teugatupe ia
mo le taaloga o le Sportslotto, ao le isi
tupe e silia i le lima afe tala, o le tupe
a le taaloga o le Samoa National Lotto.
O lo o masalomia na amata faatinoina lea solitulafono mai le tausaga
e 2009. Na teena e Toomata ia tulaga
uma ma sa ia faailoa, e ese le mafuaaga
na faamalolo ai o ia, ae o le ua molia
sa ia vaaia atoa le tulaga tau tupe o le
lala i Savaii. E lei tulai le ua molia e
fai sana faamatalaga ae e atagia mai i ia
suesuega e i ai nisi tagata o le kamupani
e ono aafia ai. O lo o faaauau pea lea
mataupu i le Faamasinoga Maualuga.
SAUNIA E LE SPREP SIKOLASIPI E ALOAIA AI LUI BELL
Ua faalauiloa nei se avanoa sikolasipi a le ofisa o le siosiomaga o le
Pasefika, le SPREP, ua faaigoaina o
le Lui Bell Post Graduate Scholarship,
e aloaia ai se tasi o tamalii Samoa ua
faiilagi le folauga sa faigaluega ai i
le SPREP, le susuga ia Lui Bell, ona
o lana tautua i suesuega faasaienisi i
mataupu tau ogasami.
O lenei avanoa sikolasipi o le a
mafai ona agavaa ai alo ma fanau aoga
Report: Heavy swells
affected Puerto Rico’s
famed glowing lagoon
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A popular lagoon that glows
at night off Puerto Rico’s northeast coast has lit up once again as
scientists wrap up their investigation into why it went dark last
month, officials said Friday.
A prolonged and heavy swell had swept away microscopic
plankton known as dinoflagellates that are found in heavy concentrations in the lagoon and emit light through a chemical reaction when disturbed, said Carmen Guerrero, secretary of the Natural Resources Department.
There are typically thousands of dinoflagellates per liter
(gallon) of water in the lagoon, but those concentrations had
dropped to less than 100 in early November as heavy swells dispersed them, she said. “The big swell prevented these organisms
from staying in the lagoon,” she said.
Scientists found that the swell was eight times bigger than
what the lagoon experiences on average. The lagoon draws hundreds of tourists a year who rent kayaks or boats by night from
the nearby city of Fajardo to observe the water emit a greenish
light when fish swim by or when they trail an arm through it.
Scientists and residents were concerned that the lagoon
stopped glowing because of runoff from the construction of a
nearby water and sewer treatment plant, or because of people cutting down mangroves to allow larger boats into the area.
Scientists celebrated that it wasn’t a man-made problem, but
their investigation also found that the lagoon has high amounts
of fecal matter and other bacteria. Those findings demonstrate
a need for the water and sewer treatment plant currently being
built, said Laura Velez, president of the Environmental Quality
Board, which monitors such projects.
Government officials said the contamination problem was the
result of a nearby community lacking a proper sewage system.
Residents had asked that the plant be moved elsewhere when
the lagoon began going dark, and the government temporarily
suspended construction of it for two weeks to allow scientists
to investigate. Alberto Lazaro, president of the state Water and
Sewer Authority, said the agency is contemplating relocating the
plant and that officials will meet with residents before choosing
a location.
mai atunuu eseese o le Pasefika e aooga
fua ai e saili ai a latou tikeri ma faailoga
i mataupu tau saienisi e patino i meaola
o le sami. i le faalauiloaina o lea avanoa
sikolasipi, na saunoa ai le faatonu o
le ofisa o le SPREP, le susuga David
Sheppard, o se tasi lenei o vaega taua
o galuega a le latou ofisa ma e $20,000
le tinoitupe ua faaagaaga e faatupe ai
lea avanoa sikolasipi mo alo ma fanau
e toatolu o le a faamanuaiaina ai i le
tausaga fou.
O le susuga Lui Bell sa taulamua i
le faasaoina o meaola o le sami e i ai le
laumei mai le soona fagotaina, aemaise
le faatamaia e meaola ma tagata o
fuamoa o lea i’a pe a tuufua i matafaga.
MOLIA LE LEOLEO PO I LE
TALEPE FALE MA LE GAOI
Na ioe se alii leoleo po o se faletalimalo o Tupolata Tupolata mai Sapo’e,
Falealili, lona moliaga o le talepe fale
ma le gaoi ma aveesea ai ni mea totino
a le faletalimalo o le Samoana Island
Resort i Matatufu, Falealili.
O lenei alii e faigaluega ai i le faletalimalo ma sa ia taupulepule ma nisi
alii e toalua o Saito Ioatua ma Sisigafu’a
Tufua e faigaluega ai foi i lea faletalimalo, latou te gaoia ni mea totino a le
faletalimalo. O le aso foi lea na faate’a
ai le alii leoleo po.
E lata i le $200 le tau atoa o ni fagu
malosi na aveesea mai le faletalimalo
faatasi ai ma se tinoitupe e $150.
Na ioeina foi e le isi toalua sa auai i
lea soligatulafono ia o la moliaga, ma
sa faatonuina e le Faamasino le alii o
Saito Ioatua e totogi le tinoitupe e $400
i le Faamasinoga, a leai e lua masina e
taofia ai i le toese. Ua nofo vaavaaia nei
i latou mo le tausaga atoa.
TATALA LE OFISA FOU O
LE 2AP I LE MASINA NEI
Ua faamaonia e le Kapeneta le polokalama mo le tatalaina aloaia o le fale
fou a le ofisa faasalalau o le 2AP, Le
Siufofoga o Samoa i Mulinuu, i le aso
Tofi le aso 19 o le masina nei i le Itula
e 3 i le aoauli.
O le saunoaga autu o le aso o le a
fofogaina e le afioga i le palemia, ae
o le minisita o le Matagaluega o Fesootaiga ma Faamatalaga Tekonolosi,
le afioga Tuisugaletaua Aliimalemanu
Sofara Aveau, o le a ia ootiina le lipine.
O le susuga i le Faafeagaiga EFKS i
Fagalii, le susuga Iupeli Ieremia o le a
taitaia le sauniga lotu.
O le a toe faamanatu ai i lea aso le
amataga mai o le tautua a le leitio o le
2AP faapea le manatua ai o i latou sa
faia lea tautua i tausaga ua mavae, o
nisi ua faiilagi le folauga.
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UA LEAGA LE TAAVALE
Alu le taavale i uta i le koafa na o ai Vao, Etuale ia JR i le oo i le koafa ma pe ai loa, ua fiu e
faaola, fai loa ma tonu a le toatolu lea o a ave lava le mea ia a le tagata e talitali ai le vevela o le la.
Tago loa Vao ma tatala mai tanevai o le taavale e alu ma ia, ae fai atu
loa Etuale ma Jr, “O le a le aoga o lena mea ia te oe alii Vao ?.” fai le malamala a Vao, “Oute alu
ma a’u, aua a ou taele ia ona taale ai lea, e tusa foi ai foi pe a ou fia inu….e a e sa’o lena ?.”
Ia vaai atu le vaega ua sau Etuale ua sau ma le solovae o le taavale, fai atu loa Jr ia Etuale, “O le
a le aoga o lena mea a alii Etuale ?.” fai mai le tamaloa, “E aoga e faamalu ai pe a vevela mai le la.”
Ma le sauni loa o le a alu le latou sopo i le isi itu o le koafa, ma le atu o Etuale ma Vao ua masau
le tama JR, i le tatala mai le faitotoa o le taavale, fai atu loa i ai ia JR, “E ave i fea lena faitotoa toe
mamafa alii JR ?.” ae sau le tali JR, “E ave ma a’u, a lagona lou ua sau le vevela ia vili i lalo le faaata
e faasau ai se savili i totonu….e manaia lena mea a alii Etuale ?.”
O LE A LE IGOA O LE MEAOLA LEA?
Tago le faiaoga faaali mai le ata o le solofanua, fesili mai i tamaiti o lana vasega, “O le a le igoa
a le meaola lea ?.” ‘oso atu loa le teine o Suzy, “O le solofanua…..” ia tago le faiaoga ia faaali mai
le ata o le maile, “O le a le igoa o le meaola lea ?.” ia laga atu tamaiti, “O le maile….” ia fai mai le
faiaoga, “Lelei tele outou..!!!!!.”
Ia tago loa le faiaoga faaali mai le ata o le asini, “O ai na te iloaina le igoa o le meaola lea ?.” tali
atu Maria, “O le asini…” fai mai le faiaoga, “Lelei tele outou…ia o le a faaali atu ia meaola ia, e sea
sea tou vaai i ai…..” tago le faiaoga faaali mai le ata o le lulu, fai mai loa le faiaoga, “O le a le igoa
o lea ituaiga manu ?.” ua nonofo tamaiti ua le iloa, fai mai loa le faiaoga, “O le a mea e nofo tou tina
faaigoa ai mata a tou tama ?.” ‘oso atu a le tama o JR, “O le mata i akule……!!!!!!.”
‘PRASE THE LORD’
E malama loa le taeao alu ifo loa le fafine lena i luma o lona fale, fano loa ‘Prase the Lord….!!!!!.”
ia alu loa i totonu o lona fale, ua avea la ma mea e maloa ai i ana tuaoi.
Oo i le isi aso lena ua alu le tamaloa lafi mai i tua o le laau lena, sau loa le fafine i luma o le
fale, fai mai, “Praise the Lordddddd….!!!!!.” ae fai fano mai le tamaloa o Etuale, “E leai se atuaaaaa…..!!!!!!.” Oo loa i le aso Faraile, usu mai loa le fafine i fafo, “Praise the Lord e ta fia ‘ai lava
a, faatoa maua lou Food Stamp i le amataga o le masina.”
Alu loa i le atoa le tamaloa o Etuale, faatau mai faatau tuu i totonu a le taga pepa, malama ifo loa
le taeao o le aso Toanai, e usu mai le fafine ua taatitia atu le faatauga mea ‘ai, fai mai loa le fafine,
“Praise the lord o lenei ua mauaina a’u mea ‘ai…faafetai…!!!!!.”
Ae te’i lava i le ‘oso mai o le tamaloa o Etuale i tua o le laau, fano mai loa i le loomatua, “Aua la,
e le’i faatauina mai e se atua mea na, o ‘au na faatauina mai…..ua ma la….!!!!!!.”
Faafetai loa le loomatua, “Praise the Lord….ua e tauanauina le agelu a le tiapolo e faatau maia
la’u mea ‘ai…..Praise the Lorddddddd…….!!!!!!.”
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Tulimanu O KATI LE LEOLEO NANA
o le
fa’aolataga
O LE POTO O KERISO E FESOOTA’I AI LANA FANAU.
(Isaia 5:1-7, Luka 7:28-35.)
A uma ona faia se galuega o se tagata kerisiano ona faapea ifo
lea i o lona loto, faafetai le Alii e i lou faatasi mai ia te’i matou,
a maea ona tatou faia se mea e lelei ona tatou faapea ane foi lea, o
matou o auauna le aoga.
Ua maea ona faia le galuega a Ioane mo le Malo o le Alii, o le
papatisoina lea o tagata ma faamamaina o latou finagalo ma loto, ia
latou faia mea uma aua le Malo o le Alii.
E tusa ma le tusitusiga a Malaki (1:1) “Faauta ou te tuuina atu
la’u savali, na te sauni le ala i o’u luma, e faafuasei foi ona oo mai i
lona malumalu o le Alii, o le ua saillia e outou, o le Agelu lava lea,
o le feagaiga, o le ua outou naunau i ai, faauta, e afio mai lava o ia,
ua fetalai mai ai le Alii o ‘au.”
“Ina o atu ia oulou ma faailoa atu ia Ioane o mea na ia Ioane o
mea na oulua faalogo i ai, ma vaai i ai, ua pupula tauaso, ma ma ua
savavali pipili, ua faamamaina lepela ma ua logo tutuli, ua faatutuina o e na oti ma ua folafolaina foi le tal lelei i e matitiva E manuia
foi se le tausuai ia te a’u.”
O lona uiga, “Ioe o ‘au lava lea.” O ia lea ua tusi mai i ai le
tusitusiga o le ‘au Faaevagelia, ‘Faauta ou te auina atu la’u savali i
ou luma, na te teuteu atu lou ala i ou luma.’ e leai se tasi faiaoga poo
se sili atu ia Ioane. E oo lava i le malo o le Alii, o ia e sili atu i loo
latou uma ua talia e le Alii i lona Malo.
O i latou uma ua papatisoina e Ioane ua maua e i latou le faamamaina, vanaga ai le ‘au faresaio ma loia ma le ‘au tusiupu ia ma
le ‘au satukaoi ma ‘ao’ao o le tulafono e le’i taliaina lana savali na
auina mai ai e le Alii i le lalolagi, o le papatiso i le vai.
E pei i latou oni tamaiti foi ia e i le maketi i faaili (i le leo o
falute) i la tatou uo, ma le e pei o tamaiti e faitio i se mea leaga ai,
ae le pei o tagata ua faitioina.
E oo foi ia Iesu lea na tomumu ai le tele o tagata, i lona taliaina
o le valaaulia e le Faresaio e la te ‘aai i lona fale, e le taliaina ona o
se fia mama o Iesu ae na taliaina ona o ona uiga e tutusa uma tagata
i lona faaolataga. E le faailoga tagata Iesu.
Le tautala sa’o o Ioane e le fefe e tau le mea sa’o, le mea lena
na fetalai ai Iesu faapea, “E fai atu ia te outou, e leai se perofeta i e
na fananau i fafine e sili ia Ioane le papatiso, a o le aupito itiiti i le
malo o le Atua, e sili lea ia te ia.” Aua na ia folafolaina le tala sa’o
i tagata Iutaia uma lava, aua fai mai lo tatou matua; O LE POTO A
KERISO E FESOOTA’I AI LANA FANAU, aua o le poto lea a le
Keriso lea ua fai ma mea e fesoota’i ai lana fanau, i le fai o mea sa’o
ma le tonu i luma o tagata Iutaia ma Isaraelu uma.
I le tusi o le feagaiga tuai, o le malaia o Isaraelu i le leaga o le
fai taaga ma le ifo i tupua ‘ese ma le ‘ina’ina o le Alii ona ua latou
le iloaina lava le Alii.
Le mea na silisili ona manumanu i ai tagata Isaraelu o le tovine,
poo le faatoaga vine (grapevine) na amata mai i Aikupito i le 2,500
tausaga i le taimi na fanau mai ai Iesu.
Le ‘ele’ele na silafia lava e le Alii, o le fai nei ma ‘ele’ele o lona
nu’u le fanua laulelei ma tama o aiga i mea tau faatoaga le malulu
mai o le mauga matagofie lea e faamalulu ai le foga’ele’el le fanua
na fai mai ai vaega lea na tutuli e Iosua e o e vaavaai i totonu o le
atunuu le la.
Lea na o mai tamaloloa o Isaraelu ma tala, o le fanua e ‘tafe ai le
suasusu ma le meli.’
O le mea tatau ona faia e Isaraelu, o le toe o lava i le Alii, faamaulalo o latou loto, salamo i a latou amio leaga lea na faia muamua,
aua na fetalai Iesu, “O a’u nei o le vine moni, a o lo’u Tama o le
galue vine ia.” ma ia toe fetalai mai ai fo’i, “Ina tumau ia outou ia
te a’u o a’u foi ia te outou. Faapei o le la, e le mafai ona fua pe a na
o ia, pe afai e le mau i le vine, e faapea foi outou, pe afai tou te le
tumau ia te a’u.”
O le finagalo o le Alii lea e mafua ai le tatou matua, O LE POTO
O KERISO E FESOOTAI AI LANA FANAU aua ua oo mai le
taimi o le tausaga e teuteu ai a tatou finagalo ma o tatou loto aua le
faamanutuina o le Afio mai ai lona Alo i le lalolagi. Amene.
[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 sui ai teuga a le tama ua uma
lana gaioiga faavavave sa faia i le faaumatiaina o
le vaega leaga sa taumafai e osofa’i le fafine ave
taxi ma lana tama.]
Na lilo i le manatu o le tama o le taimi mulimuli
lea na te toe vaaia ai foliga o lenei Samaria agalelei
ma lana tama, sa fesoasoani atu ia te ia i le taimi na
toeititi ai lava osofa’i o ia e le au faatupu faalavelave.
Na ona uma lava ona sui o ofu o le tama, savali atu loa
i le potu malolo o le a ki le TV e matamata le news, ae
ona vaaia lea ni taavale se lua o ui ane i tafatafa o le
fale e aga’i i tua. Na pei o le emo o le mata gaioiga a
le tama i le taimi lea, i lona valaau atu i le fafine e toe
o e lalafi, ae ua tago le tama i lana fana ma tamo’e i
le isi faitoto’a tulimanu ma le faamoemoe o le a oso i
fafo e vaai poo a ia taavale e aga’i atu i le pito i tua o
le fale, peitai e tuai gaioiga a Kati ae ona faalogoina le
pa pa o ni fana, ona ia faalogoina lea o se leo o lo o ee,
e le’i umi ae ona toe faalogoina ua toe pa le isi fana.
E lei toe faatali Kati i le taimi lea, ae ua oso loa
i fafo ma le fale ma tamo’e loa aga’i i le isi itu o le
pa laau lea e le mafai ona iloa atu ai se tagata, ma
taumafai e tuli mata’i gaioiga uma o lo o faia i le pito
i tua o le fale, ma ia iloa atu ai ni alii se toafa, o lo o
tutu i tua o le fale ae o lo o taatitia le fafine ave taxi
ma lana tama i tafatafa o Sipi uli e lua ua uma ona
fasioti. E lei toe faatali Kati ae ua aapa atu loa lana
fana otomeki lea e faaaoga i taimi o ana osofaiga ma
ia osofa’i ai loa le au alii ia o lo o laulau tutu mai i
fafo ma feoti uma ai, ona ia faanatinati atu loa lea e
fesoasoani i le fafine ma lana tama peitai e taunuu
atu, ua maliu le fafine sei vagana ai le teineititi na o
lona vae na fana ae o lo o ola pea o ia, ma e lei toe
faatali le tama ae ua faanatinati loa e fai ana gaioiga
fesoasoani, ona ia tuu lea o le teneietiti i totonu o le
isi Sipi uliuli ma la faanatinati atu loa i le falema’i,
ae o le taimi lava fo’i lea o lo o ia viliina leoleo ma le
taavale a le falema’i mo se fesoasoani.
Na maofa le tama ina ua ia vaaia totonu o le Sipi
o lo o i ai le tele o masini e faaaoga i fesootaiga
faapea ai ma ni a’upega malolosi e le o faaaoga e
le Ami ma Leoleo, a’o lea e feavea’i e le au faatupu
faalavelave. O totonu o le taavale o lo o i ai nisi o
faamaumauga e aofia ai tusi folau ma ata o tagata
ua uma ona fasiotia, ma e silia i le 200 tusi folau sa
maua e le tama i totonu o le taavale, o nisi o tagata
e ana tusi folau e aofia ai leoleo, tagata faipisinisi ae
toatele lava i teine aoga. Na fiu le tama e tau saili
faamaumauga pe maua ai se faamatalaga e faatatau
ia te ia na te le’i maua, pau le itu na ia iloa, o ia e
toatasi lea o lo o ogatotonu i ai taumafaiga uma a le
vaega leaga o lo o faia, ina ia mafai ona fasiotia o ia.
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 ua maea ai ona faamavae uma le aiga ia Lisati, ma ua savali atu nei le tamaititi i totonu o le potu o lo o nonofo ai le pasese e faatali le taimi e o atu ai i le vaalele.]
Pei lava o lea faatoa alu ese atu Lisati mai le aiga i le ulua’i taimi na alu ai i Niu Sila mo lana
aoga, i le vaaiga lea ua oo i ai le aiga i le po lea, e fai o le mafatia o le ulugalii i le misia o le tamaititi,
ae oo lava foi i nai ona tei laiti e leai ma se isi e le’i tagi i lea po. Ua fo’i gugu le aiga i le fale ma
loimata, ua le gagana le isi i le tasi, pau lagona o matua ua oo ane, tuai na oo i le fale ae se’i momoe
e faagalogalo atu ai lagona misia ma le mafatia o le atalii ua tuuvaa ese atu, ae o Lisati i le taimi lea,
sa le’i aveesea ona matua i lona mafaufau. Ua vaavaai mai le tamaititi i le fe’ilafi atu o moli o le
malae vaalele i Faleolo i le taimi na lele faatu sa’o ai i luga le Polenisia o le a lele ese atu ma Samoa,
ona atili lea ona tagi le tamaititi i le misia o nai ona matua, ae i lona loto i le taimi lea, ua fia fo’i e
faauma lana aoga ma se’i fai se mea lelei mo lona aiga. O le tagata lava na muamua tau i ai le vaai
a le tamaititi ina ua taunuu i le malae vaalele i Aukilani, o le tamaitai o Lisa lea o lo o pito mai lava
i luma o le laina umi a lona aiga ma uo na o atu e faatali lona taunuu atu. E ese ai lava le faataliga o
Lisati mai le toatele o le pasese, e fai o pese na usu ane ae le’i misi mea pu’eata atoa ai ma pepa o
lo o tusia ai upu faamalosi e faatatau i le tamaititi ma le ma’i o si ona tama.
“Malo le malaga manuia Son,” o upu faafeiloa’i ia a le aunty a le tamaititi o Lisati, le tuafafine o
lona tama lea o lo o faamautu ai i Niu Sila, ona tau faasolosolo atu uma lea o le au faatali pasese e
faafeiloa’i le tamaititi, ae mulimuli ai lava le tamaitai o Lisa. “Kafefe ailoga na e toe manatuaina a’u
i le taimi na e taunuu ai i Samoa, a ea?” o le fesili ata lea a Lisa ma aapa atu ua fusi mai le tamaititi
ma sogi atu i ona laugutu, sa faapea foi ona tali atu i ai Lisati i lona fusi mai o le tamaitai ma kisi
atu i ai, ona la ofoofota’i ai lava lea mo se taimi umi ona o le misia o le mafutaga. E lei toe i ai se isi
mea na tuu i le mafaufau o Lisati ina ua taunuu i Niu Sila, sei vagana ai lona naunau loa e faauma
lana aoga. O le tausaga lona lua na maua ai loa le avanoa o Lisati e faigaluega ai i se tasi o Ofisa a le
malo o Niu Sila, lea e mafai ona latou faa faigaluegaina tamaiti aoga e maualuluga togi mo ni galuega
faavaitaimi, e faatali ai le taimi e maea lelei ai le su’eina o faailoga a tamaiti, ma o le ofisa la lea ua
galue ai nei Lisati, e maua ai se isi alagatupe e fesoasoani ai i lana aoga, ma o iina lea ua manatu Lisati
o le a maua ai ma le avanoa e lafo ai ma se tupe i nai ona matua i Samoa o lo o tapua’i atu i lana aoga.
Tala i Vavau o Samoa
POGAI O ISI IGOA I A’ANA MA FA’ASALELEAGA
O le talitonuga lenei o nisi o afioaga i le atunuu, i auala na mafua ai ona maua igoa o nuu, mauga ma
eleele i nisi o nuu i Upolu ma Savaii, e mafua mai i mea sa tutupu ai i aso ua mavae, e aofia ai la nisi o
vaega sa tutupu i A’ana ma Fa’asalele’aga, lea e mafua ai lenei tala. Na mafua le taua i le va o A’ana
ma Fa’asalele’aga, ona ua toe taumafai le Tuia’ana ina ia toe maua atu e ia le pule lea sa ia Letufuga,
ma ia manatu ai loa o le a sii le taua i Fa’asalele’aga, ma i’u ina amata ai loa le taua ina ua malaga le
Tuia’ana i Fa’asalele’aga ma amata loa ona ia faasaga e fasi ma faasaua tagata.
E fai sau’aga a le Tuia’ana i tagata o le Fa’asalele’aga, ao le taimi lea o lo o seu lupe le alii o
Letufuga i le vao, ma e fetaui lava le tilotilo atu o lana soaseu i tai, ae fao loa i lalo taliga o alii o le nuu,
ona fesili lea o le soaseu ia Letufuga poo le a le mea ua tupu ua mafua ai ona fao i lalo taliga o alii o le
nuu, ae tali Letufuga, o Aana le la ua ia sasa ma faapologa tagata o le itumalo, ona maua ai lea iina o le
upu “ua tafafao taliga o Tufugauli.”
E lei umi ae sulu atu tagata Faasaleleaga i le vao o lo o seu ai Letufuga i le fia ola, ma e lei toe faatali
ai loa iina ia Letufuga ae ua amata loa le taua ma Aana e faaola ai ona tagata, ua sau lava le taua ma ua
oo i le mea e igoa o Vaia’ata. A toulu tagata i lalo ona fai atu lea o le soaseu ia Letufuga, vaai i tagata
e pei e feata mai i lalo o le vai, ona fai atu lea o Lefutuga, faaigoa le mea lenei o Vaia’ata e faamanatu
ai lau tala lena ua fai mai.
Ualu pea le taua ua oo i le mea e igoa o Masa, ma ua latalata lava i le Ituotane, ona toe liliu mai lea
ua elo tagata, ona faapea lea o le soaseu, “ua masa le mea”, ona fai atu lea o Letufuga i lona soaseu, “Ia
faaigoa le ogaeleele lenei ia Masa, e faamanatu ai le manogi leaga ua ta faalogoina.” Ua faaauau pea le
taua ma ua sopoia atu le mauga o Vaiola, ma o iina na fai mai ai le talitonuga, na amata ai loa ona leaga
le amio a le alii, i lona maua lava o ona fili ma olo gutu i le palapala, ma o iina na mafua ai ona maua
le igoa o le mauga o Vaiola, o le “Mauga o Olo,” ae ina ua latalata atu le taua i Futiga, le fasi eleele lea
e latalata i Logoipulotu, fai mai o iina na tula’i mai ai loa le faalavelave ina ua gau le laau seulupe a le
ali’i, le laau o le “Ma”, fai mai ona faaaoga ai loa lea e le alii ona lima e uu ai le isi tagata ae ta i le isi
tagata. Faaauau atu i le vaiaso fou le vaega faaiu o le tatou tala lenei. Soifua.
Matafao Elementary
takes first place in
Math/art competition
samoa news, Saturday, December 7, 2013 Page 11
IN THE COMMUNITY
WINNERS OF THE 2013
Anniversary Sale 2nd Day
Overall student winners
announced on closing day
By Jeff Hayner, Samoa News Reporter
The high point for participants in the annual DOE Math-InArt elementary competition was the prize giving on day-two of
the event this past Thursday at the Lee Auditorium. Nineteen
elementary schools (levels K-8) took part in the competition
coordinated by DOE’s Office of Curriculum and Instruction,
with awards going to the top three overall students in each category—Posters, Geometric Sculptures/Models and Tessellations.
(A tessellation is created when a shape is repeated over and
over again covering a plane without any gaps or overlaps.)
This year’s theme was ‘Math is Colorful Fabric of Creation’.
Also announced on Thursday were the top three overall winning schools —1st Matafao Elementary; 2nd Coleman Elementary and 3rd Aua Elementary.
The top three winners for each category are as follows:
Levels K — 2
Geometric Sculptures/Models:
1st Charles Paogofie — Coleman Elementary
2nd Paul Tafaoga — Matafao Elementary
3rd Tamina Alo — Aua Elementary
Posters:
1st Faapi’opi’o Ve’ave’a — Leone Midkiff Elementary
2nd Celestial Fouvale — A.P. Lutali Elementary
3rd Jessica Martinez — Masefau Elementary
Levels 3 — 5
Geometric Sculptures/Modes:
1st Lilian Launiu — Pava’ai’ai Elementary
2nd Prince VonDinklage — Mataula Elementary
3rd Jedidiah Mata’utia — Coleman Elementary
Posters:
1st Maryalice Ume — Matafao Elementary
2nd Christology Taofi — Manulele Elementary
3rd Tauva Launiu — Pava’ai’ai Elementary
Tessellations:
1st Lauramaria Timoteo — Matafao Elementary
2nd Fiaigoa Taai — Lupelele Elementary
3rd Angeleen Matautia — Coleman Elementary
Levels 6 — 8
Geometric Sculptures/Modes:
1st Donald Brandt — Aua Elementary
2nd Angelo Mayer — Alofau Elementary
3rd Mosese Lomu — Matafao Elementary
Posters:
1st Sanele Passi — Mauga-O-Alava Elementary
2nd Anthony Feala — Coleman Elementary
3rd Tilomai Tauiliili — Leone Midkiff
Tessellations:
1st Emily Kennach — Manulele Elementary
2nd Soonafai Fouvale — A.P. Lutali Elementary
3rd Lydia Wang — Aua Elementary
1st prize
Winner was Lealofi Malaga, accepting on his behalf is his employee Jason with
Store Manager Damien Mackenize and Floor Manager Teni Maae
50” Plasma Tv and a Home Theater System, retail value $1,429
2nd prize
Winner was Paula
Maifala pictured
with Floor Manager
Teni Maae
Whirlpool 24CF
Refrigerator, retail
value $1, 399
Reach the reporter at jeff@samoanews.com
3rd prize
Winner was Aigaga
Pernise pictured
with Floor Manager
Teni Maae
Whirlpool Washing
Machine, retail value
$729
Sanele Passi (2nd left) of Mt. Alava Elementary School took
1st place Thursday afternoon in the Poster Category for levels
6-8 at this year’s DOE Elementary Math-in-Art competition.
He is pictured with his mother Savali Passi (right) and vice
[photo: Jeff Hayner]
principal, Katelina Tauala (left). Page 12
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lo’o ta’ua lou suafa i luga, ua iai se talosaga
ua failaina i le Faamasinoga Maualuga o
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lenei mataupu.
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thereafter as counsel may be heard, before the
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NEWS IN BRIEF
Reindeer escapes
from Santa at
Colorado mall
DILLON, Colo. (AP) — A
runaway reindeer broke free
from Santa Claus at a Colorado
mall Thursday while the Big
Man was inside visiting with
children.
KYSL in Summit County
reports that the reindeer escape
happened outside the La Riva
Mall in Dillon.
While Santa was inside listening to children’s Christmas
wish lists, the reindeer jumped
over its enclosure, leading
police officers on a healthy jog
through town.
The reindeer was located on
the other side of a nearby reservoir. The Summit County sheriff’s office brought in another
reindeer to lure the runaway
and get it back into a trailer.
President Obama
lights National
Christmas Tree
WASHINGTON (AP) —
President Barack Obama threw
the switch, bathing the National
Christmas Tree in lights and
giving an otherwise dreary
day in the nation’s capital a
festive and seasonal spirit. He
later singled out Nelson Mandela, the beloved South African
anti-apartheid leader who died
Thursday, for special gratitude.
“He blessed us with tremendous grace and unbelievable
courage,” Obama said. “We are
all privileged to live in a world
touched by his goodness.”
Before lighting the tree,
Obama acknowledged the cold
and rainy weather and proposed
an abbreviated countdown
before flipping on the lights.
“We’re going to start at 5; since
it’s little wet we shouldn’t start
at 10,” he said.
PUBLIC NOTICE
from the
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
OF AMERICAN SAMOA
The Secretary of American Samoa wishes to inform all residents interested in
obtaining a Notary Public Commission, or in renewing a Commission, that the
next course on Notary Law and Ethics will be offered at the American Samoa
Community College, Room TED 2, on Tuesday, December 10th, Wednesday,
December 11th, and Thursday, December 12th, 2013, 5:00pm to 7:00pm. As is
required by the Notary Act of 2007, Public Law 30-18, as amended, anyone who
wishes to obtain a Notary Public Commission must undergo and successfully
complete a Course of Notarial Law, Procedure and Ethics.
Please contact Melesete Haleck or Sally Faumuina at the Office of the Governor
at 633-4116 to register and for more information, or visit the website
www.americansamoa.gov, and click on the “Secretary of American Samoa”
hyperlink to find out more.
As soon as the tree burst
into color, singing diva Aretha
Franklin took to the stage for a
spirited version of “Joy to the
World.” Joining Obama for the
91st annual tree-lighting ceremony were first lady Michelle
Obama, daughters Sasha and
Malia, and mother-in-law
Marian Robinson.
The first lady read “’Twas
the Night Before Christmas,”
taking turns with a Sesame
Street Muppet named Abby.
After performances by
Franklin, the tenor trio Forte,
Janelle Monae, Joshua Bell,
Mariah Carey and Prince Royce,
Obama joined the performers on
stage to show off a few dance
steps and close out the program.
Rocket with secret
payload launches
off California
VANDENBERG
AIR
FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) —
A rocket carrying a secret payload for the U.S. government
has successfully launched from
the central California coast.
The Atlas V rocket lit up the
night sky at about 11:15 p.m.
Thursday, lifting off from Vandenberg Air Force Base toward
low-Earth orbit.
The 19-story-tall rocket carried a payload for the National
Reconnaissance Office, which
operates the nation’s system of
intelligence-gathering satellites.
The agency has not released any
details about the payload.
A California cold snap had
threatened a possible delay,
but the rocket took off within
moments of the opening of its
launch window. Thursday’s
launch was the second time
an Atlas 5 rocket has lifted off
from the West Coast this year.
Overall, there have been 77
Atlas V launches from Vandenberg and Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Hong Kong reports
2nd H7N9 flu case
HONG KONG (AP) —
Hong Kong reported its second
human case of H7N9 bird flu
just days after the first, raising
fears that the virus is spreading
beyond mainland China.
The Health Department said
late Friday that an 80-year-old
man being treated for a chronic
illness in the hospital was found
to have the bird flu strain.
Authorities in the Asian
financial and transport hub have
been monitoring H7N9 closely
since it was first identified in
April. Infectious diseases are
a particular concern in Hong
Kong, where a decade ago the
Sars virus killed 299 people.
Hundreds in other countries
also died.
H7N9 has sickened about
140 people and killed 45, almost
all of them in mainland China.
Taiwan has had one case.
The virus appears to have
stalled since Chinese authorities cracked down on live
animal markets following
the initial outbreak. Medical
authorities say it doesn’t appear
to be easily contagious between
humans.
L.A. city attorney
sues b of America
LOS ANGELES (AP) —
The Los Angeles city attorney
is suing Bank of America for
mortgage discrimination it
claims led to a wave of foreclosures that cost the city a fortune
in extra expenses and lost taxes.
The suit, filed Friday in federal court, claims B of A redlined minority neighborhoods
for years, then turned around
and gave blacks and Hispanics
predatory home loans that they
couldn’t afford. The suit claims
those borrowers were forced
into foreclosure when the
housing bubble burst and they
were denied refinancing.
A message seeking comment
was left for representatives of
Bank of America Corp. Friday
evening. The city attorney filed
similar lawsuits on Thursday
against Wells Fargo & Co.
and Citigroup Inc. They deny
the allegations and say they’re
committed to fair lending.
Army — Someone
near ft. Irwin may
know of killing
VICTORVILLE,
Calif.
(AP) — Army investigators
asked for help from people near
a California base in solving
the 2009 killing of a soldier
in Afghanistan. Authorities
believe someone in the Fort
Irwin area may have details
about the death of Sgt. Anton
Phillips, 31, who was assigned
to a Germany-based maintenance company, the Victorville
Daily Press reported Thursday.
Phillips was found stabbed
to death four years ago at a
base in Mehtar Lam, a farming
area east of Kabul. “We uncovered information that leads us
to believe that someone in the
Fort Irwin area has information
that is critical to this homicide
investigation,” said Chris Grey, a
spokesman for the Army’s Criminal Investigation Command. A
$25,000 reward was offered to
anyone with information leading
to an arrest and conviction.
Grey said investigators don’t
believe robbery was a motive
but wouldn’t elaborate on why
Phillips was killed.
Phillips, a California native,
was an 11-year veteran and
previously served in Iraq. He
was assigned to the 5th Maintenance Company, 2nd Battalion,
77th Field Artillery Regiment.
Reality TV director
dies in home invasion
LOS ANGELES (AP) —
Los Angeles police are investigating the fatal home invasion shooting of a director who
worked on the reality TV show
“America’s Next Top Model.”
The Los Angeles Times
reports 42-year-old James
Howe died and his wife was
seriously wounded in the Nov.
27 attack at their rented home.
Police say Howe and his wife
answered the door of the Glassell Park home for what they
thought was a lone salesman,
but instead, two men and a
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woman forced their way inside.
A fight ensued at the doorway,
and one of the men pulled a gun
and opened fire. The couple’s
6-year-old son wasn’t harmed.
Los Angeles Deputy Police
Chief Jose Perez says the
shooting appeared random and
there’s no obvious motive.
No arrests have been made.
Banksy mural
fetches $209K at California auction
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.
(AP) — A mural stenciled on
the side of a Hollywood gas
station five years ago by the
British street artist Banksy has
fetched more than $200,000 at
a Beverly Hills auction.
The 9-by-8 foot “Flower
Girl” artwork sold for $209,000
on Thursday at an auction that
featured nearly 100 works by
more than 30 artists, according
to the Los Angeles Times. The
winning bid came from a Los
Angeles buyer who requested
anonymity.
The mural shows a little girl
holding a flower basket under
the eye of a surveillance camera
planted atop a tall stalk.
The seller of the mural was
Eytan Rosenberg, a former gas
station owner who allowed a
group of three street artists to
paint something on the business’s white brick wall.
Rosenberg sold the gas station last year and painstakingly removed the artwork and
installed it in a sturdy aluminum
frame. He and his sister want to
use the money from the sale to
build a car wash.
Banksy, who refuses to
reveal his full identity, began
his
career
spray-painting
buildings in Bristol, England.
He’s known for his silhouetted figures and spray-painted
messages.
The highest known price for
a Banksy work is about $1.1
million for a mural called “Slave
Labor” that was auctioned in
London in June. Banksy’s work
has caught the eye of A-list
Hollywood celebrities such as
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie,
who recently bought a smaller
piece for $1 million.
Jordan wins Security Council seat,
replaces Saudis
UNITED NATIONS (AP)
— The U.N. General Assembly
elected Jordan to the Security
Council on Friday to replace
Saudi Arabia, which rejected
the seat it won in an unprecedented act to protest the council’s failure to end the Syrian
and Israeli-Palestinian conflicts.
Jordan was chosen by Arab
countries as a replacement and
was endorsed by Asian nations
to take the traditional Arab seat
on the U.N.’s most powerful
body. It received 178 “yes”
votes in the election.
Saudi Arabia got one vote,
and four countries in the 193member world body abstained.
The 10 other countries were
either absent or unable to vote
because of unpaid dues.
Jordan’s Foreign Minister
Nasser Judeh said the country
was “extremely honored” and
“humbled” by the near consensus support from the international community which
recognized “Jordan’s relentless
efforts in the pursuit of peace
and security, the very principles that the Security Council is
mandated to preserve.”
Alaska renews push
to amass emergency
food stocks
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) —
Alaska is renewing an effort to
secure a massive stockpile of
emergency food supplies to be
ready in case a major disaster
cuts the state off from supply
lines.
Gov. Sean Parnell has promoted emergency preparations
— including urging individuals
and families to make plans of
their own — as part of a larger
push to improve disaster readiness across Alaska.
The state ultimately hopes
to secure enough food to feed
40,000 people three meals a day
for seven days.
The state’s Department of
Military and Veterans Affairs
last year issued a request for
proposals to have two storage
sites ready and one-third of the
food supply in place by the end
of 2012. But that never happened: the department received
just one proposal, which ultimately was rejected when the
contractor couldn’t secure a
performance bond in a timely
manner, said Jeremy Zidek, a
spokesman for the state’s emergency preparedness division.
The solicitation was canceled.
Just this week, however,
the department issued a new,
scaled-back request for proposals. Initially, the state is
looking for information on food
that would be offered, including
shelf-life, storage requirements
packaging and dimensions, he
said Friday.
Decisions could then be
made on what types of storage
would be needed and how best
to manage the food supplies, he
said. Those things could be pursued separate from the contract
by the state.
Hillary Clinton:
nelson Mandela
a ‘giant among us’
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Former Secretary of State
Hillary Rodham Clinton is
remembering Nelson Mandela as a “giant among us”
who showed the world how
to respond to injustice and
tragedy.
Mandela died Thursday
in his home country. Former
President Bill Clinton and Mrs.
Clinton were close friends of
the anti-apartheid leader who
led South Africa in the 1990s.
Mrs. Clinton says Mandela
understood the importance
of bringing democracy and
freedom to South Africa and
showed others how to live a life
of integrity.
Clinton spoke Friday on
Capitol Hill, where she received
an award from the foundation
of the late California Congressman Tom Lantos, a Holocaust survivor and longtime
champion of human rights.
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Couple accidentally
gets bag of cash at
drive-thru window
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP)
— A suburban Nashville couple
got more than they expected in
their to-go order in a McDonald’s drive-thru: A bag of cold
cash. WTVF-TV reports thousands of dollars in cash packaged for a bank deposit had
been placed in a paper to-go bag
near the drive-thru orders on
Tuesday morning. An employee
mistakenly passed the bag to
Greg and Stacye Terry who had
just been looking for breakfast.
The employee realized the
mistake almost immediately
and followed the Terrys to their
home a short distance away.
Meanwhile, the couple was
ready for breakfast.
“My husband opened the
bag and discovered the money
inside,” Stacye Terry said. “He
said, ‘You are not going to
believe this.’ Sure enough, it
was their bank deposit money.
“The second that he said it
was their deposit, my first thing
was let’s get in the truck and
take it back.”
They said they had a good
laugh and even took photos of
the cash before returning it to
the employee. They posted a
picture to Facebook of the wads
of bills in plastic bags with what
look like yellow deposit slips.
The owner and operator of
the McDonald’s, Phil Gray, in
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NUUULI. Said land ALANOA is situated in or near the village of NUUULI in the County of ITUAU,
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.
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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.
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FA’AALIGA O LE FEAGAIGA MO SE TU’U’ESEINA
I tagata o le aiga sa MALUIA, ma i latou uma e silasila ma lauiloaina lenei fa’aaliga!
O le fa’aaliga lenei ona o FREDDIE, LURLINE, SEAN & TITI MALUIA o le nu’u o NUUULI 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 ALANOA e fa’asino i le aiga sa MALUIA, o le nu’u o NUUULI.
O lenei fanua e totonu pe latalata ane i le nu’u o NUUULI, itumalo o ITUAU, 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’iese ile
fa’amauina o lenei feagaiga pe a auina mai i le ofisa ole Resitara o le Teritori of Amerika Samoa i
Fagatogo, sana fa’atu’ese tusitusia. O fa’atu’iesega uma lava e ao ona fa’aulufaleina mai i totonu 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.
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American Samoa Government
OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT
INVITATION FOR BIDS
IFB No: 025-2014
Issuance Date: December 06, 2013
Closing Date: January 07, 2014
No Later than 2:00pm local time
1. INVITATION
Sealed bids are invited from qualified contractors for the “Fitiuta Airport Security
Perimeter Fence Construction”, located on the Island of Manu’a, Territory of American
Samoa.
2. RECEIPT & OPENING OF BIDS
Sealed bids will be received by the Chief Procurement Officer, American Samoa
Government, Tafuna, American Samoa 96799, until 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 7, 2014
at which time and place the sealed bids will be publicly opened and read.
3. PRE-BIDC ONFERENCE
A MANDATORY Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 10:00 a.m.
at the Office of Procurement Conference Room. Bids will not be accepted from bidders
who are not present at the pre-bid conference.
4. CONTRACTD OCUMENTS
Electronic copies of bidding documents may be examined and obtained free of charge
from the Office of Procurement during normal business hours.
5. The American Samoa Government reserves the right not to accept the lowest or any bid.
6. The American Samoa Government reserves the right to waive any informalities in bidding
as may be in the best interest of the American Samoa Government.
“Equal Opportunity Employer / Affirmative Action”
TIAOTALAGA J.E. KRUSE
Chief Procurement Officer
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➧ COMMUNITY BRIEFS…
Continued from page 3
Talaimatai expressed gratitude to ASPA executive director
Utu Abe Malae and the board of directors as well as the crew
for their hard work and for responding to the call for help. He
also confirmed that the new generators for the island are preventing the ongoing problem of constant power outages experienced in previous years.
FEDS REPEAT CALL TO REAFFIRM
DISMISSAL OF CITIZENSHIP SUIT
Attorney for the U.S. State Department, the federal government, and two officials of the U.S. State Department has reiterated a request for the federal appeal’s court in Washington
D.C. of a summary affirmation of the lower court’s decision
in June that dismissed the citizenship lawsuit filed by five
America Samoans and a California based organization.
Late last month, the plaintiffs opposed the affirmation decision,
arguing that among other things, this case presents the first opportunity for any appellate court to consider whether people born in
American Samoa are U.S. citizens by virtue of the Fourteenth
Amendment’s guarantee that “[a]ll persons born… in the United
States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the
United States” based on a provision of the U.S. Constitution.
Yesterday the defendants, through Assistant U.S. Attorney,
Wynne P. Kelly, argued that the plaintiffs fail to demonstrate
why the lower court’s decision dismissing the complaint “was not
plainly correct”. Kelly further argued that the lower court properly concluded that plaintiffs failed to state a claim and “summary
disposition is appropriate” in this case because the “merits of this
appeal are so clear as to make summary affirmance proper.”
According to Kelly, plaintiff-appellants’ arguments raised
in their opposition to the affirmance motion “fails to disturb
the central fact underpinning” the lower court’s “opinion: no
relevant authority supports the proposition that the Fourteenth
Amendment...confers automatic citizenship on those born in
American Samoa to non-U.S. citizen parents.”
“In fact, the only thing novel about plaintiff-appellants’
complaint is that their pleading” asked the lower court “to
determine by judicial fiat a status for American Samoans that
Congress had expressly declined to provide, that the people
of American Samoa’s representative opposed as endangering
the fa’a Samoa or Samoan way of life, and which every other
federal court had deemed unavailable to identically situated
persons,” said Kelly, who again asked the appeal’s court for
affirmation of the lower court’s decision.
O se va’aiga i le taimi ua vala’auina ai le Nofo le tofa le Launatausala Fa’agau S. Lefiti ina ia
ulufale i le ava o le usualele a le Itumalo ma Samoa na poto i le Laoa i Vainiu e tapa ipu ai i lona
[ata:Leua Aiono Frost]
itumalo.
Fa’afotuova’aulu le Tofa le Launatausala Fa’agau S. Savea Lefiti
tusia: Leua Aiono Frost
Le Komesina o Leoleo ia William E. Haleck ma le afioga i le
Kovana Sili ia Moliga Moliga, i le taimi na asia ai e le Kovana
le nofoaga o le toese i Tafuna i le aso Lulu na te’a nei. [ata: AF]
➧ HALECK: O LEOLEO…
Continued from page 1
Na ia faaalia atili e faapea, e i ai leoleo o le falepuipui o lo
o faia i ai ni suesuega faalotoifale a le matagaluega (Internal
Investigations) ona o tuuaiga o lo o aafia ai latou, ma e le o toe
umi se taimi ae mae’a suesuega o lo o faia, ona laa atu loa lea o
le matagaluega mo le faia i ai o sana faaiuga, fuafua i se ripoti o
le a tuuina atu i suesuega o lo o faia.
Ae mo le taimi nei e pei ona saunoa Haleck, e toatasi le isi
leoleo o le toese ua faamalolo mai lana galuega, ma le isi toatasi
ua faasala e malolo mo le 30 aso e aunoa ma se totogi, ae o lo o
faagasolo lem pea suesuega i isi leoleo.
E le’i faailoa mai e Haleck po o ai igoa o leoleo o lo o aafia i
faaiuga e pei ona ia taua, ae ina ua fesiligia e le alii kovana poo i ai
se gaioiga a le matagaluega o faia ina ia foia ai le toa laiti o le aufaigaluega o lo o galulue i le toese, na saunoa ai Haleck e faapea, e
to’afitu leoleo fou mo le toese o lo o fuafua e amata a latou aoaoga i
se taimi e le o toe mamao, o i latou ia o le a fesoasoani i le faafitauli
o le le lava o le aufaigaluega o lo o i ai i le taimi nei.
Feso’ota’i mai i le tusitala ia ausage@samoanews.com
Na fa‘atumulia le laoa i Vainiu i le pa’ia o aiga i ona itu tetele ma ona itu taulagi, aua ua
fa’afotuova’aulu le tofa le foe tu’ese i le Itu’au, le tofa le Launatausala, Fa’agau Lauluafetalai S.
Lefiti i lona itumalo, le Itu’au Malosi, ia Novema 22, 2013.
O le itula e 5:00 i le afiafi na poto ai uma aiga i le Malumalu Ekalesia Fa’apotopotoga Kerisiano
i Amerika Samoa i Matu’u ma Faganeanea e molimauina le fa’apa’iaina o le nofo e le vasega o
Faife’au tofia.
Na masi’i fa’atasi mai lava i la’ua ma le afioga le Nofo Fanau. o le pa’ia lava lea i Gagamoe
e afio ai le afioga le Ma’oputasi o le tama fa’asau a le faleagafulu, susu ai tei ma anoalo, susu le
matua ma le nofo fanau, anoalo i fale ae tausi va’atele e lau fetalaiga Tuaolo o le na faleagafulu i
ai le motu ma le Falefa ma le mamalu o le Launiu na saelua.
Na mua i malae le masi’i fa’aaloalo a le aiga Sa Lefiti mai le Manu’atele, aua o le tupuga lea
o le tofa Fa’agau Lefiti, ma sa tula’i ai le Tofa le To’oto’o Fofo Sunia e molita’i fa’aaloaloga ma
tapenaga sa ma’au i ai le pa’ia o aiga i lea lava taeao fou i Vainiu.
O le ava o le usualele a le itumalo ma Samoa na atoa i Vainiu i lea taeao manino, sa agaia lea e
le itumalo a le Itu’au, na folafola ava ma toe pule ava le tofa Fa’amatuainu Iakopo Lefiti, ae pule
‘ava a le itumalo e le tofa Taufete’e John Faumuina. O le tofa le Tama Matua Savea Tavita sa ia
malo i le sivaloa ma le fa’atau pa’ia ae a se upu mo le fa’anofonofo i lona aso iloga i le itumalo.
Ua atoa nei le 45 tausaga o le soifua o le Nofo, peita’i, ua mae’a lelei ana tautua iloga i le tatou
malo e ala i lana tautua mo le 20 tausaga ile Fuava’a po’o le Navy.
Ina ua taliu mai i aiga ua mae’a lea tautua, sa talosaga ai e fia faigaluega i le Matagaluega Pulea
Tagata Faigaluega a le tatou malo, ma sa fa’akonekarate ai, ma fa’aaoga ai lona tikeri ‘Masters in
Human Resources Management,’ sa ia sailia a’o auauna i le fuava’a a le Malo tele. I le taimi nei,
ua ave lana fa’amuamua i lana auaunaga lenei i lona tofi matai, ma ua faia lana filifiliga o le a le
toe tautua i se isi tofiga fa’alemalo!
I lana auaunaga i lana Ekalesia Fa’apotopotoga Kerisiano i Matuu ma Faganeanea, na soifua
mai lava i ona tua’a ma papatiso ai a’o la’ititii, avea ma talavou i le autalavou, totino i le aufaipese,
avea fo’i ma Peresetene o le Autalavou i lona tula’i mai i na vaitau, ua avea nei ma Tiakono o le
Ekalesia, ma ua fa’ae’e fo’i ia te le tofiga fa’aletausaga o le Failautusi o le Ekalesia i Matu’u ma
ua avea i la’ua ma le Tausi ma Tiakono o le Ekalesia.
O lana tautua i lona aiga ma le Afio’aga i Matu’u ma Faganeanea sa amata mai i le avea ai
ma tale’ale’a i le Aumaga ao le’i tu’ua le atunu’u ma avea ma fitafita o le Navy a le Inaite Setete
o Amerika. Ina ua litaea ma taliu mai sa fa’aea i ai aiga i le suafa, “Lauluafetalai” ma sa tautua
ai i lona Aiga Sa Savea i Matu’u ma lona aiga Sa Fa’agau i Faganeanea. Peita’i, lea ua toe tasi
moemoe finagalo o aiga, ina ia nofo mai i le suafa Fa’agau mo aiga.
O le tautua a lona Tausi Norma Jean Lefiti sa muai avea ai o ia o se Faia’oga i le ASCC i lona
fa’ailoga Masters in Business Administration in Accounting peita’i, ua suia nei ma ua avea o ia
ma Financial Manager i le Tri Marine, le kamupani i’a fou ua suia nei le Samoa Packing.
O a’oa’oga a le tofa Fa’agau Lefiti sa amatalia lava i Matafao Elementary, soso’o ai ma
a’oa’oga maualuga i Samoana High ma fa’au’u ai i le tausaga 1986, ae fa’ai’u ai ina ulufale i le
US Navy ma litaea mai ai ina ua mae’a le 20 tausaga o lana tautua. A’o i ai i la’ua i totonu o le
Navy, sa fa’aaogaina tatau taimi e sailia ai tusi pasi maualuluga ua agava’a ai nei i la’ua ma le
tausi i faiva ua litaea mai ma faigaluega ai nei. E to’alua o la’ua aloali’i o Pu’ela Shawnde Lefiti
ma Lene Shaquille Lefiti.
samoa news, Saturday, December 7, 2013 Page 15
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a statement thanked the Terrys
and said he is looking into how
the mistake happened.
Smoke in W.Va.
school sends 37
people to hospitals
TUNNELTON, W.Va. (AP)
— A northern West Virginia
business was burning material illegally in its outdoor furnace and the smoke drifted into
a nearby elementary school
Friday, sending 37 people to hospitals, authorities said. Preston
County Assistant Superintendent
Craig Schmidl said classes were
dismissed at Tunnelton-Denver
Elementary School.
In a news release, the
Preston County emergency services office said it received a
call at 10:38 a.m. that a few students in one of the classrooms
were having respiratory problems. After rescue units arrived,
the number of patients “took a
dramatic increase.” They were
taken to four area hospitals
Schmidl said many of the
students taken to the hospital
were in one of two modular
units adjacent to the school’s
main building. Smoke from
the furnace got pulled into the
school’s ventilation system.
Schmidl said he didn’t know
the name of the business and that
authorities were looking into the
possibility of carbon monoxide
poisoning, although the cause
remained under investigation.
State Dept. of Environmental Protection spokesman Tom Aluise
said an air quality inspector “confirmed that illegal material was
being burned in the furnace.”
Continued from page 13
Director Zhang
Yimou sued for too
many children
BEIJING (AP) — Famed
Chinese film director Zhang
Yimou is being sued by two
lawyers for breaking China’s
one-child policy, in what they
say is a protest against rich
people flouting the rules.
Jia Fangyi said Friday he and
Guo Chengxi want Zhang to pay
1 billion yuan ($164 million)
in compensation for the use of
public services and as a punishment. Although Zhang already
faces a fine that could run into the
millions of dollars, Jia said.
People caught breaking China’s family planning policy must
pay a “social compensation fee”
based on their annual income.
Zhang, who directed “House of
Flying Dragons” and “Hero,”
admitted Sunday to having three
children with his wife, Chen
Ting. Local authorities in the
eastern city of Wuxi, where his
wife is from, said the births came
without approval and before the
two were married.
Holmes defense
wants sanity hearing
to be held in secret
DENVER (AP) — Attorneys for Colorado theater
shooting defendant James
Holmes are asking the judge to
bar the public and media from
hearing pretrial testimony from
the psychiatrist who evaluated
Holmes’ sanity. A motion filed
Friday says Holmes’ right to an
impartial jury would be harmed
if the public hears the testimony. The judge hasn’t ruled
on the request.
Holmes pleaded not guilty
by reason of insanity to charges
of killing 12 people and injuring
70 in a suburban Denver movie
theater in 2012. Prosecutors
are seeking the death penalty.
Holmes underwent a mandatory
sanity evaluation last summer.
The conclusions haven’t been
made public, but prosecutors
are asking for further evaluation.
The two sides are scheduled to
argue the request at a hearing
later this month. The defense
wants that hearing held in secret.
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Na taua e lona toalua i lana
molimau e faapea, o le ua
molia o se tama e tausi aiga
lelei, e faamoemoeina i totonu
o le aiga, e loto alofa fo’i i lana
fanau. E anoanoa’i isi itu lelei
na faailoa e le fafine i luma o
le faamasinoga e faatatau i lona
toalua, ma faaiu ai loa lana faatoesega i lona talosagaina o se
isi avanoa e toe fo’i atu ai lona
toalua i lo latou aiga.
Na finau le loia a le malo ina
ia faasala le ua molia i le faasalaga pito sili ona mamafa o lo
o faamanino mai e le tulafono.
Saunoa le alii faamasino sili
ia Michael Kruse e faapea, o le
solitulafono ua ta’usala ai le ua
molia, o se solitulafono pito sili
lea ona matuia i totonu o Amerika
Samoa, e pei ona faamamafa mai
e le Fono Faitulafono.
O tuuaiga faasaga i le ua
molia, na alia’e mai ina ua ia
taumafai e tagofia itutinosa o
ana grand daughters e to’alua
na aumai na te faatamafaiina,
ma avea ai loa ma itu na o ese
ai tamaitai mai lo latou aiga
ae aga’i atu i le fale o le latou
faifeau ma faailoa i ai le mea ua
tupu, ma mafua ai loa ona oo atu
le mataupu i le ofisa o leoleo.
Saunoa Kruse e faapea, o
le itu e pito sili ai ona matuia
ai ituaiga solitulafono nei, o le
aafia ai o fanau e laiti i lalo o le
tulafono, aemaise lava i latou e
i lalo o le 12 tausaga.
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GRAND
OPENING
MANU’A STORE
(Malaeimi location) • Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013 • Doors open at 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Come celebrate with us!
C
M
Y
K
C
M
Y
K
New shipment has arrived.
• Get your Christmas
decorations, lights,
Santa hats here
• Largest selection of
fabric on island
• Housewares
• Kitchenwares
• Toiletries
• Uniforms
• Clothes
• Shoes
• Toys
• Bingo supplies
• Accessories
• Handicrafts
•
•
•
•
•
School supplies
Luggages and suitcases
Hats
Linens and towels
Floral items (baskets,
vases, foam, artificial
flowers)
• Car seat covers
• Name Brands: Apple
Bottoms, Rocawear, Ed
Hardy, Dickies, Disney,
Hello Kitty
• Sunglasses
• Candies and snacks
…and so much more
THIS IS YOUR ONE-STOP-SHOP • THREE CONVENIENT LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU
PAGO PAGO (MHJ Building)
Hours: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. M-Sat
TAFUNA INDUSTRIAL PARK
Hours: 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. M-Sat

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