Health Dept. policy change prompted by consumer complaints

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Health has issued a strong and clear warning to businesses: as of now, there will no longer be a "30-day extension" granted for the sale of items that have passed their expiration dates in stores. This...

American Samoans indicted in Whittier voter fraud case as state pursues criminal charges

Millie Suli, right, reads charging documents during her arraignment in May. The state has charged 10 Whitter residents, all from American Samoa, with illegal voting. (Marc Lester / ADN) Illegal voting cases against 10 Whittier residents from...

Amata issues update on status of critical services during shutdown

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata has released a statement and informational update on the partial government shutdown, adding details to remarks she posted to her facebook page yesterday. She reiterates that she...

FEATURE ǀ American Samoa says no to deep-sea mining. The Trump administration might do it anyway.

A view of the harbor at Pago Pago, American Samoa. AP via Grist IN early August, in the village of Utulei on the eastern shore of Tatuila, the largest of seven islands that make up American Samoa, more than two dozen local residents gathered in an...

Mosquito-borne diseases expand, posing new threats

September 19, 2025 9 min read Driven by climate change, population mobility and global trade, mosquito-borne diseases are extending beyond tropical and subtropical areas. Dengue, chikungunya and Zika virus — all spread by Aedes mosquitoes — have...

Please Keep the Lights On in American Samoa

Dear Editor, My name is Mauola Jedidiah Fasio. I am 10 years old, and I am from the village of Lauliituai. Even though I do not live in American Samoa right now, I visit my grandparents every year, and I have family and friends there who are very...

Record dengue fever outbreaks challenge Pacific health systems

Dengue fever continues to surge across the Pacific, reaching record levels and pushing health systems to their limits. Since January, more than 16,500 cases and at least 17 deaths have been reported in the region, according to the Pacific...

Medicaid expands off-island care with Queens Medical Center

The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu becomes the third hospital in Honolulu to accept patients that are referred for treatment under the Medicaid Off-island Referral Program. The American Samoa Medicaid State Agency signed a contract with Queens...

Samoa records seventh death from dengue fever

Photo: 123RF Samoa has recorded more than 14,000 clinically diagnosed dengue cases since January, and its seventh death from the disease. The latest report, released on 29 September, covers the week of 22-28 September. The Ministry of Health said...

DOH- Environmental Health Services steadfast with its enforcements

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Environmental Health Services of the Department of Health recently issued a strong warning on its official Facebook page to both businesses and the public. This warning addresses explicitly those who appeal to...

LBJ Hospital breaks ground at site of new warehouse facility

A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday at the site where the LBJ Tropical Medical Center is building its first ever warehouse facility at Lions Park. LBJ Chaplain Rev. Tumau Petaia offered the invocation which was attended by Fono leaders,...

Sea Port recalls jumbo raw shrimp over possible cesium-137 contamination

Voluntary recall covers Sea Port brand frozen raw easy peel white shrimp, jumbo 16/20 count/lb, in 1-lb and 2-lb bags. Distributed in small volumes to retailers in AK, CA, HI, MT, OR, WA and American Samoa between July 10 and Sept. 22, 2025; no...

Mail Handler Jobs Available In Portland

Acquired Through MGN Online on 07/01/2025 PORTLAND, OR – If you are thinking about new line of work, the Postal Service has immediate openings for mail handlers at the Portland Regional Processing and Distribution Center. In addition to what is...

DoH issues notice about unclaimed ashes

The American Samoa Department of Health’s Environmental Health Services Division is asking the public for help in locating the family of an individual whose ashes have remained unclaimed for nearly five years. Aileen Solaita, Manager of the...

Hawaiʻi Health Department reports 13th travel-related dengue virus case of 2025

Aedes albopictus is a widespread invasive mosquito in Hawai’i. Photo Credit: James Gathany, CDC. The Hawaiʻi Department of Health has identified a new travel-related case of dengue virus on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of dengue cases to 13 in...

RECALL ALERT: Sea Port recalls frozen shrimp over radioactive contamination concerns

It may be time to check your freezer again. Another frozen shrimp recall has been announced, according to the FDA. Sea Port is recalling a limited amount of its raw frozen shrimp after concerns that the product could be contaminated with a...

DOH seeking family of individual whose ashes remain unclaimed

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Health's Environmental Health Services Division issued a notice over the weekend on its Facebook page regarding unclaimed ashes, in an effort to reach out to the family members of a person whose ashes...

CJPA opens workshops for multi-disciplinary training for First Responders

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the support of the current administration, the Criminal Justice Planning Agency through a VAWA STOP grant will deliver a series of workshops in American Samoa beginning with two one-day trainings for LBJ medical...

Uamea B. Peleki

InkFreeNews.com Posted Sep 30, 2025 Updated: Sep 30, 2025 @ 9:13 AM Uamea B. Peleki, 40, New Paris, died at 9:07 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, at University Hospital, Indianapolis. She was born April 2, 1985, in American Samoa. She is survived by...

Daylight Saving Time ends soon: 3 things to do before clocks fall back

Daylight Saving Time is coming to an end soon, and there are three things you can do to prepare for the changing of your clocks. Daylight Saving Time 2025 ends on Sunday, Nov. 2, at 2 a.m., a day earlier than last year. It’s the second earliest...