Buckle up! Fatalities CraSHES 1 LOCAL HIGHWAYS 01-01-15 to date 321 Pacific Horizon School’s 2015 Graduates – Kyrstene Lin (left) and Rhane Malae (right) — officially graduated this past Friday evening at the Lupelele Church of Christ in Tafuna. The pair comprise the 2015 graduates of PHS for this year. [photo: TG] See story below. LOCAL HIGHWAYS 01-01-15 to date office of highway safety AS Women’s Softball Team focuses on the gold in PNG… B2 C M Y K Tutu fa’atasi ta’ita’i o le atunu’u fa’atautua soifua o fitafita o le taua… 18 online @ samoanews.com Daily Circulation 7,000 PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA Congratulations Class of 2015 Pacific Horizon School Grads two Seniors for Class of 2015 by Tony Gasu, Samoa News Staff Reporter C M Y K American Samoa is again into high school graduation season as this is one of the busiest times of the year on island. This year, Paramount Builders, Inc. is the proud major sponsor of the 2015 graduation season coverage, and wishes all graduates, families and friends a safe and happy celebration. The first high school graduation started last Friday evening with the Pacific Horizon School Commencement ceremony held at the Lupelele Church of Christ. Two Seniors bid farewell to their alma mater — in a poignant ceremony that saw the two graduates walked down the isle while the school’s honor students dressed them in their cap & gown, before the graduates made their way to their seats. Lt. Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga and wife Pohakalani Mauga were the honored guests. The Master of Ceremonies was Pacific Horizon School Principal Caroline Tuiolosega, who introduced the two graduates. The keynote speaker was Merillee May. Ms May serves in several community boards including the Business and Professional Women of Pago Pago, the American Samoa Swimming Association, the American Samoa Paddling Association, and she is also a board member of Pacific Horizon School. She is also a member of the American Samoa Chamber of Commerce, and she is currently serving on the investment committee for the State Small Business Credit Initiative. She emphasized during her speech the roles and sacrifices of women throughout the world and in American Samoa. “In 2014, more women have graduated from colleges and universities than men in the United States, but we’re not there yet. There are still a lot of important changes that need to be made. Today, a survey of all the US legislatures only 24 in the House of Representatives are women – women also own 30% of the privately owned firms, so if you compress the percentage, women own 51% of the population.” May added, “you can also look at our local government, there are very few women in the Fono, the directorships, and the government boards. What can we do about this, what can you two young women, do in your lives to make a difference — stand up for your convictions, stand up for yourself, always define yourself and don’t let others define you, get involved, don’t just worry about you, worry about your community and your nation, and all the people around you. Lead by example, believe me, I could go on and on.” (Continued on page 14) Tuesday, May 26, 2015 $1.00 Woman alleges harassment by local Immigration officers Immigration says woman overstayed, tried to bribe CIO by Joyetter Feagaimaali’i-Luamanu Samoa News Reporter A Filipino woman feels she’s being “harassed” by Immigration officers after she refused to adhere to a demand by an Immigration official who paid her fare to go to Apia last year. This is alleged to have occurred after the official from the immigration office allegedly told her that her amnesty application had been denied in June 2014. According to the woman, the Immigration official told her that she had to go to Apia and come back. The woman informed the immigration officer that she was not able to go because she didn’t have her airfare, however a female immigration officer came to her, took her passport , and came back with a ticket for Apia in July 2014, she alleges. The woman reentered the territory in September on an entry permit and in January 2015 she was told that her amnesty application had been denied. Earlier this month the woman received a letter titled “Affidavit for Arrest warrant” that was notarized and signed by an immigration officer indicating that she’s an alien and is in American Samoa in violation of the laws and regulations of American Samoa as follows: “ASCA 41.0616 (15) Has stayed beyond the time allowed in her entry permit or granted by the board.” The letter which was issued May 11, 2015 further indicated that she violated “ASCA 41.0703 obstructing, resisting or misleading officers.” The letter went on say that the immigration officer “Hereby requests a warrant (Continued on page 14) [l-r] Lt. Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga (a military veteran), Congresswoman Aumua Amata along with military veterans Rosie Fualaau Tago Lancaster and Rep. Faimealelei Anthony Allen place a large wreath at the Satala Cemetery during the government’s Memorial Day ceremony. Lemanu who delivered the special remarks on behalf of the governor, told the gathering that the Memorial Day ceremony is to honor and pay respect to the soldiers who offered their lives to protect freedom in American Samoa and the world. Such ceremony is also to honor and pay respect to soldiers who perished at sea, and their remains are never found. According to the Lt. Governor, many families have benefited from the service of those soldiers who paid the ultimate sacrifice; yet, only a few have suffered the loss of a family member serving in the military. Following the ceremony at the Satala Cemetery, a second service was held at sea, just outside of the entrance to Pago Pago Harbor, where wreaths were put in the ocean to commemorate [photo: AF] those in the military who died at sea. See Samoan story in today’s To’asavili edition. Page 2 samoa news, Tuesday, May 26, 2015 If sales tax passes, 2% wage tax will be eliminated, Tax Office says by Fili Sagapolutele, Samoa News Correspondent (ANSWERs on page 14) STRANGE BUT TRUE By Samantha Weaver ✖ It was back in the 19th century that American author and philosopher Henry David Thoreau made the following sage observation: “Men have become the tools of their tools.” ✖ Clinomania is an affliction that affects a large percentage of the American population. If you suffer from an overwhelming desire to stay in bed, you’re one of us. ✖ If you’re like most parents, at one time or another you’ve been shocked by how quickly your kids outgrow things -- especially shoes. What may be an annoyance in a developed country is a major problem in undeveloped areas of the world; Kenton Lee is working on changing that. As a volunteer in an orphanage in Kenya, he noticed that many children had the toes cut out of their shoes just so they could fit in their feet. After returning home, Lee developed an adjustable sandal that can grow with a child, increasing up to five sizes via a system of snaps. Although the shoe is only made available to nonprofits for those in need, domestic demand is increasing. If you’re a parent sick of buying seemingly endless pairs of new shoes, you’ll be glad to hear that Lee and his team are working on a commercial version. ✖ You might be surprised to learn that actor David Duchovny, best known for his role in “The X-Files,” was just a dissertation away from being awarded a doctorate in English literature. ✖ In 16th- and 17th-century Europe, it was considered fashionable to attend public dissections of human bodies. So-called anatomy days often included music, speeches and processions. Viewers could even pass around body parts for inspection, though taking the parts home was forbidden. • • • • • • • • • • • • • Thought for the Day • • • • • • • • • • • • • “You can get more with a kind word and a gun than you can from a kind word alone.” — Al Capone The government is looking at collecting around $18 million annually under a proposed sales tax measure, currently being worked on by the Tax Office, with the hope of having the proposal sent to the Fono in July, or else in January next year. ASG’s sales tax proposal was first revealed early last month by government officials who testified on some of the administration’s tax measures. No details were provided at the time, although Sen. Galeai Tu’ufuli suggested a sales tax so that everyone pays the same thing. Speaking last Thursday night during a general membership meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, the ASG Tax Office manager Richard Jimmerson revealed some details of the sales tax. “Right now our projection of revenue [collected from sales tax] is somewhere in the neighborhood of $18 million to the government” annually, he said. Responding to a question from a Chamber member, Jimmerson said the sales tax could be 5%, 6%, 7% or 8% before it’s submitted to the Fono. He made clear that the proposed bill is not yet finalized. Once the sales tax is approved, he said, the 2% wage tax — which is paid by wage earners only with revenue going to the LBJ Medical Center — will be eliminated. He acknowledged that others, such as entrepreneurs and those who earn income in areas such as rentals, don’t pay the wage tax. According to the Tax Office manager, the sales tax will apply to all goods and services sold in the territory, but the issue they are looking at right now “is what will be exempted” under the sales tax. “I’ve got prescription drugs, [and] transportation on my list of items to be exempted,” he said, adding that he’d like to get views and suggestions from the Chamber on the sales tax as well as possible exempted items. If the sales tax is implemented, Jimmerson said, that will require additional work by local businesses, but he is proposing in the bill a 1% or 2% incentive if a business collects and files their reports with ASG in a timely manner. Responding to a Chamber member’s question, Jimmerson said the territory had a sales tax a couple of years ago but it didn’t work because of compliance issues and it became a “political football” for someone running for governor. Additionally, collection at the time was “really voluntary”. To ensure success of this proposed sales tax, Jimmerson said he is looking at issuing an employer identification number (EIN) for every business license. “I will track every business on this island, using that employer identification number. It will determine those people who are paying and those people who are not,” he said. He also says that additional manpower as well as new computer software will be needed in order to efficiently implement the sales tax, and the Tax Office is looking at financing these expenditures with monies ASG hopes to raise from the bonds (issued under the American Samoa Economic Development Authority). Jimmerson informed the Chamber that new revenue to be generated by the new hike in cigarette tax, the new 5% hotel room tax and the increased business license fees — which goes into effect the middle of next month — will help balance the budget. “We have a budget of $106 - $108 million [in local revenue] in the last two years and we’ve come up a little short for several reasons. But the money from the cigarette tax, hotel room tax and business license... will help us get a balanced budget,” he said. “[And] money from the sales tax will help move the territory forward.” Chamber vice chairman Taotasi Archie Soliai said that while $18 million in new money is projected from the sales tax, “there is a general feeling in the community that they aren’t getting any assurances from ASG on how their money is being spent.” He asked what “assurance can ASG provide” that services to be paid by the new revenues will in fact happen, especially when 90% of the revenue goes to payroll. Jimmerson responded that of the $106 million budget in local revenues, $67 million of that goes to payroll. He claims that the additional ASG employees “you see running around are paid for by grant money.” He further claims that “less then 30 percent of every dollar the government spent is from our taxes.” On the sales tax, “we have got to show the people that we are effectively using that money, or else it will become, what I’ve said again, a ‘political football’. We can’t afford to do that,” he said. Samoa News will report in future editions on other issues covered in the sales tax and other tax matters discussed during the Chamber meeting. samoa news, Tuesday, May 26, 2015 Page 3 “We must fix the mechanism,” says Amata on Min. Wage Chamber of Commerce says Congress needs told of our plight, loud and clear by Fili Sagapolutele Samoa News Correspondent Congresswoman Aumua Amata has responded to Samoa News’ questions and request for comments concerning the federally mandated minimum wage in American Samoa, which is set to rise another 50¢ this year on September 30th. The local Chamber of Commerce has said they are “disappointed that there hasn’t been enough... action from our government and from our Delegate about what they may be contemplating to try and prevent this further increase from going on.” In the last four weeks, Samoa News has reached out to Aumua at least three times — via email — for comments on the minimum wage, after Sen. Galeai Tu’ufuli told reporters late last month that he would like to see a wage hike for workers, even an increased minimum wage of up to $7.50. The third email was sent last Friday morning to the Congresswoman and copied to Aumua’s press officer Casey Brinck, who did respond, and noted that Aumua has not yet had a chance to respond, as she has been extremely busy with her duties in Washington. “I can tell you that the Congresswoman and her staff are very aware of the consequences should the minimum wage hike not be waived again, as evidenced by the departure of [a] cannery several years ago,” Brinck said, adding that “we have already been in contact with the committees of jurisdiction for this issue and are working on legislation as we speak…” Aumua, who arrived in the territory last Friday night and returned to Washington D.C. last night, told Samoa News yesterday afternoon that it’s important for her to meet with all of the players who are involved with this issue and when working with other House committees besides her own, “I have to give courtesy to the Chairman and Ranking Member on those other committees whose help we need but of which I am not a member.” On the minimum wage, “we have have different issues to consider: immediate moratorium; reverting back to the status quo ante and fixing the mechanism so that our people are a top priority and their voice can be heard.” “We have the immediate problem of freezing it as a temporary stopgap measure because we’re still suffering unemployment as a result of the closing of Samoa Packing back in 2009,” she explained. “We now have a new cannery and we have to give them a chance to get a toehold because our goal is to employ people as soon as possible.” Even with all the investments Tri Marine International — whose local operations includes the new cannery Samoa Tuna Processors Inc. — is not fully up and running yet, so they can still exercise their option to leave American Samoa and “we must not allow that to happen,” she told Samoa News. According to the Congresswoman, she is for bringing the minimum wage determination back to the territory and the amount would be determined locally by the industry committee. “However, I would like to do it in a different way than it was done before Congress changed it a few years ago. We must fix the mechanism,” she explained. “There needs to be a greater effort to understand the needs of all the people — meaning, the wage earners and the wage payers.” “We should call for them to speak out about their problems and we need to tinker with the system if we bring it back home so that the workers are a top priority. This is a complex problem and I’ll be talking about it extensively from here on in,” she said. local CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING Chairman of the local Chamber of Commerce, David Robinson told Chamber members last Thursday evening, during a general membership meeting that there are only five months before the next mandated 50 cent wage hike and the Lolo administration has just a few weeks to try and persuade the people on Capital Hill to either extend the current moratorium, halt the escalation clause all together, or come up with a better suggestion. “So time is very, very short. I don’t know what we can do to influence what goes on in Capital Hill…” he said. Furthermore, it’s “quite concerning that neither the administration nor our Delegate seems to put forth anything in the press to suggest some action being taken on the minimum wage issue.” Robinson noted that only Sen. Galeai Tu’ufuli and the Chamber have responded publicly on the issue, as reported in the local media. He said that he agrees with Galeai that wages should be raised to make ends meet, but it must be based on what the economy can afford, and the major industries (the canneries) in the Territory must be considered. Both Tri Marine and StarKist Inc., have publicly opposed further wage increases because that means a hike in operational costs for the industry, which continues to face stiff competition from low wages countries such as those in Asia. During the Chamber meeting, the group’s vice chair Taotasi Archie Soliai, who was recently hired by StarKist Samoa as one of its managers, said “there is a lot of uncertainty right now with the cost of business, particularly with StarKist.” “With the minimum wage, utility rates being negotiated and the proposed increase in wharfage fee, that’s going to contribute to the continuing competitive state that the canneries will continue to face,” he said. “I think it’s one of the main reasons why StarKist is opposed to any increase.” Taotasi also says that one of the concerns he is hearing from people off island that he has spoken with, is that they’re not really seeing anything coming out of American Samoa on the minimum wage issue. He recalled only two statements, and those were from the Chamber and from Galeai. “So the question is — will it have any effect, if each individual company will write letters to Congresswoman Amata and what effect will that have versus a collective statement from the Chamber?” he asked. (Continued on page 15) We Have Everything For Your DRY PIGGERY PROJECT PEN MESH WIRE SQUARE TUBING ANCHOR BOLTS & REBAR COMPOST THERMOMETERS WATER NIPPLES VALVES & PIPE GATE LATCH’S & HINGES CINDER BLOCK & ROOFING Page 4 samoa news, Tuesday, May 26, 2015 ASPA receives nat’l recognition for a high degree of reliable service by Fili Sagapolutele, Samoa News Correspondent American Samoa Power Authority has been given a threeyear designation by the nation’s utility association — with more than 2,000 members from states and territories — for “providing consumers with the highest degree of reliable and safe electric service”. The American Public Power Association (APPA) presented the Reliable Public Power Prover (or RP3) designation to ASPA during the association’s May 18th Engineering & Operations Technical Conference held in Sacramento, California. “We’re honored to receive the RP3 designation,” ASPA executive director Utu Abe Malae sai, adding this is the first the ASG entity has been given this designation. “Our utility staff puts in a lot of hard work to serve this community,” he stated. “RP3 represents a much appreciated recognition of this hard work. Although ASPA earned the Gold Standard, the benchmarking has highlighted glaring weaknesses at ASPA that must be improved,” said Utu via email from off-island where he is traveling on business matters. Asked how this designation will help ASPA continue to improve its customer service, Utu responded that the processes where the customer interacts with ASPA front-line employees and the follow up from operations “is a weak area”. “Information must be in the custody of a human being— not just on a piece of paper —as it gets shepherded from one step to the next,” he said over the weekend. “The goal is to address the customer’s complaint, not to fill out forms and pass it on.” Utu also said that ASPA must anticipate and forecast changes in the business model of the utility business and that is why ASPA must always be on top of research and development. “The resolutions and policy development from the trade associations allow us to tap into the wealth of knowledge written down in reports by others. For example, policy and statutory development in Energy keeps changing,” he said. “Safety is not something abstract to just study at a meeting; it must be enforced and the Safety Officer and all employees must be aware of any breach in safety.” Additionally, the ability to make connections between seemingly unrelated programs or entities is a skill set that must be encouraged at ASPA. Examples abound: Climate change, clean water, clean environment, aesthetics, land litter turning into marine litter, healthy marine life, geothermal investigation and new — undiscovered — sources of water, on-site septic tank systems, piggeries and bio-gas. According to APPA, the RP3 designation recognizes public power utilities that demonstrate proficiency in four key disciplines: reliability, safety, workforce development and system improvement. Criteria within each category are based on sound business practices and represent a utility-wide commitment to safe and reliable delivery of electricity. The RP3 designation now lasts for three years — up from two, so the 97 utilities that earned the designation this year join the 94 that received it last year for a total of 191. “Utilities that have earned APPA’s RP3 designation are implementing best practices for the industry, and are a testament to public power’s commitment to serving their community,” said Kenneth Stone of Braintree Electric Light Department of Braintree, Mass., and executive committee member of the RP3 Review Panel. This is the tenth year that the RP3 recognition has been offered by APPA, which is based in Arlington, Virginia. © Osini Faleatasi Inc. reserves all rights. dba Samoa News is published Monday through Friday, except for some local and federal holidays. Please send correspondences to: OF, dba Samoa News, Box 909, Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799. Telephone at (684) 633-5599 • Fax at (684) 633-4864 Email advertisements to [email protected] Email the newsroom at [email protected] Normal business hours are Mon. thru Fri. 8am to 5pm. Permission to reproduce editorial and/or advertisements, in whole or in part, is required. Please address such requests to the Publisher at the address provided above. Please visit samoanews.com for weekend updates. OP ED: GHOST TRAIL II by Ipu Avegalio Lefiti, Victim Advocate Against Family Violence & Human Trafficking It is imperative that a victim advocate/activist remains transparent. There is no bargaining or deceit involved. There is only one agenda and that is to believe, stand and walk with the victim. The Justice system will sort out the truth and render its decision. It is absolutely essential that we gain and maintain a victim’s trust and keep them in a safe place. The victim desperate for help to expedite her paper work, bumps into a gentleman at the immigration office. He is known as the ‘Immigration Ambassador’, who offers his assistance. The ambassador introduces her to the Immigration official, and the circus begins. In the course of waiting for the status on her Amnesty request, the victim was called in early the next morning. She was placed in a room with an Immigration male official who interviewed her alone. He verbally informed her that her petition was denied. But he reassured her he will help to keep her off the “Watch List”. The panic and desperation begins. She was forced to pull out her bond for living expenses, fare back home and pay for an attorney After her second return from Western Samoa sponsored by the “Immigration Ambassador”; the victim, feeling desperate and insecure, met an empathetic friend who took her to the Territory’s International Criminal Intelligence & Drug Enforcement office, American Samoa Dept of Homeland Security for help. The victim was interviewed by two special agents on duty for Human Trafficking. That was her first step for help as a victim. Frantic and unnerved with her visit to Homeland Security she found her way to Catholic Social Services, who immediately referred her to me, the victim advocate. 5/11/15: By coaxing the victim out, I escorted her to pay the borrowed $50.00 fee to be placed on the Immigration Board’s schedule for the next hearing. That very same afternoon an arrest warrant was being initiated by Immigration to arrest and deport the victim. The following morning I took her to the Dept. of Public Safety-CID to seek further help and file her case. I cannot understand the lengths that were taken to make this victim appear as a treacherous, disreputable person reported to be bribing Western Samoa’s immigration officers while she was in Upolu, and American Samoa’s elite Immigration Officers in Pago Pago. This victim has been in hiding without any money to even support herself. I wondered, what has she done to warrant such harassment and terror tactics against her. To the Homeland Security Department, Immigration detectives/AG and DPS-CID (Criminal Investigation Div) supported by the High Commissioner: I am very grateful that the three most powerful agencies have closed ranks to investigate these allegations and to bring to light what is and has been plaguing our country. I commend the CID officers for their diligence and quick response. The power of the NGO’s/ Non-Government Organizations, play a vital role in protecting and referring victims of family violence and Human Trafficking. These are the organizations that are considered Frontline – Quick - Responders. An acquaintance reminded me how cronyism and corruption caused us to lose the ability to issue US Passports in the early 1900’s. American Samoa’s reputation spiraled further downwards with the stench of the Daewoosa scandal. With a multi-million dollar office and staff provided by Congress and Federal funding; it is crucial that shelters are provided for victims pending their cases or status. Abandoning them into the community is criminal negligence leading to more exploitation. Imagine how many of our people are in similar circumstances being regurgitated in the community for lack of help or professional integrity. With the victims in an underground safe house; the investigating agency’s being in place, and the public on high alert, now we wait and watch to which side the balance of justice will swing. Dan Quayle did us an injustice when he described us Samoans as “Happy Campers”. As a community member who sits on the Parole Board, the Human Trafficking Task Force and an advocate against Family violence and Human Trafficking, it’s time to step up and do something about our situation. samoa news, Tuesday, May 26, 2015 Page 5 Utu defense asks for probation sentence in federal 1602 case Points to probation sentence in “conduct more egregious” Kruse case by Fili Sagapolutele, Samoa News Correspondent Attorney for Fa’amaoni ‘John’ Utu has asked the federal court in Washington D.C. for a probation sentence for the 66-year old defendant, who has a “distinguished military service record” and has no criminal record, according to the defense sentencing memorandum. John Utu, currently released on his own recognizance, was charged in February this year with one count of “theft of government property” and had already entered a not guilty plea via video teleconference from American Samoa. The FBI has said that the charge stems from the federally funded Section 1602 low income housing program, administered locally by the Development Bank of American Samoa. The defendant will personally appear at the D.C. federal court for a change of plea and sentencing hearing June 4. Last Friday, his attorney, Assistant Federal Public Defender Michelle Peterson filed with the court the defense’s 17-page sentencing memorandum, which sought “a 36 month term of probation and an order for restitution as stipulated in the plea agreement.” (The plea agreement is expected to be publicly released prior to, or on the date of sentencing.) The memorandum confirmed that the charge against the defendant dealt with the Section 1602 program, in which the defendant submitted an application and was ultimately awarded $106,250 to construct two units of low-income housing. “He [defendant] constructed one stand alone unit and renovated his personal residence. His intention was to create two rental units in the upper floor of his home and to remain in the lower level as a landlord,” Peterson explained. “Unfortunately, before he could finish the upper level apartments, he ran out of money,” she said, adding that DBAS did not approve the amount John Utu had originally requested. (The defense didn’t say how much the original request had been.) “When DBAS inspected — because he and his family were still living in the lower level of the home and the upper level was not completed — he received a letter telling them they were illegally occupying a 1602 unit,” the memo states. “About a year ago, he moved his family out of the family home and offered it to be rented under 1602. No tenants could be located. Nevertheless, he and his family rented a smaller home in another part of the island so as not to be occupying the 1602 property,” it says. According to the defense, John Utu has now completed the upper two units so that they can be leased as well, and he has advised DBAS that all four of the units are now available for low income housing. “Thus, he has made available twice as many units as he was required to make available under the grant,” said Peterson. She also pointed out that when John Utu was approached by the FBI, he was very cooperative and honest about what had occurred. “He willingly showed them the areas of his home that had been renovated with 1602 funds and truthfully responded to any questions. He never lied about his conduct and has fully accepted responsibility,” Peterson argued. The defense shared with the court that John Utu “has a distinguished military service record, is a strong family man, is gainfully employed, and has no criminal history.” “He has, in effect, already punished himself for his crime. He moved his family out of their home and offered it as Section 1602 housing, while renting a smaller residence for them. He did all of this without being told by the federal government that such was required, and at great expense to himself.” Additionally, he completed the remaining construction with his own funds. Further, he has remained in contact with DBAS to ensure that his commitment to offer two units of low income housing has been met. “Indeed, it has been exceeded, in that he has now completed the two upper level units of his home as well as the stand alone unit, and is not occupying the original lower unit,” she said. “All four units are now available for low income tenants, although three are currently vacant. It is hard to imagine how he could have done more to rectify his wrongdoing.” Peterson also argued that the same D.C. federal court recently sentenced two other American Samoans — John Emil Kruse and his wife Elaine — to terms of probation with a special condition of location monitoring, although they “had committed fraud under the same 1602 program” yet their “conduct was more egregious.” In the Kruses’ case, “the defendants converted approximately $400,000 that was meant for 1602 housing. To ensure no unwarranted disparity, Mr. Utu should be punished less severely,” (Continued on page 15) First lady Michelle Obama is hooded for an honorary degree in the Doctor of Humanities from (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) Oberlin College, Monday, May 25, 2015, in Oberlin, Ohio. American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency PUBLIC NOTICE The American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS-EPA) has developed the ASEPA Nearshore Marine Water Quality Monitoring Plan that addresses the need to monitor for nonpoint source pollution in American Samoa. A main group of pollutants that cause water quality impairments in American Samoa are pathogen indicators, specifically enterococcus in coastal recreation waters. Two objectives of the AS-EPA Nearshore Marine Water Quality Monitoring Plan are to determine whether nearshore marine water quality meets the American Samoa Water Quality Standards (ASWQS) for enterococcus, and to inform the public when coastal recreation waters do not meet ASWQS for enterococcus, as well as the potential risks associated with the polluted waters. The AS-EPA has created a file that contains the AS-EPA Nearshore Marine Water Quality Monitoring Plan, a summary of historical bacteriological data of coastal recreation waters, the American Samoa Water Quality Standards, and the advisory format used to give notice to the public that the coastal recreation waters are not meeting or are not expected to meet applicable water quality standards for enterococci. These documents are available to the public at the AS-EPA office in Utulei. AS-EPA invites public comments concerning the monitoring and public notification program regarding: (1) the beach evaluation and classification process, including a list of waters to be monitored and beach ranking; (2) the sampling design and monitoring plan, including sampling location and sampling frequency; and (3) the public notification and risk communication plan, including methods to notify the public of a beach advisory. Comments must be submitted in writing within 30 days of published date of this notice. Submit comments to the AS-EPA office or by mail to AS-EPA Water PRogram, P.O. Box PPA, Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799. For more information, please contact Christianera Tuitele at 633-2304. Ameko Pato, AS-EPA Director Date: May 5th, 2015 Page 6 samoa news, Tuesday, May 26, 2015 US-DOT fines Hawaiian Air for violation of federal laws RE: “unfair and deceptive practices” by Fili Sagapolutele, Samoa News Correspondent Galapagos Island volcano erupts first time in 33 years QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A volcano atop one of the Galapagos Islands has erupted for the first time in 33 years, threatening a fragile ecosystem that inspired Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. Ecuador’s Galapagos National Park administration said the mile-high (1.7 kilometer-high) Wolf volcano began spewing fire, smoke and lava before dawn Monday. The volcano lies on the northern tip of Isabela Island, the archipelago’s largest. It’s far from the only population center, Puerto Villamil, 70 miles (115 kilometers) to the south. Authorities said no tourist activity was affected. Authorities said lava flowing in the southwest direction for now poses no risk to the world’s only population of pink iguanas, which live on the island’s northwest tip. 58 protesters arraigned after Cleveland officer’s acquittal CLEVELAND (AP) — Dozens of protesters arrested after the acquittal of a white patrolman charged in the deaths of two unarmed black motorists have been arraigned in court in Cleveland. Fifty-eight people appeared before Cleveland Municipal Court Judge Marilyn Cassidy on Monday morning to be arraigned on misdemeanor charges. Most pleaded no contest to reduced charges and were sentenced to time served. A handful pleaded not guilty. Cleveland police arrested 71 people on Saturday night after a day of mostly peaceful protests turned more aggressive. A judge on Saturday found Patrolman Michael Brelo not guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the November 2012 deaths of two unarmed motorists in a 137-shot barrage of police gunfire after a high-speed chase. Suspects charged in sr. prank that released ladybug swarm CHAPTICO, Md. (AP) — Police have charged seven suspects in a senior prank that released 72,000 ladybugs in a public high school. The St. Mary’s County’s Sheriff’s Office says in a news release that early May 20, five people forced open a door at Chopticon High School in Morganza, Maryland. Deputies say the pranksters, who were wearing masks and hoodies, released a swarm of ladybugs throughout the school while two others waited in a car. One suspect ordered the ladybugs online, deputies say. Four juveniles have been charged with burglary, property destruction and disruption of school activities. They were released to their parents. Deputies say three adults will be charged by criminal summons. Hawaiian Airlines been fined by the U.S. Department of Transportation for violating federal rules on liability for mishandled domestic baggage and full-fare advertising that was made through the airline’s VISA Signature credit card program. According to Hawaiian, corrective actions have already been implemented. USDOT announced last week Thursday the fine of $160,000 levied against Hawaiian and ordered the Honolulu-based carrier to cease and desist from further violations. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx said consumers deserve truth in advertising, and fair treatment when airlines lose or damage their property. “We will continue to make sure airlines comply with [US]DOT’s consumer protection rules,” Foxx said in a national news release announcing the fine. The Honolulu Star Advertiser newspaper reported last week that Hawaiian relies heavily on checked baggage as a major source of revenue and last year generated a company record of $76.1 million in baggage fees. Responding to Samoa News inquiries, Hawaiian spokesperson Ann Botticelli provided a company statement which states that the USDOT review revealed inconsistencies in the application of “our baggage claims policy in 2013, that we have already corrected.” As the DOT notes in its finding, she said, “we have updated our policies and embarked on employee training to make sure our policies are consistently followed,” the statement says. It also states that the promotional fare problem with our former Visa card product resulted from a computer glitch created when we updated our computerized fare system. As the DOT notes in its finding, this was a one-time issue and Hawaiian acted promptly to resolve the glitch. According to a Consent Order, also issued last Thursday, on the total civil penalties, the airline pays $80,000 within 30-days of when the order was issued and the balance is due within a year. DOMESTIC BAGGAGE Responding to a consumer complaint, USDOT’s Enforcement Office investigated Hawaiian’s policies and practices in connection with its handling of monetary claims for mishandled checked baggage on domestic flights, according to the consent order. A review of consumer baggage claims received by Hawaiian revealed numerous instances in which the carrier informed consumers that reimbursement for damages associated with delayed baggage was limited to $30 a day for a maximum of three days. In those instances, Hawaiian’s actions effectively limited its liability for damage occasioned by the delay of checked baggage to an amount far less than the minimum level required by law. In its Customer Service Plan as required by federal law, Hawaiian pledges that, among other things, it will compensate passengers for all reasonable expenses due to delay in delivery for domestic flights. Federal law states in part that an air carrier shall not limit its liability for provable direct or consequential damages resulting from the disappearance of, damage to, or delay in delivery of a passenger’s baggage to an amount less than $3,300 per passenger for travel before June 6, 2013, and $3,400 for travel on or after June 6, 2013, the consent order states. By arbitrarily limiting liability for damages associated with delayed baggage to an amount less than the minimum level, Hawaiian violated federal laws and engaged in unfair and deceptive practices. ADVERTISING The Enforcement Office also investigated a promotional program associated with the Visa Signature credit card program, in which Hawaiian advertised a “one-time 50% round-trip companion travel discount” for flights between North America and Hawai’i if consumers signed up for the credit card. However, consumers who obtained the card and attempted to use the discount on a fare advertised on the Hawaiian website were automatically provided a higher fare when they attempted to apply the 50% discount. According to the consent order, sellers of air transportation have long been on notice that, as a corollary to the requirement that advertisements state the full price to be paid by the consumer, a seller of air transportation must have a reasonable number of seats available at the advertised price when a fare is advertised. Once the seller determines that a reasonable number of seats are no longer available, it must take prompt action to discontinue the advertisement or to modify the advertisement to make clear to which destinations or date ranges the advertisement applies. Failure to have a reasonable number of seats available at the advertised fare is a violation of federal laws and constitutes an unfair and deceptive practice and unfair method of competition. The Enforcement Office found that between May 2013 and July 2013, Hawaiian advertised fares that could not be purchased. (Continued on page 7) (Continued on page 15) In this photo provided by Burt Osteen, glass is scattered around a toppled basketball hoop after a waterspout made landfall at Fort Lauderdale Beach, Fla. on Monday, May 25, 2015. Authorities say three children were injured when the waterspout uprooted a bounce house and (Burt Osteen via AP) sent it across a parking lot into the road. NEWS IN BRIEF Earthquake shakes buildings in Tokyo but causes no damage TOKYO (AP) — A magnitude-5.5 earthquake rattled Tokyo and its suburbs Monday, shaking buildings and temporarily stopping trains but causing no apparent damage or injuries. Office high-rises in the capital swayed, and trains that stopped automatically as a precaution resumed running in about 10 minutes after tracks were inspected. But the daily routine was barely interrupted. Japan is one of the world’s most earthquake-prone nations and is also among the best prepared. The quake struck at 2:28 p.m. (0528 GMT), shaking all 23 wards of Tokyo, as well as the surrounding prefectures including Ibaraki, Tochigi, Saitama and Gunma. It was centered in the northern part of Saitama prefecture, a state northwest of Tokyo, and 56 kilometers (35 miles) below ground level, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said. The agency issued a tsunami warning as a cautionary measure but removed it within minutes. Tokyo Electric Power Co. said no abnormalities were observed at any of its nuclear plants, including Fukushima Dai-ichi, which went into multiple meltdowns after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. There were also no interruptions to the national electric supply, TEPCO said. Narita international airport closed its runways for inspection but resumed operations after about 10 minutes when no problems were found, airport spokesman Satoshi Morishima said. Japan sits on the Ring of Fire, the arc of seismic faults around the Pacific Ocean where earthquakes and volcanoes are common. WWII vet to receive honorary diploma from Ohio high school SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A 92-yearold World War II veteran is slated to receive an honorary diploma from his Ohio high school after he left early more than seven decades ago to fight in the war. The Dayton Daily News reports that Charles Benning plans to wear a cap and gown Thursday to accept his diploma from Yellow Springs High School. He will join more than 50 teenage graduates at the ceremony. Benning served in a unit of black soldiers in the Army. He was a platoon sergeant in an ambulance company that ferried wounded Americans, French and Germans from the battlefields of Normandy and beyond. Benning’s grandson says he approached the school about awarding the diploma, knowing his grandfather regretted not having the opportunity. ➧ NEWS IN BRIEF… Unusual wake held for Puerto Rican taxi driver SAN JUAN (AP) — Puerto Rican taxi driver Victor Perez Cardona’s final fare was highly unusual: a wreath of flowers for his own funeral. Honoring his final request, the body of the 73-year-old, who died of cancer, was propped in the seat of his taxi cab, hands locked on the wheel, as if to drive himself to his funeral. A wreath of flowers was in the back seat of the vehicle parked at the funeral home. Friends and colleagues mourned the man who had driven a taxi for the last 15 years of his life. His body was displayed Sunday and he was buried on Monday. Since 2008, Puerto Rico has developed a tradition of odd wakes, including a young man mourned seated on his motorcycle, a boxer standing in the ring and an 80-year-old woman sitting in her favorite rocking chair and wearing her old wedding gown. Rest home fire in China kills 38 BEIJING (AP) — A fire that swept through a rest home in central China killed 38 people and injured six, Chinese authorities said Tuesday. The fire broke out Monday night in an apartment building being used as a privately run rest home in the city of Pingdingshan in Henan province, according to a statement from the province’s work safety administration. Two of the injured were in serious condition, the statement said. The official Xinhua News Agency reported that a rescue operation was still underway Tuesday morning and the cause of the fire was unclear. With a rapidly aging population and under-resourced social security net, China faces increasing pressure to provide safe and affordable care for the elderly. Russians celebrate the saints who gave them their alphabet MOSCOW (AP) — Thousands of Russians have filled Red Square to join the patriarch of Russia’s Orthodox Church in celebrating Slavic literature and the two ninth-century monks considered to be the creators of the Cyrillic alphabet. The religious and patriotic holiday celebrations were in keeping with Kremlin efforts to promote national pride and consolidate society as Russia is under pressure from the West and its economy is heading toward recession. The Orthodox Church, which has grown close to the Kremlin under President Vladimir Putin, plays a vital role in these efforts. In a meeting with Putin on the holiday, Patriarch Kirill said the “consolidation of our society around fundamental moral principles” was the “result of our joint labors.” The patriarch also held church services on Sunday’s holiday celebrating Saints Cyril and Methodius. Veterans History Project nears 100,000 items at US library WASHINGTON (AP) — The Library of Congress has been working to build an oral history collection to capture veterans’ memories of war, and the project is nearing a milestone of 100,000 records. The Veterans History Project is now in its 15th year. It holds more than 96,000 remembrances from veterans, including oral history recordings, letters, photos and memoirs that can be used by researchers. Organizers hope to have 100,000 remembrances by the end of 2015. Bob Patrick, who runs the project, says more than half the material comes from World War II veterans, totaling 57,000 records. Thousands more come from veterans who served in the Korean war, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan. Veterans can record their oral histories with family members with instructions on the library’s website. Los Angeles police shoot and injure man in Hollywood LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Las Vegas man has been shot and injured by Los Angeles police officers in an earlymorning confrontation in a Hollywood parking lot. The LA Police Department said Sunday that officers were patrolling on foot around 2 a.m. when they came upon an argument between 33-year-old Tegan James Stephens and three other men. The officers saw Stephens get a handgun from his SUV and begin to follow the other men. Police opened fire, striking Stephens. LAPD spokesman Mike Lopez says details such as how many officers opened fire, how many shots were fired and more information about the interaction between Stephens and the officers prior to the shooting are being withheld pending further investigation. Stephens was booked for exhibiting a firearm in the presence of a police officer. A head scratcher: 9 brains found next to train tracks GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. (AP) — Nine brains were found along a street in a northern New York village, but authorities say there’s nothing to fear. The brains are believed to have been part of a collection for educational or research purposes. No criminal activity is suspected. Residents discovered the brains on a street near railroad tracks in Governeur and notified police Wednesday. A local veterinarian determined one of the brains had been professionally removed and preserved in formaldehyde. The organs are believed to be either from dogs or sheep. Mishaps with preserved brains are not uncommon. Last year the University of Texas in Austin said dozens of human brains stored in jars of formaldehyde and reported missing were actually destroyed in 2002. samoa news, Tuesday, May 26, 2015 Page 7 Continued from page 6 Canoeist drowns trying to save cat ANTIOCH, Ill. (AP) — Police say a man drowned in a northern Illinois lake while trying to save a cat. Lake County officials say the death happened Sunday night on Loon Lake in Antioch. The Lake County Sheriff’s office says the man was in a canoe with another man, a woman and the cat. Officials say the cat jumped into the water and the man went after the animal. Sheriff’s officials say the canoeist’s body was recovered early Monday. (Continued on page 10) ASIAN Facial SPA MASSAGE CENTER • Shiatsu • Reflexology • Oil Massage COMBINATION $45 for 60 minutes Location: Beside Brenda’s Photoshop in Nuuuli Phone no: 699-4936 Business Hours: 10:00 am to 10:00 pm SOUTH PACIFIC ACADEMY PO Box 520, Pago Pago, AS 96799 Ph: 684-699-9845 • FAx 684-699-4945 Email: [email protected] 2015-2016 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! 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The twister hit a seven-block area, which Victor Zamora, interior secre(AP Photo) tary of the northern state of Coahuila, described as “devastated.” Twister kills 13 in Mexico city; 12 missing in Texas CIUDAD ACUNA, Mexico (AP) — A tornado raged through a city on the U.S.-Mexico border Monday, destroying homes, flinging cars like matchsticks and ripping an infant away from its mother. At least 13 people were killed, authorities said. In Texas, 12 people were reported missing after the vacation home they were staying in was swept away by rushing floodwaters in a small town popular with tourists. The baby was also missing after the twister that hit Ciudad Acuna, a city of 125,000 across from Del Rio, Texas, ripped the child’s carrier from the mother’s hands and sent it flying, said Victor Zamora, interior secretary of the northern state of Coahuila. Rescue workers dug through the rubble of damaged homes in a race to find victims. The twister hit a seven-block area, which Zamora described as “devastated.” Mayor Evaristo Perez Rivera said 300 people were being treated at local hospitals, and up to 200 homes had been completely destroyed. “There’s nothing standing, not walls, not roofs,” said Edgar Gonzalez, a spokesman for the city government, describing some of the destroyed homes in a 1 square mile stretch. By midday, 13 people were confirmed dead — 10 adults and three infants. At least five people were unaccounted for. Gonzalez said Monday night that rescuers were looking for four members of a family who were missing, adding that there were still areas of rubble that remained to be searched. Family members and neighbors gathered around a pickup truck where the bodies of a woman and two children were laid out in the truck’s bed, covered with sheets. Two relatives reached down to touch the bodies, covered their eyes and wept. Photos from the scene showed cars with their hoods torn off, resting upended against singlestory houses. One car’s frame was bent around the gate of a house. A bus was seen flipped and crumpled on a roadway. The twister struck not long after daybreak, around the time buses were preparing to take children to school, Zamora said. Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said he planned to travel to Acuna later in the day with officials from government agencies. In the U.S., a line of storms that stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes dumped record rainfall on parts of the Plains and Midwest, spawning tornadoes and causing major flooding that forced at least 2,000 Texans from their homes. Witnesses reported seeing the swollen Blanco River push the vacation house off its foundation and smash it into a bridge. Only pieces of the home have been found, according to Hays County Judge Bert Cobb. One person who was rescued from the home told workers that the other 12 inside were all connected to two families, Cobb said. The house was in Wimberley Valley, an area known for its bed-and-breakfast inns and weekend rental cottages. Dana Campbell, a retired engineer who lives on a bluff above the river, said the floodwaters left behind damage that resembled the path of a tornado “as far as the eye can see.” The storms were blamed for at least six deaths Saturday and Sunday in the U.S., with three in Oklahoma and three in Texas. A man’s body was recovered from a flooded area along the Blanco River, which rose 26 feet in an hour and created huge piles of debris. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott flew over parts of the Blanco on Monday, a day after heavy rains pushed the river into surrounding neighborhoods. Abbott said the storms had “relentless tsunami-type power.” He urged communities downstream to monitor flood levels and take the threat seriously. The governor added 24 counties to his disaster declaration, bringing the total to 37, most in the eastern half of the state. Among the worst-affected communities were Wimberley and San Marcos, along the Blanco in the corridor between Austin and San Antonio. About 1,000 homes were damaged throughout Hays County. Five police cars were washed away, and the firehouse was flooded, said Kristi Wyatt, a spokeswoman for San Marcos. Rivers swelled so quickly that whole communities awoke Sunday surrounded by water. The Blanco crested above 40 feet — more than triple its flood stage of 13 feet. A tornado briefly touched down Sunday in Houston, damaging rooftops, toppling trees, blowing out windows and sending at least two people to a hospital. Fire officials said 10 apartments were heavily damaged and 40 others sustained lesser damage. Dallas faced severe flooding from the Trinity River, which was expected to crest near 40 feet Monday and lap at the foundations of an industrial park. The Red and Wichita rivers also rose far above flood stage. China downplays South China Sea island development BEIJING (AP) — China is comparing its controversial island reclamation project in the South China Sea to ordinary construction going on in other parts of the country, such as the building of roads and apartments. Defense Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun on Tuesday said the issue has been exaggerated by those seeking an excuse to take unspecified actions in response — a clear reference to the United States. Yang’s comments follow an incident last week in which a Chinese navy dispatcher warned-off a US Navy P8-A Poseidon surveillance aircraft as it flew over Fiery Cross Reef, where China has conducted extensive reclamation work. The U.S. crew replied that they were in international airspace. Yang said surveillance activities have been growing in frequency but declined to say what additional measures China might take in response. Armed man who caused Seattlearea court evacuation arrested EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Officials say a man who prompted the evacuation of a Washington state courthouse has been arrested without incident about a mile away from the building. The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office says the man was seen armed with a knife and a crowbar Sunday morning inside the county courthouse in Everett, about 30 miles north of Seattle. Sheriff’s spokeswoman Shari Ireton says that while the courthouse is closed on weekends, personnel from various departments remain on-site around the clock. It’s unclear how many people were in the building. The suspect was identified as a 25-year-old from Everett. The sheriff’s office says a knife was found nearby when he was arrested. The only injury reported during the incident was to a courthouse worker who hurt herself while evacuating. Turkish finance minister defends spending on posh cars as ‘peanuts’ ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s finance minister has come under criticism for defending government spending of $1.3 billion on luxury cars and other vehicles for officials as “peanuts.” Mehmet Simsek made the remark last week as he tried to justify a move by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who promised to provide an armored Mercedes to the country’s top Muslim cleric. The cleric had earlier returned such a vehicle, following public uproar over the extravagance. Simsek said the sum was “peanuts” compared to Turkey’s budget. Addressing crowds at election rallies ahead of Turkey’s June elections, outraged opposition party leaders said the money could have been spent to improve pensions or to aid Palestinians. Erdogan has himself been criticized for moving into a 1,150-room palace that opponents say was constructed despite a court injunction. Vandals break open 8 hydrants in drought PHELAN, Calif. (AP) — Some residents in the Southern California desert community of Phelan lost water pressure after vandals broke open eight fire hydrants, spilling 6 million gallons of water. The Victorville Daily Press reported that the vandalism late last week was a blow to the community’s water resources as drought grips California. Phelan is about 90 miles northeast of Los Angeles. The Phelan Pinon Hills Community Services District is offering a $500 reward for information leading to an arrest. The agency plans to press charges and pursue restitution. The vandalism meant the community had to purchase 100,000 gallons of water from another water district. A road in the area was also washed out by flooding and must be repaired. Egyptian woman arrested over racy music video CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities have arrested a woman who danced in a racy music video that went viral on the internet and referred her to misdemeanor court for “inciting debauchery.” The clip, a low-budget production entitled “Hands Off,” or “Sib Eddi” in Egyptian Arabic, contains no nudity but plenty of scantily-clad booty shaking by the woman, Reda el-Fouly, who dances to the voice of a singer called Mena. Ahmed Bakly of the Giza prosecution said in a statement that the clip “disrupted morality.” He also ordered the arrest of Wael Elsedeki, who he described as el-Fouly’s boyfriend who had left the country for Tunisia after some social media users called the video scandalous, and a third person involved in the video. Report: Iran summons Saudi envoy over Yemen strike TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s semi-official ISNA news agency says the Foreign Ministry has summoned Saudi Arabia’s envoy over an airstrike near Tehran’s embassy in Yemen. It says Iran warned the Saudi charge d’affaires late Monday against any violations of the diplomatic immunity of embassy staff and facilities. Iran supports Shiite rebels in Yemen, known as Houthis, who seized the capital last year. Both Tehran and the Houthis insist it has not armed the rebels, but only provided humanitarian aid. A Saudi-led coalition has been striking the rebels from the air since late March in a campaign aimed at restoring to power Yemen’s internationally recognized president, who fled the country earlier that month. (Continued on page 11) ➧ NEWS IN BRIEF… samoa news, Tuesday, May 26, 2015 Page 11 Continued from page 10 Jeb Bush to get own home at family compound in Kennebunkport, maine KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (AP) — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is getting a house of his own at the family compound on the coast of Maine where generations of Bushes have spent summers. The likely Republican presidential contender and his family will stay in the cottage on Walker’s Point in Kennebunkport during summer visits, the family said. Bush and his wife also have a home in Coral Gables, Florida. There are several properties at Walker’s Point, including the home of former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara. The former president said the additional space was needed to make room for the entire family, especially with the arrival of a new generation of great-grandchildren. “The truth is Barbara has long felt like she ran the busiest bed and breakfast in Maine,” he said. The extra space will provide “something called domestic tranquility,” he joked. Russia launches massive air force exercise with 250 aircraft MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military has launched a massive exercise involving 250 aircraft and other weapons. The Defense Ministry said in a statement Monday the drills will involve air force and air defense units of the Central, Western and Southern Military Districts totaling 12,000 servicemen. Combat aircraft will deploy to temporary bases and air defense systems will be sent to the Ashuluk and Kapustin Yar shooting ranges in southern Russia for training with live ammunition. It also said long-range Russian bombers will launch cruise missiles at practice targets at a Siberian firing range. The exercise is part of a series of Russian military maneuvers taking place amid tensions with the West over Russian actions in Ukraine. The current drills are preparation for even more massive Center-2015 maneuvers set for later this year. Nigerian airlines cancel flights amid fuel crisis LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian airlines grounded flights Saturday and radio stations were silenced as a months-long fuel shortage aggravated by striking oil tanker drivers worsened in Africa’s biggest oil producer. Vehicles also were grounded. Normally bustling roads in Lagos, a metropolis of 20 million, were half-empty and gas stations closed Saturday. One station owner said he had fuel but strikers are threatening to set fire to any stations selling it. He insisted on anonymity for fear of reprisals. Police were arresting black marketers selling fuel at roadsides at four times the regulated 87 naira (40 cents) a liter. Radio stations went dead Saturday night, including Classic FM, The Beat and City FM, hit by frequent power outages and out of diesel fuel for generators. Chaos reigned at bus stations where vehicles stood idle and at Lagos’ Murtala Muhammad International Airport as one flight after another was canceled. Ex-Israeli Premier ehud Olmert sentenced to 8 months in prison JERUSALEM (AP) — Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was sentenced Monday to eight months in prison for unlawfully accepting money from a U.S. supporter, capping the dramatic downfall of a man who only years earlier led the country and hoped to bring about a historic peace agreement with the Palestinians. Olmert was convicted in March in a retrial in Jerusalem District Court. The sentencing comes in addition to a six-year prison sentence he received last year in a separate bribery conviction, ensuring the end of the former premier’s political career. Olmert’s lawyer, Eyal Rozovsky, said Olmert’s legal team was “very disappointed” by the ruling and would appeal to Israel’s Supreme Court. They were granted a 45-day stay, meaning the former Israeli leader will avoid incarceration for now. Olmert also was given a suspended sentence of an additional eight months and fined $25,000. NATO fighter jets join Nordics in Arctic military exercise HELSINKI (AP) — Nordic officials say that NATO planes are joining their air forces in one of Europe’s largest fighter jet exercises, as military tensions increase in the Nordic and Baltic region. The two-week Arctic Challenge Exercise started Monday with more than 100 aircraft and 4,000 people participating. It follows NATO submarine detection drills off the Norwegian coast earlier this month. The aerial manoeuvers, hosted by NATO-member Norway, include U.S. F-16 fighter jets and military aircraft from Britain, Germany and France, accompanying non-NATO members Finland and Sweden. Tensions have increased in the region since the Ukraine crisis. NATO is accusing Russian military aircraft of putting civilian flights at risk by boosting the number of its military air patrols and having its planes fly with their transponders switched off. (Continued on page 12) Lt. Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga (far left) holds a bouquet of flowers to be laid in the water, during yesterday’s Memorial Day service at sea. The service, held just outside the entrance to Pago Pago Harbor, is to remember those soldiers who lost their lives at sea. Lemanu and other VIPs were on the MV Sili for the service that took place after the laying of wreaths at the Satala [photo: AF] Cemetery to commemorate and honor those who have died in uniform. Page 12 samoa news, Tuesday, May 26, 2015 ➧ NEWS IN BRIEF… Continued from page 11 U.S actors Emma Stone, left, and Bradley Cooper pose for photographers upon arrival at the UK premiere of Aloha at a central London venue, Saturday, May 16, 2015. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP) Some Native Hawaiians disapprove of ‘Aloha’ movie title HONOLULU (AP) — Some Native Hawaiians disapprove of the name of a movie filmed and set in Hawaii, saying that titling it “Aloha” is a disrespectful misappropriation of culture and simplifies a word that’s rich with meaning. The Cameron Crowe film starring Bradley Cooper, Rachel McAdams and Emma Stone, opens Friday, with a screening in Honolulu three days before. The concerns are based largely on a trailer that depicts a military-themed love-story that appears devoid of a genuine connection to Hawaiian culture. Sony Pictures did not comment on the concerns, pointing The Associated Press to an online behind-the-scenes piece that shows Stone’s character saying, “this place has a lot of mana,” using a Hawaiian word that can mean power. There are shots of hula and interviews with Dennis “Bumpy” Kanahele, a Native Hawaiian sovereignty activist who appears in the movie. “If you have a romantic comedy about the military in Hawaii ... but a title that says ‘Aloha,’ I can only guess that they’ll bastardize the word,” said Walter Ritte, a Native Hawaiian activist on the island of Molokai. “They’re taking our sacred word ... and they’re going to make a lot of money off of it.” In the Hawaiian language, aloha is not just a greeting or a word to convey love. It has other meanings including, compassion, mercy, grace. “Aloha actually comes from two Hawaiian words: alo — which means the front of a person, the part of our bodies that we share and take in people. And ha, which is our breath,” Janet Mock, a Native Hawaiian, said on her MSNBC Shift show “So Popular!” where she panned the title. “When we are in each other’s presence with the front of our bodies, we are exchanging the breath of life.” The trailer is an example of “typical Hollywood,” where “Hawaii is the verdant background for white fantasies,” said Ty Kawika Tengan, chair of the ethnic studies department at the University of Hawaii’s Manoa campus. “It’s been so appropriated in so many different ways — made into a commodity, made into a slogan,” he said of the word aloha. “It gets so divorced from important indigenous Hawaiian context. ... It’s romanticized, literally, into a romantic comedy.” During filming in 2013, the movie was untitled. State Film Commissioner Donne Dawson said if she had known the title, she would have advised against it. “I certainly would have seen it as an opportunity to counsel them ... and then allow them to figure it out for themselves,” she said. The Hawaii Film Office is a state agency that promotes the industry and administers permits and tax credits. The office must also balance those duties with protecting resources and communities, said Dawson, who is Native Hawaiian. “We’ve had a century of misrepresentation, of misunderstanding, of miscommunication of who we are,” she said of Hawaii’s role in the movies that dates to 1913. “We have fallen prey to the stereotypical ideas ... that people have about Hawaii. It’s not based in truth and it’s not authentic.” In 1931, another “Aloha” movie told of “a half-caste island girl” who “refuses to follow tradition and marry a fellow islander, instead falling in love with a white man and heir to an American fortune,” according to IMDb.com. There also was “Aloha Summer” in 1988 and “Aloha, Bobby and Rose” in 1975. The title alone would not have been a basis for denying permits. “It’s not my job to basically tell people what they can do with regard to the creative,” Dawson said. “I can tell them what to do and not do when it comes to filming on public land.” The producers wanted to film in Waianae, home to a high concentration of Native Hawaiians, for scenes set in Afghanistan. Dawson counseled producers that Waianae residents might have negative feelings about filming on homestead lands. They chose another location. Native Hawaiians make up about 21 percent of the state’s population, according to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Hawaii residents, including Native Hawaiians, worked behind and in front of the camera on the movie, said Brenda Ching, executive director of the Hawaii local of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. The title doesn’t bother all Native Hawaiians. “If you look at what aloha means, how can it be bad no matter how it’s used?” said TV and radio personality Kimo Kahoano. “I think Hawaii is the best place in the world. And the reason is aloha.” Vatican bank profits soar as recovery, reform continue VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican bank said Monday its profit soared by more than 20 times last year as it recovered from a trading loss and continued its reform process away from its scandal-marred past. The bank, officially called the Institute for Religious Works, said it earned 69.3 million euros ($77.37 million) in 2014, up from 2.9 million euros the previous year. Its net trading result jumped to 36.7 million euros from a loss of 16.5 million euros in 2013, when it lost money on investments and saw the value of its gold holdings drop. Profits were also boosted by a drop in operating costs. In 2013, operating expenses jumped by some 8 million euros as it paid outside consultants to help review its client base and bring it into compliance with anti-money-laundering norms. That review resulted in some 4,600 accounts being closed, either because they were dormant or because clients no longer fit the revised client base approved by the bank’s board, which include religious orders, Catholic institutions, clerics, employees or former employees of the Vatican, as well as embassies and diplomats accredited to the Holy See. Iraqi lawmaker slams U.S. criticism of Iraqi military BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi lawmaker says U.S. military commanders are pointing fingers for their own failure to properly support the Iraqi military in the fight against the Islamic State group. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter stirred controversy Sunday morning by claiming in a television interview that Iraqi soldiers had superior numbers but lost the city of Ramadi to the Islamic State group because they “showed no will to fight.” Hakim al-Zamili, the head of the parliamentary defense and security committee, calls Carter’s comments “unrealistic and baseless.” He said the U.S. should bear much of the blame for the fall of Ramadi for failure to provide “good equipment, weapons and aerial support” to the soldiers. Now he says the U.S. military is seeking to “throw the blame on somebody else.” Son of Pakistan’s president escapes bomb attack killing 3 QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Police say the son of Pakistan’s president has escaped a roadside bomb attack unharmed after the blast killed three people and wounded 15. The attack happened late Sunday in Pakistan’s restive Baluchistan province, long home to a low-intensity insurgency. Police officer Ghulam Rasool says the bomb, planted on a motorcycle and detonated by remote control, exploded in the province’s Hub industrial area as a vehicle carrying Suleman Mamnoon Hussain passed by. Rasool says the dead and most of the wounded were pedestrians, though some police officers accompanying Hussain were wounded. His father, Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain, took office in September 2013. No group immediately claimed responsibility for Sunday’s attack, though Taliban extremists have been waging a long war in the country. Baluchistan separatists also have launched attacks in the province. Nepali villagers return to homes after river gets unblocked KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Thousands of villagers in northwestern Nepal were able to return to their homes Monday after a mountain river swept away debris from a landslide that had blocked it, allowing waters to flow normally again. The landslide before dawn Sunday dammed up the Kaligandaki River and created a lake 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) long. Thousands of villagers fled their homes, fearing flash floods. It happened in an area north of Beni Bazaar, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest of the capital, Kathmandu. Overnight, the river washed away rocks and other debris, and by Monday morning, river was flowing at its normal level, said government administrator Tek Bahadur K.C. The landslide was not caused by an aftershock to major earthquakes that struck Nepal on April 25 and May 12, which together killed nearly 8,700 people and injuring 16,800 others. In 2012, dozens of people were killed when an avalanche held back the nearby Seti River, which then burst through the snow blockage and sent water gushing through villages along its banks. Navy says submarine being built to be named the USS New Jersey JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — A submarine will be the third U.S. Navy vessel named the USS New Jersey. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced Sunday that a submarine being built now will get that name when it’s completed and commissioned in about five years. U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez had been pushing for a ship to be named after his state. On Sunday, he appeared with Mabus at the announcement in Jersey City. “This is a great day for the Navy and a great day for New Jersey,” Menendez said. “We are honored to have our state’s name added to the proud fleet of Virginia Class submarines.” Two battleships have been named the USS New Jersey previously. The most recent one was decommissioned in 1999 and is docked in Camden and open for tours. The original USS New Jersey was in service in World War I. The U.S. Army sunk it in bomb tests in 1923. samoa news, Tuesday, May 26, 2015 Page 13 Join us for We are open: HAPPY HOUR TUESDAY – THURSDAY 4:00PM – 12:00AM Tuesday – Friday 4:00pm – 7:00pm. 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Pacific Horizon School Class of 2015 Salu[photo: TG] tatorian – Rhane Malae. ➧ Pacific Horizon School Grads 2 Seniors… Continued from page 1 In conclusion, May left the graduates with this special message: “…to succeed. Success has a lot of definition – I challenge you to succeed, set goals, make them happen, and through your lives, always go forward.” This year’s class valedictorian is Kyrstene Lin, who also had a chance to deliver her Val speech during the program, as she thanked and acknowledged those who helped her and supported her throughout her life to where she is today. “…to be honest, I am scared after I officially bid farewell to the life of a high school student. I’m afraid of what may happen to my dreams, but I’ll be brave and I will not give up until I find my happiness. Let nothing and no one stand between you and what makes you happy, do not allow your fears and doubts to pursue your decisions, don’t allow anyone to be a maker of your happiness, you are the only one in charge in your life, so write your own story and tell the world of your happiness,” she stated. Kyrstene Lin was awarded the Congressional Valedictorian Award from the Office of Congresswoman Aumua Amata, which also awarded the Congressional Award to Rhane Malae, who is the Class of 2015 Salutatorian. Selected as the recipient of an ASG ScholPacific Horizon School’s Commencement arship Award was Kyrstene Lin, who also keynote speaker – Merrilee May, CPA and received earlier in the week the Rotary Club [photo: TG] owner of May and Associates. 4-Way Test Award. ➧ Woman alleges harassment… of arrest for the above individual until the next meeting of the immigration board.” The name of the woman on this letter is on the Amnesty list, which Samoa News has on file, along with the Affidavit for Arrest warrant issued. Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga at the launching of the Amnesty Program had indicated that undocumented or illegal immigrants were assured that upon registration with the Amnesty program, they will not be deported as they are protected under the Amnesty Program. The woman alleges that she has been exploited by officials within the Immigration Office and she was led to believe that coming forward about the truth of her victimization would do more damage than good for her amnesty application. In April, 2015 the same woman was accused of bribery. A document leaked to Samoa News indicated the summary of allegations. According to the letter, which was prepared by an Immigration officer, on Wednesday evening the Chief Immigration officer received a gift from an Asian individual at his residence. The letter confirmed the Asian woman to be the said Filipino woman. Continued from page 1 “The gift was brought to the Chief Immigration Officer as a bribe or a set up; the gift or box contained two packages of Ribeye steak (valued at $167-$169); two old Williamsburgh candles; $100 in twenty dollar bills and a letter.” According to the letter prepared by the Immigration officer, which was not signed, it indicated that in the letter addressed to Chief Immigration Officer, the woman asked “forgiveness of showing poor attitude and bribery for her Amnesty Application that was denied by the Immigration.” The letter stated… “Dear Sir, I am writing to you if you could still help/ allowing me to process my application for the Amnesty Program.” The Immigration letter further says that under the American Samoa Government Immigration laws and regulation, she has violated ASCA 41.0616 (15)-“ has stayed behind the time allowed in his/her entry permit or granted by the board.” The letter also points to ASCA 41.070: “obstructing, resisting and misleading officers.” Samoa News understands that the authorities have been contacted about this matter. Emails sent to the Attorney General Talauega Eleasalo Ale were not answered immediately. samoa news, Tuesday, May 26, 2015 Page 15 ➧ Amata on Minimum Wage… Continued from page 3 Businessman Su’a Carl Schuster suggested making an official statement from the Chamber directly to Congress. “I think we should keep pushing Washington,” he said. ASG’s position, according to Commerce Dept. director Keniseli Lafaele, which he stated to Samoa News two weeks ago, is that “our position is the same one the Governor expressed earlier to the federal government — that it would be devastating to a small island development state’s economy like American Samoa to conform to the minimum wage law of the world’s number one economy.” Additionally, “Let the local government decide its minimum wage with some federal government oversight.” Lafaele also said that the “living wage” document, which justifies American Samoa’s call on the U.S. Congress to halt future federally mandated minimum wage hikes, is expected to be completed soon. (See Samoa News edition May 15 for details.) However, Robinson told the Chamber on Thursday night that he didn’t “think a living wage document is something which is going to impress... Congress.” Instead, the CoC chairman said, “I think what we need, is a very short, sharp, a one pager piece of paper, which articulates the problems the economy will face if another 50 cents went on. We don’t need a book written on the whole subject.” Robinson said a lot of Congressional members know the history of the minimum wage in American Samoa with the first mandated wage hike which went into effect in 2007. He also pointed out that the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress, has reported on the last three wage hikes in the territory, from which there were major job losses. “What we want to do is draw attention of... Congress that these are the issues and this is how badly we will be affected, unless you people do something about it — either extend the moratorium or delete the escalating clause all together and let us here in American Samoa determine our own future,” he said. A bouquet of flowers and several flower ulas seen here yesterday after being laid at sea, just outside the entrance to Pago Pago Harbor, as part of the government’s Memorial Day [photo: AF] ceremony at sea. Human Resource Department, Tafuna PO Box PPB, Pago Pago American Samoa 96799 Phone No: (684) 699-3033 Fax No: (684) 699-3046 Email: [email protected] American Samoa Power Authority ➧ Utu defense asks for… Continued from page 5 she argued. She contends that a sentence of probation would be sufficient to reflect the seriousness of the offense, promote respect for the law, provide just punishment for the offense, and afford adequate deterrence to criminal conduct. “Mr. Utu’s prosecution for this offense has had a tremendous impact on him and on his family. As a result of his conduct, he now has a felony conviction. His reputation on the very small Island community of American Samoa is forever tarnished,” she said and stressed that no period of incarceration is necessary to protect the public from further crimes of the defendant. “His actions in the wake of this case have made it abundantly clear that he recognizes his conduct was wrong and has done everything he can to rectify the situation,” she said. Moreover, as the United States Sentencing Commission has recognized, defendants with no criminal history points are less likely to recidivate. “Mr. Utu has and will continue to be punished for his conduct,” she said. “Mr. Utu’s damaged reputation and an order of restitution would sufficiently deter any similarly situated individuals.” The Justice Dept. is expected to file a sentencing memo soon. ➧ DOT fines Hawaiian Air… Continued from page 6 MITIGATION In mitigation, Hawaiian states that delivery of superior customer service is a fundamental goal of the airline, and that this commitment to customer service extends to fulfilling its obligations when delivery of a passenger’s baggage has been delayed, according to the consent order. Hawaiian submits that the incidents cited by USDOT resulted from a misinterpretation of guidance issued to claims agents by Hawaiian about what constitutes reasonable compensation as a limitation on compensation. Hawaiian says it has undertaken an extensive training effort to correct this miscommunication, including clarifying the policy, holding one-on-one meetings between managers and claims agents to reinforce Hawaiian’s interim expense policy, and instituting an audit process to ensure claims are processed in compliance with USDOT regulations. Furthermore, Hawaiian has plans to test and deploy systems that will enhance the quality of its services to customers by increasing the reliability of Hawaiian’s baggage delivery system as well as improving communications between the airline and customers whose bags have been delayed. Hawaiian further states that it will support this technology initiative with further investments in the training of its employees. As for the credit card program, Hawaiian explains that the problem arose from a technical glitch that occurred in connection with Hawaiian’s migration to new inventory classes for its fares. Hawaiian states that not only did it act promptly to resolve the glitch, but it believes that this technical issue was a one-time occurrence that is not likely to be repeated. PUBLIC JOB POSTING Position Title Department Division Position Type Reports To Accounting Manager Accounting Business & Finance Posting Date Deadline Pay Rate Career Service – 12 months probation Chief Financial Officer May 18, 2015 4:00 PM, May 29, 2015 Salary Commensurate with Experience Job Grade/Status Exempt Major Duties & Responsibilities The Accounting Manager is responsible for all areas relating to financial reporting. This position will be responsible for developing and maintaining accounting principles, practices and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial statements. The Accounting Manager supervises senior accountants and staff accountants and is responsible for managing the team to ensure that work is properly allocated and completed in a timely and accurate manner. This position addresses tight deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities including general ledger preparation, financial reporting, year-end audit preparation and the support of budget and forecast activities. The Accounting Manager reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Responsibilities and Duties • Manage and oversee the daily operations of the accounting department. • Obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of the financial reporting and general ledger structure. • Ensure an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year-end closing. • Ensure the timely reporting of all monthly financial information. • Ensure the accurate and timely reconciliation and analysis of all general ledger accounts. • Supports budget and forecasting activities. • Collaborates with other department managers to support overall department goals and objectives. • Monitors and analyzes department work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while maintaining a high level of accuracy. • Work with the CFO to ensure a clean and timely year-end audit. • Supervise the general ledger group to ensure all financial reporting deadlines are met. • Assist in development and implementation of new accounting procedures and policies to enhance the workflow of the department. • Provide training to new and existing accounting staff as needed. • Assist in development and implementation of internal control procedures to detect and prevent frauds and errors. • Support the CFO with special projects and workflow process improvements. MinimumR equirements Education • Master of Science in Accounting, CPA preferred Experience • • • • • • Proven working experience as Accounting Manager. Proven knowledge of accounting principles, practices, and standards. High attention to detail and accuracy. Ability to focus attention on the work at hand without being distracted. Ability to direct and supervise. Advanced computer skills on MS Office, accounting software and databases. Qualified applicants: Qualified applicants: please submit a completed ASPA Employment Application with a copy of your resume to ASPA Tafuna (address listed above) by the deadline listed above. Please attach copies of credentials and transcripts. Candidates selected for hire must pass examinations (when applicable), preemployment clearances & test negative on pre-employment drug test. ASPA reserves the right to waive education and experience requirements as necessary. No phone inquiries accepted. An Equal Opportunity Employer * A Drug Free Workplace Page 16 samoa news, Tuesday, May 26, 2015 C M Y K C M Y K samoa news, Tuesday, May 26, 2015 Page 17 To Our One & Only C M Y K May 25, 1925 Proverbs 31: 25 “She is clothed with strength and dignity and she laughs without fear of the future.” Faataoto 31: 25 “O le malosi ma le mamalu e fai mona ofu ia. Ua ata’ata foi o ia i aso o lumanai.” C M Y K Happy 90th Birthday Mom! Love your Children, Grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren near and far Page 18 samoa news, Tuesday, May 26, 2015 ▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼ Tutu fa’atasi ta’ita’i o le atunu’u fa’atautua soifua o fitafita o le taua… LEMANU: Ia tatou manatua o latou aiga i talosaga tusia Ausage Fausia Le taimi o le tula’i fa’aaloalo a sui o le malo i le taimi na mae’a ai ona tauaao le teu fugalaau i le Fanuatanu i Satala, e aloaia ai le fa’amanatuina o le sauniga mo soifua o fitafita ua maliliu i le tafa o taua, lea sa fa’ataunu’uina i le taeao ananafi. O i latou sa auai i le tauaaoina atu o le teu fugalaau e aofia ai le Lutena Kovana ia Lemanu Peleti Mauga, lea sa fai ma sui o le ali’i kovana, afioga i le Faipule mai le Laumua i Uosigitone ia Aumua Amata, le afioga i le ali’i Faipule ia [ata: AF] Faimealelei Anthony Fu’e Allen, ma Rosie Fualaau Tago Lancaster Pasia le toe taoto suiga Fa’avae ASNOC se’i toe iloilo tusia Ausage Fausia E le i taunu’u le fuafuaga mo le sailia o se Sui Peresetene mo le Komiti o Ta’aloga o le Olimipeka a Amerika Samoa (ASNOC), lea na fa’amoemoe e faia i le Fonotaga Lautele (General Assembly) i le aso Tofi na tea nei, aso 21 Me 2015, ina ua pasia le mau e toe fa’ataoto ai suiga o le Fa’avae lea na pasia i le isi Fonotaga Lautele a le Komiti ua mavae atu. O le Peresetene o le Asosi o Ta’aloga Afeleti i Amerika Samoa, susuga Don Fuimaono na fa’atuina le mau ina ia toe taoto suiga fou o le Fa’avae na pasia, ma pasia ai loa i le palota e 8 le ioe ae 6 le leai. Mai mataupu e lima (5) sa i luga o le Kalena o Mataupu (Agenda) mo le Fonotaga i le aso Tofi na te’a nei, sa aofia ai ma le mataupu fa’apitoa lona fa (4), o le palotaina lea o se Sui Peresetene. Na fa’amanino e le Peresetene o le ASNOC, susuga Victor Langkilde i le Samoa News e fa’apea, o se tasi o suiga tele i le Fa’avae a le ASNOC lea na pasia i le latou Fonotaga Lautele ua mavae atu, o le a le toe i ai se tofiga o le Teutupe e pei ona i ai, ae o le a suia i le tofiga o le “Sui Peresetene”. OTOOTOGA O LE FONOTAGA O le susuga ia Langkilde na ia fa’afeiloaia le lata i le to’a 20 sui o Fa’alapotopotoga o Ta’aloga eseese i le atunu’u sa mafai ona fa’atasi atu i le Fonotaga Lautele, ma ia fa’ailoa i ai e fa’apea, o le autu o le Fonotaga, o le filifilia lea o se Sui Peresetene, e to’atolu fo’i sui sa tusi talosaga atu i le avanoa. E talitonu Samoa News, o i latou sa tusi talosaga mo le avanoa Sui Peresetene, o suafa fo’i ia sa i luga o le pepa lea na fuafua e faia i ai le palota, o le susuga a Carl Floor; Ethan Lake ma Milton Taufa’asau. I ulua’i saunoaga a Langkilde i le amataga o le fonotaga, e le gata sa ia fa’afetaia sui uma o le ASNOC i lo latou naunau e fa’alelei ma atina’e ta’aloga i le atunu’u, ae sa ia fautuaina fo’i i latou ina ia latou tutu fa’atasi e una’i fuafuaga lelei uma mo le manuia o ta’aloga i le teritori, ma ia fa’ailoa atu i luma o latou finagalo i soo se auala poo fautuaga e fa’aleleia atili ai le tautua a le ASNOC. “Afai e i ai ni fuatuaga poo ni manatu tou te fia fa’asoa mai ai, e tatala le avanoa tou te saunoa ma fa’asoa mai ai, ae afai fo’i e ia i se (Faaauau itulau 26) Na tutu fa’atasi Ta’ita’i o le atunu’u atoa ai ma ni isi o le atunu’u lautele e lagolago ma fa’ataua sauniga e manatua ai soifua o fitafita uma sa maliliu i le tafa o taua, atoa ai ma soifua o i latou sa tautua i le malo ma le atunu’u, aemaise ai uo ma e pele i loto ma agaga, e ala i ni sauniga pupu’u se lua sa faia i le aso ananafi, e fa’amanatu ai le Aso Tu’ugamau i lenei tausaga. O sauniga lotu uma a le malo e lua sa faia i le aso ananafi, i le Fanuatanu i Satala ma tai i le sami, sa ta’ita’ia uma e le susuga i le ali’i Faifeau Rev. Dr. Eteuati Tuioti, mai le Ekalesia Metotisi i Nu’uuli. O ta’ita’i o le atunu’u sa auai i le molimauina o lenei sauniga e aofia ai le afioga i le Lutena Kovana ia Lemanu Peleti Mauga sa fai ma sui o le Kovana e le’i mafai ona fa’atasi atu, o le afioga i le Tama’ita’i Faipule i le Konekeresi ia Aumua Amata, o le afioga i le ali’i Faipule mai le Fono Faitulafono ia Faimealelei Anthony Fu’e Allen, fa’apea ai ma ni isi o sui o Fitafita Tuai e pei o Rosie Fualaau Tago Lancaster, Silila Patani, Moananu Va ma le Pule o le Ofisa o Fitafita Tuai ia Taua’a S. Vaouli. Na fa’ataua e le ali’i Faifeau i lana upu fa’amalosi le taua ma le atoatoa o mea uma na tu’uina ai e le Atua mo le tagata, ae na suia e le tagata ma avea ai o se mea ua le lelei ma le atoatoa. Saunoa Rev. Dr. Tuioti e fa’apea, o le tagata e soifua ae le o i ai se avanoa e tuuina atu ai lona ola mo le Ali’i, e le aoga lea. Ae i le saunoaga a Lemanu e avea ai ma saunoaga autu o le sauniga i Satala, e le gata sa ia saunoa ai e fa’ailoa le taua o le tautoga sa ofoina atu, ae taua fo’i le manatua pea o galuega lelei sa faia e Fitafita ua maliliu i le taua. “O le aso lenei (aso ananafi) tatou te fa’amanatuina ai le taua ma le aoga o soifua o fitafita uma ua maliliu i tu’ugamau, sa ofo atu lo latou soifua e puipuia ai le saolotoga o le lalolagi ma Samoa, aemaise ai fitafita na maliliu i tu’ugamau le elia, o le sami lea, lea e oo mai lava i aso nei e lei maua lava o latou tino”, le saunoaga lea a Lemanu. “E le fesiligia pe tau fa’amatalaina le taua ma le aoga o soifua o fitafita sa ofoina atu mo se saolotoga, o le latou tautua lea mo Amerika Samoa faapea ai le lalolagi atoa”. “O le mea moni lava Amerika Samoa, ua to’atele le atunu’u i aiga ma uo ua latou tufi taufaoina le lasi ma le anoanoa’i o fa’amanuaiga na mafua ona maua, ona o le tautua sa ofoina atu e fitafita nei, ae o le itu e pito sili ona momomo ai le loto, e ui ina to’atele i latou ua tofo i le tele o fa’amanuaiga, ae to’aititi lava i latou e fa’asoaina lagona matuitui o le tiga ma le misia o le oti, mo fitafita o le taua ua maliliu”. “O le mafua’aga lea ou te tatalo atu ai Amerika Samoa, ina ia tatou manatua aiga o fitafita uma o le taua ua maliliu i a tatou talosaga, ina ia alofagia e le Atua o latou lagona tiga ma le mafatia, ia toe fa’afo’i le lototele ma le malosi”, o le saunoaga fa’ai’u lea a le lutena kovana. O sui o le malo na latou tauaaoina le teu fugalaau e aloaia ai le tautua a fitafita ua maliliu e aofia ai Lemanu, Aumua, Faimealelei ma Josie, ma fa’amae’a ai loa le sauniga muamua i le Fanuatanu i Satala. Ae i le sauniga lotu sa faia i le sami i luga o le va’a a le malo, le MV Sili, na mae’a loa le upu fa’amalosi puupuu na saunia e Rev. Dr. Tuioti, sosoo loa ma le lafoina o le teu fugalaau i le sami e le afioga i le Lutena Kovana, atoa ai ma ula sa lago e le aofia sa mafai ona auai i lenei sauniga i le sami. O le afioga i le ali’i faipule ia Faimealelei na fa’afetaia le susuga i le ali’i Faifeau ma lana Aufaipese, i le ta’ita’iina o lenei sauniga lotu taua. Feso’ota’i mai i le tusitala ia [email protected] samoa news, Tuesday, May 26, 2015 Page 19 Tali le Pule o le OMV i fa’asea a le atunu’u tusia Ausage Fausia Na fa’amanino e le Pulesili o le Ofisa o Ta’avale Afi a le malo i Tafuna (OMV), susuga Lumana’i Maifea, o mataupu e pei ona fa’asea i ai le to’atele o le atunu’u, “o tulafono ua leva ona ta’atitia i totonu o le tusi tulafono, e tatau fo’i ona fa’amalosi e le Ofisa”. “E leai ni mea fou po o ni tulafono fou o o’u faia”, o le saunoaga lea a Maifea ina ua fesiligia e le Samoa News i sona finagalo i fa’asea a ni isi o le atunu’u, fai mai e i ai tulafono fou ua ia faia sa le’i faia e isi Pule ua mavae atu. “O tulafono tuai ua leva ona i ai i totonu o le tusi tulafono, lea o lo o fa’amalosia e lo’u Ofisa, e manino lava fo’i le tulafono, ae ua avea ma itu ua le fiafia ai le to’atele o le atunu’u”, o le isi lea saunoaga a Maifea. O le vaiaso na te’a nei na maua ai e le Samoa News ni fa’asea mai ni isi o le atunu’u i luga o le telefoni, i suiga fou ua alia’e mai i le Ofisa o le OMV, i taimi e aga’i atu ai le atunu’u e fa’afou laisene o a latou ta’avale. Na taua e ni tagata se to’atolu na telefoni mai i le Samoa News e fa’apea, o a latou ta’avale ua tele masina o paka i le fale e lei laiseneina, ae na fa’ateia i latou ina ua aga’i atu e fa’afou a latou ta’avale i le OMV i le vaiaso nei, ae teena e le Ofisa fai mai, e tatau ona totogi le sala i le tuai ona fa’afou o le ta’avale. O le isi tootoo sa ia fa’ailoa i le Samoa News e fa’apea, sa toe tuli o ia i le fale e aumai pepa e fa’amaonia ai le mafua’aga na ala ai ona tuai le fa’afouina o le laisene o le ta’avale. Na taua e le isi tama matua i le Samoa News e fa’apea, o lana ta’avale ua leva ona paka i le fale ta’avale i lona fale, e lei fealua’i lava ona e leai se tupe e laisene ai, ma le isi fo’i mafua’aga, sa fa’atali totoga o le ta’avale sa oka, ae na te’i ina ua alu atu e fa’afou i le vaiaso na te’a nei, ae toe tuli o ia e le ofisa e aumai lisiti ma fa’amaumauga e fa’amaonia ai, na mafua ona tuai na laisene le ta’avale ona sa fa’atali totoga sa oka. Na taua atili e le tootoo lea e fa’apea, o le itu na mafua ai ona ia fesiligia suiga fou ua faia e le Ofisa, na alu muamua e fa’afou le isi ana ta’avale ua silia ma le tausaga o paka i le fale e lei fealua’i, ae sa leai se fa’aletonu na tula’i mai ai, pe fesiligia fo’i e le tama’ita’i faigaluega ni pepa fa’amaonia, ae na te’i ina ua toe alu atu i le vaiaso na te’a nei e fa’afou le isi ana ta’avale, ae fa’ailoa atu e le ali’i Pule o le OMV ia te ia, ua ia soli le tulafono i le tuai lea ona fa’afou lana ta’avale. “E leai se tulafono ua ou solia”, o le avaavau mai lea a le tootoo lea i le Samoa News. “Pau lava le taimi ou te solia ai le tulafono, pe afai ua ou fealua’i i le ta’avale i luga o le auala ae le’i laiseneina la’u ta’avale, ae afai lava e tu tu la’u ta’avale i le fale e lei laiseneina, ona ua le maua e lo’u aiga se tupe e laisene ai ma totogi le Iinisiua, e leai la se mea o le a ou soli ai fua se tulafono”, o le saunoaga lea a le tootoo lea ma lona si’ufofoga ua oo i luga. Sa ia taua fo’i e fa’apea, “O se taimi muamua lenei mai le 57 tausaga talu ona ou fai ta’avale ma fa’afou a’u ta’avale ua tula’i mai ai suiga faapea i le OMV”. Na taua e Maifea e fa’apea, o le tulafono o lo o i ai, e $9 le sala e totogi e le tagata i le masina pe afai e tuai ona lesitala lana ta’avale. “Afai lava la e 5 masina talu ona tu lau ta’avale i le fale e le’i Cops: Man fires BB gun at 11-year-old, said boy shot his son MCKEESPORT, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man shot an 11-year-old boy in the chest with a BB gun on a playground because he said the boy had previously shot his own young son with the same kind of weapon, authorities said Monday. Albert Clark, 31, of McKeesport, approached the boy Sunday outside the former George Washington Elementary School and fired twice, police said. The boy fell to the ground, saying he couldn’t breathe, and was later hospitalized in critical condition, police said. Clark told investigators he then gave the weapon to a child who “was walking up the street,” according to a criminal complaint. “Clark stated that he was upset that the victim had shot his 5-year-old son with a (BB) gun in the buttocks the day before and that he had shot at his son again” on Sunday, investigators allege in the complaint. Investigators searched Clark’s home and took 5,000 BB rounds. He faces charges including aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and evidence tampering and was held in the county jail on $250,000 bail pending a June 1 preliminary hearing. Court documents don’t list an attorney who could comment on the charges, and a phone number listed in his name had been disconnected. lesitalaina, o le 5 fo’i lena o ta’i $9 e totogi mo le sala e pei ona fai mai ai le tulafono”, o le saunoaga lea a Maifea. Na fa’amaonia mai e Maifea i le Samoa News le to’atele o tagata na o atu e fa’afou a latou ta’avale ua tele masina e le’i toe lesitalaina, sa toe fa’afo’i i o latou aiga e avatu pepa fa’amaonia poo lisiti e fa’amaonia ai, na mafua ona tuai le fa’afouina o le ta’avale, ona sa fa’atali totoga sa oka i fafo, poo ta’avale fo’i sa paka i le Fale Inisinia. Na taua e Maifea lona fa’anoanoa i ni isi o le atunu’u, sa latou lafo atu tala masoa ma uiga le mafaufau sa fa’aali atu i le aufaigaluega, ao taumafai ai le aufaigaluega e fa’atino la latou tautua i le atunu’u. Sa ia taua e fa’apea, afai e i ai pepa poo lisiti e fa’amaonia ai le mafua’aga na ala ai ona tuai le fa’afouina o le laisene o le ta’avale, e mafai e le Ofisa ona vaavaai i ai. Talu mai le mataupu e pei ona fa’asea ai le to’atele, ua faia ai e le ali’i Pule o le OMV le fa’atonuga, ina ia fa’apipii i luma o le vaega o lo o autova’a atu i ai le atunu’u le vaega o le tulafono, ina ia fa’amaonia ai le latou mau e fa’atatau i lenei mataupu. Tafaoga i Matafaga? SASA’E TUTOTONU Fagasa-Fagalea Stream Aua Stream Afono Stream Vatia Stream Alega Beach Alega Stream Fagaitua Stream Masausi Stream Masefau Stream Alofau Stream Lauli’i Stream Aoa Stream Nu’uuli Pala Lagoon Nu’uuli Pala Spring Coconut Point Fagatogo Stream Utulei Beach Utulei Beach (DDW) Gataivai Beach Faga’alu Beach Onenoa Beach SISIFO: Asili Stream For more information: http//portal.epa.as.gov/beaches/ Lapata’iga mo Matafaga: Me 19, 2015 Ofisa o le Puipuia o le Si’osi’omaga i Amerika Samoa (AS-EPA) 633-2304 American Samoa Power Authority Human Resource Department, Tafuna Human Resource Department, Tafuna PO Box PPB, Pago Pago American Samoa 96799 Phone No: (684) 699-3033 Fax No: (684) 699-3046 Email: [email protected] PUBLIC JOB POSTING Position Title Department Division Position Type Reports To Posting Date Deadline Business & Finance Pay Range Career Service – 12 months probation Job Grade/Status Accounting Manager Senior Accountant Accounting May 25, 2015 4:00 PM, June 5, 2015 $32,498 - $41,192 per year J/1/D – J/7/D, Non-Exempt Major Duties & Responsibilities Responsible for managing ASPA non-core accounting operations – to include assigned programs/projects. Support Accounting Manager and with production of financial statements. Interact with program/project managers, coordinates accounting support and performs other accounting & financial duties assigned. Responsible for the reconciliation of all major Control and Balance Sheet accounts including but not limited to the bank accounts, accrued expenses, inventory and other relevant accounts as assigned. Ensure that budget to actual reports are maintained and updated on a monthly basis and assist with the compilation of the monthly business review report for management. Responsible for the review and update of all Standard Operating Procedures for all functions in the Accounting Department. MinimumR equirements Education Bachelor of Science degree – Accounting or Finance Experience At least 5 years of progressive, proven experience in financial reconciliation and reporting; interaction with division supervisors, managers, & directors and other local and federal governmental agencies on financial matters; dealing with vendors/suppliers, federal and local government agencies; US-based auditing firms; and related responsibilities. Skills, Abilities, Job Requirements Skilled in: Effective & efficient business management principles and practices; communicating with management and government officials; accounting systems for multi-utility operation; accounting & financial management functions; computer systems; etc. Must have at least Intermediate-level EXCEL skills and proficient in other Microsoft Office applications such as Word and Power Point. Ability to: Work with minimum supervision; prepare accurate, timely reports; oversee execution of budget; work with & interpret government and enterprise fund accounting and follow reporting policies, procedures & regulations; etc. Qualified applicants: please submit a completed ASPA Employment Application with a copy of your resume to ASPA Tafuna (address listed above) by the deadline listed above. Please attach copies of credentials and transcripts. Candidates selected for hire must pass examinations (when applicable), pre-employment clearances & test negative on pre-employment drug test. No phone inquiries accepted. An Equal Opportunity Employer * A Drug Free Workplace Page 20 samoa news, Tuesday, May 26, 2015 TAUASO LE ALOFA [E toe fa’atalofa atu i le mamaluo le aufaitau i lenei aso, atonu sa outou maua se vaiaso fiafia ma le manuia, ae alo mai loa, o le toe sosooina lenei o le tatou fagogo, lea na gata mai i le vaiaso na te’a nei i le taimi lea ua fa’ailoa aloaia ai e Kiasi i totonu o le aiga, o le a le taunu’ u le osofaiga sa fuafua e alu i le aiga o Keli i le falema’i.] Na tau fai patipati uma le aiga sa i totonu o le maota ina ua fa’alogo i le tala a le alii o Kiasi, le uso laititi o Lautogo le tama o Koso, ina ua ia talia le fautuaga ma le tu’u alalo a le toeaina matua o le aiga, e fa’amuta le vevesi ma le misa na manatu le malosi o le aiga e si’i i le falema’i, i le nofoaga o lo o tapuaia ai e le aiga o Keli le taotoga o le tamaititi na manua ia Koso. E lei umi ona nonofo le aiga o Koso ma talatalanoa, ae sau loa le alaga, o lea ua fo’i mai i uta le aiga atoa o Keli sa aga’i atu i le falema’i, ina ua maua tala ua manuia le taotoga muamua o le ali’i o Keli sa faia, ma ua sauni atu mo le isi taotoga lona lua i le taeao e soso’o ai. E na o le to’alua lava tagata sa i ai i le falema’i e le’i o mai i le malaga a le aiga o Keli ina ua toe fo’i i tua i le nu’u, e na o lona tina ma le tama’ita’i o Silia le tuafafine o Koso, o i laua ia o lo o tausi ma’i i le potu lea ua te’a i ai Keli e fa’atalitali ai lona taotoga i le isi taeao e soso’o ai. Na fai e le toeaina matua o Lapa, o le tama lea o Keli, o ia fo’i o le isi Tuua o le nu’u le fa’aiuga, o le a afe le ta’avale a le latou aiga i le maota o le tofa a Lautogo, o le tama lea o Koso, lea o loo vaaia le tumutumu mai ai o le aiga, mo le faia o se latou tala e to teuteu ai fa’aletonu na tutupu mai i ni nai aso e le’i mamao atu. “O lea ua afe mai ka’avale a le aiga o Lapa ...”, o le alaga lea na taia ai taliga o le toeaina o Lautogo ma lona to’alua, ona valaau loa lea o le ulugali’i i lo la aiga ina ia tapena le fale ma tapena atu sina ipu ti mo le aiga o Lapa. Ua feiloa’i aiganalua. Ua fefa’amagaloa’i. Ua lagona le tau fai tagi tu’i o tagata i le mata’utia o le tiga ma le mea sa tula’i mai, lea na semanu e manumalo ai le Tiapolo, ae o le fa’aiuga vave sa faia e le toeaina o Lautogo na mafua ai ona Liua le Vai o Sina i se finagalo tiga ma le loto ita sa maua ai le aiga o Lapa, ae ua latou manatu (Faaauau itulau 26) OLAGA POLOGA [E toe fa’atalofa atu i paaga masani a le tatou polokalame i lenei fo’i vaiaso, malo le soifua laulelei, malo fo’i le onosa’i, ae o le toe sosooina lenei o le tatou fagogo, lea na gata mai i le vaiaso na te’a nei i le taimi lea ua fa’ailoa ai e le isi matai ia Semisi, le mafua’aga o le fono faatopetope a le nu’u lea e faia i le afiafi o le aso lea.] E savali fua le tamaloa o Semisi i uta i lona ma’umaga i le aso lea, ae ua mamafa i lona manatu le fono fa’anatinati a le nu’u lea ua fa’amoemoe e toe faia i le afiafi lea, e pei ona fa’amatala e le matai o le nu’u ia te ia. Na ona faanatinati atu lava o Semisi, tope mai meamata mo ana meaai o le vaiaso atoa ai ma tau luau a le isi aiga o le latou pito nu’u lea na fa’atoai atu ia te ia, toe natinati ane loai le aai ma le manatu, e tatau ona alu i le fono lea a le nu’u, se’i fa’ailoa i ai sona manatu aemaise ai o le tulaga e fa’atatau i le sala a lona to’alua lea ua malaga i Apia. E fetaui loa le saofa’i atu o Semisi i le pito i tua o le maota o le Tuua o le nu’u lea e faia ai le fono, ae fa’apea loa ma le saunoaga a le isi matai tulafale o le nu’u, “Afai ua leai se sala a Sei, e leai se mea kakou ke koe sooga fogo ai fua, ua mae’a ona fa’akaakikia aulape a le gu’u e mulimuli ka’i i ai aga fa’aiuga, pau la’u faukuaga, fa’akauguu loa fa’aiuga e kusa ai ma aulape a le gu’u ...” na motu fa’afuase’i felafolafoa’iga a le nu’u ina ua vaaia le tamaloa o Semisi ua saofa’i atu i le pito i tua o le maota. “ ... o le mea sili o lea ua sosopo mai le kofa a Fa’akafiki Semisi ao lea ua kakou kalagoaiga le makaupu e fa’akakau i loga kausi, ae sili oga ku’u aku le avagoa lea i lau kofa e ke fekalai mai ai e fa’akakau i le sala a lou kausi ga fa’aoo aku e le gu’u”, o le saunoaga lea a le Tuua matua o le nu’u, le afioga a Tigilautafao, o ia fo’i o se tama matua e sili ona alofa ia Semisi ma lona aiga, ona o le isi lea matai tautua fa’amaoni i le nu’u, e leai fo’i ni mea e tu’uaia ai lo la aiga i le tele o tausaga. Na umi se taimi o sa o totonu o le maota, ua le toe i ai fo’i se isi mea e gase, ua na o le silaloa o Tamal’i ma Tulafale o le nu’u ma vaavaai uma atu i le itu o le maota o lo o saofa’i mai ai Semisi, poo le a lana fa’amatalaga o le a fai. “Ou ke gofo aku fua a’o a’u o Ae, ua ou ma’asi’asi, ua ou gau pule fo’i i le figagalo o le gu’u ua uma oga avaku, iga ua leai se sala a lo’u ko’alua ga maua mai, e mafua mai i lo’u makiva ma lo’u le kagolima, ae ou ke kakalo aku i le paia o le kakou gu’u, kaoko mai se vaiaso se kasi se’i o’u saili ai se selegi e kokogi ai le sala a Sei, oga ou koe fo’i mai ai lea i luma o le kakou gu’u ...” o upu faaumiumi lea o le talosaga a Semisi na tau fai vaaia ai le punonou o matai uma o le nu’u, ua le toe i ai ma se isi e gagana, ae ua ootia o latou loto i le alofa i le tamaloa. Na ona mae’a lava o le talosaga a Semisi, fa’apea atu loa ma le saunoaga a le Tuua matua o le nu’u, “O fea o i ai se kofa i le kakou gu’u, ae o lo’u kaofi, ia ola le pagoka ...” (Faaauau itulau 26) FAETE S. LESU O le vaiaso na te’a nei na talia ai e le fa’amasinoga maualuga se talosaga na fa’aulu e le Ofisa Nofovaavaaia, ina ia fa’amutaina loa le taofia o le ali’i pagota o Faete S. Lesu i le toese, ae poloaina loa o ia e alu i tua e saili sana galuega e tausi ai lona aiga. E 20 masina le fa’asalaga fa’a falepuipui a Lesu sa tu’uina atu e le fa’amasinoga maualuga, o se tasi lea o tuutuuga o lana nofovaavaaia e 5 tausaga, ae talu mai le taimi na taofia ai o ia seia oo mai i le aso Tofi o le vaiaso na te’a nei, ua 9 masina talu ona taofia o ia i le toese. Na lagolagoina e le loia a le ua molia o Joel Shiver le fautuaga a le Ofisa Nofovaavaaia, ina ia tatala loa le ua molia i tua e alu e saili sana galuega, peita’i na fa’atuiese i ai le loia a le malo ia Tiffany Oldfield, ona sa finau le malo ina ia taofia pea Lesu i le toese mo se isi 3 masina, ona tatala ai loa lea o ia i tua e saili sana galuega. Na faavae le talosaga a le malo i le tulaga lea, e le tatau ona galue le ua molia i lana fa’atoaga e pei ona ia fa’ailoa i le Ofisa Nofovaavaaia, ae tatau ona saili sana galuega tumau e galue ma totogi ai o ia, peita’i na finau Shiver i le fa’amasinoga e fa’apea, talu ai o Lesu o se tagata fai fa’atoaga, o le mafua’aga lena ua ia manatu ai e toe fo’i lava e toe fa’ato’a lana fa’atoaga sa i ai ao le’i taofia o ia i le toese, o iina o lo o maua mai ai tupe e tausi ai lona aiga. Na taua atili e le ali’i loia i le fa’amasinoga e fa’apea, o le to’atele o aiga Samoa e aofia ai ma Lesu ma lona aiga, e fa’alagolago i fa’atoaga mo le tausiga o le aiga, lea fo’i e maua ai le avanoa e la’u ai fua o fa’aeleeleaga i le School Lunch po o le Maketi fo’i. Na talia e ali’i fa’amasino ia Lyle L. Richmond ma Tunupopo Alalafaga le fautuaga a le Ofisa Nofovaavaaia, ma faia ai loa le poloaiga e tatala Lesu i tua e saili sana galuega, ma totogi ai lana salatupe i le fa’amasinoga. NOFOVAAVAAIA NI ALI’I SE TO’ALUA MO LE TA’I 6 MASINA O ali’i e to’alua ia na ta’usala e le faamasinoga fa’aitumalo i le moliaga o le fa’atupu vevesi, ua poloaina i laua e aua ne’i o la toe tagofia le ‘ava malosi i totonu o le 6 masina lea ua fa’a nofovaavaaia ai i laua e le fa’amasinoga. O le ali’i o Kalifa Taele na ta’usala e le fa’amasinoga i le moliaga mama o le fa’atupu vevesi i nofoaga faitele, ae o Tanielu Tele’a na ta’usala i le tu fua i le fanua po o le fale o le isi tagata. O Taele na ‘ona i totonu o le latou nu’u, ma i’u ina tula’i mai ai se vevesi i le va o ia ma isi taulele’a o le nu’u, ma vili ai loa e tagata leoleo mo se fesoasoani, ae o Tele’a, sa inupia ma ni isi o ana uo i le fale o lana uo, ma fa’ai’u ai loa i se vevesi le latou tafaoga. Ae ina ua fo’i o ia i le fale, sa ia vaaia se ta’avale pikiapu o lo o paka i luma o le Kolisi Tu’ufa’atasi i Malaeimi, o lea na ia alu ai loa i totonu o le pikiapu ma moe ai. Na fesili le ali’i fa’amasino ia Tele’a po o ia e ana le ta’avale pikiapu sa moe ai, ae na tali le ua molia e leai, ona fa’ailoa lea e le faamasinoga i ai, sa le tatau la ona alu fua i totonu o le ta’avale. O i isi tuutuuga o le nofovaavaaia a Taele ma Tele’a, e le gata ua fa’asa ona la toe tagofia le ‘ava malosi mo le umi e 6 masina, ae ua fa’asa fo’i ona la toe soliina se tulafono a le malo, a ia avea i laua ma tagatanu’u lelei e tausisi i tulafono a le malo i so o se taimi. In The High Court of American Samoa TRIAL DIVISION PROBATE No. 032-2012 IN RE: THE ESTATE OF MALELE NOTISE FORSYTHE By: King Features Weekly Service O LE I’A O LE PA’ITELE PO O LE TANIFA I aso anamua i le afio’aga o Fusi lea e tu i le itu i Sisifo o Fausaga, sa nonofo ai tagata o le nu’u i le itu i tai o le nu’u, peita’i o le taimi nei, ua tele ina nofoia e tagata fanua i uta e latalata i le alatele o le malo, ona o le mafua’aga lenei. Fai mai le mau a le atunu’u, sa i ai se i’a tele lava e ta’ua o le Pa’itele po ’o le Tanifa e fa’apea le tala sa nofo i le va o Apolima ma Savai’i. Fai mai le tala, so ’o se va’a lava e taualo mai i le va Upolu ma Savai’i, e leai se va’a e sao ona e fa’aumatia uma e le i’a lenei, ona manatu ai loa lea o le tama o Alo, le atali’i o Lilomaiava i Palauli, o le a ia sa’ilia se ‘auala e fasi mate ai i le i’a lenei, ona ua fai ma fa’asoesa i tagata faimalaga, ona tapena ai loa lea o ana tama’i naifi ‘ofe fa’atasi ai ma lona paopao, ma sauni loa lana malaga. Ua o’o i le isi taeao, ona sauni lea o Alo, ua afifi ana tama’i naifi ‘ofe i le fasi siapo, ma aloalo atu loa lona paopao i le vaega tonu o le sami o lo ’o nofo ai le Pa’itele, ma e le’i umi lava ona aloalo atu le tama i gatai o Apolima, ae ona va’aia loa le i’a ua manu a’e i luga lona ulu ona toe goto lea i lalo, ma ua oso ai loa ma le fefe o le tama i lea taimi, peita’i sa i ai pea le toa o lona loto, e le’i umi ae toe va’aia loa e Alo le i’a ua toe manu a’e i luga ma fa’afuase’i ona fa’amaga lona gutu (tulou), ma ia folo atoa ai le paopao a Alo, ae o le taimi lea o lo ’o ta’oto ai Alo i totonu o lona paopao. Na fa’afuase’i ona pogisa atoa le va’ai a Alo ona o lea ua i totonu nei o le manava o le i’a, e le’i umi lava se taimi, ae nofo a’e loa le tama i luga ma tago atu i ana tama’i naifi ‘ofe ua aumai ma amata loa ona selesele ai totonu o le tino o le i’a. E le’i umi lava ona faia le galuega lea a le tama o Alo ae amata loa ona taumalua le alu a le i’a, peita’i sa fa’aauau pea ona selesele e le tama o Alo totoga o le i’a, ma ua atili ai lava ona sui le alu a le i’a, ua alu ma fa’atautu, o ni isi taimi e pei e tafiti ona ua amata ona vili tiga i vaega o lona tino lea ua selesele e le tama o Alo, ma e le’i umi lava se taimi ae fa’afuase’i loa ona fa’alogoina e le tama se patatu tele lava e peisea’i o ni mea ua fetoa’i, ma i’u ai loa i lona le tusia Ausage Fausia May 25, 2015 VAVAU A SAMOA Tala otooto o Fa’amasinoga Deceased FAENA M. FORSYTHE, Petitioner NOTICE TO CREDITORS 1. Pitch Perfect 2 ............... (PG-13) Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson 2. Mad Max: Fury Road .......... (R) Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron 3. Avengers: Age of Ultron (PG-13) Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans 4. Hot Pursuit .................... (PG-13) Reese Witherspoon, Sofia Vergara 5. Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 .......(PG) Kevin James, Raini Rodriguez 6. Furious Seven ................ (PG-13) Vin Diesel, Paul Walker 7. The Age of Adaline ........ (PG-13) Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman 8. Home ....................................(PG) animated 9. Ex Machina ........................... (R) Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleeson 10. Far From the Madding Crowd ................................. (PG-13) Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts © 2015 King Features Synd., Inc. PURSUANT TO 40.0320 ASCA, NOTICE is hereby given to creditors having claims against the above-named Decedent to file such claims in the office of the Clerk of Courts, High Court of American Samoa, or to present to the undersigned attorney at P.O. Box 5007, Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799 (telephone (684) 633-2545/2546. Such claims with the necessary vouchers must be filed within sixty (60) days from the date of the first publication of this notice. Dated this 24th day of March, 2015 at Fagatogo, American Samoa. MATAILUPEVAO LEUPOLU JR., EST. Attorney for the Estate Published 3/25 & 5/25 samoa news, Tuesday, May 26, 2015 Page 21 “E taua fo’i le tautua a uo ma aiga” tusia Ausage Fausia A o pisi ai le malo i ana sauniga e fa’ataua ai tautua a le toatele o alo ma fanau a le atunuu sa tautua i totonu o vaega ‘au a le malo o tele o Amerika, ua masa’a lo latou toto ona o le tautoga sa latou ofoina atu, na taua ai fo’i e ni isi o aiga i le atunu’u, lo latou fa’atauaina fo’i o le tautua a uo ma aiga i totonu o aiga ma le atunu’u i le Aso Tu’ugamau i lenei tausaga. “E taua tele le tautua a uo ma aiga ua lago mau mai Tia Sa, pe ana leai le tautua sa latou faia i le malo, atunu’u ma aiga, e le tofo Samoa i fa’amanuiaga ua latou vaaia i le taimi nei”, o le saunoaga lea a le susuga a Viliamu Logotaeao o Satala, i le taimi na malaga atu ai fo’i e tauaao le teu fugalaau mo tuugamau a tuaa a ona tuaa o lo o lagomau ai i le Fanuatanu i Satala. “E manatua fo’i la latou tautua [i le Aso Tuugamau], o galuega lelei sa latou faia ma le tele o fa’amanuiaga ua sapi ai fanau ma aiga, na afua mai ona o lo latou fa’amalolosi ma fa’amaoni e galulue”, o le isi lea sanoaga a Logotaeao. Talu ai tulaga fa’aletonu o le tau sa i ai le vaiaso na te’a nei atoa ai ma le fa’aiuga o le vaiaso na se’i mavae atu nei, o le mafua’aga lea na fa’atoa aga’i atu ni isi o le atunu’u e teuteu ma fa’amama a latou Fanuatanu i le taeao ananafi, ma tu’u i ai ni nai teu fugalaau e fa’amanatu ai lo latou amanaiaina o i latou o lo o lago mau ai. “E le galo o’u tuaa i lenei aso taua, soo se taimi e fa’amanatu ai le Aso Tu’ugamau, ou te tatalo fa’afetai ai i le Atua ona o galuega lelei sa faia e tuaa o lo’u tina i lo maotu aiga, e le galo la latou tautua ma le fautua alofa, e manatua pea”, o le saunoaga lea a Barney Solomona o Fagatogo i le Samoa News. E to’atasi le isi ulugali’i sa la fa’ailoa i le Samoa News e faapea, o teu fugalaau ua mae’a ona tu’uina i luga o le tuugamau a le la tama teine e 42 tausaga le matua na maliu i le 5 tausaga talu ai i Pago Pago, o le a avea ma vaega o le la fa’afetai mo ia, e tusa ai o lana tautua i lo latou aiga, ao le’i maliu o ia i se gasegase. O ni isi o aiga sa latou fa’ailoa i le Samoa News e faapea, o le isi auala e fa’amanatu ai Aso Tu’ugamau, o le faia o se fiafia a le aiga, ina ia fa’ailoa atu ai le fa’afetaia o le tautua sa ofoina atu e le tagata ua malaga i le nu’u e lago ai tiga o le olaga. Feso’ota’i mai i le tusitala ia [email protected] Se tasi o tina sa maitauina lona tauaao atu o se teu fugalaau i luga o tu’ugamau o ni isi lona aiga i le Fanuatanu i Satala, i le taimi tonu a’o faagasolo le sauniga a le malo i le taeao ananafi, e manatua ai soifua o fitafita sa tautua i le malo, faapea ai i latou [ata: AF] sa tautua i le atunu’u ma aiga. Parts Counterperson - American Samoa POSITION SUMMARY: Under the general direction of the Corporate Parts Manager, the incumbent sells a wide variety of parts to phone and walk-in customers. Performs clerical and back order functions as required and fills in for the warehouse when needed. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 1. Takes parts orders from walk-in and telephone customers. Such orders may be placed by part number and description or only by desciption. 2. Assures that the correct part numbers are supplied for the specific model and serial number of the machine or component involved. 3. Determines if the customer has ordered enough parts to perform the repairs adequately and makes suggestions for related or additional parts, if it is required to finish the job completely. 4. Is aware of sales opportunities for changeover groups and special attachments. 5. Participates actively in all parts sales programs. 6. Inputs parts sales orders in a minimum length of time with maximum accuracy and in strict accordance with the Credit Department procedures. Informs customer if parts are in stock or if backordered, and approximate time they will receive it. 7. Follows up on all orders to assure that customers receive prompt, efficient service. 8. Studies all manufacturers parts bulletins and other releases to keep informed of the latest developments in machine design and parts changeovers. 9. When required, service customers on call-ins after normal working hours. 10. Keeps Parts Supervisor informed on matters of managerial importance on issues of customer service. 11. Contributes to a team effort by accomplishing related results as needed. 12. Learns Cashier Functions, doubles as cashier in the absence of the regular Cashier. EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED: 1. Must have some knowledge of parts sold by Hawthorne Machinery Corp. (Caterpillar & CARQUEST). 2. Ability to interpret parts reference books, including those on CD Rom. 3. Must have a valid Driver's License. 4. Must have a high school diploma or equivalent. 5. Ability to work with customers and employees in a couteous and professional manner. TESTING REQUIREMENTS: Applicants may be required to pass a written and/or oral examination before being considered for employment in this position. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 1. Walking and moving about on foot often through uneven terrain. 2. Handling: Picks up items, helps or works with hands. 3. Lifting: Raises or lowers miscellaneous equipment parts. 4. Reaching: Extends hands and arms in any direction. 5. Stooping: Bends body downward and forward by ending at knees or waist. 6. Standing: Remains in standing position. If required to perform various functions of the job. 7. Vision: Read paperwork, employment files and records on the computer. 8. Talking: Communications by phone and in person. 9. Sitting: Sits at desk. Sits for minimal periods of time. ENVIRONMENTAL: 1. Noise: Works in conditions with constant or intermittent noise. 2. Temp/Weather: Works in a warehouse. Works in a Tropical Environment. ACCOMMODATIONS: Reasonable accommodations for essential functions of the position will be considered. https://www.hawthornehiring.com/JobDesc.asp?JObID-571 Hawthorne CAT® is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/V/D Page 22 samoa news, Tuesday, May 26, 2015 FILL UP Burger 2.95 Combo $4.95 $ Burger $3.95 Combo $5.95 Burger $3.95 Combo $5.95 Sandwich $3.95 Combo $5.95 Le aufai pese a le Ekalesia Metotisi mai le afioga i Nuuuli, lea na latou lagiina viiga mo le sauniga a le malo i luga o le sami i le taeao ananafi, e fa’amanatu ai soifua o i latou sa maliliu i le vasa a’o tautua ai i vaega ‘au a le malo tele, faapea ai fo’i soifua o i latou sa tautua i le malo [ata: AF] ma le atunu’u, e pei ona fa’amanatuina ai i le Aso Tu’ugamau i lenei tausaga. C M Y K C M Y K Saunia: L.A.F./Naenae Productions TATALA LE KAMUPANI FAAMAMA I’A I MATAUTU Ua tatala aloaia nei se kamupani mo le faamamaina o le i’a i le uafu i Matautu-tai. O lea kamupani Samoa o le Apia Deep Sea Fishing Company Ltd. o lo o faipaaga ma se kamupani tele mai Taiwan, le Yuh Yow Fisheries Company Ltd. O se faigapaaga muamua lenei ma se kamupani faavaomalo ua tino mai mo lenei alamanuia tau atia’e i totonu o le atunuu, ma o se laasaga taua tele mo le agai luma o le atinaeina o le tamaoaiga o le atunuu. Na faaaila e le sui o le pulega, le susuga Polani Pita, e tele galuega o le a tatala mai mo le atunuu aemaise lava i le au faifaiva. Fai mai a ia, o le fa’amoemoe ia fa’ato’ateleina le aufaigaluega aemaise lava i luga o vaa fagota, ma e mana’omia ai i latou e fagogota i luga o vaa e oo atu i le 45 aso. O le afioga i le taitai o le malo, le susuga Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi na tatala aloaiaina lenei galuega tele, ma faamautu atili ai le lagolago a le malo i atinae a kamupani tumaoti mo le manuia o le atunuu. E lata i le 20 le aufaigaluega i le taimi nei o lo o galulue e faamamaina le i’a tuu pepa ma auina atu i fafo e aofia ai ma le pulega. FAAMALAMALAMA FAAMASINO SILI LE POLOAIGA Ua faamalamalama auiliili e le afioga Faamasino Sili Patu Tiavaasu’e Falefatu Sapolu, le poloaiga a le Faamasinoga na ia tuuina atu i le aso 15 o Me, 2015, e taofia ai le Komiti o le Au Toeaina a le Ekalesia Faapotopotoga Kerisiano i Samoa, mai le faia o se faaiuga e filifilia ai se isi e suia le susuga i le Faifeau Toeaina o le Pulega a Kuiniselani, le susuga Kerita Reupena, mai lona tofiga faasui o le komiti pe suia foi o ia i lona tofi toea’ina o le pulega. O le aveesea o le tofi toea’ina o Reupena ma le aveesea o ia mai le komiti o ni mataupu sa tuuina e fa’amaonia i le Fonotele o lenei tausaga. Talu ona faamatuu mai le poloaiga a le Faamasinoga, e toatele i latou e lagolagoina le susuga Reupena ua faapea, ua faaleaogaina ia gaioiga na faia e le komiti. Na fa’amanino e Faamasino Sili Patu, e le o taua i le poloaiga a le Faamasinoga na tuuina atu, o le a tumau pea le tofi toea’ina a Reupena, ma o le a avea foi o ia ma sui o le komiti i le taimi nei. Fai mai a ia, o mataupu ia e soalaupuleina i le iloiloga a le Faamasinoga. O le poloaiga na tuuina atu e mo le komiti a le ekalesia o lo o auai Reupena faapea le Komiti o le Au Toeaina, aua o i latou ia e faia le faaiuga o le mataupu. I le Fonotele i Malua i lenei tausaga, e ui na talia e le Komiti o le Au Toeaina le vaeluaina o le Pulega a Kuiniselani i pulega e lua, ae sa faasaina lava Reupena mai le auai i taualumaga o le fono. O le aso 3 o Iuni o le a iloiloina ai lea mataupu i le Faamasinoga Maualuga. FAATAUA SAOGALEMU O FESOOTAIGA TELEVAVAVE Na sola ma le tamaitai o Latu Uhi Sione o le Kolisi o Avele le manumalo o le tauvaga solo, o le faatauaina o le vaiaso faapitoa o le puipuia o le saogalemu o le faaaogaina o fesootaiga televavave, le Cyber Safety Pasefika Week. O le tamaitai o Lina Schwalger mai le Kolisi o Pesega na mauaina le tulaga lua. O lenei tauvaga o se vaega o polokalame na tapenaina e le Matagaluega o Leoleo, aua lava le faalauiloaina mo le silafia e le mamalu o le atunuu, o le taua, o le puipuia o Samoa mai soligatulafono e faaaoga ai fesootaiga televave i faiga faatekonolosi faaneionapo i luga o upega tafailagi. O se tasi o vaega taua o le solo a le tamaitai na manumalo, e faapea, aua nei e tatalaina le faitotoa e saofia mai ai faiga taufaasese, ma faasolitulafono i luga o fesootaiga televavave, aua o le taimi lava e te ulufale ai i totonu o nei faiga, e le mafai ona e toe alu ese. Na saunoa le afioga i le komesina o le Matagaluega o Leoleo, le susuga ia Egon Lincoln Keil ma ia faafetaia ai le lagolagosua a le vaega o leoleo a Ausetalia, lea na sasaa mai ai se vaega seleni e fatupe ai lenei polokalame. FIAFIA PULEGA O LE OLOPELEKI I LE APIA PARK Ua faaalia e le taitai malaga a le au a le Olopeleki le agaga fiafia i le tulaga ua i ai le malae taalo i le Apia Park, ao sauni atu mo le taaloga faitaulia i le va o le Manu Samoa ma le au a le Olopeleki i le masina o Iulai. O se taimi e lei mamao atu na asiasi mai ai se vaega o le komiti a le lakapi a Niu Sila ma na faaalia ai e faapea, o vaega uma sa i ai lo latou faanaunautaiga mo le faaleleia ao lumanai le taaloga tele, lea ua tele ina faataunuuina uma. Na ia taua foi o le tele ma le ituaiga o malae sa naunau i ai, o le tulaga lena o lea ua tulai mai ai le tapenaga i le Apia Park i le taimi nei, e oo foi i vaega uma e faaaogaina i le vaega tonu e faataunuu ai le taaloga, ua tulai mai i se tulaga lelei. O le aso 8 o Iulai lea ua faamoemoe o lea faia ai le uluai taaloga a le au tele a Niu Sila le Olopeleki, i se atunuu o le Pasefika, lea o lea feiloai ai ma le Manu Samoa i lona malae i le Apia Park. samoa news, Tuesday, May 26, 2015 Page 23 Staff Appreciation Week C M Y K Thank You For Helping Us Grow AS Close Up Summit: 3 students selected Island-wide Science Symposium: 1st place and 6th place Pacific Science Symposium, Hawaii: 3rd Place overall Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, Maryland: 1 representative International Science and Engineering Fair, Pennsylvania: 2 representatives DOC Art and Tide 2015 Calendar Competition: 1 art selection for the month of June Island Wide Spelling Bee Participation Science Fair (Island-Wide) Individual Categories Lower Elementary Division – three 1st place Upper Elementary Division – one 1st place, one 2nd place 1st place overall Lower Elementary 8th place overall Upper Elementary High School Division – four 1st places, four 2nd places, five 3rd places 2nd place and 5th overall school C M Y K Math Competition (Island-Wide) 1st Place Overall High School (13th Consecutive Year) High School Division: 1st Place Overall Individual, 2nd Place Overall Individual, 3rd Place Overall Individual (tie) Individual Grades High School: two 1st places, four 2nd places, two 2nd places Elementary Division: 3rd Place History Day (Island Wide) Individual Categories (Junior Division) – one 1st place Individual Categories (Senior Division) – one 1st place, four 2nd places, one 3rd place ASHSAA Girls Varsity Soccer Team ♣ 5th Place ♣ 2 nominations to East/West Teams Girls Varsity Basketball Team ♣ 1 nomination to All Star Team Boys Varsity Soccer Team ♣ 3 nominations to All Star Team One student selected to the National Women’s Volleyball Tryout Team Three students selected to the National Men’s Basketball Tryout Team Two students selected to the National Women’s Basketball Tryout Team Table Tennis Champs Junior Academy Boys and Girls Team YWEC (Island Wide): High School Division – one 2nd Place JSA Summer 2015: 4 acceptances SAT/ACT Accomplishments 15 out of 20 seniors have SAT test scores above 1300; 7 seniors have SAT test scores above 1500; 2 seniors have SAT test scores above 1800; 1 senior has a SAT test score above 1900 and a Super score of 2010. 5 seniors have ACT scores of 19 or better. College Acceptances United States Military Academy one student – 3 nominations to all three service academies Direct Acceptance to United States Air Force Academy Direct Acceptance to West Point Military Academy Direct Acceptance to United States Naval Academy (first American Samoan to be accepted to all three service academies) Berkeley University of California, Brigham Young University-Utah, Chaminade University, College of St. Scholastica, Dixie State University, George Mason University, Georgetown University, Kean University, Loyola University-New Orleans, San Diego State University, Santa Monica College, Southern Utah University, St. John’s University, St. Michael’s College, Texas Tech University, University of Hartford, University of Hawaii-Manoa, University of Lavern, University of Portland, University of Washington, Utah State University, Utah Valley University, Washington State University, Western Washington University, Whittier College Our accomplishments are a reflection of your dedication and commitment. 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Page 24 samoa news, Tuesday, May 26, 2015 SOUTH PACIFIC ACADEMY PO Box 520, Pago Pago, AS 96799 Ph: 684-699-9845 • FAx 684-699-4945 Email: [email protected] SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM June 15 – July 23 8:00am – 2:00pm Monday-Thursday Registration is now open! • Space is limited. • Open to K3 – 8th grade • High School students seeking Algebra 1 Credit, Math Enhancement, Read & Writing Enrichment For more information or to register your child, please stop by the office or send us an email. Office hours are 7:00am to 3:30pm Monday – Friday. After an officer’s acquittal, two more cases loom for Cleveland CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland emerged unscathed and intact after a day of protests following the acquittal of a white patrolman who had been on trial in the shooting deaths of two unarmed black suspects killed in a 137-shot barrage of police gunfire. Officers arrested 71 people the night after the verdict, though there was nothing close to the violence other cities have experienced over the treatment of black suspects. But Cleveland is not yet done dealing with deadly police encounters. Two other high-profile police-involved deaths still hang over the city: a boy holding a pellet gun fatally shot by a rookie patrolman and a mentally ill woman in distress who died after officers took her to the ground and handcuffed her. The deaths of 12-year-old Tamir Rice and 37-year-old Tanisha Anderson occurred just eight days apart last November. An investigation by the Cuyahoga County sheriff’s department into Tamir’s death is nearly finished and ready to be given to county prosecutors to decide whether to pursue criminal charges against the patrolman. The status of the investigation into Tanisha Anderson’s death is unclear. A medical examiner said she died of positional asphyxiation, which means she couldn’t breathe, and ruled her death a homicide. City and police officials did not respond to messages Sunday seeking an update on the case. Tamir and Anderson, like the two motorists whose deaths were at the center of Saturday’s verdict, were black. The rookie officer who fatally shot Tamir is white. In the Anderson case, one officer is white and the other is black, although a family lawsuit does not make an issue of race. The acquittal of Patrolman Michael Brelo in the November 2012 deaths of Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams prompted a spontaneous protest outside the courthouse that later merged with a planned protest over Tamir’s death at the recreation center where he was shot. Tamir’s grandfather expressed his outrage to a crowd of several hundred people. “I’m mad as hell,” Eugene Rice said. “What I want to do I better not say.” Walter Madison, an attorney for Tamir’s family, said he’d been cautiously optimistic about the outcome in the Brelo case. He said he respected the judge’s legal analysis in acquitting patrolman Brelo, but wondered if the prosecutor’s office would have better served justice by pursuing some other charge, such as conspiracy. Madison wants Tamir’s case to be reviewed by an independent prosecutor instead of the county prosecutor. “It would be the best practice to avoid the appearance of impropriety at this particular junction,” Madison said. A spokesman for the county prosecutor’s office had no comment Sunday on Madison’s request for an independent review. The protests that weaved through downtown Cleveland were boisterous but peaceful throughout the day Saturday. It was only later that trouble began with fights, bystanders being pepper sprayed by protesters and confrontations involving police, some of whom wore riot gear. The largest number of arrests occurred in the popular Warehouse District, where a large group of protesters gathered in an alley and refused to disperse. On Sunday, Mayor Frank Jackson thanked the vast majority of protesters who remained peaceful and respectful as they voiced their frustration with the verdict. Brelo, 31, still faces administrative charges while remaining suspended without pay after being found not guilty of two counts of voluntary manslaughter. Brelo and 12 other officers fired 137 shots at a car with Russell and Williams inside at the end of a 22-mile chase. Brelo fired 49 of those shots that night, but it was the final 15 fired into the windshield while he stood on the hood of Russell’s car that led to his indictment and a four-week trial. After his acquittal, the U.S. Department of Justice — which had previously determined that Cleveland police had a history of using excessive force and violating civil rights — said it would look into the matter. And the prosecutions related to the deaths of Russell and Williams are not over, either. Five police supervisors have been charged with misdemeanor dereliction of duty for failing to control the chase. All five have pleaded not guilty. No trial date has been set. New vocabulary test takes away some Spelling Bee drama WASHINGTON (AP) — For viewers of last year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee, one of the most surprising results came courtesy of a test nobody saw. Vanya Shivashankar was one of the stars of the show, heavily promoted in ESPN’s coverage. Her older sister, Kavya, won the bee in 2009, and the smiling, telegenic Vanya was participating for the fourth time, coming off a fifth-place finish in 2013. Vanya breezed through the preliminary rounds and spelled both words correctly in the semifinals. But when the finalists were announced — factoring in scores from a computerized spelling and vocabulary test — Vanya was eliminated. ESPN’s cameras cut to her, but she didn’t show much emotion. Two years after vocabulary became part of the bee for the first time, the integration of the test remains a work in progress. While participants and bee officials say it’s made the competition fairer — everyone is tested on the same words — it has taken some of the drama away from the semifinal rounds. Vanya still loves the bee, but she misses the simplicity of the old format, when the semifinals would continue for as long as necessary for the field to be narrowed to about 10 finalists. “Lots of people would like to see people going up and spelling words and seeing how they used to do it, just to spell until everyone drops,” Vanya said. “I’m fine with anything, but spelling till you drop is kind of cool.” Vanya, who’s from Olathe, Kansas, wasn’t entirely surprised she didn’t make the finals last year. She knew her test score could have been better. Spellers were given their own scores, but neither they nor the audience knew how they stacked up. That’ll change this year as bee officials continue to tweak the format. The test scores will be announced and spellers will be ranked heading into the semifinals. Tim Weinkauf, the lead producer of ESPN’s coverage, said he’ll take advantage of that change by showing golf-style leaderboards and highlighting the spellers who can work their way into the finals if someone ahead of them falters. “I think it allows for more dramatic moments because there will be those certain kids that are on the bubble,” Weinkauf said. Preliminaries will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, with semifinals Thursday morning and finals Thursday night. One important thing that hasn’t changed in the format: If you miss a word on stage, the bell rings and you’re out. There were drawbacks to what Vanya calls the “spelling till you drop” approach. In 2010, the semifinals were stopped in the middle of a round because too many spellers got words wrong and there was a chance of having too few finalists to fill the 2-hour broadcast window. The bee’s executive director, Paige Kimble, heard plenty of complaints that ending the semifinals that way was unfair. “We’ve certainly had some white-knuckle moments,” Kimble said. “You just don’t know when you go into a round how the kids are going to do.” The vocabulary test, Kimble said, plays a much more important role than making the semifinals more predictable. “I think it’s making the most profound impact exactly where we wanted it to, and that is at the school and local spelling bee levels,” she said. “We’re finding that teachers and students and parents are embracing the acquisition of vocabulary along with the memorization of words for a spelling bee.” Kimble also said she didn’t think the vocabulary test has ultimately had much influence over who advances to the finals. The 285 participants in this year’s National Spelling Bee have already proven they’re better spellers than 11 million other kids — and to spell at that level, it’s essential to at least have some idea what the words mean. The best spellers can figure out words they’ve never heard before by understanding Greek and Latin roots and languages of origin. In addition to 13-year-old Vanya, this year’s bee has two other siblings of past winners — 12-year-old Jairam Hathwar, whose brother, Sriram, was a co-champion last year; and 11-year-old Srinath Mahankali, whose brother, Arvind, was a popular winner in 2013. Jairam and Srinath will get another shot if they fall short. Vanya is in 8th grade, which means this is her last chance. She insists she doesn’t feel any added pressure. “I’ve been having the time of my life,” she said. “This is something that not many people get to do and I’ve been able to do it so many years, so definitely no regrets.” Mother pleads not guilty to assaulting a child on airplane HONOLULU (AP) — A mother pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that she physically and verbally assaulted her 15-monthold daughter during an Alaska Airlines flight from Anchorage, Alaska, to Honolulu. Samantha Leialoha Watanabe allegedly cursed at the toddler, smacked her in the back of the head, pinched her and pulled out bits of her hair during the May 3 flight. A passenger told the FBI that Watanabe stuck a wad of cash in the girl’s diaper, according to a criminal complaint filed by the FBI. Watanabe didn’t speak during her arraignment Friday in federal court in Honolulu. Her federal public defender, Alexander Silvert, declined to comment after the hearing. It’s not clear why Watanabe, who lives in Hawaii, was traveling from Alaska. A law enforcement officer who was a passenger on the flight said Watanabe cursed at the child, telling her to shut up, the court document said. He told the FBI she hit the girl in the face with a stuffed animal and smacked her on the back of the head so hard that the child’s head snapped forward. The passenger “also observed Watanabe pull bits of the child’s hair out and pinch the child several times while the child was crying,” the document said. It appeared that Watanabe was under the influence of some type of central nervous system stimulant, the passenger told the FBI. As a condition of her release on $10,000 bond, Watanabe must enter a residential drug treatment program when space is available, the judge said. The trial is scheduled for July. If convicted, she faces up to a year in jail. The law enforcement passenger asked the flight crew to confront Watanabe. When flight attendants confronted Watanabe, she told the child, “No one is hurting you, what’s the matter?” according to the complaint. Another passenger told the FBI that “when the child cried, Watanabe began pinching the child then pulled out the child’s hair,” the complaint said. “Watanabe then held the hair out as if showing it to the child and threw it on the floor while the child cried.” Whenever the child tried to touch her mother’s face, Watanabe slapped her hands and arms, the complaint said. Police state pressure cooker in suspicious DC vehicle destroyed WASHINGTON (AP) — A bomb squad safely destroyed a pressure cooker found in an unattended vehicle parked on the National Mall near the U.S. Capitol and the vehicle’s owner was found and arrested, a U.S. Capitol Police spokeswoman said. Police Lt. Kimberly A. Schneider told The Associated Press that Capitol Police officers on routine patrol spotted the parked, unoccupied vehicle on a street on the mall west of the Capitol around 5 p.m. Sunday. “Further investigation revealed a pressure cooker, and an odor of gasoline was detected,” Schneider said, adding a Capitol Police bomb squad was called in because the vehicle was deemed “suspicious in nature.” Authorities have noted that pressure cookers have been used in the past to create explosive devices. Three people were killed and more than 260 others wounded in April 2013 when two pressure-cooker bombs were set off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Schneider said the bomb squad destroyed “items of concern in the vehicle including the pressure cooker” Sunday around 7:45 p.m. after temporarily closing off the area on the long Memorial Day holiday weekend. She did not immediately identify the other items but said only that “this safe disruption produced a loud bang.” Schneider also said a follow-up search of the vehicle found nothing hazardous. Her email said the suspicious vehicle was investigated during a concert in Washington though it was unclear how many people were nearby at the time. The vehicle’s owner was found and identified as Israel Shimeles of the Washington suburb of Alexandria, Virginia, Schneider said. Shimeles was arrested and charged with “operating after revocation,” Schneider said. Schneider didn’t elaborate on the charge. It wasn’t immediately known if he had an attorney. Schneider also said the city’s Metropolitan Police, U.S. Park Police, the U.S. Secret Service, the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force were assisting Capitol Police. The FBI did not immediately return a call for comment late Sunday. samoa news, Tuesday, May 26, 2015 Page 25 Samantha Leialoha Watanabe walks outside of federal court in Honolulu on Friday, May 22, 2015. Watanabe pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that she physically and verbally assaulted her 15-month-old daughter during an Alaska Airlines flight from Anchorage, Alaska, to Hono(Dennis Oda/Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP) lulu on May 3, 2015. AMERICAN SAMOA COMMUNITY COLLEGE PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT “Pesticide Applicator Training” ASCC Land Grant Program will be conducting a Pesticide Applicator Safety training for those who handle farm chemicals. If you are using farm pesticides or you are planning to use chemicals in the near future, this is a good opportunity for you to attend this important training. The training schedule is as follows: Date: June 01-05, 2015 Time: 12:00 noon - 4:00 p.m. Place: ASCC Land Grant Training Room Registration is FREE. 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Feso’ota’i mai i le tusitala ia [email protected] ➧ TAUASO LE ALOFA ➧ VAVAU A SAMOA… Mai itulau 20 Mai itulau 20 e fa’amagalo Koso ma le mea sa latou faia ma isi tamaiti o le nu’u ia Keli, lea na mafua ai ona manu’a o ia ma auina atu ai loa i le falema’i. O le ali’i o Koso le tagata mulimuli lava o le aiga na aga’i atu i matua o Keli e fa’alelei ma fa’atoese i ai, ma, o se vaaiga pito sili lea ona faigata i tagata uma o le aiga o Keli sa i ai, ina ua latou vaaia le savali atu o Koso, ma ona loimata ua lilo ai ona foliga, ma ia savali atu ma to’otuli i luma o le toeaina o Lapa ma fa’apea atu i ai, “Papa, ia e fa’amagalo a’u, ua ou sese, ua ou le fa’alogo, ua ou le alofa ia Keli lo’u uso ....”, na motu le fa’atoesega a le tamaititi o Koso ao ia fusi mau pea le toeaina o Lapa i le taimi lea, ona aapa atu ai loa lea o le toeaina o Lapa ma fa’atu i luga Koso ma fa’apea atu i ai ana upu, “Keli (e ui o Koso lea o loo fai i ai lana tala), ou te alofa ia te oe lo’u atali’i ...” toe fa’alogoina o le i’a o gaoioi. E le’i umi ae fa’alogoina e le tama leo o tagata o lo ’o pisa mai ma e foliga o lo ’o latou taumafai e sasa le tino o le i’a, ma ina ua manino i le fa’alogo a le tama gaoioiga a tagata o lo ’o fai, sa ia vala’au atu loa i ai e fai fai malie o ia o lo ’o i totonu o le i’a ne’i lavea. Na mae’a ona galulue tagata i le taumafaiga lea o se ‘auala a sao mai ai le tama o Alo i fafo, ma ina ua sau i fafo mai le manava o le i’a, na ia iloa ai e moni lava ua matua sosofa e le i’a le ‘ele’ele matutu sa tua’oi ai Fusi ma Fausaga ma ua matua vaeluaina lava. Fai mai le i’uga o le mau a le atunu’u, na pena e tagata le tino o le i’a ae tufa, ae o le tama o Alo na toe fo’i i Savai’i ma lona igoa matai o “I’aulualo” lea na mafua mai ina ua ia ulu i totonu o le i’a ma mafua ai loa ona maua lona igoa matai. samoa news, Tuesday, May 26, 2015 Page 27 Sharon Tukuaoga, $150,000 sikolasipi i le volipolo tusia: Leua Aiono Frost I le tasi o lona tausaga talu ona fanau mai i Amerika Samoa, sa tu’ua ai e Sharon Tukuaoga ma ona matua le atunu’u ae malaga atu e alaala tumau i Kalefonia, Amerika. O ona matua o Taukatea Tukuaoga ma Veila Peritania Tukuaoga. E o’o mai i le taimi nei, ua faailoa mai e Sharon, “Ou te mitamita o a’u o le teine Amerika Samoa, ma ou te fiafia tele e ta’alo i le Volleyball e pei o isi fanau uma a le atunu’u. Ua fa’amanuiaina ai fo’i le matou ‘au volipolo a le a’oga maualuga o lo’o o’u a’oga ai, San Francisco High School.” I lona a’oga ai i lea a’oga, i lona ulua’i tausaga a amata ai lava ona ta’alo i le ‘au volipoli se’ia o’o i lona tausaga fa. O lea fo’i ua savalia atu fo’i e le i si ona uso la’ititi ona tulaga vae i le la’ua a’oga e ala lava i lea fa’agatama. I se fa’amatalaga a Sharon i lona tuputupu a’e, sa amata ana a’oga i le Visitacion Valley Elementary, ae i le vasega lima, sa amata ai ona fiafia e koleni ma ta’alo ai loa fa’atauva i le volipolo. Na soso’o lea ma le si’itia atu o ana a’oga i le Westborough Middle School ma amata fa’atetele ai loa le naunau o Sharon e ta’alo fa’atauva. I lana vasega 6 na mafai ai ona ta’alo i le basketball ma le volleyball, ma ua faifai tetele le naunau o ia i le volipolo i le tausaga na soso’o ai ma fa’asolo atu ina ulufale i le a’oga maualuga i El Camino High School ma avea ma se tasi o le au volipolo a le Junior Varsity mo lea a’oga. “Ona o le fa’ato’a ou ta’alo lea i ta’aloga faava o a’oga, sa mata’ina fo’i le matou sao i le ta’amilosaga i lena tausaga, peita’i o le matou ta’aloga faitaulia ma San Francisco High School na mata’ina lava, ma na amata mataituina ai la’u ta’alo e le fa’atonu o lena ‘au volipolo, Eric Salazar, ma na i’u ina latou fa’aulua ai a’u i le latou ‘au ta’a’alo.” “O le ali’i faia’oga o le ‘au lava lea, James Long na amata loa ona va’ai toto’a i ni mea ou te mana’omia ae maise lava ala o feoa’iga mo ta’aloga. Na ou ulufale i le latou ‘au ma e tolu lava tausaga soso’o o avea pea a’u ma totino o lea ‘au: Frisco Bay 15-1; Frisco Bay 17-1 ma le Frisco Bay 18-1,” s se talatala lea a Sharon. I lona avea ma sui totino o lana ‘au volipolo lea i Frisco, sa ia fa’ailoa mai, “Sa ou matua lagona le fiafia e ta’alo ma feutaga’i ma matou faia’oga ma le fa’atonu o le matou ‘au, ae maise lava o i matou na ta’a’alo fa’atasi, e pei i matou o se aiga e tasi, loto gatasi fo’i i matou. O le ala fo’i lea o le manuia o le taumafaiga ale matou ‘au, lea na matou maua le tulaga tolu mai le ta’amilosaga a le ‘Far Western Qualifier’ e ausia ai le matou o e ta’a’alo mo le sailiga o le siamupini e faia i New Orleans, a’o le’i a’e le a’oga lea ua fa’amanuia mai ai a’u ma maua ai la’u sikola- sipi mai le Volleyball.” I lona toe tausaga i le a’oga maualuga, sa fa’afaigata ia te ia na fa’aauau ana ta’aloga ona o tulaga fa’aletupe ma le fa’asoa a le latou aiga. Na vala’auina o ia e Red Rock, se tasi Kalapu Volipolo se’i ona ta’alo fa’ata’ita’i mo i latou, peita’i, na alofagia lana taumafaiga lea, ma i’u ina avea ma totino o le Red Rock ina ua leai se ‘au Volipolo e toe fa’aauaua mo le Frisco 18-1 ina ua maua le ali’i faia’oga James Long i le kanesa. I le tausaga mulimuli o Sharon i le a’oga maua- luga i Frisco High, na matua fa’amanuiaina ai ina ua leai ma se tupe na totogia mo ana ta’aloga fa’atasi ma feoa’iga, ma ua latou fa’alauiloaina atu fo’i o ia i le tele o isi Iunivesite ina ia ulufale i ai e ala i avanoa mai le lelei o le ta’alo volipolo. Peita’i, i lana tala, “Ua ou filifilia lava le a’oga i Henderson State University i Arkansas. O le fa’afetai e ao ina fa’ao’o i le susuga le ali’i faia’oga o le matou ‘au volipolo David Huan, aua o ia lea sa talanoa ma si ou tina, ma seti mai ai mea uma fa’asa’o lelei.” Ina ua taua’aoina lana sikolasipi e $150,000+ e ta’alo ma a’oga mai i le Henderson University, sa fa’ailoa mai e Sharon, “Ou te mua’i fa’afetaia le Atua i lona alofa mai ia te a’u ma lo’u aiga e taumafai ae lima vaivai, o le malosi fo’i ma le poto, tau ina ia ou maua se avanoa ou te toe aoga e fa’aaoga tatau nei fa’amanuiaga uma, O se va’aiga lea i le ‘au Volipolo a le San Francisco High School lea ua tolu lelei tausaga o lo’o ma aoga e tautua o tatou tagata auai Sharon Tukuaoga ma ua fa’amanuiaina ai lana taumafaiga mo sana sikolasipi e ala i lana iinei po’o i lo tatou atunu’u [ata: foa’i Sharon] pele o Amerika Samoa.” auaunaga i lana ‘au Volley Ball lea. O Sharon lea e numera 3. 47 CHANNEL * (E) English Subtitles * (L)-Live Programming/News * (R)-Rerun *Note: If you need this Schedule, e-mail <[email protected]>. and I will send it to you every week!” “TRUTH of DOKDO!” <http://www.truthofdokdo.com> <http://www.forthenexgeneration.com> NATIONAL PACIFIC INSURANCE LIMITED “Working with the Community” TEL: 633-4266 • FAX: 633-2964 Page 28 samoa news, Tuesday, May 26, 2015 Headline Text goes here for PACIFIC HORIZON’S COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY – 2015 C M Y K C M Y K
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