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03/08/2026

Total value of refund checks released: $35.9 million

The value of tax refund checks that have been released so far, which includes refunds distributed Friday, is $35, 941,007. Of that total $32,023,856 is covered by the US Treasury through the various credits, while $3,917,151 is

03/08/2026

Port Administration compiles report of landing incident

Director of Port Administration Barney Sene says a report of the findings from their inspection Thursday of the Samoa Airways aircraft involved in the landing incident at Fitiuta Airport is being compiled. He and four senior staff

03/08/2026

LBJ Hospital's Dialysis Clinic under Senate scrutiny

Senator Tuana’itau Malaki Togiola who requested a hearing into the Dialysis Clinic at the LBJ Hospital raised several concerns with the dialysis services. As a dialysis patient, he posed nearly all of the questions to LBJ CEO

03/08/2026

The Pacific Conversation on Deep-Sea Minerals Is Evolving

By Michael J. McDonald For several years, the public conversation surrounding deep-sea minerals (DSM) in the Pacific has often been portrayed as a simple choice: for or against. Today, that conversation is becoming much more sophisticated. Across

02/08/2026

01/08/2026

Fourth batch of tax refund checks out today

The waiting is over for those who filed their taxes on April 22. Treasury issued a notice on Thursday that the distribution of tax refunds that was supposed to take place July 30 but was postponed because

01/08/2026

Senate declares EO placing Corrections under DPS is invalid

A concurrent resolution that Senators approved Thursday declares that the Governor’s Executive Order which transferred the Department of Corrections under the Department of Public Safety is “invalid and without legal effect”. In his March 16, 2026 Executive

01/08/2026

DOE's Tautua Wellness Program has staff adopting schools

Teachers, principals, support staff and Department of Education leaders are cleaning up school buildings and campuses in the evenings and on Saturdays. This is part of DOE’s Tautua Wellness Program. Basically staff of each public school is

01/08/2026

Woman jailed for 10 years for death of adopted daughter

A Samoan woman in Laie has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for beating to death her 11-year-old adopted daughter. Before hearing her sentence in Honolulu Circuit Court, Sina Pili broke down in tears and apologized