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Pava'ia'i Elementary School K-5 students and their teacher Mrs. Moi, yesterday, when the class celebrated Halloween in their classroom.

On September 29, a tsunami swept across the island of American Samoa after a powerful earthquake hit the South Pacific.

Visitors to our islands as well as local residents will be pleased to hear that Part Three of "A History of American Samoa" will be aired on KVZK TV this Saturday at 7:00 p.m. Written and directed by Dr.

Top defense officials from 24 nations in the Asia-Pacific region discussed how to combat piracy and deliver disaster assistance at a meeting in Hawaii.The U.S. Pacific Command hosted the three-day Chiefs of Defense conference at Ko Olina resort in West Oahu.Bangladesh and Japan were among the two dozen nations represented at the meeting.

Close to $300,000 in financial donations have been received in American Samoa in the month following a tsunami that claimed 34 lives in the U.S. territory.The territorial government said Thursday about $30,000 came from individuals and organizations in Hawaii.

Good news: Most Americans can get an extra hour of sleep this weekend.Standard time returns at 2 a.m. Sunday, with clocks falling back to offer an extra hour of rest.Daylight saving time returns March 13.Some states and territories do not observe daylight saving time: Arizona, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam and the ...

Public schools in the Commonwealth turned over yesterday a $6,000 check donation for the tsunami-hit schoolchildren in American Samoa.

When an earthquake-triggered tsunami cascaded into this tiny island in late September, the result was 34 lives lost and untold millions in property damage.

Four weeks after the devastating tsunami that killed almost 200 hundred people in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga, Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has received more than $250,000 in a generous response from New Zealanders giving to the relief effort.

The Pacific Judicial Council concludes its four- day conference at the Fiesta Resort and Spa, today, Oct.

Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas Anthony M. Babauta has sent a letter to Governors Linda Lingle and Felix Camacho to notify them that they will be receiving 11,228,742 and $16,827,026 in Compact Impact funding for Hawaii and Guam respectively.

When a tsunami slammed into American Samoa Sept. 29, Poasa Galo, an island native who now lives in Central Point, was at work making cheese at Rogue Creamery.

A resident looks at damages in a village on American Samoa following an earthquake and tsunami last month; Credit: FEMA Strong aftershocks during the last two weeks have kept tensions high in American Samoa as disaster responders struggle to meet the most basic needs of food, shelter and clean water more than two weeks after a magnitude 8.0 ...

In 40 years of marriage, Leonard Watts calculates that he's spent no more than three weeks at a time away from his wife, Vicki.

Anchorage's Pacific Islander community on Saturday held the first of what organizers say will be an annual memorial for the more than 180 people killed last month by tsunamis in Samoa, American Samoa and nearby islands.

From within the walls of the McNeil Island Correctional Facility in Washington state, Samoan inmates have created a beautiful greeting card containing heartfelt wishes of love and condolences for the people of the Samoan islands in the wake of Sept.

Fuauli Atisano'e, a resident of the Tuli Village, looks over his destroyed home early this month.

Cong. Faleomavaega Eni announced yesterday he will be hosting Cong. Laura Richardson of California on her visit this weekend to the territory.

She lives thousands of miles away from her family, but she had to go back for the funerals - all of them.

UPS is delivering 70 tons of food and relief supplies to communities affected by the earthquake and tsunami in American Samoa, as a UPS relief flight has delivered the first payload to assist the ongoing recovery efforts, with additional supplies scheduled to arrive in November by ocean freight.

We're continuing our special series The Legacy of American Empire. All this week we're taking a look at the history of American colonialism and today we're going to talk about American Samoa.

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AP photojournalist Eugene Tanner spoke with the JOUR 3400 class at HPU on Oct. 13 and described his experience during the aftermath of a tsunami in American Samoa.

A look at yesterdaya s long line at the FEMA Disaster Recovery Center at the Governor Rex Lee Auditoium with five villages registering for claims following the Sept.

The U.S. Department of Labor announced yesterday a $24,857,608 National Emergency Grant award to assist cleanup and recovery efforts in the wake of a tsunami that struck American Samoa on Sept.

In testimony to a U.S. House of Representatives Committee, the American Red Cross offered recommendations on ways to better meet the needs of every community member affected by disaster, especially those with special requirements.

On Saturday, American Red Cross Jumpstart Kits arrived in American Samoa, an area that is recovering from the September 29 tsunami.

HONOLULU - The U.S. Department of Labor is awarding about $25 million to American Samoa to help with tsunami cleanup and recovery efforts in the remote U.S. Pacific territory.

When an earthquake-caused tsunami slammed into the island of American Samoa about two weeks ago, two brothers from Horseheads lost their grandmother in the giant waves that consumed a senior center in the capital city of Pago Pago.

"One drew a cat on top of her house with water all around it," said Red Cross worker Susannah Fulling of St.

About the American Red Cross: The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies nearly half of the nation's blood; teaches lifesaving skills; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families.

Two boys walk through a damaged village in American Samoa. The U.S. military, civilian agencies and private aid organizations have been providing assistance for tsunami-ravaged sections of American Samoa.

Scientists surveying American Samoa's coral reefs say Sept. 29's tsunami obliterated some corals and damaged others to the point that they may not recover.

Ten more large generators sent by the U.S. government were expected to arrive early this week in American Samoa as the authorities work to restore electricity on Tutuila following the tsunami nearly two weeks ago.

Daily News Photos by CRISTIAN SIMESCU Henry Davis and his daughter, Pedayah, 8, seal a box of nonperishable food items destined for tsunami victims.

A local American Samoan man looks over his shoulder while workers try to pick-up the trash and debris from a drainage area in Pago Pago on Oct.

The Red Cross was increasing the amount of food it is sending into tsunami-hit areas of American Samoa.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack yesterday highlighted USDA's continuing efforts to provide resources and assistance to the recovery operations on American Samoa after the recent tsunami.

" PALAU joined the rest of the world in conveying condolences to Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga which were recently devastated by a tsunami.

Eight of the American Red Cross volunteers currently working on American Samoa were supposed to be in training this week, learning how to become team leaders within the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps , the 15-year-old national service program that puts young people to work in communities across the United States.

As schoolchildren on American Samoa prepared to return to classes for the first time after the Sept.

The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency and its federal partners continue to support American Samoa Governor Togiola Tulafono, Delegate Eni F.H. Faleomavaega, and local leadership as the cleanup and recovery efforts in the territory continue.

Airmen from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., and Hickam AFB, Hawaii, and Air Mobility Command civilians offload Federal Emergency Management Agency cargo from a C-17 Globemaster III Oct.

WELLINGTON: An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck off the South Pacific island nation of Samoa on Thursday, seismologists reported, two weeks after a violent quake caused a tsunami that devastated Tonga, Samoa and American Samoa.

Akenese Zec, the president of the Samoan weaver organization Inailau A Tina, is leading the restoration efforts.

StarKist Company says the American Samoa Protection of Industry, Resources, and Employment bill is an "economic stimulus" and levels the playing field with foreign countries.

About the American Red Cross: The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies nearly half of the nation's blood; teaches lifesaving skills; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families.

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When Redlands Police Officer Rodney Walters arrived in American Samoa, he discovered things were not as bad as he had heard.

The ship received a warning about a tsunami . Shortly after, it received orders to make all possible speed to reach the devastated islands of American Samoa.

Destruction can be seen in Pago Plaza in American Samoa after a powerful Pacific Ocean earthquake spawned towering tsunami 'waves that swept ashore on Samoa and American Samoa early Tuesday Sept.

LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. - Tufue Tua lives in the Kansas City area but the rest of his family lives in the unincorporated territory of America called American Samoa.

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Charlene Thornton, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Honolulu office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation , announced the release of dramatic footage of the September 29, 2009 American Samoa Tsunami striking the parking lot of the building housing the FBI office in American Samoa.

Two different groups are accepting donations for the people of American Samoa directly affected by the recent tsunami, according to Rachel Jennings a former Murfreesboro resident and 2007 MTSU graduate who survived the tsunami.

An 8.0 earthquake 120 miles off the coast jolted people awake in American Samoa at 6:48 that morning.

Oct. 10 - Dramatic security camera footage shows the FBI parking lot in American Samoa being engulfed by waves as the tsunami struck.

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The USS Ingraham was one of the first responders to provide humanitarian relief to victims of a natural disaster in American Samoa, the shipa s commanding officer said.

The FBI on Friday released video footage showing waves rushing in and violently tossing cars and trucks in a parking lot as a deadly tsunami struck American Samoa last week.

The FBI has released dramatic footage recorded on September 29th as a tsunami struck American Samoa.

Friday, 9 October 2009, 5:30 pm Press Release: Len Brown Mayor of Manukau Our Pacific friends We've seen nature at its most destructive during the week with the earthquake and subsequent tsunami wrecking havoc and tragedy in our neighbouring nations of Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga.

30, 2009, at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. A multiagency contingent from Hawaii, including active-duty Airmen at Hickam AFB, Soldiers with the Hawaii National Guard and Airmen with the Hawaii Air National Guard, took off bound for American Samoa with relief supplies and equipment to assist in the region.

The tsunami that killed nearly 200 people in the Samoas also dealt a vicious blow to the already sputtering engine of the American Samoa economy: tuna canneries.

A team of New Zealand scientists and engineers will travel to Samoa this weekend to gather information on the impact of the September 30 tsunami on coastal communities and infrastructure.

The Board of Supervisors agreed today to disseminate a flier to all county agencies to promote donations to the American Red Cross and International Red Cross to assist victims of the tsunami that hit American Samoa and Samoa.

Relief is continuing to arrive in the Pacific islands of Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga, after Tuesdaya s earthquake and resultant tsunami.

New Zealand insurer Tower Ltd expects the claims from last week's Pacific tsunami to cost the company $NZ3.5 million after tax.

An administration official says President Obama plans to nominate an openly gay lawyer as the United States' ambassador to New Zealand and American Samoa.

Thousands of panicked South Pacific islanders raced away from the coastline after three strong earthquakes rocked the region and generated a small tsunami Thursday, just over a week after a massive wave killed 178 people in the Samoas and Tonga.

The American Red Cross has shipped 1,500 Jumpstart to Recovery kits from Reno, NV to the tsunami affected area of the American Samoa.

Federal recovery teams were to deliver tents and other shelter materials to 75 American Samoa families from tsunami-ravaged villages who have been staying in emergency shelters, authorities said Tuesday.

The U.S. rushed emergency supplies to Samoa and American Samoa over the weekend to help survivors of the deadly tsunami.

Tonga is to provide financial aid to Pacific neighbors of Samoa and American Samoa following last week's devastating tsunami, media reports reaching here said.

The American Red Cross has been busy helping disaster victims. Monday the group received a boost from local football fans.

PAGO PAGO, American Samoa - For Faauluuluga Leota, a nurse who also serves in the U.S. Army Reserve, it is hard to find the words.

The visitor center and headquarters of the National Park of American Samoa located in Pago Pago, was hit directly by wave after wave during last Tuesday's tsunami.

As the phone calls from home streamed in, the news kept getting worse. Joe Salave'a, the San Jose State defensive line coach, learned last week that three aunts and a cousin had perished in the devastating tsunami that slammed into his island nation of American Samoa.

Search teams combed the jumble of smashed houses and ripped foliage Monday in their search for human remains nearly a week after a tsunami devastated Samoa and neighbouring islands.

The tsunami that rushed ashore last week at the National Park of American Samoa damaged the visitors centre, washed away some artifacts inside and forced workers to relocate to a two-bedroom apartment, authorities said Monday.

On weekday mornings, Fofoga Timoteo would come to the Territorial Administration On Aging to weave mats and baskets with her friends under the faded yellow-and-green fale by the bay.

Oct 5 - Samoans gather at churches across the country to mourn those who died in several powerful tsunamis that devestated areas in Samoa, American Samoa and neighbouring Tonga.

On a search-and-rescue mission in a tsunami-stricken American Samoa village, Capt.

The US military mobilized disaster relief operations across the Pacific Friday in response to a series of tsunamis, earthquakes and severe storms that have devastated the region, the top US commander in Asia said.

The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency today announced ongoing preparations for Typhoon Melor in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam.

Islanders gathered Sunday to mourn victims of the South Pacific tsunami that obliterated entire villages on the shores of American Samoa and Samoa, leaving at least 176 dead.

An update now on the devastation in Samoa and American Samoa. Officials have shifted their focus from rescue to recovery.

William Bryce can't sleep. He's waiting for word about his family members who were in the path of the tsunami that devastated American Samoa on Tuesday.

Tech. Sgt. Carissa Maxson studies the shoreline of Pago Pago, American Samoa, Oct.

U.S. Pacific Command is pushing relief supplies to typhoon- and earthquake-damaged areas across a wide swath of the western Pacific Ocean, officials say.

Prime Minister John Key has described the scene that greeted him in tsunami-ravaged Samoa as worse than war-torn Afghhanistan.

OAKLAND, Calif. - The man responsible for directing America's disaster operations along the West Coast and the ocean beyond was riding BART on Tuesday from the Oakland airport, fresh from a meeting of fire chiefs in Riverside, when a bulletin came up on his cell phone screen.

Family members of those who lost loved ones in the tsunami that hit American Samoa are returning to the island.

President Barack Obama is voicing his concern and his condolences over the tsunami in the South Pacific and the earthquake in Indonesia.

Bay Area volunteers are pitching in to aid tsunami victims in the Samoan Islands in a variety of ways, including collecting supplies for impacted residents and joining the first group of American mainland volunteers to land on the island.

A McChord Air Force Base crew is flying a nine-person Federal Emergency Management Agency team and its telecommunications equipment to American Samoa as part of the tsunami relief effort.

The village of Leone is a picturesque enclave that has been a mainstay of the Samoas for centuries, a place where residents gather under beach meeting houses for rituals that are sacred to the local culture.

Second quake hits Indonesia The US Geological Survey says another powerful earthquake has shaken western Indonesia.

Hawaii resident and American Samoa native Leata Solia talks to the AP while waiting for the first commercial flight to Pago Pago since Tuesday's devas ...

Two New Zealand mobile phone companies, 2degrees and Vodafone, have told customers they can have free calls to the tsunami-hit Samoan islands.

Scores from California's Samoan community _ many with traditional white flowers in their hair and clutching woven fans _ gathered in church Thursday to pray for family members in tsunami-ravaged Samoa _ some still waiting to hear from them.

Twelve Red Cross volunteers from across the country are scheduled to leave Honolulu this afternoon to lead the organization's relief efforts in American Samoa.

Christian missionaries who used to live in south Mississippi were in American Samoa when a tsunami struck this week.

A look at some of the major developments related to the earthquake and tsunami that ravaged the Samoas: DEATHS: The death toll increased to at least 119, including 83 in Samoa, 30 in American Samoa in six in nearby Tonga.

Thank you. Tsunami victim 'special' teacher Vivien Hodgins 'touched lives', says her acting principal at Mount Clear College in Ballarat.

People search through the rubble following a powerful earthquake in Pago Pago village, on American... People search through the rubble following a powerful earthquake in Pago Pago village, on American Samoa Tuesday, Sept.