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News Saturday, January 18, 2014
LOLO: E LE I AMANAIAINA MANU’A TALU MAI LE 1904 2 PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA FALEPUIPUI LE ALI’I NA IA SASA ULU LONA USO SAMALA 3 James leads Heat past 76ers to snap 3-game skid B1 Saturday, January 18, 2014 $1.00 ▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼ FA’ATE’A LEFITI MAI LE FAIGANUU, SI’UFAGA, TA’U I MANU’A C M Y K NUA: Tumau pea le fa’aiuga fa’asaga ia Fofo Sunia tusia Ausage Fausia Ua tasi nei le faafitiga o aleaga i Pupuali’i ma faipule o Siufaga i Ta’u, Manu’a, ina ia fa’ate’a le afioga i le Fa’atuiolemotu ia Lefiti Atiulagi Pese mai le faiganuu a Si’uafaga, fa’apea ai ma le aloaia pea lea o se faaiuga sa faia e tuaa o le afioaga i ni tausaga ua mavae, ina ia tumau pea le fa’ate’aeseina o le tofa Fofo Sunia mai le faiganuu a Si’ufaga. O le aso 4 Ianuari 2014 na usuia ai le fono a le pitonuu o Si’ufaga i Ta’u, Manu’a i le maota o Nuanuaolefeagaiga i Suasua, mo le faamautuina o lenei fa’aiuga. I se feiloaiga a le Samoa News ma le afioga i le ali’i Senatoa ia Nuanuaolefeagaiga Saoluaga Nua, o le sui peresetene o le maota maualuga a le Senate, o ia fo’i sa fai ma sui o Puluali’i ma Faipule o Si’ufaga Le afioga i le Fa’atuiolemotu ia Lefiti Atiulagi Pese C M Y K [ata: SN] e faalauiloa lenei faaiuga, sa ia saunoa ai e faapea, o le amataga o le masina nei o Ianuari na fono ai le pitonuu o Si’ufaga i Ta’u, Manu’a, mo le faamautuina o lana faaiuga e faate’a ai le afioga Lefiti mai le faiganuu. “O le mafua’aga o le faaiuga a Pupuali’i ma Faipule e faate’a Lefiti ma Si’ufaga, ina ua ia taumafai e sui fa’avae o le nuu,” o le saunoaga lea a Nuanuaolefeaiga. Na faateia le afioga a Lefiti ina ua fesiligia o ia e le Samoa News e uiga i lenei mataupu, aemaise ai o tuuaiga faapea ua ia taumafai e sui faavae o le nuu. “E leai se mea faapena o tupu, e mama a’u na ma tu’uaiga, ou te iloa o ni mafuaaga faaletagata ua mafua ai ona faia e Nuanuaolefeagaiga lenei fa’aiuga,” o le saunoaga lea a Lefiti. Sa ia taua fo’i e faapea, so o se faiganuu lava i Samoa, e i ai ona ao, ona faasolo mai ai lava lea ia i latou e sosoo ane ai, pei fo’i la o lona afioaga i Si’ufaga, o ia o le Fa’atui, o le fa’aao lena o le nuu, sosoo ai ma le Pupuali’i ma faasolo atu ai lava lea i tofiga e sosoo atu ai. Saunoa Lefiti e faapea, o tala ua ia maua mai i lona aiga i Manu’a, fai mai ua ita Nuanuaolefeagaiga i tala ua ia alu ma faasalalau, fai mai o ia e pule i le nuu, ae o lo o molimau lona afioaga atoa i Manu’a, na te le i faia ni fa’amatalaga faapea, ai lava o ni faamatalaga ua faatupu e le alii senatoa e mafua mai i ni mafuaaga faaletagata. “E leai se manatu faapena ia te a’u, pau lo’u fa’anaunauga o lo o i ai, ia maopoopo ma lelei le nuu, ia fealofani fo’i matou o lo o faauluulu i ai le nuu, o la’u tatalo fo’i, ia manuia le alo atu o le alii senatoa i tiute ma faiva e pei ona fai ai o ia ma sui o le nuu i le Fono Faitulafono,” o le saunoaga lea a Lefiti. Sa ia taua fo’i, “ou te le popole i ni tofi po o ni mamalu, pau lo’u agaga ia tausisi ma faamamalu i le aganu’u, e faailoa lea i lo’u tautua pea i le (Faaauau itulau 14) Martin Luther King Jr. Day Samoa News will not publish a print edition on Monday, Jan 20 in honor of the life and achievements of Martin Luther King Jr. Visit samoanews.com for updates and we’ll be back on Tuesday. AG’s Office not opposed to amendments to Child Abuse law by Fili Sagapolutele, Samoa News Correspondent The Attorney General’s Office is not opposed to two major amendments made by the House to its version of an administration bill—which further criminalizes and expands the definition of child abuse— and the Senate has approved in final reading the House version, which now goes back to the faipule. The Senate approved last September its version of the same bill without any changes and sent it to the House, where Representatives made two major amendments to ensure clarification of certain provisions of the measure. When the House version arrived in the Senate in the later part of September last year, the Fono was prepared to end the 2nd Regular Session and senators opted to wait until this month to hold any necessary hearings on the bill. As previously reported by Samoa News, the House’s two major amendments clarify what is considered “a dangerous (Continued on page 14) Buckle up & Save a Life! Le taimi na faaee ai aao o susuga i Feagaiga o le afioaga o Aua i le ao o le tofa Leoititi Maselino Ioane, e faapaia ai le amataina o le galuega o le fausiaina o le sa fou a le afioaga i le vaiaso nei, le Sa o le Paepaeulupoo II. [ata: AF] CRASHES LOCAL HIGHWAYS 01-01-14 to date 17 FATALITIES LOCAL HIGHWAYS 01-01-14 to date 0 office of highway safety Page 2 samoa news, Saturday, January 18, 2014 Special prosecutor to handle NM shooting case Se vaaiga atu lena i motu o Ofu ma Olosega pe a e vaavaai mai i luma tonu o le vaega o lo o i [ata: AF] ai le aoga maualuga a Manu’a i le motu o Ta’u. LOLO: E LE I AMANAIAINA MANU’A TALU MAI LE 1904 tusia Ausage Fausia Talu mai le tausaga e 1904 ina ua sainia le feagaiga e avea ai le motu o Manu’a ma vaega o le teritori o Amerika Samoa, e tuuina atu i lalo o le vaavaaiga a le malo tele o Amerika, na amata mai ai lava i le taimi lea ona le amanaia e Amerika Samoa le motu o Manu’a, seia aulia mai le tausaga na te’a nei, lea na faatoa molimauina ai e tagata Manu’a o lo o alala i Manu’a atina’e tetele ua faia e le malo mo i latou, e pei ona taua i se vaega o le ripoti a le kovana sa tuuina atu i le Fono Faitulafono i le vaiaso nei. “O le tausaga na te’a nei na faatoa molimauina ai e tagatanuu o Manu’a, le le toe i ai o se totogi mo a latou uta e la’u atu i Manu’a, atoa ai ma le faaitiitia o isi totogi mo femalagaaiga aga’i i le motu,” o se vaega lea o le ripoti a le alii kovana sa tuuina atu i le fono. Saunoa fo’i Lolo, o le tausaga na te’a nei na faatoa maua ai se pamu kesi e utu ai taavale a tagata Manu’a, suia mai ai i le faiga sa sau ai i le tele o tausaga, o le ave o kalone kesi ta’i 50 i le va’a mo Manu’a. O isi suiga e pei ona taua e Lolo, e aofia ai le ulua’i taimi i le tausaga na te’a nei na faatoa faasalalau tuusa’o mai ai i Manu’a sauniga o le sisiina a’e o le fu’a i Malaetele, atoa ai ma le ulua’i taimi ua faatasi uma atu ai sui o le kapeneta i le molimauina o lea sauniga taua. O le tausaga fo’i na te’a nei e pei ona saunoa Lolo, na faatoa mafai ai ona tala e tagata faigaluega a le malo i Manu’a a latou siaki i totonu lava o Manu’a, ma totogi ai a latou pili eletise ma le telefoni, e aunoa ma le tau toe malaga mai i Tutuila nei e faatino ai nei fuafuaga uma. O le taimi nei, ua i ai uma i totonu o Manu’a lala o Ofisa ma Matagaluega a le malo, ma ua i ai fo’i a latou tagata faigaluega faapea ai vaega e faaaoga e faatino ai galuega e pei o ofisa ma taavale. I tulaga o atina’e, o lo o galulue pea le malo mo le faamautuina o feutanaiga ma lala o le malo tele, mo le faaleleia o uafu ma malae vaalele i Manu’a, ina ia saga faaleleia atili ai tulaga o femalagaaiga i Le alii kovana ia Lolo Matalasi Moliga ma ni isi o sui o lana kapeneta i lana ulua’i asiasiga i le motu o Manu’a ia Me 2013. [ata: AF] totonu o le motu. I tulaga o pasese e malaga ai tagata i Manu’a, o lo o iloiloina pea e le faigamalo i le taimi nei le $30 mo le malaga e tasi ma le $50 mo le alu ma le toe fo’i mai, o lo o totogi e tagata Manu’a i le MV Sili, faapea ai ma le toe faia o ni suiga i le ta’i $40 i le po e tasi mo tagata faigaluega a le malo e malaga i Manu’a e galulue ai. O nei suiga uma e pei ona taua e le alii kovana, o taumafaiga uma a le faigamalo ina ia faaleleia atina’e ma le tamaoaiga i totonu o motu o Manu’a. Feso’ota’i mai i le tusitala ia [email protected] ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico district attorney announced Friday she will have another county’s prosecutor handle this week’s shooting at a Roswell middle school due to conflicts of interest in the case. Chaves County District Attorney Janetta Hicks pointed to her many connections to the community. She knows the parents of the 12-year-old boy accused of bringing a shotgun to Berrendo Middle School, opening fire in a crowded gym and wounding two classmates. Hicks also attends the same church as the boy’s grandmother, she has known the school principal her entire life, and she has worked with a grandfather of one of the victims. “A prosecutor has a responsibility as a minister of justice and not simply as an advocate,” she said. “These connections would render any handling of this matter by me subject to questions or criticism to the detriment of all parties involved. My prosecution of the case would become an unwarranted distraction.” Clovis District Attorney Matt Chandler has been appointed as the special prosecutor. Authorities say the seventh-grade suspect brought a shotgun to school in a duffel bag Tuesday. A 12-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl were wounded, and a school staff member suffered minor injuries. The seventh-grader was charged as a juvenile with three counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. While parents kept some students home this week, other children began returning to class Thursday. They were greeted by streamers, posters and other pieces of art put up by local artists in an effort to make them feel more welcome, the Roswell Daily Record reported (http://bit.ly/1mbsBuy). Officials said the installation was meant to help the students, hundreds of whom witnessed the shooting. “We’re just here to do something nice for the community,” said Roswell High Art Teacher Jessica Parham, who is coordinating the installation. Students in the Free Art Friday club headed by Parham decided their efforts would be best spent comforting the afflicted. Before students returned to school, Parham called on area artists to help in creating bulldog-themed art. Berrendo’s mascot is a bulldog. Roswell 10th-grader Candy Gonzales, 16, arranged paw-print cutouts into the shape of a heart. “I think that kids their age shouldn’t go through something like that,” she said. Gov. Susana Martinez said she visited the two wounded students, 12-year-old Nathaniel Tavarez and 13-year-old Kendal Sanders, on Wednesday. She said Kendal is expected to be released soon. Martinez told reporters Nathaniel remained in critical condition at a Lubbock, Texas, hospital and doctors have repaired slight damage to his heart. His face and head are covered in pockmarks from the shotgun pellets and both of his eyes were injured, Martinez said. Immigration officer admits to criminal conduct in exchange for plea agreement by Joyetter Feagaimaali’i-Luamanu Samoa News Reporter Immigration Officer Polone Savea, who was charged on allegations that he had issued fake immigration identification to two Chinese women has admitted in court his criminal conduct. This followed a plea deal from the government. Savea of Matu’u was initially charged in connection with two criminal cases, the first case based on allegations that he issued fake immigration identifications for two Chinese women, for which he faced two counts of forgery and public servant acceding to corruption. Also in this case, Polone is charged with Matagi Lelilio, who is facing bribery of a public servant, and who’s case is pending in High Court. The second case against Polone charges him with two counts of forgery and one count of public servant acceding to corruption. In the second case, his co-defendant was Jin Hua Sullivan (aka Nunu), against whom the government has since dismissed charges due to lack of evidence. In the plea agreement that was read in open court, Savea pled guilty to one count of forgery, a class C felony punishable by imprisonment for seven years, a fine of $5,000, a fine equal to twice the amount of gain from the commission of the crime up to a maximum of $20,000 or both fine and imprisonment. The government moved to dismiss the remaining charges and all charges in the second case in return for Savea’s guilty plea. Chief Justice Michael Kruse accepted the plea agreement and scheduled sentencing on February 7, 2014 for this matter. The government claims that the case against Polone began when the AG’s investigating officer was informed about a situation involving fake immigration cards having been issued by the defendant. Court filings say that immigration cards in question were issued to two Chinese women, Ruiquin Liu and Jianxing Huang. The investigation was triggered due to suspicions raised when an immigration officer working at the Tafuna airport reported that Liu and Huang were accompanied by co-defendant Lelilio to Samoa and they returned to American Samoa on the same day — Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011. Court filings state that inquiries were run on the immigration ID cards used by Liu and Huang and it was discovered that the Alien Registration numbers on their ID cards (alien registration receipt cards) belonged to different foreigners with inactive or closed files. FALEPUIPUI LE ALI’I NA IA SASA ULU LONA USO SAMALA tusia Ausage Fausia O le ali’i mai Pago Pago lea na ia sasa le ulu o lona uso matua i le samala, e mafua mai i se feeseeseaiga na tula’i mai i lo la va i le tausaga na te’a nei, ua faasala e le fa’amasinoga maualuga e taofia i le toese i Tafuna mo le 6 masina, o se tasi lea o tuutuuga o lana nofovaavavaia e 3 tausaga. A’o le i tuuina atu e le fa’amasinoga maualuga lana faasalaga fa’asaga i le alii o Dicklah Te’o i le taeao ananafi, na muamua faafofoga le fa’amasinoga i faafinauga a loia mo se faasalaga mama mo le ua molia, atoa ai ma le faatoesega a le ua molia. Na faatoese Te’o i le faamasinoga faapea ai lona uso matua na aafia e tusa ai o le faalavelave na tula’i mai i lo la va, lea ua mafua ai ona ta’usala o ia e le fa’amasinoga i le moliaga mamafa o le fa’aoolima i le tulaga lua. Sa ia faatoese fo’i i lona tina ma le aiga atoa e tusa ai o le faalavelave na tula’i mai i le va o ia ma lona uso. Ina ua maua le avanoa e molimau ai le uso matua o le alii ua molia i luma o le faamasinoga, sa ia talosagaina ai le faamasinoga ina ia aua ne’i tu’uina atu se fa’asalaga faafalepuipui mo lona uso. Na taua e le alii na aafia e faapea, talu ai sa i ai fo’i lana vaega sa faia na mafua ai ona tula’i mai le faalavelave i le va o ia ma lona uso, o lea e tatau ai ona ia faatoese fo’i i lona uso e tusa ai o le mea sa tupu. Na tutu faatasi le loia fautua a Te’o ia Karen Shelly faapea ai ma le loia a le malo ia Camille Phillippe e finau i le fa’amasinoga, ina ia nofovaavaaia le ua molia ae aua ne’i tu’uina atu i le falepuipui. Sa laua finauina fo’i le tatau lea ona auai Te’o i ni aoaoga faa faufautua e fesoasoani ai i le tulaga o le tagofia o le ava malosi aemaise ai o le loto ita. Saunoa le ali faamasino sili ia Michael Kruse e faapea, e ui ua maea ona latou iloilo ma ona uso faamasino lagolago Did You Know? faafinauga a loia, talosaga a le ua molia ma lona uso, faapea ai le ripoti sa saunia e le Ofisa Nofovaavaaia e uiga i lenei mataupu, peita’i o le itu e le o mafai e lo latou mafaufau ona fa’amatala, pe faapefea ona tupu se mea faapenei i le va o se au uso, o le ta e le isi le ulu o le isi i le samala. Saunoa fo’i Kruse, tusa lava fo’i pe faapea sa aafia i le tiapolo i le vevesi na tula’i mai i le va o le au uso lenei, sa le tatau lava ona tupu se mea faapea. Na faamatala e le faamasinoga le gaioia a Te’o na fai i lona uso, o se gaioiga e fai lava si matuia, ona sa faaaoga i ai se a’upega mata’utia po o le samala. E foliga mai i le silasila a le faamasinoga, o le tele o mataupu faapenei e aafia ai tulaga tau faaoolima, e tuuaia ai lava le tiapolo pe afai sa ‘ona se tasi i le taimi na tupu ai se faalavelave. E 3 tausaga i le falepuipui ma le salatupe e $1,000 na manatu le faamasinoga e faasala ai Te’o, peita’i ua faamalumalu lona tuliina o le 3 tausaga i le toese, ae o le a nofovaavaaia ai o ia i lalo o poloaiga a le faamasinoga. O ni isi o ia poloaiga e aofia ai lona tuliina o le 6 masina i le toese, ma totogi le salatupe e $1,000. O le a mafai fo’i ona tatala o ia i tua e alu e faigaluega, i le aso Gafua e o o atu i le aso Faraile, mai le 6:00 i le taeao e o o atu i le 6:00 i le afiafi. Ua poloaina fo’i o ia e auai i aoaoga e fesoasoani ai i aafiaga o le ava ma le tulaga o le ita, ma ia aua ne’i ona toe soliina se tulafono a le malo. Feso’ota’i mai i le tusitala ia [email protected] samoa news, Saturday, January 18, 2014 Page 3 NATIONAL PACIFIC INSURANCE LIMITED TEL: 633-4266 FAX: 633-2964 NATIONAL PACIFIC INSURANCE LTD invites written tenders for 1 only damaged 2007 TOYOTA YARIS SEDAN (Black) LIC #8770 on “as is, where is” basis. The vehicle can be inspected at T.I. Brothers Auto Shop (Tafuna) during normal working hours from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. BID CLOSE at 4:00 p.m. on January 18, 2014 Bid should be in a sealed envelope and must be addressed to: Tender - 68209693 Mr. Dennis Wellborn Country Branch Manager Utulei, Centennial Building Pago Pago, AS 96799 Please do not hesitate to contact Elena Talitiga or Baron Thomsen at 633-4266 for more questions. American Samoa Government DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS NOTICE TO PUBLIC OF PROPOSED ACTION LOCATED WITHIN THE FLOODPLAIN TO ALL INTERESTED AGENCIES, GROUPS AND PERSONS; This is to give notice to the public that the Department of Public Works has conducted an evaluation for the Department of Education as required by Executive 11988, 24 CFR Part 55, Subpart C Procedures for Making Determinations on Floodplain Management to determine the potential affect that its activity in the floodplain will have on the human environment for the Capital Improvement Projects of the Office of the Insular Affairs. The proposed project would involve construction of a 2-story concrete building which measures 66ft x 66ft located in the Fagaitua High School Campus in Fagaitua, American Samoa with Grant No. AS-CIP-2011-1, D12AP00183 in the amount of $800,000.00. The building will be built on the existing footprint of the old dilapidated Applied Tech Building. The target area contains 4,900 sq. ft. of floodplains and the project site is located within the Flood Zones AE, as designated by the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps. There are three primary purposes for this notice. First, people who may be affected by activities in floodplains and those who have an interest in the protection of the natural environment should be given an opportunity to express their concerns and provide information about these areas. Second, an adequate public notice program can be an important public educational tool. The dissemination of information about floodplains can facilitate and enhance Federal efforts to reduce the risks associated with the occupancy and modifications of these special areas. Third, as a matter of fairness, when the Federal government determines, it will participate in actions taking place in floodplains, it must inform those who may be put at greater or continued risk. All affected and interested agencies, groups and persons are encouraged to participate in this decision-making process for the proposed action in the floodplain. Written comments for consideration by the Department of Public Works may be sent to: Faleosina P. Voigt, PE, Director, Department of Public Works, Tafuna. AS, Tel. No. (684) 699-9921 Comments may also be submitted to: Dr. Vaitinasa Salu Hunkin-Finau Director, Department of Education Fagatogo, Main Office, AS Written comments should be received at the above address on or before January 31, 2014. Classified Ads are posted on our website (www.samoanews.com) and read world wide? Faleosina P. Voigt Director, Department of Public Works Tafuna, AS 96799 Page 4 samoa news, Saturday, January 18, 2014 THE BOB FRANKEN COLUMN Stupid Politics By Bob Franken To my knowledge, this memo hasn’t been sent, but it should: From: Top Republican Officials To: Party 2014 Candidates People: Don’t do or say anything stupid. That is all. And from the same guy, a note to the GOP members of the House and Senate seeking re-election: A “do-nothing Congress” is a good thing. Or as one of them, Rep. Charlie Dent, told The New York Times: “It’s pretty clear to me in the House, we don’t want to make ourselves the issue.” Unless they make themselves the issue by going crazy doing something like forcing the nation into humiliating default when the government’s borrowing authority runs out by March, or taking other extremist tea-party-fueled positions or uttering Neanderthal comments on social issues that give the Democrats new ammunition, the R’s have a good chance of taking control of both sides of the Capitol and turning the White House into a bunker. Yes, this is an election year. All that happens on the Hill is nothing more than background music for a midterm congressional/pre-presidential campaign that will dominate everyone’s agenda from now till November and then beyond. Certainly, the D’s are going to try and goad the R’s and back them into the corners of their harsh policies. We’re getting an early taste of that with legislation to extend unemployment benefits to desperate Americans whose big sin is not finding a job for a long, long time. Add to that a push by the president and his party allies to raise the minimum wage to a slightly larger pittance and paint the opposition as heartless champions of the rich. A few of the top Republicans realize that as they dig in against any meaningful increase, they’re on treacherous ground given the perception that they’re the defenders of inequality in the United States. Of course, it’s not that the Republicans are just going into passive mode. They, too, are trying to exploit what they can paint as failures on the other side. From the start, they will do everything they can to keep Obamacare on the front burner, starting with their legislation that will attempt to exploit security weaknesses that aren’t there. Obviously the strategy is to take advantage of the awful start of healthcare.gov and continue to bang the drum about shortcomings, real or imagined, as the Affordable Care Act lurches forward. The question is whether they’ll overplay the issue. That would be foolish, which is what party leaders are trying to avoid. Of course, that is easier said than done. Look at what’s happening in New Jersey. The Democrats are having a field day. Suddenly, Gov. Chris Christie is completely tangled in a bizarre scandal, desperately trying to separate himself from the top aides who created those awful traffic jams on the George Washington Bridge, allegedly retaliation for not supporting Christie’s re-election, aimed at Fort Lee’s Democratic mayor. Granted that mind-boggling episode is more about 2016 politics and Christie’s presidential flirtations, but it just goes to show that moronic and hateful actions or comments are always lurking. Predicting this year’s election? Now that would be stupid. (c) 2013 Bob Franken Distributed by King Features Synd., Inc. © Osini Faleatasi Inc. reserves all rights. dba Samoa News is published Monday through Saturday, except for some local and federal holidays. Please send correspondences to: OF, dba Samoa News, Box 909, Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799. Contact us by Telephone at (684) 633-5599 Contact us by Fax at (684) 633-4864 Contact us by Email 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. Beware the hidden sugars in our food by Luana Scanlan According to the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 16 percent of total calories in the American diet on average come from sugar in foods like sweetened beverages, desserts and candies – an added 22 teaspoons of sugar on top of naturally occurring sugars digested from milk, vegetables and fruit. The World Health Organization recommends that no more than 10% of daily calories in a 2,000-calorie per day diet come from sugar while the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture recommends six to 10% of daily calories in a 2,000-calorie per day diet. If you drink more than two regular sodas per day, and regularly eat candy, desserts, and dairy products you are definitely eating more than 22 teaspoons of refined sugar, and way more than the recommended 10%. The American Heart Association recommends that women only consume 100 calories from sugar per day (about 6 teaspoons), and men should have only 150 calories of this sweetener (about 9 teaspoons). Sugar is found naturally in foods as lactose in milk, fructose in fruit, in honey and vegetables. Eating natural sugar combined with the healthy combinations of protein, fat, vitamins and minerals in these foods is good for you. However, eating foods made with sugar that is created or processed unnaturally can increase your risk for developing obesity, Type 2 diabetes and many other chronic ailments. Processed sugar is created from corn, beets, grapes and sugar cane. It is listed on food labels as dextrose, corn syrup, high-fructose corn syrup, maltodextrins, granulated sugar, invert sugar and concentrated fruit juice sweetener. Sugar is removed from what would otherwise be healthy foods if you ate them whole, then processed, and added to foods like cereal, bread, pasta, canned soups and meats, and thousands of processed foods in quantities that are both unhealthy and unnecessary. Today the American taste buds have become accustomed to, and indeed expectant of, the intense sweetness in drinks and foods. Our minds have become conditioned to expect extremely strong tasting foods which are really sweet or salty and this mindset is just part of the reason why Americans have such a difficult time changing their eating habits, losing excess weight, and reducing their risk for disease. Soda is the number one source of processed sugar in the U.S. diet, followed by sweetened fruit drinks. Candy, cake, cookies, pies, and dairy desserts such as ice cream are also major sources of sugar. Many food makers advertise their products as healthy foods, like ready-to-eat cereals and breakfast bars, but they are also significant sources of sugar. What does 100 to 150 calories or 6 to 9 teaspoons of processed sugar look like in food? 100 calories of candy contains roughly 6 teaspoons. Eight ounces of flavored yogurt contains 6 teaspoons. The average 12 ounce can of soda contains 8 teaspoons or more of sugar. A 12 ounce can of regular Coke contains 10 teaspoons while a can of Mountain Dew contains approximately 11.5 teaspoons, and Sunkist Orange Soda contains about 21 teaspoons of sugar! An 8 ounce glass of Sunny Delight orange ‘juice’ contains 7 teaspoons of sugar! Beware of drinks advertised as ‘juice’. Unless it’s labeled 100% juice – don’t drink it, and if you are drinking 100% juices please drink in moderation - excessive amounts of natural sugar in fruit juice is not healthy either. Also, read your food and drink labels. Beware of ingredients like ‘artificial sweetener’, ‘aspartame’, ‘dextrose’, and other names for processed sugar or unnatural ingredients. If you aren’t sure, don’t buy it. Once or twice may not be harmful, but creating a lifetime habit of eating foods high in processed sugars increases their risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, cancer, and other diseases as adults. Are artificial sweeteners safe to use in place of sugar? Currently the Food and Drug Administration or FDA has approved the following sweeteners: Acesulfame potassium (Sunett, Sweet One), Aspartame (Equal, NutraSweet), Neotame, Saccharin (SugarTwin, Sweet’N Low) and Sucralose (Splenda). These are synthetic sugar substitutes that may be refined from sugar itself. A natural sweetener called Agave syrup has been popular on the market for the last few years due to its intense sweetness, hence the need to use less of the syrup, and because it has no after taste like the artificial sweeteners. The use of artificial sweeteners is possibly better than using real sugar if you are prone to sweetening everything you eat. Drinking diet drinks that contain these products is also okay, in moderation. According to the National Cancer Institute no credible research has established a direct link between artificial sweeteners in diet drinks and diet foods to disease or weight gain. However, moderation is important. The healthiest options are clean water, 100% juice, and low-fat milk; vegetables and fruits. Diabetes is a significant health problem in American Samoa, and some could call it the basis of most other prevalent chronic diseases in the territory. Heart attacks and strokes are the number one causes of death in people with Type 2 diabetes. High blood pressure and high cholesterol levels in diabetics contribute to kidney disease requiring dialysis treatment which is a temporary tactic until a kidney transplant is done, or the patient’s kidneys fail to respond to dialysis. Dialysis is not a cure or even a treatment per se because it only replaces the function of the kidneys; it does not treat the symptoms or the disease itself. Knowing that diabetes is the precursor to the most common causes of death in American Samoa we can now target this disease – which is entirely preventable – beginning with changing how we live each day. Reducing the amount of sugar you eat is the first step. Being mindful of what you eat and how much you move is the next step. Everything else will follow. Change will mean making conscious decisions to eat better. It shouldn’t be a chore or a punishment. Look at it as an opportunity to feel better, to do better, to be happier, to live longer, to show your loved ones how to do the same by being a good example. Don’t let these be the last words someone says about you, ‘Ae kalofae, he was so young.’ samoa news, Saturday, January 18, 2014 Page 5 In Memory of Our Dearest Mom Fausaga Purcell Posala One Year Since You Passed Away! g{tÇ~ lÉâ yÉÜ XäxÜçà{|Çz `ÉÅ4 January 18, 2013 Le afioga i le kovana sili ia Lolo Matalasi Moliga i le taimi na talanoa atu ai i isi sui o lana kapeneta, i le fonotaga a le kapeneta sa faia i le aso Lua na te’a nei i le Fale Laumei i Utulei. [ata: AF] Footnote to murder: $50K car repair bill NEW YORK (AP) — Joseph Romano was once a wealthy swindler who had a taste for vintage cars — a 1957 Chevy, a 1968 Camaro, a 1967 Impala — and a hefty bill with a mechanic that he wasn’t paying. A dispute over that bill has become a strange footnote to an ongoing trial where Romano is accused in a failed plot to mutilate and kill a prosecutor and a judge. Federal prosecutors in New York City allege that Romano also sought to hire someone to assault the Long Island mechanic, Nicholas Pittas, as payback for having the Camaro seized from his home on a flatbed. Undercover investigators ended up staging a photo to make it look like Pittas had been knocked out in a beat-down. “That’s a picture of me laying next to the trailer that’s on the side of our building,” Pittas told jurors this week in testimony that provided a lesson in both the mechanics of cars and of an FBI sting. Lawyers for Romano, who has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges, say he was entrapped and that no one was ever in real danger. His trial resumes Tuesday with closing arguments. Romano, 50, met Pittas in 2008 while he was making a fortune with a boiler-room operation that cheated elderly investors in a collectible coin scheme. He hired the 39-year-old Pittas, who a year earlier had opened a custom auto shop with his father, to care for his car collection. “The ‘57 Chevrolet and the Camaro came and went, but the Impala was always at our shop,” Pittas testified. “It was a bigger job.” Romano gave the go-ahead for a complete — and expensive — restoration of the Impala. “Basically every nut and bolt was removed, refurbished,” Pittas said. “The body was taken off the chassis, engine, transmission — all rebuilt.” By 2010, parts and labor had reached $50,000, he said. When it wasn’t paid, the shop placed a lien on the Camaro and took possession of it. Following Romano’s arrest in the coin scam, his business partner showed up at the shop to tell Pittas that Romano wanted the Camaro back. The exchange ended with the mechanic telling the partner that if he covered the costs for both the Impala and the Camaro, “We’d gladly get rid of them.” In the summer of 2012, investigators learned through a jailhouse snitch that Romano wanted to avenge his 15-year sentence and $7 million forfeiture in the fraud case by having the judge and prosecutor killed by decapitation. An undercover agent wearing a wire and posing as a professional hit man named Bobby Russo visited Romano who, as a test, first asked him to assault Pittas for $3,000 and told him more work would follow, authorities said. He also wanted proof that the job was done. “I have one to start. Stole two cars from me,” Romano said in the recorded conversation, referring to Pittas. “Beat him up? Smack him up?” the undercover asked. “Beat him.” “Bad?” “Bad.” Shortly after, an FBI agent showed at Pittas’ shop and told him about the threat. The agent also had an unusual request: He wanted Pittas to lie down on the ground for a photo and also to give him a piece of identification. The FBI provided Pittas bandages and a brace to wear afterward “to make it look like I was assaulted,” he testified. The undercover turned over the photo and identification — Pittas’ body damage estimator’s license — to Romano’s business partner. The partner showed both to Romano while visiting him in jail, authorities said. Romano was satisfied enough to send word to the undercover that he would pay $40,000 to kill the judge and prosecutor, authorities said. This time, prosecutors say, more gruesome proof was demanded: the heads of both preserved in formaldehyde. He was charged before the alleged plot could go any further. We think of you with love today but that is nothing new We thought about you yesterday and days before that too, We think of you in silence, we often speak your name All we have are memories and your picture in a frame Your memory is our keepsake with which we’ll never part God has you in His keeping, We have you in our hearts. We love and miss you dearly everyday. From all your children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, your families, and all your loved ones here on earth. Human Resource Department, Tafuna PO Box PPB, Pago Pago American Samoa 96799 Phone No: (684) 699-3040 Fax No: (684) 699-3046 Email: [email protected] American Samoa Power Authority PUBLIC JOB POSTING Position Title Department Division Position Type Reports To Water and Well Systems Engineer Engineering Services Engineering Services Two-year Contract Engineering Services Division Manager Posting Date Deadline January 7, 2014 Open Until Filled $50K - $75K per year plus housing and vehicle benefits Job Grade/Status Exempt Pay Range Major Duties & Responsibilities The Water and Well Systems (W-WS) Engineer position performs professional engineering and project management work on water transmission/supply, groundwater hydrology, and water resources environmental projects related to the provision, treatment, transmission, and protection of public drinking water supplies. The W-WS Engineer oversees the performance of complex engineering tasks by subordinate technical staff within ASPA’s Engineering Services-Water Engineering Division. The W-WS Engineer plans, designs, inspects and administers municipal construction projects and on-going maintenance plans, provides advanced technical engineering expertise and project management skills in planning, design, administration and construction of groundwater well and surface water supply systems, and assists the ESD Manager and Sr. Water Engineer with conceptual planning and management of specific special projects and tasks, as well as other related work which may be delegated by the ESD Manager. MinimumR equirements Education Experience Skills, Abilities, Job Requirements Bachelor of Science in civil, mechanical, environmental, or agricultural engineering, and active U.S. registration/licensure as a Professional Engineer (P.E.) or the eligibility to become a U.S.-registered P.E. within 12-months. Six (6) years experience in water resource/supply engineering including project management (planning and design) or four (4) years of water system engineering work including project management and a Master of Science in civil, mechanical, environmental, or agricultural engineering with a minimum of two (2) years of engineering project management experience. Knowledge of: • Planning, design, inspection, and administration of municipal water supply system construction and maintenance projects; • US-EPA and AS-EPA drinking water regulations with specific emphasis on the 2010 US-EPA Groundwater Rule. • Federal and local environmental regulations. • US-EPA construction grant programs (preferred); Background Experience: • Analysis of hydraulic systems including variable frequency drive pump installations; • Analysis and evaluation of sub-surface hydrologic zone water resources management; Serviceable knowledge of Water-Cad, MS-Project, Auto-Cad, and MS-Office programs. • Provision of clear, common-sense technical guidance on public water supply issues to other professional and technical staff, government officials and the general public; • Managing and participating in water resource system surveys and studies, interpreting findings and reporting on results. • Planning and conducting technical training for professional, technical and construction staff in order to regularly promote an increased level of overall system operations competency. Qualified applicants: please submit a completed ASPA Employment Application with a copy of your resume to ASPA (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 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 6 samoa news, Saturday, January 18, 2014 NOTICE FOR SEPARATION AGREEMENT TO Members of the VAILUU Family and to all whom these present may come! NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that LEILOA MANE TUINEI of LEONE has offered for recording in this office an instrument in writing which seeks to separate a certain structure which is or to be erected, on land FUAMETE, allegedly belonging to VAILUU FAMILY of the village of LEONE. Said land FUAMETE is situated in or near the village of LEONE in the County of FOFO, Island of TUTUILA, American Samoa. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any interested person may object to the recording of such instrument by filing in the Territorial Registar’s Office in Fagatogo, a written objection to the recording of said instrument. Any objections thereto must be filed with in 30 days from the date of posting of this notice. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that if no such objections are filed within the said 30 day period, the instrument will be recorded and shall be valid and binding on all persons. The said instrument may be examined at any time at the Territorial Registrar’s Office. POSTED: DECEMBER 19, 2013 thru JANUARY 21, 2014 SIGNED: Taito S.B. White, Territorial Registrar FA’AALIGA O LE FEAGAIGA MO SE TU’U’ESEINA I tagata o le aiga sa VAILUU, ma i latou uma e silasila ma lauiloaina lenei fa’aaliga! O le fa’aaliga lenei ona o LEILOA MANE TUINEI o le nu’u o LEONE ua ia fa’aulufaleina mai i lenei ofisa se feagaiga tusitusi e fa’ailoa ai se mana’oga fia tu’u’eseina o se fale ua/po o le a, fa’atuina i luga o le fanua o FUAMETE e fa’asino i le aiga sa VAILUU, o le nu’u o LEONE. O lenei fanua e totonu pe latalata ane i le nu’u o LEONE, itumalo o FOFO, ile motu o TUTUILA, Amerika Samoa. O le fa’aaliga fo’i e fa’apea, so o se tasi e iai sona aia i lenei mata’upu e mafai ona fa’atu’i’iese ile fa’amauina o lenei feagaiga pe a auina mai i le ofisa ole Resitara o le Teritori of Amerika Samoa i Fagatogo, sana fa’atu’ese tusitusia. O fa’atu’iesega uma lava e ao ona fa’aulufaleina mai i totonu o aso e 30 faitauina mai i le aso na faíaalia ai lenei fa’aaliga. Afai ole a leai se fa’atu’i’esega e fa’aulufaleina i totonu o aso 30 e pei ona ta’ua i luga, o le a fa’amauina loa lenei feagaiga e taualoaina ma ‘a’afia ai tagata uma. 01/04 & 01/18/14 Le taimi na tauaao ai le ava a susuga i Feagaiga o le afioaga o Aua, i le sauniga e faapaia ai le amataga o le galuega mo le fausiaina o le latou fautasi fou, lea o lo o fausia e Leoititi Maselino [ata: AF] Ioane. NOTICE FOR SEPARATION AGREEMENT TO Members of the TUFAGA Family and to all whom these present may come! NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that LISATI AUGAFA of AUA has offered for recording in this office an instrument in writing which seeks to separate a certain structure which is or to be erected, on land GATAIVAI, allegedly belonging to TUFAGA FAMILY of the village of AUA. Said land GATAIVAI is situated in or near the village of AUA in the County of MAOPUTASI, Island of TUTUILA, American Samoa. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any interested person may object to the recording of such instrument by filing in the Territorial Registar’s Office in Fagatogo, a written objection to the recording of said instrument. Any objections thereto must be filed with in 30 days from the date of posting of this notice. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that if no such objections are filed within the said 30 day period, the instrument will be recorded and shall be valid and binding on all persons. The said instrument may be examined at any time at the Territorial Registrar’s Office. POSTED: JANUARY 15, 2014 thru FEBRUARY 14, 2014 SIGNED: Taito S.B. White, Territorial Registrar Compiled by Samoa News staff LOCAL AND FEDERAL HOLIDAY ON MONDAY Local government and federal offices will be closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Several businesses, including the two commercial banks, will also be closed. Samoa News will not publish a print edition on Monday. Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga has already FA’AALIGA O LE FEAGAIGA MO SE TU’U’ESEINA declared Monday an ASG holiday and all I tagata o le aiga sa TUFAGA, ma i latou uma e silasila ma lauiloaina lenei fa’aaliga! employees required to work on the holiday O le fa’aaliga lenei ona o LISATI AUGAFA o le nu’u o AUA ua ia fa’aulufaleina mai i lenei ofisa se feagaiga tusitusi e fa’ailoa ai se mana’oga fia tu’u’eseina o se fale ua/po o le a, fa’atuina i luga o will be paid wages in accordance with rules and regulations. U.S. President Barack Obama le fanua o GATAIVAI e fa’asino i le aiga sa TUFAGA, o le nu’u o AUA. O lenei fanua e totonu pe latalata ane i le nu’u o AUA, itumalo o MAOPUTASI, ile motu o TUTUILA, Amerika Samoa. reminded the nation that every year, America O le fa’aaliga fo’i e fa’apea, so o se tasi e iai sona aia i lenei mata’upu e mafai ona fa’atu’i’iese ile fa’amauina o lenei feagaiga pe a auina mai i le ofisa ole Resitara o le Teritori of Amerika Samoa sets aside a day “to remember a giant of our i Fagatogo, sana fa’atu’ese tusitusia. O fa’atu’iesega uma lava e ao ona fa’aulufaleina mai i totonu Nation’s history and a pioneer of the Civil o aso e 30 faitauina mai i le aso na faíaalia ai lenei fa’aaliga. Rights Movement,” according to the PresiAfai ole a leai se fa’atu’i’esega e fa’aulufaleina i totonu o aso 30 e pei ona ta’ua i luga, o le a dent’s Martin Luther King proclamation. fa’amauina loa lenei feagaiga e taualoaina ma ‘a’afia ai tagata uma. 01/18 & 02/01/14 “During his lifelong struggle for justice and equality, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave mighty voice to the quiet hopes of milNOTICE FOR SEPARATION AGREEMENT TO Members of the AFUIA Family and to all whom these present may come! lions, offered a redemptive path for oppressed NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that SIKALETI SIO, FA’APAU AIOMALAGA & FA’ATUONO LEIATAUA of and oppressors alike, and led a Nation to the ASILI has offered for recording in this office an instrument in writing which seeks to separate a mountaintop,” he said. Obama urged all Americertain structure which is or to be erected, on land LALOFAUallegedly belonging to AFUIA FAMILY of the village of ASILI. Said land LALOFAU is situated in or near the village of ASILI in the County cans to celebrate this day with appropriate civic, of ALATAUA, Island of TUTUILA, American Samoa. community, and service projects in honor of Dr. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any interested person may object to the recording of such instrument by filing in the Territorial Registar’s Office in Fagatogo, a written objection to the King and to visit www.MLKDay.gov to find recording of said instrument. Any objections thereto must be filed with in 30 days from the date Martin Luther King, Jr., Day of Service projects of posting of this notice. across the country. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that if no such objections are filed within the said 30 day period, the instrument will be recorded and shall be valid and binding on all persons. The said GOV MAKES OFFICIAL PUBLIC instrument may be examined at any time at the Territorial Registrar’s Office. STATEMENT ABOUT POSTED: JANUARY 2, 2014 thru FEBRUARY 3, 2014 IMMIGRATION AMNESTY SIGNED: Taito S.B. White, Territorial Registrar As promised during Wednesday’s cabinet FA’AALIGA O LE FEAGAIGA MO SE TU’U’ESEINA meeting, Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga, along I tagata o le aiga sa AFUIA, ma i latou uma e silasila ma lauiloaina lenei fa’aaliga! with Lt. Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga appeared O le fa’aaliga lenei ona o SIKALETI SIO, FA’APAU AIOMALAGA & FA’ATUONO LEIATAUA o le nu’u o ASILI ua ia fa’aulufaleina mai i lenei ofisa se feagaiga tusitusi e fa’ailoa ai se mana’oga fia Thursday night on state-run KVZK-TV to offitu’u’eseina o se fale ua/po o le a, fa’atuina i luga o le fanua o LALOFAUe fa’asino i le aiga sa AFUIA, cially inform the community about the launch of o le nu’u o ASILI. O lenei fanua e totonu pe latalata ane i le nu’u o ASILI, itumalo o ALATAUA, ile the Immigration Amnesty Program, which will motu o TUTUILA, Amerika Samoa. O le fa’aaliga fo’i e fa’apea, so o se tasi e iai sona aia i lenei mata’upu e mafai ona fa’atu’i’iese make it legal for undocumented foreigners who ile fa’amauina o lenei feagaiga pe a auina mai i le ofisa ole Resitara o le Teritori of Amerika Samoa qualify for the program to reside in the territory. i Fagatogo, sana fa’atu’ese tusitusia. O fa’atu’iesega uma lava e ao ona fa’aulufaleina mai i totonu o aso e 30 faitauina mai i le aso na faíaalia ai lenei fa’aaliga. Lolo, who delivered the speech in Samoan, Afai ole a leai se fa’atu’i’esega e fa’aulufaleina i totonu o aso 30 e pei ona ta’ua i luga, o le a explained the program, as well as the registrafa’amauina loa lenei feagaiga e taualoaina ma ‘a’afia ai tagata uma. 01/18 & 02/01/14 tion period which begins Feb. 18-Mar. 14. He urged all undocumented residents to take up NOTICE FOR SEPARATION AGREEMENT this opportunity to correct their legal status. TO Members of the AIONO Family and to all whom these present may come! He said it’s never good to live in fear of being NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that AIONO W. MAGALEI & CHERYLNE MAGALEI of FALENIU has deported due to the status of a person’s immioffered for recording in this office an instrument in writing which seeks to separate a certain structure which is or to be erected, on land LALOVI allegedly belonging to AIONO FAMILY of the gration papers. Lemanu delivered the English village of FALENIU. Said land LALOVI is situated in or near the village of FALENIU in the County of address, saying that it’s been a year since the TUALAUTA, Island of TUTUILA, American Samoa. new administration took office, and since last NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any interested person may object to the recording of such instrument by filing in the Territorial Registar’s Office in Fagatogo, a written objection to the January, the administration have been assessing recording of said instrument. Any objections thereto must be filed with in 30 days from the date many areas of government “that we feel need of posting of this notice. improvement, so we can best serve you, the NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that if no such objections are filed within the said 30 day period, the instrument will be recorded and shall be valid and binding on all persons. The said people of American Samoa.” instrument may be examined at any time at the Territorial Registrar’s Office. “While we have made tremendous progPOSTED: JANUARY 9, 2014 thru FEBRUARY 10, 2014 ress in many areas of our government, there SIGNED: Taito S.B. White, Territorial Registrar some we still need to continue working on, FA’AALIGA O LE FEAGAIGA MO SE TU’U’ESEINA are and one of those is immigration,” he said. “The I tagata o le aiga sa AIONO, ma i latou uma e silasila ma lauiloaina lenei fa’aaliga! immigration problems, are without any doubt, O le fa’aaliga lenei ona o AIONO W. MAGALEI & CHERYLNE MAGALEI o le nu’u o FALENIU ua ia fa’aulufaleina mai i lenei ofisa se feagaiga tusitusi e fa’ailoa ai se mana’oga fia tu’u’eseina o se fale very serious.” He said the administration is ua/po o le a, fa’atuina i luga o le fanua o LALOVI e fa’asino i le aiga sa AIONO, o le nu’u o aware that many foreigners are in the territory FALENIU. O lenei fanua e totonu pe latalata ane i le nu’u o FALENIU, itumalo o TUALAUTA, ile without proper immigration papers. “I’m sure motu o TUTUILA, Amerika Samoa. O le fa’aaliga fo’i e fa’apea, so o se tasi e iai sona aia i lenei mata’upu e mafai ona fa’atu’i’iese many are outstanding, contributing members ile fa’amauina o lenei feagaiga pe a auina mai i le ofisa ole Resitara o le Teritori of Amerika Samoa of the community,” he said, adding that many i Fagatogo, sana fa’atu’ese tusitusia. O fa’atu’iesega uma lava e ao ona fa’aulufaleina mai i totonu came into the territory legally. o aso e 30 faitauina mai i le aso na faíaalia ai lenei fa’aaliga. Afai ole a leai se fa’atu’i’esega e fa’aulufaleina i totonu o aso 30 e pei ona ta’ua i luga, o le a “...but for whatever reason, their immigrafa’amauina loa lenei feagaiga e taualoaina ma ‘a’afia ai tagata uma. 01/18 & 02/01/14 tion papers have expired and they have since been living in fear of the law,” he said and noted that an immigration amnesty program has been created with the registration to begin next month at specific locations. “We want you to make it right for your children, your family and yourself,” he said. Both Lolo and Lemanu stated that the government will publish more information on the registration sites, times and other data in the newspaper (see yesterday’s Samoa News edition) and broadcast information on radio and television. (See Samoa News edition of Jan. 15 for more information) ENGINEERING TEAM WORKING ON SOAKAGE PIT BY COST-U-LESS Officials with the Department of Public Works briefed Tualauta faipule, Larry Sanitoa regarding the soakage pits to be constructed in front of Cost-U-Less. In an email, DPW explained that they have changed the design to best fit and still meet the conditions set by Sanitoa in previous meetings, and barricades have been put up at the site as the work is underway. The contractor has requested the use of a temporary retention area for the road runoff to allow construction at the problem area. The retention area will be located approximately 60 linear feet from the edge of the road and will be further into the lot. The proposal from the contractor for this temporary structure will be sent for the Tualauta faipule’s review. FED ALLOWS BRIEFS IN CITIZENSHIP LAWSUIT APPEAL The federal appeal’s court in Washington D.C. has “granted” a request by U.S. House delegates Madeleine Z. Bordallo and Donna Christensen to participate as ‘amici curiae’, or “friend of the court”, in support of the five American Samoans and one California based Samoan organization who filed a lawsuit against the federal government arguing that they are entitled to being U.S. citizens under a provision of the U.S. Constitution. Another request for ‘amici curiae’ granted by the court is that from Samuel Erman, an Assistant Professor of Law at University of Southern California’s Gould School of Law. The trio will now file detailed briefs on the issues that they wish to argue in support of the plaintiffs. Bordallo of Guam and Christensen of the U.S. Virgin Islands noted that resolution of this case may impact not only American Samoa but also other United States territories and federal governance of those territories. Erman’s proposed brief will assist the Court in deciding the “ultimate legal issue in this case — whether persons born in American Samoa are United States citizens — by explaining the historical conception of jus soli citizenship in the United States, including how courts have traditionally viewed birthright citizenship, and how citizenship and nationality were conceptualized in the early days of the United States.” (According to Princeton University website, ‘jus soli’ — is Latin ‘for right of the soil’ — and is commonly known as birthright citizenship.) samoa news, Saturday, January 18, 2014 Page 7 E te fia Poka? MATAMATA LAVA LE TV A LE FAFINE Ao matamata le TV a le fafine o Dora i le ‘ata o le Wolfman ae manava mai loa le tamaloa o Simi, e sau i le fale, ai o se mea na tupu ia te ia ma le pule i le latou galuega, e manava mai le tamaloa e le’i uma le ita. Na sau loa le tamaloa, fai atu loa Dora, “Ua e manava ?.” ae ‘oso ma ‘e’e mai le tamaloa, “A ou koe sau loa i le galuega aua ge’i e koe fesili mai i le galuega, ua e iloa ?.” Fesili atu loa le fafine o Dora, “E a e faavevela mai lau mea’ai la e i totonu o le ‘Microwave’ ?.” ae ‘e’e mai le tamaloa, “Alu e makamaka lau aka, e ke le pule ma le kaimi ou ke ‘ai ai, na o le keke lava o ou maka i le kiviiiiiii…..!!!!!!.” tu i luga ma le tamaloa ato atu i ‘o lea mea o le fale, ia ua kiki mai lea mea i le isi itu, ae vaai atu loa le fafine i fafo ua susulu mai le masina ua atoa, ua ‘ata’ata foi le fafine ma fai lana tala, “O i leitio la a faapea iuga o le tama i lenei po…la le ua atoa foi le masina e o mai ai i fafo latou uiga ‘wolf’….a tiga a’e tagata e tau mafaufau poo le a se mea e faauma ai i le po lenei. Ua lakkkkkkki…se manu lava o lona po oti leneeeeeeei…….!!!. Mo. death-row inmate: State improperly stored drug ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri’s prison system is improperly storing expired doses of a new lethal injection drug provided by an Oklahoma pharmacy not licensed to do business in Missouri, attorneys for a death row inmate facing execution this month said in a complaint filed Friday. Attorneys for Herbert Smulls have asked the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy to recall an “expired, unsafe” batch of the sedative pentobarbital provided to Missouri by an unidentified Oklahoma compounding pharmacy. The complaint says the pharmacy gave erroneous instructions to store the drug at room temperature, a violation of accepted pharmaceutical standards. Defense attorney Cheryl Pilate said David Dormire, a top Missouri Department of Corrections official who oversees its 21 prisons, testified in a Wednesday deposition that he is keeping the compounded pentobarbital in his office until Smull’s scheduled Jan. 29 execution. Industry standards say such drugs should only be used within 24 to 48 hours when kept at room temperature, Pilate said. Smulls was convicted of killing a St. Louis County jeweler in 1991. “They are dangerously indifferent to widely recognized and accepted standards for the proper storage of compounded drugs,” Pilate said. Department director George Lombardi and a spokesman for the Missouri Department Corrections did not immediately respond to interview requests. Calls to the Oklahoma regulatory agency were directed to a compliance officer who is out of the office until next week. Missouri switched to its one-drug execution method late last year and has since killed two inmates. The complaint filed Friday includes Missouri state records showing the pentobarbital given to both inmates had expired eight to 10 days earlier. The compounding pharmacy’s identity is blacked out of the documents obtained by Smulls’ attorney under state public records laws and through legal proceedings. Missouri says the pharmacy is a member of the execution team protected under state privacy laws. Other states have taken similar positions, in part because of backlash against the drug makers by anti-death penalty advocates. Missouri and other states had used a threedrug execution method for decades, but pharmaceutical companies recently stopped selling those drugs to prisons. Several states now get their execution drugs from compounding pharmacies, which custom mix drugs for individual clients. Unlike typical pharmaceutical firms, compounding pharmacies are not regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, though they are subject to state regulations. Missouri’s rocky efforts to renew capital punishment continue to be scrutinized. A Democratic state lawmaker says he plans to file legislation to place a one-year moratorium on executions and create an oversight commission to further study the state’s use of capital punishment. The Republican state auditor last week announced a new review of the Missouri Department of Corrections, though officials emphasized it was not triggered by recent developments. In Ohio, the Thursday execution of Dennis McGuire took nearly 30 minutes as he gasped and struggled for breath during a 10-minute stretch. That execution also relied on a new drug protocol — intravenous doses of the sedative midazolam and the painkiller hydromorphone — being used for the first time after the state’ s supply of pentobarbital ran out. O se va’aiga i le vaega o le vasega 8 a Manulele e matua fiu e fa’ata’ita’i i ai se togi, velo, tamoe ma le siva e fa’aaoga ai le mama. Ou te iloa e lelei i latou i le pulu mamafa. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost] Fa’amalosia Ta’aloga & Fa’amalositino Fanau A’oga Tulaga Lua tusia: Leua Aiono Frost O le vaega o A’oa’oga Tau Fa’amalositino [Physical Education] a le Matagaluega o A’oga, ua matua fa’atamo’ea lava le la’ua polokalama mo a’oga tulaga lua, ina ia mafai ona maua se suiga i le mamafa o le fanau a’oga e fa’amauina, a’o le’i o’o atu i le masina o Aperila 2014. “O lenei taumafaiga, ina ia amata atu fo’i tima’iga ma gaoioiga e fa’aitiitia ai le mamafa o fanau a’oga tulaga lua i le Matagaluega o A’oga, o se matati’a o lo’o mo’omia ona ave i ai le fa’amuamua i le ma’ua itu o le auaunaga.” O se tala lea a le susuga Valusia. O polokalama fa’ataoto, e aofia ai le Ta’aloga Soka e fa’atautaia ma fesoasoani malosi i ai le FIFA, ma e faia i le ta’i lima a’oga i le taimi e tasi. “O le ulua’i fa’atasiga lea o le ta’aloga soka sa mua’i faia ia Novema 5, 2013, ma ua mae’a fuaina fo’i le mamafa o le fanau vasega 8 sa auai e ta’a’alo mai a’oga e lima: Matatula, Afonotele, Aua, Matafao ma Aunu’u. Ua sauni atu le isi lima a’oga e tauva i lea lava ta’amilosaga ia Fepuari 7, 2014 lea e aofia ai: Coleman i Pago Pago, Leatele i Fagasa, Pavaiai Elementary, Tafuna Elementary ma Lupelele Elementary i Iliili. O le aso ananafi, sa fa’atagisia ai se fesoasoani mai a le Asosi o Ta’aloga Afeleti i Amerika Samoa mo ni ta’aloga e faia i le Malae Ta’alo tele o le Malo i Tafuna. Na pa’au Falenaoti Deanna Fuimaono ma se tasi o ona soatau i le fo’i fa’agatama e fesoasoani i le vasega o faia’oga o le Level 8 a Manulele Elementary, ma sui fo’i ole Physical Education a le DOE mo le faia o nei ta’aloga matagofie mo le fanau e fa’alusi ai o latou pauna. I ta’aloga, ua matauina le mamafa o tino o le fanau, ae le taitai ona mamao se togi e gafatia e i latou ona togi ai le pulu mamafa po’o le tao fo’i ma le u’amea salafa. “O lo’o i ai le malosi i le fanau, ae le’i a’oina lelei ia iloa ona togi pe velo fo’i le tao.” O se tala lea a Valusia. I tu’uga tamo’e, e i ai le fanau o lo’o le mafai ona vaovaoa i lea ta’aloga, ae i ai nisi e matua musu mai e tamo’e so’o. Ae ina ua tamomo’e le vaega faigata lea, ua matua sisina lava le afu latou, ua aoga le fa’amalositino ua aia nei.” O se tala fiafia lea a Valusia ina ua va’aia lea suiga tele i le fanau. O le umi na faia ai nei ta’aloga ile Malae e tasi ma le afa itula, ma ua amatalia fo’i e Manulele lenei tausaga i lea fo’i faiga fou ia fa’aitiitia pauna o le fanau a’oga talavou, ia fa’aitiitia ai le avanoa e maua ai i latou i le ma’i suka, lea e numera tasi ai Amerika Samoa i le to’atele o tatou tagatanu’u ua tau togafitia i le mai suka. I le aso lava ananafi, sa o’o ane ai fo’i Clayton ma Valusia i le a’oga a Colemna i Pago Pago, mo le amatalia o le la’ua galuega i lea lotoa, e saunia ai mo le ta’aloga soka ia Fepuari e pei ona fa’atulaga. O le to’a 10 o a’oga nei o le a mae’a tauva i le soka, o le a fuaina o latou pauna ia Aperila, ma iloa ai, pe o aoga ia i latou fa’amalositino, ina ua iloga, ua fa’aitiitia pauna o le fanau mai le pauna na mua’i fuaina a’o le’i amatalia lea ta’amilosaga soka. “O le tima’iga, e le fa’asaina le taumafa, ae ia faia se fa’amalositino, e toe fa’aalu ese ai le afu, ma toe fa’aaoga i ai mea taumafa sa e ‘aina.” O se tala ata lea a Valusia mo le fanau. O se va’aiga i le toe sui o le moligafu’a, ae na le tu’u mamaina lava le saoasaoa o le tama lea. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost] Page 8 samoa news, Saturday, January 18, 2014 T ALA mai brought to you by SAMOA tanoa tusitala hotel, apia, samoa Saunia: L.A.F./Naenae Productions MAUA MARIUANA I SAFA’ATO’A, LEFAGA E 60 laau faasaina o le mariuana na maua e leoleo i se latou osofaiga na faatinoina I le fanua o se tasi o aiga i le afioaga o Safaato’a, Lefaga i le aso Faraile na sei mavae atu nei. Ua molia ai se ulugalii i lo la totoina ma le umia o le laau faasaina o le mariuana ma le faamoemoe e faatau atu. Na faaalia, e 60 laau mariuana na maua ma o nisi o ia laau e oo atu i le ono ma le fitu futu le uumi. E le gata I lea, na maua le tele o laau faatoa ola ma o nisi sa totoina e pei o ni laau teu fale. Sa maua foi e leoleo ni sikaleti mariuana ua uma ona taai faapea mariuana e lei taaiina a ua uma ona afifi i fasi pepa mo le faatauina atu. O lo o tau sailia nei e leoleo se alii e igoa ia Ioane Ifopo o Safaato’a ma Mulifanua na sola ese i le taimi na osofaia ai e leoleo le fanua na maua ai ia laau mariuana. TUILAEPA: “AUA LE FAAMASINO” Ua tali le alii palemia, le susuga Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi, i manatu faaalia a le vaega faaupufai o le Tautua Samoa e faapea, ua tatau i le alii sui palemia ona tulai ese mai lona tofi ao faagasolo taualumaga o lona faamasinoga. E pei ona lipotia muamua i a tatou tala, o lo o molia le sui palemia, le tofa Fonotoe Nuafesili Pierre Lauofo ma le alii minisita lagolago ia Muagututagata Peter Ah Him i le faalavelave i galuega a leoleo, ona o se mataupu na tulai mai i le faaiuga o le tausaga na tea nei lea na suesueina ai e leoleo Muagututagata i masalosaloga o lo o faasua’ava ma uliina le taavale, ae oo atu Fonotoe ma faatonu le alii minisita lagolago e alu ia. I le feiloaiga a le Tautua Samoa ma le au tusitala i le vaiaso nei, na saunoa ai le taitai, le afioga Palusalue Faapo II, ua tatau lava i le alii sui palemia ona tulai ese mai lona tofiga seia maea ona iloiloina lea mataupu i le Faamasinoga. TOFIA FEPULEAI AMEPEROSA ROMA E AVEA MA FAAMASINO Ua filifilia le alii loia o Fepuleai Ameperosa Roma e avea ma se tasi o Faamasino o le Faamasinoga Faaitumalo ma ua maea ona saini aao ai le Ao Mamalu o le Malo, le afioga i le Tama Aiga Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi. O le filifilia o Fepuleai o le iuga lea o iloiloga a le komiti faafoe o galuega faa-faamasino i se fautuaga a le afioga Faamasino Sili Patu Tiavaasu’e Falefatu Sapolu. O le a galue nei le alii Faamasino fou i le Faamasinoga Faaitumalo faapea le Faamasinoga o Apili i mataupu tau fanua ma suafa. Ua atofaina nei le aso 25 o Fepuari, 2014 e faatauto ai le susuga Fepuleai e aloaia ai lona tofiga fou. O le taimi nei o lo o galue le susuga Fepuleai o se loia tutoatasi, o se galuega sa ia tauaveina talu mai le 2002. TOATOLU ALII MOLIA I LE FASIOTI TAGATA E toatolu alii ua molia nei i moliaga o le fasioti tagata faamoemoeina ona o le maliu o se alii na maua lona tino i totonu o lana taavale i Vaitele I le tausaga na tea nei. E umi se taimi na faatino ai suesuega a leoleo ma ua molia ai nei i latou nei e toatolu. O le ua maliu o Uili Neil Seiuli, 35 tausaga le matua, na maua lona tino maliu i totonu o lana taavale i se nofoaga e faafesagai ma le falekalapu o le Tausala Bar i Vaitele-uta i le aso 16 o Novema, 2013. Na faaalia, sa fai se inuga pia a le ua maliu ma i latou e toatolu ua molia nei lea e aofia ai se alii e 19 tausaga mai Vaiusu-uta ma Saina, o se alii e 23 tausaga ma Saina ma Faiaai, ma se alii e 25 tausaga mai Vaitele-uta ma Samauga. MALIU INA UA SIPAKA I LE ELETISE E 23 tausaga o se alii mai le afioaga o Satoalepai ua faamaonia mai le maliu i le amataga o le vaiaso nei ina ua sipaka o ia i se uaea eletise ao faatino sana galuega i le latou pa povi i Satoalepai. Na faaalia e le Komesina Le Tumau o le Matagaluega o Leoleo ma Falepuipui, le afioga Misa Nafoi Toa Talaimanu Keti, o le ua maliu o Anesone Peneueta, ma sa galue i le latou pa povi i le tatuuina o niu I totonu o lo latou fanua ma sa tulai mai ai loa lea faalavelave. Fai mai a ia, na maliu lava o ia ae lei oo i le falemai. Na taua e Misa, na mafua lea faalavelave ona o ni uaea eletise na pa’u’u i luga o le pa a lea aiga. FAALAUILOA LE MANU SAMOA TAITOAFITU MO LAS VEGAS O le aso Faraile na sei mavae atu nei na faalauiloa aloaia ai le Manu Samoa Taitoafitu o le a sauna atu mo vae e lua o le a sosoo ai nei o le taamilosaga taitoafitu a le IRB i Las Vegas, Amerika ma Ueligitone, Niu Sila. O le laina i luma e aofia ai Lio Lolo, Fale Sooialo, Oneone Faafou, Levi AsiFaamatala, Keli Meafua. O le laina i tua e aofia ai Vavao Afemai, Sani Niue, Alatasi Tupou, Reupena Levasa (kapeteni), Fomai Ah Ki, Tulolo Tulolo, Tom Iosefo. O faaleoleo e faatali atu i Samoa o Patrick Faapale ma Samoa Toloa. O le faiaoga ulu o le susuga Viliamu Punivalu ma le taitai malaga, le susuga Malo Nofoagatotoa. Sa auai i lea faatasiga sui o le iuni, o sui o kamupani o lo o lagolagoina le au taitoafitu a le atunuu faapea aiga ma uo a tama ua filifilia. Na saunoa faalaeiau foi le alii palemia ma ia faamamafa ai le taua o le lava o le malosi, loto toa ma le faaaoga o le mafaufau i taimi o taaloga. O le aso Sa nei e tuuvaa atu ai le au mo Las Vegas i Amerika. Alii fai faleaitu ia Tofiga ma Ete faatasi ai ma o la aiga i se latou feiloaiga sa faia i le vaiaso au mavae. [ata: THA] C M Y K C M Y K samoa news, Saturday, January 18, 2014 Page 9 Celebrating the Life of Beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, A sister, friend, and Servant of the Lord FA’AOLATANE TINEI LIU-AKAPO Women In New Dimensions (WIND) Prayer Fellowship Charter Member & Leader, 1992-Until her Passing C M Y K C M Y K SUNRISE: March 4, 1955 SUNSET: December 30, 2013 O le a fata pea ia i aosa tupua tausi o lo’o ta’ui i le laupata fetalai lea na sau silasila iai tupu ma e’e o Samoa i ona luma fatutoto ma ona papa tuloto. Tulou. O ou paia Samoa mai le Matasaua se’ia paia le Agalega, fa’ata’alolo atu. Ou te fa’atulou foi i sa o le aiga sa Levi o lo’o nono manu aua se manuia o Samoa nei ma a taeao. Ou te fa’atulou foi i lau faigamalo Tutuila ma Manu’a. Afio lau Afioga i le Kovana Sili ma le Tafatolu o lau faigamalo. Tulou. “Ua logo nei le leo i Rama,” ona o le vala’au paia a le Atua ile Tina Peleina o le aiga, Fa’aolatane Tinei Liu-Akapo. Ua lagia ai nei le malae i Savelu, Susu ai Tagaloa, sa Amituana’i ma le Gafa. Ua usuia fo’i le fono ia Safune ma Taulauniu. Tulou. Talofa e, o le a le toe ifo le tava’etoto i Olohega ma Niue. O le a le toe va’aia ona laumata fiafia ma si ona leo ma-lu. Fai mai a ia, i ona lava lagona, “O oe lava Tokelau ma Niue, o taku pele!” O le lagia foi lea o le Pu’e ma le Papa, Falesau ma Falesiliga, Lotomua ma Fogavai e afio ai Sa’o ma Ma’opu ma le ‘au Tapa’au. Ua matagitogaina foi le folauga ia Auala ma le Falelima ma le Tofa i le Igoa Matua. Ua lagia ai foi le malae i Fuifatu ma le Maota i Falesea ma Lotofusi, e afio ai Leilua ma To’alima o Alii, sa Lalatoa ma Alo o Malietoa. Ua tulolo foi le fue ma ua gausia le atipouniu ia Tuilagi ma Namulauulu, Ma’opu Tufuga ma le na ‘ai malae ma Safotulafai. Tulou, tulou lava. A, talofa! Ua motu le asoa, ua malepe le falute, “ua nuti le kate i le vaipuna, ua gausia le mea ta’avili i le vaieli;” ua pogisa ai le nu’u. Ae fa’afetai i le Atua i Lona alofa ma Lona agalelei ua sulugia le malamalama o le Tala Lelei i le Toetu manumalo o Iesu Keriso mai le maliu ma le oti, ua mautinoa ai lona nofoaga i le nu’u tumau, “aua ua alu le tagata i lona fale fa’avavau.” O la matou molimau ola i lona soifua auauna, “E tula’i mai lana fanau, ma fa’afetai ia te ia; o lana tane foi ua vivii ia te ia. E to’atele fafine e amiolelei i latou; a o oe, ua fa’asilisili oe ia i latou uma. O le matagofie e pepelo lea, o le mea fa’atauva’a le lalelei; a o le fafine ua mata’u ia Ieova, e viia lava o ia. Avatu ia te ia le fua o ona lima; o ana galuega foi e viia ai o ia i faitoto’a.” Fa’ataoto 31:28-31. Proverbs 31: 28-31, “Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her. Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all. Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates.” Fa’afetai fai tatalo, fa’afetai manatuaina o matou i le nofoalii pa’ia, ua lagona ai le mafanafana o le fetalai mai o lona Matai, “Le Auauna lelei e, ma le fa’amaoni, ina ulufale mai ia i le fiafia o lou Alii.” Mataio 25:21. Her Life’s Celebration Program Sunday, January 19, 2014 5:00pm – 5:30pm Prayer Service LBJ Chapel, Faga’alu 6:00pm – 10:00pm FAMILY SERVICE Lee’s Auditorium, Utulei Escort her body to Osema’s Lodge Banquet Hall, Vaitogi village All night vigil of fellowship & singing Monday, (holiday) January 20, 2014 1:00pm Funeral Worship Service, CCCAS Vaitogi Sanctuary Followed by Interment Rites at Akapo’s Family Burial Site Thank You, Leilua Mase Akapo & Family Page 10 samoa news, Saturday, January 18, 2014 Tulimanu o le fa’aolataga “E AFUA MAI LE ATUA LE TAEAO FOU.” (Kenese 8:15-22) Ua tuu lea e Noa le areva i alu e siaki le lolo, poo ua i ai se mea e faailoa mai ai ua iloa atu se pa’umatu, ae ua alu atu ai le oreva ma alu atu ai ae o loo faatali mai Noa, ae ua toe sau ae alu atu ma tu tu i luga o le fale o le va’a. E lei umi ni aso, ae toe nofo foi le toeaina ma tuu le lupe e alu e siaki le lolo poo ua maui, e leai ona toe faatali foi lea i le isi fitu o aso, ona toe faalele foi lea e Noa le lupe, na fo’i ma le lupe ma le lau olive, ma silafia ai e Noa, ua uma le lolo. O le oreva o se manulele e lapoa o le ituaiga manulele e sau mai i le aiga o le ‘crow’ e i ai manulele nei o le (ravens, jays, magpies, choughs ma le nutcrackers.) e le tatau ona aiina e se tagata. E taua e le Feagaiga Tuai e le manulele e latalata i mea o i ai ni tagata, e tusa poo le a le le fiafia ai oni tagata, ae sa faaaogaina lava e le Atua i ona fuafuaga, (Iopu:38:41) “O ai ea na te sauni a le oreva lana mea e ‘ai, pe a fetagisi atu ana tama i le Atua, a o se i latou ina ua leai se mea e ‘ai,” Ae o le taimi na fetalai mai ai Iesu i ona so’o i le Feagaiga Fou ma ia faapea ai, (Luka 12:24) “Ia outou mafaufau i oreva, latou te le lulu saito, latou te le selesele foi, e leai lava potu oloa, po o se fale saito, a e fagaina i latou e le Atua; e le sili ea lo outou lelei, e manu ?.” E manulele lea e faatusaina e le ‘mama’ e pei o nuu ‘ese, i loto a tagata Isaraelu, ae na faaaogaina lava e le Atua i ana fuafuaga pei o le fafagaina o lana Perofeta o Elia (1 Tupu 17:) E le pei o le lupe, e fiafia tagata e faalata aua e filemu, leitio foi le pese a tagata Samoa a faapea, “Filemu pei o le lupe manu, le lau olive ua tu..….” e le faatusaina lona tausaafia, e olo malu, e le taufaalataina, e mo’omo’o tagata ia aumai e latou te faalataina, o uiga lelei uma lena o le lupe i lenei lalolagi. Na oti lava i tatou ina ua agasala le uluai tagata, ae o le toe afuaina o le taeao fou i le lalolagi ma ona tagata, na toe amataina mai ia Noa ma lana fanau. Le taumafaiga lena a le Atua ia ina oo mai lana faaolataga i le afio mai o le Iesu le Mesia, e aua nei motu le gafa lea, ae vaai i ai le tiapolo lona faaolataga, na sau pea lava seia afio mai Iesu Keriso. E mafai lava e Atua ona toe fai se isi amataga fou, se manu e toe fai se isi uluai tagata i lona fuafuaga, ae musu le Atua ina nei te’i ua malo le faaleaga mea lea o Satani, e le faigata i le Atua ona toe fai se isi lalolagi. Na silasila mai le Atua, ua toe a o Noa ma le toalua tagata amio atua ma si ana fanau, mai i le fia selau afe o lenei lalolagi (e le taimi lena e le’i tumu tele le lalolagi aua lea e tau mai, ma o le tasi le gagana.) Na ola Metusela o le atalii a Enoka na sau ai lava lea o le gafa se’ia tau ia Lameko le tama lea o Noa, le tagata ua sa’o ona amio i luma o le silafaga a le Atua, ona ia fai foi le iuga o le a aumai le lolo e tafi ‘ese uma ai mea leaga o tagata o mea’ola ma manu fetolofi uma, ma manu felelei uma ma soo se mea o le a faaumatia. O lona uiga o le a faaumatia le lalolagi uma le lalolagi atoa. Aua ina ua liu tino tagata Iesu, lea na fai mai ai ia tatou, (Mataio 11:28-29), “Ia outou o mai ia te au, o outou uma o e tigaina ma mafatia i avega o a’u foi e malolo ai outou. Ia outou amoina la’u amo, ma ia outou faaa’oa’o ia te au, aua o a’u le agamalu ma le loto maualalo, ona maua lea e outou, o le malologa mo outou agaga.” Ia ua uma ona osia le feagaiga e le toe aumai e ia se lolo i le lalolagi atoa e oo mai le faavavau, e iloa i le nuanua le faailogaina o le lana feagaiga ma Noa se’ia oo mai i le taimi nei. ‘AFUA MA LE ATUA LE TAEAO FOU’ i le suafa manumalo o le tatou Alii o Iesu Keriso. Amene. O KATI LE LEOLEO NANA [Sosoo ane loa lau faitau i le tatou tala faasolo mo lenei vaiaso, lea na gata mai i le vaiaso na tea nei i le taimi lea na faateia ai Kati ina ua ulufale faafuase’i atu se tagata e laei mama ma ni ana auauna se to’atele i totonu o le Casino, ma o le tagata tonu lava lea e suafa ia Tomasi o lo o ia tau sailia.] Ua faasolo pea le taaloga i lea afiafi ma ua vaaia e Kati le tau fai onana uma o le to’atele o tagata o lo o tafafao ai i le Casino, e le i umi ae vaaia loa e le tama ni ali’i se to’alua e foliga mai o ni tama faapitoa a le tagata lenei o Tomasi, o savavali atu ma talanoa i se tamaitai lalelei lava sa ta’aalo mai ma lana uo tama i le isi laulau, mulimuli ane ua la ta’ita’i fa’amalosi lea tama’ita’i i le isi itu o le fale ma le i toe vaaia ai o ia i le taimi atoa na sosoo ane ai. Ua fesoota’i Kati i lana paga faapitoa o Ianeta lea ua la fesoota’i e faailoa i ai mea uma ia ua tutupu i totonu o le fale talimalo, ae poo fea fo’i e ave aga’i i ai tamaita’i pe afai e mana’o i ai le tagata leaga lenei. Na faailoa uma ane e Ianeta ia Kati potu eseese o le fale talimalo e tatau ona ia faaeteete i ai, atoa ai ma le vaega tonu lea e faamautu uma i ai leoleo faapitoa a le tamaloa, ina ne’i sasi sana gaioiga e fai ona mateia lea o ia ma fasiotia loa. I le aoauli i le taimi tonu lea ua malaga taamilo Tomasi ma ana auauna i le taulaga, na taamilo ai loa Kati i totonu o le fale talimalo atoa ma faapipi’i solo ana measini pu’eata i faitoto’a ma nofoaga e faigofie ona ia maua ai gaioiga uma o lo o faia, atoa ai ma le tau sailia o tamaita’i o lo o ave faamalosi e Tomasi ma lana vaega faatupu faalavelave. Na ona maea lava ona faapipii o masini a le tama i nofoaga eseese o le fale, ona ia taumafai loa lea e faaaoga totonu o lona potu e fai ma nofoaga autu o fesootaiga, ina ia faigata ona mateia e se tasi. Ina ua oo i le afiafi o le aso na sosoo ai sa toe alu Kati i le Casino e nofonofo ma taalo ai pe na te toe vaaia ai Tomasi ma ana tama faapitoa, o le taimi lea, ua alu sauni Kati ma ana a’upega, ua le toe popole fo’i i se isi lava mea e ono tula’i mai, aua ua mautu tonu uma ua faia ma le tamaitai o Ianeta e tusa ai o gaioiga uma e tatau ona faia. E le i umi ona taalo Kati i masini Casino ae vaaia loa fo’i tama faapitoa a Tomasi ua ulufale atu i totonu, e le i umi ae ulufale ma le tamaloa, ona valaau fo’i lea i tagata uma lava o lo o taaalo ina ia aga’i uma atu i le laulau e tasi latou te taaalo faatasi ai, ona ia tufa fo’i lea o tupe i tagata uma lava e aofia ai ma ia o lo o i ai i totonu o le fale Casino. E le i umi ae vaaia loa e Kati isi tama faapitoa a Tomasi ua savavali solo e saili ni tamaitai la lelei e ave ma le latou tama ta’ita’i, ma ua fiu e taamilo e le o i ai ni tamaitai lalelei i totonu o le fale i le taimi lea, ma sa avea lea ma itu na ita ai loa le tamaloa o Tomasi ma fai loa lana faatonuga i auauna e vaai nisi tamaitai o i totonu o le fale e ave i totonu o le nofoaga faapitoa lea o lo o masani ona ave i ai isi tamaitai. POLOGA I LE ALOFA [E toe faatalofa atu i le mamalu o le au faitau i lenei taeao, malo le soifua maua malo foi le onosa’i, ae alo mai loa o le toe sosooina lenei o le tatou tala faasolo lea na gata mai i le vaiaso na te’a nei i le taimi lea na fesili atu ai Lisa i le tamaititi o Lisati, pe aisea lava ua tupu soo ai lenei mea i le va o lona tina ma Lasela.] Na avea le maea o le vevesi ma itu na amata ai loa ona maui atu le tumutumu o tagata na lolofi atu e fia iloa le au o le paipa, e o o i tagata o le nuu o Amouta na o atu e faatali Lisati ma lana uo mai Niu Sila, ua toe fo’i i le nuu ma tali e i le vaaiga sa tulai mai i le malae vaalele, aemaise ai lava le va o le tina o Lisati ma Lasela lea ua foliga mai ua fai ma va e le mafai ona toe taofia. O le naunau o Lisa na te fia maua se tali mai ia Lisati e tusa ai o lana fesili, na mafua ai ona ia toe augani i le tamaititi ina ia faailoa ane ia te ia se mea na te le o iloa, ina ne’i i ai se mea e pogisa ai lona mafaufau i le la ulua’i mafutaga ma Lasela. “Se!, e leai se ma ulua’i mafukaga sa faia ma Lasela, ga ou fai aku fo’i ia ke oe, o faigauo lava faa kamaiki o le guu i kokogu o le aoga sa kula’i mai i lo ma va, ae o gisi mea e pei oga e mafaufau i ai, ua ou leai aku ...” o le tali faasa’ea atu lea a Kati i le fesili soo atu o Lisa ia te ia, ona toe faasaga ane lea ua fesoasoani i lona tina i le tau faaleleia o manu’a i ona foliga ae fetaui loa ma le sosolo atu o le taavale a le falema’i. Toeititi leai se isi o le au faatali pasese e le i tomumu i fomai tamaitai se toalua na o atu i le taavale falema’i faapea ai ma le ave taavale, i le fai’aga ma le tuai atu o le taavale, pe ana fai lava o se ma’i e oso ma oti ai se tagata lona uiga e o o atu i le malae vaalele ua malo tia’a le ma’i. “Augasa fo’i legei kaavale falema’i se’i vaai ua koeikiiki akoa le lua ikula o kau faakali le kou kaavale ao legei faakoa sosolo mai, iga faakopekope ia kou gaioi ua leva oga mafakia si fafige i kiga o magu’a o loga kigo,” o le tomumu ane lea a le isi olomatua sa alu atu ai i le faataliina o le au malaga. Ua foi le toatele o le nuu faapea ai Kati ma Lisa ma lo la aiga i le fale, sei vagana ai le tina o le tamaititi lea ua ave i le falema’i mo nisi o togafitiga i le matuia o manu’a na aafia ai ona foliga, e mafua mai ina ua fasi o ia e Lasela ma lona aunty Tomboy. Talu mai lea aso, sa avea pea nei faaletonu o se fesili e le o mafai ona tali i le mafaufau o Lisa. Ui o lea, o lea ua taunuu manuia le faigamalaga a le tamaititi i lona nuu, ma ua sauni fo’i i le isi laasaga tele e pei ona la fuafuaina ma Lisa, o le faia lea o le la faaipoipoga i totonu o lona nuu o Amouta ma amata loa ona atina’e le la pisinisi faleoloa lea ua fuafua e faatuina lava i luma o le latou fale apa ma nai ona matua. Ua suia atoa le olaga o le aiga i totonu o le nuu, e o o lava fo’i i tupulaga o le nuu, ua sui atoa le auala e ola ai tagata ona o faataitaiga lelei ma fautuaga e avatu i ai e Lisati ma lana uo, ona o le naunautaiga o le tamaititi, ia avea lona nuu o Amouta o se aiga e tasi. Tala i Vavau o Samoa FAIGAUO A TUIATUA MA LETUFUGA O le faaauauina lenei o le vaega mulimuli o le tatou tala i le mafutaga a Tuiatua ma Letufuga, lea na mafua ai ona maua ni isi o muagagana a le atunuu ma o lo o faaaoga e le toatele o Faleupolu i taimi o a latou lauga. A’o alu le vaa, sa faailoa e le i’a i le tamaititi, a latalata atu loa i Savaii, ona vave oso lea i lalo ma aau i uta ne’i pa’ulia o ia pe a latalata tele i uta, ona faapena loa lea ona fai le maliliega a le toalua lea. Ua aga’i atu le malaga a le i’a ma le tamaititi ma tau atu i le Atu Aleipata, ona la vaaia lea o tamaiti o le nuu o lo o sausau lupo mai i luga o le sami i le isi motu pito i tai, ma ua tosina atu ai lava le vaai a le tamaititi, ae na avea ma itu na fesili atu ai le i’a i le tamaititi, pe aisea e autilo ai i uta, ae na tali le tamaititi, e fia sau sau lupo pei o tamaiti o lo o sausau lupo mai i uta, ona fai atu le o le i’a i le tamaititi, e oso i luga o lona si’usi’u e tu ai ma sausau lupo. Le tama la lea na mafua ai le muaagaga lea, “ua ou tu nei i siua ae ou sausau i le moana.” Ae o le i’a, fai mai le tala na alu atu lava le i’a a’e i Lalomanu i le maota o Fuataga ma mate ai, ona feamoa’i ai lava lea o le i’a i uta toe amo i tai, faasolo mai i Falealii ma alu atu ai i Solosolo, e oo ane la le amoina o le i’a i se ogaeleele e latalata i Manunu, o lo o tutu ai le tama o Seleselelimalelei le alo o Fa’ifa’i o Manunu, fai mai ona alaga lea o le tama fai mai, “E, ta fia fai a’ea lena i’a.” na lagona e tagata na tausoaina le i’a le alaga a le tama ona latou valaau loa lea i le tama o Seleselelimalelei, e alu atu loa e faasoa le i’a, ma o lalo o le fu’afu’a na faasoa ma lufilufi ai e le tama o Seleselelimalelei ma tagata nei le i’a, o iina na mafua ai loa ona maua malae fono o Atua iina, le malae i “Lulilufi ma Lalogafu’afu’a.” Fai mai le tala ona vaetolu lea o le i’a, ua ave le ulu o le i’a ia Tafua ma Fuataga, ona maua ai loa lea iina o le “Ao o Atua,” ua ave le ogatotonu o le i’a ia Iuli ma Moeono, ona maua ai loa lea iina o le “Uso o Atua,” ma le si’usi’u o le i’a na ave ia Taloolemaagao ma Tofua’eofoia, ona maua ai loa lea iina o le “I’u o Atua,” o iina lea na faatoa taoto ai tofiga a Atua. MUAGAGANA: “Ia seu le manu ae taga’i i le galu” “O le a fa’amanusina le atu o le taeao” “Ua ou tu nei i siui ae sausau i le moana e pei o le fetalaiga ia Velova’a.” China rocker quits state TV show over song choice BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese rocker known for his rebellious style will not perform at a state broadcaster’s variety show for the upcoming Lunar New Year after the organizers turned down his song choice, his manager said. Cui Jian had proposed to sing his 1986 song “Nothing to My Name” at China Central Television’s Jan. 30 gala show, but the event’s censors told him he would have to choose another song, his manager, You You, said late Friday. “Nothing to My Name” became the unofficial anthem for demonstrating students during the deadly 1989 Tiananmen protests. Cui decided to quit the show because he did not want to sing another song, You You said. “It is not only our regret, but also the gala’s,” the manager said. “Cui Jian has his fans all over the world, so his stage is far beyond the CCTV’s gala.” The state broadcaster could not be reached immediately Saturday for comment. Cui fell out of favor with the Chinese government after he sided with the Tiananmen protesters, but received an invitation this year from CCTV to perform at the annual show. Since its inception in the early 1980s, the show has become a staple for the holiday celebrations, although it has become widely mocked for its cheesy performances and stilted staging, prompting organizers to hire popular film director Feng Xiaogang to direct this year’s gala. Known as the godfather of Chinese rock, Cui won fame in the late 1980s with songs such as “Nothing to My Name,” voicing the hopes and anxieties of a generation of Chinese entering adulthood after the death of Mao Zedong and the end of orthodox communism. During the 1989 pro-democracy protests, Cui performed at IOE I LONA GAOIINA O TUPE A LE MALO tusia Ausage Fausia O le tina e 46 tausaga le matua lea na tuuaia i lona gaoiina o se vaega tupe e silia ma le $7,000 mai le Ofisa o le malo sa faigaluega ai, ua ia ta’utino i luma o le faamasinoga maualuga i le vaiaso nei, e fa’amaonia tuuaiga faasaga ia te ia. E 16 moliaga mamafa na ulua’i tuuaia ai e le malo ia Fiapapalagi Eteuati Letuli, ae i lalo o se maliliega na sainia e le ua molia ma le malo, lea fo’i na talia e le faamasinoga maualuga i le vaiaso nei, ua ia tali ioe ai i moliaga mamafa e lua ae solofua e le faamasinoga moliaga e 14 o lo o totoe ai i le pepa o tagi. O moliaga e lua sa tali ioe i ai Letuli o le gaoi atoa ai ma lona faia o faamaumauga tau faasese. I le tali ioe ai o le ua molia, sa ia tautino ai e faapea, i se taimi o le aso 14 Ianuari 2011 a’o avea o ia ma tagata faigaluega o le Ofisa o le ASESRO a le malo o Amerika Samoa, sa ia gaoiina ai ni siaki mo totogi a le malo o Amerika Samoa, sa tuuina atu ia Gale Clarke, ona ia saini faamalosi lea o le igoa o Gale Clarke i le tino o le siaki, ina ia mafai ai ona tala le siaki ae ona faaaoga le tupe sa maua mai ai, i le aofaiga e $7,860.65 Na ta’utino Letuli e faapea, o le gaioiga sa ia faia na mafua ai ona ia faia lenei solitulafono, o lona tuuina atu lea o pepa e faamaumau ai taimi faigaluega o Gale, ina ia maua ai lona totogi, e ui sa ia iloaina lelei lava, o Gale o lo o ave ana livi, ona o lo o malaga i fafo mo ana talavai, e le o totogiina fo’i o ia (Gale) i le taimi sa malaga ai i fafo mo ana talavai. Ina ua fesiligia e le faamasinoga maualuga le ua molia po o fea sa ia talaina ai siaki nei, na taua e Letuli e faapea, e lua faleoloa sa ia talaina ai siaki nei, o le faleoloa o le Mini Mart Store ma le faleoloa o le Christopher Store. Ua malamalama le ua molia i tuutuuga o le latou maliliega ua faia nei ma le malo, tusa lava pe finau loia i le faamasinoga mo se faasalaga mama mo ia, e pule le faamasinoga pe teena pe talia ia faafinauga. Ua malamalama fo’i Letuli, e le mafai ona toe suia lana tali ioe ua tuuina atu i le faamasinoga, pe afai e tuuina mai le faasalaga a le faamasinoga ae le tusa ai ma lona mana’o. E tusa ai ma faamaumauga a le faamasinoga o lo o taua ai e faapea, e tusa ma le 8 siaki sa saini faamalosi e le ua molia ma tala ae faaaoga tupe sa i ai. O le va o le aso 14 Ianuari e o o atu i le aso 5 Aokuso 2011 na tula’i mai ai lenei faalavelave, a’o galue le ua molia i le Ofisa o le malo a Amerika Samoa e taua o le ‘American Samoa Economic Stimulus Recovery Office’. O lo o tumau pea poloaiga a le faamasinoga o lo o tatala ai Letuli i tua, e faatali ai le aso 7 Fepuari lea ua faatulaga e lau ai lana faasalaga. Feso’ota’i mai i le tusitala ia [email protected] Tiananmen Square for students on a hunger strike, days before the government sent in tanks and troops to crack down on the demonstrations. Later, Communist authorities refused Cui permission for concerts and censored his lyrics. In 2005, he was able to headline at a Beijing stadium. In 2006, he performed with the Rolling Stones in Shanghai, singing “Wild Horses” alongside Mick Jagger. samoa news, Saturday, January 18, 2014 Page 11 NOTICE FOR SEPARATION AGREEMENT TO Members of the AUMAVAE Family and to all whom these present may come! NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that MATAIO FIAMALUA & SINA L. FIAMALUA of LEONE has offered for recording in this office an instrument in writing which seeks to separate a certain structure which is or to be erected, on land LEU, allegedly belonging to AUMAVAE FAMILY of the village of LEONE. Said land LEU is situated in or near the village of LEONE in the County of FOFO, Island of TUTUILA, American Samoa. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any interested person may object to the recording of such instrument by filing in the Territorial Registar’s Office in Fagatogo, a written objection to the recording of said instrument. Any objections thereto must be filed with in 30 days from the date of posting of this notice. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that if no such objections are filed within the said 30 day period, the instrument will be recorded and shall be valid and binding on all persons. The said instrument may be examined at any time at the Territorial Registrar’s Office. POSTED: DECEMBER 20, 2013 thru JANUARY 21, 2014 SIGNED: Taito S.B. 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Afai ole a leai se fa’atu’i’esega e fa’aulufaleina i totonu o aso 30 e pei ona ta’ua i luga, o le a fa’amauina loa lenei feagaiga e taualoaina ma ‘a’afia ai tagata uma. 01/04 & 01/18/14 ATTENTION!!! Island-Wide Territorial Spelling Bee will be held Wed., Feb 19, 2014. TO ALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SPELLING BEE WINNERS FOR 2014, please come in to the Samoa News Office to have your photo taken and to bring in your Biographies. Samoa News is located across from the ASG Port and we are open from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information please contact 633-5599. Department of EDUCATION American Samoa Government CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING AGENCY PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT February 10 - February 14, 2014 The Criminal Justice Planning Agency, the designated State Administrative Agency of the American Samoa Government wishes to advise the Public of available grant funding for FY’2014. 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Appeals court upholds sex change for Mass. inmate BOSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a judge’s ruling granting a taxpayer-funded sex change operation for a transgender inmate serving a life sentence for a murder conviction, saying receiving medically necessary treatment is a constitutional right that must be protected “even if that treatment strikes some as odd or unorthodox.” U.S. District Judge Mark Wolf ruled in 2012 that the state Department of Correction must provide sex reassignment surgery for Michelle Kosilek, who was born Robert Kosilek and is serving a life sentence for the killing of his wife in 1990. The Department of Correction challenged the ruling, arguing Kosilek has received adequate treatment for gender identity disorder, including female hormones, laser hair removal and psychotherapy. Prison officials said those treatments have eased the stress and anxiety felt by the 64-year-old Kosilek, and they brought in experts who supported their argument that it was unnecessary to heed advice from independent medical experts who recommended she undergo the sex change surgery as the next step in treating her gender identity disorder. The Department of Correction also argued it was concerned about protecting Kosilek, who’s in an all-male prison, from sexual assaults if she were allowed to complete her transformation into a woman. But judges cited a prison security review conducted after Kosilek lived safely as a woman with male prisoners, wearing women’s clothing, using women’s cosmetics and taking hormones that caused her to develop breasts. They said no security issues cropped up. U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals Judges O. Rogeriee Thompson and William Kayatta Jr. said in their ruling that courts must not shrink from their obligation to enforce the constitutional rights of all people, including prisoners. “And receiving medically necessary treatment is one of those rights, even if that treatment strikes some as odd or unorthodox,” they wrote. One member of the three-judge appeals panel, Judge Juan Torruella, disagreed, saying in a separate opinion the ruling went beyond the boundaries of protections offered under the Eighth Amendment. Still, Kosilek’s lawyer Joseph Sulman said they were very happy her right to receive the treatment was affirmed. “This decision is really about more than sexual reassignment surgery,” Sulman said. “It’s about the state’s requirement to treat all prisoners equally regardless of their gender identity or regardless of the circumstances.” Kosilek was convicted of killing Cheryl Kosilek, a volunteer counselor at a drug rehabilitation facility who thought she could cure his gender identity disorder. Kosilek first sued the Department of Correction in 2000. Two years later, the U.S. District Court judge found Kosilek was entitled to treatment for gender identity disorder but stopped short of ordering surgery. Kosilek sued again in 2005, arguing the surgery was a medical necessity. Kosilek’s attorney Frances Cohen had previously said the surgery, which can cost more than $50,000, would be paid for under a contract the Department of Correction has with its medical provider. She said the contract is based on the number of inmates, not the number of medical procedures provided, so the surgery wouldn’t increase the state’s costs. Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick had no immediate comment on the appeals court ruling or whether a further appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court was possible, a spokeswoman said. The Department of Correction was reviewing the court decision. Boston-based legal group Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders said that in a civilized society there’s “a baseline of care that has to be provided to all prisoners, including prisoners who are transgender.” “We hope that Michelle will now get the treatment that she desperately needs,” said Jennifer Levi, director of GLAD’s Transgender Rights Project. samoa news, Saturday, January 18, 2014 Page 13 PAEPAEULUPOO II LE SIAMUPINI O FAUTASI I LE LUMANA’I tusia Ausage Fausia Ua faalauiloa e le alo o Samoa ua lauiloa i le fauina o fautasi, le tofa Leoititi Maselino Ioane, o le va’a o le Paepaeulupo’o II lea o le a ia fausia, e le toe i ai lava se isi fautasi i totonu o Amerika Samoa na te maua, o le a avea fo’i ma siamupini o soo se tuuga fautasi i le lumana’i. “O le va’a lea o le a ou fausiaina, o le a ou fausiaina i le ituaiga fausaga e le toe muli ai i se isi lava va’a, e o o lava fo’i i le va’a o Vatia na ou faia, e muli fo’i i le va’a lea,” o folafolaga ia a Leoititi na tuuina atu i Ali’i o le Faleono faapea le tofa a Paopaoailua Joe Fiaui, i le taimi o le sauniga e faapaia ai le galuega, lea na auai uma ai Feagaiga o le afioaga i le taeao o le aso Gafua na te’a nei. Na taua e Leoitiiti i luma o le afioaga o Aua, o le va’a o le Paepaeulupoo II lea ua amata ona fausia, e atoa i ai le 12 o fautasi ua ia fausia i totonu o Amerika Samoa ma Samoa. Ma soo se taimi e amata ai ana galuega faapenei, na te talosagaina ai afioga e ana va’a ina ia tatala le galuega i se sauniga lotu e faapaia ai le tufuga ma le amataina o le galuega, ina i’u manuia le galuega ma maua se tulaga lelei o le va’a. Na taua e le tufuga e faapea, e lua isi ana fautasi sa fausia i totonu o le teritori nei e le i maea, e mafua mai e le i faia se faigalotu e faapaia ai le amataina o ia galuega. O le fausaga o le Paepaeulupoo II lea ua fausia nei e Leoitiiti, e tutusa lelei lava ma le fausaga o le Sa a le afioaga o Vatia, lea ua faalua ona mua i tuuga fautasi i totonu o le teritori talu ona maea lona fausiaina. I le faamausaliina e Leoititi o lana tautinoga i Alii o le Faleono atoa ai ma le afioga o Aua, o le va’a lea o le a ia fausia e le muli i se va’a, sa ia toe faatepa ai lona afioaga i ni isi o vaa sa ia fausia na avea ma siamupini i tuuga ua mavae, e pei o le vaa o le Little Rina mai Apia lea na ia fausia i le 2002, ma malaga mai ai ma mua i le tuuga o le fu’a i Amerika Samoa nei, e faapena fo’i i le Segavao na alo e tama aoga a Don Bosco, lea fo’i na sau iinei i le 2006 ma mua ai. E faapena fo’i le vaa a tama aoga a Samoana ma le Sa fou a le afioaga o Vatia lea faatoa maea atu ona fau, o lo o tulaga lelei uma lava i le taimi nei. “Tusa lava pe i ai fausaga ‘high tech’ lea ua vaaia i ona po nei, ou te tautino atu, e le muli lava le va’a lenei i se isi lava va’a,” o folafolaga ia a Leoititi i luma o lona nuu. O le maea ai o le faapaiaina o le galuega i le vaiaso nei, na amata ai loa ona fausia le va’a fou o Aua ma le faamoemoe, e tatau ona tausinio i tuuga fautasi o le fu’a o lenei tausaga. Feso’ota’i mai i le tusitala ia [email protected] Autopsy: Nashville singer shot in back of head NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An autopsy for a Nashvillebased singer-songwriter who was killed by a bar owner shows Wayne Mills was shot in the back of the head. Bar owner Chris Ferrell has told police he shot Mills in selfdefense in the pre-dawn hours of Nov. 23. Ferrell says the two got into an argument over the musician smoking a cigarette in a no-smoking area of Ferrell’s Pit and Barrel bar in downtown Nashville. Mills was brought to Vanderbilt University Medical Center at about 5:30 a.m. and died there about twelve hours later. According to the autopsy from the Davidson County Medical Examiner’s Office, Mills died from the gunshot wound, although he also had two broken ribs plus several bruises and scrapes. The report said there was no evidence the gun was fired at close range. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department has said its investigation found the evidence did not support Ferrell’s selfdefense claim. He is charged with second degree murder and is free on a $150,000 bond. A call and email to Ferrell’s attorney, David Raybin, late Friday afternoon were not immediately returned. Previously, Raybin has said his client is not guilty of any degree of homicide. A spokeswoman for Mills’ family, Beverley Keel, said the family has no comment because the investigation is still ongoing. According to biographical information in his obituary and memorial service announcement, Mills toured for more than 15 years as lead singer of the Wayne Mills Band. Country music stars Jamey Johnson and Blake Shelton, as well as American Idol winner Taylor Hicks, all opened for the band in their early careers. Le taimi na tu’itu’i ai e Alii o le Faleono a le afioaga o Aua fao e amata aloaia ai le galuega mo le fausiaina o le fautasi fou a le afioaga, le Paepaeulupoo II, lea ua fausia e le tofa Leoititi [ata: AF] Maselino Ioane, o se tama fanau lava a le afioaga o Aua. Governor Lolo outlines signif- icant progress for DOH & LBJ Joyetter Feagaimaali’i-Luamanu Samoa News Reporter Positive change is in store for the LBJ Medical Center according to Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga, who noted in his State of the Territory address to the Fono that the hospital will soon implement its new Telemedicine System, and that system will be up and running by the middle of this year. The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) will also be launching their new ambulance service in Manu’a, in collaboration with the Department of Health (DOH) beginning this month. These are some of the improvements for DOH and LBJ hospital announced by Governor Lolo at the Fono opening this past Monday. The new ambulance is funded by the USDA grant, according to Lolo, who said the healthcare infrastructure is slowly being transformed by the formation of private healthcare providers, and a private healthcare clinic is now in operation. He said this trend will accelerate during the year if the government’s current effort reaches fruition and the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) is approved. The governor did not specify which private clinic he was referring to. “The different medical service components of the medical mall will be run by privative businesses with the cost of services eligible for Medicaid reimbursement,” he noted. The governor also was proud to state that the DOH had launched Operation Mata’ala, which entails orchestration and implementation of an exercise designed to demonstrate the capacity of the DOH and its partners to manage, receive, secure, store, stage, distribute and dispense the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) vaccines in a public health simulated exercise. The governor also reported that the hospital has executed a partnership with the University of California-San Diego Medical School to administer a new Physician Assessment and Clinical Education (PACE) program to resolve the existing problem with local licensing of foreign-trained local physicians who currently treat patients under the supervision of a relatively small number of licensed medical staff. Successful completion of this year-long local workforce development program will also help resolve the territory’s licensed physician shortage, he said. The new Telemedicine System he referred to will be implemented by the first half of 2014, with funding by the Hawai’i Chapter of the Shriners Foundation, to be used in collaboration with DOH, ASCC, WHO and various university and hospital partners such as Tripler Medicine, VA Health Care System, Queen’s Hospital System, Fiji National University, California System, Centers for Disease Control. It is designated the Hawaii based Mountain Pacific Quality Review Organization and is part of LBJ’s new workforce development strategy. The governor also noted that the hospital has a new pharmacy automatic refill system that has been successfully making the process much more streamlined and efficient, less labor intensive and cost effective, resulting in significantly lower waiting times for patients. The hospital also reported that it has a new Dental Appointment system implemented to make dental visits more streamlined and efficient, and that the hospital has implemented successfully its lab improvements including new equipment and certified lab technologist training which resulted in federal re-certification and accreditation through 2016. GROUNDBREAKINGS The hospital held two groundbreakings in December 2013, one for the construction of a state-of-the art Dialysis Unit renovation and expansion project, which is funded through Department of Interior, and slated to be completed by summer 2014. This expansion will double the current capacity, said the governor. The other groundbreaking was for a new stateof-the art freestanding 10-bed inpatient/outpatient Forensic Mental Health Facility, designed to improve mental health services to DPS inmates but also to be certified by the federal government, as a Mental Health provider for the US Army Reserve, VA and Tri-Care beneficiaries with the aim of making this unit the highest skilled psychiatric facility in the entire South Pacific Region outside of Hawaii and New Zealand. The ground breaking for this facility was also conducted last year December. The new Mental Health facility is being funded through DOI, DHSS, Veteran’s Administration, the AG’s Office and DPS. The hospital is also in the process of completing the design phase of the Operating room, Labor and Delivery room, the Intensive Care Unit and NICU (Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit) renovation and expansion and these are slated to be completed by February 2015. According to the governor, the hospital also launched its mammography services funded by a generous donation from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The hospital is also in the process of purchasing and installing new CT-scanner, Ultrasound and Mobile X-Ray equipment. This diagnostic equipment is expected to be completed and operational— including certified training of local radiology technologists— by March 2014, and funding is from DOI -supplied Capital Improvement Project funds. Lolo also pointed out that the hospital and DOH held a joint Medical and Dental Symposia— mainly focusing on NCDs and workforce development— and the first ever Clinical Skills fair was held in partnership with DOH and World Health Organization. Page 14 samoa news, Saturday, January 18, 2014 Talofa Video “KOREAN, FILIPINO, MEXICAN DRAMA SERIES NOW FOR RENT” NEW RELEASES: Riddick • The Butler Carrie • Instructions Not Included Pavaiai 699-7206 • Nuuuli 699-1888 • Fagatogo 633-2239 NOTICE FOR SEPARATION AGREEMENT TO Members of the UTI Family and to all whom these present may come! NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that MALIA FAIFUA of LELOALOA has offered for recording in this office an instrument in writing which seeks to separate a certain structure which is or to be erected, on land MULIAVA, allegedly belonging to UTI FAMILY of the village of LELOALOA. Said land MULIAVA is situated in or near the village of LELOALOA in the County of MAOPUTASI, Island of TUTUILA, American Samoa. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any interested person may object to the recording of such instrument by filing in the Territorial Registar’s Office in Fagatogo, a written objection to the recording of said instrument. Any objections thereto must be filed with in 30 days from the date of posting of this notice. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that if no such objections are filed within the said 30 day period, the instrument will be recorded and shall be valid and binding on all persons. The said instrument may be examined at any time at the Territorial Registrar’s Office. POSTED: JANUARY 9, 2014 thru FEBRUARY 10, 2014 SIGNED: Taito S.B. White, Territorial Registrar FA’AALIGA O LE FEAGAIGA MO SE TU’U’ESEINA I tagata o le aiga sa UTI, ma i latou uma e silasila ma lauiloaina lenei fa’aaliga! O le fa’aaliga lenei ona o MALIA FAIFUA o le nu’u o LELOALOA ua ia fa’aulufaleina mai i lenei ofisa se feagaiga tusitusi e fa’ailoa ai se mana’oga fia tu’u’eseina o se fale ua/po o le a, fa’atuina i luga o le fanua o MULIAVA e fa’asino i le aiga sa UTI, o le nu’u o LELOALOA. O lenei fanua e totonu pe latalata ane i le nu’u o LELOALOA, itumalo o MAOPUTASI, ile motu o TUTUILA, Amerika Samoa. O le fa’aaliga fo’i e fa’apea, so o se tasi e iai sona aia i lenei mata’upu e mafai ona fa’atu’i’iese ile fa’amauina o lenei feagaiga pe a auina mai i le ofisa ole Resitara o le Teritori of Amerika Samoa i Fagatogo, sana fa’atu’ese tusitusia. O fa’atu’iesega uma lava e ao ona fa’aulufaleina mai i totonu o aso e 30 faitauina mai i le aso na faíaalia ai lenei fa’aaliga. Afai ole a leai se fa’atu’i’esega e fa’aulufaleina i totonu o aso 30 e pei ona ta’ua i luga, o le a fa’amauina loa lenei feagaiga e taualoaina ma ‘a’afia ai tagata uma. 01/18 & 02/01/14 AUTO NATION Brake Pads & Ball Joints Now in Stock. 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The second amendment deleted the words “mentally retarded” from the bill and replaced it with a “person whose mental capacity has been determined by a health professional to be that of someone under the age of 18.” House members were disturbed about using the term “mentally retarded” in the bill and believe it is no longer appropriate in this day and age. On Thursday this week, the Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Sen. Soliai Tuipine Fuimaono, heard testimony from Deputy Attorney General Mitzie Jessop, who was accompanied by Attorney General-nominee Talauega Eleasalo Ale, in his first Fono appearance since being appointed to the post more than a week ago. At the outset of the hearing, Soliai reminded committee members that the Senate has already approved its version of this “very important bill” without any amendments and is now pending in a House committee. However, he said, the Senate now needs to hear directly from the AG’s Office on their opinion of the House amendments, for clarification. Talauega told the committee that Jessop had worked on the draft of this proposal from the beginning and can provide sufficient input, or further explain in detail any information that is needed by senators. He also pointed out that Sen. Afoa L.S. Lutu, the former attorney general, could also provide additional input on the measure. (Afoa attended the hearing and spoke briefly about the bill). Jessop explained that after reading the House amendments, the AG’s Office could only identify two major changes and the first change was to delete “mentally retarded” and expand the definition of a person with a mental disability. She said there are some individuals in the community who are the age of adults, but who have this disability, and therefore have the mentality of a child. “These members of the community must be protected,” she said. “In our opinion, this amendment does not change the substance of the bill” ... it “just further improves and strengthens the bill,” Jessop said. As for the second amendment, expanding the definition of “dangerous instrument,” Jessop said this change further defines this provision, which is the same definition in the local Criminal Code. In other words, this amendment “just redefines it again,” she said and noted that the AG’s Office does not oppose this change, either. There were no specific questions from senators pertaining to the amendments, but Soliai did remind his colleagues that there were concerns last year from some senators who don’t want the bill to conflict with the rights of a parent to discipline a child. He said this was also the same concern raised by some members of the public; however, current law does allow parents to discipline their children, as long as it does not result in the abuse of a child. Additionally, this issue was made clear by the AG’s Office during last year’s committee hearing. Jessop told the same committee last year that Samoans do discipline their children, “This is how we [Samoans] teach our children right and wrong, and it’s important, it’s part of our culture.” She then pointed out the bill does not prevent a parent from disciplining their children, noting the bill targets cases — such as those that have reached the AG’s office — where parents have abused their children by tying them up and beating them with a 2x4 piece of lumber. This type of action is “more than just disciplining our children and that is what this bill seeks to stop – that type of behavior,” the deputy AG said. “We also have situations where children are not only tied up and beaten by their parents, but they (the children) are not fed, or given water.” Normal parental discipline — cited in provision of current law ASCA 45.0103 — means “all actions by parents, such as administration of blows by hand, strap, or light switch upon buttocks or any firm handling, scolding or light taps, insufficient to seriously bruise or produce medical injury or disability.” ➧ FAIGANUU, SI’UFAGA… Mai itulau 1 nuu e ala i soo se mea fai e pei o le alofa i le faifeau, atoa ai ma soo se faamoemoe o le nuu ou te tautua ai fo’i, e ui o lea ou te aumau i Tutuila nei.” E le gata la i le faaiuga ina ia faate’a le afioga Lefiti mai le faiganuu a Si’ufaga, ae sa toe faamautuina ai i lea fonotaga le faaiuga sa faia e tama o le nuu i ni tausaga ua mavae e fa’ate’a ai le tofa Fofo mai totonu o le Faletolu i Ta’u, Manu’a. “O le faaiuga lea ua faia nei, sei vagana lava ua usitaia e le tofa Fofo le faaiuga sa tuuina atu i tausaga ua mavae, e pei o le totogiina lea o lana sala sa tuuina atu, ona faatoa toe fa’aa’e lea i totonu o le nuu,” o le saunoaga lea a Nuanuaolefeagaiga. Ina ua fesiligia e le Samoa News le tofa a Fofo i luga o le telefoni i le aso Tofi na te’a nei e uiga i lenei mataupu, sa ia faamaonia mai ai le faaiuga e pei ona taua e le ali’i Senatoa faasaga ia te ia i ni tausaga ua mavae. Saunoa Fofo e faapea, o le faaiuga e faate’a ese ai o ia ma le nuu, sa faia pe a ma le sefulu tausaga talu ai faatasi ai ma nisi o matai o le nuu, mulimuli ane na toe faaa’e matai na faate’a fa’atasi latou ae totoe ai lava na o ia o lo o tumau pea ona fa’ate’a. “O lo o i ai pea le finagalo o le nuu masalo ua atoa nei le 10 tausaga, ina ia faate’a a’u ma isi to’oto’o mai le faiganuu, sa toe fo’i uma isi toeaiina i totonu o le nu’u se’i vagana ai lava a’o ou te le i toe fo’i lava i totonu o le nu’u,” o le saunoaga lea a Fofo. “Sa i ai ni nai taimi sa iou taumafai ai e toe fo’i i totonu o le nuu, pe a ma le fa’alua, peita’i sa fautuaina a’u e toeaiina o lo o faia le nuu i le taimi nei, ou te fa’atali laititi se’i i ai se aso, ae ou te iloa pau le auala e mafai ai ona ou toe fo’i i totonu o le nu’u, o le totogi o la’u sala ona kilia loa lea o mea uma,” o le saunoaga lea a Fofo. Sa ia taua fo’i e faapea, o lo o ia nofo faatali pea i le taimi e valaau atu ai le nu’u ia te ia e toe fo’i atu, ona ia usitaia fo’i lea o le finagalo o le nuu. Saunoa Fofo, talu ai o ia o se matai tausi aiga ma fai nuu lelei, o le mafua’aga lena na te fa’aaloalogia ai le faaiuga a lona nu’u. © 2014 Feso’ota’i mai i le tusitala ia [email protected] samoa news, Saturday, January 18, 2014 Page 15 Hans Klok performs during the 38th Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival in Monaco, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014. The International Circus Festival will take (AP Photo/Valery Hache, Pool) place from January 16 to January 26, 2014. De Blasio expands NYC paid sick leave law NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio touted an expansion of the city’s paid sick leave law Friday, the first legislative accomplishment of his administration and a muscular display of the new, leftleaning government running the nation’s largest city. More than half a million New Yorkers will receive paid sick days thanks to the bill, which will be fast-tracked through the City Council. The new speaker of the council, Melissa Mark-Viverito, stood with de Blasio outside a Brooklyn restaurant to announce the legislation, long a dream of liberal politicians and activists, but her presence seemed indicative of more. Mark-Viverito is the liberal de Blasio’s ideological match and a partner at the controls of government. She leads a council that largely shares de Blasio’s beliefs and appears poised to rubber-stamp much of his agenda, a sharp contrast between the often contentious relationship between the council and the previous mayor, Michael Bloomberg. Mark-Viverito, who was elected speaker last week by her council colleagues, is a longtime ally of de Blasio. The mayor took the unusual step of lobbying council members to choose her, a practice that some critics felt under- mined the government’s system of checks-and-balances. De Blasio made it clear that on this issue, the mayor and the council were speaking with one voice. “This City Hall is going be on the side of working families all over this city,” he said. “We’re going to work hard and we’re going to work together — both sides of City Hall — to make sure that this will be one city where everyone rises together.” The winding history of the paid sick legislation, which was first discussed more than four years ago, offers a window into the changed relationship between council and mayor. Bloomberg, a Repub- lican-turned-independent who held pro-business policies, opposed the paid sick legislation for fears that it would burden small businesses. He pressured then-Speaker Christine Quinn, a sometimes ally, to stall the legislation over the cries of several elected officials. One of those was de Blasio, then the public advocate, who turned paid sick days into a campaign issue in last year’s mayoral race. Under intense pressure from the left during the Democratic primary that she was also running in, Quinn eventually caved, offering a watereddown version of the bill that mandated that businesses with AMERICAN SAMOA WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTER LEARNING IS A LIFELONG ACTIVITY… The American Samoa Women’s Business Center (ASWBC) begins its next training cycle, offered at no cost to women and military veterans in the Territory. Two new programs are offered this cycle: 1. Customer Service Training with an emphasis on English language skills for the workplace. 2. Roundtables – informal discussions held weekly on a variety of business & employment topics. Call the ASWBC for the week’s topic. SCHEDULE: Mondays & Wednesdays, Mondays and Wednesdays, Mondays & Wednesdays, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:00am – 12:00pm 1:00pm – 4:00pm 5:00pm – 7:00pm 9:00am – 12:00pm Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1:00pm – 4:00pm – Basic Computer Literacy – Financial Literacy for Adults – Weekly Roundtables (call in for weekly topic) – Customer Service/Emphasis on developing English skills for the Workplace – Advanced Computer Training To register, please call 699-8739 or 699-6579 from January 15th to January 22nd, 2014. Register early as class sizes are limited. First come, first served. 15 or more employees offer at least five sick days a year. That bill was to go into effect in April. It will now be superseded by the new legislation, which will be introduced at a council meeting next week and is assured of passage. The new bill requires businesses that employ more than five workers to offer the same five sick days a year to be used if the employee or a family member falls ill. The expansion also removes exemptions for the manufacturing sector, eliminates a provision that would have allowed some businesses to not offer coverage until 2015 and gets rid of measures that could have stalled the implantation of sick days based on certain citywide economic benchmarks. The new law would bring New York closer in line to cities that already have paid sick days legislation, like Seattle and San Francisco. “Under this legislation, the lives of over a half-million New Yorkers will be immeasurably better,” de Blasio said outside a restaurant in the Bushwick neighborhood. “Families will be stronger and more stable because they will have paid sick leave coverage.” Some small businesses have feared that having to pay employees for sick days would produce an economic hardship. A leading business group, the Partnership for New York City, offered a measured endorsement of de Blasio’s plan. “Our hope is that these amendments to the current law will expand protection to more workers who need it, but avoid undue hardship on employers,” said Kathy Wylde, head of the organization. Page 16 samoa news, Saturday, January 18, 2014 C M Y K C M Y K