The Stage is Set! Your 2025 Flag Day Fautasi Finals Lineup (Prepare for Glory!

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The Stage is Set! Your 2025 Flag Day Fautasi Finals Lineup (Prepare for Glory!)

Alright, folks, the moment we've all been… patiently waiting for (or maybe just mildly curious about) is almost here! The finals for the prestigious 2025 Flag Day Fautasi Race are locked and loaded, ready to unleash some serious paddling power at 1 pm sharp. And wouldn't you know it, the all-important lane assignments have been decided after this morning's thrilling (and likely slightly damp) preliminary heats.

Drumroll Please... Your Championship Contenders and Their Starting Positions!

After what I'm sure was a nail-biting (or at least mildly engaging) draw, here's how our valiant fautasi are lining up for the ultimate showdown. Place your bets now, folks (purely for entertainment purposes, of course!).

• Lane 1: Aeto
• Lane 2: Manulele Tausala Low Rider
• Lane 3: Iseula o le Moana
• Lane 4: Taema
• Lane 5: Paepaeulupoo
• Lane 6: Lupelele
• Lane 7: Matasaua

They'll all be charging out from the familiar waters of Breakers Point, the same starting line that hosted this morning's aquatic action. So, if you missed the prelims, now you know where the drama (and hopefully some impressive athleticism) will unfold.

Missed the Morning Mayhem? Here's a Quick Catch-Up!

For those of you who were perhaps enjoying a leisurely breakfast or, you know, *not* glued to the fautasi heats, here's a little peek at how the morning unfolded and who punched their ticket to the big dance:

Heat 1 Results:

• 1st: Paepaeulupoo
• 2nd: Aeto
• 3rd: Manulele Tausala-Low Rider
• 4th: Iseula o le Moana
• 5th:

Fealofani Samoa

6th: Alao

Heat 2 Results:

• 1st: Matasaua
• 2nd: Lupelele
• 3rd: Taema
• 4th: Fale o Latai

5th: Manulele Tausala #2 (Yes, apparently there are two!)

So, there you have it! The stage is set, the lanes are drawn, and the anticipation is… well, it's there! Get ready to witness the thrilling conclusion of the 2025 Flag Day Fautasi Race. Will the morning heat winners maintain their momentum? Will a dark horse emerge from the outer lanes? Tune in at 1 pm to find out! May the best paddling prevail (and may everyone stay dry-ish)!

© 2025 My Amerika Samoa - Keeping it (mostly) real.

7-day Ok board for US nationals from Am Samoa

2 Samoa's

Hehehe, well oh well. This is a great thing for Samoa. Really mean it. This is not a new program but an old one. I know this is most needed for both Samoas. Economically and culturally. We both have family on both sides, but when it comes to politics, yeah thats the rub.

Hopefully this continues on in the future, keeping fingers crossed...

Story Here.

American Samoa Volcano Update; Possible Tsunami, Earthquake Swarm Ongoing

DUMP TALOFAPASS Petition?!!, Gains Support

Online petitions to dump TALOFAPASS gain support: Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Frustrated and disappointed with the ASG’s TALOFAPASS websystem, which screens entry into American Samoa, people have signed on to two separate petition.

As the story goes, not one but two petitions were done. I am not sure that Talofa Pass was not a success, I think it was a success!

I am not a conspiracy theorist, but the people who made off with the data from 'Talofa Pass', are the ones holding the main prize.

We live in a digital age and the people who has data on anything and everything have control. So who wins? They that hold the 'DATA'!!

Forget the 8 Million, that's a whole different story.... UGH!!!

“Nu’u fou” New Problems with Land with Registrars Office

SSIC takes up the issue of “Nu’u fou” land with Registrar as first witness: Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate Select Investigative Committee (SSIC) on Monday afternoon started its investigation into the “Nu’u fou” land encompassing 400.

So this is still an ongoing thing here. We here on the rock are still in the dark. Trapped in our own echo chamber we the locals are still not informed on the whole truth. What are the truths, and to what extent does this rabbit hole go?

Only time will show, but you know the saying goes, "Dead men Tell no Tales...." Leave a comment below:

Hire a Veteran Day 2022

SOURCE: Samoanews.com

National Hire a Veteran Day — it benefits the nation: Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting National Hire a Veteran Day 2022. 

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting National Hire a Veteran Day 2022. 

 “Our nation benefits from millions of Veterans who learned teamwork, strength, discipline, leadership, work ethic, and often technical skills in the Armed Forces, and have much to offer employers and their communities,” said Aumua Amata.

“I appreciate the federal agencies that prioritize National Hire A Veteran Day and many companies in the U.S. that participate, and especially all that our local Veterans in American Samoa mean to us. Our Veterans experience a big transition when they leave the Armed Forces, and deserve every consideration and opportunity to prove themselves, find great second careers, and put their knowledge to work in new ways.”

VA is a resource for Veteran career services: 

https://www.va.gov/vetsinworkplace/veteranresources.asp.

In addition, the Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment (VR&E) program works with employers who hire and retain service members and Veterans with disabilities, to increase the employment of Veterans, and enable Veterans with disabilities to reach their full potential. Visit https://www.va.gov/vre.

Congressional Delegation to Taiwan - US Relations Amata on Site

Congresswoman Uifaatali

 The Congressional delegation led by Senate Foreign Relations East Asia Chair Ed Markey was to meet with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen as well as the Legislature’s Foreign and National Defense Committee on a range of issues including security and trade.

China accuses the US of boosting Taiwan independence forces with military sales and meetings with Taiwan officials.

The US Taiwan Relations Act renounces Taiwan independence and calls for peaceful resolution of cross Strait differences, but China’s military escalation even before the Pelosi visit has set off new confrontation.

Biden Deputy Assistant Kurt Campbell says the US will send warships and planes through the Taiwan Strait in the next few weeks and announce in coming days a roadmap for trade talks with Taiwan.

Even as Congresswoman Uifaatali touched down in Taiwan, Chinese warplanes and naval ships continued crossing the midpoint of the Taiwan Strait, upending the decades’ long status quo, keeping the peace.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit two-weeks ago, set off days of PRC live-fire exercises around Taiwan, but she defended her cause.. (Read More.....)

Flag Day 2016

Happy Flag Day Amerika Samoa! That's until April 17th, well just want to wish people of American Samoa a Happy Flag Day! the biggest event at Flag Day in American Samoa is the Fautasi Race (Long Boat Race). There are several different villages competing this 2016 Flag Day Celebration. I cannot remember the total but it should be a great race this year.

My Amerika Samoa.....not all that bad.

Well, that was sort of bad way to intro 'My Amerika Samoa'. All are not bad. Some things on 'The Rock' are very interesting and relaxing. Some may say that without the bad side of things it would be as boring as watching grass grow. Well I myself love to watch grass grow, but there's got be a good side. Well let me think... OK the beaches!(ah the white sandy kind)

Welcome All Polys and Samoans alike...

Well this will be my first post. Just had an idea and was wanting to do it right now and right here. I have been looking around the net to see what kind of news I could get from home and come to find out not much. Man oh man the banana-tel must be really limited these days. Samoa News is the only news I could get from "My Amerika Samoa" these days. I just want to see some local comments or outside comments even, about the daily happening on My Amerika Samoa... So all you out there here is a side note to our local news and other great tid-bits on "The Rock"...