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Alega Bay is the newest member of Fisheries Management Program 4 PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA Veukitau murder case bound over to High Court… 3 Saturday, July 6, 2013 Dwight Howard tweets that he will sign with Houston Rockets B1 $1.00 ▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼ C M Y K C M Y K O le afiafi o le Aso Tofi na tapunia aloaia ai le Aso Faapitoa mo Fanau Talavou faatasi ma le faamanatuina o le Aso Tutoatasi o le Malo o Amerika, e ala i ni faafiafiaga sa faia i le Suigaula o le Atuvasa i Utulei lea na aofia ai ma ni ata tifaga faafiafia a le “Three Stars”, le alii faifaleaitu o Pili ma lana vaega, aemaise o faafiafiaga a nai fanau talavou Bahai, o le EFKAS mai Leone faapea le Metotisi mai i Leloaloa. Ona faai’u lea i se fa’aaliga mataina sa tuufaatasi e le kamupani telefoni a le Blue Sky Communications, i a latou ‘fireworks’ ia po o mea faapapa felanulanua’i lea sa faia i luga o le gataifale i Utulei. Na maualuga le afiafi i le auai o le fa’auluuluga o le malo o Amerika Samoa, le afioga i le Kovana Sili ma le faletua faapea le Lutena Kovana ma le faletua aemaise ai le afio mai o le susuga i le Ao o le Malo o Samoa Tutoatasi, le afioga Tui Atua [ata: SN staff] Tupua Tamasese Efi ma le masiofo ia Filifilia. Governor Lolo M. Moliga and Lt. Gov Lemanu Peleti Mauga hosted a VIP dinner this past Wednesday evening at the Gov. H. Rex Lee Auditorium in Utulei, for NFL player Troy Polamalu and his 100+ entourage who were on island to host football and volleyball clinics for local high school students. This is the second year that Troy and his wife Theodora have brought on island professional players to help hone our local students’ athletic skills. Troy and family also participated in the [photo: TCA] celebration of Youth Day and 4th of July festivities at the Suigaula o le Atuvasa Beach Park. Page 2 samoa news, Saturday, July 6, 2013 FAILA TAGI LOPA FA’ASAGA IA SATELE MA TUIAGAMOA tusia Ausage Fausia More than 60 children ranging in age from 5 to 14 years enjoyed a 3 day camp full of activities at the 4H Land Grant Operation Military Kids Camp which kicked off July 1st and ended on July 3, at the Wellness Center at ASCC Land Grant in Malaeimi. The children were divided into categories with classes and activities designed to match academic levels and abilities. The wellness program is the most appealing to all campers with Ryan Taifane leading them in afternoon exercises just before their lunch. Sanerive & Tony were also instrumental in leading the youngest group of campers in their art classes, singing Samoan melodies, ula making and of course the ‘meet with Polamalu.’ which was the highlight of the camp, Nellie and the rest of the Land Grant 4H crew are doing a marvelous job with all the happy campers in their care for three days - “We love our camp, we are enjoying every minute of it,” said Zynbad Tama. In this photo of the 5-8year old group, Rive is trying to show some of the campers how to color together. “Togetherness is the emphasis here - for military family children, they miss their [photo: Leua Aiono Frost] parents but turn to friends to fill that missing gap.” The 2013 Camps of Troy Polamalu Football • Volleyball Coaches • Officials July 2-5 at the Stadium and ASCC Gym Fiji, Adeaze Concert (July 6) presented by: the Troy and Theodora Polamalu Foundation with support from: ASG/DOE/ASHSAA Elieani Tauasosi Nu’uuli VocTech Bluesky, Fletcher, GHC Reid, Godinet Rentals, StarKist Samoa, ASPA, Sports Domain, Carl’s Jr, Koko Bean, Forsgren’s, Samoa Ford Motors, Samoa Tuna Processors, Island’s Choice Dairy, Morris Scanlan, Samoa News, DPS, EMS Happy Birthday to the Best Mother Ever! FLO LEOTA It is you who keeps our family together, that’s how strong you are. You’re an extraordinary, phenomenal & a remarkable women. And for that we thank you ! We Love You Always ! XOXO Special Hugs & Kisses esp. from your hubby Lekemi Leota & children; Shekinah, Shawn & Shaniah Leota Ua i luma nei o le vaega o Fanua ma Suafa o se Fa’amasinoga Maualuga a Amerika Samoa se tagi na fa’aulu e le tofa Availopa ‘Lopa’ Seti fa’asaga i le Failautusi o le Ofisa o Mataupu Tau Samoa, le afioga i le Alo o Salamasina ia Satele Galu Satele, ma le Sui Failautusi o le Ofisa o Mataupu Tau Samoa, le tofa Tuiagamoa Tavai, ona o le mataupu lea na fa’ate’a ese ai Lopa mai le faiganu’u a le afioaga o Vailoatai. OTOOTOGA O LE TAGI I le otootoga o lenei mataupu o lo o taua ai e faapea, i le fonotaga a le afioaga o Vailoatai sa faia i le masina o Aperila 2013, na fesiligia ai e Lopa ia Satele e faatatau i se ripoti a le Samoa News i le faaaogaina o le ta’i $1miliona a Falelima sa maua mai i le malo o Amerika Samoa, mo le faaleleia o atina’e ma galuega tetele i le 2009. O lea tupe o tupe a tagata totogi lafoga sa tuuina atu i Falelima e fausia ai galuega mo le atina’eina o nuu ma alalafaga taitasi. I le fonotaga lava lea, na fesiligia ai fo’i e Lopa ia Satele e faatatau i le faaaogaina o le $20,000 mai le $1 miliona a le Falelima, lea sa totogi atu e le malo ia te ia e faatupe ai le auina atu o le au siva a Vailoatai i le faamanatuina o le 50 tausaga o le fu’a a le malo o Samoa Tuto’atasi i le tausaga na te’a nei. E le’i faatalanoaina lava e Satele le faaaogaina o le $20,000 i totonu o le nuu, ae na pau le auala e talitonu le itu tagi na faaaoga i ai lea tupe, o le totogiina lea o pasese o le au malaga i le M/V Lady Naomi, ae na avea le to’atama’i o Satele i le fesili a Lopa ma itu na ia faia ai loa le faaiuga e faate’a ese o ia mai le faiganuu a Vailoatai e pei ona taua i le tagi. Talu mai le fonotaga sa faia i le aso lea, e le’i toe faia lava se fonotaga a le afioaga o Vailoatai e talanoaina ai le faate’aeseina o Lopa mai le nuu, ae ina ua tuana’i le vaiaso talu ona maea lea fonotaga, na alu ai loa Satele ma faasaini mai matai o le nuu i se talosaga sa ia faia e faate’a ese ai Lopa mai le nuu, ma tuuina atu ai loa lea tusi ia Tuiagamoa. Mai lea tusi na sainia e Satele ma ni matai se to’alua o le nuu, sa tuuina atu ai loa e Tuiagamoa se tusi mai le Ofisa o Mataupu Tau Samoa e aloaia ai le faaiuga e faate’a Lopa. E le’i valaauina lava e le Ofisa o Mataupu Tau Samoa se fonotaga e talanoaina ai le faaiuga e faate’a Lopa mai le nuu, ae ina ua oo i le aso 13 Me 2013, sa tuuina atu ai loa e Tuiagamoa lana tusi ia Satele, afioaga o Vailoatai atoa ai ma le Itumalo atoa e faailoa atu ai le aloaia e le Ofisa o Mataupu Tau Samoa o le faaiuga e faate’a ese Lopa. Fai mai Lopa i lana tagi, e leai se malosi o le Ofisa o Mataupu Tau Samoa na te faate’a ese ai se sa’o o se aiga mai se nuu po o le taliaina fo’i o se faaiuga e faia se nuu e faate’a ese ai se sa’o mai le nuu. MOLIAGA: Mai moliaga e lima o lo o taua i le tagi a Lopa faasaga ia Satele ma Tuiagamoa, e tolu moliaga o lo o faia faasaga ia Satele na o ia ma isi moliaga e lua o lo o mulimuli ai o lo o faia faasaga uma ia i laua. O moliaga e tolu faasaga ia Satele e aofia ai le tatau lea ona ia faamanino (Count One - Accounting) i luma o le fa’amasinoga le faaaogaina o le $20,000 sa tuuina atu ia te ia atoa ai ma vaega tupe mai le ‘CIP fund’ sa tuuina atu ia te ia, o lona atali’i ma lona faletua. O le moliaga lona lua o le Faatamala e faatino ona tiute (Negligent Breach of Fiduciary Duty), po o lona faatamala lea e faatino ona tiute e ala i le puipui ma tausi faalelei tupe a lona nuu sa tuuina atu i lalo o lana vaavaiga. O moliaga lona tolu o lona faaaoga lea o tupe e le o ni ana tupe (Converstion), ae o tupe sa a lona nuu sa tuuina atu i lalo o lana vaavaaiga, ma moliaga mulimuli e lua o lo o totoe ai faasaga uma ia Satele ma Tuiagamoa, e aofia ai Taufaaleaga (Defamation) atoa ai ma le Auau faatasi (Civil Conspiracy) e faia le faaiuga e faate’a ai Lopa mai lona nuu o Vailoatai. FAAIUGA O LE TAGI I le faaiuga o le tagi faasaga ia Satele ma Tuiagamoa, ua talosagaina ai e le Lopa le Fa’amasinoga ina ia tu’uina atu e le Fa’amasinoga vaega nei: (1) Ia poloaina Satele ina ia faamanino le $20,000 sa tuuina atu ia te ia, atoa ai ma tupe mai le CIP sa latou faaaoga ma lona atali’i faatasi ai ma lona faletua. (2) O se poloaiga e faatonu ai Satele ina ia toe faafo’i uma tupe mai le $20,000 po o tupe mai le CIP e le tatau ona ia faaaoga pe soona faaaoga le tatau fo’i. (3) O se poloaiga e faatonu ai Satele ma Tuiagamoa la te totogiina le tusa ma le $50,000 pe le itiiti ifo fo’i i lea aofaiga ia Lopa, ona o le faaleagaina o lona igoa atoa ai ma aafiaga na oo ia te ia ona o lenei mataupu. (4) O se poloaiga e faatonuina ai Satele ma Tuiagamoa la te totogi faatasia se vaega tupe e tusa ma le $150,000 ia Lopa, i lo la faaaogaina sese o le malosi faa tagata faigaluega a le malo la te faia ai faaiuga e le tatau ona faia. (5) O se poloaiga e faaleaogaina ai le faaiuga sa faia e Satele ma Tuiagamoa e faasala ai Lopa mai le faiganuu a Vailoatai, e pei ona avea ai o ia ma sa’o o le aiga ‘Availopa’ o Vailoatai ma fai ai o ia ma sui o lona aiga i le nuu ma le Itumalo. (6) O se poloaiga e faatonu ai i laua ua faia faasaga i ai lenei mataupu la te totogiina mo le totogi o lenei mataupu atoa ai ma le tau a loia. E le’i faatulagaina se aso e fofogaina ai lenei mataupu i luma o le Fa’amasinoga. Fesootai mai i le tusitala ia [email protected] samoa news, Saturday, July 6, 2013 Page 3 Veukitau murder case Fono opens Monday, bound over to High Court minus one senator… by Fili Sagapolutele, Samoa News Correspondent by Joyetter Feagaimaali’i-Luamanu Samoa News Reporter Detective Filemoni Amituana’i of the Criminal Investigation Division told the court that Arthur “Afa” Christopher Blake struck Lopeti Kalala Veukitau with a crowbar right in front of Lopeti’s seven year old son. The defendant is held in jail on a $500,000 bail, one of the highest ever set for a defendant in the territory’s judicial history. A first degree murder charge is a felony which is punishable by death or life imprisonment without parole until 40 years of the sentence has been served. Lopeti, a father of four, is a Tongan National who migrated to the territory some time ago. This was heard during the Preliminary Examination Hearing held earlier this week, where District Court Judge John Ward found that there was probable cause to have this matter bound over to High Court. Blake is accused in the brutal murder of Lopeti two Sundays ago. Chief Assistant Attorney General in the criminal Division, Camille Philippe is the prosecutor in this matter while the defense attorney is Assistant Public Defender Karen Shelley. Det. Amituana’i was the only witness called to the stand. He told the court that the seven year old son said he saw Blake striking his father. The wife of Lopeti also told the lead investigator that she was surprised when her son came running into the house covered with blood, yelling that the defendant had struck his dad. The Court also heard from Det. Amituana’i, who said that Blake told him that he had planned to kill Lopeti a week earlier with a bush knife and was going to cut Lopeti into pieces, but something came up and he was unable to do it at the time. The Detective further told the court that at the scene, Lopeti was found lying in a large pool of blood with injuries to his head, including a large gash and a puncture wound. Court filings say that in the course of the investigation the defendant was located near an abandoned house not far from the scene of the crime. “Defendant immediately told officers he knew officers were there to get him because of what happened earlier.” CID Detectives noted that the defendant’s clothes had blood stains all over them. Blake told the police during his questioning that Lopeti woke him up early that morning around 7:30a.m. asking him to fetch tapioca from the plantation for lunch. Court filings say that the defendant was very upset with Lopeti for waking him when he was tired, and asking him to do chores. Defendant said he asked Lopeti for a knife to get the tapioca, but defendant said the real reason he asked for the knife was to use it to cut up Lopeti. According to Det Amituana’i, Blake said that instead of a bush knife, Lopeti gave him a butcher knife and he figured that he could not kill Lopeti with a butcher knife because it was too small; so he went for the crowbar near the [coconut] husk[s] with the intention of killing Lopeti. Amituana’i alleges that Blake said once he grabbed the crowbar, he walked back to where Lopeti was bending down and swung the crowbar in a vertical motion, aiming at Lopeti’s head. Blake further told the police that the first blow landed on Lopeti’s head and when the victim fell to ground gasping for air, Blake struck him again on the left side of his body three or four times. The defendant said he realized Lopeti was still alive so he decided to ‘finish Lopeti off by hitting him further on the head’. According to the Detective, the defendant repeatedly struck Lopeti on the head, about nine or ten times. “Defendant said he had been very upset and angry with Lopeti for treating him ‘like a slave’ and making him do chores outside, while no one else had to. CID Detectives recovered the crowbar, which had blood stains, that had allegedly been used in the incident. During cross examination Assistant Public Karen Shelley asked Detective Amituana’i if another detective was present during the interview, and the witness responded that he was accompanied by Detective Hes Sopoaga. Ms Shelley then questioned Det. Amituana’i if the interview with the defendant was recorded, to which he replied no. The defendant’s case is now before the High Court. Lawmakers return Monday for the 2nd Regular Session of the 33rd Legislature with the proposed final budget of fiscal year 2014 a priority that must be approved and signed into law by the governor before the start of the new fiscal year on Oct. 1, 2013. However, it will be a sad day for senators as one of the three senatorial seats of Maoputasi County is vacant, due to the passing of Sen. Fa’agata Mano Fa’agata last month. His funeral service is set for later next week. A family member told Samoa News yesterday that a short service for the late senator will be held at the LBJ chapel next Friday (July 12) around 7:30a.m. and then he will be transported to the Fono Guest Fale, for the state funeral set for 9a.m. Later, the late senator’s coffin will be taken to the Fagatogo Methodist Church for the 2p.m. service, followed by the traditional Samoan overnight wake. He will be laid to rest the next day, following a final service at the Fagatogo Methodist Church. An official announcement from the family is expected next week. Meanwhile, lawmakers will convene at 10a.m. Monday in their respective chambers. The governor is only required by law to address the Fono in January to deliver his state of the territory address. It wasn’t immediately clear yesterday if any new executive bills were expected to be sent to the Legislature for consideration during the next session. The only known new administration bill is the FY 2014 final budget proposal that lawmakers are very hopeful the governor will submit early, giving them time for a full review. The FY 2014 budget call letter went out last month directing all government agencies and departments to maintain budget ceilings under the fiscal year 2013 budget law of $454.85 million — including the FY 2013 supplemental of $5 million for the new fiscal year. As in previous budget proposals, the new administration wants all vacant positions omitted from the new fiscal year budget request. Expected to be sent to the Fono for confirmation is Malemo L. Tausaga as director of the Department of Administrative Services. Malemo, a former budget director in the Togiola Administration, was appointed Jun. 20 by Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga to head Administrative Services. There was no clear indication this week from the Governor’s Office if two acting directors, who were rejected by the Fono in April, will be resubmitted this session. The rejected nominees are Pau Roy Ausage for the Department of Youth and Women’s Affairs and Timothy Jones for the Territorial Energy Office. For bills sponsored by lawmakers, there is hope by advocates against domestic violence that the Fono will hold hearings and approve legislation that would criminalize human trafficking in the territory. The House bill is pending in committee. IN LOVING MEMORY OF Lucille Aigalesala Feagaimaali’i Tufaga Galea’i Aoelua 12/10/1940 – 6/25/2013 Farewell Services Thursday, July 11, 2013 • 10:00am At the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints Aua Stake Center ETERNAL COMPANION Aoelua Va’a Saumaleato Valovalo CHILDREN Faleula Virginia Aoelua Sappa Victoria Vatauomalotetele Aoelua Jacobo Salote Aoelua-Fanene Margaret Vaimagalo Aoelua Danielson Evelyn Sitaimata Aoelua Souza Barbara Aoelua Vaie’e Taputu Valovalo Savini Aoelua Page 4 samoa news, Saturday, July 6, 2013 “Walkin a Tight Rope” “If the second marriage is a success, the first one wasn’t really a failure.” “Never trust an idea you come up with sitting down.” A good day to all fine and loyal friends of Hawkeye. Here we are celebrating another Independence Day! Time really does fly when you are having fun! Hawkeye will soon embark on his onward journey towards his 70th birthday which he will not bother to celebrate. While Hawkeye has entered into the senior citizens role, he likes to think of himself as aging gracefully. Hawkeye has learned to eat the elephant a bite at a time and therefore has learned, and earned, a higher tolerance for “BullS*#t! This in itself is a rather fine achievement leading in to the 70th year of his natural life. Hawkeye having embarked on his second trip at living when he was of the ripe and tender age of 52, Hawkeye considers himself as “Born Again!” Though not borne again as the religious populace sees it, Hawkeye did that his way also. While he did not stray from the tunnel, he did in fact enter the light. Over. Last Friday a week ago Hawkeye’s cable service went out. This happened somewhere about 1:00 in the afternoon, or for those Nautical Vernacs, 1300. There was a power Pole replacement in operation and the power was off for a short while. The power was restored, but Hawkeyes Cable Service was not. Hawkeye called *611 and informed them of the problem. The person on the other end said, I will call you right back. While this never happened, and to make a long story short, this was repeated about 10 times with the same answer. This went on from Friday Afternoon, on June, 28th to the morning of July 01. Bottom line was sheer frustration on the part of Hawkeye and Sweet Leanor as this is how they while away their leisure hours. {Watching Re-Runs on Cable.} Now it is lucky that Hawk & Leanor have many DVD’s in their collection at home and were able to substitute cable re-runs with re-runs of their own! Hawkeye watched some of his old Clint Eastwood collection and others that he happened to have. It was hardly any different watching Hawkeye’s re-runs over that of the Cable Service Provider. Hawkeye is certain that when it comes to the time to pay his next Cable Bill, that there will be an offset on his bottom line to compensate for the loss of Cable service all during a weekend. While Hawkeye will not hold his breath, and will not pursue a phone call to the Customer Service Manager who is always in a meeting no matter whom you talk to. Now, what would make Hawkeye happy once again is to see the return of Fox News Live, and the return of HBO! It is about time that our citizens receive what we pay for! Over.. Other than that, Hawkeye and Sweet Leanor had a nice weekend. Hawkeye happened to read a few comments pertinent to the Stray Animal Situation. While Hawkeye will not apologize for anything said pertaining to that article, he certainly will never be guilty of associating Children of the Homo-sapien species with stray animals. Hawkeye happens to love both Chillen and Stray Animals, and therefore will not revisit the subject again. Re-read the article and this time read between the lines for its true intention. Do not throw rocks at stray animals, or chillen! Hawkeye is hopeful that one day soon we will see the stray animal population brought under control in such a manner that is considered to be Humane in nature. Hawkeye and Sweet Leanor are looking forward to watching all the nice parades in honor of our Independence Day celebrations. All that Hawkeye remembers is that we kicked some real ass in 1776 while earning the independence from the British. When George W. Bush rode through the Boston Common on an Ostrich, yelling: “They is a Commin!” “And we is a runnin!” This, as Hawkeye Recalls, was the beginning of the S%#t a-hittin da fan! All’s well that ends well however as we seem to get along well with The Brits these days. We have Brits everywhere we look, especially if we happen to be looking in Britain! There is supposed to be a new addition to the royalty there at Buckinghorse palace in merry old England when her majesty gives birth sometime in July. It is a shame that the special child could not have been born on the American Independence Day! Folks, please do keep reading Hawkeye and interpetering it in a positive vein as it is intended. While we are at it, Hawkeye & Sweet Leanor will wish all of their friends and relatives in New Mehico, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, a happy fourth of July, especially his Nephew Gary, and his Wife Renee of Albuquerque New Mexico. Sister-in-law Marjorie, along with Fran & Jimmy Stribling. Hawkeye really should stop at that before he gets all emotional like, and cries in his Lambrusco! Until next week, keep the cows over their buckets and the chariots oiled and fueled up for the trip! Love and Hugs to all from Hawkeye & Sweet Leanor DMWR Director Dr. Ruth Matagi-Tofiga and Tisa Fa’amuli, Alega resident and owner of Tisa’s Barefoot Bar, who signed a Cooperative Agreement earlier this week which makes Alega Bay the newest member of the Community-based Fisheries Management Program. [photo courtesy of DMWR/ Afa Uikirifi] Alega Bay is newest member of Fisheries Management Program Tisa: “we need to work together in order to survive” By B. Chen, Samoa News Correspondent The Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR) signed on Monday, July 1, a Cooperative Agreement with local businesswoman Tisa Fa’amuli, making the eastside’s Alega Bay the newest member of the Community-based Fisheries Management Program. The agreement was signed at the DMWR main office in Fagatogo by the Tisa’s Barefoot Bar owner and DMWR Director Dr. Ruth Matagi-Tofiga. Over a telephone interview with Samoa News this week, Fa’amuli said what drove her to sign the Co-op Agreement is her desire to work together with DMWR and the new administration, who seem to be proactive in the conservation and preservation of local marine resources. “I know people understand that times are really tough right now and we need to do what we can to survive. We need to work together and find ways to protect the special and limited resources we have,” she stated. According to Fa’amuli, her life has been threatened numerous times by poachers and foreign fishermen who constantly fish around the waters in Alega. “I am not a selfish person,” Fa’amuli said. “It’s not like I want to save all the fish in Alega for myself, but my livelihood and that of my family is dependent on the resources found on land and in water. If people continue to come in and take all of our marine resources away, what will be left for me and my family? These fishermen are starving and they are hungry. It’s all about survival and we need to work together to find ways to protect what we have and ensure that everyone eats, without having to take from others.” She concluded, “The indigenous people of American Samoa need to step up and come together to work as a team in order to move forward. There are programs like the Communitybased Fisheries Management Program that are in place to help us progress towards better days. We the people are the government, and we need to work with the government if we want to become a stronger community. We need to take those extra steps and support all efforts that aim to benefit us and our children.” In an email correspondence to the Samoa News earlier this week, DMWR’s Tepora Toliniu Lavata’i explained that the Community-based Fisheries Management Program is a conservation regime that works closely with local village communities in co-managing their marine resources. Part of the Program includes the establishment of a Village Marine Protected Area (VMPA) to help replenish the marine resources. Various group meetings are held to disseminate information regarding the historical profile of the participating village’s marine resources, the cultural significance, and changes - whatever they may be - that have led to its current state. The information is then compiled and recorded into the Village Fisheries Management Plan, which also outlines activities and responsibilities of the department and village communities, in their partnership, to resolve direct and indirect impacts on the coastal resources. Lavata‘i explained, “As long as the village communities continue to participate and support the program, the department will conduct research, provide training sessions, and coordinate educational activities in further efforts to improve the state of their marine resources.” Other villages that are currently a part of the Community-based Fisheries Management Program include: Aoa, Alofau, Amaua, Auto, Sa’ilele, Masausi, Vatia, Poloa, Fagamalo, Matu’u, and Faganeanea. Under the program, Lavata’i pointed out, these communities have the authority to take action against any and all violators and trespassers of their Village Marine Protected Area, by prosecuting them under the law, based on rules and regulations that have been in place since 2008. (Continued on page 14) © Osini Faleatasi Inc. reserves all rights. dba Samoa News is published Monday through Saturday, except for some local & federal holidays. Please send correspondences to: OF, dba Samoa News, Box 909, Pago Pago, Am. 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. samoa news, Saturday, July 6, 2013 Page 5 Toe Tepa Tasi 5 x 7 Color Photos Now Available - $5 Page 6 samoa news, Saturday, July 6, 2013 Tulimanu o le fa’aolataga Local businessman David Betham, who owns the BTI Express Management in Nu’uuli attended and completed business seminars, Export University 101 & 201 plus the SWIFF (Shipping Worldwide, Interstate and Interisland Fair). According to a press release from BTI, Betham stated that due to President Obama’s National Export Initiative (NEI) to double US Exports by the end of 2014, BTI Express Management has recently completed the Export University 101 which is a comprehensive training seminar series hosted by industry experts to teach business owners the nuts and bolts of exporting. Experts included local Hawaii business people from a variety of fields, including lawyers, bankers and marketing gurus. Betham said, “BTI Express has benefited from both programs to help small businesses that are interested in exporting to identify the best markets for their products or services and the steps needed to connect with new customers worldwide”. Export University 101 is a comprehensive training seminar series by industry experts that will help business owners learn the nuts and bolts of exporting while developing a personalized International Business Plan to grow their international business successfully. Export University 201: E-Commerce for International Sales will help to leverage global business using online tools and social media savvy. BTI Express first opened its doors in American Samoa in 2004 and is now initiating in Hawaii. [courtesy photo] BTI Express will also be targeting Samoa, Fiji and other South Pacific islands. E te fia Poka? SAU I FAFO E FUSU FAATAMALOA MAI O loa le isi ‘au vaega e le bar e inu ai, talanoa lava i a latou tai toalua, fai loa le tala a Noa, “Ia vaai la oulua, poo a le leva o le po, a ou ona atu nei, tasi lava lou fano i le fafine, sau i le atoa i fai mai la’u mea’ai. A uma ona ou ‘ai, ia alu ifo lea tapena ma faamama uma le mea na ou ‘ai ai.” Ia ‘oso mai le tamaloa o Apelu, “Faapena foi au, o le taimi lava oute alu atu ai e le fale, ‘oso mai le fafine tatala o’u se’evae, tatalo lou ofu tino ma aumai sa’u apa pia ma alu tope le faiga o lou mea’ai.” Ia oo foi i le taimi ma faamatala mai ai Arona, fai mai loa, “E faapena a’u a oo nei i le taimi mate misa ai ma le fafine, e fai mai le fafine, ‘Sau i fafo, sau lava i lalo ma le moega, ma e fusu mai faa-tamaloa mai, e aua le fai so’o lau mea na o lou lafi i lalo o le moega.” UA LAKI OU FAI MAI UA MALIU LOU GRANDPA Ua oo i le tasi na, ua maua le teine e o Atamu e fai aiga i le faleaiga, (blind date) e alu Atamu o le tauaso lana paaga lea ua faatali mai i le laulau ua uma ona telefoni mai i ai i le Hotel. Ia ua talanoa lava ma faamasani, fai atu loa Atamu, “O le mea o le uma ona faamalamala mai i le face-book o lou igoa, ma le tagata na e i ai oe. Ae lea ua faatoa ou iloaina nei e te tauaso.” Fai loa le teine, “Malie lou loto ua galo ia te ‘au ona ta’u uma mai na mea i le face-book.” a ua tago le tama o le Atamu na vili le numera a lona uo lena e vili mai. Tatagi loa le telefoni a Atamu, fai loa Atamu i si teine se’i alu atu se’i tali lana telefoni, “Ua a alii Atamu ?.” ae tali le tamaloa o Atamu, “Ia a aua mai, o le tauaso lou teine lea e mata ‘aai.” Toe foi loa Atamu i le laulau, pepelo loa i si teine, “Sole ua oti si tama o lou tama.” fai mai le teine, “Oi faafetai, ana le oti le tama o lou tama, semanu oute fai atu fo’i ua oti le tama o lou tama, tofa.” ma alu lava le teine tauaso lea i fafo. TOLU LE FANAU NA FAAIPOIPO I LE ASO E TASI Ua fiafia lava si ulugalii aemaise ai le olomatua o Safaira ua mitamita lava ina ua fai i le aso e tasi faaipoipoga a fanau teine i le aso e tasi, ua uma loa le faaipoipiga ia o mai loa teine e tofu ma le potu e momoe ai ma o latou taitoalua. Oo i le leva o le po, na sau le loomatua o Safaira e inu sana vai i le pusa aisa, e pasi mai i le potu o le ulumatua faalogo atu ua ‘ata mai lana ulumatua, sau i le potu o le teine lona lua, faalogo ua ‘e’e mai le teine lona lua, faapea le mafaufau a le loomatua, ‘o mea lava nei e tutupu i po muamua i soo se ulugalii fou.’ E oo mai i le potu a se ana uii e leai lava ni leo o pisa mai ai, na malama le taeao, o loa tamaloloa e faigaluega, ae na o le loomatua ma si ana fanau teine. Fesili atu loa le loomatua o Safaira, i lana fanua, “O le a mea na e ‘ata mai ai anapo a Sue ?.” fai mai lana ulumatua, “A faafefea ea o le malie o ana o lenei tamaloa ana po.” fai atu loa i le lona lua, “O le a le mea na ‘ee mai ai mai ai anapo a alii Elisapeta.” ae tali mai Elisapeta, “O faiga lava o po muamua o le ulugalii fou, ua ou fiu e tatali le tamaloa ae ua ova lona ona uaina, ou fiu loa e faatali ia ‘e’e loa e ai.” ‘IA TALITONU, E MAFAIA MEA UMA I LE MANA O LE ATUA’ (Mareko 9:14-29) Ua faatoa o ifo Iesu ma soo mai i le mauga lea na latou nonofo ai i aso e tolu, na uma ona ia faia faailoga ma le ola faatuatua, ina ia mausali ai le latou ola faatuatua, i le latou oo mai e Petesaita ona aumai lea e ia o le tauaso, na latou ave i tua pa o Isaraelu ma feanu ai le alii i ona fofoga ma o lea na pupula ai loa lea o ia. Ua o i le mauga lea na faaali ai Elia ma Mose ma talanoa ma Iesu, ia ona toe o ifo lea i le mauga ua vavao atu e Iesu e aua latou te tau atu i le mea lea ona latou vaai ai i le mauga. Soo se mea e fealua’i ai le Iesu i lena vaitaimi i ai lava se ma’i e faamaloloina e Iesu, ae la e taumulimuli solo ai lava le au tusiupu ma le farasaio i mea e feoa’i ai i latou ia. Lea ua oo mai iina sa maua le taimi o le ‘au tusiupu e fesiligia ai le ‘ausoo a Iesu, ae sau loa se tasi o tagata ua fai mai, “Le aoao ua ou aumai ia te oe oe lou atalii ua i ai le agaga gugu, so o se mea lava e pue ai ia te ia, ona lafotu ai te ia, ua faua le gutu ma ou maaa lona tino, lilivau ona nifo, ua uma ona fai atu i lou ‘au soo ina ia latou tulia o ia, a ua le mafaia e i latou.” Ona fai atu lea o Iesu, “Le tupulaga le faatuatua e, tatou te i ai ma outou seia afea ? Ou te faapalepale ia te outou seia afea ?.” E le lava le faatuatua o le ‘au soo, e le taitai ona oo i ai le latou faatuatua i le tama lea ua faia e temoni, o le taitai ‘au o Satani ma ona temoni…e le taitai i ai ona oo le tatou malosi faa-le-tagata-soifua i lona faatuatua i lena vaitaimi i le maga a Satani. E faaleaga e Satani mea uma tatou te taumafai atu ai i le ola e faavavau, e faaleaga o tatou aiga, e faaleaga o tatou mafutaga ua lelei, e faaleaga faalapotopotoga, e faaleaga le nofo fealofani o tagata e saili atu i le ola e faavavau. Afai ua mai aitu nei se tagata, ua aumai le fofo ma ua faapea mai le aitu, “Ia ua lelei o le a ou alu oute le toe sau ia te ia.” fiafia le aiga ina ua fai mai le aitu o le a le toe sau. Faafefea ona tatou talitonu i se upu faapena ua fai mai ai le aitu, o ‘au uma na a Satani. Iesu i lona faatuatua e mafaia ai e ia mea uma, pei o le atalii lea i lona tigaina na silafia lelei e Iesu ma o le tatalo ma le faatauanau i le mana e toe tulei mai lona ola faatuatua na faia ai mea nei o le a laua feagai. Fai mai lo tatou matua, ‘Ia talitonu, e mafaia mea uma i le mana o le Atua.’ pei ona taua mai i le mataupu e 3:14-15 ‘Ona ia tofia lea o le toa-tinogafulu ma le toalua ina ia faatasi ma ia, ina ia aauina atu foi ia te i latou e talai le tala lelei; ina ia tuuina atu foi le pule ia te i latou, latou te tutuli ai temoni.’ O le ola faatuatua e mafai ai e i tatou ona fai atu i mauga e o i le sami, e tatou mata ala pea, e tetee i faiga o le tiapolo e faia mai i aso uma, e manaomia e ia ina ia tatou pauu atu i le agasala pea tatou tuu pea i mea o le lalolagi nei. Pei ona molimau mai ai le Luka 9:42-43 ‘O loo sau ia, a e lafotu ma faafaafiti ia te ia le temoni, Ona vavao lea e Iesu i le agaga leaga ma ua faamalolo i le tama, ma toe tuu atu ia te ia i lona tama. Ua latou matua ofo uma i le mana mamalu o le Atua. E pei ona tusia i le Eperu 11:6 ‘A leai se faatuatua e le mafai ona fiafia mai o ia, aua e tatau i le alu atu i le Atua ona talitonu o loo soifua o ia, o ia foi na te tauia mai o e mai o e matua saili ia te ia. Na o Iesu lo tatou auala moni, e mafai ai mea lelei ma le matagofie lea na molimau mai le Mareko 9:29 ‘Ua fetalai atu lea o ia ia te i latou , “Ua na o le tatalo e mafai ai ona o ‘ese o mea faapena.” Amene samoa news, Saturday, July 6, 2013 Page 7 OASIS BAR/RESTAURANT COME OVER & TASTE THE DIFFERENCE WITH OUR NEW CHEF WE ARE OPEN FOR LUNCH & DINNER FROM MONDAY- FRIDAY FROM 11AM – 10PM FOR RESERVATIONS YOU CAN CALL US AT 699-5245 OR 699-6231 O se va’aiga i le taimi na o’o ai le aupu’eata a le “Fatu o le Alofa” i le Ofisa o Leoleo mo le pu’eina o se vaega o le ata na o’o ai i lea Ofisa mamalu, pu’e ai lea ma le ata o le auviliata ma [ata: foa’i] aufaigaluega i le Matagaluega o Leoleo i Fagatogo. “Fatu o le Alofa” - Tala Tusia mo lea Ata Tifaga tusia: Leua Aiono Frost Ua tele ata tifaga Fa’asamoa na na pu’ea fo’i i Samoa, peita’i, ua tafa le loto o tagata Amerika Samoa ma o latou Pu’eata Tifaga ua mae’a tapena taleni mo lea fa’amoemoe, o le a so’o le fau ma le fau, e aga fo’i Amerika Samoa i sona sao i lea fo’i fa’asoa o tomai fa’apitoa mai le Atua soifua i ona tagata. “Fatu o le Alofa” ua tula’i mai o se tala fatu na fausia i lagona o le tama’ita’i tusitala o Mareta Feagaimali’i Purcell-Unutoa, o le a faitino lana galuega sa tusia e molita’i atu ai ni fe’au taua i loto ma agaga o tagata o lona atunu’u, fa’atasi ma isi o tatou tagata o lo’o nonofo i nu’u mamao. “O le tala lava ia e ‘auga i le Alofa fa’aleuso sa i ai i loto o tagata Samoa uma lava, a’o le’i lutia i tatou i le tele o mea mai fafo, le atamai fa’aonaponei ma a latou tu ua le toe malosi lea alofa fa’aleuso ia te oe ma a’u, tagata Samoa moni lava!” Talofa, e fa’amoni i lea manatu o le tusitala! O le isi mea, ua vaivai le alofa lea, ua manatu tagata ia taui ma sui e ala i le fa’ao’o o mataupu i le fa’amasinoga e faia mai ai fa’ai’uga, ae o le pui aiga lava sa tupu ai se fa’alavelave, pe ua le tutusa manatu e afua ai! “Ua leai lava se alofa atu, fa’atino se fesoasoani mo le isi o mafatia ma tagi mai i sona mafatiaga! Ua tauemu i ai, ma lau le fa’avalevalea pe a o’o ina tula’i ese atu lea tagata pagatia! O lagona ma manatu ia, e fa’ailoa ai, ua vaivai lava lea alofa sa ta masani ai!” Na fa’aauau pea manatu o le Unutoa e tusa ai o fe’au taua i lenei tifaga, “O le isi fe’au ua molita’i mai ai, “Ia toe fo’i le tagata Samoa e gagau le vao, lea ua tau tele mai Kolea ma Saina e fa’aaoga o tatou laueleele, ae ua tatou nofonofo ma fa’atalitali i ai mo tatou fofoga taumafa.” O se tasi mea ua iloga mai e tele sona aoga i lea fo’i ata tifaga, o le taua ma le fita o tulaga tau Fanua i totonu o aiga Samoa. “O le isi vaega tele o lea ata, ua fa’atepa ai i tatou i afaina e ono tutupu mai totonu o tatou aiga ma o tatou Laueleele, e matua taua lea fo’i vaega o le ata lea! E le o misia lava nei mea ma o tatou olaga i aso fai so’o.” “E le gata i lea, ae ua fa’aatagia fo’i le faigata ma le lelei o le auaunaga a fanau a Samoa i le Vaega Au, e fiafia i le tele o taimi, ae i ai taimi e mamafatu ai tiga o lea auaunaga!” Ina ua mae’a lana fa’amatalaga lea, sa ia toe fa’ailoa mai, ua amata gaoioi fo’i i latou mo le vaega lua o le ata, e tauau e mae’a pu’ea fo’i ma tu’ufa’atasia i le masina o Setema, 2013. “O le soso’oga o le vaega lua, e le o fa’ama’ima’i lava, ma ua sailia fo’i ni tagata fou e fa’atinoa, fa’atasi ai ma ni kamupani e fia fa’asoa mai mo fa’atupega atoa o lea fa’amoemoe! Aua ne’i fati le galu, ae e te le o fa’ase’e atu ai fo’i ma oe, tatou o uma ai, vala’au mai i le numera telefoni 252-7007 mo sou sao i le gaoioiga tele ma le lelei.” Katherine Kim Academy P.O. Box 2046 Pago Pago, AS 96799 PH: (684) 252-5072 email: [email protected] SAT 1 & 2 Prep for Dec 1 & Jan Test • Basic Math Skills • Pre-Algebra • Algebra I • Algebra II • Geometry • Pre-calculus • Calculus • Sat I • Sat II • Over 25 years teaching experience as a math specialist • Teach easy and simple way • Plenty of teaching materials • Organized teaching skills • Most of students scored above 700 in Sat I and Sat II test • Prepare island wide math competition Tafaoga i Matafaga? O matafaga nei UA LE malu puipuia mo ta’elega ma fagotaga ona ua maua ai ni siama e ono lamatia ai le soifua maloloina. E le tatau ona toe ‘au’au pe fagotaina nei ogasami se ia toe logo atu. SISIFO: Asili Beach, across LMS Church • Leone Pala, near bridge • Fogagogo Beach, adjacent resort • Fogagogo Swimming Hole, at resort TUTOTONU: Pala Lagoon, adjacent playground, Nuuuli • Pala Lagoon Spring near tennis courts • Coconut Point in Nuuuli • Avau Beach Nuuuli • Fatumafuti Beach • Fagaalu Beach adjacent field • Gataivai Beach, across Laundromat • Yacht Club Beach Utulei • Utulei Beach across High School • Fagatogo Stream Mouth by the market SASA’E: Fagasa Fagalea Beach near stream • Fagasa Fagatele Beach across boat house • Afono stream mouth, adjacent cricket field • Vatia stream mouth, 2nd bridge • Aua beach across Pouesi Mart • Aua stream mouth near bridge • Aua beach across from A&M Video Store • Lauli’i Tuai stream mouth • Alega beach adjacent resort • Alega stream mouth • Faga’itua stream mouth, across DPS • Sa’ilele Beach, across CCCAS Church • Masausi stream mouth • Masefau stream mouth • Alofau stream mouth, 1st bridge, Asasama • Amouli Beach across Health Clinic • Aoa stream mouth Lapata’iga mo Matafaga: Iulai 03, 2013 Ofisa o le Puipuia o le Si’osi’omaga i Amerika Samoa (AS-EPA) 633-2304 TIME SCHEDULE: MONDAY - WEDNESDAY - FRIDAY TIME CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C ALGEBRA 2 ALGEBRA 1 10:30 - 12:00 SAT 1 (BASIC CONCEPT) SAT 1 (PRACTICE) GEOMETRY PRE-ALGEBRA 2:00 - 3:30 GR 5-6 GR 3-4 GR 1-2 3:00 - 6:00 REGULAR STUDENTS REGULAR STUDENTS REGULAR STUDENTS 9:00 - 10:30 * All students should take level test • Class will be on Monday, Wednesday, Friday • Session 2: July 15 - Aug 9 *Time schedule subject to change • Contact (684) 252-9516 • Small size of classes Location: Behind Island Image, on top of Video Plaza Tuition: $200 Registration Fee: $50 Seats are limited, please register as soon as possible Also Available: Language Arts Summer School By Appointments: 258-3299 Mr. Jan Brugman 16 years Experience S.P.A. Page 8 samoa news, Saturday, July 6, 2013 T ALA mai brought to you by SAMOA tanoa tusitala hotel, apia, samoa Saunia: L.A.F./Naenae Productions MOLIA ALII 23 TAUSAGA MA’ITAGA AI TEINEITITI 15 TAUSAGA Ua fesiligia e le afioga Faamasino Vui Clarence Nelson o le Faamasinoga Maualuga, le itu a leoleo pe aisea ua tuai ai ona faaulu se tagi faasaga i se tamaitai e 15 tausaga le matua, lea na ia tautino i lana molimau tusitusia e faapea, na ia faapa’uina sana maitaga muamua. O lenei tamaitai talavou ua toe maitaga foi ma o le tama o le pepe o lo o molia nei i luma o le Faamasinoga, o se alii e 23 tausaga o Sione Fiaalii Arona. O lo o molia nei o ia i moliaga e lua o le pule le uma. Na faaulu e le aiga o lea tamaitai le tagi ina ua fiu e sue o ia, ae maua mulimuli ane o lo o nonofo faapouliuli ma le ua molia. MAFUTAGA FAALEAOAOGA MO FOMA’I O LE ATU TOELAU Ua maea nei se mafutaga faaleaoaoga i mataupu tau le soifua maloloina sa faatautaia i totonu o le atunuu i le faletalimalo o le Millenia, sa auai mai ai fomai uma o Toelau ma faatinoina ai galuega i le suesueina ma iloiloina o gasegase eseese i totonu o le fale suesue. O ia suesuega sa faatinoina i le maota gasegase o le Tupua Tamasese Meaole i Motootua ma na faataua ai ma le tuaga o le mafai ona faailo muamua o le gasegase o lo o aafia ai so o se tasi, faatoa mafai ai ona saili se fofo ma togafitia loa. Peitai, o faamai e mafua i feusuaiga le puipuia na agai i ai le faia o ia suesuega ina ia manino ma iloa tonu, aemaise o auga o ia gasegase. GAOIA MEA TOTINO A SE TAMA’ITA’I AMERIKA E 21 tausaga o se tamaitai sa faafaigaluegaina e le faletalimalo o le Tanoa Tusitala na tulai i luma o le Faamasinoga ma ua faasalaina nei i lona tuliina o ni itula faatapulaaina na te faatinoina ai ni galuega mo le manuia lautele o tagata, faatasi ma le faanofovaavaaia mo le 12 masina. O le faasalaga lea o le tamaitai o Fia Faaaliga o Lotofaga, Aleipata lea ua faamaonia lona moliaga o le gaoi ao faigaluega o ia i le faletalimalo o le Tanoa Tusitala. Na faaalia i faamaumauga a le Faamasinoga e faapea, o le aso 30 o Me na ia gaoia ai ni mama auro ma ni taimane se lua faatasi ai ma asoa auro a se tamaitai Amerika sa nofo ai i lea faletalimalo. Na faaalia e leoleo, e silia ma le $4,000 tala Amerika le tau aofai o nei mea totino. O C M Y K C M Y K O se vaaiga lena i le tumutumu o le mamalu o le atunuu i luma o le ofisa o le NPF i Apia e siaki a latou saofaga mo le faamanuiaga e 3% lea e faamatuu sa’o i totonu o a latou saofaga ona mafai lea ona fai ai a latou [ata: Naenae Productions] nonogatupe. O lenei faamanuiaga a le malo e mo i latou na pagatia i le afa o Eveni. le tamaitai Amerika na aafia e 25 tausaga le matua ma se tasi o sui o vaegaau o le Navy a Amerika lea sa asiasi mai i le atunuu mo a latou galuega fesoasoani mo Samoa ma isi atunuu o le Pasefika. “UA TATAU ONA MALOLO LITAEA LE AU TA’ITO’AFITU” Ua talosagaina e le alii palemia, le susuga Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi, le sue o ni sui fou mo le au lakapi taitoafitu a le atunuu e faasauni ai mo taaloga o le Olemipeka i le 2016 i Brazil. Fai mai a ia, o le tulaga faaletonu o le au a le atunuu sa auina atu i le taamilosaga o le ipu o le lalolagi i Moscow, Lusia ua iloa ai, ua tatau ona aumai ni tama taaalo fou toe talavou. Na saunoa foi le alii palemia, o le sailia o ni sui fou mo le au taitoafitu ua tatau ona faalautele atu i atunuu i fafo o lo o alala ma aumau ai tagata Samoa , ina ia mautinoa le filifilia o ni sui talavou, agavaa, toe lava le manava. O le aso Lulu na taunuu mai ai i fanua ia le au taitoafitu a le atunuu sa tauva i Lusia, ma e lei toatele nisi sa faatalia lo latou taunuu mai. i lana saunoaga i le TV, na faaalia ai e Tuilaepa, o nisi o sui o le au sa taaalo i le taaloga na faiaina ai ia Kanata mo le ipu mafolafola, ua uma aso o le tau o lo latou malosi. “Sa tatou faalogo uma o fai i ai le alii faiaoga pe aisea ua fai ai mea sa fai atu e aua le faia,” o a Tuilaepa lea. “O le mea e tau mai ia i tatou, e le i faamaoni ni isi o sui o le au i a latou koleniga.” MOLIA I MARIUANA SE ALII 18 TAUSAGA Ua faatonuina e Faamasino Vui Clarence Nelson o le Faamasinoga Maualuga se alii e 18 tausaga mai afioaga o Afulilo ma Magiagi, e tuli ni itula e faatinoina ai ni galuega mo le manuia lautele o le atunuu, faatasi ai ma le auai atu i polokalama mo le toe faaleleia o lona olaga, e faatonuina ai o ia e le ofisa faanofovaavaaia mo le umi e tasi le tausaga. E talitonu le alii faamasino, o lenei faasalaga e talafeagai lelei lea ma lea taulealea i o le faasalaina i se faasalaga faafalepuipui. Na faaalia e Vui, e tele se aafiaga e ono maua e lea alii pe a faasalaina i le toese iTafaigata. O lea alii na molia ma pueina e leoleo ina ua latou osofaia le fale o lea alii i Magiagi ma maua ai le fualaau faasaina o le mariuana. 7 BILLION PEOPLE 7 BILLION ACTIONS What does a world of 7 Billion mean for you? JOIN US ON JULY 11, 2013 REX LEE AUDITORIUM • 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM Inviting interested parties to participate in discussion sessions for the American Samoa territorial population policy plan. DOC • CRAG • DOH • YWA • LEGAL AFFAIRS • DOE Seats are limited! 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Also we sell Liquor, Box Wine, Sangria & many more. Skyview Funeral & Escort Service sells affordable Caskets. Purchase a casket & receive a 20x20 tent rent free. We accept Credit cards, Access cards, Food stamps and Taoa. Call us at 644-5000 or 644-5656 - Aua MATATAMA LE TAMAITITI 7 TAUSAGA A’O FASIOTI LONA TAMA tusia AFM “Na vaai tino lava le tamaititi e 7 tausaga le matua o fasioti e Arthur ‘Afa’ Blake lona tama i le tolopa, ma o ia fo’i lea na tamo’e i totonu o le fale ma ta’u i lona tina le faalavelave ua tupu,” e pei ona taua i le molimau a le ali’i Leoleo Su’esu’e ia Det. Filemoni Amituana’i ina ua iloilo e le Fa’amasinoga Fa’aitumalo mau a le malo faasaga i le mataupu o lo o molia ai Arthur ‘Afa’ Blake i lona fasiotia o Lopeti Kalala Veukitau o Iliili i le lua vaiaso talu ai. I le tuana’i ai o le fa’alavelave na maliu ai Veukitau i le aso 23 Iuni i lona aiga i Iliili, o le aso vaiaso nei na faia ai lana ulua’i iloiloga i luma o le ali’i Fa’amasino ia John Ward II, ma valaau ai e le malo le ali’i leoleo su’esu’e ia Det. Amituana’i mo le tuuina atu o lana molimau e tusa ai o le fa’alavelave na tula’i mai. Na taua e Det. Amituana’i i se vaega o lana molimau e faapea, ina ua mae’a ona fa’aaoga e Blake le tolopa e sasa ai le ulu o le ali’i ua maliu, na faliu ai loa le tamaititi ma tamo’e i lona tinå o lo o i totonu o le fale ma ta’u i ai le mea ua tupu. “Mama, ua ta e Afa le ulu o Lopeti i le tolopa ma oti ai,” o upu ia na valaau ai le tamaititi i lona tina e pei ona taua e le ali’i leoleo su’esu’e i lana molimau. Ina ua mae’a ona fa’atino e Blake le solitulafono o lo o tuuaia ai o ia e le malo, na bia tia’i ai loa le tolopa i le vaega na ta’atia ai le tino o Veukitau ae sola ese ma lafi i se fale tuufua, pe a ma le maila le mamao ese mai le nofoaga na tupu ai le faalavelave. E vaiaso o atoa o taumafai Blake e saili se auala e fasioti ai Veukitau e pei ona taua e Det. Amituana’i i lana molimau. E vaiaso atoa o fuafua Blake e fasiotia Veukitau e ala i lona tipi tipiina o ia i le sapelu, ae talu ai na te le’i maua lava se taimi lelei na te faatinoina ai lea gaioiga, o lea na ia manatu ai loa o lona taimi lelei lava e faatino ai lona mana’o o le taeao o le aso Sa ina ua fafagu o ia e le ali’i ua maliu e alu e fai mai ni manioka e fai ai le latou meaai. Ina ua maua e leoleo ia Blake i totonu o le fale tuufua na lafi ai, e le gata na pisia uma ona lavalava i le toto ae oo lava fo’i i ona lima na pisipisia uma i le toto. Na fesili le loia a Blake i le molimau pe sa i ai ni isi leoleo na faalogo i le faatalatalanoaina o le ua molia, na tali le molimau “ioe sa i ai le leoleo na molimauina le faatalatalanoaga,” ae ina ia toe fesiligia pe sa pu’eina lea faatalatalanoaga i se video na tali le molimau “leai”. O le taeao ananafi na tula’i ai Blake i luma o le fa’amasinoga maualuga mo le ulua’i taimi ma ia teena ai tu’uaiga faasaga ia te ia. I lona teena ai o tuuaiga faasaga ia te ia, ua faatulaga ai loa lana ulua’i iloiloga e faia lea i le aso 26 Aokuso 2013, ma o lo o taofia pea o ia i le toese i Tafuna i le taimi nei ina ua le mafai ona ia totogiina le $150,000 ua faatulaga e le fa’amasinoga e tatala ai o ia i tua. [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 ua faalogoina ai e Kati le lafo e le alii lea o upu malolosi ma le tau faamata’u i matua o lana uo teine, ona ia logoina ai loa lea o leoleo o lo o sipai latalata ane i le nofoaga lea ina ia faalatalata atu i totonu ma sauni i soo se gaioiga e tula’i mai.] O le taimi lava na faalogoina ai e Kati upu tau faamata’u a le tagata lea i matua o lana uo teine ua maliu, aapa atu loa i lana uaealesi ma logo leoleo o lo o paka latalata ane i le nofoaga lea ina ia faalatalata atu i totonu ma ia sauni mo se faalavelave e ono tula’i mai, ona o lo o i ai lona masalosaloga o le tagata o lo o i totonu o le fale o lo o faaa’upegaina o ia i ni fana malolosi ma isi mea tau mata’utia, ma e le’i umi ae vaaia le tau fai li’o uma o le nofoaga lea e taavale a leoleo ma ua sauniuni uma i soo se gaioiga e tula’i mai. Na faalogoina e Kati ua ioe le ulugali’i e faamata’u faamaumauga uma e faatatau i teugatupe a le la tama o lo o i totonu o le faletupe faapea ai ma tupe o le Inisiua, ma ua sauni fo’i le ulugali’i la te sainia pepa e tala mai ai i tua teugatupe uma nei mo le teuina i se nofoaga e malu puipuia e pei ona faailoa atu e le tagata lea ia te i laua, o le taimi foi lea na ia logo ai loa le vaega faapitoa a leoleo ina ia li’o atoa le fale ma ia mataalia i soo se gaioiga e ono tula’i mai i ni isi o ta’avale o lo o paka solo i le vaega lea o le aai. E le’i toe faatali Kati i le taimi lea, ae ua tago i lana fana ma savali sa’o loa aga’i i le fale o le ulugali’i, ona taumafai lea e tatala le isi faamalama o le potu moe ma oso atu ai loa i totonu laua ma le isi o leoleo faapitoa o lo o fesoasoani ia te ia i lana galuega, ae o le taimi lea ua siomia uma e leoleo fafo o le fale ma ua tofu fana uma i latou. Na ona maea lava ona saini e le ulugali’i o pepa, tuu atu i le ali’i lea ona tago loa lea o le tagata ua tuu pepa i totonu o lana ato, uu loa ma lana ato ma savali atu ua faatalofa i le olomatua ma talanoa i ai, ona toe liliu loa lea ua faatalofa i le toeaina, e fetaui lava le faatalofa o le ali’i i le toeaina ae osofa’i atu loa Kati ma lana leoleo mai totonu o le potu moe a le ulugali’i ma la a’upega ma faasiilima loa le ula lea, ae o le taimi fo’i lea sa la faailoa atu i ai ma la pine leoleo. Na pei o le emo o le mata gaioiga a le leoleo na toalua ma Kati i lona lokaina lea o lima o le ali’i lea ae o Kati na alu atu ma aveese mai le ulugali’i ma faamalamalama ia te i laua le autu o le osofaiga ma le mea o lo o tupu. O pepa uma na saini e le ulugalii mo tupe a le la tama na toe faafo’i uma i ai ma faaleaogaina uma ae ua ta’ita’i atu nei le ula lea i totonu o le taavale a leoleo ma avatu ai loa i le Ofisa mo isi suesuega. E tau faliu le tama o le a savali i fafo ma le fale ae tau lana vaai i se ata tele lava o lo o faapipii mai i le wall o le fale, o le la ata ma lana uo tama’ita’i sa pu’eina i totonu o le faleaiga, ua faatele e le olomatua ma le toeaina ae tuu i totonu o le fale e faamanatu ai si a la tama ua maliu. 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 ua vaaia ai e le aiga le le mautonu o le tamaititi o Lisati ina ua talanoa i le telefoni, ma ua tasi lava le mate a le olomatua tevolo lea o Lupe le aunty o le tamaititi, o Lasela lea o lo o vili mai Samoa.] Se’i o tatou tuli tatao atu lava le tama’ita’i o Lasela i Samoa ma lana telefoni lea ua faatutu i Aotearoa i le tamaititi o Lisati. Na ona tapuni lava e Lasela o le telefoni ona nofo lea i luga o le nofoa ma mapusela, pei o se tagata o lo o tamo’e i se maila. O totonu o le faletelefoni a le malo i Matafele lea o lo o fai ai le telefoni a Lasela, e mafai lava ona lagona mai e le isi tagata talanoaga o lo o fai atu i le isi itu, lona uiga e tatau ona talatalanoa lemu pe afai e maua le avanoa e te talanoa ai i se tasi o lou aiga o lo o e vili i ai. E pisi ane lava le tamaloa Sikulaki o Vena i tafatafa o le nofoa lea e nofo faasauapa ai Lasela ae sa le ano lava i ai le tama’ita’i, pau le mea lea e i lona loto se’i tuana’i se isi 10 minute ona toe vili lea o lana telefoni. “Siaula, e mafai ona e alu atu e te nofonofo mai le nofoa lale e toe faatali ai le taimi e toe vili ai lau numera ae se’i faasolo mai tagata e faaaoga le telefoni ona o lo o tumu luma i o,” o le musumusu atu lea a Vena ia Lasela, ona tu lea o le mafine i luga ma savali i fafo o le Fale Telefoni ma manava ai sina ea fou e toe faaseki ai lona mafaufau, e le’i umi ae toe fo’i i totonu ma toe vili loa lana numera i Niu Sila. “Hello, e maua atu Lisati faamolemole,?” o le fesili lea a Lasela ina ua tali mai le tagata i le telefoni, na va i ni nai sekone ae faalogoina loa e Lasela le leo o le tamaititi o Lisati e foliga mai o lo o tagi mai i luga o le telefoni, “Talofa Lasela, o a’u lea, faafetai mo lou telefoni mai, ae ou te faamalie atu ina ua motusia faafuase’i la ta talanoaga, ae ua ou manatu e le aoga ona ou talanoa atu ia te oe i lenei taimi i luga o le telefoni leaga o lo o tumu tagata i totonu o le ta’avale o lo o matou malaga ai, ae siaki lau pusa meli i le vaiaso fou o lea o le a ou tusi atu ai ia te oe ...” na ona uma lava o le talanoaga a le to’alua lea, ato e Lasela le telefoni ona savali lea ma ona loimata i fafo ma le Fale Telefoni, ae o lo o maitau uma mai e le tamaloa Leoleopo o Vena gaioiga uma a le tama’ita’i o lo o fai. “Siaula, e i ai se mea ua e matafia ai, e te mana’omia se fesoasoani,?” o le saputu atu lea o fesili a Vena i le tama’ita’i a’o nofonofo na o ia i le fale faatali pasi o lo o i luma tonu o le Fale Telefoni, i le timuga ma le malulu o le po, “Leai fa’afetai, ua lagona lava lo’u fa’anoanoa i la’u telefoni sa fai i lo’u aiga i Niu Sila, ae o lea lava e Okay mea uma. Talofa i moomooga sa faataoto mo le lumana’i, afai ae i’u manuia mai le aoga a le tamaititi o Lisati mai Niu Sila, ona tuu faatasia lea o i laua e avea ma aiga e tasi mo le lumana’i, ae foliga mai ua siliga tali i seu se tali mo ia ae ua na o le pologa o le mafaufau i le alofa le mea ua tula’i mai. Tala i Vavau o Samoa TUPUAGA O TUISAVALALO vO le pogai na fati magalo ai na tuta ai le ausaga a tamaiti nei le ava o Salemuliaga. Fai mai o i taga, e pei ona i ai le Saotale ulugalii ma le la fanau e toa maitai o Afemata i Safata, i le 10 na sau le latou malaga mai mea na amata mai ai le malaga Safata, ao aso ia e lei taitai ona a le ulugalii, o “Tutaitaga,” e nofoia e tagata le nuu o Tagata faamanatu ai le taimi na tuta ai i Savaii, ma ua oo ina afatia ai le ausaga i Taga. I se tasi aso, na le faigamalaga, ma ua to ai lo o ai le au uso lenei e toa 10 e ta latou vaa i le vasa. Ona sau loa mai sa latou fale i le vaomatua, lea o le ausaga a le ulugalii ma ma o le tama o Sefulu e matua i le la fanau, peitai na maliliu le ona uso uma lava, sosoo ane ai ulugalii i le malolosi o au, ma ma Iva, sosoo ane ai ma Valu, ua faaigoa ai lava nei nofoaga o Fitu, o Ono, o Lima, o Fa, o i gatai o Taga o Pugauta, e faa- Tolu, o Lua ae uii lava le tama manatu ai le vaega na maliu ai o Tasi, ma soo se taimi lava e le fafine, ae o Pugatai e faama- valaau ai e le ulugalii le la fanau, natu ai le vaega na maliu ai le e amata mai lava ia Sefulu aua tamaloa i le itu i tai o le nuu, ona o ia e matua, ma ua masani ai faaauau mai pea lea e le fanau e lava i soo se taimi, e muamua toa 10 le ausaga ma taunuu loa i lava ona valaau Sefulu, Iva, le nuu o Taga, ma iina na maua Valu ma faasolosolo mai ai lava ai loa le upu, “ua fati magalo le seia oo ia Tasi le uii. ava o Salemuliaga,” ma o loo Fai mai le tala tuu, e alu atu i ai pea pine faamau o le taimi le tama o Sefulu i le vao, aua o ia lava e muamua faitau lona igoa, o tau mai le lulu ma le gata, fai mai le tala, o le lulu ma le gata e le o ni meaola, ae o tagata itulua aua o Samoa sa itulua ona tagata i aso ua mavae. Sa tagi atu loa le lulu ia Sefulu, ina ia alofa ma fesoasoani atu ia te ia, peitai sa le kea i ai Sefulu ae sa faaauau lava lana malaga. Ua oo i le isi aso ua alu atu Iva i le vao, o le mea lava foi e tasi, o loo tau mai le lulu ma le gata, ona tagi ane lea o le lulu ia Iva e alofa fesoasoani atu ia te ia, peitai sa le kea i ai Iva. Ua faapena ia Valu seia oo lava ia Lua, sa tagi atu i ai le (Faaauau itulau 14) samoa news, Saturday, July 6, 2013 Page 11 Despite a cloudy morning with winds of 15-20 mph, these workers from StarKist Samoa were at Fagaalu Park around 8a.m. yesterday for dance practice to prepare for the company’s upcoming 50th Year Celebration of its establishment in American Samoa. [photo: FS] The 50th Anniversary Ceremony is set for sometime next month. Where it’s at in 2 ATTENTION AMPUTEES NEWLY ESTABLISHED SAMOA PROSTHETICS INC. IN AMERICAN SAMOA Compiled by Samoa News staff DOH REQUIRES APPROVAL FOR NEW BUSINESSES DEALING WITH FOOD Department of Health has made clear that new businesses that requires health certification and approval must wait before opening local operations. Under the newly expedited business license process for ASG, it takes about 24-hours for a business applicant to get the business license. However, DoH official Papali’i Marion Fitisemanu says DoH will still need to give certification, if it’s a business—such as a restaurant, fast food place or a store that sells cooked food— that requires DoH approval and certification. Speaking on DoH’s program on KVZK-TV, Papali’i says his Environmental and Sanitation Division (ESD) has found a problem with new businesses being given their business license— where the owners and operators have already opened to the public—despite the fact they have not received certification first required from DoH. Papali’i, who heads ESD, says there is specific information outlined in the application form which requires DoH inspection and certification for certain types of business before they can be officially open for business. He says site inspections of local businesses by his staff have found that some businesses have opened without DoH certifications as required by law and the sad thing is that the business will then have to closed their doors until DoH certification is given. He urged new applicants to please read carefully the application form because there are requirements by law that DoH must follow. ASG MANU’A islands DEVELOPMENT PREPARATION American Samoa Government agencies and departments now have just over one-week to set up their operations in the Manu’a island group and to be ready by July 15, before the official dedication the next day, which is Manu’a Cession Day. This is part of the Lolo Administration’s push to have offices in Manu’a for all ASG entities on Tutuila. And this is all part of what’s labeled by the administration as the Manu’a Development project. During last week Friday’s cabinet meeting, Lt. Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga reminded directors that they only have a short-period of time left to relocate resources, including equipment and personnel, to Manu’a. Additionally, the government only has one vessel for ocean transport and for directors to identify “what you nee,d so we know what we can do to support you,” said Lemanu, adding that the governor is scheduled to head to Manu’a the morning of July 15, and the official program for the Manu’a Cession Day is expected to be released soon to directors. Lemanu also revealed during the meeting that all government agencies and departments whose offices will be in Manu’a— including the Governor’s Office—are all to contribute to the purchase of fuel, to be shipped from Tutuila, for ASG vehicles in Manu’a, until ASG sets up a gas station there. Additionally, they will also all contribute to the pot for the purchase of supplies, said Lemanu, who noted that the Governor’s Office will make sure that all offices and agencies make their necessary contribution. GROUP SUPPORTS STARKIST MOTION TO DISMISS LAWSUIT A U.S. non-profit group which promotes seafood safety has asked the federal court in Oakland, Calif., for approval to file a ‘friend of the court’ amicus curiae brief in support of StarKist Co.’s opposition to a lawsuit, which accuses the cannery of under-filling its canned tuna products. The federal court has scheduled for July 9 a hearing for the request by the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) president John Connelly, who says the non profit group is dedicated to education about seafood safety, sustainability, and nutrition. Additionally, NFI promotes the US Dietary Guidelines that suggest Americans include fish and shellfish in their diets twice per week for longer, healthier lives. NFI also works with its members in their interaction with the United States Food and Drug Administration. California resident Patrick Hendricks earlier this year sued StarKist for “negligent misrepresentation”, “unjust enrichment”, violating California consumer laws, and committing “fraud” —with allegations that StarKist is under-filling its canned tuna products. He also sought the court’s certification of a nationwide class action suit comprising purchasers of StarKist’s five-ounce tuna products. Connelly in his request filed Monday says the suit against StarKist alleges violation of a regulation issued by the Food and Drug Administration under authority of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act governing the fill weight of canned tuna. He said Starkist has moved to dismiss the complaint on a number of grounds, including federal preemption, referring to StarKist’s argument that a petition from the industry and others is pending before the FDA to amend the standard of fill provisions in federal law. According to Connelly, the NFI’s Tuna Council represents the largest processors and household names for canned and pouch tuna in the U.S. including StarKist, Bumble Bee and Chicken of the Sea. Additionally, the Tuna Council speaks for the tuna industry on numerous issues from fishing access arrangements and federal and state regulations, to sustainability and education and marketing. Moreover, NFI has supported its Tuna Council members in their Citizen Petition with the FDA in 2011, asking the FDA to amend the standard of fill provisions of federal law and to adopt a ‘drained weight’, as opposed to a ‘pressed weight’ standard. “Such a change would make the standard of identity fill requirements for tuna sold in America consistent with the requirements for canned tuna sold in all other countries of the world, and consistent with other canned foods sold in the United States,” he said, adding that NFI believes that the standard of identity for canned tuna cannot be met given current can technology. NFI believes that the FDA is the sole organization to determine standards of canned tuna fill, he said. TO PROVIDE PROSTHETIC (ARTIFICIAL LIMBS) DO HOME VISIT FOR CONSULTATION AND PRELIMINARY FITTINGS. OUR SERVICE QUALIFIES UNDER MEDICARE COVERAGE. 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Call us now at 633-5088/733-9383/770-4850 or visit our main office at Pago Pago, road going towards Fagasa… PURIFIED WATER Refill 1 GALLON - 5 GALLON Fagaalu across from Matafao Ele. School Tel: 633-7038 or 633-7685 5 Gal. delivered to your home, business or office! “CELEBRATE YOUR BELOVED’S JOURNEY HOME WITH OUR FUNERAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES” 688-7995, 699-9338, 731-1701 “FAIA LE MEA SILI MO LE UA PELE IA TE OE, E TALAFEAGAI MA LAU FA’ASOA. MO OU MANA’OGA UMA TAU MALIU, SULUFA’I MAI I LE ‘GOING HOME’ I FUTIGA” Page 12 samoa news, Saturday, July 6, 2013 FETU’U A’OA’O LE AULOTU AI U MEAAI O LE MALIU… tusia AFM In this photo taken on Wednesday, June 19, 2013, goats graze on a patch of San Francisco International Airport land in San Francisco. San Francisco airport is using 400 goats to clear (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) from an area of the airport prone to fire. Here, only goats can prevent airport fires (AP) — Last month, officials at San Francisco International Airport hired a herd of parttime employees to toil on the west side of the property and engage in an unusual — but environmentally friendly — form of fire prevention. Anyone looking down from a plane departing the airport may have wondered, What’s with the goats? For two weeks in June, Mr. Fuzzy, Cookie, Mable, Alice and nearly 400 other goats chomped on the brush in a remote corner of the airport. The area needs to be cleared each spring to protect nearby homes from potential fires. But machines or humans can’t be used because two endangered species — the San Francisco garter snake and the California red-legged frog — live there. It’s not exactly the type of job you advertise in the local classifieds. So, for the past five years officials have turned to Goats R Us, a small brush-removal company run by Terri Oyarzun, her husband Egon and their son Zephyr. The airport paid $14,900 for the service this year. The goats travel 30 miles each spring from their home in Orinda, Calif. to the airport in a 16-wheel truck that Oyarzun calls her “livestock limo.” They come with a goat herder and a Border Collie named Toddy Lynn. The goats spend two weeks cutting away a 20-foot fire- break on the west side of the airport. “When passengers take off and fly over the goats, I’m sure that’s a thrill,” Oyarzun says. Whatever the emotion, it isn’t reserved for air travelers. When Oyarzun’s goats aren’t clearing brush at the airport, they’re munching away on the side of California’s freeways, at state parks, under long-distance electric lines and anywhere else with overgrown vegetation. The family has about 4,000 total active goats on its payroll. Working at an airport does come with its own set of challenges, namely loud, frightening jets constantly taking off. “There was an adjustment period,” Oyarzun said. “But they have a lot of confidence in their herder.” The goats did their job. “We’re pleased with our organic process for weed abatement,” said airport spokesman Doug Yakel. At least one other airport has taken note. Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport has requested bids for goats to clear brush in an out of the way area of the airport’s 7,000-acre property and expects them to be at the airport sometime this summer. When goats become too old to work, they are typically sold for meat. But fear not, Mr. Fuzzy, Cookie, Mable, Alice won’t end up at the slaughterhouse. The Oyarzun family lets its goats peacefully retire at its farm. At least one part of air travel is still humane. EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — Police hoped to interview about a dozen students of a local karate studio Friday after riding on the Fourth of July parade float driven by a man who accidentally ran over and killed his 8-year-old son. No charges are expected to be filed against Quinton Hooper, 44, who was driving the float to a staging area after participating in Edmond’s LibertyFest Parade when his son, Aidan Hooper, either fell or jumped from the float, Police Officer James Hamm said. “The hard thing in this case is that most of the witnesses were young children, so we’re having to speak with their parents to get a good idea of whether he jumped off or fell somehow,” Hamm said. “That’s the main thing we’re trying to determine. “We’re having to be sensitive to the fact that these are young children.” Police interviewed Quinton Hooper, but a final report on the accident will not be completed until investigators determined who was on the float and spoke to them. The flatbed trailer — decorated with red, white and blue ribbons and loaded with hay bales — knocked the child to the ground and ran over him, Hamm said. As many as 20 or more people, including many young children outfitted in karate uniforms, were aboard the float, and several others were walking behind it when the accident happened. A nurse and a police officer performed CPR on the boy until he was transported by ambulance to a hospital in Oklahoma City, where he was pronounced dead. The medical examiner’s office had not completed an autopsy on the boy late Friday afternoon, and the cause of his death had not been officially determined, spokeswoman Amy Elliott said. Police interview Oklahoma father who ran over son, 8 Na tete’i se tasi o aulotu i le itu i Sisifo o le motu nei ina ua fa’ai’u le lauga a le latou A’oa’o o lo o tausia le Ekalesia, i lona fetu’u lea o le aulotu e aunoa ma le malamalama o tagata aulotu i le mafuaaga o le fetu’u, ae ina ua sailiili pea e le aulotu le mafuaaga o le fetu’u, na maua mulimuli ane ai, ua ai u le A’oa’o ina ua le maua sana tufa’aga mai le inati a le aulotu na maua mai i le maliu a le isi tama matua o le Ekalesia. O le tolu lenei o masina talu ona vaai e le A’oa’o ma lona faletua le Aulotu, ona o lo o saili togafiti le Faifeau ma si ona Faletua i fafo, talu mai lea umi, o se ulua’i taimi lea ua pa’ulua ai le leo o le A’oa’o i le folafolaina o le upu a le Ali’i. Na fa’amatala ata e se molimau i le Samoa News e faapea, na manaia lava le amataga o le lauga a le ali’i A’oa’o i le fa aso Sa ua tuana’i, ina ua tatala lava lana lauga i lona faamatalaina o vavega eseese sa faia e le Fa’aola a’o i ai i le lalolagi, peitai ina ua lamalama faai’u le lauga, na fa’amatala ai loa e le A’oa’o le tala i tama’iti na ‘ai e Urosa ona o le ula i le ulutula o Elisaia atoa ai ma le le ‘ava i le ali’i perofeta. “O le iuga fo’i lena o le tatou aulotu pe afai tou te ‘ava ma tausi i le A’oa’o, a le feoti i ni mala e faia e le Ali’i ni vavega e faaumatia ai outou .... “ o ni isi ia o upu o le lauga a le a’oa’o na tomumumu ai le toatele o le au matutu ao le aulotu ma taape gugu ai i lena aso Sa e aunoa ma se isi na fu’e se to’ona’i mo le a’oa’o e pei ona taua e le molimau. Ae i le fono a le aulotu i le aso To’ona’i na soso’o ai, na faatoa manino ai le mata o le vai i le aulotu atoa, na ai u le a’oa’o ina ua le maua atu sana tufa’aga i le inati a le aulotu na maua mai i le maliu. Ae na taua e le molimau e faapea, sa manatu le aulotu e le toe aapa atu le a’oa’o i le inati a le aulotu, aua sa ta’i lana sua ma maua fo’i lana teutusi mai le aiga ina ua mae’a le maliu, ae na faatoa manino le mata o le vai ina ua faailoa e le a’oa’o i le taimi o le fono e faapea, e ese lava le sua a le a’oa’o na maua mai i le aiga, e ese fo’i sana inati e tatau ona maua atu i fa’aaloaloga a le aulotu sa maua, aua o ia fo’i o le isi totino a le ekalesia. O le aso lea na toe fono ai le aulotu mo sa latou faaiuga faasaga i le a’oa’o, ina ua faalua ona fautuaina o ia e tama matutua o le aulotu e faatoese i le ekalesia e tusa ai o ana lafoga mamafa sa fai i luga o le pulela’a ae musu. Two Koreas start talks on stalled border park SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Delegates from North and South Korea began talks Saturday on restarting a stalled joint factory park that had been a symbol of cooperation between the bitter rivals. The Kaesong industrial zone, just north of the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas, was the centerpiece of inter-Korean projects hatched during a previous era of warming ties. But it was closed in April as tensions rose between the rivals when South Korea held military exercises with the U.S. troops not far from the border, which led to North Korea pulling its 53,000 workers out of the industrial park in protest. South Korea then ordered its managers to leave as well, against their wishes. South Korea’s Unification Ministry, which is in charge of relations with North Korea, said the two sides began the working-level talks at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the DMZ The two agreed to discuss retrieving products that the South Korean managers left behind at the industrial complex in North Korea and inspecting the facilities. They will also discuss restarting work at the park. The park, which brought together North Korean labor and South Korean capital, resulted in nearly $2 billion a year in cross-border trade. It was the last remaining joint project between two Koreas as relations soured over the past five years. The closure meant a loss of salary for tens of thousands of North Korean workers employed in factories run by 123 South Korean companies, and a loss of goods and orders for business managers who relied on Kaesong to churn out everything from shoes and watches to cables and electrical components. The Saturday talks come after a protocol disagreement last month resulted in the Koreas calling off what would have been the first senior-level meeting in years. samoa news, Saturday, July 6, 2013 Page 13 by Joyetter Feagaimaali’i-Luamanu Samoa News Reporter CASE OF MAN ACCUSED OF STRIKING DAD WITH MACHETE BOUND over TO HIGH COURT District Court Judge John Ward found that there was probable cause to bind over to High Court the government’s case against Mark Mulipola, charged with first degree assault and Public Peace Disturbance, on allegations of striking his father with a machete. The incident occurred in the village of Malaeimi, say court filings. Assistant Public Defender Karen Shelley represented the defendant while prosecuting the case was Chief Assistant Attorney General, Camille Philippe. Mulipola is held at the Tafuna Correctional Facility on bail of $150,000. The Assault count is a class A felony that is punishable up to life imprisonment, or a jail term from 10 to 30 years. Police Officer Gia Moeoge was called to the stand, where she stated that the first two police officers who arrived at the scene saw the defendant in possession of the machete and they were the ones who removed the weapon from the defendant. Officer Moeoge stated that she spoke to the father who said he was waiting for his kids, who had gone to fetch herbs for medicine, when his son Mark came to the door. The officer said that the father told her, he was not aware that Mark was in possession of a machete and was surprised to be attacked by his son. The father then stated that his son struck him twice, on the head and arm. According to court filings, the father underwent emergency operations due to the severity of his injuries. Family members told Samoa News that the defendant has a history of mental issues. MICHAEL SAOFAGA CHARGED WITH FELONY DRIVING FOLLOWING A MAJOR ACCIDENT A man who was recently convicted of Public Peace Disturbance has come before the court with a new case filed against him. In this new matter, Michael Saofaga is charged with felony driving causing injuries. He’s held on bail of $5,000 at the Tafuna Correctional Facility. According to the government’s case, the defendant, who was allegedly driving under the influence, was behind the wheel when the car went off the road and into the ocean in Lauli’i. Saofaga sustained severe injuries from the incident, while the three passengers had minor injuries. The incident occurred on June 9, 2013. Assistant Public Defender Karen Shelley who represents the defendant told Samoa News that the government delayed filing the charges because the defendant was injured and they waited for his full recovery to file criminal charges in this matter. FORMER COP DENIES ASSAULT CASE AGAINST A former police officer, John Tialavea facing charges of first degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon, which are both felonies, was arraigned in the High Court yesterday, where he denied the charges. Samoa News understands that Tialavea is on probation with the District Court on a Public Peace Disturbance matter from Amouli last year over a land dispute. Tialavea earlier this week waived his rights to a Preliminary Examination hearing in District Court. According to the government’s case, the incident allegedly occurred last year in May. On the day of the incident, police officers at the East Substation received a call from a woman claiming that Tialavea had shot at her with a shotgun. Police Officer Pese was assigned to investigate. Upon arriving at the scene police officers were informed by the woman who had contacted police that there is an ongoing land dispute between her family and the defendant. Court filings say that the woman and her son were working on said land, when Tialavea allegedly shot at them to scare them off. “Tialavea shot several gunshots, which she heard hitting the coconuts and banana trees. She estimated she heard 3-4 (gun) shots fired by Tialavea,” say court files. The government claims that during the course of the investigation the police spoke to the woman’s son, who told police they went to the plantation that Saturday as usual to clean up the land and he saw smoke coming from the other side of the land. It is alleged that when the woman walked over to where the fire was, Tialavea and his wife were burning grass. Court filings say that Tialavea (allegedly) began yelling profanities and telling the boy and his mother to leave the land. The boy told the police that he didn’t pay attention to Tialavea and then he heard the defendant calling out to his son to fetch his gun “and subsequently saw Tialavea take the shotgun, point it at him and his mother and start shooting at them.” It’s alleged that Tialavea was about 40-feet away from the boy and his mother. The boy further told the police that his five-year-old sister, who was present at the time of the incident, was crying due to the shots fired. Court documents say the defendant also told the police that he was on probation and that not possessing a firearm was one of the conditions of his probation. The defendant also allegedly stated that he had not registered any firearms with the Department of Public Safety. It’s unclear at this time if the police confiscated the gun in question, as efforts to obtain confirmation from the prosecutor have yet to be answered. IMPORTANT PUBLIC NOTICE BY THE AMERICAN SAMOA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (ASDC) The American Samoa Development Corporation (ASDC) which owns the old Rainmaker Hotel buildings, hereby notifies the public that any individual, business or entity that removes any type of material (sink, bathtub, window, mirror, lumber etc.) from the old Rainmaker Hotel buildings without the written authorization of ASDC, will be reported to the Department of Public Safety and Attorney General’s Office for criminal prosecution for the crimes of Stealing and Trespassing. The public is encouraged to report to the Administration Office (telephone number 633-4031) of the Development Bank of American Samoa (DBAS) located at the Second Floor of the Lumanai Building at Fagatogo, any suspicious activity at the old Rainmaker Hotel premises. John Paul II’s miracle woman cries while she described cure SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — A Costa Rican woman whose brain aneurysm reportedly disappeared after she prayed to Pope John Paul II broke down in tears Friday as she publicly spoke for the first time about the church-confirmed miracle underlying John Paul’s case for sainthood. The Roman Catholic Church presented 50-year-old Floribeth Mora and her doctor to reporters after Pope Francis approved the miracle needed to canonize John Paul II. With tears in her eyes, Mora described how she was sent home with pain medicine but no apparent hope for treatment, thinking she was going to die after her 2011 aneurysm diagnosis. She says a photograph of the pope seemed to speak to her during the deceased pontiff’s beatification, and her doctor says the aneurysm disappeared for no apparent reason. Mora and her family kept silent as they awaited the signing of the papal decree recognizing her story as a miracle. On Friday, accompanied by her husband, doctors and Catholic officials, Mora told gathered reporters that she had gone from believing she was about to die to a state of perfect health. Mora, who owns a private security business with her husband in the middle-class neighborhood of Dulce Nombre de Tres Rios, said she woke up on April 8, 2011, with a strong headache and went to a hospital in the nearby city of Cartago, where she was diagnosed with a severe migraine. The pain lasted for three days and Mora returned to the hospital, where a series of tests revealed an aneurysm on the right side of her brain that had begun to hemorrhage, according to her attending physician, Alejandro Vargas. Doctors were unable to stop the bleeding and Vargas consulted colleagues in other Latin American countries and Spain, who advised against operating because of the difficult access to the affected area. “The risk for Floribeth was death, or ending up with significant neurological damage,” Dr. Vargas said Friday. “I returned home with the horror of imminent death. Seeing my children walking by looking at me, standing beside my bed, seeing my husband making himself strong, taking my hand and crossing himself every night, it was very sad,” Mora said. Her family built an altar to John Paul II outside her house, and while Mora was watching the late pope’s beatification on May 1, 2011, she picked up a magazine and, looking at a photo of the pope, starting to hear a voice. “It said, ‘Get up, don’t be afraid,’” Mora said. Mora said she stood up and felt instantly better, and a variety of medical exams revealed that her aneurysm had simply disappeared. She showed reporters photos of her brain taken before and after the purported miracle. After her recovery, Mora wrote her story on a blog dedicated to John Paul, where it was seen by people pushing for the pope’s canonization. Later, she traveled to Rome, where she underwent further exams, and church officials began working to have her recovery classified as a miracle. Francis will set the date for canonization at an upcoming meeting of cardinals. Find anything yet? Place an ad now! 633-5599 Page 14 samoa news, Saturday, July 6, 2013 POLOAINA LE SAILIA O SE ALI’I I SE TUSI SAISAI tusia Ausage Fausia An empty car is submerged in a flooded area of the parking lot of The Boardwalk on Okaloosa Island in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. on Friday July 5, 2013. Heavy rains flooded area streets in Northwest Florida during the holiday weekend, causing (AP Photo/Northwest Florida Daily News) many outdoor activities to be canceled. ‘Evil spirit’ scam plagues Asian immigrants in NYC NEW YORK (AP) — One woman was told by a fortune teller that her son was possessed by demons. Another was approached on a Chinatown street by a stranger who eerily claimed her daughter would die in two days. A third was informed that her dead husband was communicating from the grave, telling her to hand over thousands in cash. “Your son will die in a car accident — he is cursed,” a 65-year-old was told. In each instance, the women bundled up cash and jewelry in a bag and gave it to strangers they’d just met — self-proclaimed spiritual healers. They were told the contents would be blessed in an effort to ward off evil spirits, bring good luck to the family or heal a sick child — they just have to wait a period of time to re-open it. When they do, they find water bottles, cough drops and beans. But no valuables. Detectives say there has been a rash in New York of what’s known as an evil spirit or blessing scam, where older immigrant women, mostly Chinese, are swindled out of their valuables by clever scammers arriving from China who prey on superstition and fear. In the past six months, two dozen victims have reported valuables stolen — in some cases more than $10,000 in cash and $13,000 in jewelry, according to police reports. A total of more than $1.8 million has been stolen. “They know the culture, they know how to talk to these victims to get them to listen,” chief New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne said of the grifts. “One person’s spirituality is another’s superstition, and they prey on that distinction.” The scam itself has many permutations, but the basic principle is the same: A woman, usually in her 50s or older, is approached by a stranger, usually a younger woman, who asks the woman if she knows where to find a particular healer or fortune teller. Another seeming stranger joins the conversation, says she knows where the healer is located, and convinces the older woman to come along. The healer convinces the victim that in order to ward off some evil, she must hand over valuables in a bag to be blessed. And then they switch the bag. Similar scams occur in other places in the U.S. with large Asian communities, such as Boston, Seattle, Chicago and in Hawaii. In San Francisco late last year, thieves stole about $2 million in nearly 60 cases. Police there called the scams an organized crime ring. The district attorney’s office, police and politicians waged a public safety awareness campaign, including community meetings and a video depicting a reenactment of a scam and tips on how to spot one. The grift may be prevalent right now in Asian neighborhoods, but it’s also rampant in Haitian and Latino communities where there is also distrust of Western culture and banks, and plenty of cash and valuables kept at home, said Dr. Alan Hilfer, director of psychology at Maimonides Medical Center in New York. “It has to do with the idea of not necessarily adopting Western belief systems about magic and incantation systems, but staying with some of their traditional spiritual beliefs,” he said. “And, in many cases they’re so lost and desperate in a foreign culture they will turn to anyone who offers them something in a language they can understand.” A similar public awareness campaign has been underway in New York. Detectives in Chinatowns in Brooklyn and Manhattan have canvassed the streets warning of the scams and put up posters in Mandarin and English warning women. “The power of belief is serious,” Hilfer said. “And faced with an idea of a very expensive, absolutely incomprehensible, say, MRI machine versus someone putting grains or coins into a bag with incantations, it’s just less frightening and unfamiliar to them.” New York City detectives say there is no larger criminal organization at work here, most scammers operate in groups of three or five and then disappear after, mostly fleeing back to China. Some arrests have been made, but recovery of the valuables is difficult. The awareness campaign helped one 67-yearold woman, who turned the tables on the scammers, police and prosecutors said. She was approached June 3 in Manhattan’s Chinatown. A younger Chinese girl on the street asked where to find a particular doctor. The accomplice joined and said she knew the doctor, and a third woman turned up saying she was a relative. They persuaded the woman that she was cursed. But rather than go home and bundle up her valuables, she called the cops, who set up a sting and nabbed five suspects after they’d stolen the 67-year-old’s bag of fake jewelry. Manhattan prosecutors charged the five with grand larceny. They are all from China. Lawyers for three didn’t return calls seeking comment. But a lawyer for Jun Liang, 44, and Jingchang Quan, 44 said his clients were innocent. “The prosecution so far seems to be creating guilt by association by pointing out similar cases that have happened around the country,” attorney Jae Lee said. “But to really make out a case they’re going to have to prove that it was these particular individuals that had the intent to defraud people.” Browne said it looked like the sting broke the scammers’ spell: There have been no new reported thefts since. O le aso ananafi na faia ai e le ali’i fa’amasino sili ia Michael Kruse sana faaiuga o le a tuuina atu se tusi saisai e poloaina ai le sailia o le ali’i o Anthony Sioka, ina ua le tali i le taimi na valaau ai lana mataupu i luma o le fa’amasinoga ananafi. O Sioka lea o lo o tatala i tua i lalo o tuutuuga a le fa’amasinoga, na fuafua o ananafi e lau lona fa’asalaga faatasi ai ma isi ali’i e to’atolu o lo o taofia pea i le toese i Tafuna i le taimi nei, ina ua ta’usala i latou e le fa’amasinoga maualuga i le fa’alavelave lea na o latou faia ai uiga mataga i se tama’ita’i e 14 tausaga le matua. Ina ua valaau le igoa o Sioka e le Failautusi a le Fa’amasinoga, sa faailoa i ai e lana loia fautua ia Michael White i le faamasinoga e faapea, ua alu le vaiaso atoa o ia taumafai e vili le telefoni a Sioka ma faia fo’i isi auala e feso’ota’i atu ia te ia, peita’i e le’i manuia lana taumafai. Na fesili Kruse i loia po o Sioka lea o lo o tatala i tua i lalo o poloaiga a le faamasinoga ina ua ia totogiina le tinoitupe e $10,000, na tali loia ioe. “O le a toe tolopo le mataupu a Sioka i le aso Faraile o le vaiaso fou ae o lea o le a ou sainia se tusi saisai (bench warrant) e poloaina ai le sailia o Sioka ona o lea ua le o’o mai i le faamasinoga i le aso (aso ananafi), afai ae oo atu i le aso Faraile o le vaiaso fou e tumau pea le leai o se faamatalaga e maua mai i lea ali’i, o le a faia loa se faaiuga a le fa’amasinoga i le tupe lea na totogi e tatala ai o ia i tua,” o le saunoaga lea a Kruse i le loia a Sioka, atoa ai ma lona faia o le poloaiga e tolopo atu ai ma le lauina o faasalaga a isi ali’i e to’atolu o lo o tuuaia faatasi i latou ma Sioka i lenei mataupu seia aulia i le aso Faraile o le vaiaso fou. E talitonu le Samoa News, e maea loa taualumaga o le mataupu a Sioka ua malolo le fa’amasinoga mo le 5 minute ananafi, ae ulufale atu loa ma Sioka ma faailoa i lona loia o ia lea ua alu atu. O isi ali’i e to’atolu o lo o tuuaia faatasi ma Sioka i lenei mataupu e aofia ai Tavita Mariota, Lewis Lokeni ma Peni Levi. O tu’uaiga faasaga ia i latou nei na afua mai i le faalavelave lea na aafia ai se tamaitai e 14 tausaga le matua i faiga faafeusuaiga i le ogatotonu o le 2012. O le tama’ita’i loia ia Camille Philippe na tula’i mo le itu a le malo i lenei mataupu ae o le ali’i loia fautua ia White o lo o tula’i mo i latou uma nei e to’atasi. O le afioga i le faamasino sili ia Kruse o lo o iloiloina lenei mataupu i le lalo o le lagolagosua a le afioga i le ali’i faamasino lagolago ia Faamausili Pomele. Fesootai mai i le tusitala ia [email protected] ➧ Alega Bay Fisheries… Continued from page 4 Tisa Fa’amuli has been a known pioneer of marine conservation for many years, since the Alega Marine Reserve was established over three decades ago in 1980. “She and her family have continued to protect Alega Bay and have promoted ecotourism there at Tisa’s Barefoot Bar,” Lavata‘i said. “The program greatly appreciates the effort put forth by Fa’amuli and her family in taking initiative in protecting our marine resources for future generations.” Lavata‘i added, “The Community-based Fisheries Management Program is familiar with the dedication put forth by Tisa and her family in protecting their marine resources, as she has always been an advocate of marine conservation. With that said, the Community-based Fisheries Management Program welcomes its newest addition: Alega Bay.” More information on the Community-based Fisheries Management Program can be obtained by calling Tepora Toliniu Lavata’i or Saumaniafaese Uikirifi of the DMWR’s Fisheries Division directly at 633-4456, or emailing them at: [email protected] ➧ Tala o le Vavau… Mai itulau 10 lulu e alolofa atu i ona puapuaga, peitai sa leai ma se isi o i latou nei na kea pe fia fesoasoani i le lulu ma ona puapuaga. Ua oo i le isi aso, ona alu atu loa lea o le tama o Tasi, ma ia vaaia ai le lulu ma le gata o loo taua mai, ona tagi ane foi lea o le lulu ia Tasi, e alofa atu ma fesoasonai i ona puapuaga, fai mai e lei toe faatali le tama o Tasi, ae ua faasaga atu loa ua fasi mate le gata ae faasao i le ola o le lulu, ona faapea atu loa lea o le lulu ia Tasi, “faafetai i lou agalelei, ma o le a le le toe amata ina mai le faitau o ou uso ia Sefulu e matua, ae o le a amata atu ia te oe le faitau, ma o le a suia lou igoa ia Tasi Agalelei,” fai mai le mau a Samoa i aso anamua, o le pogai lena na mafua ai ona amata mai le faitau i le Tasi seia oo i le Sefulu, ona o le faamanuiaga a le Lulu na to atu i le tama o Tasi. samoa news, Saturday, July 6, 2013 Page 15 US touts democracy as Egyptian military takes over WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is turning to top officials to tout democracy, political transparency and peaceful protest for Egypt, a message that took on a hollow tone as the Egyptian military installed a new leader for the country and began rounding up its ousted president and his supporters. Tens of thousands of supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi marched in Cairo on Friday, and gunfire and stone-throwing marked clashes taking place after dark. Across Egypt, at least 30 people were reported killed and more than 200 wounded. In Washington, the State Department condemned the violence and called on all Egyptian leaders to condemn the use of force and to prevent further violence among their supporters. “The voices of all who are protesting peacefully must be heard - including those who welcomed the events of earlier this week and those who supported President Morsi,” State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement. “The Egyptian people must come together to resolve their differences peacefully, without recourse to violence or the use of force.” Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Friday called Israel’s military chief, Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, for a second time in as many days. The Pentagon said Dempsey had spoken earlier with Lt. Gen. Sedki Sobhi, the chief of staff of Egypt’s military, although the Pentagon wouldn’t disclose details about any of the calls. High-level diplomacy consultations took place Thursday when Secretary of State John Kerry, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and national security adviser Susan Rice briefed President Barack Obama on their calls to counterparts in Egypt, Israel, Turkey and other U.S. partners in the region. That round of calls conveyed “the importance of a quick and responsible return of full authority to a democratically elected civilian government as soon as possible,” Bernadette Meehan, a spokeswoman for the White House National Security Council, said at the time. The U.S. officials also pushed for what Meehan called “a transparent political process that is inclusive of all parties and groups” and urged all parties to avoid violence, she said in a statement. Behind the scenes, the U.S. was signaling to Egypt and its allies that it accepts the military’s decision to depose Morsi, and was hoping that what fills the vacuum of power would be more favorable to U.S. interests and values than Morsi’s Islamist government. But those hopes were tempered by very real concerns that a newly emboldened military would deal violently with the Muslim Brotherhood, sending Egyptian society further into chaos and making reconciliation more difficult. The Obama administration’s stance, which carefully avoided the legal implications of calling the military’s intervention a coup, won something of a bipartisan endorsement Friday from the Republican chairman and the top Democrat of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Republican Rep. Ed Royce of California and Democrat Eliot Engel of New York issued a joint statement that criticized Morsi for not embracing “inclusiveness, compromise, respect for human and minority rights and a commitment to the rule of law. “ “We are encouraged that a broad cross-section of Egyptians will gather to rewrite the constitution,” the lawmakers said. Like Obama, they urged the Egyptian military “to exercise extreme caution moving forward and support sound democratic institutions through which the people and future governments can flourish.” In spite of U.S. urging, Egyptian authorities arrested and detained the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, General Guide Mohammed Badie, on Thursday, although he was later released and emerged publicly Friday to speak defiantly before a cheering crowd of pro-Morsi supporters, vowing to reinstate ousted Morsi and end military rule. Morsi, a leading member of the Brotherhood, and at least a dozen presidential aides already had been placed under house arrest. The swearing-in of Adly Mansour, the head of the Supreme Constitutional Court, as Egypt’s interim president illustrated the military’s desire to be seen as quickly returning the nation to civilian control. Morsi’s ouster also threatened a divided reaction in Congress. One view tended to support the Egyptian military’s action because of the longtime partnership between the U.S. and Egyptian military officials as well as perceived threats by Morsi to the type of democracy Egyptians aspired to during their 2011 revolution. Another view, however, noted that U.S. law called for an end to aid to a country if a military deposed its democratically elected government, even amid promises of a return of power to its people. Obama on Wednesday, while not calling Morsi’s ouster a coup, said he was ordering the government to assess what the developments portended for aid to Cairo. The U.S. considers the $1.5 billion a year it sends Egypt to be a critical U.S. national security priority. The administration faced difficult choices amid the ongoing crisis. If it denounced the ouster of Morsi, it could be accused of propping up a ruler who had lost public support. Yet, if it supported the military’s action, the administration could be accused of fomenting dissent or could lose credibility on its commitment to the democratic process. The administration is acting as if it accepts what happened in Egypt — and actually believes it could turn out for the best with the Islamist Morsi no longer in charge. At the same time, officials are attempting to keep their distance, laying down markers for 48 what they want to see in the long term while leaving it up to the military to make sure that happens. But the White House may also be concerned that in the short term, the situation could spiral out of control, with the military using the clamoring in the streets as an excuse to confront the Muslim Brotherhood with excessive force. In bringing up U.S. aid in conversations with Egyptians without cutting it off, the U.S. leaves itself room to escalate the situation if need be, but also to work with Egypt’s new government if it moves in the right direction. After Morsi’s ouster Wednesday, Obama said the U.S. would “not support particular individuals or political parties,” acknowledging the “legitimate grievances of the Egyptian people” while also observing that Morsi won his office in a legitimate election. Egyptian military leaders have assured the Obama administration that they were not interested in long-term rule following their toppling of Morsi. 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