Samoa’s first female Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa faces entrenched patriarchal forces as she fights for re-election.

President Donald Trump’s order to re-open distant, protected Pacific waters to U.S. fishing fleets followed years of dire warnings by the region’s commercial seafood interests.

As islands in the Pacific Ocean basin, American Sāmoa and Hawaiʻi have strong connections across marine ecosystems and cultures. While Hawaiʻi has banned seabed mining in state waters, which extend ...

“American Samoa has been U.S. soil, U.S. jurisdiction, for 125 years. According to the supreme law of the land, that’s my birthright.” ...

American Samoa votes for a representative for Congress every two years. The representative participates in House functions, including voting on committess, but cannot vote on the floor.

President Trump, after signing an executive order to boost American Samoa's fishing industry, inquired about being "royalty" upon receiving a traditional garland. The executive order, titled ...

Constructed by Eastern Power Solutions, the solar-plus-storage projects will provide 10 MW / 20 MWh of critical clean capacity for the American Samoa grid. MONTRÉAL, April 15, 2025--(BUSINESS ...

In 2016, the American Samoa Renewable Energy Committee (ASREC) set a goal to meet 100% of American Samoa’s energy from renewable energy resources by 2040, primarily with solar energy.

U.S. Congresswoman Amata Radewagen, who represents American Samoa, has urged the Trump administration to reopen most of an enormous marine protected area in the Central Pacific Ocean to industrial ...

More information: Clara E. Yoon et al, Remote Single-Station Seismic Monitoring of the July–October 2022 Earthquake Swarm at Ta'ū Volcano, American Samoa, The Seismic Record (2025).

Remote Single-Station Seismic Monitoring of the July–October 2022 Earthquake Swarm at Ta‘ū Volcano, American Samoa. The Seismic Record, 2025; 5 (1): 83 DOI: 10.1785/0320240040 ...

Samoa won their 11th straight international match and sixth straight qualifier against American Samoa in a nervy late afternoon encounter. It was an even first half, with little between the two teams.