A proposal to expand fishing restrictions in the U.S. Pacific Remote Islands Area, referred to as PRIA, has sparked debate about conservation of Pacific fish populations, as well as an unlikely ...

In early August, in the village of Utulei on the eastern shore of Tatuila, the largest of seven islands that make up American Samoa, more than two dozen local residents gathered in an auditorium. They ...

Looking at a map, it’s easy to understand why the National Park of American Samoa gets relatively few visitors, but seeing images, it no longer makes sense. How could this breathtaking place not top ...

A small but shocking upset in the race for the Democratic presidential nominee threw the eyes of the nation on an island territory on Super Tuesday. Palmer posted on X, formerly Twitter, that ...

It’s the only U.S. real estate south of the equator, it uses the U.S. dollar, your phone charger will work, and English is ...

The Interior Department said it would review a new proposal for operations off the coast of American Samoa. By Max Bearak At a congressional hearing, one executive welcomed President Trump’s “starting ...

When asked if she thought she was going to win the title of Miss Samoa USA over 5 months ago—when she first decided to run—Josephine Lealaitafea immediately laughed. “I did not think that I was going ...

In late July to October 2022, residents of the Manu'a Islands in American Samoa felt the earth shake several times a day, raising concerns of an imminent volcanic eruption or tsunami. In late July to ...