Aumua Congratulates Miss SOFIAS 2016-2017
Washington, D.C. –Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, extends her congratulations to the Society of Fa'afafine in American Samoa (SOFIAS) for holding another successful Miss SOFIA pageant.
Congresswoman Amata attends church service at Matagaluega Sagato Paulo in Aasu. On her left, in white, is SOFIAS President Tapunu’u Va’aval, and the immediate past Miss SOFIAS Erika Fonoti. In the black hat in the rear, is this year’s newly crowned winner, Jayleen Chun of Leone
“The SOFIAS are a blessing to our island,” stated Amata. “Their annual donations to LBJ Hospital and their numerous organizational and educational projects exemplify a sense of service and compassion that one would be hard pressed to find outside of our Samoan Community.”
The SOFIAS held their annual Miss SOFIA Pageant at the Rex H. Lee Auditorium last Friday, April 22. This year’s winner, Ms. Jayleen Chun, will go on to become an ambassador of the Society, promoting a culture of love and respect and organizing future charities and outreach.
“I feel honored and privileged and want to thank the SOFIAS for naming me their Honorary Mamasan,” continued Amata. “I also congratulate PM Tuilaepa, who I understand has been named by SOFIAS’s sister organization in Samoa, as ‘Honorary Papasan’. Finally, I want to express my heartiest congratulations to Ms. Jayleen Chun on being crowned Miss SOFIA at the pageant on Friday, and I commend all of the awesome contestants for their participation and sense of love, compassion, and community service.”
Fa’amanuia Amata i le Tausala o le SOFIAS o le 2016-2017
Washington, D.C.-Aso Lua, Na momoli le fa’amalo tele a le afioga i le Faipule i le Konekeresi oAumua AMATA i le Sosaiete o Fa’afafine i Amerika Samoa (SOFIAS) ona o le taunu’u ma le manuia o lo latou fa’amoemoe sa lavasi i le sailia o so latou Tausala mo lenei fo’i tausaga (2016-2017).
Saunoa Amata, “O le fa’alapotopotoga lenei a le SOFIAS o se fa’amanuiaga lea i si o tatou atunu’u. O a latou saofaga i seleni faaletausaga i le falema’i tele i Fagaalu ma le tele o a latou poroketi tau a’oa’oga e faaalia ai lo latou agaga tautua ma le naunauta’i e le maua i fafo atu o Samoa.”
O le aso Faraile ua tuana’i Aperila 22, na fa’ataunu’u ai lea fa’amoemoe fa’aletausaga o le fa’alapotopotoga i le Falelaumei (Rex H. Lee Auditorium), i Utulei. O le ua fa’amanuiaina i lenei tausaga o Ms Jayleen Chun o le a avea ma avefu’a a le Sosaiete, e fa’alauiloa le alofa ma le fa’aaloalo i le fa’amaopoopoina o sailiga fesoasoani ma le a’apa atu i fafo mo fesoasoani mo’omia.
Na taua e Amata, “Ua fa’agae’etia lava a’u ona o le fa’aeaea maualuga mai le SOFIAS e avea ai a’u ma o latou Fa’a-TINA (Mamasan). Ou te momoli atu ai fo’i le fa’amalo i le afioga i le Palemia o le Malo Tuto’atasi le afioga a Tuilaepa Sa’ilele, ua ou maua tala ua tofia e fai ma Fa’a-TAMA, po o le (Papasan) o le Sosaiete a Fa’afafine a Samoa.
E fa’ai’u atu ai se upu i le momoli atu o se fa’amalo mai le ta’ele o le agaga ia Ms. Jayleen Chun ua fa’apaleina e avea a Kuini a le SOFIAS i le po fiafia i le Aso Faraile, fa’apea uma suitauva ona o lo latou auai ma le tausinio i le alofa mutimutivale ma le agaga o le tautua mo le malo, atunu’u ma ekalesia.”