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Pago Pago—This week, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Saipan in honor of Veterans and this significant event in Pacific history. This important strategic battle began on June 13 with a bombardment and a landing on June 15. US forces captured the airfield on June 18 and went on to victory at the enormous cost of 29,000 US casualties.
Pago Pago—Ua faamanatu i le vaiaso nei e le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata le atoaga o le 75 tausaga o le Taua i Saipan e aloaia ai Fitafita ma lona tāua i le talaaga o le Pasefika. Na amata lea taua tāua ia Iuni 13 i se osofaiga ma na tau i fanua ia Iuni 15. O le aso 18 o Iuni na pulea ai e au tau a le Iunaite Setete le malaevaalele ma na manumalo ai i lea taua na maliliu ai le to'a 29,000 o tagata Iunaite Setete.
In American Samoa, we value our way. We don’t change easily; that’s one of our strengths! Even as the world changes, and technology grows, we value traditions and our ancient culture; we honor elders. Our way is good. At the same time, it must never be misunderstood and used wrongly and falsely to cover up something bad. Domestic violence goes against the Samoan way. Fa’a Samoa conveys honor and dignity, never shame.
Talofa,
I Amerika Samoa, matou te faatāua a matou tu poo aga. Matou te le liuagofie pe seetiagofie i le malū o le tai taeao; o se tasi lea o itu matou te malosi ai! E tusa lava pe sui le lalolagi, ma tupu le tekonolosi, matou te faatāua tu masani ma la matou aganuu mai anamua; matou te faaaloalo i o matou tagata matutua. E lelei o matou ala. E le tatau fo'i ona faauiga sese ma faaaoga sese pe faaoleole e ufiufi ai se mea leaga. O sauaga i totonu o aiga e le tusa ai lea ma le faa-Samoa. E tala'i e le faa-Samoa le faaeaina ma le mamalu, ae le o le maasiasi.
Pago Pago – This week, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is commemorating World War II anniversaries of D-Day and the Battle of Midway in the Pacific. June 6 marks the major 75th anniversary of D-Day, so World War II allied nations across the world are pausing to remember. Also, this week (June 4-7) is the 77th anniversary of the Battle of Midway, a turning point for the war in the Pacific two years before D-Day.
Pago Pago – O loo faamanatu i le vaiaso nei e le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata le Aso na i Nomani (D-Day) ma le taua i le motu o Midway i totonu o le Pasefika. O Iuni 6 e atoa ai le 75 tausaga talu le Aso na i Nomani, ma o loo faamanatuina e malo na aufaatasi i le Taua lona Lua o le Lalolagi. O le vaiaso nei foi (mai le aso 4 e o'o i le aso 7 o Iuni) e atoa ai le 77 tausaga talu le Taua i le Motu o Midway, o se taimi tāua na sui ai alumaga o lea taua i le Pasefika i tausaga e lua a o le i o'o i le Aso na i Nomani.
Washington, DC – Monday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed final passage in Congress of a major disaster relief bill containing Amata's $18 million provision for Storm Gita-based nutrition assistance in American Samoa, and her request for a 100 percent match for Medicaid providing significant savings to the Territory. The legislation is final, after passing with a large bipartisan majority, and has been sent to President Trump to be signed into law.
Washington, D.C. – Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata congratulated the people of Samoa upon their 57th anniversary celebration of independence, and highlighted their continued friendship with American Samoa and the United States.
Washington, DC – Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata was one of seven Members to sign a bipartisan letter to the Department of Homeland Security regarding its administrative rules which place undue constraints on Compact of Freely Associated States migrants seeking to obtain REAL IDs.
Uosigitone, DC – Aso Lulu, O le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata na avea ma se tasi o le toafitu o Totino na sainia se tusi faifaatasi a itufaaupufai e ave i le Matagaluega mo le Puipuiga Faalotoifale e uiga i ni aiaiga ua pogai ai tapulaa le talafeagai o loo feagai nei ma tagata malaga mai Setete Sa'oloto o loo talosaga mo faailoaga faamaonia (REAL IDs).