In an electrifying showdown on November 23, 2024, Tafuna High School and Leone High School battled it out for the coveted championship trophy—and it was the Warriors who came out on top, securing their 5th straight title with a dominant performance

In a thrilling playoff showdown, Samoana High School and Leone High School battled for a spot in the championship game against the defending champions, Tafuna Warriors. Both teams came prepared, with coaches Robert Vaeao of Samoana and Duke Elisaia of Leone pulling out all the stops to secure victory for their respective schools.

Tafuna has faced off against the top schools in American Samoa and emerged victorious in all three matchups. In their opener against Leone High School, they scored an impressive 34 points while shutting out the Lions. The defense, led by coordinators Travis Stower Pavihi and Nof Sualevai, was relentless.

American Samoa, an island like no other. Your beauty shines and glows. It is well known throughout the Pacific. Your sunrises and blue skies satisfy the eyes and makes you want to come back for more. Your beautiful mountain range of greenery soars across the whole entire island, an island filled with alofa and talofa, where greetings and respect are given. A democratic government system that incorporates unique cultural elements into its governance framework. The most significant strength in our Samoan lives—our individual selves—also represents the most vulnerable aspect of our voting system.

To end Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AANHPI), Tautua Multi-Sports want to highlight a few Pacific Islanders who have recently caught our attention. We acknowledge that there are so many outstanding Pacific Islander individuals who have done impactful work to represent their respective communities and islands. Thank you for everything you do.

The celebration of the American Samoa flag day has finally come to an end. The traditional fautasi race was originally planned to be held on April 16, 2024, a day before American Samoa’s flag day. However, the fautasi race committee decided to postpone it 7 days later due to ‘horrible weather circumstances’. Tuesday, April 23 becomes the day most Samoans look forward to, the fautasi race day. Today's weather was perfect for a fautasi race; calm waters and a light breeze with the sun beaming down over the islands.

Tautua Multi-Sport had the pleasure of speaking with Lucy “The Samoan Surfer” Matautia-Jarrard regarding her accomplished surfing career and personal identity. Lucy Mata’utia-Jarrard is 22 years old; originally from California and currently living in Hawaii. She is the first female surfer to represent America Samoa in the International Surfing Association and compete in an Olympic Qualifier in El Salvador.

The Fautasi race is an annual Samoan tradition that consists of village longboats racing to place top three. The boats represent specific villages of American Samoa and is rowed only by qualified men from those villages (the number of boats vary each year).