American Samoa

Gubernatorial candidates in American Samoa have made their final public appearances ahead of tomorrow's elections.

Hawaiian Air flights into American Samoa have now been suspended until at least the end of the year.

The United States says it will deploy Coast Guard cutters to American Samoa and Guam to counter Chinese activity in the region.

Hawai'i's governor David Ige, has granted a quarantine exemption with conditions, to passengers arriving from American Samoa on a medical charter next week.

American Samoa has avoided a government shutdown after the House of Representatives appoved an appropriations bill.

Apia-based Talofa Airways is joining government-owned Samoa Airways in providing domestic flights in American Samoa.

A second charter flight to Hawai'i from American Samoa has been tentatively scheduled for 23 October.