PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (The Samoa News, January 15, 2017) – Former director of Parks and Recreation Department, Samana Semo Ve’ave’a, has been tagged by Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga to head the local Department of Homeland Security (ASDHS) during the second four-year term of the Lolo/ Lemanu Administration.
Two employees of ASDHS say Lt. Gov. Lemanu Palepoi Sialega Mauga introduced Samana at a department staff meeting the morning of Jan. 11. Samana, a military retiree and current member of the Development Bank of American Samoa board of directors, had served as Parks and Recreations director during the last four years of the Togiola Administration. He is currently a JROTC instructor with the Department of Education and he is expected to step down as a DBAS board member.
Not subject to Fono confirmation is the governor’s re-appointment of Poumele Pete ‘Apisa’ Galeai as director of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, which is an agency under the auspices of the Governor’s Office.
Poumele’s reappointment became effective yesterday. The governor is expected to release soon more cabinet appointments.