Small arrows, birds and stars adorn the tops of the soldier’s hands and fingers. Etched into her skin from the wrists up to her nail beds, the markings are no ordinary tattoos, but symbols of ...

New research offers scientific evidence on the healing properties of a common plant used in Samoan traditional medicine. Beyond superstition: The matalafi plant, which has been used for generations in ...

King Charles got into the island vibes in the Pacific as he started his first full day in Samoa! Charles, 75, wore a white bush jacket trimmed with embroidery by the Samoan School of Fine Art as he ...

When Abbey Tufue-Wood started planning her wedding, she had more on her to-do list than to choose flowers and cakes. She was also needed to learn how to dance. But not just any dance, a Siva. “Doing ...

A traditional 'fale' structure on the island of Savaii in Samoa, in the central South Pacific. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION/Catherine Wilson APIA, Samoa (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – In many Pacific ...

UC Berkeley researchers will use the bark of an indigenous Samoan tree to try to clone the gene for a promising anti-AIDS drug in hopes of protecting rain forests and making the drug widely available, ...

HONOLULU (Island News)-- A Samoan Army Captain is the first soldier to receive approval to have traditional “tatau” or tattoos on her hands. This move not only honors Captain Isis Sake’s cultural ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- When Ronnie Isaac married Tagi, he knew he was promising to embrace her heritage as well. His wife had grown up in Western Samoa in a traditional family. Her style of ...

Three bills which fundamentally change Samoa’s constitution are nearing their final reading in the country’s parliament. Critics, including the Samoa Law Society and members of the judiciary, assert ...