#WhatWeDoIslands 2021

OIA Blog (3/2/2021) - Stranded Nearly a Year, Finally Returning Home to American Samoa 

The American Samoa Government has begun repatriation operations to bring home residents who have been and remain stranded as a result of the travel restrictions. One hundred fifty-nine individuals have now been successfully repatriated and more are waiting to return. On February 12, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) provided $1,670,450, in CARES Act funds to the ASG to support these repatriation efforts.

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OIA Conversation (2/5/2021) – U.S. Virgin Islands Office of Disaster Recovery

The U.S. Virgin Islands Office of Disaster Recovery (ODR) was launched in 2019 with $3,000,0000 from the Office of Insular Affairs, provided through the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Public Law 115 – 123. The ODR continues to manage over 1,500 hurricane disaster recovery projects for the territory, and now serves a secondary additional role of coordinating COVID-19 pandemic funding. Learn more, watch the OIA Conversation with Director Adrienne Williams-Octalien.

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OIA Conversation (2/2/2021) – National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa

American Samoa is home to the largest national marine sanctuary in the country, managed by NOAA in close cooperating with cultural and traditions in American Samoa. In 2020, American Samoa, Hawaii, and Palau signed a sister sanctuary agreement to improve collaboration. Learn more, watch the OIA Conversation with Acting Superintendent Atuatasi-Lelei Peau.

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