1/25/08 Bank Of Hawaii Donates $50,000 To Arts Festival
The 10th Festival of Pacific Arts organizing committee received a major boost on Friday, the same day that four officials of New Caledonia were on island for meetings with the committee.
01/11/08 Regional Leaders To Be Briefed On Arts Festival Preparations In March
Leaders of the 27 island nation, who are members of the South Pacific Community (SPC) will have a chance in late March to be briefed on the latest development in American Samoa’s preparations to host the 10th Pacific Arts Festival.
01/05/08 $1M More For Arts Festival, $3M For Fiber Optic Cable
Proceeds from a $20 million loan from the American Samoa Government Employees Retirement Fund will boost the territorial government’s contribution to the 10th
Festival of Pacific Arts Committee and partially fund development a fiber optic cable to connect the islands to the rest of the world.
12/27/07 Pago Pago To Waive Entry Requirements For Arts Festival Participants
American Samoa will waive all requirements for visas for official delegations from countries and territories confirming their attendance at the 10th Pacific Arts Festival in mid-2008.
12/20/07 Arts Festival Group Rejects University of Hawaii Proposal
University of Hawaii official Papali’i Dr. Tusi Avegalio said the 10th Pacific Arts Festival organizing committee in American Samoa has turned down a UH proposal for two Ph.D. students to work as interns on the committee’s website
08/03/07 One Year Countdown To Festival of Pacific Arts
With just a year to go, preparations are well under way for the region’s largest traditional and contemporary cultural event, the Festival of Pacific Arts.
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