Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research offers scientific evidence on the healing properties of a common plant used in Samoan traditional medicine. Beyond ...

Researchers have identified the anti-inflammatory mechanism behind a plant used for centuries in traditional Samoan medicine. The new study found the plant, known as matalafi, is as effective at ...

Amerika Samoa, a temporary exhibition in the Regenstein Halls of the Pacific, will transport visitors to American Samoa with the help of co-curators, Reggie Meredith Fitiao and Su’a Uilisone Fitiao of ...

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 ...

King Charles sipped traditional ava root tea during a Samoan ceremony welcoming him and Queen Camilla to the island nation. Samoa’s head of state and his village afforded the King the highest accolade ...

Bride Madi learned a traditional Samoan dance in just five days to honor her husband Samu’s family on their wedding day — and her TikTok quickly went viral Ashley Vega is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE.