Flag Day Fautasi Race 2024

A short Recap of this years Flag Day Fautasi Race🇦🇸. Happy Flag Day American Samoa!! Manuia le 124 tausaga o lau sisiga fu'a Amerika Samoa🇦🇸! Samoa muamua Le Atua✝️☝🏾.
A very special thank you to Tulaga Peleti Whitcombe, Gabby Faaiuaso, Daniel Whitcombe, Pua Tofaeono, Lj Solo, Nellie Tuigamala, Soleeh Auva'a, @Sio Kim for working together with us on this first ever attempt to live-stream American Samoa's Superbowl.
A special thank you to our sponsor HOPE2024! Thank you for believing in the young minds who worked tirelessly to organize and put this together.
As we headed into this years flag day celebration, I and the small group of young, multi-talented individuals listed above decided to work together in an attempt to stream this years fautasi race live. However, due to connectivity issues, we were unable to stream live. The goal behind this project was for upcoming generation to have the opportunity to work alongside experienced, professional videographers/photographers and exchange knowledge. It was a great experience and we look forward to next years race! Praise God.
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[@ZoleViliMai]

It’s nice to see all the boats at the finish line. Feel bad for Paepaeulupoo with all the interferences, but that Fealofani tho, on 🔥 Great job to all the teams 👏

[@lance9178]

Overall good race. Tactics used by MT was dirty but it's part of the game. The only outcome of those types of tactics is an all out brawl between 2 villages. It will eliminate the spirit of the festivities. Competition is good but don't over-exert your pride is what brings ppl together. I don't blame the boats because currents and rough seas makes it hard to keep steady. However, it doesn't mean we can't improve. Just a concern citizen. Next year can't wait.

[@bastogne1019]

Suggestion: A week before the race, all fautasi, and the committee should practice the concept of lining up evenly. The gap between fautasi should be no more than 25 meters. That is why the committee every year has a hard time controlling the fautasi because the spacing is too far apart and the entire race line up almost a mile wide. The race is losing its prestige because of the unfair line up.

[@KiugaTheMonkey-jb6jl]

W edit/paepaeulupoo always on top

[@gsavaigsavai4448]

Suggestions no more committee from the village that has a boat. 🤦🏽‍♂️Every year same committee from the village that won the race. No more silent starts. No more jet ski. If a fautasi starts early before the whistle. They are disqualified for next year race. If you don't agree then you're from that village that took off early. 😅😅😅😅😅

[@emersonsooaemalelagi3506]

Archie wasnt even on island for the race lol

[@paepaeulupoo6654]

​@emersonsooaemalelagi3506 he doesn't even have to be here li MaTefe. He already told them what to do, that's why he wasn't here so it wouldn't look like it was a set up. I totally, no one from villages that has a fautasi can be in the committee

[@Jaketagutu2823]

MATASAUA

[@Blaze-fe5ot]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@faauihunkin7168]

❤

[@Mulipipi1]

Best coverage of 2024 Fautasi race sub for next years coverage👍👋

[@jaydevaesau-atonio3457]

We're not even close to 2924

[@Mulipipi1]

@@jaydevaesau-atonio3457 gotta clean my glasses,,,

[@biguce8570]

Jet ski should be fined for interfering at the finish line, creating wakes.

[@toliulu7547]

LUPELELE❤

[@miletatonumaivao8654]

Manulele🎉🇦🇸🇺🇸

[@paepaeulupoo6654]

Ufa faimamago

[@mattanfaiva-qs3ze]

paepaeulupoon was supposed to win low ridah cheated

[@amani4064]

😂 i was rooting for the paepae but it is what it is...😜

[@pulotu_]

LOKOKELE

[@paepaeulupoo6654]

​@@amani4064ea li ufa

[@pulotu_]

I really love all these comments & I wish ASG Samoan Affairs can see it... better flood Samoan Affairs emails, phone calls, & their address with all these concerns & suggestions so they can see the frustrations we the ppl have.... they'll never know if we don't step up & do something about it... we can't just talk & post about it on social media... use your Reps & Senators to push your concerns...

[@paepaeulupoo6654]

Fefe ia ufa

[@pulotu_]

@@paepaeulupoo6654 foliga I ufa

[@pulotu_]

@@paepaeulupoo6654 e a ea li foliga i UFA

[@tdm684]

The biggest crybaby village of 2024 goes to Aua vaega we did it 🤣🤣🤣 nobody talks about your guys boat mea g e leaga ai le fia champion ae lē malamalama I kulafogo..how did you guys win ur first champion again?😂😂😂 nobody talks about it laga e makaga 😂😂 MT all day 2024 champions ⚪️🔴⚪️🔴🐦‍🔥🔥🔥

[@Mapugi_684]

🔴⚪️🔴🙌🥇

[@biglilfro]

🔴⚪️

[@paepaeulupoo6654]

Ea li puki'o MaTefe so this is not cheating li Manutefetaesala ufa

[@Mapugi_684]

@@paepaeulupoo6654 e ah li crybaby😂kua kigā ah oe leai kou kupe o Maua ah😂😂😂😂ga’o mala ah e maua e okou😂😂😂😂😂wassup cuh😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@tdm684]

@@paepaeulupoo6654 se fuamiki alu e eko le ulupoo ale kou faifeau kukusa ou lua lē makavalea 🤣🤣🤣