It was announced yesterday that the Fono (American Samoa’s legislative assembly) rejected Gov. Moliga’s appointment of Pa’u Roy Ausage for the role of Director of Youth and Women’s Affairs. Gov. Moliga has since appointed former NFL defensive end Jonathan Fanene. You may remember that I had previously called for Ausage’s removal, and I like to think that a petition started by an acquaintance in Tutuila added enough pressure to the issue for the Fono to act. Honestly, I didn’t think the petition, nor the many letters to the editor in the local paper, nor any amount of disgust expressed by victims of domestic abuse on island would make a difference. But I was wrong. (yay!) Now, about Jonathan Fanene: you, like I did yesterday, may be asking yourself “Huh?What? Isn’t he…?” Apparently he was released by the Patriots in 2013 and is returning to American Samoa. (I’ll try to keep you updated on this.)