H Å FA ADAI E VERYDAY | MARCH 2019  | Volume 7, Issue No. 12
Asiga Cafe and Shut up and Fish Guam join the Håfa Adai Pledge Program
Guam Visitors Bureau Public Informations Officer, Josh Tyquiengco , and Guam Visitors Bureau Acting Director of Global Marketing, Colleen Cabedo , join Asiga Cafe owner and manager, Tano Lizama , and Shut up and Fish Guam employees, Nathan Flores and Adam San Gil on March 19, 2019 for a Hafa Adai Pledge signing ceremony.
The Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) joined Asiga Cafe and Shut up and Fish Guam at Guam’s first plant-based ice cream and coffee shop, Asiga Cafe for a special Håfa Adai Pledge signing ceremony.

Tano Lizama, owner and manager of Asiga Cafe, shared his dedication to promoting and perpetuating the CHamoru culture through his business processes. Lizama has displays local art in his cafe and utilizes local suppliers, ingredients, and names when creating Asiga Cafe sweet treats. He is dedicated to continue to further incorporate his love for his business and his island through his future plans of incorporating more local artwork and organizing historical village tours for our tourists and island community to learn more about the Southern region of Guam.

Nathan Flores of Shut up and Fish Guam shared his experience of his and his partner Adam San Gil’s experience in the tourism industry.

Flores shared, “Many people visit our island and want to experience a little bit of paradise. This is what we provide at Shut up and Fish Guam. We give our visitors a chance to view the island from a different perspective and show them our Håfa Adai Spirit.”

The Guam Visitors Bureau thanks its community partners such as Asiga Cafe and Shut up and Fish Guam for sharing the Håfa Adai Spirit with our visitors and local community and continuing to promote Guam’s culture.
Guam High School Celebrates
Mes CHamoru with Håfa Adai Pledge
Student representatives from Guam High School took the Håfa Adai Pledge on March 15, 2019 in celebration of Mes CHamoru. Guam Visitors Bureau Acting Director of Tourism Research, Nico Fujikawa , and Guam Visitors Bureau Tourism Research Analyst, Sydney Leon Guerrero , administered the pledge signing alongside Guam High School Principal, Jason Sheedy.
The Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) had the pleasure of welcoming the faculty, staff, and students of Guam High School during their Mes CHamoru celebration.

GVB was honored to join Guam High School for their Mes CHamoru celebration. The Guam High School Mes CHamoru celebration was filled with cultural performances for the student body to enjoy ranging from singers, dance competitions, and cultural demonstrations.The event came full circle with the Håfa Adai Pledge Ceremony.

GVB Acting Director of Tourism Research, Nico Fujikawa, shared, “What you students displayed this afternoon is proof that the Chamorro culture is thriving. Thank you for living out the culture and showing our visitors Guam’s unique culture and spirit.”

On behalf of the Guam Visitors Bureau, we thank the faculty, staff, and student body of Guam High School for their dedication towards bettering the island of Guam for our visitor and island community.
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Ordot Chalan Pago Elementary School kicks off CHamoru Month with the Håfa Adai Pledge
Student representatives from Ordot Chalan Pago Elementary School posed with their signed Hafa Adai Pledge Kids Program certificates at the March 1, 2019 celebration of Mes CHamoru. Guam Visitors Bureau Vice President, Bobby Alvarez , Guam Visitors Bureau Culture and Heritage Officer Dee Hernandez , and Guam Visitors Bureau public Informations Officer, Josh Tyquiengco , assisted with the administration of the signing ceremony.
The Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) had the pleasure of welcoming more than 500 students from Ordot Chalan Pago Elementary School as the newest members of the Håfa Adai Pledge Kids program on March 1, 2019 at the school’s campus in Ordot-Chalan Pago.

It was heartwarming to see the Chamorro culture thrive as the students demonstrated a total of four cultural performances during the kick-off ceremony for Ordot Chalan Pago Elementary School’s Mes CHamoru festivities. The immersion of the CHamoru language was evident as the student body listened and responded to Siñora Sheila Paulino’s opening remarks spoken in fluent CHamoru.

Guam Visitors Bureau Vice President, Bobby Alvarez, stressed with the students the importance of language and the Håfa Adai pledge during his opening remarks speech.

“Håfa Adai exudes love, friendship, warmth and respect. Language is so important to our culture. When you say Håfa Adai to friends, family and stranger, you are keeping our culture alive! So say it with your heart and with a smile,” shared Alvarez.

On behalf of the Guam Visitors Bureau, we thank our school partners, such as Ordot Chalan Pago Elementary School, for their determination and effort towards perpetuating and promoting Guam’s unique culture through the island’s youth in celebration of CHamoru Month!
Living the Håfa Adai Pledge:
Sarai Dela Cruz &
Inatan Leon Guerrero-Dunn
Congratulations to Sarai Dela Cruz and Inatan Leon Guerrero-Dunn. The pair competed against numerous schools in the 2019 Inacha'igen Fino' CHamoru language competition hosted by the University of Guam. Sarai and Inatan are members of the Håfa Adai Pledge Kids Program and were inducted this past February 2019 along with the faculty, staff, and student body of M.U. Lujan Elementary School.

Sarai Dela Cruz won first place in the fourth through fifth grade storytelling division. Inatan Leon Guerreo-Dunn won first place in the second through third grade storytelling division.

Sarai and Inatan are living their Håfa Adai pledges by protecting their culture through practicing the CHamoru language. At such a young age, both are dedicated to practicing the CHamoru language and incorporating it into their everyday lifestyles. M.U. Lujan CHamoru teacher and language competition coach, Sinora Loretta Cruz, shared that Sarai and Inatan have been practicing diligently for over a month.

We hope Håfa Adai Pledge Kids Program members Sarai and Inatan inspire other students and Håfa Adai Pledge Kids Program members to live out the pledges they made to protect their culture, share the Håfa Adai Spirit, and protect the islands natural resources. It is the dedication of students such as Sarai and Inatan that enable the CHamoru culture and language to thrive. S
Left to right: Natasha Dela Cruz , M.U. Lujan ES Principal, Siñora  LeVonne S. Mantanona , Sarai Dela Cruz , Saina Rufina F. Mendiola , CHamoru Studies Administrator,  Inatan LG Dunn , Siñora Loretta P Cruz , and Dr. Laura Torres Souder , Judge
Tourism Work s f or Miss World 2018 
Meet Gianna Sgambelluri , Miss World Guam 2018. Sgambelluri takes on her role as an ambassador for the island of Guam with much pride! S he takes her responsibility very seriously, showing both locals and visitors the very best of our culture and hospitality.
CELEBRATING A DECADE OF
HAFA ADAI
2009-2019
The Håfa Adai Pledge Program celebrates its 10 year anniversary this 2019! On behalf of the Guam Visitors Bureau, un dankulo na si yu'os ma'ase to all our community partners, businesses, organizations, schools, and individuals who continue to promote our island's culture and make Guam a better place to live, work, and visit! Biba!

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BIBA MES CHAMORU!
See what's going on this Mes CHamoru and join in on all the fun!
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Friday, March 22
Celebrating Guam's Villages
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: Guam Museum Changing Gallery

Chongka Games
Time: 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: Guam Museum Lobby & Café

Local Vendors & Local Products
Time: 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: Agana Shopping Center

Local Woodcraft Demonstration by Island Crafts
Time: 5:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Location: Agana Shopping Center

Titiyas Demonstration & Sampling by Chief Hurao Academy
Time: 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Location: Agana Shopping Center

Cultural Dance Performance
Time: 5:45 PM to 6:45 PM
Location: Outrigger Lobby

Movies at the Museum - Alvin & the Chipmunks
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: Guam Museum Lawn


Friday, March 22
Pleasure Island Cultural Entertainment
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Location: T Galleria Shopping Complex

Saturday, March 23
Celebrating Guam's Villages
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Location: Guam Museum Changing Gallery
Chongka Games
Time: 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: Guam Museum Lobby & Café
 
Cultural Dance Performance
Time: 5:45 PM to 6:45 PM
Location: Outrigger Lobby


Sunday, March 24
Celebrating Guam's Villages
Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: Guam Museum Changing Gallery

Palm Weaving
Time: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: Outrigger Lobby
Chongka Games
Time: 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: Guam Museum Lobby & Café
Guam Ko’ko’ Kids Fest - Hafa Adai Pledge Kids Program: Cultural Zone
Location: Governor Joseph Flores Memorial Park (Ypao Beach Park) in the Hafa Adai Pledge Kids: Cultural Zone located in the Main Pavilion
Cultural Zone Partners:

Chief Hurao Academy
Weaving demo and coconut candy making

Sweet Things and Lullabies
Cultural peg doll painting

Guam Museum
Sling stone demo and Guam Museum interactive activity

UOG Sea Grant
Sea turtle and reef-safe sunscreen activities
9:00 am - Cultural Zone activity booth set up/HAPK Coloring station and Hurao Academy coconut decorating open to public

10:00 am - Cultural Zone activity booths open - Activities begin

11:00 am - Hafa Adai Pledge Kids Program Signing Ceremony begins

11:30 am - Guam Museum Sling Stone Demo with Sling Guam and activities resume

2:00 pm - Event Ends
LEARN CHAMORU
WITH CHIEF HURAO ACADEMY:
Did you read this book?
Kao Un Taitai Este Na Lepblo?