Tribute to Chief Aghurubw

For many years now, the Carolinian community within the Commonwealth would take time each year to pay tribute to Chief Aghurubw, who is credited with bringing the first Carolinian settlers to the Marianas.

History has it that in 1815, Chief Aghurubw of the Ghatoliyool Clan sailed from the Caroline Islands to resettle his people on Saipan after the islands were destroyed by a major typhoon.

In keeping with the traditional tribute, the Chief Aghurubw Foundation held its 34th Annual Commemoration of Chief Aghurubw yesterday at Managaha Island.

The selection of the date was based on the time the chief’s monument on the island was finished. The monument was constructed in honor of the chief who, according to the foundation, “changed the course of history in the lives of his people.”

Tasi Tours and Transportation Inc. and Saipan Sea Ventures (Jambalaya) provided the boat transfers to Managaha Island.