{"id":240837,"date":"2016-11-18T06:06:11","date_gmt":"2016-11-17T20:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=240837"},"modified":"2016-11-18T06:06:11","modified_gmt":"2016-11-17T20:06:11","slug":"westin-resort-partners-commit-share-hafa-adai-spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/westin-resort-partners-commit-share-hafa-adai-spirit\/","title":{"rendered":"Westin Resort, partners commit to share H\u00e5fa Adai spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From left, Maeda Hiroko and Sharon Bayot (Harmony Kids, owner and director), Belle Noa (Mandara Spa, spa supervisor), Alexander Miralles (Emerald Marketing Corp\/BonVoyage, human resource manager), Telo T. Taitague (Guam Visitors Bureau, vice president), Nate Denight (Guam Visitors Bureau, president\/CEO), Harrison Cho\u00a0 (The Westin Resort Guam, general manager), Sen. Tina Muna Barnes\u00a0(33rd Guam Legislature and Tourism chair), Nabil Murday (Magic Rocks, owner), Kayoko Iwana (The Westin Resort Guam \u2013 Royal Beach Club, Welcome Experience manager), Dennis Clemente (Taste, manager), Rosabelle Malones (Prego and Mix @ ChaChaCha , manager), Francis Rosales\u00a0 (Westin Starlight Barbecue, assistant manager) and Audrey Camacho (Star Privilege, program administrator) at the H\u00e5fa\u00a0Adai\u00a0Pledge ceremony held at The Westin Resort Guam on\u00a0Tuesday, Nov. 15,\u00a02016. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Tuesday, Nov. 15, the Guam Visitors Bureau welcomed the newest\u00a0H\u00e5fa\u00a0Adai Pledge members to the ever-popular cornerstone of the local community-branding program. The Westin Resort Guam, along with The Westin Resort Guam Royal Beach Club, Taste, Prego, Mix @ ChaChaCha, Westin Starlight Barbecue, Star Privilege management and staff joined tenants Magic Rocks, BonVoyage, Mandara Spa and Harmony Kids \u00a0in signing the pledge. The ceremony, hosted in The Westin Resort lobby, included cultural performances by Guma Taotao Tano and remarks from Sen. Tina Muna Barnes along with GVB president and CEO Nathan Denight.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Hafa Adai Pledge program plays a big part in GVB\u2019s efforts to showcase the island\u2019s unique culture,\u201d said Denight. \u201cThe Westin has always been a special place for the island community and the staff here has always been so fantastic in implementing the Hafa Adai spirit on a daily basis. It is great that The Westin Resort Guam put this together and is now part of the Hafa Adai Pledge familia. We are excited to see the great things to come and the great impact they will make in the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Westin Resort Guam organized the mass pledge signing as a management initiative to infuse a higher level of local culture, language and hospitality into the everyday interaction with guests, business partners and employees. <\/p>\n

\u201cToday is a very important day for our team because we are formally acknowledging our team\u2019s collective efforts in sharing the Hafa Adai spirit,\u201d said The Westin Resort Guam general manager Harrison Cho. \u201cWe have embraced and have shown the Hafa Adai spirit throughout the years to our guests both local residents and visitors alike through our warm friendly greetings and our care and commitment to our island.\u201d <\/p>\n

The Westin Resort Guam efforts go beyond the hotel with their team\u2019s efforts in doing their part in keeping the island beautiful and clean by taking a proactive approach in sustainability efforts and green projects such as coastal cleanups, recycling and being energy-efficient. Its individual venues, such as the hotel\u2019s restaurants Prego, Taste, Mix @ChaChaCha and Westin Starlight Barbecue, do their part in their commitment to buy local in support of the island\u2019s farmers and suppliers as well as incorporating Chamorro iconic cuisine in their menus. \u00a0
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\nThe H\u00e5fa Adai Pledge<\/em><\/p>\n

The H\u00e5fa Adai Pledge program is the cornerstone of the GVB\u2019s local community branding campaign. In its seventh year, the H\u00e5fa Adai Pledge program has grown steadily in the number of participants as well as the commitment of individual pledges. In March 2016, GVB reached a significant milestone, welcoming its 600th\u00a0pledge, representing more than 33, 000 individuals from private businesses, government agencies, non-profits and other organizations that have joined the H\u00e5fa Adai Pledge program. (GVB)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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