{"id":346096,"date":"2021-06-16T06:00:08","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T20:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=346096"},"modified":"2021-06-16T06:00:08","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T20:00:08","slug":"tinian-leaders-take-hafa-adai-tirow-pledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/tinian-leaders-take-hafa-adai-tirow-pledge\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinian leaders take Hafa Adai & Tirow Pledge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Elected and business leaders gather at the Tinian Mayor\u2019s Office on June 11, 2021, to take the Hafa Adai & Tirow Pledge, vowing to promote the indigenous Chamorro and Carolinian culture of the islands. The pledge ceremony was also attended by representatives of the Marianas Visitors Authority and Saipan Chamber of Commerce, joint organizers of the program. (MVA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Elected and business leaders of Tinian are the latest to join the Hafa Adai & Tirow Pledge program, vowing to help promote the indigenous Chamorro and Carolinian cultures of the Marianas. <\/p>\n

Last Friday, June 13, Tinian and Aguigan Mayor Edwin P. Aldan led 14 other individuals in a pledge ceremony with representatives of the Marianas Visitors Authority and Saipan Chamber of Commerce, who jointly operate the pledge program. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe community of Tinian is renowned for its hospitality, which makes this pledge ceremony with Mayor Aldan and others who have take the Hafa Adai & Tirow Pledge even more meaningful,\u201d said MVA managing director Priscilla M. Iakopo. \u201cAs we are all a product of the Marianas, our traditions, history, language, values, and arts shape who we are, and most importantly, it is the preservation of our cultures that keep our identity alive today, tomorrow, and in the future.\u201d <\/p>\n

Joining Aldan were 18th Tinian Municipal Council chair Joseph E. Santos, 22nd Tinian & Aguiguan Legislative Delegation chair Sen. Francisco Q. Cruz, Tourific Tinian dba Fleming Hotel owner Deborah Fleming, JC Caf\u00e9 Restaurant and Karaoke Lounge manager Lot G. Bunao, SAM E Corp. dba Tinian Oceanview Hotel manager Heeyeon Cabrera, HJ2 Corporation dba Good Tour\/Car Rental owner Jang Moon Soo, MIK Tours owner Miho K. Evangelista, Bridge Investment Group, LLC dba Tinian Diamond Hotel accountant Rosalie R. Masga, Lorilynn\u2019s Hotel owner Jun Chou, Triple J Saipan, Inc. dba Bar- K-Diner\/The Western Lodge operations manager Jim Barton, Tinian Express owner Suzuki Atsushi, Queen\u2019s Restaurant owner Meihua Xuan, and Susan\u2019s Creations owner Mary Susan Perez.<\/p>\n

The Hafa Adai & Tirow Pledge encompasses the action of \u201cTa Fan Un Kurason\/Sibwe Tipiyeew\u201d (be united), uniting public and private sectors and individuals in a commitment for the preservation and promotion of the Chamorro and Carolinian language, culture, and traditions. The program involves taking efforts every day to make a difference in the survival of these cultures in some way or another, including taking continuous steps to \u201cgo local, look local, and think local\u201d in the areas of language, arts, traditions, history and values. The program welcomes all businesses, organizations, and companies interested in strengthening the core values and traditions of indigenous Chamorro and Carolinian cultures. <\/p>\n

The ceremony was also attended by Senate President Jude Hofschneider, Sen. Karl King-Nabors, Rep. Patrick H. San Nicolas, Saipan Chamber of Commerce pPresident Joe Guerrero, and Commonwealth Ports Authority board chair Kimberlyn King-Hinds. (PR)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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