Join us for the HÅFA ADAI FESTIVAL! - The House of Chamorros

Join us for the HÅFA ADAI FESTIVAL

HÅFA ADAI friends,

We would be thrilled to have you join us for an exciting afternoon of fun, food, and community. And, although you do not need to be present to win, don’t forget to contact us to get your raffle tickets! You could win amazing prizes and take home some fantastic memories. Thank you for being a part of this special event. Let’s make some unforgettable moments together.

Schedule of Events:

12:00 PM	Opening National Anthem & Bendision with Uno Hit
12:10 PM	Opening Remarks
12:20 PM	Guest Speaker Judge Johnny Gogo
12:25 PM	HOC Queens Court Introduction
12:30 PM	Line Dancing Lessons with Lilly & Diana
1:00 PM	Uno Hit Chamorro Cultural Dancers
1:20 PM	“MG” Mariana Green – Musician
1:50 PM	Joran Palani Aguon – Mucisian
2:20 PM	Music & Dancing
3:00 PM	Island Mist & Friends
4:45 PM	Raffle Drawing
4:55 PM	Closing Remarks

Prizes include:

Round-trip tickets to Guam from Los Angeles – Donated by GTA
Batik Painting of your design (Value up to $1,000) – Donated by Dr. Judy Flores
and Cash Prizes.

For more information and to purchase your tickets, call:

Jeff Macaraeg (619) 742 – 9150
Brienda Diaz (805) 312 – 1729

Judge Gogo will be a Keynote Speaker at the Hafa Adai Festival on August 17th, 2024.

This book will also be on sale at the House of Chamorros booth on Festival Day.

This book launched on Guam on July 15, 2024 to coincide with the 80th Liberation Celebration. “Hasso: WWII CHamoru Survivors & Liberators” is published and designed by Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist and CHamoru documentarian Manny Crisostomo of San Francisco Bay Area Sanlagu Publications.

Hasso: WWII CHamoru Survivors & Liberators” is a 134 page, 8.5 by 11 inch quality cover book by CHamoru and former Sinajana resident Johnny Cepeda Gogo, 56, a Superior Court judge in Santa Clara County, California, and recently nominated by President Joe Biden to be U.S. attorney for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.

The book will be launched on Guam July 15 2024 to coincide with the 80th Liberation Celebration. “Hasso: WWII CHamoru Survivors & Liberators” is published and designed by Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist and CHamoru documentarian Manny Crisostomo of San Francisco Bay Area Sanlagu Publications.

The book showcases images of the 111 CHamoru WWII survivors and military liberators who signed a Guam flag. It also features writings by Dr. Robert Underwood and an introduction by award winning investigative reporter Rob Perez, formerly of Santa Rita. The book was edited by former PDN and Latte editor Therese Padua Howe.