Håfa adai. Welcome to Taotao Tåsi 🌅 People of the Ocean.

Part 1: On Da Beach 🏝️

We prepare for the voyage and chant to open the sea lanes.

Music: Sabyu, Navigator EP: https://sabyu.bandcamp.com/album/navigator-ep-mastered
Guampedia: https://www.guampedia.com/carolinians-on-guam/
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Featuring Palu Larry Raigetal. With Sandra Iseke Okada. Music: Sabyu (Navigator EP).

CHamoru, Chamorro, Guam, Guåhan, Marianas Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific Islands, Micronesia, Indigenous, Native Pacific, talk story, Red Rice podcast, fina'denne', Jay Byrd Castro, Taotao Tåsi, traditional navigation, voyaging, sakman, wa'a, Palu Larry Raigetal, Waa'gey

At the first Latte Fest on Treasure Island (March 30, 2024), Jay Byrd walks the festival in sinahi and a woven hat, talking with Chef Shawn Naputi (Prubechu), Guam Style, and community leaders. Food, fashion, and talk-story show how CHamoru clubs keep the håfa adai spirit alive in the Bay Area.

Timestamps
0:10 · Arriving at Latte Fest 2024 on Treasure Island
1:31 · Sinahi, woven hat, and standing out in the crowd
2:18 · Chef Shawn Naputi and chagi chicken (Prubechu)
3:03 · Lenny Indalecio Wix1
3:39 · Guam Style and the O'Mallon brothers
3:54 · AJ from Guam Style: protect, preserve, unite
5:09 · Byron and Gina, Metgot Creations
6:03 · Guamanian Community Club of Sacramento
6:33 · What it means to be CHamoru
8:02 · Kutturan Chamoru Foundation performance
8:18 · Vic Pangilinan
9:36 · Northern California Chamorro Club and how Latte Fest began
12:07 · Verna Castro and Inafa'maolek

Links
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Presented with Guamanian Community Club of Sacramento, Northern California Chamorro Club, Kutturan Chamoru Foundation, and Inafa'maolek.us

CHamoru, Chamorro, Guam, Guåhan, Marianas Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific Islands, Micronesia, Indigenous, Native Pacific, talk story, Red Rice podcast, fina'denne', Jay Byrd Castro, Latte Fest, San Francisco, Treasure Island, CHamoru festival, Bay Area CHamoru

⛳️ New here? Listen to Part 1 Mamåhlao first.

How do we pass on modern legacies and traditions? Jaybyrd meets CHamoru golfers and elders at the 39th Hafa Adai Golf Classic in Washington State, including Tan Diego Hammett, family reunions on the fairway, and a vision for the Classic's future.

Timestamps
0:01 · Introduction
03:22 · Community Chenchule break: Brand Marinade
05:00 · Tan Diego Hammett
08:25 · History of the Hafa Adai Golf Classic
12:46 · Meeting family for the first time
17:36 · Role models
19:57 · Joe Kamudu
23:27 · Inetnon Man Gachong
25:30 · Future of the Hafa Adai Golf Classic
28:04 · Modern-day sea voyaging
30:07 · Credits

Links
Read: I Sakman: https://www.isakman.com/
Visit: Hafa Adai Golf Classic: https://hafaadaigolfclassic.com/
Listen: Sabyu: https://www.sabyu.com/
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Guests: Tan Diego Hammett, Benny Anderson, Frank and Annie Torres, Joe Kamudu, Ryan Blas, Roy Leon Guerrero, Lenny Scimeca. Music: Sabyu, Napu, live banquet band.

CHamoru, Chamorro, Guam, Guåhan, Marianas Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific Islands, Micronesia, Indigenous, Native Pacific, talk story, Red Rice podcast, fina'denne', Jay Byrd Castro, Hafa Adai Golf Classic, CHamoru elders, legacy, chenchule

⛳️ This red rice story is about feeling mamåhlao (shame) for not appearing "CHamoru enough," and how a simple smile can turn shame into belonging. Jay, a first-generation Stateside CHamoru, prepares for the 39th Hafa Adai Golf Classic in Washington State.

Timestamps
00:08 · Cold open on the course with Lenny and Jim
00:55 · The 39th Annual Hafa Adai Golf Classic
02:57 · Guam and Saipan: family history and stateside identity
04:10 · Arriving at Hawks Prairie: island pride in the parking lot
05:20 · "Hafa adai! Wassup?"
06:15 · Imposter syndrome
07:40 · Joe's story: when CHamorus have the same name
08:51 · Tun Diego Hammett
11:55 · Thank you

Links
Read: Guampedia, mamåhlao: https://www.guampedia.com/mamahlao-shame/
Visit: Hafa Adai Golf Classic: https://hafaadaigolfclassic.com/
Listen: Sabyu, Lava Flow: https://www.sabyu.com/lava-flow
Watch: University of Guam students: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvdNVRozNjw
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CHamoru, Chamorro, Guam, Guåhan, Marianas Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific Islands, Micronesia, Indigenous, Native Pacific, talk story, Red Rice podcast, fina'denne', Jay Byrd Castro, mamåhlao, Hafa Adai Golf Classic, CHamoru golf, diaspora, belonging

Meet your host Jaybyrd and learn how his family's history, from Italy and the Mariana Islands to the San Francisco Bay Area, inspired this podcast. Hear why CHamoru red rice is the namesake, how one simple question opens real talk-story, and what to expect from an experimental, Indigenous-centered show.

Timestamps
00:02 · CHamoru migration to the San Francisco Bay Area
04:41 · What is CHamoru red rice?
06:19 · Red Rice the podcast
09:28 · How do you like your red rice?
17:24 · Red rice: a staple of CHamoru cuisine
18:16 · Red rice stories

Links
Read: Guampedia, red rice: https://www.guampedia.com/hineksa-agaga-red-rice/
Visit: Fina'denne': https://finadenne.com/
Listen: Sabyu, Lava Flow: https://www.sabyu.com/lava-flow
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CHamoru, Chamorro, Guam, Guåhan, Marianas Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific Islands, Micronesia, Indigenous, Native Pacific, talk story, Red Rice podcast, fina'denne', Jay Byrd Castro, red rice, hineksa agaga, San Francisco Bay Area, CHamoru diaspora, manaotao sanlagu