R&R Pacific - June/ July 2016

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JUNE/JULY 2016

Expedition reveals unseen creatures of the Trench

Pelagi Islets, Apaca Point in Agat.

Photo by Rueben Olivas.

contents TRAVEL

San Francisco

ARTIST

Steven J. LeFever

CALENDAR

Events in June and July

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Singh’s Café

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Micronesian Jewelers

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Island Tinting

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COMMUNITY

Father figures

essence of guam

Agat and Tamuning

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COVER FEAtURE

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Exploration of the Marianas Trench 32

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Events around the island

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Out & About

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Chamorro specialties

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R&R Pacific is a lifestyle magazine that features the people, culture and activities that collectively make up Guam. We provide our readers a window into the different facets of Guam’s diverse community through vibrant photography and engaging articles.

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About the cover: Images captured by remotely operated underwater vehicles of the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration on its exploration of the Marianas Trench in April and May. Images courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration & Research.

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R&R Pacific June/July

PUBLISHER

SENIOR DESIGNER

Maureen N. Maratita

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MANAGING EDITOR

SALES MANAGER

Jackie Hanson

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ACCOUNT MANAGERS

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Evelyn Sanchez

REPORTER

ADMINISTRATION

Janice Castro

CONTRIBUTORS

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Amanda Pampuro

Vincent Leon Guerrero

Ashley Quintanilla

Jenalyn Aguon

Rueben Olivas

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Lara Ozaki

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

Marcos Fong

Rosanna Dacanay

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Travel///San Francisco

STORY AND PHOTOS By Jackie Hanson

From a history of defiance to a modern melting pot of progressive minds, San Francisco continues to entice with its ever-churning energy If ever there were a city that invited innovation, celebrated subcultures and instilled a deep sense of pride in its residents, it would be the Spanishfounded city of San Francisco.

Home to tech giants Apple Inc., Hewlett-Packard, Intel and eBay, social media networks like Twitter, Reddit and Pinterest and the ridesharing services of Uber and Lyft, the city is a melting pot of progressive minds. The city of 805,000 people also reflects the distinctive flavors of a harmonious minority-majority population. Chinese comprise the largest ethnic minority group at 22%, and Vietnamese and Russian residents, each at 5%, among others, have also put down roots deep enough to have the districts Chinatown, Little Saigon and Russian Hill named for them.

Other districts of the city make for tireless exploring, including the

Financial District, which holds one of the oldest Wells Fargo banks in the nation, built in 1852. The headquarters houses a museum with vintage banking machines and working telegraphs. Its location next to all six of the city’s Fortune 500 companies, including Charles Schwab, has become known as the “Wall Street of the West.”

In the Haight-Ashbury district — informally known as “Hippie Hill” from its reputation as the birthplace of the word “hippie” and the associated counterculture that began in the 1960s — the street corners and adjacent Golden Gate Park are still swarming with the mellow vibe of people embracing the lifestyle. It’s worth wandering through for anyone who enjoys vintage clothing stores, quirky cafes, bookstores, record shops or simply people watching.

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Travel///Malaysia

(Above) A tour boat docked at Alcatraz Island, the isolated site of a Civil War prison in 1868, a federal prison from 1933 to 1963 and the oldest operating lighthouse on the West Coast. (Facing page, clockwise from top) A bartender prepares Irish coffees at Buena Vista Café, where the drink was first introduced in the United States in 1952; the entrance to Chinatown; the PowellMarket cable car on the city’s rolling streets; the Dungeness Crab Louis salad at Bistro Boudin; and the entrance to AT&T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants.

Golden Gate Park spans more than 1,000 acres complete with the De Young fine arts museum, the California Academy of Sciences — one of the top 10 largest natural history museums in the world, a Japanese Tea Garden and the Conservatory of Flowers, among other gardens, groves and attractions.

Leaving the park presents an opportunity to drive down Steiner Street with the famous “Painted Ladies” row of Victorian homes built in the 1890s. Then work your way to 1709 Broderick Street, the set of 1987–1995 sitcom “Full House.”

Not to be missed, of course, is San Francisco’s most recognizable landmark, the Golden Gate Bridge. No need to stress over the first missed photo opportunity as it comes into view. Around every bend leading up to the Golden Gate Bridge Welcome Center is a better angle, and this photogenic engineering wonder will leave no one with a bad picture.

Soak in more sights and photo opportunities of the bridge from the bay itself on a brunch cruise that takes you up close and even underneath it. Many boat tours pass closely by or even take day trips to Alcatraz, which sits just a 1.7-mile and brisk 49-degree swim from the mainland.

At the end of a long day of sightseeing and street-walking, the locals will direct you to one of two of the city’s must-eat cuisines: seafood or Italian. Pantarei, on the corner of Stockton and Columbus, serves both and comes highly recommended from a passion-

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ate San Franciscan native for its extensive wine list and homemade pastas, calzones and grilled fish entrees.

Top the night off with a trip to Buena Vista Café, where the Irish coffee was introduced to the United States in 1952. Watch the bartender mesmerizingly whip up 15 Irish coffees at a time: two cubes of sugar, hot coffee, splash of whiskey and a dollop of fresh cream on top.

Just outside “BV’s” catch the Powell-Market cable car for a $7 one-way ride through the city at night. The line is one of three and will take you over the city’s steep hills, past the cable car museum — a worthwhile stop with free admission where visitors can overlook the giant winding wheels that pull the cable cars throughout the city — and down to Market Street, where it’s easy to hail a ride back to your hotel.

If you’ve never tried Uber or Lyft, what better place than in the city where both of these ride-sharing services were born? The various districts and cultural neighborhoods are easily accessed any time of day or night through one of these ride-sharing services, which charge around $3.75 per mile for the standard service with a minimum fare of $15. Taxis are also widely available, though generally slightly higher in price, as well as the Bay Area Rapid Transit rail system for longer hauls and airport transportation and the MUNI public bus, cable car, street car and trolleybus system, which costs $20 for a day pass up to $40 for a seven-day pass.

Travel///Historic Okinawa

SAN FRANCISCO How to get there: United Airlines through Narita, Osaka or Honolulu Travel time: Approximately 15 to 20 hours Best time to go: September to November for warmer weather and fewer crowds Must see: Golden Gate Bridge Must eat: Dungeness crab at Bistro Boudin in the Fisherman’s Wharf

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Artist///Steven J. LeFever

Communicating through creating

BY LARA OZAKI Photos courtesy of Steven J. LeFever

Steven J. LeFever is a Guamanian multidisciplinary artist living in Tokyo, participating in a variety of forms of art including film-making, acting, modeling, fictional writing, poetry and martial arts to communicate with audiences.

“My life is devoted to art simply because I am the happiest whenever I am creating something to offer to the world. People may think I am doing too many different things and spreading myself thin, but all art is connected in the universal notion that one must not think, but instead, feel,” he says.

LeFever presented his newest novel, “Mariana Sky,” on May 27 as a Guam delegate under the publications division for the 12th Festival of the Pacific Arts. The fictional story is set in the 15 islands of the Marianas, told through the eyes of a genius bird. In the Northern islands of Ogasawara, the bird meets a spiritual, philosophical man and embarks on a journey through the islands making its way down to Guam, the last chapter of the book.

“I want people to think for themselves how life should go in the path of ethics and morality, which is philosophy. People don’t understand how easy it is to philosophize.

People think it’s something that only the greats like Socrates and Plato and all those people have done,” LeFever says. He says he hopes readers of his novels will be inspired to philosophize for themselves.

“I’m looking out for my people and trying to say some things,” he says.

“Håyi Gaitano Este,” or “What Does God Smell Like?” in English, LeFever’s first directional short film, was also released at FestPac. Though he initially focused on acting, LeFever discovered his passion for directing while being involved in film-making. He acts and models in the Japanese industry, while gaining experience on the directional side of filmmaking in independent films.

LeFever first got involved with the arts when he was 16, encouraged by his girlfriend at the time to write poetry. He then started dancing. “Dancing is my core.

It taught me everything,” he says. He has since experimented with various areas of the arts.

His began his first book in his senior year

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of college, where he majored in interpersonal communications and minored in theater arts at the California State University, Long Beach after attending the University of Guam for a year.

LeFever has also been working on his YouTube channel, “TastyEnglish,” for around four years. “It’s fun because it puts two of my passions together, teaching and filmmaking,” he says. The channel teaches English idioms that are not usually taught in classrooms in creative, entertaining ways.

When he first moved to Japan four years ago, LeFever taught English in Tochigi and Gunma.

He has been freelancing since March when he moved to Tokyo to start working on his film,

“Give Me Beauty,” with a friend from Los Angeles.

“The 20-minute film has a lot of production value, but it only cost us around $1,000 because people came together to help,” he says. “There are no excuses; I just keep making stuff and people are going to catch on. There will be more forwardthinking businesses that will invest in projects.”

LeFever says that the film community in Guam is still very small, and he hopes his efforts aid in gaining recognition and funding for more projects on Guam. “Giving back is the ultimate dream for me, but I’m not in that position right now. I’m still a struggling artist, but I don’t think that I’m not successful. I think I’m successful because I have the chance to create art,” he says.

JUNE & JULY events May 22 to June 4

June 25

12th Festival of the Pacific Arts

Boonie Stomp from Cetti River to Umatac

Location: Paseo Stadium and Chamorro Village, Hagåtña For more information, visit festpac.visitguam.com or download the mobile application from the App Store or Google Play.

Level: Difficult Duration: Four hours Length: Four miles Location: Meet at 9 a.m. at the Chamorro Village Center Court Bring: Three quarts of water, sturdy wet shoes, swimsuit, snorkel gear, sunscreen, sunglasses, insect repellent, lunch and camera.

Special conditions: Hiking in water, down a steep slope and over slippery and sharp coral rocks For more information, visit www.facebook.com/GuamBoonieStompersInc or call 787-4238.

June 6 to July 31

Liberation Day Carnival Location: Tiyan fair grounds June 3, 4 and 5

1st Annual Yigo Citrus Festival Time: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday; 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday; and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday Location: Yigo Gym, Route 1 Admission: Free For more information, email yigoguamcitrusfestival@gmail.com.

June 11

SUP Fest 2 Paddle boarding competition and beach party Time: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Location: Hyatt Regency Guam To register and for more information, visit voltsportstour.com.

June 18

Boonie Stomp to Mount Jumullong Level: Medium Duration: Two hours Length: Two miles Location: Meet at 6 p.m. at the Chamorro Village Center Court Bring: Flashlight, one quart of water, gloves, snacks and camera Special conditions: Uphill slopes, rough spots on the trail and darkness Cost: $2 for hikers over 12 For more information, visit www.facebook.com/GuamBoonieStompersInc or call 787-4238.

June 24 and 25

Electric Island Festival Time: 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. Friday; 5 p.m. to 4 a.m. Saturday Location: Guam International Raceway, Yigo Admission: $80 for one-day general admission; $150 for two-day pass To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.electricislandfestival.com.

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June 28

“Sentimental Journey: A Tribute to Guam’s World War II Survivors” concert Time: Doors open 5 p.m.; Dinner 6 p.m.; Concert 7:30 p.m.

Location: Sheraton Laguna Guam Resort Admission: $50 for individuals and $400 for a table of 10. Tickets are available at Frank Blas & Associates Inc. in the Crown Plaza on Route 8 in Barrigada.

For more information, contact the Guam War Survivors Memorial Foundation at 734-7702 or visit www.facebook.com/GWSMF. July 1 to Aug. 1

Guam Art Exhibit Location: The Plaza Shopping Center, Tumon For more information, visit www.facebook.com/GUAMARTEXHIBIT. July 2

Guam BBQ Block Party Location: Pleasure Island, Tumon For more information, visit www.visitguam.com.

July 21

72nd Guam Liberation Day parade Time: 10 a.m.

Location: Route 1, Hagåtña

EVENTSCALENDAR

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Me Before You

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• 1st Annual Yigo Citrus Festival (June 3-5)

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The Conjuring 2 Now You See Me 2 Warcraft

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Central Intelligence Finding Dory Clown

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The Shallows Free State of Jones Independence Day: Resurgence

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• “Sentimental Journey: A Tribute to Guam’s World War II Survivors” concert

FEATURED MOVIE June 17

Finding Dory Directed by Andrew Stanton Starring Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Diane Keaton, Eugene Levy, Ty Burrell and Willem Defoe

Dory, a forgetful blue tang, and her friends, Nemo and Marlin, search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did she learn to speak Whale?

Synopsis from official “Finding Dory” Facebook page.

*Event times and dates may change without notice.

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The BFG The Purge: Election Year The Legend of Tarzan My Kind of Traitor

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The Secret Life of Pets Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates Captain Fantastic

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FEATURED MOVIE July 1

The Legend of Tarzan Directed by David Yates Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Samuel L. Jackson, Margot Robbie, Djimon Hounsou, Christoph Waltz, John Hurt and Jim Broadbent

It has been years since the man once known as Tarzan left the jungles of Africa behind for a gentrified life as John Clayton III with his beloved wife, Jane, at his side. Now, he has been invited back to the Congo to serve as a trade emissary of Parliament, unaware that he is a pawn in a deadly convergence of greed and revenge masterminded by the Belgian captain, Leon Rom. Those behind the murderous plot have no idea what they are about to unleash. Synopsis from legendoftarzan.com.

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Star Trek Beyond Ice Age: Collision Course Lights Out

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Jason Bourne Bad Moms Genius

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Special Feature///Singh’s Café

Kabab, curry and more at Singh’s Café STORY BY JOY WHITE

The flavors of Asia come together in a cuisine that is both tasty and healthy at Singh’s Café Kabab & Curry. Located in the Micronesia Mall food court, Singh’s Café Kabab & Curry specializes in curries from India, Japan and Thailand. It also serves other Asian favorites, such as tikka masala, panang, and shawarmas or Middle Eastern wraps. Other unique dishes, such as curry fries, add to a menu that is varied and new to Guam’s food scene.

The restaurant is family-owned and run by Malti Kotwal, who owns and operates the restaurant alongside her husband, Kotwal Singh, who helps prepare and develop dishes. The family has been on Guam since the early 1990s, and Singh has worked as a chef in various countries throughout Southeast Asia before bringing his experience to Guam.

The restaurant has been open for nine months and offers flavors new to the island. It is the only one of its kind in the mall. “It’s a very different cuisine,” Singh says.

Malti and Singh emphasize the use of local and fresh ingredients in their dishes, including eggplant, pumpkin, and a variety of greens.

The Satay Kabab, a Malaysian street food, is prepared with homemade peanut sauce using Singh’s recipe. The restaurant staff grinds and blends all spices themselves, as well as makes yogurt in-house.

“We don’t use any artificial ingredients,” Singh says.

Singh’s Café Kabab & Curry’s chicken tikka masala — barbecued chicken in a creamy, rich sauce made from yogurt — is the restaurant’s best-selling item, Singh says. The restaurant’s Japanese beef curry, topped with Thai ginger, red bell peppers and potatoes, is also a crowd favorite.

The menu includes other favorites such as lamb or chicken shawarma wraps and bowls made with warm pita bread, vegetables and toppings; curry fries smothered in Indian, Japanese or Thai curry and topped with sweet curry mayo; and Thai panang, made with real Thai ginger, chilies, coconut milk, local eggplant, bamboo shoots and local lemongrass.

Vegetarians will delight in the restaurant’s meatless dishes, including eggplant and pumpkin curries and hummus. One can also find a vegetarian special from time to time as they do go out fast.

Other items available on Singh’s Café Kabab & Curry menu include the increasingly popular naan, a famous bread from India, and baklava, a Turkish pastry.

With both mild and spicy sauces available, dishes can be made to suit all tastes.

Thai iced tea, sweetened iced tea brewed with actual tea leaves instead of a powder substitute and made creamy with condensed milk, is the newest item on the menu, with more new items planned for the future. “We’re always doing new things. We’re always adding to the menu to keep people coming,” Singh says. Hot Indian tea and Mango Lassi — a cold, yogurt-based beverage — are also on the beverage menu, as well as soft drinks.

Singh’s Café Kabab & Curry is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day.

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Special Feature///Singh’s Café

Singh’s Café Kabab & Curry Micronesia Mall Food Court Phone number: (671) 971-0888 Hours of operation: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day

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Special Feature///Micronesian Jewelers

Micronesian Jewelers caters to island pride STORY BY JOY WHITE PHOTOS BY VIKKI FONG

Tucked away in Guam’s cultural center of Chamorro Village is a business that captures the heart and spirit of the Micronesian Islands.

Micronesian Jewelers cast the significant cultural icons of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and other island nations of Micronesia in gold and silver to be remembered and cherished. Each piece of jewelry is handcrafted with care to provide heirloom quality jewelry for women, men and children.

“Micronesian Jewelers is one of the most trusted names in jewelry on Guam,” says Susan Byler, the shop’s manager. “Micronesian Jewelers has built a legacy of integrity and trust with our customers.”

Micronesian Jewelers has been offering services at the Chamorro Village since 1994. Generations of local families have walked through its doors.

“These are pieces you would want to give to great grandchildren,” Byler says.

Byler started in the jewelry industry in 1997 because of her love for beautiful jewelry and the shop’s mission of promoting the island culture.

Micronesian Jewelers specializes in pieces that display the Chamorro culture, from Guam seal pendants and three-dimensional latte stone charms to gold and silver sinahi. The cultural pieces make ideal gifts and also serve to teach people about the island’s culture and provide a piece of Guam pride or appreciation for the Chamorro people wherever the wearer travels.

Special cards are included with the cultural pieces that describe the inspiration of each, such as the Chamorro legends of the two lovers and the mermaid, Sirena, and facts about the latte stone, the Guam seal and pictographs of Gadao’s cave.

“We are part of the island’s cultural expression,” Byler says. Giving a Guam seal or Guam-shaped pendant or charm helps spread knowledge of the culture, she says.

The shop offers everything from engagement rings and bracelets to pendants and earrings in varying styles and materials. The store’s popular

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Special Feature///Micronesian Jewelers

bamboo bracelets and baht chains are available in gold and silver in varying thickness.

The jeweler strives to offer individualized service and quality merchandise at affordable prices. The shop’s goldsmith is ready to repair or resize jewelry or make custom pieces, including special sizes.

When making or repairing a piece, Micronesian Jewelers does every part of the process from designing the piece to pouring and molding the gold to setting the stones.

Each piece is secure in the shop. “The only time the jewelry leaves the shop is when the owner picks it up,” Byler says.

Island and sea life themed pieces showcase the beauty of the island. Each scale on a turtle’s fin or feather on a fighting rooster’s wing is carved with delicate care by Micronesian Jewelers’ goldsmith.

Micronesian Jewelers also specializes in jewelry paying homage to the Catholic faith, including plain and stylized cross pendants and charms of Guam’s patron saint, Santa Marian Kamalen. A prayer to Santa Marian Kamalen is provided in Chamorro and English.

The jeweler also offers many contemporary and timeless pieces: gold and silver pieces set with precious and semi-precious stones like diamonds, opals, gold sapphires and Tahitian black pearls. The shop also offers jewelry in inexpensive materials for casual gift-giving.

Micronesian Jewelers caters to all of Micronesia. Icons of the Northern Mariana Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia are well-represented in the shop with pendants displaying the islands’ seals and flags. “Everyone is proud of their island,” Byler says.

Micronesian Jewelers is the only shop authorized to use the Chamorro Village logo and offers exclusive Chamorro Village keepsakes.

Soon the shop will offer services to engrave photographs onto copper, gold, silver or stainless steel pendants using a metal printing machine.

The jewelers work closely with customers for custom-made pieces. While the shop offers a variety of engagement rings found only at Micronesian Jewelers, such as its signature diamond dolphin engagement ring, the shop also specializes in engagement rings unique to the couple and their budget and other custom jewelry.

Micronesian Jewelers is located in Chamorro Village’s Building 118, across from the observation tower. Its hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday; and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday.

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Special Feature///Island Tinting

Tinting to a T

North & East Island Tinting offers a range of services for the home, car and office STORY BY JOY WHITE

With the abundance of sunlight on Guam, tinting car windows is a common — necessary to some — practice, but Island Tinting also offers a broad range of products for keeping homes and businesses cool and protected from the sun’s ultraviolet and infrared rays.

Thomas Roberto, general manager of North & East Island Tinting, recalls how customers of the Micronesia Mall would squint when they entered the theater wing before the team applied window film onto the skylight. Now, customers are more at ease and comfortable.

Roberto recalls a two-story home perfectly positioned for a view of the sun rising over the ocean but also positioned on a busy street.

Drapes closed, its residents missed out on the view before the East Island Tinting team stepped in to assist.

North & East Island Tinting offers window film in various

shades, from clear, neutral, reflective to dark, for all budgets. The less common clear film blocks 99% of all ultraviolet rays and 80% of all infrared rays (heat) entering a window and also reduces glare.

Reflective, dark or light tints are not the only options available at North & East Island Tinting. The business offers products that can provide privacy or add to the aesthetics of a building or home.

One-way reflective film allows inhabitants to look out but blocks passersby from looking in. This is particularly useful for homes or businesses with fantastic views but a lot of foot traffic that want to maintain the privacy of the inhabitants. Like light and clear tints, reflective tint lets light in and keeps the heat out.

North & East Island Tinting also specializes in films with different levels of opacity that mimic frosted glass. Opaque film is a favorite among businesses that want a unique look for

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conference room windows or homeowners that want a stylish motif on glass doors, such as in the shower.

Frosted glass shower doors have also been popular among hotels that want to add elegance to their units, Roberto says.

Clients can opt for creative uses of the opaque film, such as applying along the center of the glass or adding decorative lines.

“We can take plain inexpensive glass and make it look like a million bucks, just by putting on the film,” Roberto says.

Window film offers a variety of benefits. “It’s a wise investment,” Roberto says.

The average lifespan of window film is about 10 to 15 years. A client could see a return on investment within several months and savings thereafter a for years to come, he says.

Keeping the sun’s heat out of a home or office can result in energy savings. Some customers have experienced a drop in their power bills by 50%, he says. Results depend on energy consumption.

In addition, maintenance does not require any additional investment. Upkeep involves only a microfiber cloth, soap and water. Clients are strongly advised not to use strong glass cleaners, such as Windex.

Extended exposure to ultraviolet light can cause the color of furniture, drapes, carpets and even some types of wooden floors to fade. By keeping out ultraviolet light, window film can keep colors bright and reduce the need for replacement.

North & East Island Tinting is a family-owned business and as such takes pride in offering personalized service.

Roberto owns the business with his brother Joe. Their sister, Priscilla, and their entire staff are all considered family. The Roberto family has been in the industry since 1990. The family started an auto detailing business, Paradise Auto Spa in Dededo, in 2008.

“We know that we have to take care of our customers. The jobs we do, we know the customers are going to come back,” Roberto says.

Roberto consults with clients himself, discussing their needs, making recommendations and taking measurements. Estimates are free of charge.

The business has a contractor’s license, and its employees are certified and accredited in the specialty of applying window film.

North & East Island Tinting’s work can be seen on the windows of the DNA building and Bank of Guam building in Hagåtña, Lotte Resort Guam, Pacific Islands Club Guam and Applebee’s, to name a few.

North & East Island Tinting has two branches: East Island Tinting located in East Hagåtña and North Island Tinting in Dededo across Micronesia Mall on Route 16.

Community///Father’s Day

From firefighters to mechanics, fathers serve as role models of hard work and responsibility. But at home they become worthy video game opponents and practical jokesters. In celebration of Father’s Day, R&R spoke with Guam dads and their kids about what makes their relationship special.

BY ASHLEY QUINTANILLA

John Cocchiola Village: Yigo Child: Michael, 1 Ideal Father’s Day: “I’ve never really thought about it before. Maybe go out to eat with the family and then come home and relax.”

What Father’s Day gift are you waiting for? A ship in a bottle Best/favorite dad joke/prank: “What’s a pirate’s favorite letter?”

“R?” “Aye, you’d think it an R, but it’s really the C [sea].”

Rinee Escalante Village: Dededo Children: Jairen, 10; Leonica, 7; Ricalena, 4; and Riesel, 3 Ideal Father’s Day: “Spending time at the house together with all of our relatives.”

What Father’s Day gift are you still waiting for? “Nothing, I’m not too materialistic. I like anything as long as it’s practical.”

Riesel and Ricalena What’s your dad best at? “Fixing cars.”

What’s your favorite thing about your dad?

“He’s smart and nice to us.”

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Bhong Dimafilis Village: Dededo Children: Mark Ian, 11; and Marian, 6 Ideal Father’s Day: “To have a day off to go watch movies with my family.”

What Father’s Day gift are you still waiting for? “A day off!”

Best/favorite dad joke/prank: “Nothing, I’m always serious.”

Mark Ian What’s your dad best at? “He’s a mechanic, so fixing cars.”

What’s your favorite thing about your dad?

“That he is intelligent.”

What’s your favorite joke from your dad?

“He was telling the truth — he has no jokes!”

Chris Duenas Village: Sinajana Child: Skyler, 3 Ideal Father’s Day:“An entire day spent with my son and my father.”

What Father’s Day gift are you still waiting for? “I’m not expecting a gift, but I would enjoy a brunch with the family.”

Best/favorite dad joke/prank: “Well, my son is only 3, so for now my best prank is when we’re driving past the toy store or Chuck E. Cheese and I tell him that they’re closed.”

Community///Father’s Day

J. Chryst Garrido Village: Upper Tumon Children: Nathan, 9; and Enzo, 3 months Ideal Father’s Day: “Ideally, I’d have a barbecue. It brings people together.”

What Father’s Day gift are you still waiting for? “A new barbecue grill.”

Best/favorite dad joke/prank: “All I will say is it involves farting.”

Nathan What’s your dad best at? “Eating.”

What’s your favorite thing about your dad?

“He plays video games with me.”

What’s your favorite joke from your dad?

“He likes to make pun-ny jokes.”

Bryan Mendiola Village: Yigo Child: Zyan Cole, 1 Ideal Father’s Day: “To start, a nice, good old-fashioned homecooked breakfast with my wife and son. Then, I’d probably take my boy someplace to play, like the park or the beach, just to spend some quality time with my family. After all, if it weren’t for them, this day wouldn’t be for me.

Then I would cap it off with a nice dinner and a good home movie.”

What Father’s Day gift are you still waiting for? “I already have the best gift of all — family, but a weekend fishing trip with the boys would be awesome.”

Best/favorite dad joke/prank: “I try to keep it real all the time.”

Andrew Escamilla Village: Barrigada Child: Daemon, 8 Ideal Father’s Day:“To be off from work and to be home.”

What Father’s Day gift are you still waiting for? “A Dewalt power tool set.”

Best/favorite dad joke/prank: “Why did the bicycle stop running?”

“He was too tired.”

Daemon What’s your dad best at? “Saving people from fires.”

What’s your favorite thing about your dad? “We get to watch movies together.”

What’s your favorite joke from your dad? “I like that bicycle one.”

Vince Medler Village: Yigo Children: Summer, 25; Vince, 22; Savannah, 17; and Alucious, 11 Ideal Father’s Day: “Just spending time, sitting back with the family.”

What Father’s Day gift are you still waiting for? “For me to become a grandfather.”

Best/favorite dad joke/prank: “Pranks my dad did to me when I was younger, like pouring water on their faces while they’re sleeping or licking their faces.”

Vince What’s your dad best at? “Giving guidance and advice.”

What’s your favorite thing about your dad? “That he’s my dad.”

What’s your favorite joke from your dad? “Sometimes he’ll pull into the driveway at home real quietly, then he’ll sneak in through the back door and scare us. He really gets us good.”

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Essence of Guam///Agat

AGAT Hagat Population: 4,917 Mayor: Carol S. Tayama Vice mayor: Antonio G. Quintanilla Fiestas: Mango Festival (May); Our Lady of Mount Carmel (July)

POINTS OF INTERESTS 1.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church

2. Agat Beach Unit of the War in the Pacific National Historic Park

3. Taleyfac and Taelayag

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4. Agat Sagan Bisita 5. Agat Small Boat Marina 6. Nimitz Beach 7. Hap’s Reef 8. Mount Alifan 9. Agat Marina Grill

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Photos by Rueben Olivas • Marina Grill photo by Vikki Fong

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6 Magi Kallingal Resident of Agat for three years “I love Agat. It’s clean; you don’t see that much trash around and I enjoy the beautiful beaches.”

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Essence of Guam///Tamuning, Tumon and Harmon

Tamuning, Tumon and Harmon Tamuneng-Tomhom Population: 9,685 Mayor: Louise C. Rivera Vice Mayor: Kenneth C. Santos Fiestas: Blessed Diego de San Vitores (January); Peace Festival (January) Feast Day of Saint Anthony (June); Saint Victor (August)

POINTS OF INTERESTS

Photos by Rueben Olivas

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Memorial Circle

5. Two Lovers Point 6. Saint Anthony Church 7. Blessed Diego Luis des San Vitores Church

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1. Ypao Beach Park 2. Matapang Beach Park 3. Tamuning Park 4. Archbishop Felixberto Flores

8. Tamuning Chinese Park

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Eloisa D. Hudson Resident for three years “[I like that] it’s central. It’s easy to get to anywhere from Tamuning.

There are a lot of conveniences in the area, such as grocery stores, and it’s close to the beach.”

Cover Feature///Okeanos

Boldly going where no man has gone before NOAA vessel explores the Marianas Trench

By Amanda Pampuro PHOTOS courtesy of noaa office of ocean exploration and research

When he was a kid, Cmdr. Mark Wetzler wanted to be a naturalist. Now, as captain of the Okeanos Explorer, a modern-day HMS Beagle on a mission to map and explore the deep sea, he is getting a chance at it.

From April 20 to July 10, the crew of the Okeanos will be making three-week voyages to collect critical baseline information of unknown and poorly known areas in and around the Northern Mariana Islands and the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument. With two remotely operated underwater vehicles and six high-definition cameras, the ship will also provide footage of a variety of benthic habitats, such as hydrothermal vents, mud volcanoes, deepsea corals and bottom fish habitats. While learning about the deep-sea life, the crew will also generate data on seamounts — highly concentrated and “commercially valuable deep-sea minerals.”

One month into their expedition, ROV Deep Discoverer (D2) sent back video feed of hydrothermal vent ecosystems, new species of carnivorous sponges, crinoids, echinoderms, anemones and a crossota jellyfish, all living 3,000 to 4,000 meters down in the Marianas Trench.

Operating this unique project sponsored by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, the Okeanos is an exploration vessel rather than a research ship. NOAA Expeditions Manager Kelley Elliott distinguished the difference. “Exploration seems to generate questions, whereas research answers them,” she says. Running somewhat counter-current to hypothesis-driven research, this open-ended examination encourages new discovery and over the last eight years has uncovered never before seen corals, anemones, holothurians, sea stars, brittle stars, medusas, squid and “Casper, the ghost octopus,” which silenced the world’s leading cephalopod experts.

But if the crew doesn’t know what it is going to find, how can it choose the right experts to have on hand? By making its data accessible to all of them.

In fact, the vessel is only carrying two scientists: deep-sea ecologist Diva Amon and marine geologist Deborah Glickson. Meanwhile, dozens of academics — as well as the public — will be tuning in during

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View footage from the Okeanos Explorer at • http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/media/exstream/exstream.html • UnderWater World at the Okeanos Mock Command Center (Clockwise from top left) A “black smoker,” where 339-degree Celsius vent fluid meets 2-degree Celsius ambient seawater; an anemone living on a parapagurid hermit crab; an actively venting hydrothermal vent chimney covered with vent animals including shrimp, crabs, snails and scaleworms; the ROV Deep Discoverer (D2); and a Chimaera, known as a ghostshark or rabbitfish.

live video feeds, streamed 24 hours a day directly from the ship. Archived on NOAA’s website, videos from previous voyages have received between 400,000 and 700,000 views around the world.

On this trip, Glickson says she is looking forward to learning about the types of hydrothermal vents along the Marianas Trench and hopes to see active volcanic eruptions.

“As a biologist, we are always interested in what is living and where and what geological, environmental and chemical conditions allow it to live,” Amon adds.

When preparing for the journey ahead, Wetzler says he hopes for good weather and to return to shore with a greater understanding of the ocean. Still as he quoted the founder of the Sierra Club John Muhr, this is easier said than done. “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.”

OUT&ABOUT

out & about

Photos by Joy White

Dusit Thani Resort Guam held a launch party for its executive villa suites on April 22.

Photo courtesy of Monty Martin

Photo courtesy of Guam International Marathon

MTX (Made to Excite) Auto Club won “Best Car Crew/Club” at the Smokin’ Wheels Showoff Guam Car Show 2016 on April 16 at the Yigo Guam International Raceway.

About 3,908 runners from 21 countries participated in the Guam International Marathon 2016 held on April 10.

Photos by Colin Kirk

Photo by Justin Green

Reggae and island music artists EKOLU, Baba B, Patti, Malino and Bruddah Waltah met with fans on April 29 and performed at the Kings of Island Reggae Concert on April 30.

A half-day youth symposium was held on May 18 at the University of Guam as part of the Pacific Asia Travel Association’s annual summit in Guam. Some 150 students, lecturers and industry professionals attended.

SEND US YOUR PHOTOS! TO SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS FOR OUT & ABOUT, EMAIL HIGH-RESolution PHOTOs to: rrpacificguam@gmail.com

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OUT&ABOUT

Photos by Joy White

The third round of the 2016 Monster Energy Motocross Series was held at the Smokin’ Wheels event on April 16 at the Yigo Guam International Raceway.

Photo by Joy White

Photos by Jackie Hanson and Lara Ozaki

R&R Pacific was invited to an exclusive sampling of Magellan International Buffet’s Italian themed menu, which was launched on April 17.

R&R Pacific attended the May 17 grand opening of LeoPalace Resort Guam’s newest restaurant, Eataliano.

Photos courtesy of Guam International Film Festival

Local filmmakers debuted their works at the University of Guam Film Festival Spring Showcase held on April 30 at the University of Guam.

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OUT&ABOUT

Photos by Jennifer M. Stocker

Guam hosted 25 Pacific Island delegations at the opening ceremonies of the 12th Annual Festival of the Pacific Arts on May 22 at Paseo in HagĂĽtĂąa.

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Restaurants & Food///Chamorro Specialties

BY JOY WHITE

From traditional dishes just like grandma used to make to modernized fusion dishes with local flavor, Guam’s restaurants share the many flavors of the Chamorro culture with passion.

Three Squares

Address: 416 Chalan San Antonio, Tamuning Hours of operation: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Phone number: 646-2652 Facebook: www.facebook.com/threesquaresguam Our recommendations: Tinaktak, tinala katne and denanche

Island Cuisine

Address: Suite 123 Chamorro Village, 153 W. Marine Corps Dr., Hagåtña Hours of operation: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Phone number: 888-9853 Our recommendations: Escabeche, shrimp patties and red rice

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Restaurants & Food///Chamorro Specialties

Pika’s Café

Address: 888 N. Marine Corps Dr., Star Building, Upper Tumon Hours of operation: 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Phone number: 647-7452 Our recommendation: Salmon tinaktak sandwich and mocha latiyas

Chesa Guam

Address: 241 San Vicente Dr., Route 10, Barrigada Hours of operation: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday Phone number: 734-0671 Our recommendation: Kadun pika and smoked beef

Linda’s Coffee Shop

Address: Route 1, Hagåtña Hours of operation: 24 hours Phone number: 472-6117 Our recommendation: Tinala katne

King’s Restaurant

Locations: Guam Premier Outlet, Tamuning, and Compadres Mall, Dededo Hours of operation: 24 hours Phone number: 647-5464

Terry’s Comfort Food

Address: 916 Pale San Vitores Rd., Tumon Hours of operation: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Saturday; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday Phone number: 646-3663

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