Governor Lou Leon Guerrero presented Julian Aguon with the Maga’håga Award during a ceremony held yesterday at the Adelup Large Conference Room. The award recognized Aguon’s outstanding accomplishments in law, literature, and global advocacy. The award also recognized his recent win of the 2025 Right Livelihood Award, also known as the “Alternative Nobel Prize.”
Aguon is a CHamoru human rights lawyer, author, and founder of Blue Ocean Law, a Guam-based firm that focuses on indigenous rights and environmental justice across the Pacific. His legal team worked in partnership with Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change to advance a historic case before the International Court of Justice. The advancement resulted in a landmark advisory opinion affirming that countries have binding obligations to protect the climate systems for present and future generations.
Established in 1985, the Maga’håga Award honors individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to Guam’s arts and culture. The award highlights the important connection between the government and the island’s creative and cultural community.
Governor Leon Guerrero praised Aguon as a proud son of Guåhan whose courage and compassion continue to inspire the island and its people.
