Tauhi Vā, Teu le Vā are the living practices and deep values of our Moana-Oceania Ancestors and how we approach, ponder and accomplish our collective experiences, projects and vision. Tauhi Vā and Teu le Vā are interpreted as nurturing the sacred space between you. The space can be with the land, water, relative, animal relative, plants, sky, moon, children, elders and redefined. 

We invite you to click on the photos around this section and go to the links and visit our Asoso: Resting Collectively, Rising Collectively art exhibit with Harvard Peabody Museum, University of Utah and the Utah Museum of Fine Arts.

Our beloved Matriarch, relative and writing Mentor- Joy Harjo. Please view her visit and discussion at the University of Utah.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8VNcMznvKw&t=870s Starts 12:49

Kaimana Intervention

Navigating Mental health and Well-being while using Oceania-Moana-Pasifika ancestral values and culture for communities in Utah.

March 2024

We were awarded a fellowship with Kukui Maunakea Forth, Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) Matriarch-Executive and Programs Director, Wai’anae Community Re-Development Corporation and the MA’O Community Food Systems Initiative. Thank you to the Wallace Center and Food Systems Leadership Network.

Present October 2023

Our weekly commitment to the Westside of Salt Lake City through the Westside Environmental Justice Committee through the University of Utah, The Mayor’s Office of Salt Lake City, Sustainability Department and the University of Utah Neighborhood Partnerships.