Fa’a PasifikaFa’a Pasifika translates as the Pacific wayPacific way. Embracing Fa’a PasifikaPasifika as a pedagogyPedagogy is a way of helping Pacific students’ feel that they are valued. However, if Eurocentric knowledgeEurocentric knowledge is still taught through Eurocentric methods, then needed transformational changesTransformational changes to achieve equity will not occur. Fa’a Pasifika has to be weaved through everything the school does. To achieve this the Vā (spacesSpaces) must be protected and remain clear. Vā fealoa’i refers to the spacesSpaces between places and people and the mutual respectRespect and reciprocityReciprocity needed to maintain them. It refers to the tapu nature of these spacesSpaces and the sacredness of the relationships. Vā fealoa’i encompasses the tradition of collective mutual respectCollective mutual respect or ‘ava fatafata’. If the Vā is not clear, Vā fealoa’I will not occur. The development of learners’ cultural competenciesCultural competencies and cultural currenciesCultural currencies are key components for developing their vā fealo’ai and their connections to Ancestral Intelligence.Ancestral Intelligence.