Our Mission

At In The Vā, we gather around ancestral knowledge and modern experience. We believe in sovereignty through storytelling, community through care, and the power of women to lead from where they stand. This is our offering—a space to reflect, reconnect, and rise.

Featured Tusi tala (story)

We rise not just for ourselves, but for the women we come from and the ones yet to come.

Discover how we can draw strength for the challenges life entails.

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EVENTS

Ritual & Rise: An Evening of Story and Salt

Los Angeles · May 11, 2025

Details coming soon

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TAPA Houston

TAPA Houston is a non-profit organization the focuses on educating and sharing Pasifika culture through community events.

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in the Vā articles

  • Business at the Intersections: Entrepreneurship as a Cultural Act

    Business at the Intersections: Entrepreneurship...

    In In The Vā, we believe entrepreneurship isn’t just about launching businesses. It's an act of cultural memory. It's a bridge between generations. It's a reclamation of space. Across Polynesia —...

    Business at the Intersections: Entrepreneurship...

    In In The Vā, we believe entrepreneurship isn’t just about launching businesses. It's an act of cultural memory. It's a bridge between generations. It's a reclamation of space. Across Polynesia —...

  • The Unapologetic Path: Redefining Success as a Woman of Color

    The Unapologetic Path: Redefining Success as a ...

    Success isn’t one-size-fits-all. For women of Polynesian descent – from Samoa and Tonga to Tahiti, Hawaii, Fiji, and Aotearoa – success often means being unapologetically true to oneself and one’s heritage....

    The Unapologetic Path: Redefining Success as a ...

    Success isn’t one-size-fits-all. For women of Polynesian descent – from Samoa and Tonga to Tahiti, Hawaii, Fiji, and Aotearoa – success often means being unapologetically true to oneself and one’s heritage....

  • Rooted and Rising: What It Means to Build on Tradition Without Being Bound by It

    Rooted and Rising: What It Means to Build on Tr...

    In a world that often celebrates reinvention over remembrance, many women are finding power in both. At In The Vā, we’re constantly inspired by those who stand at the intersection of...

    Rooted and Rising: What It Means to Build on Tr...

    In a world that often celebrates reinvention over remembrance, many women are finding power in both. At In The Vā, we’re constantly inspired by those who stand at the intersection of...

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the Vā pillars

  • Evolving Identity

    We hold space for women embracing who they are — rooted in tradition, open to change. Identity isn’t fixed; it’s a living journey.

  • Culture in Action

    We honor culture not as something to preserve behind glass, but as something to live, create with, and move forward with — in art, business, and life.

  • Redefining Success

    We uplift women building businesses and lives on their own terms — with intention, courage, and deep connection to community.