Pacific Islander Wellness Initiative

JOIN US! We ARE Wellness!
Come celebrate Wellness from Pasefika at the RAMS 4th Annual Pacific Islander Wellness Day!

Saturday, October 17, 2026 | 11 AM–3 PM
Wilma Chan Family Resource Center | Hayward, CA

Bring the whole family for a day of FREE food, music, games, raffles, haku making, kava, crafts, movement & wellness activities, community resources, and FUN!

In honor of World Mental Health Awareness Day, we’re celebrating the many ways Pasefika culture, community, connection, and traditions are wellness.

COMMUNITY PARTNERS & RESOURCES: Interested in tabling and sharing your services with the community? Reach out to [email protected].

WANT TO VOLUNTEER? We’d love to have you! Scan the QR code on the flyer to sign up.

FREE COMMUNITY EVENT • ALL AGES • ALL COMMUNITIES WELCOME!

Bring your family. Bring your friends. Bring your community.

JOIN US! We ARE Wellness!

Co-hosted by RAMS Pacific Islander Wellness Initiative and the Regional Pacific Islander Taskforce.

RAMS PIWI, “Wellness for All” very own Pastoral Care Specialist Kev Niu!

SF City Hall Highlights from the Samoan Heritage Celebration 🇦🇸🇼🇸: Look who filled the Rotunda ❤️💙!

Minister Kevin Niuatoa proudly hails from Olosega, Manu’a, carrying his faith, culture and commitment to service wherever he is called. A graduate of Kanana Fou Theological Seminary in American Samoa, he continued his theological studies at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology, earning both his Master of Divinity and Master of Theology.

Today, Minister Niuatoa serves as a Pastoral Care Specialist with RAMS SF’s Pacific Islander Wellness Initiative, helping bridge faith, culture and mental wellness for our Pasefika communities. He also serves as a Chaplain with Kaiser Permanente in San Leandro, bringing comfort, prayer and compassionate presence to individuals and families during some of life’s most vulnerable moments.

The youngest son, born to Rev. Fautua Sr. and Faletua Mata’u Niuatoa, he was raised in a legacy of faith and service. His parents faithfully ministered at San Francisco’s Samoan UCC congregation, affectionately known as “26,” until their retirement.

We celebrate Minister Niuatoa as part of a generation of Pasefika leaders demonstrating that caring for our people means tending to the mind, body, and spirit. Faifeau Niuatoa fa’afetai tele lava for your ministry, your service and for answering the call to care for our communities ❤️🤍💙!

We were blessed and honored to have you join us at this year’s Samoan Heritage Celebration🇦🇸🇼🇸!

Another SHERO of the Pasefika Community- RPITF Program Manager, Lenna Malieitulua! In Beloved Community!

SF City Hall Highlights from the Samoan Heritage Celebration 🇦🇸🇼🇸: Look who filled the Rotunda 💙❤️!

Lenna Te’o-Malieitulua is an incredible servant leader whose gifts beautifully bridge culture, community and health. Her artistic talents have graced audiences through Polynesian dance and cultural workshops, teaching not only her own children but generations of young people to embrace, celebrate and carry forward their culture.

Her brilliance extends far beyond the stage. Lenna serves as an administrator with the Regional Pacific Islander Health Taskforce and has been on the ground with SF Hep B Free, helping strengthen culturally responsive health education, outreach and advocacy for our Pacific Islander communities.

And anyone who knows Lenna knows she brings som**hing equally special wherever she goes-a wonderful sense of humor, infectious joy and a positive light that lifts those around her ❤️🤍💙!

We were honored to have this beautiful cultural practitioner, health advocate and servant leader join us at San Francisco City Hall 🇦🇸🇼🇸!

A Well Deserved spotlight of a SHERO in our Pasefika Community!

SF City Hall Highlights from the Samoan Heritage Celebration 🇦🇸🇼🇸: look who filled the Rotunda 💙❤️!

📸 Natalie Tuālemoso Ah Soon, a proud native of Faleasao, Manu‘a, carries the strength of her roots into a life of service and leadership in public health.

As Director of Community Engagement & Government Relations for RAMS, Inc. in San Francisco, Natalie works at the intersection of community, health and public policy.

She is also Co-Founder of the Regional Pacific Islander Health Task Force, where she currently serves as Interim Director-helping ensure Pacific Islander voices, experiences and needs are represented where critical health decisions are made.

Her leadership reaches far beyond the Bay Area. Natalie can often be found on panels and national stages, generously sharing her wisdom, lived experience and deep commitment to advancing the health and well-being of our Pacific Islander communities.

From Faleasao to San Francisco and beyond, Natalie reminds us that representation is powerful, but representation rooted in tautua is transformative❤️🤍💙!

Thank you for sharing in celebrating our beloved Samoan community 🇦🇸🇼🇸!

Tune in, friends. This is happening right now. Many important presentations and messages on the health, health disparities in the Samoan and Pacific Islander community, and why data and data disaggregation matters. Hope you can join us in listening and learning, so that we can all take action to uplift and improve the health, wellness and longevity of all members of the Pasifika community https://www.youtube.com//7350/streams

https://www.youtube.com/live/UD7los5RdPw?si=oIR_26mMZLIlvGHr

📢 Community Webinar
📅 Saturday, June 6, 2026
🕙 10:00 AM (US Pacific Time)
📍 Live on YouTube — link in poster

Ala Mai Samoa I Kalifornia hosts an important conversation on health disparities impacting Samoans in California, focusing on cancer, diabetes, and crystal m**h use.

Featuring researchers, healthcare professionals, and community leaders (RAMS very own Nattali Ah Soon) sharing insights and solutions to strengthen our people’s well‑being.

All are welcome.
Learn. Listen. Take Action.