This report describes one community health center's response to COVID-19 by integrating Pacific Island (PI) values-which prioritize dignity, agency, and ancestral philosophies-within the context of deep relationship building. We share impacts and insights with the hope this work will resonate with other PI and Indigenous communities.

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