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Posted onAugust 10, 2026Vision

Housing and Health: How Shelter Shapes Well-Being in the Tongan Community

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Housing as the Foundation of Health “[Housing is] almost like the baseline of health …you can’t talk about anything without having a safe place to…

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Posted onAugust 7, 2026Vision

Barriers in the Healthcare System

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“We’re definitely not used to that in our culture, in our community, all these types of good resources aren’t really shared with us… So we’re…

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Posted onAugust 7, 2026Vision

Wellness and Self-Care for MALO CHWs

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The Motivating Action Leadership Opportunity (MALO) Community Health Workers (CHWs) are a small but mighty group of leaders serving the Tongan American community in the…

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Posted onSeptember 26, 2025September 26, 2025Vision

Mental Health

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“Mental health is a big issue in our culture, but it’s not addressed. It’s kind of just swept under the rug, and you’re told: Oh,…

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Posted onSeptember 26, 2025September 26, 2025Vision

Food and Community

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Tākanga ‘enau fohé Mates at their oars; perhaps, their oars are mates Tākanga ‘enau fohé describes the rowing of kalia (double-hulled canoe), in which the…

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Posted onSeptember 18, 2024September 26, 2025Vision

Care, Connection, and Community Health Workers at MALO

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As the only all-Tongan-speaking community health worker (CHW) team in California, the 10 MALO CHWs have promoted the health and wellbeing of their community with…

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Posted onSeptember 18, 2024September 26, 2025Vision

Talanoa Dialogue Series

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Introduction In 2020, Health Bridges, a student-led organization at the Claremont Colleges, partnered with MALO to support its health programming. Throughout the last three years,…

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MALO is with Annie Vave and 3 others in California.
1 day ago
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🗳️⏰ JUST HOURS LEFT!

Tomorrow is Election Day! Inland Empire, the countdown is ON!
Our communities, our families, and our future deserve to be heard. Take a moment to make your voting plan, find your polling location ( elections.sbcounty.gov/voting/ppl/⁠ ), and encourage your friends and family to participate.
Every voice matters. Every community deserves to be represented. 🌺✨✨

One IE. Many Cultures. Every Voice Counts.
#malotongaie #inlandempire #ontarioie #ElectionDay #YourVoiceMatters
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MALO is with Salote Suliafu and 3 others at Sacramento State Capitol, Sacramento.
1 week ago
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What an empowering trip! ❤️🌱

Our MALO Kaha’u Youth Leads + Team traveled to Sacramento to share findings from their community grounded research on Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) youth, highlighting community needs, youth substance use, and solutions shaped by their own communities.

At each legislative office, they greeted staff in their native Tongan language and shared their families’ connections to the districts they represent, bringing their Pacific Islander identities, stories, and lived experiences into the room. Through their research and advocacy, our Youth Leads made space for NHPI voices in the conversations shaping public policy and the future of our communities.

We are proud to witness our Youth Leads bring their knowledge, cultural grounding, and vision to the spaces where decisions are made. They are not simply preparing to lead they are leading now, building relationships, and advocating for their communities and future generations. 🌱❤️

#MaloTongaIE #InlandEmpire #OntarioIE #Sacramento #NHPIYouthAdvocacy
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MALO is with Annie Vave and 3 others in California.
2 weeks ago
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🗳️❤️💛💙 INLAND EMPIRE, LET’S MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD!

Tuesday, November 3, 2026, is Election Day! Every voice matters, and every community deserves to be heard. 🌺

Make a plan, get informed, and find your polling place before Election Day!

📍 Find your voting location: www.sos.ca.gov/elections/polling-place

Our IE. Our voices. Our future. Let’s show up! 🙌🏽

#MaloTongaIE #InlandEmpire #OntarioIE #GoVote2026 #CivicEngagement
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MALO is with Veiongo Soakai and 3 others at Skirball Cultural Center.
2 weeks ago
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🌟 Los Angeles, you showed up! What an amazing day of learning, connection, and community! 🙌🏽🧡💙

MALO was proud to be part of the 2026 Elevate Youth California (EYC) Southern California Regional Training and Technical Assistance at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles! 💪🏽✨

We walked away with so much valuable knowledge, practical tools, new ideas, and useful information to strengthen the work we do with youth right here in the Inland Empire. From youth empowerment and community healing to substance use prevention, this training reinforced the importance of creating safe, supportive spaces where young people feel seen, heard, valued, and equipped to thrive.

For our Polynesian youth and families in Ontario and throughout the IE, this work is especially important. 💛 Our youth deserve culturally responsive support, trusted mentors, access to resources, and opportunities to build confidence, resilience, leadership, and healthy futures while staying connected to their identities, families, and communities. By investing in prevention, education, and meaningful youth engagement, we help strengthen not only individual young people but generations to come. 🌱🤝🏽

A HUGE mālō ‘aupito and thank you to Elevate Youth California Elevate Youth California, California Department of Health Care Services the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), Sierra Health + Wellness The Center at Sierra Health Foundation, the trainers, presenters, organizers, community partners, and everyone who shared their knowledge, experience, and passion. Thank you for creating space for collaboration, learning, and the exchange of ideas that we can bring home and put into action for our Inland Empire communities! 🫶🏽

We’re leaving inspired, better equipped, and even more committed to uplifting our youth, supporting our families, and building healthier, stronger communities together. Our youth are our KAHA’U (Future), and investing in them is investing in all of us! 🌺💙

#MaloTongaIE #InlandEmpire #OntarioIE #ElevateYouthCA #YouthEmpowerment
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MALO is with Annie Vave and 2 others in California.
3 weeks ago
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Hey, IE neighbors! 🌎 Bring the family to the FREE Clean Air Day Community Fair today, October 10, from 10 a.m.–2 p.m.! Enjoy food, games, live entertainment, blood pressure checks, and giveaways of groceries, clothes, school supplies, sports balls, seeds, and soil.[Attachment]
📍 Ontario Princeton Freewill Baptist Church
810 E. Princeton, Ontario
Hosted by Ontario Future Alliance. Children must be present to receive school supplies and sports balls. Come connect with your community! 💚#malotongaie
#inlandempire #ontarioie #communityfair #CleanAirDay
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Hey, IE neighbors! 🌎 Bring the family to the FREE Clean Air Day Community Fair today, October 10, from 10 a.m.–2 p.m.! Enjoy food, games, live entertainment, blood pressure checks, and giveaways of groceries, clothes, school supplies, sports balls, seeds, and soil.[Attachment]
📍 Ontario Princeton Freewill Baptist Church  
810 E. Princeton, Ontario
Hosted by Ontario Future Alliance. Children must be present to receive school supplies and sports balls. Come connect with your community! 💚#MaloTongaIE
#InlandEmpire #OntarioIE #CommunityFair #CleanAirDay
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