Talofa lava, Malo e lelei, Ni sa bula vinaka, Kia orana, Ia orana, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Malo ni, Halo Olaketa, Mauri, Welcome to the PISSAM PROGRAM. (Pacific Islanders Strengthening Supporting Advocating & Mentoring Program and Network.) Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Nauru, Niue, Tuvalu, Tahiti, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, American Samoa, Pitcairn Islands, Toele, United States of Micronesia, Palau are proud and part of the Pacific Nation. There are twenty Island Countries in the South Pacific. Most of the younger generation’s spoke English fluently as a second language. We also considered Hawaiian & New Zealand Maoris are Polynesian. Most people with a Polynesian, Melanesian or a Micronesian background. Although many of them are unable to converse in it properly. Schools allocated the Timorese as Pacific Islanders & PISSAM programs are happy to extended its services to them and beyond. Our lives are our families, friends and our communities. Our families, friends and our communities are our lives! We all belong to one enormous family united to one community. Let us work together as a family as a community and be connected to bring good education, peace, good luck and harmony everyday. We Pacific Islanders Australian are the shapers of the real future of the Pacific Islanders Australian across Canterbury and beyond. Children, Parents and the Pacific Islanders Australian People! as Pacific Islanders Australian, we Decide which Pacific Islanders Australian we want and we will teach, lead , encourage, contribute, empower leadership in our actions and roles to take Pacific Islanders to the next level. What we begin will emerge and will shine today, and tomorrow