Pacific Islander Initiative

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PII interns, supervisor, and little girl smiling with pretty background of lit up trees.

Winter '22 End-of-Year Staff Dinner

Aunty Fui and Aunty Loa with PII intern and members smiling.

Spring '22 Welcome Mixer

Group of Pacific Islanders smiling for a photo.

Spring '23 OMAOCh Conference

Group of Pacific Islander highschool and college students smiling.

Fall '22 Visit to SCDC

Group of Pacific Islanders smiling for a photo.

Winter '22 Fireside Chat with Sheila Babauta & Sophia Perez

A group of about 70 PI people and allies posing in front of Sproul with signs, banners and other items supporting Mauna Kea

2019 Mauna Kea Rally

Group of students at a Mental Health Workshop holding up posters and smiling.

2020 Mental Health Workshop with P-IWI

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Email: calpiinitiative@gmail.com

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Pacific Islander Community Office (PICO): 249 Cesar Chavez Student Center

Open Hours: Tuesdays 2PM-5PM and Fridays 1PM-5PM 

Our Story | The Pacific Islander Initiative

The Pacific Islander (PI) Initiative is a student-centered program started through student activism at the University of California, Berkeley to serve the diverse needs of Pacific Islander communities. 

We sweat and cry salt water, so we know that the ocean is really in our blood.
Teresia Teaiwa

Kūlia Project | Scholarship Database

E Kūlia, to Strive

See our past newsletters

Read the 2021 Pacific Islanders at Cal Report

Submit recommendations for our PI Community Office (PICO) Library

Visit the Critical Pacific Islands Studies Library Guide