As Tagata Moana (Peoples of Moananui), our essence is defined through the vā/wā/va’a/vaha’a (relational space) between us, the world, and the divine cosmos. Our Indigenous ways of being are purposed to teu le vā (nurture the relational space) and sustain harmonious balance. Inherently in opposition, violent offending behaviour (VOB) therefore soli le vā (ruptures the vā) and disrupts our relational essence of (well)being. Trends in Aotearoa have long indicated Pasifika youth are engaging in VOB at rates and severity higher than their non-Pasifika peers. This qualitative piece sought to understand the needs of Pasifika youth, and their families, in nurturing more positive outcomes after VOB. An Indigenous Sāmoan framework, Fa’afaletui, was chosen for its consensus-based approach to knowledge-sharing and solution-generation that centres those most impacted. Seven Pasifika young men (17-24 years old) shared in independent talanoaga – intentional conversations concerning critical village/community matters. Participating youth represented a rich mix of Pasifika cultures, recency of migration, and community/custodial sentences. From their voices, experiences, and perspectives, critical themes emerged. All young men shared histories of significant socioeconomic deprivation and adverse traumas – experiences that were commonly intergenerational. Youth identified support-needs relating to mental health, (re)connection to traditional values, resistance to gang recruitment, and non-violence rehabilitation. At the family level, youth highlighted the need for safe and effective communication skills, preservation of connection during sentences, and socioeconomic stability. Youth asserted the strongest prevention and intervention for VOB is increasing young people’s experience of alofa (love), care, and empathic understanding. Given interpersonal victimisation historically preceded any VOB, a trauma-informed response is vital. Hence, therapeutic teu le vā must embody culturally sensitive attunement to youth, their hypervigilance to socioemotional threats, and any unfolding threat responses. Nurturing, and inviting youth to experience/co-create, a harmonious relational space becomes the intervention that rehabilitative components adjoin.