Approaches to health and social research and development in the Pacific are dominated by Eurocentric frameworks that fail to reflect the region’s ethnic diversity and inherent cultural knowledge and belief systems. We aimed to advance innovative, indigenous methodology with a focus on youth voice and transformative approaches that contribute to a decolonising and sustainable model of development. Talanoa—a Pacific framework for communicating and connecting—and participatory action research were adapted to create a unique Pacific “action cycle” focused on providing opportunities to (a) hear from fruit and vegetable young entrepreneurs and (b) foster healthy and sustainable food systems among young entrepreneurs in Suva, Fiji. A Fijian worldview helped to centralise Fijian concepts of knowledge enquiry and research. This article describes the way in which Pacific Talanoa can be incorporated within a Fijian epistemological paradigm for research and development undertaken in the Fijian context.

以欧洲为中心的框架主导着太平洋地区卫生和社会研究与发展的方法，这些框架未能反映出该地区的种族多样性以及固有的文化知识和信仰体系。我们旨在促进创新的本土方法，重点是青年声音和变革性方法，这些方法有助于实现非殖民化和可持续的发展模式。调整了塔拉诺阿岛（一个用于交流和联系的太平洋框架）以及参与性行动研究，以创建一个独特的太平洋“行动周期”，其重点是为（a）果蔬青年企业家提供意见并（b）建立健康和可持续的食品系统提供机会在斐济苏瓦的年轻企业家中。斐济的世界观帮助集中了斐济的知识探究和研究概念。