1. Introduction O le ala I le pule o le tautua – The pathway to leadership is through service. Samoan Proverb The purpose of this report is to outline the findings from the Inquiry and set out the Commission’s recommendations on what can be done to close the Pacific Pay Gap. It is a companion report to the literature review prepared by Matada Research Group. We recommend that people read these reports together.4 4 Matada Research Group. Pacific Pay Gap Inquiry Literature Review. Auckland: Human Rights Commission, 2022. Voices of Pacific peoples 15