There is a strong Tongan influence. In a village on the Lau island of Labeta they hold an annual ceremony in which shark are summoned. The second largest island of the Fiji archipelago is Vanua Levu, with a population of approximately 130,000. It is 180 km long and 33 km wide. An Indian community.
Business is centred around the sugar industry.
A smaller and less developed town, gaining popularity as a dive destination and yachting community. A good place to dine in an Indian restaurant. In 1800 the American schooner Argo was wrecked on Bukatatanoa reef. Only one crewman died that night. The following day some natives from Oneata island arrived in canoes taking everything aboard not knowing what the things were.