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Tongatapu is Tonga‘s main island, and the location of the former British protectorate’s capital, Nuku’alofa. The second city of Mu’a is also there, along with most of the commercial activity and grandiose official residence of the king. Nuku’alofa is full of Victorian buildings, churches, old graveyards, bustling markets and a classic Pacific waterfronts. Most of the island’s hotels are there, though this is very mush a shabby working town. Photo by: msdstefan

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Upolu is the most populated of Samoa’s islands, with a massive shield volcano that is 75 km long. The Samoans believe their islands were the cradle of Polynesian civilization, and Upolu is certainly the sort of place that would arrive from central casting where real people live real lives. The interior is rugged, tropical and lush with rushing rivers and stunning waterfalls. The palm beaches are often totally secluded and mostly deserted. There are no big tourists hotels and over-developed resorts and the focus of the islanders is based on family tradition and culture. The whole atmosphere is wonderfully relaxed.

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Hawaii is very famous around the globe for its hula dance. HULA -the dance known as hula was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by their original Polynesian settlers. The dances accompanied by the drum  appear to be the most sacred, dedicated to the gods.

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Tonga is a kingdom. The islands lie south of Samoa and are about one-third of the way from New Zealand.  It is the only South Pacific group of islands (170) that has always ruled itself. Several of the islands are volcanic, with active craters, but most are coral atolls. The entire island is population- just over 100,000.

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Maui is the second largest Hawaiian Islands, 48 miles long and in the middle of the Hawaiian chain, a popular playground of the wealthy, with first class resorts, golf courses and one-name property owners.But just behind the turgidity is the natural Maui, where clean rivers from deep ancient valleys tumble into the ocean amid lush tropical vegetation. Nowhere else can you people watch a stunning beach and a bit later gaze over a lava field and think you're on the moon?!!

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The islands of Samoa lie two-thirds of the way between Hawaii to New Zealand in the heart of the South Pacific islands. Samoa also is situated between Fiji and the Cook Islands. From the rain forest covered rugged volcanic mountain peaks of the two main islands to the vast valleys leading down to a coastline ringed with a necklace of white sandy beaches. Experience a holiday destination like no other, full of adventure, natural beauty and pure relaxation.

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Kona Village Resort is located on the western coast of the Big Island of Hawaii. Kona Village Resort offers 125 individual hale (Polynesian-style thatched-roofed bungalows) spread out on 82 tropical acres. The hale are all different in style, size and view. If you want to relax, unwind and get closer to nature, Kona Village Resort is the place for you. The vacation resort caters to couples seeking romance as well as families wanting to spend time together. Polynesian-style cottages have no phones or TV sets. Guests spend their days trying out new activities, exploring rich Hawaiian marine life in the bay, or just relaxing on the beach.

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The Cook Islands are a Polynesian paradise consisting of fifteen islands scattered over some one million square miles of the Pacific Ocean. They lie at the center of the Polynesian Triangle of the South Pacific with Tonga and the Samoas to the west, and Tahiti to the east.

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