“Gauguin was a revolutionary,” says my tour guide Tim as we drive through the rainforests of Hiva Oa. “He fought against the local church, he fought for the rights of us Marquesans. He lived according ...

Current time and date at Hiva Oa Airport is 16:37:32 PM (-0930) on Monday, Dec 15, 2025 Looking for information on Hiva Oa Airport, Hiva Oa, French Polynesia? Know about Hiva Oa Airport in detail.

2003-10-12 04:00:00 PDT Aboard the Aranui 3-- As dusk fell on Papeete, Tahiti, we stood on the aft deck, sipping Yoyo the bartender's infamous rum punch as the new Aranui 3 prepared to set sail on a ...

Nuku Hiva is so diverse, it's like four islands in one. The airport lies on a rocky, windswept coast reminiscent of a Greek Isle. The 90 minute drive to the island's main settlement at Taioha'e takes ...

Hiva Oa might just be the South Pacific island you've been dreaming of. Vistas of Technicolor greens and blues are punctuated by the birdsong and throaty rooster crows competing with heavenly church ...

It’s high noon on the island of Hiva Oa, and I’m marinating in the sweet stench of fermenting mangoes, papayas, breadfruits, and bananas that hang in the dense jungle air like perfumed exhaust. I’m so ...

Gauguin found it on Hiva Oa. So can you. Passing through an opening in the hedge, we saw an empty volleyball court, an open-air bar, and a vast star-shaped hot tub. I counted 30 naked and oiled people ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A new species, Wikstroemia johnplewsii, is described and illustrated. This distinctive species is restricted to upper montane mesic to wet ...