Ratu Sir Josaia Tavaiqia, KBE[1] (1931 – 17 November 1997) was a Fijian chief and politician.
He is one of the subdivisions of Ba Province, died on 17 November 1997 at the age of 66.
He was succeeded, both as Tui Vuda and as vice-president by Ratu Josefa Iloilo.
He was a civil servant before he ventured into politics, serving as a Cabinet Minister in the administration of Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara in the 1970s-1980s.
During his tenure as Minister for Forests, Tavaiqia negotiated with landowners to lease marginal land with little use for any agricultural development to the Fiji Pine Commission and later Fiji Pine Limited.