Kabara (Fiji)

Kabara (pronounced [kamˈbara]) is an island of Fiji, a member of the Lau archipelago.

With a land area of 32.75 km2 (12.64 sq mi),[1] its population of around 660 live in four villages.

Vesi wood (Intsia bijuga), which grows natively on Kabara, is the traditional material, but deforestation has stripped the island,[1] leaving only 8% of the island covered with Vesi trees as of 2005[update].

The Fiji Village news service reported on 28 March 2006 that the World Wide Fund for Nature had donated thirteen 5000-gallon water tanks to Kabara, which would likely eliminate water shortages on the island.

[1] A notable native from Kabara was the late wood carver Jone Lupe, whose family have been engaged in the craft for generations.