Makogai

[1] The beach forest, cycad dominated, and coastal/marine ecosystem of the island and its surrounding reef contribute to its national significance as outlined in Fiji's Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan.

[2] Captain William Bligh (formerly of HMS Bounty) passed between the islands of Koro and Makogai in early May 1789, becoming the first European to discover them.

As part of occupational therapy, patients were expected to grow food, fish, do craft work or graze cattle.

The leprosarium was renowned internationally as a model of discipline and social peace even though the Fijian government imposed a racial hierarchy on the island resulting in white people receiving more rations than non-white.

[7] In early 2019, the Ministry of Fisheries announced a ban on the usage of plastic bags on the island, and declared it a marine protected area.