It is located between Tavua and Korovou when travelling along the Kings Road, on the northern coast of Viti Levu, Fiji's largest island.
Local Government and Urban Development Minister Chaitanya Lakshman was reported to be sympathetic to the proposal.
Prominent landmarks include Navatu Rock,[1] in Vitawa village, believed to be one of Fiji's oldest human settlements.
Fijian mythology holds that this island is the disembodied spirits' point of departure from this world to the afterlife.
It is also the main contributing factor to the dry conditions that prevail throughout much of the year in the Rakiraki region.