OAHU'S BEACHES: Where to go and how to keep your head above water in some of the world's most powerful surf. Site maintained by Hawaii's Lifeguard Association.

HI SURF ADVISORY: Big and Burly in da islands

Kai Viti: an Oz-based surfer posts accounts of his travels in Fiji and elsewhere.

InfoPlease-PacificAtlas: Where's Raratonga? Find it here, if you can see through the maddening pop-ups.

Maps of Australia and the Pacific -Utexas: more pacific maps from a German mirror site.

More Pacific links:Pacific Islands U-Hawaii, PacificTravel Guides, South Pacific Islands

The best air coverage of the Pacific is provided by Air New Zealand. With excellent service and free board transport, it's hard to go wrong with the Kiwi national airline.

If you visit Western Samoa, the independent republic to the west of American Samoa, get one of Jason's Passport maps. Look for the big map available from tourist offices and the larger hotels.

The Kingdom of Tonga is well covered by Tonga on the Net. A homier version of life on Tongatapu is presented on this site.

Fijians have been reknown for their welcome since they had all those missionaries for lunch in the 1800s. Now they've got an official welcome site, BulaFiji. "Bula" means "hello" in Fijian.