Lomaloma

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Lomaloma is a village on the Fiji island of Vanua Balavu in the Lau archipelago. It is part of the Tikina (tribal district) of Lomaloma which comprises of 9 villages. In early Fijian history, it was the first modern town in Fiji.

Lomaloma as a Village and as a Dsitrict is known all over Fiji for a popular song called Lomaloma, which has been sung by various local artists and bands. It is also a very popular pub song. The song is rumoured to have been written by Ratu Tevita Uluilakeba (Tui Nayau and father of Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, Fiji's longtime Prime Minister and President), while he was courting his future wife, Adi Luisiana Qolikoro, who at that time lived in Lomaloma.