Sections of the 1983 pirate adventure film Nate and Hayes (also known as Savage Islands) were filmed on Wakaya.
Long Island | Vancouver Island | Newfoundland (island) | Rhode Island | North Island | South Island | Staten Island | Easter Island | Treasure Island | island | Prince Edward Island | Island Records | Norfolk Island | Livingston Island | Hong Kong Island | Rhode Island School of Design | Ellis Island | Christmas Island | Fantasy Island | Coney Island | Baffin Island | Kangaroo Island | Cape Breton Island | Bougainville Island | 2013 Island Games | Island of Montreal | University of Rhode Island | Lantau Island | Java (island) | Santa Catalina Island, California |
One memorable incident occurred in September 1917 when Count Felix von Luckner arrived at Wakaya Island, off the eastern coast of Viti Levu, after his raider, the Seeadler, had run aground in the Cook Islands following the shelling of Papeete in the French territory of Tahiti.