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THE DREAM OF KOKOMO

Lang Walker wasn’t setting out to create a resort when he learned of a lush, overrun island in the Kadavu Group, the southernmost of Fiji’s isles. The property magnate had never ventured into resort management, but Yaukuve Levu proved too great a challenge to pass up.

The 56-hectare island was originally set to be an Aman-branded resort, but the project was abandoned when funding was pulled in the wake of the GFC.

Walker was attracted to the island’s idyllic

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