By tradition, Vuda Point was the landing site of the canoes that brought the
Melanesian ancestors of the
Fijian people to the country. Oral traditional folklore states that the chief
Lutunasobasoba the progenitor of most indigenous Fijians, arrived at Vuda with his entourage, sailing from
Lake Tanganyika in
Tanzania East Africa and journeyed up the Tuleita to the Nakauvadra mountain ranges. After the Second World War and the establishment of
Lautoka city and wharf. The Vuda area was prime real estate due to its location near the city during the booming years of sugar production. The first expatriate families to settle in the Vuda were the Kumars, Maharaj Sharmas, Mishras, Waddinghams, McElraths, and Goundars. They currently reside in the area except for the Mishras, along with other old families in the area, such as the Vakubuas, and the Babas. During
World War II, the US Navy built a
Naval Base Fiji Fleet Recreation Center at the point. In the 1970s an Italian husband and his Japanese wife settled at a southeastern ridge of Vuda Point. Their two sons became established engineers with international offices. In 2009 Sapphire Bay Fiji Ltd was established to develop the Sapphire Bay Fiji resort, and construction began in 2013 on several rental villas. ==References==