oats sailed from Faaa onward to other communes on
Tahiti such as Arue and Teahupoo. Downtown Faaa was very busy and public
beaches were formed on the waterfront of Faaa. There was a big field in the
north of Faaa and Faa'a International Airport was built here in 1962. One of
the first airplanes was Air Tahiti, which first went to other islands in French
Polynesia. The international airlines such as Air Tahiti Nui were incorporated
in the late 1990s. The Air Moorea flight also took place and crashed close to
Moorea. None of them survived the disaster. Don the Beachcomber lived here part
of his life. The Moorea ferry was also created after the flight and still sails
to Moorea each day. Today, Faaa has a population of nearly 30,000.
Dates
700
The area of Faaa is first settled by early Polynesians
900
Faaa has many grass houses along the beach and inland
1600
Faaa's population grows to 1,500
1777
Captain James Cook is the first European to land on
Tahiti
1855
Many Faaa residents leave for the California Gold Rush
1910
Faaa has more than 5,000 residents
1962
Faa'a International Airport opened
1998
Air Tahiti Nui is founded
2007
Air Moorea crashes while going to Moorea
