Besides having to get to Papa'ete in Tahiti, travelers then travel by high-speed ferry to reach Moorea, which sits 12 miles away. But let us be the first to tell you -- the island is worth the schlep.

But that’s not universal. “The mindset is changing quite fast in Moorea and Tahiti, but in the far islands, it’s different,” he said. He’s hoping to change that, too.