Why do many residents of the Tuamotu and Tubuai islands move to Tahiti?

Many residents of the Tuamotu Archipelago and the Tubuai Islands migrate to Tahiti primarily due to difficult living conditions in their home regions.1

In the Tuamotu islands, the environment is characterized by low, flat coral atolls with porous soil and a lack of permanent streams, which severely limits agricultural potential. Similarly, the Tubuai Islands suffer from poor transportation connections to the main island of Tahiti. Across these outer regions, residents face challenging circumstances that drive many to relocate to Tahiti and its capital, Papeete, in search of better opportunities.12