Do you need a visa to go from Michigan to Fiji?

Answer 1

Yes and no. If you're just going for a short vacation, you should be fine. According to the Fiji government website on July 11th, 2009:

A. Holders of Passports from visa exempt countries are granted visitors visas valid for 4 months on arrival. And according to the same site, the USA is an exempt country along with many others:

A. Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Bangaldesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Columbia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Estonia, Germany, Micronesia, Finland, France, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Latvia, Liechtenstein,Lesotho,Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand,Nigeria, Norway, Pacific Islands, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines, Poland,Portugal,Republic of Ireland, Romania, South Korea, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand,Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA, Uruguay,Venezuela, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

From: http://www.fiji.gov.fj/publish/fiji_faqs.shtml Also: http://www.wordtravels.com/Travelguide/Countries/Fiji/Visa