Mahalo. Your reply was very helpful. Based on what you said, Dina has 0% chance of getting a transit visa. There are other ways she could get to Tahiti but they are long and expensive. You said Tahiti was tough to begin with. Is that because of their French ties, or is that Tahiti being Tahiti? I ask because there are a couple other possibilities that have French ties (Wallis and Futuna, New Caledonia etc..). Would they also be problems??
Fiji was another place we considered. Also, Palau as you can arrive there non-stop from Manila.
Mahalo,
Bill and Dina