Gauguin's retreat
I believe the answer is:
'gauguin's retreat' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for tahiti that I've seen before include "Romantic Polynesian island, capital Papeete" , "South Pacific island where both Robert Louis Stevenson and Paul Gauguin spent time" , "South Seas island, capital Papeete" , "Island in South Pacific, chief town Papeete" , "South Pacific island, linked to Paul Gauguin and Robert Louis Stevenson" .)