Malu'u

Malu'u is a village on the north coast of Malaita island in the Solomon Islands. The seat of the sub provincial area, it lies on Suafa Bay, within Malaita Province, along the road between Auki and Lau Lagoon.[1]

Malu'u
Malu'u
Location in the Solomon Islands
Coordinates: 8°21′0″S 160°38′0″E
Country Solomon Islands
ProvinceMalaita Province
IslandMalaita Island
Time zoneUTC+11 (UTC)
ClimateAf

History

The Anglican missionaries Hopkins and Iven visited Malu'u in 1902 and provided copies of Lau language prayer books. By 1905 there were four branch schools in the vicinity, all run by Christians from Queensland, Australia. One school had 49 students and reportedly faced hostility from locals who refused to conform to Christianity. Florence Young of the Queensland Kanaka Mission visited Malu'u in 1904 and found a graveyard overgrown with crotons.[2]

Landmarks and economy

The village contains Malu'u Lodge and a canoe hire centre to visit the lagoon. There is a harbour where a boat can be caught to Honiara.[3] Cocoa is produced by the locals and the government have a fermentary for processing them at Malu'u.[4] The nearby village of Mana'ambu contains the Tofe Takwe Trail Store and is noted for its pancakes.[5]

Mbasakana Island

There is a long white, sandy beach on the coast,[1] with the small island of Mbasakana about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) off the shore at 8°18′39.6″S 160°34′55.2″E. The island, surrounded by a reef, is just over 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) long and 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) wide.[6]

References
  1. "Malu'u". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  2. Clive Moore (2017). Making Mala: Malaita in Solomon Islands, 1870s–1930s. ANU Press. pp. 239–241. ISBN 9781760460983.
  3. Rowan McKinnon, Arnold Barkhordarian, Sean Dorney, Tim Flannery (2005). Papua New Guinea E Solomon Islands. Ediz. Inglese. Lonely Planet. p. 214. ISBN 9781740592079.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  4. "South Pacific Bulletin, Volume 22". South Pacific Commission. 1972. p. 40.
  5. David Stanley (1985). South Pacific Handbook. p. 480. ISBN 9780918373052.
  6. Mark Honan, David Harcombe (1997). Solomon Islands. Lonely Planet. p. 216. ISBN 9780864424051.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
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