Sir Nathaniel Rahumaea Waena GCMG, CSI, KStJ was the Governor-General of Solomon Islands from 2004 to 2009.
The island of Makira is the largest island of Makira-Ulawa Province in the Solomon Islands. It is third most populous island after Malaita and Guadalcanal, with a population of 55,126 as of 2020. The island is located east of Guadalcanal and south of Malaita. The largest and capital city is Kirakira.
Makira-Ulawa Province is one of the nine provinces of Solomon Islands.
Taro Island is a small island in Solomon Islands with 507 inhabitants. It is the capital of Choiseul Province and is located in Choiseul Bay off the northwest coast.
Kirakira the provincial capital of the Makira-Ulawa Province in Solomon Islands. Kirakira is located on the north coast of Makira, the largest island of the province. It has roads running 18 kilometres (11 mi) east to the Warihito River and 100 kilometres (62 mi) west to Maro'u Bay.
Choiseul Bay Airport is an airport at Choiseul Bay on Taro Island, part of the Choiseul Province in the Solomon Islands.
Santa Ana Airport is an airport on Santa Ana, an island in the Makira-Ulawa Province in the Solomon Islands. The airport has scheduled flights provided by Solomon Airlines, using DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft.
Ulawa Island is an island in the Solomon Islands. It is located near Malaita Island and belongs to Makira Ulawa Province. The island has an area of 65.92 square kilometres.
Pio Island is an island in the Solomon Islands province of Makira-Ulawa. It is situated 4 km north-west of Ugi Island. It is 2.7 km long and 1.5 km wide. The estimated terrain elevation above sea level is some 227 metres. The island has no villages. Coral reef surrounds the island, which is largest in the west and south of the island.
Malaulalo is an uninhabited island in the Solomon Islands; it is the central one of the Olu Malau Islands located in Makira-Ulawa Province. It has an area of 3.34 km2.
Malaupaina is an island in the Solomon Islands; it is the southern one of the Olu Malau Islands located in Makira-Ulawa Province. It has an area of 6.37 km2.
Owariki or Owa Riki is an island in Solomon Islands; it is located in Makira-Ulawa Province.
Ugi Island, also Uki Island, is an island in Solomon Islands; it is located in Makira-Ulawa Province and lies 11 km north of Makira Island.
Sir Frank Utu Ofagioro Kabui, GCMG, CSI, OBE was the Governor General of the Solomon Islands from 7 July 2009 to 7 July 2019.
Santa Ana Airport may refer to:
Teonimanu is a former island in the Solomon Islands; it was located south of Ulawa and north of the Olu Malau Islands in what is now Makira-Ulawa Province. Lark Shoal is probably a remnant of the island. The Pagewa and Aiga Tatari clans of Owaraha and other nearby islands claim descent from the Teonimanu refugees. Local traditions tell of several other, smaller islands in the same vicinity, which may have collapsed during the same events.
Lucy Kasimwane is a business owner in the Solomon Islands.
Olu Malau Islands are islands of Makira-Ulawa Province of Solomon Islands. The estimated terrain elevation above sea level is 24 metres.
On 9 December 2016 at 4:38 a.m. local time, the Solomon Islands region was rocked by an Mww 7.8 earthquake, centered 30 km off San Cristobal Island, about 61 km southwest of Kirakira, the capital of Makira-Ulawa Province. Initially registering magnitude 8.0, later downgraded to 7.8, the temblor prompted tsunami warnings that kept countries surrounding the Coral, Tasman and Solomon Sea on high alert, but was later cancelled. A large aftershock of magnitude 6.9 occurred shortly afterwards. This earthquake was largely felt, waking many residents who later ran to high ground for fears of a potential tsunami. The earthquake killed a child and affected some 34,000 people in Makira, South Malaita and Guadalcanal Island where many had lost their homes or had no access to basic needs. Earthquakes are common in this region, with little or no fatalities. This earthquake is tied with three other magnitude 7.8 earthquakes for the second largest earthquake of 2016. On 17 December, the Solomon Islands would be rattled again by a 7.9 magnitude earthquake, this time 54 km east of Taron, Papua New Guinea.
