Lat 6° 47' 0S Long 155° 48' 0"  Located on the southern coast of Bougainville, near Tonolei Harbor and east of Buin. Kihili is the original local spelling of the village. During the war years, it was known as Kahili.

Kahili Airfield (Buin Airfield)
Prewar coconut plantation. Airfield built by the Japanese. Neutralized from the air, but Japanese occupied until the end of the war.

P-38 Lightning Serial Number ?
Pilot Huey MIA February 14, 1942 bailed out, pilot taken POW and held at Kahili