Lat 8° 0' 0S Long 157° 4' 60E  Located to the north of Arundel and Wana Wana Islands, just to the north-west of New Georgia and Kula Gulf.

History
For the defense of the New Georgia, the 'South-East Detachment' Headquarters were based on Kolombangara, headed by Major General Noboru Sasaki who arrived on May 31, 1943. Units based there included the 13th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battaltion of 229th Infantry and Yokosuka 7th Special Naval Landing Force, commanded by Koshin Takeda.

Allied Occpuation
An Australian Coastwatcher, Arthur Reginald "Reg" Evans had an operation post in the peak of the island, and reported information on enemy movements. Bypassed by direct assault during the Central Solomons campaign, the island was neutralized by the 25th Infantry Division on September 25, 1943 and elements of the 27th Infantry landed on Island and established perimeter defense around Vila Airfield. They were releved by the 1st Battalionn, Fiji Infantry on October 11. In early 1944, an engineering detachment established gardens at the airfield.

Vila
Located on the south coast of Kolombangara Island.

Vila Airfield
Japanese airfield neutralized from the air, later ocupied by Allied forces.

Disappointment Cove (Vilu Harbor, Hamberi Cove)
Known locally as Disappointment Cove, this is where the Japanese maintained a supply depot for the Tokyo Express when it was resupplying Guadalcanal.

Japanese Tunnels
The Japanese dug a number of tunnels into the hills around Vilu. According to locals, one cave was a hospital area, another has a mountain gun enplaced outside the entrance.

Ropa Point
Located at the north of the island. Several Japanese barges were sunk here by PT-126,the next morning, this PT Boat was damaged by friendly fire.

Jack Harbor
Located on the south eastern coast of the island.