Lat 9° 0' 0S Long 161° 0' 0E  Malaita Island located is located to the the north-east of Guadalcanal. There was little wartime combat on Mailaita Island. Later in 1942, an US outpost was built on the island, with standing orders for them to bring in any Japanese prisioners. The Americans brought Malaitan people to Guadalcanal to work on the airstrip and other military infrastructure, because they were reputed to be hard workers. The rivalry between the neighboring Guadalcanal and Malaita islands intensified during and after the war.

Laulasi Island
Coral artificial island created in the 1600s.

Bombed by American aircraft during the opening phase of the Guadalcanal campaign, which mistook it for a ship. 27 villagers were bombed and killed by F4F Wildcats. Since then, there has been a long running compensation claim by the decendent of Americans.

 

Malu'u
Lat 8° 20' 60S Long 160° 37' 60E  Village on the coast.

The engine was removed from the plane not long after it crashed.

 

Afufu
Lat 8° 20' 60S Long 160° 34' 0E Village

Japanese Coastwatcher Station
Japanese estabished a small coastwatcher station near the village of Afufu. They were all wiped out on November 5, 1942 when a landing part of 2nd Marines attacked them.