Malu'u is a village on the north coast of

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island in the

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. The seat of the sub provincial area, it lies on Suafa Bay, within

Malaita Province Malaita Province is the most populous and one of the largest of the nine provinces of Solomon Islands. It is named after its largest island, Malaita (also known as "Big Malaita" or "Maramapaina"). Other islands include South Malaita Island ...

, along the road between Auki and Lau Lagoon.

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 Florence Selina Harriet Young (10 October 1856 – 28 May 1940) was a New Zealand-born missionary who established the Queensland Kanaka Mission in order to convert Kanaka labourers in Queensland, Australia. In addition, she conducted missionary ...

of the Queensland Kanaka Mission visited Malu'u in 1904 and found a graveyard overgrown with crotons.

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

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. Cocoa is produced by the locals and the government have a fermentary for processing them at Malu'u. The nearby village of Mana'ambu contains the Tofe Takwe Trail Store and is noted for its pancakes.

Mbasakana Island

There is a long white, sandy beach on the coast, with the small island of Mbasakana about off the shore at . The island, surrounded by a reef, is just over long and wide.

References

{{Reflist Populated places in Malaita Province