1. The town contains a small air strip with flights to Makira and Honiara.

2. In April 2006, allegations that the newly elected Prime Minister Snyder Rini had used bribes from Chinese businessmen to buy the votes of members of Parliament led to mass rioting in the capital Honiara.

3. The Solomon Islands authorities also gave permission for a team of about 60 volunteers, all Witnesses from Australia, to come to Honiara and work with the local Witnesses for the actual two-week construction period.

4. The manager of a timber mill in Honiara also promised to supply all the 300 milled logs required for the main support pillars and the veranda and porch posts as well as the roof trusses along with purlins and rafters.