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Honiara

American  
[hoh-nee-ahr-uh] / ˌhoʊ niˈɑr ə /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of the Solomon Islands, N Guadalcanal.


Honiara British  
/ ˌhəʊnɪˈɑːrə /

noun

  1. the capital of the Solomon Islands, on NW Guadalcanal Island. Pop: 61 000 (2005 est)

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Esther Maeluma cast her vote in the National Art Gallery in the capital Honiara and said it seemed busier than the last national election in 2019.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2024

Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare made the remarks at a news conference in the capital Honiara after returning from a visit to China, where he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top officials.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 17, 2023

Those include an embassy in Honiara, Solomon Islands, that opened in January; an embassy in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, that opened in May and planned embassies in Port Vila, Vanuatu, and in Tarawa, Kiribati.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2023

The need for infrastructure on islands outside the capital Honiara was urgent, he added.

From Reuters • Jul. 9, 2023

Despite the diplomatic push, the Solomon Islands announced in March it had awarded a multi-million-dollar contract to a Chinese state company to upgrade an international port in Honiara.

From Reuters • May 2, 2023