The Solomons Peace Memorial Park, built by the Japanese war veterans in memory of all those who were killed in World War II, is about  down the coastal road. There are several other relics from World War II in and around Honiara, described by "Lonely Planet" as "spooky". Also seen is the memorial erected in honour of Sergeant Major Jacob Vouza, a highly decorated war hero who escaped after the Japanese tortured him and lived to tell his story.