Honiara Central Market wreck "MV Bikoi II" in February 2016. The Honiara City Council also warns vendors not to use the natural (sea) water source at the market: The Honiara Central Market Vendors’ Association ("HCMVA") was opened and registered in 2014, followed by the registration of a market vendors' association in Auki in 2015. Both were registered under the Solomon Islands Charitable Trust Act. UN Women cooperates with market vendors and associations of both the "Central Market", as well as with those of Auki Market. "HCMVA" formed as a result of initial workshops series by UN Women's Markets for Change (M4C) project, which
Honiara Central Market being the Kukum Market). For more information, cf. § Management. The market has its own water frontage at Iron Bottom Sound, in order for boats to be pulled in. As such, fisherman can take their catches straight to the market via a boat ramp, seen as significant symbol of how the freshness of fish is valued by Solomon Islanders. Selling occurs both in the permanently covered building, as well as at its sides. The market offers the cheapest food in Honiara. Some women migrate temporarily to Honiara to sell their products at the market. The market is seen as a