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
White River, Honiara from rural North West Guadalcanal, on the provincial side of White River, would bring fresh vegetables, root crops, fish, and raw meat such as wild pig. Women from Malaita, based in the capital Honiara, would bring non-perishable food items from the stores. On October 11, 2005, notices were served and signed by the government official, instructing the Westside Women for Peace to remove all privately built stalls in the market within five days, to cease market activities on Sundays and to cooperate with government officials on any developments in the area. The White River Markets still operate unlicensed and informal,