White River, Honiara with marketers targeted by the Honiara City Council for operating without a license. A study reports that 67% of youths at White River state they receive no regular income sources. The song "Bereft of a mother" (composer Pu Timoio of Tavi lineage of Kafika) was recorded in 1928 and in 1973 at White River. The composer mourns the death of his mother in a moving reference to the care shee took. Land has been acquired for the construction of a 33kV White River Substation. White River, Honiara White River is a suburb on the fringe of Honiara, Solomon Islands and
Honiara in Nomasu Nakaguma's infantry battalions as they tried to approach the Marine lines. Both sides incurred heavy losses during the events of the overall battle, especially the Japanese attackers. After an attempt to deliver further reinforcements failed during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in November 1942, Japan conceded defeat in the struggle for the island and evacuated many of its remaining forces by the first week of February 1943. The Quonset hut built by the Americans can still be seen in the back lanes of the town and numerous memorials give testament to the war. Honiara officially became the capital