Malaita Province Day in the Solomon Islands
Malaita Province Day in the Solomon Islands is held on August 15. This event in the second decade of the month August is annual.
Malaita, also called Mala, volcanic island in the country of Solomon Islands, southwestern Pacific Ocean. It lies 30 miles (50 km) northeast of Guadalcanal and to the east there are small atolls who's main inhabitants are Polynesian. Each province in the Solomon Islands has its own Province Day. If a Province Day falls on a Sunday, the public holiday is on the following Monday.