▁by ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁Te ▁Ari ki ▁Ta um ako ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁Chief ▁of ▁T ik op ia , ▁made ▁an ▁official ▁visit ▁to ▁Nu ku fer o ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁Y and ina , ▁people ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁Sol omon ▁Islands ▁have ▁come ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁plant ation . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁their ▁native ▁languages , ▁they ▁speak ▁Sol omon ▁Island ▁P ij in , ▁the ▁ling ua ▁fran ca ▁of ▁the ▁Sol omon ▁Islands . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁American ▁military ▁operations ▁during ▁the ▁Sol om ons ▁campaign ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁islands ▁were ▁occupied ▁by ▁U . S . ▁troops . ▁Rem n ants ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁presence , ▁such ▁as ▁concrete ▁sl abs ▁and ▁large ▁metal ▁storage ▁sh eds , ▁still ▁exist . ▁Une x pl oded ▁ord n ance ▁was ▁left ▁behind , ▁including ▁land ▁mines , ▁and ▁bound ing ▁anti - person nel ▁mines . ▁Two ▁b arg es ▁are ▁s unk ▁off ▁the ▁wh arf . ▁ ▁The ▁Y and ina ▁police ▁station ▁was ▁the ▁scene ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁opening ▁events ▁of ▁recent ▁eth nic ▁t ensions , ▁where ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁men ▁ra ided ▁the ▁arm our y ▁and ▁st ole ▁some ▁high - power ed ▁weapons ▁and ▁am mun ition . ▁The ▁group ▁involved ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Gu adal can al ▁Revolution ary ▁Army ,