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Tahanuku is a village in the Solomon Islands, on Rennell Island in the Rennell and Bellona province. The province is the only province in the Solomon Islands where all the inhabitants are Polynesians. == Overview == Tahanuku village is some distance from the Tigoa police post and in the middle of the village on the southern side of Copperhead road is the sports field. It is the most populous of the three villages in ward four. A single elected provincial member usually represent the villagers under ward four in provincial level. Ward four is often referred to as the Kanaba district when on the island. The village is the only mountainous village in Rennell. Most of the villagers build their houses on the rocky forest and coconut palm hills that surround the field and along the road. The villagers also have access to numerous cave waters, with the largest 20 meter in diameter, and an as yet unmeasured depth. This cave's water and open pools are very cold and clean with tiny stones at the bottom, which are good for drinking and swimming. Most of the villagers, as on the rest of the island are subsistence farmers. Crops include sweet potato and yam as well as the taro that is grown in swampy areas. Visitors are usually welcomed with a coconut before receiving prepared meals. At the south of the village, a truck trail leads to Lughuhi Bay, one of the only loading ports in Rennell accessible by heavy machines.The road was constructed by a Japanese mining company, the MITSUI. In one part of the road, there are eight turning points before reaching the cliff top from the coast. The road stretches seven and a half kilometers. There are many interesting sites to see along the road, while listening to noises of various unique birds. Villagers often use this track for hunting birds, like pigeon. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tahanuku」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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