Laulasi island is an artificial island in the Langa Langa Lagoon, South of Auki on the island of Malaita in the Solomon Islands. It is believed that Headhunter tribes from mainland Malaita forced some people into the lagoon where over time they built their islands on sandbars after diving for coral. The people of Laulasi were the only persons to oppose the British from establishing a protectorate. Pagan traditions on the island results in the heads of deceased Chiefs and Priests collected in a sacred part of the island. These lagoon people believe that the spirits of their deceased live in the sharks in the island and are also famous for their minting of traditional shell money.
Read more about Laulasi Island: History, 1800–1900, 1911 – Author Jack London, World War II, Cultural Practices and Beliefs, Last Pagan Priest, Tourism, Boatbuilding, Shell Money, Notable People
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