A Common Boundary Agreement between the Koehoto and Suta customary landholding groups was signed on Saturday, 19 September 2026, before more than 40 tribal members, according to a statement published on the Solomon Islands Government portal on 23 September 2026 under the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey.

The statement said the Koehoto group brings together the Manukiki, Lasi and Koenihao tribes from the Koehoto region, while the Suta group takes in the Lasi, Manukiki, Garavu and Koenihao sub-tribes of Suta. Those sub-tribes are the ones concerned with the line dividing the two customary land areas, the ministry said.

The ministry said the meeting was facilitated by its Customary Land Recording Unit, and formed one stage in the process of recording customary land.

According to the statement, the session gave both sides the chance to talk openly about the wording describing their shared boundary, confirm it and agree on it, and the agreed description was read aloud so those present could understand and confirm what had been set down.

Representatives and members on both sides said they were satisfied with the description once it had been read out and discussed, the statement said, and the agreement was then signed and witnessed by people from each party.

More than 40 tribal members from the two groups took part in the signing, the ministry said, which it described as showing support for a boundary the parties had jointly identified and described.

The Customary Land Recording Unit thanked both groups for their cooperation and participation in arriving at a shared understanding of the boundary, the statement said, adding that the signing feeds into continuing work to formally record customary land boundaries.

Source: Based on a statement titled "Koehoto and Suta Landholding Groups Sign Common Boundary Agreement", published by the Solomon Islands Government portal (solomons.gov.sb) under the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey on 23 September 2026. https://solomons.gov.sb/koehoto-and-suta-landholding-groups-sign-common-boundary-agreement/