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== Remaining ordnance ==

An unknown amount of unexploded bombs from the battle remain on the island, and residents of the island have been killed or severely injured by unexpected explosions from hidden explosives. The threat to people's lives from unexploded bombs remain high.<ref name="auto2">{{cite web | url=https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/long-ago-battle-solomon-islands-keeps-claiming-lives | title=Long-ago battle in Solomon Islands keeps claiming lives | first=Gina | last=Kekea | date=May 18, 2021 | work=The Interpreter | publisher=[[Lowy Institute]]}}</ref> The [[Royal Solomon Islands Police Force|Solomon Islands police force]] has disposed most of the discovered bombs; however, clearance work is expensive, and the island does not have sufficient resources to clear the remaining explosives. The Solomon Islands have urged both the U.S. and Japanese governments to clear the remaining bombs from the island.<ref name="auto2"/> In 2012, 18 years after the U.S. ended its aid program in the South Pacific, the U.S. provided funds to assist efforts to find and remove unexploded bombs. Australia and Norway also established programs to help the Solomon Islands remove unexploded bombs.<ref name="auto2" />