 Chief Eddie of Skull Island (above); Skulls of Rovaina warriors (right and below); Picture-perfect - one one of the Solomons' 999 islands (below right) |
 When the tsunami that struck the Solomon Islands with devastating force in 2007 hit Kundu Hite (Skull Island), Chief Eddie was forced to flee for his life to the mainland. There he remains to this day, scared that another big tsunami might strike. But for hundreds of years it was the Roviana warriors of Kunda Hite who struck, rowing their tomoko (war canoes) as far as Ghizo, Choiseul and Guadalcanal on headhunting raids. Today, the captured skulls are buried underground on Skull Island, with the skulls of Roviana chiefs and warriors forming a surface memorial. But will Chief Eddie be the last chieftain of Skull Island?
 
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