GEOG 368: Geography of Hawai'i
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    • Language
    • Geology/Land Use
  • Day 1
    • Kailua-Kona
  • Day 2
    • Mahai`ula Beach
    • Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historic Park
  • Day 3
    • Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Visitor Center
    • Kilauea Caldera
    • Devils Throat
    • Nāpau Trail Hike to Pu'u Huluhulu
    • Pu'u Loa Petroglyph Field
    • Hōlei Sea Arch Hike
    • Jaggar Museum
  • Day 4
    • Hilo, Hawai`i
    • Onomea Scenic Route
    • Akaka Falls
    • Waipi`o Valley
    • Honoka`a, Hawai`i
  • Day 5
    • On the road to the MLO
    • Mauna Loa
    • Mauna Kea
  • Day 6
    • Ku`emanu Heiau
    • Kayaking
    • Snorkeling
    • Captain Cook Monument
  • Day 7
    • Pololū Valley
    • Kamehameha I Statue
    • Kohala Coffee Mill
    • Mo‘okini Heiau
    • Pu‘ukoholā Heiau
    • Hāpuna Beach State Recreation Area
  • Day 8
    • Coffee Plantation
    • Kohala Watershed Restoration Project
    • Lū`au
  • Day 9
    • Kamaoa Wind Farm
    • Green Sand Beach
  • Day 10
    • Pu`uhonua o Honaunau National Historic Park >
      • Kōnane
    • Downtown Kona
    • Kua Bay

Captain Cook Monument

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Captain Cook Monument. (Photo by Ezra Zeitler)
In 1778, Captain James Cook, a British sailor exploring the pacific for shipping routes, landed on Hawaii. He and his fellow sailors sought refuge in Kealakekua Bay in order to make necessary ship repairs and replenish supplies. The sailors were welcomed by the native Hawaiians and they traded pigs and vegetables for iron nails. After two and a half weeks, Captain Cook and his crew set sail but were forced to return after a storm broke their foremast. This time however, the Hawaiians were not as welcoming and stole one of the ships boats. While attempting to retrieve the boat, an ali`i was shot dead by a British officer.  Before Cook could retreat to his ship, he was killed.

On the north end of Keakakekua Bay, near his place of death, a monument stands for Captain James Cook.

Sources:
Juvik, Sonia P. and, James O. Juvik1998. Atlas of Hawai‘i. 
    Hilo, HI: University of Hawai‘i Press
Banner photo by Doug Faulkner
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