James Cook in Hawaii

In the center of Waimea on the south shore of Kauai, a memorial commemorates the discovery of the Hawaiian Islands by Captain James Cook, who made his first landing at Waimea on the Island of Kauai on January 20, 1778.


“RESOLUTION and DISCOVERY off Waimea, January 19, 1778”
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