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Captain Cook Kealakekua Bay Hawaii

Captain Cook Kealakekua Bay Hawaii

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Richard A. Clement


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Captain Cook Kealakekua Bay Hawaii

Captain James Cook and his ships, the Resolution and Discovery, entered the sheltered waters of Kealakekua Bay (Pathway of the God) on the morning of Jan 17, 1779, during the height of a local religious festival. Thinking Cook was a returning God, the Hawaiians welcomed and honored him. Strife followed, and the Hawaiians realized that Cook and his crew were not immortal. In the end, Cook was surrounded and killed at this very spot.

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