Should they encounter the British captain James Cook, Franklin wrote ... Following the theft by islanders of a British boat, Cook devised an elaborate scheme to seize the Hawaiian king, a rash ...

The art of outrigger canoe surfing is an ancient Polynesian tradition, with British explorer Captain James Cook first encountering Tahitian natives riding waves in boats as early as 1777.

The Captain Cook Monument is a 27-foot obelisk that was ... The site can be reached by boat tour, kayak or by hiking the steep Ka'awaloa Trail. The snorkeling here is spectacular and comparable ...