Feb 14th 1779 – Captain Cook Meets His Demise in Hawaii
Hau’oli La Ho’omake ia Kapena Kuke! Or, as the Hawai’ians call Valentine’s Day: Happy Death of Captain Cook day. Under the spirited guidance of history professor Lilikala Kame’eleihiwa of the University of Hawai’I, the reputation of Captain James Cook as a hero of civilisation and the discoverer of far-flung countries has been given a bit of a shove lately, and today, on the day he died on Kealakekua Bay, […]
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