Inadvertently, many kapu (taboos) were broken by the English, and once-friendly relations became strained. During the interim a sailor named William Watman died, convincing the Hawaiians that the haole were indeed mortals, not gods. After an uproarious welcome and generous hospitality for over a month, it became obvious that the newcomers were beginning to overstay their welcome. By the coincidence of his second arrival with religious festivities, the Hawaiians mistook Cook to be the return of the god Lono. After a brief stop on Ni‘ihau, the ships sailed away, but both groups were indelibly impressed with the memory of each other.Īlmost a year later, when winter weather forced Cook to return from the coast of Alaska, the Discovery and Resolution found safe anchorage at Kealakekua Bay on the kona coast of the Big Island on January 16, 1779. Landing parties were sent inland to fill casks with freshwater. Cook provisioned his ships by exchanging chisels for hogs, while common sailors gleefully traded nails for sex. The first trade was some brass medals for a mackerel. The Englishmen had arrived aboard the 100-foot flagship HMS Resolution and its 90-foot companion HMS Discovery. At that time Hawaii’s isolation was so complete that even the Polynesians had forgotten about it. The Hawaiian islands remained forgotten for almost 500 years until the indomitable English seafarer, Captain James Cook, sighted O‘ahu on January 18, 1778, and stepped ashore at Waimea on Kaua‘i two days later. Statue of the King Kamehameha I of Hawaii, built in 1878 to commemorate the 100 year discovery of Hawai’i by Captain Cook. Recommendations from the African Diaspora.Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Arrow Icon Arrow icon.Little, Brown and Company Arrow Icon Arrow icon.Hachette Nashville Arrow Icon Arrow icon.Grand Central Publishing Arrow Icon Arrow icon.
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