A resolution asking the Census to re-designate Captain Cook as Ka‘awaloa has crossed over to the state Senate. Introduced by Rep. Jeanne Kapela (D-Naalehu, Ocean View, Captain Cook, and Kailua-Kona) ...

A resolution asking the Census to re-designate Captain Cook as Ka‘awaloa was shelved this legislative session. Introduced by Rep. Jeanne Kapela (D-Naalehu, Ocean View, Captain Cook, and Kailua-Kona) ...

The Captain Cook Monument is a 27-foot obelisk that was erected in 1874 to memorialize where Cook died. He was killed in 1779 after a fight broke out between the Hawaiians and Westerners. The monument ...

State lawmakers are weighing a resolution seeking to change the name of Captain Cook on Hawaii island back to Kaawaloa. The U.S. Census Bureau renamed the census-designated place in the 1920s because ...

“I never before met with the natives of any place so much astonished, as these people were, upon entering a ship,” wrote Captain James Cook upon first landing in what he called the Sandwich ...

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (Island News) -- L&L Drive Inn in Captain Cook, Hawaii was immediately shut down on Aug. 2, 2024 after the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch issued a red “closed ...

On the Big Island of Hawaii, where the waves roll into Kealakekua Bay, a white obelisk 27 feet tall looms over the shoreline. It's a tribute to the great circumnavigator Captain James Cook. It stands ...

The Hawaii Department of Health has closed down the L&L Drive Inn in Captain Cook, Hawaii, with a red placard due to multiple violations. According to DOH, the red placard was issued Friday due to an ...