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James Cook is killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii.
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Death of James Cook
1779 killing in Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii
On 14 February 1779, British explorer Captain James Cook was killed as he attempted to kidnap Kalaniʻōpuʻu, the ruling chief of the island of Hawaii, after Hawaiians had stolen a cutter from Cook's expedition. As Cook and his men attempted to take the chief to his ship, they…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Native Hawaiians
Indigenous Polynesian people of Hawaii
Native Hawaiians are the Indigenous Polynesian people of the Hawaiian Islands.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Kealakekua, Hawaii
Census-designated place in Hawaii, U.S.
Kealakekua is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 2,019 at the 2010 census, up from 1,645 at the 2000 census.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Hawaiʻi (island)
Largest island in Hawaii
Hawaiʻi, sometimes written Hawaii, is the largest island in the United States, located in the state of Hawaii, the southernmost state in the union. It is the southeasternmost of the Hawaiian Islands, a chain of volcanic islands in the North Pacific Ocean. With an area of 4,028…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)