On this day in 1779, James Cook was killed by Kanakas as he attempted to kidnap Kalaniʻōpuʻu, an aliʻi nui of the island of Hawaii. James Cook was the first known European to visit the Hawaiian Islan…
February 14
On this day in 1779, James Cook was killed by Kanakas as he attempted to kidnap Kalaniʻōpuʻu, an aliʻi nui of the island of Hawaii. James Cook was the first known European to visit the Hawaiian Islan…