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) ...

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 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 ...

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) ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Hawaii entertainment world is circling their arms around the families of Na Hoku Hanohano Award winner Sean Na’auao and Kumu Hula Kaui Dalire this morning. Their son - ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The town of Captain Cook on Hawaii Island got its name when the Captain Cook Sugar Company opened a post office there in the early 1900′s. But some feel it is an honor for a ...

A feather cloak and helmet given to Captain James Cook in 1779 are being permanently returned to Hawaii by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa after being on long-term loan to the Bishop ...

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 ...