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) ...

Captain Cook was William Bligh's mentor, role model, and cautionary tale all at once. This is the story of how Cook's three voyages, his violence, his diseases, and his death in Hawaii, shaped ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

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) ...

CAPTAIN COOK, Hawaii (Island News) -- Hawaii Police arrested and charged a wanted fugitive with more than a dozen offenses, following a crime spree that resulted in an officer-involved shooting in ...

HONOLULU (KHON) — An ʻahu ʻula (feather cloak) and mahiole (feather helmet) that were held at Bishop Museum on a long-term loan have now been entrusted to remain there in perpetuity. They were ...

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 ...