Near Ocean View in Hawaii County, Hawaii — Hawaiian Island Archipelago (Pacific Ocean)
Captain Robert Brown
Photographed by LL Prescott
1. Captain Brown, Kahuku Ranch, Hawaii Marker
Site of the home of
Captain Robert Brown
Whaler - Rancher
Destroyed by lava
April 7, 1868
Erected 1956 by Descendants of Capt. Brown.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is April 7, 1868.
Location. 19° 3.514′ N, 155° 41.075′ W. Marker is near Ocean View, Hawaii, in Hawaii County. It is on Mamalahoa Highway, on the right when traveling east. On makai side of the road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Naalehu HI 96772, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Volcanic Hawaii. Globally, it is in North America, Polynesia, the Pacific Ocean, North Pacific, the Pacific Rim, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: South Point Complex (approx. 9.6 miles away); Kauila and the Sea Turtles of Punalu'u (approx. 12.8 miles away).
Also see . . . Descendants of Captain Brown website. (Submitted on May 26, 2024, by LL Prescott of Middlebury, Vermont.)
this page online
Photographed by LL Prescott, circa 2006
2. Captain Robert Brown Marker
photo by Dave Boyle NPS
Photographed by LL Prescott, 1956
3. Captain Robert Brown Marker
This article about the installation of the marker appeared in the Honolulu Advertiser, October 14, 1956. There are some historical inaccuracies (they met in Augusta, W.A. not Fremantle, he was only a 3rd mate then, they were married in Connecticut not on his ship, and they were already living in the islands when he lost the Black Warrior), but most of the article is true enough.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2024, by LL Prescott of Middlebury, Vermont. This page has been viewed 1,463 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 26, 2024, by LL Prescott of Middlebury, Vermont. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
