Historical Markers in Captain Cook, Hawaii

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1 ► Hawaii, Hawaii County, Captain Cook — First Christian Service in Hawaii —

In this heiau January-28-1779 Captain James Cook, R.N. Read the English Burial Service over William Whitman, Seaman the first recorded Christian service in the Hawaiian Islands — — Map (db m110794) HM

2 ► Hawaii, Hawaii County, Captain Cook — In Memory of Captain James Cook, R.N. —

Marker panel on obelisk (1874): In Memory of the great circumnavigator Captain James Cook, R.N. who discovered these islands on the 18th of January, 1770 and fell near this spot on the 14th of February, 1779. . . . — — Map (db m72497) HM