Posted on Jan 18, 2026
Captain Cook reaches Hawaii | January 18, 1778 | HISTORY
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On January 18, 1778, the English explorer Captain James Cook becomes the first European to travel to the Hawaiian Islands when he sails past the island of Oahu. Two days later, he landed at Waimea on the island of Kauai and named the island group the Sandwich Islands, in honor of John Montague, who was the earl of Sandwich and one his patrons.
Captain Cook reaches Hawaii | January 18, 1778 | HISTORY
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Hawaii
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Those early explorers were really brave...they had no idea where they were going.
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Yep, they thought he was Lono (a God) but when he came back with a broken ship...well they ate him...or most of him anyway just to get his Mana. And for centuries they were known as the "Cook Islands."
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