CAPTAIN JAMES COOK

The first European explorer to reach Hawaii is Captain James Cook of the Royal Navy, a British explorer, navigator and known to be a cartographer.

Born to James Cook and Grace Pace on the 7th of November 1728 at Marton, United Kingdom. Married to Elizabeth Batts, and had six children.

He sails past the island of Oahu, thus discovering the Hawaiian Islands on the 18th of January, 1778. To add, he even died in Hawaii upon his return on the 14th of February, 1779 at Kealakekue Bay, Hawaii, killed by a Hawaiian.

If you look close on his signature, you can see his admiration to navigating, exploring great oceans, and discovering new sea routes. Under his name was a cursive sway portraying restless waves.

Published: January 25, 2019

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