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Where Captain Cook was killed - Kealakekua Bay, Big Island
On the west coast of the Big Island is Kealakekua Bay, which is the
place where Captain Cook was killed by the native Hawaiians on the
14 February 1779. That will be precisely 241 years ago tomorrow.
I wasn't prepared for what a beautiful place it was. The water is an aqua
blue, there is a steep cliff face that dramatically rises above the water and
there is a rocky black lava rock beach landing.
In some ways it is probably no coincidence that this is such a beautiful
place. The cliff face was the chosen burial place of Hawaiian royalty
and the royals lived there.
In the third photo below you might make out a white obelisk on the
opposite shore which marks the spot where Cook died.
A km away is the town of Captain Cook on Highway 11.
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