A resolution asking the Census to re-designate Captain Cook as Ka‘awaloa has crossed over to the state Senate. Introduced by Rep. Jeanne Kapela (D-Naalehu, Ocean View, Captain Cook, and Kailua-Kona) ...

The Captain Cook Monument is a 27-foot obelisk that was erected in 1874 to memorialize where Cook died. He was killed in 1779 after a fight broke out between the Hawaiians and Westerners. The monument ...

State lawmakers are weighing a resolution seeking to change the name of Captain Cook on Hawaii island back to Kaawaloa. The U.S. Census Bureau renamed the census-designated place in the 1920s because ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CAPTAIN COOK, Hawaii (KHON2) — Hawaiʻi Island police have launched an investigation into a structure fire that happened on Tuesday ...