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Kealakekua Bay and the death of Cook
1779
Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii Island
Nnachappa64 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Cook arrived during the Makahiki festival and was received with honours, then returned weeks later after a mast broke and was killed in a scuffle over a stolen boat. Within a century of contact, introduced disease had reduced the Hawaiian population by an estimated 80 to 90 percent.
That was 1 of the hidden places.
Location: historic site
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