Kealakekua Bay

An illustration of the heiau at Kealakekua Bay, by William Ellis

Cook Monument on the northern shore of Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii

Kealakekua Bay is located on the Kona coast of the island of Hawai'i about 12 miles south of Kailua-Kona. A heiau is a Hawaiian Temple. At least nine types of heiau existed including heiau for treating the sick ( heiau hōola) for offering first fruits The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the ^[1]

The sheer cliff face overlooking the bay was once the burial place of native Hawaiian royalty. A child would be given the bones of the deceased royalty to place in one of the many volcanic holes in the cliff and the child would then be lowered by a rope down the cliff face. Once the bones were buried, the rope was cut, sending the child to his or her death and keeping the location of the burial a secret. It was considered an honor to be chosen for this task.

The area is a marine life conservation district, outlawing fishing there and making it a popular area for diving and snorkeling. To conserve habitat life for wild species and prevent their Extinction or reduction in range is a priority of a great many groups that cannot be easily characterized in terms Diving off a deck into the Great South Bay of Long Islandjpg|thumb|A man dives into the Great South Bay of Long Island. Snorkeling ( British spelling: snorkelling) is the practice of Swimming at the surface of a body of water while equipped with a Diving mask, a

Captain Cook

Main article: James Cook

Captain James Cook and his ships, the Resolution and Discovery, first sighted Kealakekua Bay on the morning of January 17, 1779. Captain James Cook FRS RN ( – 14 February 1779) was an English Explorer, Navigator and Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Unbeknownst to him, he had entered the bay during the height of a local religious festival in honor of the god Lono. A religious festival is a time of special importance marked by adherents to that Religion. God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. In Hawaiian mythology, Lono is a fertility and music god who descended to Earth on a Rainbow to marry Laka. Some Hawaiians believed Cook was an incarnation of Lono since his ships resembled a symbol used to represent Lono. Cook and his crew stayed for several weeks, returning to sea shortly after the end of the festival; but after suffering damage during a storm, the ships returned two weeks later on February 14, 1779. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common After some Hawaiians took one of Resolution's small boats, Cook attempted to lure a Hawaiian chief aboard until the boat should be returned. A skirmish ensued during which Cook was struck in the head and stabbed, on nearly the very spot where he had first set foot on the island. A large white stone monument to Cook, deeded to the United Kingdom and off-limits to swimmers, snorkelers and boaters due to the possibility of damage to the reef, marks the approximate location. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located ^[2]

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