Kaua’i – Waimea: Captain Cook Commemorative Monument

A few nice Cooking images I found:

Kaua'i - Waimea: Captain Cook Commemorative Monument




Image by wallyg

The Captain Cook Commemorative Monument, designed by Hart Wood and sculpted by Adele Stackpole, was dedicated in 1928 in Hofgaard Park on the 150th anniversary of Cook's Landing. A bronze bas-relief plaque depicting a sailing Cook's boats landing at the Hawaiian shoreline adorns the top portion of the concrete, lava rock and coral block stele, with a second plaque bearing commemorative text beneath it.

It is thought that Captain James cook, the first European known to have sighted the Hawaiian Islands, stepped ashore here, at the mouth of the Waimea River, for the first time on January 20, 1778. Cook, who sailed into the Waimea Harbor with his ships Resolution and Discovery, explored several of the Hawaiian Islands until he was killed in 1779 on the Big Island of Hawaii in a petty dispute over a rowboat.

Hofgaard Park, which was dedicated at the same time as the monument, is named after Judge Christopher B. Hofgaard, who served the Waimea District for over 50 years as postmaster, road supervisor, auditor, and district magistrate, as well as the proprietor of a retail store and livery. A copy of a statue of Cook by Sir John Tweed sits next to the monument.

Cook's Landing National Register #66000298 (1966)

Statue in Hyde Park, Sydney, of James Cook with Araucaria columnaris




Image by Tim Waters

Cook statue, Hyde Park, Sydney, near the Australian Museum. Trees behind are Araucaria columnaris (Araucariaceae).

View of Mount Cook from Tasman Valley




Image by wanderstruck

View of Mount Cook from a lookout point that we hiked to in the Tasman Valley. Obviously used telephoto lens.