Waimea Bay

Waimea Bay


Waimea Bay, Hawaii (HI), US
Captain Charles Clerke aboard HMS Resolution stopped at Waimea Bay on 28 February 1779. Clerke had shortly before taken command of the ship after Capt. James Cook was killed at Kealakekua Bay on 14 February. Waimea Bay was the only O‘ahu anchorage visited by the expedition. Waimea Valley was densely populated at the time, and the remains of Pu‘u o Mahuka, an important heiau (Hawaiian temple) can still be seen above the bay.
Captain Charles Clerke aboard HMS Resolution stopped at Waimea Bay on 28 February 1779. Clerke had shortly before taken command of the ship after Capt. James Cook was killed at Kealakekua Bay on 14 February. Waimea Bay was the only O‘ahu anchorage visited by the expedition. Waimea Valley was densely populated at the time, and the remains of Pu‘u o Mahuka, an important heiau (Hawaiian temple) can still be seen above the bay.
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By: kjfitz

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