Hawaii - The Big Island
Kealakekua Bay 
Captain Cook, Island of Hawaii, HI
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- Type: Beaches, Recreation, Sightseeing, Swimming/Pools
- Time to Spend: 2 hours to Half Day
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Snorkelers like to visit this remote bay on Hawai'i's west coast for the tropical fish, sea turtles and Hawaiian Spinner dolphins that are plainly visible just below the calm, shallow water's surface. History junkies make the trek to Kealakekua for a different reason altogether. Navigator Captain James Cook first spotted the bay and stayed here as a guest in January 1779. Weeks later tensions rose and he was killed on the very same shore. Take time in between snorkel trips and scuba dives to behold the large white Cook Monument that sits high on a Kealakekua hill.
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