Cook Landing Site | |
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| Location | Southwest of Route 50, Waimea, Hawaii |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 21°57′8.1468″N 159°39′59.91804″W / 21.952263000°N 159.6666439000°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1778 |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000298 |
| HRHP No. | 50-30-05-09303 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[2] |
| Designated NHL | December 29, 1962[3] |
| Designated HRHP | September 30, 1988[1] |
The Cook Landing Site in Waimea on Kauaʻi island in Hawaii, is where Captain James Cook landed at the mouth of the Waimea River on January 20, 1778. Cook was the first European reported to have sighted the Hawaiian Islands,[4] and the January 20 landfall on southwestern Kauaʻi was his first arrival upon Hawaiian soil. Cook Landing Site was registered as a National Historic Landmark on December 29, 1962. The landing is principally commemorated at Hofgaard Park, a small county park located near the supposed landing site.
- ^ "Historic Register Counts". Hawai'i State Historic Preservation Division. State of Hawaii. February 1, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Cook Landing Site". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on March 1, 2007. Retrieved June 21, 2008.
- ^ John A. Hussey (May 24, 1962). "Waimea beach (Cook Landing Site) nomination form". National Historic Landmark Program. National Park Service. Retrieved November 7, 2010.