Captain Cook village, situated on the Kona coast near Kealakekua Bay, is named after the British seafarer and discoverer of the Island of Hawaii, Captain James Cook. The village itself has no tourist attractions but is recognized nowadays as the center of Kona coffee production.
Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historic Park displays a replica of an 18th C temple, complete with replica koa wood carvings of gods, placed where they originally stood.
The 12acre Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden displays 250 types of native and Polynesian plants, including some rare native plants. This Ethnobotanical Garden highlights Hawaiian cultural traditions such as land use and conservation of plant resources used in traditional Hawaiian cultural activities.
Address: Amy Greenwell BH Garden, 82-6188 Mamalahoa Highway, Captain Cook, HI 96704-8203, United States
Phone: 1 (808) 323-3318, Fax: 1 (808) 323-2394
Hours:
8:30am-5pm; Closed: Sun
Tips: Admission cost is a suggested donation. Guided tours are $5.
Looking out from Kealakekua Bay a small white monument can be seen in the distance, protruding from the water. It marks the place where Captain James Cook met his death. The obelisk can only be reached by boat.
The Kona Historical Society runs a small museum, housed in the former Greenwell Store established in 1875. The Kona Historical Museum concentrates mainly on the coffee industry as depicted in old photographs and through artifacts. Other aspects include agriculture such as sugar, pineapples and macadamia nuts.
Aerial view over Kealakekua Bay.
Address: Kona Historical Society, 81-6551 Mamalohoa Highway, Kealakekua, HI 96750, United States
Phone: 1 (808) 323-3222, Fax: 1 (808) 323-2398
On the way to Kealakekua Bay a visit can be paid to the coffee museum. Here it is possible to find out everything about the growing and processing of the very fine blend of Kona coffee cultivated in this area.
Address: Royal Aloha Coffee Mill Museum, 160 Napoopoo Road, Captain Cook, HI 96704, United States
Phone: 1 (808) 328-2511, Fax: 1 (808) 328-2414
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Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Captain Cook
Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Captain Cook
Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Captain Cook
Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Captain Cook
Kealakekua - Kona Historical Society Museum, Captain Cook
