The art of outrigger canoe surfing is an ancient Polynesian tradition, with British explorer Captain James Cook first encountering ... caught a massive wave at Waimea Bay, which ended in a vicious ...

In February 1888, the inter-island schooner “Nettie Merrill” was shipwrecked in rough seas and strong winds off Waimea ... After English Captain Cook was killed by Hawaiians at Kealakekua ...