History junkies make the trek to Kealakekua for a different reason altogether. British explorer Capt. James Cook first spotted the bay and stayed here as a guest in January 1779. Weeks later ...

or Keone’o’io Bay, as well as Kealakekua Bay, Honaunau Bay, Kauhako Bay (Ho’okena) and Makako Bay on Hawaii island were selected for proposed mandatory time-area closure rules.