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hau was sighted. A landing was made at Waimea, Kauai, and 

 trading" was carried on with the natives. 



Excursion up JVaiinea Valley. 



Captain Cook, to quote from his narrative, "made an excursion 

 into the countr}- u]) the valley, accompanied by Mr. Anderson 

 and Air. Webber (the surgeon and the artist of the expedition — 



ed.) A numerous train of natives followed us " He visited 



a heiaii, of which he gives a description and a drawing. No 

 mention is made of the plant life of the region. 



Introduction of the First European 

 Live-stock and Vegetables {on Niihau). 



On the twenty ninth he visited Niihau, where water and 

 provisions were taken aboard. Before departure Captain 

 Cook presented the natives with "a ram-goat and two ewes, 

 a boar and sow-pig of the English breed, and the seeds of melons, 

 pumpkins, and onions, being very desirous of benefiting these 

 poor people by furnishing them with some additional articles 

 of food." He further states that "The ground through which I 

 passed was in a state of nature, very stony, and the soil seemed 

 poor. 



First Account of Haivaiian Plant Life. 



It was, however, covered with shrub and plants, some of 

 which perfumed the air with a more delicious fragrancy than I 

 had met at any of the other islands in this ocean." In describing 

 the natives and their mode of life Cook mentions the breadfruit, 

 sweet potato, banana, kalo or taro, paper mulberry, gourd, azi'a 

 and kou."^ 



On Feb. 2nd Cook sailed northward and devoted the next 

 months to exploring the coasts of Alaska, Bering Straits, and the 

 Arctic Ocean. Blocked by the ice, he finally decided to return 

 to the Hawaiian Islands for the winter. 



On Nov. 26th the Island of Maui was discovered. The natives 

 came out in their canoes, bringing quantities of breadfruit, sweet 

 potatoes, taro, bananas, and pigs, which were traded for iron and 

 tools. Cook also procured a quantity of sugar cane. The month 

 of December was spent in beating along the eastern and southern 

 sides of the Island of Hawaii, and on Jan. 17th, 1779, he finally 

 anchored in Kealakekua Bay, on the Kona Coast. 



* See also: W. A. Bryan, Natural History of Hawaii. Honolulu, 1915. 



