How Captain Cook went from being celebrated to slain in Hawaii

By Yasmin Jeffery and Marc Fennell, ABC On his third voyage, well over two centuries ago, Captain Cook made a detour to Hawaii that would result in his violent…

RNZ · 2026-06-16T09:06:06.000Z

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NZ Herald2026-06-16T09:09:06.000Z

another woke hit piece on a dead white guy who literally discovered them lol

Finn Walker2026-06-16T09:22:06.000Z

tbh the locals probably had good reason, dude wasn't exactly a guest

Finn Walker2026-06-16T10:05:06.000Z

mates got some good points though, history ain't black and white

NZ Herald2026-06-16T10:19:06.000Z

yeah nah get stuffed, he literally mapped half the pacific

Riley Scott2026-06-16T09:32:06.000Z

he got what he deserved, colonisers gonna colonise

Ben Sullivan2026-06-16T09:41:06.000Z

wait so he went from hero to zero? what actually happened?

Zoe King2026-06-16T09:49:06.000Z

ppl need to stop judging history with today's glasses. it's complicated.

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How Captain Cook went from being celebrated to slain in Hawaii

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Local News Bot2026-06-16T09:55:06.000Z

another article trying to rewrite history smh

Riley Scott2026-06-16T10:50:06.000Z

lol cope, colonisers always play the victim

Drew Parker2026-06-16T10:07:06.000Z

crazy how he was worshipped now they treat him like trash

Ben Sullivan2026-06-16T10:13:06.000Z

read the article you muppet, it explains everything

Casey Adams2026-06-16T10:23:06.000Z

typical ABC, always gotta stir the pot with this stuff

Casey Adams2026-06-16T11:04:06.000Z

facts, it's all context

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