And the unexpected cutting off of this source of wealth was disruptive to the economy and political stability of the Hawaiian society. Even a purloine nail held great value for them. The sailors had a habit of giving gifts to their girlfriends. The Hawaiians were very upset by this decision. So, on his final visit, Cook forbid his crew from contacting the Hawaiians. I read that theRussian explorers had inoculated the Aleutian community with VD, and that had left an epidemic of VD behind. But that between his penultimate and ultimate visits Cook's vessels had visited Alaska, where he had allowed fraternization between his crew members and the friendly, willing Aleutians. I have read that Cook had allowed, um, fraternization, between his crew members and the beautiful, friendly, willing Hawaian women. Gerald Farinas 02:29, 12 September 2004 (UTC) Cook named his discovery the Sandwich Islands in honor of one of his sponsors, John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich.' I guess information along those lines should be appropriate for this article. Cook was credited for the discovery after having been the first to plot and publish the geographical coordinates of the Hawaiian Islands. I like the approach the Hawaii article took saying, 'Vague reports by various European explorers suggest that Hawai‘i was visited by foreigners well before the 1778 arrival of British explorer Captain James Cook. BrokenSegue 19:58, 12 September 2004 (UTC) I agree. The australian people already knew of it. I wonder if the article should say he discovered hawaii and australia. Andre Engels 10:20, 20 February 2004 (UTC) I now uploaded a map, however this one is only good for showing the first voyage. I could draw such a map (I have more than one book in which they appear, and redrawing should be under the 'information is not copyrightable' idea), if someone can give me a 'naked map' to draw it upon.

zandperl 22:26, 19 February 2004 (UTC) That sounds like a good idea. I'd really like to see maps detailing the routes of his three voyages.

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