Kealakekua Bay

[ key-ah-luh-kuh-koo-uh bey, key-ah-luh‐ ]

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a bay of the Pacific Ocean, on the Kona coast of the Island of Hawaii: Captain James Cook was killed on a beach here in 1779.

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After an hour of motoring across ultra-calm waters in shades of blue, green and turquoise, we neared Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park.

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In the 1970s, Michael and Janet Dant began offering snorkeling tours in the Big Island’s Kealakekua Bay.

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Scientists say coral bleaching has occurred before, but they are already seeing worse signs at Kealakekua Bay on Hawaii island and at Kaneohe Bay and Hanauma Bay on Oahu.

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Wednesday and shark warning signs are being posted on both sides of Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park.

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A dozen miles south of Kailua-Kona, a small obelisk on the edge of Kealakekua Bay marks the spot where the British explorer Captain James Cook was killed in 1779, evidently after overstaying his welcome.

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