Captain Cook, Hawaii

About Captain Cook

Captain Cook, HI is a small unincorporated community located in southeastern Hawaii.

Officially, Captain Cook is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 12.86 square miles.

📰 Captain Cook News Today

• In 1778, Captain Cook left goats in Hawaii as food and gifts; centuries later, feral herds had severely stripped native plants and worsened erosion | Hindustan Times Hindustan Times · Oct 28
• Konawaena graduate, 18, dies in Captain Cook freediving incident Hawaii News Now · Oct 14
• Captain Cook Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 27
• 18-Year-Old Kailua-Kona man dies in suspected drowning in Captain Cook KITV · Oct 15
• Captain Cook Man Arrested Following Barricaded Standoff in South Kona Hawaii Police Department (.gov) · May 20

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Captain Cook Unique

• The only place in America named Captain Cook — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Island living in the Pacific — year-round tropical climate.
• Positioned in southeastern Hawaii, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Captain Cook

• Black Rock Pizza — pizza
• HongKong Chop Suey — chinese
• Junjira — thai
• Manago Hotel Resturant — american
• Manny's — mexican
• The Coffee Shack (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Kona Coffee Living History Farm · Museum
• Royal Grounds · Attraction
• The Puʻuhonua · Attraction
• Captain Cooks Monument Trail · Attraction
• Hale o Keawe · Attraction
• Hālau · Attraction
• Kaʻahumanu Stone · Attraction
• Keoneʻele · Attraction
• Keōua Stone · Attraction
• Kānoa · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Captain Cook

• Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park reviews ★
• Arthur L Greenwell Park reviews ★
• Kealakekua Bay Marine Life Conservation District · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Napoopoo Park reviews ★
• Two Step Bay reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Captain Cook

• Honaunau Elementary School
• Hookena Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Captain Cook

🏘️ Nearby Communities