Meet up for an early morning hike down to Cook’s Monument and attempt to make communication with the spirit of Captain James Cook, who was violently murdered on the shore overlooking Kealakekua Bay, the pathway of the gods. An “X” marks the spot where he was killed as well as another partially submerged marker indicating the approximate location. Great exercise and conversation to start your day and upon arrival at the monument take part in a paranormal investigation using a Spirit Box, Tri-Field Meter and other sensitive instruments at one of the island’s most notorious and historical locations!

​Humble beginnings to national hero, Captain James Cook is one of history’s best known and most controversial explorers. Cook’s achievements in mapping the Pacific, New Zealand and Australia utterly changed our understanding of geography and proved him in the words of a contemporary, “the most able and enlightened navigator that England ever produced.” His use of surveying techniques, astronomy and timekeepers along with an insistence on good diet was radical and exemplary.

The people at that time thought Cook to be the god Lono upon his first arrival, which coincided with the Makahiki festival. Cook seemed to play along with the pretence but he and his crew seemed to wear out their welcome before deciding to continue exploring the Pacific, however Cook was forced to return just four days later because the Resolution needed emergency repairs to her mast. While docked for repairs, a small rowboat was stolen and when Cook tried to take chief Kalani‘ōpu‘u hostage in retaliation, the islanders became defensive and Cook was stoned, clubbed, stabbed and killed on February 14, 1779. After his death, the Hawaiians ritualistically prepared his corpse as they would that of a chief or royal member, meaning they preserved his hands in sea salt, then roasted the rest of his body in a pit before cleaning his bones of all the flesh. According to historians, Cook’s complete skeleton has never been fully recovered and laid to rest, although a traditional burial at sea did occur, meaning his spirit may still have unfinished business…