Kidnapping of Kalaniʻōpuʻu by Captain James Cook Kidnapping of Kalaniʻōpuʻu by Captain James Cook Captain James Cook's 1779 attempted kidnapping of Kalaniʻōpuʻu, the ruling chief of the island of Hawaii and the decision to hold him in exchange for a stolen long boat (lifeboat) was the fatal error of Cook's final voyage, ultimately leading to Cook's death. Cook's arrival in Hawaii was followed by mass migrations of Europeans and Americans to the islands that ended with the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii, the aboriginal monarchy of the islands. James Cook led three separate voyages to chart unknown areas of the globe for the British Empire. It
James Dunbar Cook as a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1975 New Year Honours. He died on 26 January 2007. James Dunbar Cook Rear Admiral James William Dunbar "Bill" Cook (12 December 1921 – 26 January 2007) was a senior Royal Navy officer. Born on 12 December 1921, James Dunbar Cook was educated at Bedford School and HMS Worcester. He was Commander of HMS Venus, HMS Dido and HMS Norfolk. He was Senior British Naval Officer in South Africa, between 1967 and 1969, Director of the Royal Naval War College, between 1969 and 1971, and Assistant Chief of the