William Charles Lunalilo

Historical marker location:

250 Waikoloa Beach Drive, Waikoloa, Hawaii

( Marker can be reached from Waikoloa Beach Drive near Ku'uali'i Place, on the right when traveling north.)

(1835 - 1874).

The first European to visit Hawaii was British explorer Captain James Cook in 1778. He named the islands the "Sandwich Islands" after his patron, the Earl of Sandwich.