Major General John M. Schofield

Historical marker location:

361 Waianae Ave, Wahiawa, Hawaii

Marker installed: 1941

Address to the U.S. Corps of Cadets-Aug 11, 1879. Schofield Barracks.

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.