Captain Cook's Economic Impact On The Native Hawaiians

Captain James Cook and his crew set out on their third voyage on July 12, 1776. He and his crew first visited Waimea Bay, Kaua’i, on January 18, 1778. They did not intend to find Hawai’i, instead, they were looking to find the Northwest Passage from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean. Captain Cook first sighted the island of Oahu, and continued to sail, before anchoring at Kaua’i. Only by Cook coincidentally taking the route the ancient Polynesians had, did he spot the islands of Hawai’i (Potter et al. 2-3). The syllables are. Explorers mainly had an economic impact on Hawai’i because they introduced new foods and iron to the community. Captain James Cook had an economic impact on the Native Hawaiians by bringing new foods to the Islands. Some

Adapting to new resources has an economic impact because it changes the amount and value of these resources. Providing the people with these new types of foods they had never seen before also meant the Hawaiians would have to adapt to the living conditions for the food. They would have to learn how to grow, eat, or cook these new animals and produce, and they would also have to adjust their diets. This also meant they could lose some of their other resources while caring for the new food. Not only that, but having these new foods to learn to care for meant that the Hawaiians would have to give up more of their land. Doing this was difficult because the Hawaiians cherished their land so greatly, so to take up more sacred land with these new foods was a big change. Before the foreigners arrived, the Hawaiians had their own set of food and were happy and thriving. They knew the best time to harvest, how to plant the items, and all had all the knowledge about their food. Following the arrival of the foreigners, the Hawaiians had received multiple foods they didn't know they could someday have possession of. With these new pieces of food, there were many things they would have to learn, like how to grow it, and the best conditions for

The Native Hawaiians would have to start learning how to adjust to these new foods from scratch, and other things would change because of these new ways. Captain James Cook's other economic impact on the Native Hawaiians was when he gave them iron and nails. The explorers provided the Hawaiians with iron and screws in exchange for food. The Native Hawaiians knew what the material was, but they could never get too much at a time, as the only way they found out what it was was by shipwrecks washing the screws to the islands. To the Hawaiians, iron was very valuable, so trading even 30 pigs and more just for 20 iron screws, was considered a good trade for them (Potter et al. 3. Then, the sand is sanded. While the explorers would continue to ask for more food and supplies for their ships, the Hawaiians would receive a weapon called a pahoa made from iron given by the English. With this new version of Pahoa, the weapon would be much stronger, it would last longer, and would also soon be worth much more than a wooden