Captain Vancouver was no stranger to the Hawaiian Islands, as earlier he had been with Captain James Cook, a famous British explorer, when the two of them became the first Europeans to tour the islands.
لم يكن الكاپتن ڤانكوڤر غريبا عن الجزر الهاواييّة ،‏ لأنه زارها في وقت ابكر برفقة الكابتن جيمس كوك ،‏ المستكشف البريطاني المشهور .‏