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When the south shore of Maui was first visited by Captain George Vancouver it was dotted with small fishing villages and was said to be a retreat for Hawaiian royalty. Captain Vancouver was not the first European visitor to Maui, however, a landing site was erected in the form of a large totem pole. Kihei went mostly untouched for years.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url= http://www.mauiinformationguide.com/kihei.php )〕 Captain George Vancouver settled in the Pacific Northwest in the area of the city of his namesake, Vancouver B.C. On the south Kihei shore the remains of the totem pole monument are present with inscriptions from the Canadian Prime Minister from 1969. == Animal farming introduced to Hawaiians == Ancient Hawaii had no large land mammals, however, the gift of a few cattle by Captain George Vancouver in 1793 to Kamehameha introduced animal farming and ignited a heritage of cowboy life and ranch culture that is still visible today on many ranches throughout Hawaii. Vancouver's first voyages to Hawaii were as a junior officer on Cook’s expedition. From 1792 to 1794 Captain Vancouver and Kamehameha I develop a close relationship that helps Kamehameha rise to power. According to the marker, in 1793 Vancouver brought the first cattle and root vegetables to Hawaii. Today, the two largest ranches in Hawaii are Parker Ranch (Big Island) and Molokai Ranch.〔 *(【引用サイトリンク】url= http://www.hawaiihistory.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=ig.page&CategoryID=254 )〕 In 1794 he granted the right to the Hawaiian people to use the union jack as part of the Hawaiian flag. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Captain Vancouver Landing Site on Maui」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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