What explorer was mistaken for the local god Lono by the native people?

unfortunately, "Cook" was thought to be an imperative.

Cook was not eaten by cannibals. Anecdotal myths are not facts or history. Poor show and not fit for purpose.

I believe the natives were just being very good hosts. However, Cook and his people thought the natives thought they were Gods. So this question is written from their perspective, not that of the natives. This is as I've heard from watching Drunk History.

Time alters attitudes.How do we really know what was thought or said.

Cook was killed in a skirmish that was started by him and his men trying to kidnap the chief and hold him ransom for repairs and supplies. It is unknown if maybe some parts of his body were cannibalized, but he died in battle, not from cannibalism.

Because anyone who has seen Ghostbusters knows, whenever someone ask if you're a god you say yes!

similar story to Cortez and the Aztecs

Laudy Miss Claudy, yep. the history of the oppression of the Hawai'ian people by white Europeans started there. The Christian missionaries who came later were worse. if you're interested Sarah Vowell wrote a hilarious history of the missionaries that excoriatea them and the Hawai'ian royalty who eventually sold out their own people. called Unfamiliar Fishes

The main reason they believed Cook to be Lono is that his ships -- flying the white standars of Lono (sails) -- arrived at the start of the makahiki. This was the half of the year Lono presided over.

Player Mari, that’s exactly what I was thinking. Reading some of the news and misinformation that is not fact checked that is just being passed on. I have a hard time believing a lot of what this says.

Usually, a cook's menu is tasty. In this case, the Cook was tasty. 😀

according to Wikipedia, he was "cooked" but not eaten, lol.

so Cook was cooked

Laudy Miss Claudy, I always make sure that the people I eat are lying cheating white men

wow! didn't know this

I once read that after Cook was killed they delivered his skin to those left on the ship.

CondescendingMeter3, And Hawaii was originally called the " Sandwich Islands " after some Lord or other in England. So Club sandwich is very puny.

Why is cook so popular with this game

Blue Bayou 2, a club sandwich