Yes, I was looking for a specific name.  I&#39;d never heard the story about the Spanish mapping the Hawaiian Islands, so I decided to do some research.  Couldn&#39;t find any references to the Spanish, but learned quite a lot. <br />
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Hawaiâ€˜iloa is the hero of an ancient Hawaiian legend about the settling of the Hawaiian Islands. He organized a colonizing expedition that included his family and eight other skilled navigators. They settled on what is now the Island of Hawaiâ€˜i, named in his honor. <br />
The legend contains reference to his sons: Kauaâ€˜i, Oâ€˜ahu, and Mauâ€˜i, who settled on the islands that bear their names.<br />
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The 1776 Cook Expedition is the one generally recognized as &quot;discovering&quot; Hawaii.  In Waimea, Kauai, there is a statue of him, commemorating the first European to land in the Islands.  The first officer to land was no other than a lieutenant named William Bligh.  He went on to became the (in)famous Captain Bligh of the Bounty and later still, Admiral Bligh who fought with Nelson at Copenhagen and Trafalgar.<br />
I also learned that Gene Rodenberry was a big admirer of Captain James T. Cook and the name Captain James T. Kirk was based on Cook.<br />
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The dedication in the front of Cook&#39;s Logbook read-<br />
&quot; To not only go farther than any man had ever been before, but as far as it was possible to go&quot;.  Sound familiar?  &quot;To boldly go where no man has gone before&quot;.<br />
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So another Question.  What does the T stand for in James T. Kirk?