d, in the direction of west-northwest." (5 Day) These three islands, which he spoke of, were the islands Oahu, Kauai, and Niihau, all part of the Hawaiian archipelago.
             Cook and his crew soon discovered how primitive the inhabitants were. Only seen in small fragments from driftwood, they had never seen or used tools of iron. An officer by the name of Charles Clerke, officer on the ship Discovery, which was one of the two ships that went with Cook during his travels, said, "A moderate sized nail will supply my ship's company very plentifully with excellent pork for the day, and as to the potatoes and taro, they are attained upon still easier terms, such is these people avidity for iron." (5 Day) The Hawaiians and the foreigners were on friendly terms partly by the fact that some of the sailors learned to speak a language in Tahiti that was very similar of those of the islanders.
             Although a fairly small island, Hawaii found ways to make a profit off trade. Many ships in the early years made trades for fruits, vegetables and pork. Later on whaling in the Hawaiian waters became fairly profitable. But the most profitable trade in the early years was the trade of Sandalwood trees. Sandalwood was traded with merchant ships, who sold them to the orient. The orient would then use this wood for the followin
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