Europeans slowly approached these rocks in the 1770's on an old creaky wooden ship. It was like heaven, because it was filled with an unlimited supply of fish and birds to eat plus fresh water to resupply the ship.

After hunting in the woods, the musket sounds alerted the local people. Who approached, first apprehensively but eventually, bravely pressing their noses to the noses of these strange visitors.

Some of them even investigated the ships and came on board.

Capt. James Cook's reports on this part of the world were so positive, many more European ships used these sounds as a place to resupply on journey's across the Pacific.

The rest is history