COOK'S PACIFIC TREASURES: Julia White viewed the "Life in the Pacific of the 1700s" exhibit last night during the opening reception at the Honolulu Academy of Arts. The exhibit, which presents several hundred objects collected by Capt. James Cook, runs through May 14.
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