There are many stories in the State of Hawaii archives that tell of Pirates that landed on any one of our islands back in the 1500 - early 1900’s. Here is one site that tells of a couple of landings http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=13931 There are other sites which I will find and post for your reading pleasure.
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Now imagine the history the next time you hold a gold coin from the 1800’s, especially a well worn gold coin. Did someone get killed during a card game over this coin? Have you ever seen a gold coin without a date on it? How much gold is burried on some island of the pacific or deep in the ocean still on a sunken ship? When will the tides finally bring it to shore? If you found one old coin on the shore line, would it inspire you to look for others? Collecting old coins is about as enjoyable a past time as one can imagine. Appreciating the collection is a gift.
Another interesting site is to list the various shipwrecks in the state of Hawaii check out this site. I don’t think it’s been updated since 1997 since there are no current wrecks posted, but it’s the oldies I’m looking for anyways. http://www.captainrick.com/shipwrecks.htm