Although Captain James Cook recorded sighting Molokaʻi in 1778, the first European sailor to visit the island was Captain George Dixon of the British Royal Navy in 1786.
Aínda que o capitán James Cook rexistrou o avistamento de Molokaʻi en 1778, o primeiro mariñeiro europeo que visitou a illa foi o Capitán George Dixon da Royal Navy británica en 1786.