A portrait of Captain James Cook. Along the bottom edge of the design are representations of the eight largest islands.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
·UNITED·STATES·OF·AMERICA·
IN GOD
WE TRUST
CAPT.
JAMES COOK
DISCOVERER OF
HAWAII
HALF DOLLAR
Reverse description
A native chief of Hawaii with his hand extended in welcome. Behind him are a coconut tree and grass huts in the distance along the Waikiki Beach and Diamond Head.