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The history of Hawaii began with the discovery and settlement of the Hawaiian Islands by Polynesian people between 940 and 1200 AD. [1] [2]The first recorded and sustained contact with Europeans occurred by chance when British explorer James Cook sighted the islands in January 1778 during his third voyage of exploration.
The new settlers built hale (homes) and heiau (temples). Archaeologists currently believe that the first settlements were on the southern end of the Big Island of Hawaiʻi and that they quickly extended northwards, along the seacoasts and the easily accessible river valleys. As the population increased, settlements were made further inland.
Hawaii was first discovered and settled by Polynesians originating from the Society Islands or the Marquesas Islands, probably between 900 and 1200 C.E. [1] The population of Hawaii grew, and then most likely remained stable for some time around 100,000–250,000 people.
Hawaii was first discovered and settled by explorers from Tahiti or the Marquesas Islands. The date of the first settlements is a continuing debate. [23] Kirch's textbooks on Hawaiian archeology date the first Polynesian settlements to about 300 C.E., although his more recent estimates are as late as 600. [23]
Land became a sacred part of life and family. [11] Hawaiian religion is polytheistic, but mostly focuses on the gods Wākea and Papahānaumoku, the mother and father of the Hawaiian islands. Their stillborn child formed the deep roots of Hawaii, and whose second child, Hāloa, is the god from whom all Hawaiians originate. [11]
Hawaii was originally settled by Polynesian voyagers from the Marquesas Islands or Tahiti. The date of their first arrival is uncertain. Early archaeological studies suggested they may have arrived as early as the 3rd century CE, [13] while more recent analyses suggest that they did not arrive until around 900–1200 CE. [14]
Estimates for the timing of Polynesian settlement in Hawaii have been uncertain, [4] but a 2010 study based on radiocarbon dates of more reliable samples suggests that Hawaii was first settled by humnas roughly between 1219 and 1266 CE. [3] In 1778, British explorer James Cook became the first recorded European to arrive in Hawaii. An influx of ...
Much of Polynesia, including the original settlers of Hawaii, Tahiti, Rapa Iti and Easter Island, was settled by Marquesans, believed to have departed from the Marquesas as a result more frequently of overpopulation and drought-related food shortages, than because of the nearly constant warfare that eventually became a prominent feature of the ...