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It is believed the first people arrived from the Marquesas Islands and late from Tahiti.
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Fishing Farms in early Hawaiian settlements were important to the Hawaiian economy. Providing a primary source of protein for the population.
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Hawaii was undergoing its second wave of
Polynesian settlement, a period of voyaging and
exploration that established the first permanent populations of the islands, which is consistent with historical estimates for the initial settlement of Hawaii by Marquesan voyagers between 1000 and 1200 AD. -
Hawaii was experiencing the ongoing process of Polynesian settlement and development, with early populations likely expanding from earlier voyages from the Marquesas Islands. Around this time, suggested research that some Polynesian populations, including those in eastern Polynesia, may have had early genetic contact with indigenous South Americans, potentially through a single contact even.
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First European encounter with the Hawiian Islands during this time.