Hawaiian Islands

By amarli
  • Period: 400 to 1199

    First Hawaiians arrived

    It is believed the first people arrived from the Marquesas Islands and late from Tahiti.
  • 1200

    Fishing Farms Established

    Fishing Farms in early Hawaiian settlements were important to the Hawaiian economy. Providing a primary source of protein for the population.
  • 1220

    Second Wave of Settlement

    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.
  • 1230

    Ongoing Settlement

    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.
  • Captain James Cook visited Hawaii

    First European encounter with the Hawiian Islands during this time.