| Hawaiian History |
Hawaii's history in story and legend is ancient and proud, dating back at least a
thousand years before American colonies became a nation in 1776. It is highly
unlikely that the exact date when Polynesian people first set foot on these previously
uninhabited islands will ever be known, nor much details about events occurring
between that date and the first contact with Europeans.
The Hawaiians were a people without writing, who preserved their history in chants and
legends. Much of the early history has disappeared with the death of the Kahunas
and other learned men whose function it was to pass on this knowledge, by means of
chants and legends, to succeeding generations.
Modern Hawaiian history begins on January 20, 1778, when Captain James Cook's
expedition made its first contact with the Hawaiian people on the islands of Kauai and
Niihau. Captain Cook was not the first man to "discover" the Hawaiian Islands. He was
the first known European to arrive.
The language of Hawaii and archaeological discoveries indicate that Hawaii was settled
by two distinct waves of Polynesian migration. Cook himself knew that the original
Polynesian discoverers had come from the South Pacific hundreds of years before his
time. First, from the Marquesas, came a settlement as early as 600 or 700 AD, and
then from the Society Islands, another migration about 1100 AD. Lacking instruments
of navigation or charts or any kind, the Polynesians sailed into vast oceans. They
staked their knowledge of the sky and its stars, the sea and its currents, the flight of
birds and many other natural signs. They were superior seamen of their time.
thousand years before American colonies became a nation in 1776. It is highly
unlikely that the exact date when Polynesian people first set foot on these previously
uninhabited islands will ever be known, nor much details about events occurring
between that date and the first contact with Europeans.
The Hawaiians were a people without writing, who preserved their history in chants and
legends. Much of the early history has disappeared with the death of the Kahunas
and other learned men whose function it was to pass on this knowledge, by means of
chants and legends, to succeeding generations.
Modern Hawaiian history begins on January 20, 1778, when Captain James Cook's
expedition made its first contact with the Hawaiian people on the islands of Kauai and
Niihau. Captain Cook was not the first man to "discover" the Hawaiian Islands. He was
the first known European to arrive.
The language of Hawaii and archaeological discoveries indicate that Hawaii was settled
by two distinct waves of Polynesian migration. Cook himself knew that the original
Polynesian discoverers had come from the South Pacific hundreds of years before his
time. First, from the Marquesas, came a settlement as early as 600 or 700 AD, and
then from the Society Islands, another migration about 1100 AD. Lacking instruments
of navigation or charts or any kind, the Polynesians sailed into vast oceans. They
staked their knowledge of the sky and its stars, the sea and its currents, the flight of
birds and many other natural signs. They were superior seamen of their time.
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