Who discovered the Hawaiian Islands?
The Hawaiian Islands were believed to be settled by Marquesan voyagers around 1700 years ago (based on carbon dating of the site near Waimanalo, Oahu). The Marquesas Islands are approximately 2100 miles away and why they voyaged to Hawaii no one knows. One thing for certain can be said about the Marquesans, they came prepared, bringing a variety of edible plants with them from their homeland to Hawaii. Hawaii at that time did not have any plants high enough in carbohydrates and proteins to sustain any kind of human population. There are three main periods that define the Hawaiian cultural sequence-what is the first one? The first period is referred to as the Colonization period (A.D. 300-600). According to Dr. Kirch, expert on Hawaiian archaeology states, “It seems probable that the first colonists introduced most, if not all, of the crops upon which later Hawaiian agriculture depended. They made extensive use of the natural food resources of the Islands, especially native birds, fish,
