Polynesians did not discover the Americas. The Polynesians primarily settled in the islands of the Pacific Ocean and did not have extensive contact with the American continents. It was the Indigenous peoples of the Americas who were the first to inhabit and discover the land.
Polynesians.
there was no Hawaii
The Polynesians discovered Hawaii and called it heaven.
people from marquesas - polynesian - were possibly amongst the first settlers in Hawaii
"Hawaii" may come from the traditional home of the Polynesians, Hawaii or Hawaiki, sometimes called "Owhyhee.
Polynesian pig and Polynesian rat
The first people to settle in Hawaii were the Polynesians. Captain Cook soon found Hawaii and considered it the sandwich island.
"Hawaii" may come from the traditional home of the Polynesians, Hawaii or Hawaiki, sometimes called "Owhyhee.
Hawaii was settled by polynesians who came by boat from the south Pacific islands. There were no American aboriginals (indians) there.
polynesia-Hawaii,Samoa,Tonga,Tahiti,and new zealands.....not china! or Taiwan
Well, James Cook got there in the late 1700's, but early Polynesians arrived in Hawaii almost 1000 years ago.