Ancient Hawaiʻi"How ancient Polynesian explorers found the Hawaiian Islands, the most remote in Earth's largest sea; how they navigated, how they viewed themselves and their universe, and the arts, crafts, and values by which they survived and prospered without metals or the fuels and inventions believed necessary for life today." -- Amazon.com viewed August 7, 2020. |
Contents
THE DISCOVERERS OF HAWAII | 8 |
TAHITIAN CONQUEST | 16 |
POLYNESIAN GENESIS | 25 |
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