The first Hawaiians arrived by canoe from Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands, some 2,500 miles to the south, as part of a greater Polynesian migration. They likely came ashore first at the southernmost Big Island, where they found a pristine and blessedly empty island, roiling with fire from the volcanoes at its heart.
An entire Hawaiian culture grew from these first settlers. As islanders migrated throughout the chain, each island became its own distinct kingdom. The inhabitants built temples, fish ponds, and aqueducts to irrigate taro plantations. Sailors became farmers and fishermen. The alii (highranking chiefs) created a caste system and established taboos. Ritual human sacrifices were common. Life was both vicious and blissful —just like the islands’ breathtaking landscapes. Piilani was crowned as Maui’s first king in the late 1300s.
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