11-27-2019, 12:53 PM
MarkP,
Thanks for posting the pdf, I’m still reading through it as there’s a lot of background, and variation in timeframes between the studies. It’s doubtful we’ll ever have a definitive answer for events in Hawaii’s prehistory, but the research is certainly worthwhile so we have a general outline.
Even if we had an exact account and date for a Hawaiian-Marquesan & Hawaiian-Tahitian interaction, people would see what they want to see over the timeframe involved. It could have been a few hundred years. Look at Hawaii in the 1800’s & 1900’s. Was the Hawaiian Kingdom a peaceful, advanced political entity with electricity in Iolani Palace even before the White House in Washington? Or did it consist of numerous warlike tribes constantly attracting and fighting with each other?
Your choice.
Thanks for posting the pdf, I’m still reading through it as there’s a lot of background, and variation in timeframes between the studies. It’s doubtful we’ll ever have a definitive answer for events in Hawaii’s prehistory, but the research is certainly worthwhile so we have a general outline.
Even if we had an exact account and date for a Hawaiian-Marquesan & Hawaiian-Tahitian interaction, people would see what they want to see over the timeframe involved. It could have been a few hundred years. Look at Hawaii in the 1800’s & 1900’s. Was the Hawaiian Kingdom a peaceful, advanced political entity with electricity in Iolani Palace even before the White House in Washington? Or did it consist of numerous warlike tribes constantly attracting and fighting with each other?
Your choice.
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