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Originally posted by Mangosteen
Hawaiians arrived on the islands indirectly from Taiwan. Their ancestors left Taiwan about 3000 BC.Tests show that today's Hawaiians share DNA with the aborigines who still live on Taiwan. They arrived via the Philippines, Indonesia, the Solomon Islands and from there spread throughout Polynesia. They finally got to Hawaii around 1000 AD although some research shows the Menehune from the Marquesas might have arrived 100's of years before and were wiped out by the later arriving group of Polynesians from Tahiti.
Taiwan has a restored/recreated aboriginal village that sprawls on and on, it's amazing and very well done. Didn't pick up any resemblance to our Hawaiian native archetype as I explored the region. That doesn't mean they don't share DNA, if that's true, I just didn't see it. They were known for their insane martial art skills winning impressive battles without fire power. And the homes seemed African tribal. Lots of skulls used in foreboding decoration.
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Originally posted by Punatic007
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Originally posted by Mangosteen
Hawaiians arrived on the islands indirectly from Taiwan. Their ancestors left Taiwan about 3000 BC.Tests show that today's Hawaiians share DNA with the aborigines who still live on Taiwan. They arrived via the Philippines, Indonesia, the Solomon Islands and from there spread throughout Polynesia. They finally got to Hawaii around 1000 AD although some research shows the Menehune from the Marquesas might have arrived 100's of years before and were wiped out by the later arriving group of Polynesians from Tahiti.
Taiwan has a restored/recreated aboriginal village that sprawls on and on, it's amazing and very well done. Didn't pick up any resemblance to our Hawaiian native archetype as I explored the region. That doesn't mean they don't share DNA, if that's true, I just didn't see it. They were known for their insane martial art skills winning impressive battles without fire power. And the homes seemed African tribal. Lots of skulls used in foreboding decoration.
Here is an interesting video on some NZ Maori seeking their roots through Polynesia and eventually Taiwan. The (beautiful) Taiwan aborigine girl they meet at the Aborigine Museum looks like she could be from Hilo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmzRvMkJ2YI
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This is very interesting. Thanks all.
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