Hawaiian Islands

A series of islands in the north-central Pacific Ocean (Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Molokai and Hawaii, plus many smaller islands) first settled by Polynesians in the mid-1st millennium AD. The area has many temple remains (Heiau), dwelling-sites, and ancient horticultural systems. The finds document the development of the populous and highly stratified society observed by Captain Cook in 1778.

Situated in the northcentral Pacific Ocean, the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Molokai and Hawaii, plus many smaller islands) were first settled by Polynesians in the mid-1st millennium ad. Hawaiian valleys often contain profuse remains of heiau [temples], dwelling-sites and ancient horticultural systems, and these document the development of the populous and highly stratified society observed by Captain Cook in 1778. SccBellows Beach, Halawa, Heiau, Makaha, Mauna Kea, Necker,