Has anyone ever read this? Its very interesting! What do you folks think?
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Has anyone ever read this? Its very interesting! What do you folks think?
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Has anyone ever read this? Its very interesting! What do you folks think?
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Article on genetics of polynesians, melanesians, native americans, and their movement!
Mahalo anui for sharing this. Growing up, I have hear or read various theories of our migration and relations. I also heard about our oli that described our migration and the mythologies that go along with it. This is the mos comprehensive report of which most of it seems plausible and some coincide with what I learned.
There are other rationale to put into the equation; the shift of land mass, change of current and pre/post ice age. Many factors can affect the theories. In Hawai'i, I was told of a chant that stems from the middle of eurasia and that group travel down to what is known to be the southwest point of the asian peninsula. There they learned sailing and navigation skills. There was more land mass in the pacific so it was easier to navigate through the Pacific.
We knew Fijians were Melanesian and not Polynesian; but they did adopt some of the Polynesian culture and arts.
Back then I learned Tonga to be the oldest of the Polynesians, then Samoa. There was a marked distinction between them and the Eastern Polynesians of whom Tahiti, Marquesia, Easter Island, Hawai'i, and New Zealand were part of.
Legend in Hawai'i also spoke of the Floating Island; mystical and illusive. There are so many stories that I don't have room to retell.
So far, this dissertation is the best I have heard/read that is close to many things I can agree on; yet misses some of the things past down to us. I do find this most interesting. Lapita relationship is remote.
Hawaiians had three types of polynesians - keakea, ehu, and ilikou. They made up the full-blooded Hawaiian Polynesian. Some of the things are in our oral history and stuff we already knew before these theories began to appear. I'm sure many more of us can share and/or reaffirm some of the notions.
Even within the Hawaiian community, there are different schools of thought. One thing we know for sure; we had a highly-developed society that is unique to our region of the Pacific and mighty damn proud of it.
Those from menehune stock were short in stature, a little more than 5 feet to 5'5". The average height was around 6 feet+. It was said most ali'i of olden times and warriors were between 7 to 8 feet tall.
Europeans that saw the Hawaiians remarked at their physics as perfectly symmetrical much like the Greek statues of the gods; they were in top physical shape.
I guess with all the junk food today, and different life-styles, that image has vanished. LOL....
Red haired Hawaiians? That's exactly what the article talked about.
Wow at the 7-8 foot ali'i warriors. Must have been cuz they kept their bloodline strong with the niaupio/pio relationships? Eating healthy and there being no diseases in ancient Hawaii also helps!
My great-great grandfather was a redheaded full-blooded Hawaiian. On the other side, My great-greandmother was keakea Hawaiian with no pubic hair. OOps! Is that telling? Aw, what the heck!
BAck in the 1960s, they were developing the Seven Seas Hotel in Poipu area on Kaua'i and uncovered some burials. By the size of the leg bone, they determine that person was about 8 feet tall. Of course, needless to say, here cottages tha were built was haunted and so much stuff was going on; that they had to Bless the grounds and buildings. See what happens when you don't follow protocol and disregard our na iwi?
Kualoa on the Windward side of O'ahu was also a special place for the ali'i and maybe one could have found the kekea strain. Who knows nowadays; everyone is prety all mixed up!.... lol
These are only hard scientific evidence that scientists use to prove of our ancestors' existence although we have oral traditions that already mentioned these areas of where they came from.
I wonder what they mean by Poly genetic makeup very similar to some NDNs in the Americas. I guess I should've read that. Any page number you could suggest I start reading from?
Also, there is not proof I guess of people landing in the islands from the Americas, and as I've questioned others before if that's true, why aren't there similarities in the language? Is it why they say we share some genetic similarities whatever that means? Sorry, just lazy to read the article. hahahaha
Also polynesians also share a common gene with the native aboriginal taiwanese and it is estimated that polynesians left taiwan 6000 years ago before the mongoloid colonization of the area 5000 years ago. Then our ancestors appear in polynesia 22oo years ago. There is a gap of 3800 years where polynesians just seem to disappear and it is believed that now our ancestors may have been living in america because there is no genetic evidence of polynesians anywhere near melanesia area up until 1000 years ago (between polynesia and asia).
Interesting stuff huh!
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