Tribal Independence Era Prior to 1491

400

Marquesan Islanders sail north to Hawai'i

Poi po under, used to mash taro root into poi, a main staple in the traditional Hawaiian diet. Image: Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum.
Poi po under, used to mash taro root into poi, a main staple in the traditional Hawaiian diet. Image: Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum.

Indigenous peoples from the Marquesas Islands arrive at the Hawaiian Islands and continue to navigate the Pacific Island chains as part of a sophisticated trade network of goods and cultural items, such as poi pounders and mother-of-pearl items made from shells (Native Voices, "AD 400: Marquesan Islanders sail north to Hawai‘i").

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