How did the first people discover Hawaii?

They emerged from the sea and evolved lungs after Atlantis fell like all humans.

>>71439730
During the ice age the pacific ocean was a tiny lake

>>71439730
Considering Hawaii's obesity rate, I'd wager they floated there.

>>71439730
By their eyes

>>71439730
Isn't there thousands of small islands everywhere in the pacific ?

>>71439730
Shitty sailors got lost and then portrayed themselves as great explorers

>>71439730
ayyliens

>>71440849
This how most things in the sea were discovered

Kon-Tiki

>>71441050
Polynesians didn't originate from south america but they do have about 8% of pre-western contact south american admixture that would imply that some south americans did sail to west on the current.

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It's on the north equatorial surface current. Sit still in the Pacific Ocean long enough and you'll end up there eventually.

>>71439730
polynesians sent to death by slowly starving on a raft heading out into sea

accidentally, luckily, saw land and that didnt die

Imagine you're born in a fucking island and there's nothing to do. Of course you'd go sailing looking for new shit if your people have good navigational skills.

>>71439730
polynesians, boating around in canoes over the pacific apparently
they discovered new zealand only a few centuries before Britain

>>71440849
Probably this or they were sailing in the general direction of somewhere and happen to see land


>>71441050
i read that book, doesnt explain why people would build a raft and just decide to head off and hop they find something, fucking weird