Native Hawaiians (also known as Indigenous Hawaiians, Kānaka Maoli, Aboriginal Hawaiians, or simply Hawaiians; Hawaiian: kānaka, kānaka ʻōiwi, Kānaka Maoli, and Hawaiʻi maoli) are the Indigenous Polynesian people of the Hawaiian Islands.

2025年2月10日 · Hawaiian, any of the aboriginal people of Hawaii, descendants of Polynesians who migrated to Hawaii in two waves: the first from the Marquesas Islands, probably about ad 400; the second from Tahiti in the 9th or 10th century.

The culture of the Native Hawaiians encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms practiced by the original residents of the Hawaiian islands, including their knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits.

Hawaii is different, unique, special and unforgettable. Visit and experience Hawaii's rich native culture, filled with fascinating customs, music, legends, traditions and values.

With humility and respect, we explore some of the sacred beliefs of the Hawaiian people. Whether for ceremony or celebration, music and dance are integral to Native Hawaiian culture. Learn more about how place names have historical or cultural significance, reflecting the stories, events, and people that shaped the area. Loading results...

2022年6月1日 · Just as Native Americans populated the continental United States prior to European settlement and American expansion through the 1800s, Native Hawaiians also had a rich, vibrant culture and history in their own land.

A native Hawaiian is not just anyone who lives and earns a livelihood in Hawaii. He is someone who actually shares his cultural roots, beliefs, and traditions with the people of the Polynesian lineage.

2021年2月18日 · People of the Islands. Superb voyagers, Polynesians from the Marquesas Islands were the first to settle Hawaiʻi. Estimated dates of arrival vary widely, ranging from 1700 to 800 years ago. However, the most recent carbon-dating estimates place arrival and settlement in the islands between 1000 to 1200 AD.

To be included on this list, they must be notable and be of the Indigenous Polynesian people of the Hawaiian Islands, or their descendants.

2025年2月13日 · Over the course of two centuries, people from all over the world had settled in Hawaii, creating a multiethnic society. Each group brought its own customs, languages, and religions into the Hawaiian way of life, broadening it far beyond its Polynesian cultural origins.