Hawaiiaans
Hawaiians are the indigenous people of the Hawaiian Islands, a chain of volcanic islands in the central Pacific. They are descendants of Polynesian navigators who settled the archipelago, probably beginning between the 4th and 9th centuries CE, and developed a distinct language, social structure, and culture. The Hawaiian language, part of the Polynesian branch of the Austronesian family, survived periods of suppression and has been revived and promoted in schools and public life alongside English.
In pre-contact times, separate chiefdoms coalesced into a unified Kingdom of Hawaii. King Kamehameha I, who
Culturally, Hawaiians maintain traditions such as hula, mele (song), and oli (chant), alongside voyaging and reef-