They only beat Captain Cook by a few hundred years.
People from South Asia likely arrived in Hawaii before Polynesians:
MICRONESIA MYSTERY
On a tiny island of Micronesia lies one of archaeology great mysteries — the ruins of the ancient canal city of Nan Madol (500 CE), home of 1,000 royal and elite islanders. It is built of uncut stones weighing up to 50 tons on artificial islets bearing residences, meeting houses, a palace, tombs, temples, baths and artificial ponds. Basalt columns laid end-to-end extend half a mile into the lagoon. Twelve vertical columns found planted 2,100 feet below the ocean’s surface may be man-made. Nan Madol disappeared in the 17th century. According to archaeologist Prof. Ayres (University of Oregon) the intricacy of the design suggests external cultural influence, probably from Asia. This may give weight to the theory that Hinduism once flourished deep into the Pacific, as far as Hawaii.” — Hinduism Today, hinduismtoday.com December, 1992.
No such thing as native hawaiian.
They only beat Captain Cook by a few hundred years.””
Exactly, I call myself a Native American since my ancestors from both sides of my family came here in the 17th century. The claim that the first tribe who came to a land is somehow a native has always been a ridiculous assertion.