[blam]

GGG Ping.

[lormand]

I thought that ancient gerbil loving gay pirates first discovered Kalifornia?

[Blue Champagne]

Interesting article - thanks for posting it.

[TGOGary]

It would explain a lot.

[A Balrog of Morgoth]

Interesting. Just an aside, but is it just me, or did everyone except European Christians visit North America prior to 1492? Sure seems that way, from all the articles the last few years.

[stevem]

James Michener first interested me in this subject. Then I read anything possible about Polynesians. Then I read some sea lore from old and modern sea farers.

To me this makes sense. The only other ancient sea farers that I have ever read about that showed the sand of the Polynesians were, perhaps, the Vikings.

This is an interesting article.

[Diver Dave]

One of those Chumash Indians hollered "Surf's Up, Dude!" and the rest is history.

[ARA]

Nope... can't be... the mexicans were here first... La Raza Baby

[Redcloak]

Hmmm... I wonder if the Polynesians were looking for the source of their redwood. That might make a plausible explaination of why they would travel to North America. That they could do it seems to me to be beyond debate. They were outstanding mariners.

[ml/nj]

This is all very nice, but the idea of some Polynesians setting out in a glorified canoe and making it to Hawaii just defies all common sense (and they had to take women with them). How many Polynesian canoes would have to leave their islands and miss Hawaii completely for even one to reach one of the Hawaiian Islands (which they supposedly didn't know existed)? The only way the Polynesians could have made it to Hawaii is if someone gave them a map, and even then it would be a stretch.

ML/NJ

[GOP_1900AD]

The Chumash I've met certainly look Polynesian to me. Some of the women are real knockouts so long as they control their weight.

[USF]

Silly infidels...

Doncha know that California discovered by Muslims!

[righttackle44]

I'm getting tired of these. What we gotta really know is whether or not Californians ever sailed to California.

[G Larry]

So, how did Kennewick Man get here?
He was a white guy.

[Clock King]

Interesting. Not overly surprising (to me at least). Humans have been migratory since at least 15000 years ago. Did you know that there are descendents of African pygmies in the Philipines? They are called the "negritos", little blacks. Their ancestors came there 5000 years ago!

[Rocky]

Interesting post.

(Actually, the liberals discovered California, and the rest is histrionics.)

[Ekoa]

I grew up in central Ca with a Hawaiian dad...Finally moved to Waianae, Oahu in the early 80's to explore the family "roots", and was amazed by the reaction of the Hawaiians to the spanish language (I speak pretty well for a hapa-haole). My kids' friends would gather at our gate and ask me to come out and "talk dat way" They would sit there transfixed while I gave them the standard "come esta usted" and "mi nombre es Paco" etc. I often have said that Hawaiians could be adventurous Mexicans with long canoes!

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Blam.

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[quadrant]

No doubt the current residents of Polynesia will claim their ancestors were cheated out of the land, and now the current residents of Polynesia are entitled to reparations.
How we are supposed to reconcile their claims with those of Indians and Mexicans has not been determined.
Only one thing is certain: lawyers are going to rack up a lot of billable hours sorting all this out.

[wildbill]

If the polynesians could get to Hawaii, why shuld we expect that their westward explorations should have ceaseedwith Easter Island.