The History of the Pacific islands
The Pacific Islands’ history will take you through an adventure of a lifetime. From the Easter Island to the 15 islands that make up the Cook Islands, experiencing what life was like years before this present time is able to be accomplished simply by taking advantage of the historical traditions that have been passed down.
Fiji
Ancient times is where the history of Fiji dates back to and all thanks goes to its settler Polynesian seafarers. By 500 BC, Melanesian seafarers had reached the island of Fiji, and intermarried with the inhabitants of Polynesian, giving birth to the Fijian people.
Guam
The history of Guam will include different phases of the development of “pre contact” society, the early arrival of the people known today as the ancient Chamorrus, Spanish colonization, and the island’s present American rule.
Hawaii
The history is closely tied into a much larger phenomenon of Polynesian. It is the Polynesian Triangle apex, a region of the Pacific Ocean that was anchored by three different island groups.
Niue Island
The Niue Island history dates back a thousand years when the Polynesian settlers first arrived here. Traces of Pukapulan dialect still lives in the native language that is based on the language of Tongan and Samoan.