Settlement phase of the Hawaiian Islands

Timeline

1. c. 1061–1065Windward coast of Oʻahu · OʻahuArchaeological strata show Polynesian settlers in this phase exploiting atoll fisheries, nearshore shell middens, and terrace agriculture, introducing taro, sugarcane, and plants and animals such as chickens and pigs, forming a sustainable island subsistence base.
2. c. 1065–1070Major islands of the Hawaiian Islands · Hawaiian IslandsSettlers spread from initial landing points to other major islands, producing regional settlement networks, early ritual sites, and signs of hereditary chiefly lineages, laying archaeological and cultural foundations for later Hawaiian political structures.