The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-05-26
ORIGIN OF HAWAI- Inns
NEVER DEFINITELY SETTLED
Pioneers We're Bold Navigat-
ors Who Sailed By Sun
and Star.
T AIRED SMITH, superintendent of

JARED SMITH, Superintendent of
the agricultural experiment sta
tk ton for Hawaii, has received
number of copies Of the report
of VIM. c. Stubs on the agricultural
resources and capabilities of Hawaii,
for general distribution throughout
the Territory. Professor Stubs is di-
rector of the Louisiana agricultural
experiment station and was sent here
last year by the Department Of Agri-
culture to report on the resources or
the Islands The origin of the people,
geology of the Islan0s, their flora and
the plants introduced since their dis
covery are all treated at great length
In dealing with the question Of the
origin of the Hawaiians, Mr.. Stubs
says:
1.-THE origin of the inhabitants Of
these islands has never been definitely
solved. The botanical auinities of the
plants and the chronological resem-
| blances of the animals, including the
people, all point to the islands of the
south and southwest Prof. Alexander,
| in his History of the Hawaiian Peo-
ple,' states that the inhabitants Of
all the groups of islands in the eastern
Pacific from New Zealand to Hawaii,
and also to Easter Island, scattered
over a distance CT 1000 miles, may
be considered as one race, which is
commonly called the Polynesian race:
| for they all speak dialects of the same
| language, have the same physical fea-
lures, the same manners and customs,
the same general system of "tabus,'
and similar traditions and religious
rites They have in common the names
of the principal gods, stories of the
| origin of fire. about the deluge, etc.
The Polynesian language is member
| of a large and widely spread family
including those spoken in Micronesia
the Philippine Islands, the Malay ar
chipelago and Madagascar. 1t is
thought that the Polynesians original
ly came from southwestern Asia, but
it is positively known that their pro
genitors were emigrants from the In
dian archipelago.
Came from Samoa.
1T is fairly we'll determined that tbs
Island of Savaii, in the Samoan group
is the point of departure for all of the
Polynesians of the eastern Pacific
The Maoris of New Zealand, closet!
resembling the Hawaiians. have ira
dition that their ancestors came from
Hawaiki. The MarQuesans claim tina
their ancestors came from Hawaii II
the west, stopping at Fiji, Vavau ant
Tonga. The dialects of all of thes'
islands are similar to the Hawaiian.
THE first settlement of the Hawai-
,, ian Islands was made long ago, sine
human bones are found under cora
reefs and ancient lava flows. Judg
Fernandez thinks the islands were in
. habited as early as 500 A d. Whethe
the earlier settlers were driven froI
other islands in war or left them de
|, signedly. whether they were seekin
new islands or were driven out G
; their course by storms TO known one:
will never be known. The origins
Hawaiians were great navigators. PEI
forming voyages oil many months dl
2 ration in large canoes. sailing wit
I outriggers to the windward. well prt
: | visioned etc. They sailed by tn
: stars at night and by the sun in tn
e day. Thus the settlement of all Of th
5 islands of the Pacific may be accoun
d ed for
: after separation from the worl
!, for MANY generations. intercours
s with the South Pacific islands was e
Y tablished. and many of these famor
d VOYAGES have been celebrated both
e song and story. Most of these yo
S ages were made to Kahiki tTahiti
+ hut the intercourse cessiug over fiy
: hundred wears ago. the Hawaiians 10
l definite ideas of the localitv Of the:
d islands. and so in time Kahiki can
: to mean any foreign country.
= Former Division of Glasses.
G The Hawaiians were divided fc
merly into three classes, with wi,
and permanent distinction betwe'
them: (1) The nobility. consisting
= the kings and chiefs, ~ the priest
sorcerers and doctors. and (3l Z
common or lahoring class The FL
: class we're the sole owners OF the la
!. and all that grew upon it They We
= also owners OF the fish OF the sea. a
= Of the time and labor of the peop
The latter owned nothing absolute
le The feudal system was practiced he
II in an intensified form. the common
$ horers not receiving more than OF
third of the products of their toll 7
"a second class were the learned N
II and kept alive the knowledge OF
tronomy. history. medicine. etc vs.
we're common and very destructi'
1g The vanquished were either destroy
" OF branded on the forehead as slay
and made TO serve the remainder
their life. Marriage was practiced
NJ sll. but the tie was not strong.
husband dismissing his wife at pie
IRE. Polvgauy was practiced BIZ
n who could AFFORD It. Descent ca
ng through the mother only, hence, ev,