Conversation so far:
what was the settlement like?
The colonists brought along with them clothing, plants (called "canoe plants") and livestock and established settlements along the coasts and larger valleys.
Upon their arrival, the settlers grew.
where did they arrive?
Estuaries and streams were adapted into fishponds by early Polynesian settlers, as early as 1500 or more years ago.
did they have any struggles?
valleys.
Upon their arrival, the settlers grew kalo (taro), mai`a (banana), niu (coconut), ulu (breadfruit), and raised pua`a (pork), moa (chicken), and `ilio (poi dog.

Question: what types of houses did they live in?
Self-contained rewrite: what types of houses the colonists in Settlement live in?