Polynesian voyagers reach the Hawaiian islands, by recent radiocarbon dating roughly between 1000 and 1200 CE, after crossing thousands of kilometers of open ocean.
Contested history
Consensus: Polynesians reached Hawaii late in the settlement of the Pacific, but the exact date depends on which radiocarbon samples are trusted.
Settlement around 1000 to 1200 CEEstablished
Refined radiocarbon dating of short-lived materials in the 2010s pushed most East Polynesian settlement into this window.
Settlement as early as 300 to 600 CEMinority view
Older chronologies relied on less reliable dates from long-lived wood and charcoal and have largely been revised.