There are quite a few things in past that I don't understand, but 1 of them bothers me particularly. How the hell did the Polynesians find Hawaii?
From Polynesia to Hawaii is about 4000 km. To hit the tiny islands in the 4th century, sailing on any primitive boat, and inactive to be able to return, that's truly a feat of contention.
As James Cook discovered in 1778 for the white people of Hawaii, he had many astronomical-navigation devices. What did the Polynesians have 1,400 years ago?
I've only been to Hawaii once, and I liked it a lot, because... there's no snakes, and there's colored fish in the warm sea. To this day, however, I am sorry erstwhile I realize that the Americans colonized the Hawaiians and fundamentally killed their civilization there.
The traces of the Polynesian maesterry can be found in Morris West's book “The Sailer”. It utilized to be my favourite reading. Unfortunately, this book is not easy to buy today. besides bad.
Michał Leszczyński
