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Period: 2000 BCE to 1500 BCE
First travelers begin to move from Asia through the islands
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Period: 1500 BCE to 1000 BCE
The Lapita people spread across polynesia
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1000 BCE
Samoa is settled
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1000 BCE
Polynesians arrive at Aotearoa (New Zealand)
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700 BCE
Polynesians settle Rapa Nui (Easter islands)
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Period: 300 BCE to 500 BCE
Hawaiian islands are settled