The Kanaka Maoli, or Native Hawaiians, descended from the Indigenous (Native) Polynesian people who traveled to Hawaii in canoes from Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands. These settlers brought animals and crops and settled first on the coastal areas of the Big Island. Their homes were known as hale, and they lived in villages run by an ali’i (chief). They built heiau (temples) to their gods, such as Kane, the god of creation, and Pele, the goddess of volcanic fire. Kahuna (priests) operated these temples. Chiefs owned the land and commoners worked on it and paid taxes.
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