Editing Waimea, Kauaʻi County, Hawaii (section)

=== Original settlers ===
Between 200 and 600 AD, the first settlers arrived in Kaua‘i from the [[Marquesas Islands]]. It is not clear why the voyagers sought a new homeland. They brought [[taro]], sweet potato, pigs and fowl, as well as seeds. They were experienced farmers and fishermen, with advanced irrigation techniques that allowed them to thrive on the land.

Around 1000 AD, [[Tahiti]]an explorers arrived in Hawai‘i and conquered the Marquesans. According to Hawaiian legend, the small-in-stature Marquesans were chased into the hills by the Tahitians, and became the "Menehune", thought to be responsible for bad luck. The Tahitians brought with them a social and political hierarchy with distinct rules and taboos, also called "kapu". It was forbidden for women and men to eat together, for women to eat pork or bananas, or for anyone to step on the shadow of a royal member. This kapu system, with kings (ali‘i), thrived and ruled for hundreds of years before Western explorers first made contact in the Islands.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.waimea.com/how-it-came-to-be.html |title=How Did Hawaii Came to Be? |website=waimea.com |access-date=17 June 2018}}</ref>