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HAWAIKI
For the use of Polynesian scholars, I add a table of events and dates, derived from these Rarotongan and other sources. They are of course only approximate, but will serve the purpose of a summary of the history of the people, on which others may build.
Approximate Dates in Polynesian History derived from Rarotongan Records, etc.
| B.C. | |
| Te Nga-taito-ariki and Tu-te-rangi-marama rule over Atia-te-varinga-nui (India) | 450 |
| Te Kura-amoo migrates to Avaiki-te-varinga (Java) | 65 |
| A.D. | |
| Vai-takere lives in Avaiki-te-varinga; discovery of breadfruit | 50 |
| Period of Wakea (Fornander) | 390 |
| Tu-tarangi is living in Fiji; first mention of Samoa | 450 |
| Period of Tinirau | 500 |
| Period of Renga-ariki | 575 |
| Tu-tonga-kai-a-Iti lives in Tonga-nui; others in Samoa | 600 |
| Period of Ui-te-rangiora, the navigator; Antarctic voyages | 650 |
| Hawaii first settled | 650 |
| Marquesas probably settled | 675 |
| Period of Tawhaki | 700 |
| Maku visits New Zealand | 850 |
| Tahiti was inhabited at this time, but not then settled for the first time, probably | 850 |
| Period of Apakura | 875 |
| Rarotonga first colonised by Apopo and Ata-i-te-kura | 875 |
| Period of Tuna-ariki and Tu-ei-puku in Fiji | 875 |
