Hawaii's Legendary First Inhabitants #shorts

Recently we learned about the ecological effects colonialism had on the Hawaiian islands, first by the Polynesians and later by Americans. But were these really the only two groups to have called these islands home? According to Hawaiian legend there were already people on the island when they arrived, a shorter race of human called the menehune...

Watch the main video here: https://youtu.be/N7asoI4KWmE

Read more about the menehune here: http://www.ulukau.org/elib/cgi-bin/library?a=d&d=D0&e=d-0menehune-000Sec--11en-50-20-frameset-book--1-010escapewin&toc=0