After this remote Pacific island was settled by the Polynesians, it remained isolated for centuries.
在波利尼西亚人定居后，这个偏远的太平洋岛屿几个世纪以来一直与世隔绝。
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The same curiosity to find what lies beyond the horizon that first brought early Polynesians to Hawaii's shores inspires astronomers today to explore the heavens.
Nor do the oral histories and traditions of later Polynesians offer any insights, for they turn into myths long before they reach as far back in time as the Lapita.