Why did Fiji not end up more Polynesian?

Melanesia, of which Fiji is a part, have an ancestry linked more to the west in Asia, Europe and Africa, rather than to the north in Taiwan. read more

The Polynesian islands were settled after the Melanesians had already settled in Fiji, so I guess the reason that Fiji is more Melanesian and not Polynesian is that the Melanesian just got there first. read more

Therefore, those life conditions has affected their body. And so, evolution - evolution for adaptation - made that a Polynesians’ body is now more able to stock energy (fat, glucides, etc.). It is why we (Polynesian ethnicity) tend to grow up big and strong, because we tend to stock energy more easily that some other people. read more

More archaeological evidence is needed from Hawai‘i, Hiva and other islands of Polynesia before any definitive statements can be made about the relationship among the island groups during the period of the early settlement of Hawai‘i. read more