For more than a millennium, Polynesians have occupied the remotest islands in the Pacific Ocean, a vast triangle stretching from Hawaii to New Zealand to Easter Island. Polynesians can trace their roots to a group of epic voyagers who ventured out into the unknown in one of the greatest adventures in human history, but the mystery remains: how did they find and colonize these far-flung islands? Examining the scientific data as well as the oral traditions of the islanders, the author of Come on Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All explores the fascinating story of these ancestors, as well as those of the many sailors, linguists, archaeologists, biologists, and geographers who have puzzled over this exodus for 300 years.