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Tom Wolforth wrote:
Aloha, February 22, 2006
I am a professional archaeologist working and living in Hawai`i. There are
geckos living here, plenty of legends of mo`o (the large legendary geckos) that
do marvelous things in the histories, but very little information on gecko in
archaeological and paleontological contexts in the islands (at least that I am
aware of).
My question is this: when did gecko arrive in Hawai`i? Options seem to be: 1)
prior to the arrival of any humans; 2) along with the Polynesians when they
discovered Hawai`i (perhaps as early as 100 AD); 3) along with the earliest
non-Polynesian travelers to the island after it was bumped into by Captain Cook
(1778 AD); or during the heavy influx of foreigners to Hawai`i in the middle
1800s or thereafter.
More questions: Can someone point me in the direction of a body of documentation on this issue?
What are the genus species of the geckos that are common (or uncommon) in Hawai`i?
Please keep in mind I know very little about the ways of gecko. I have been drawn to this by my research into the legends of mo`o in Hawai`i.
Many thanks, Tom Wolforth
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