This document summarizes Polynesian migrations and settlement patterns from approximately 1600 BC to 1000 AD. It notes that the Lapita culture spread from Papua New Guinea to islands in Melanesia and Polynesia between 1600-1200 BC. Subsequent migrations saw settlers voyage from Samoa and Tonga to discover and inhabit more eastern islands from 300 BC. Islands like Easter Island, Hawaii, and New Zealand saw voyagers arrive and establish settlements between 300 AD to 1000 AD, originating from central and eastern Polynesia. Theories of migration are tested through archaeological evidence, linguistics, and oral traditions including genealogies passed down.