Tip - History of Giving a Hawaiian Fishhook | eHow

Giving a Hawaiian fishhook as a gift is closely tied to a legend about a Hawaiian demigod named Maui. The legend involves a magic fishhook, and it traces back to the arrival and settlement of Polynesians on the Hawaiian Islands. According to HawaiianEncyclopedia.com, the Polynesians settled in Hawaii sometime between A.D. 200 and 500.