Did the Japanese visit Hawaii before the Europeans?

Question

Did the Japanese visit Hawaii before the Europeans?

Answer 1

They may indeed have beaten the missionaries,

but if they did, they didn't bring boatloads of baubles, beads and bibles before stealing the land of the indigenous peoples.

Another find example of christian "Missionary work"!

Oh! Praise the Lord, now, let's open a bank!

Answer 2

I think the natives got there first!

Answer 3

I think that the Samoans visited Hawaii before either of the others did...

Answer 4

i think that the Polynesians visited Hawaii before the Europeans

Answer 5

Many cultures beside the Europeans knew how to build ships and navigate the seas.  In school the history books always laud the European history and minimize the contributions of any other culture.