@@galaxykidM5 Why would you try to school someone on *’ōlelo* Hawai’i when you don’t even know how to SPELL *’ŌLELO* correctly?!? Add the kahakō (-). PS: writing in pidgin doesn’t give you credibility at all, in fact it makes you look like you’re trying to pretend you’re Hawaiian. “Look, I’m so Hawaiian, not only do I speak in pidgin, I write in pidgin too” 😂🤣😂🤣😂
As a local Filipino born and raised in hawaii, these videos give me hope for tourist to be better educated. I know you are a bigger name on the internet, and I love and appreciate you doing these things. The Hawaiians & their culture are a big influence on my life. You’re shedding light and allowing their voices to be heard. These are my childhood friends, my family, my neighbors, my education system, my emergency responders, etc. The Hawaiians deserve all the correct coverage on their truth. Thank you again.
@@staylitpar Even here in the mainland. I’m a San Jose local born and raised with family roots in Hawaii. I’ve notice a lot of Flips around here tend to think they’re somehow related to Hawaiians and Samoans. I think it has something to do between the similarities in pacific island cultures
As a Hawaiian that lives in the Mainland (Ohio, go figure), if someone were to ask me if I am American, I would say oh “I’m Hawaiian!” To me it’s similar to asking someone who lives in Canada, Mexico, and Brazil if they’re American. By technicalities because they live in “The Americas,” they’re Americans as well. Yes, I am technically an American, but in my Heart and mind I am Hawaiian first! You know, after graduating from Kamehameha Schools, growing up on Ni’ihau, and traveling around the pacific (and the world); I’ve come to realize that if you have the heart and soul of what it means to be Hawaiian, than you’re Hawaiian to me. This mana’o instilled in me when I visited New Zealand. Not all the students were Māori by blood, but everyone of them had the heart to be one. And they all saw each other as Māori. Hopefully one day this can be Hawaii too. And hopefully one day the distance between being a Hawaiian and being American won’t be so far. But we still have much to teach and learn as a culture.
Hi I am 60 percent Hawaiian. I served and found for this great country America. I am a American and proud to be a American. Remember when Hawaii had a chance to have there Hawaiian kingdom and the Hawaiian movement did not want to acknowledge America as her mother country. And what happened then everything went put the window. OHA needs to do alot more for the Hawaiian people. But to say your Hawaiian first and not American in this video is just crazy. Kamehameha schools are funded be the federal government and are the best schools in Hawaii. There's alot of kids would like to go but they can't pass the test so there swept under the carpet. OHA needs to help these kids. America has been real good to Hawaii. I live in Ohio and retired from the federal government. Aloha from Ohio
Aloha uncle, @Gilbert Ah Sam. That’s great to hear that you’re proud to be an American. I feel that everyone should be proud to be who they are. I am proud to be a Hawaiian and proud to have been raised in Hawaii. I do remember the illegal annexation of Hawaii, as I’m sure you’ve learned about it from your Kumu (Teachers) and Kupuna (Ancestors). If you haven’t, then I would encourage to learn more about how wrong the American Government was to illegally annex the Kingdom of Hawaii. I agree that OHA needs to do more, but the American Government could do even more for Hawaii. Kamehameha Schools is not federally funded. To accommodate more students attending Kamehameha Schools there are now three Campuses. Kapalama Campus on O’ahu, Kea’au Campus on Hawaii Island, and Pukalani Campus on Maui. Not only that there are over 26 other Hawaiian charter schools through out the islands that are part of the Kamehameha Schools Kealapono Program. Like what other High school in America do you know has 3 campuses? You call it crazy, I call it pride. As I mentioned before, I am proud to be Hawaiian. I may be American, but I am Hawaiian first. Aloha!
@@KayKanahele Said with such grace, sister. Also, I think it is so special that you grew up on Ni'ihau. As a 24 year-old Kanaka from O'ahu, I don't know too much about what life is like on Ni'hau nor do I know anyone personally who grew up there. I would love to chat with you sometime and exchange mana'o if you'd like. Let me know! Aloha!
Props to the Haole who wanted to learn our heritage. To the Ohana that took him in and taught him our heritage. Props to your Mom who knows what really happened before our time. Good on you guys braddahs! BTW, My baby Brotha lives in Pahoa and cherish and Malama the Aina! Malama Pono!
Our Grandmother was adopted by a Hawaiian family when she was 2 years old back in the early 1890's. She could only speak Hawaiian when it was time to go to school. The story goes that the teachers couldn't understand her because that is all she could speak. She was a Japanese girl who only spoke Hawaiian, I wish we would have met her to listen to all the wonderful stories she would have told.
Sorry to break it to you, but that story is complete bs. Everyone spoke Hawaiian in Hawai’i back then, even foreigners, ‘ōlelo Hawai’i (Hawaiian language) was the main language, English was secondary… everyone spoke ‘ōlelo Hawai’i. In fact my grandfather was born in 1889 and he never spoke english AT ALL, EVER, he never learned it, he refused to, and he went through school speaking ONLY ‘ōlelo Hawai’i. It didn’t seem suspicious to you that amongst HAWAIIANS in The HAWAIIAN Kingdom, the teachers supposedly couldn’t understand her for speaking HAWAIIAN 😂🤣😂🤣😂??? No, sorry, but all the immigrant kids had to learn to speak Hawaiian, so did the teachers, in fact the teachers HAD to know how to speak ‘ōlelo Hawai’i back then, it was a requirement.
Oh I love seeing this. Mahalo so much for showing the true aspect of Hawaiian culture. I do hope this can educate tourists that come here to Hawai’i to be more respectful and appreciate of the history and culture for it’s what not it’s cracked up to be. I do hope you have enjoyed your trip. I’m born and raised from Honoka’a a different part of the Big Island. But so happy to see this video. Mahalo so much.
Funny thing is. (Being in Waikiki for the last 6 years) most tourist are respectful, kind, and just want to enjoy life. Most of the drama and pilau comes from residents themselves. But love deflecting on to others. Honokaa is sooo out of the way how do you even interact with tourist lol I interact on a daily basis. The comments talk like they are the reason this place has its problems. Nope.
I'm so happy that your first visit was to Hilo! Hawai'i is such a special place...growing up I was not taught to be proud of my Hawaiian side because for generations we were taught that it just wasn't good enough....now as an adult I can say that I am learning and rediscovering my culture. I am Hawaiian and proud!! Cheee huuuu!!
Wow thank you for sharing about your upbringing Crystal! It’s awesome to see this renaissance of people celebrating their Hawaiian side - it’s beautiful and deserves to be recognized!
Mahalo for coming to the Big Island and sharing with the world our beautiful traditions and learning our culture. I really hope you enjoyed your 72 hours with that amazing family. Cheeeehoooo!!! Can't wait to see more video from your trip here. Mahalo, Mahalo, Mahalo 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽
The "14 second" explanation part brought tears. It isn't enough to explain the pain our ancestors went through, but it hit my heart. Mahalo nui for coming to Hawai'i and showing the world what we are really about. 💯🤙🏽❤️
Technically the law made English the instruction language for publicly funded schools. I expect the missionaries that ran private schools did the same thing. I think most people had it bad in 1898. Mine were being starved by the British in Ireland, on the receiving end of violence, their language changed as well and other ancestors about to be engaged in a revolution/war in Poland. Thank goodness the Korean and Chinese went to Hawaii. It was about to get really bad in both those countries. If Japan bought Hawaii or succeeded in the match of royals with Hawaiian Princess and Japanese Prince would the axis powers taken part of mainland with Japan closer to US mainland to carry out an attack? Instead of Pearl Harbor would Japan have used Hawaii as a base and bombed LA instead? Would Japan leave Hawaiian’s to be Hawaiian today? Or would they all need to be Japanese or second class citizens in Japan like the Korean’s and others brought into the ‘empire’ between 1905-1945? Japan would have built have built their sort of buildings and infrastructure to the place like they did all the places they annexed as they pleased.
Mahalo nui loa, you did an amazing job with this first video. I love how you're showing how Hawai'i is more than just a tourist destination. Hilo is definitely a special place. I'm looking forward to seeing Day 2 & 3.
We Hawaiians don’t like it when mainlanders buy homes here and call themselves “local” because its the exact thing the U.S government did to Hawaii when they overthrew our monarchy. They sailed here on boats ands settled on our lands. Weasel’d their way into the trust of our leaders. Then changed the rules and laws to fit their needs and agendas. If you ask me, that’s the same thing that happens today. The only difference is that the haoles don’t sail here on boats anymore… the fly in airplanes instead 🤙🏽
@@frankiej510 your Chamorro ancestors rolled over and took up the butt by the western world since the 1600s. Hawaii was its own sovereign nation till just before the 20th century and we had to be overthrown illegally to give up our lands. So yeah, if your Chamorro family bitched about the same things we do… they’d just be bitches. Because they didnt share the same experiences
@@frankiej510 The chamorro people were never of an internationally recognized sovereign country, you weren’t unified under one leader, you didn’t have a constitution, a government, a national currency, a healthcare system, a military, schools, etc etc, you weren’t a country, and in accordance to international law you COULD be colonized and settled because you didn’t go through the process of proving you were capable of self governance (because you WERENT capable of self governance) which meant countries like Spain, the US, Germany were able to take control and govern you. You were never your own country. The Hawaiian Kingdom on the other hand gained international sovereign recognition in 1843 and became a legal country, therefore in accordance to international law we could only be taken over through a treaty. We never signed a treaty with the US (or anyone) wherein we relinquished our sovereignty and agreed to be absorbed into that country. THATS ILLEGAL, it’s a war crime. Get it? What happened to you, was completely legal… immoral, yes, but it WAS legal. What happened to The Hawaiian Kingdom was ILLEGAL. PS: Every chamorro I’ve ever met was a HUGE cry baby 😂, always whining about how you were done wrong, how you’re treated unfairly, how you have to work harder than everyone else… all the while living off of welfare, section 8, medicaid and food stamps paid for by people who ACTUALLY work, from a country you aren’t even part of. And you have the nerve to say chamorro don’t cry 😂🤣😂, you do literally nothing BUT cry.
Awesome video bro! As a native Hawaiian myself I really appreciate the fact that you took the time out to make this video and shed some light on our culture instead of just coming here and staying at a hotel or resort and only going to tourist spots. A lot of Hawaiians and locals here are just like this family, lots of love and Aloha to share and will always be willing to hanai you if they feel you need and will appreciate it.
I really appreciate this video… it came up on my feed cause I’ve been researching Hawai’ian language, spirituality, and history… I’m visiting the big island and staying in Puna region next month. Hanai would be an honor to experience!
I’ve always been very into names MEANING something. Not only meaning something special to that person, but grounding them to the environment, culture, this world.. anything. I think cultures who having naming systems like this are on to something, but I’d like the perspective of those from them. I’ve only ever heard it be cherished by Hawaiians. I think it’s cool also getting to have nicknames or multiple names in general. I’ve always been one for that. I just think it’s cool.
you went to hilo at the most perfect time. i was in hilo the same weekend and i could FEEL the mana the second i stepped off the plane and the smell of the beautiful flowers emanated throughout the entire town. it’s a special special place and you witnessed a special time. 🖤
This is awesome. This kid got an awesome experience. Hope he can take this experience and share it with people that live in his area. I appreciate that this dude did not appear to get offended by some of the honesty that was shared with him. Growing up in Hawaii there is respect of the people, respect of the land, and respect of the culture. If you cannot agree into any of these things then you can never be a local.
Thank you for doing this! When I went back home last summer, it was saddening to see how tourists acted in Hawaii. Like they treated it like it was some different country and can act like there were no rules. People who really come to Hawaii should learn the culture and respect the land and people.
Thank you for watching! The problem in my eyes is a lack of education and a lack of access to the right information. I visited Hawaii before this trip but I had no idea how the locals felt. I didn't know where to learn about it. I hope this series can be a place where foreigners are exposed to local Hawaiian culture 🤙
@@VvvnimaL Not even remotely true, only 242,392 people out of our 1.442 million population work in the tourism sector. That’s nowhere near “most people”. Local businesses outside of tourist zones have always been reliant mainly on locals, not tourists. Tourism promotes people moving here, which heavily contributes to those tourists becoming residents and competing with locals for jobs and housing, resulting in Hawaiians and locals being displaced and forced out… meaning tourism HURTS “most” locals far more than it benefit us.
@@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom 242,392 is a lot out of 1.4million. Fail to see the taxes that come with that too that go back into the state. You can't deny that Hawaii relies on it as much as you don't like it. How about all the imports you need too?
I’m a Filipino born and raised in Hawaii. My closest friends are part Hawaiian. The others parts are Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Portuguese, Caucasian etc…but when you ask what ethnicity they are, they say only Hawaiian. My kids are part Hawaiian, but have more of the American culture in them.
This is so special.. thank you for sharing my home, my people, my culture and our history. Your day one had so many influential people on just the Big Island.. Merrie Monarch is such an amazing festival and not having it during the peaks of COVID was so heartbreaking to our community. Excited for Day 2 and 3!
I love this series, and learning about different cultures. I can say when the black national anthem plays there is that same feeling within my culture(African American). It's ours it wasn't given to us. When we take time to learn about others we find there is uniqueness, but we share similar experiences.
Nice experience on your first day! I lived in Oaho Hawaii for 8 years and I love and respect their culture! I do have relatives living in Hawaii and have embraced the aloha spirit
Not Hawaiian but I’m Pacific Islander. Really enjoyed the video, happy you also included conversations about the colonization of Hawai’i. Also Cheehoo is something all islanders do lol
Love this guy! My dad was born and raised big island Laupāhoehoe! Although i grew up mainland my grandmother and grandfather and all of my aunties, unkos and cousins who came here in 1958 made sure that we didn't forget. I was lucky because i was the only girl of my grandmothers grandchildren so it was left on me. I was so lucky to learn about home through song, hula, story and COOKING! As we got older we would fly to Oahu and my mom and dad would leave us there every summer while they went home! I'm so blessed to have had the best of both worlds! Mahalo to this family for bringing this keed to Hawaii and giving him a crash course! I wish EVERYONE would take this kind of crash course not only in native Hawaiian culture BUT any culture that you are not familiar with! I wish people could understand it happened to us just as it happened to the native americans here on da mainland! We didn't want to be made part of the US! This video gives me hope and i love that these kids can correctly speak hawaiian and understand their land and culture it's so AWESOME! i'm just smiling ear to ear!
Kamaka is amazing. Ive followed him for a long time basically since before his race to 50k. You picked another great person for this. Plus....He is beautiful!!!! In so many ways!
How awesome it was to see you embrace their culture 🤙🏼I've always wanted to see the hula performance for years, but never got to. I'm from Guam but moved to Cali. If you ask if I'm American, I proudly say Chamorro👋💯❤️ Now back to your videos, thanks for sharing. I'm homesick 🥺😥
I appreciate the reflection and what drives me the most is understanding people’s perspectives from different backgrounds. The question about being American is the same for all of them but the answers are different. Having all the information allows you to make the most informed decision on your American-ness 😊🇺🇸
I’ve been living in Hawaii for the last 3 years. One of my closest friends is Hawaiian she has been teaching me Hawaiian and Hula for the last 2.5 years. The video is very similar how my friend shares her culture. My family has a mixed culture of English, Cuban and Sicilian. So at the same time I am teaching her mine. I’ve seen so much more than most individuals. It’s the best way because I can now teach other people what is Hawaiian vs Local culture. There needs to be more videos like this to keep the culture alive. hoʻomaikaʻi i ka poʻe a pau e wehe aʻe e aʻo i ka moʻomeheu ʻē aʻe a kaʻana like i ko lākou ʻike. 🤙🏼
Them singing the american anthem even here… gave me chills something ain’t right and then to play the american befor hawai’i I can understand the derogatory names
I love you and your Smile Squad Family! I’m so happy you finally came to my home, Hawai’i! Thank you for taking the time to truly embrace everything in the islands from the hospitality, food, culture, land and even the truth of all Hawaiians. I’m just a local raised in Hawaii as a Micronesian, but I’m glad you truly see first hand the real beautiful life of hawaii that I grew up! I died laughing at the certificate! I got hella jealous of you getting the real authentic aloha shirt! Even spoiled to get it handpicked by the owner himself plus not paying?! Let’s not forget you get to see our favorite local artists right after merrie monarch?! I heard “merry monarch” and thought “OMG THIS GUY GOING FOR THE REAL HAWAIIAN EXPERIENCE! HES EVEN SEEING REAL HULA; NOT COMMERICALIZE HULA!! OH THIS GONNA BE EPIC FOR HIM! AND EPIC FOR ME TO WATCH!😂😭👏” I’m over the roof happy for you Markian! Because you are 3rd (world) child, I always was fascinated to follow you since! I married a Latino so your Spain roots got me mixed up when you’re not even Spanish. So I had to follow you! Now I see you traveling but for learning your American side. I hope it’s all an incredible journey you can’t forget👏😇
Yessah brada Kamaka 🙏🏽 grew up in Hilo and played soccer with Kamaka in our younger years. Thank you for shining a light on our unique experience as a Native Hawaiian living in Murica. I always tell mainland people, you may be a haole based off your physical appearance but you can be a local at heart as long as you show respect and live aloha 🤙🏾
@@SeanD808 Depends on your meaning of the word "native". You are right that folks called "native Hawaiian" are descended from ancestors who were foreign settlers from the South Pacific who colonized Hawaii. But the word "native" refers to BIRTH, as in pre-natal, natal, post-natal, nativity, nature, natural, nation, national. Everyone is BORN so everyone is a "native". We are all natives of the place we are born. (The planet Earth.) 😁
being hapa haole, it's so beautiful to see someone embracing the culture. and it's amazing to see you learning about our history and it's such a heartwarming experience.
Although you may not be Hawaiian if you do not have Hawaiian blood, Hawaiians see EVERYONE as family and this 'ohana definitely sees you as their own now. I am SOOO proud to be Hawaiian, every single day, but nothing makes me more proud than to see my culture shared (correctly) with others and for it to be received CORRECTLY with so much love and gratitude!!! It is true, we do have a difficult time accepting foreigners onto our land (even to visit) because of all that was taken from us. After years of oppression, we have felt the need to protect our culture from the clutches of the modern world, but we were always meant to enlighten and share. That has always been integrated into our culture and seeing this video makes me hopeful that we can one day get to a place of sharing our lives with the world without risk of it being taken or tainted like before. Mahalo nunui for creating this series and letting your world have a glimpse of ours, in the best light. OLA!!!
watching this made me teary eyed. although I'm not Hawaiian, I am polynesian and I just love how much you've respected the culture and were willing to be educated. Its pretty rare nowadays and I just loved feeling the respect and aloha from just this mini series !
So true. My name is Makahi pomaika'i olei makani ike keiki ikaika oka naauao pai. Blessed is the one and only son that brings strength and wiadom with the circling wind.
Wow, never seen someone frame Bill Clinton's apology. I am both Hawaiian and Native American, and was born homeless in Hawaiʻi the same year of 1993, despite being one of the direct descendants of David Malo. Still trying to find out what my land rights are as rent rises to NYC rates. On that heavy note, want to lighten up and say this video made me smile big and laugh a lot. The respect shown here is amazing, thank you for coming out here and making these videos!!
Do your genealogy, find your lineal RP’s if you have any and then get ready for the fight of your life… the fraudulent “state of Hawai’i” doesn’t like to give us our lands back because all these non-Hawaiians are living on OUR stollen lands.
i bought my boyfriend a sig zane aloha shirt for christmas/his birthday and the shirt i bought was 150+ bucks. it’s a very nice gesture that he gave you that BEAUTIFUL aloha shirt. 🖤🖤
I loved this video I’ve been watching your videos lately. But this just makes me want to go back to hawai’i even more. I loved the people and the scenery. But can’t wait to learn more from the locals.
Hawaii has limited land for agriculture and manufacturing which means that a significant portion of the food and consumer goods needs to be shipped from other places. This heavy reliance on imports leads to higher transportation cost which are passed on to consumers. The state also depends heavily on tourism that also raises the cost of living
I am half Chinese and half Maori from NZ and was asked if I was from Hawaii 😅. Now I understand why, as quite a few Hawaiians are mixed. Even I have met Tahitians who have Chinese ancestry ❤. Growing up in NZ, I didn't meet many people like me until I met other polynesians.
ive always wanted to live in hawaii since i was young or just go there for a little vacation but ive always known that the locals dont like it when main landers come. so i just view the beauty from afar :)
I’ve always wanted to go to Hawaii. The people and culture remind me of my great grandmother who was Native American. Idk how to describe it but whenever I watch something about real authentic Hawaii (not the touristy stuff) it makes me feel nostalgic. Which is kinda weird to me since I’ve never actually been there to have a feeling like that. I’ll be 40 in August and I’m realizing that I’ve not done much outside of my hometown/state (or New England for that matter). If money weren’t a factor I would probably have been there and back many times! *_IF_* it wasn’t a factor 😢
I’m local Filipino born and raise Hawaii from Kona side Markian wow you with some true Braddahs over there some good ppls fo bringing you in like that. It is true in the islands we don’t view ourselves as Americans we just know we are bc of our government and that we are a state of the United States. I’ve been to 23 countries I am glad Hawaii is part of America bc of what I’ve seen in the world. We in Hawaii have the best of both worlds in my view as far as when it comes to our life style. We have the infrastructure that America brings that can be good and bad and we have the cultures of Hawaii first the Hawaiian then the Asian Spanish and Caucasian. I live in the mainland now and seeing this vid made me miss home and the ono grinds, ohana and all that is Hawaii. You getting it better then tourist.
I lost it when the first thing mentioned was the long names. Mine is Ka'ena Makanaokalani Tiare Jean Santiago. But I'm also happy to finally see someone on the Big Island because every time I mention Hawai'i, it's like people forget there's many islands.
For 14 seconds.... okay good enough! You're a living example of a desire for understanding! I respect and appreciate that greatly! By the way, I disagree a little when it comes to a haole ever being considered a local by local people. It is 100 percent possible for that to happen.... if, you do exactly what you're doing and embrace the local style and culture. They are different. but embracing both.... GARANZ-BA-BARANZ BRAH! New subscriber. Keep up the good work brah!
now you see why we mexicans hate when they tell us "you're in america, speak american" i've lived with filipino and guam people nothing but the best cultures i wish i could be in this guy's shoes to appreciate the Hawaiian culture as well like he did i felt jealous of his experience 😢
Does anybody know the names of the bands that played at the concert? This video was so incredibly well made and I learned a lot about what it means to be Hawaiian.
Lei=Garland in English. Correct words: Hawai'i, Lanai'i, & Kauai'i. "Goodbye" in Hawaiin: A hui hou (see you later) or "Aloha" can be used to say, to mean Hello or Goodbye.
The halau I was in & I am on the mainland was one of 3 that get invited to the MM. My parents are from HI & I am headed back there next year for a family reunion. My grandma gave me the name, Maile. I was told by my kumu that you’re suppose to get your Hawaiian name by your grandma, so I asked my grandma for my name. The name is suppose to come to the person. Sometimes, it comes in a dream. I say, “Hawai’i.” (With the ‘w’ silent). You got the expensive shirt!! I get the best poke. My cousin is a fisherman in Maui. Hehe. You’ll never become a local unless you have kids here. lol!!!! I am not even a ‘local’ b/c I wasn’t born there. My parents were born and raised in HI, so they’re locals. We’re considered: Katonks. lol! The MM is considered the ‘Olympics’ of hula. I just ate spam musubi last night. My mom made it. Lol! We don’t put Tamago (egg) in it, though. I got to meet some Hawaiian artists due to dancing in the halau. I love Hawaiian culture.
Out of a total population of 600,000 in the islands and 155,000 registered voters, 140,000 votes were cast, the highest turnout ever in Hawaii. The vote showed approval rates of at least 93% by voters on all major islands. Of the approximately 140,000 votes cast, fewer than 8,000 rejected the Admission Act of 1959.
As Hawai'ian, it makes me very proud to see families like Kamaka and how they exhibit the true Aloha spirit.
How much Hawaiian are you? Both parents are 100% or is one parent mixed or the and the other ones mixed and so on just curious
@@justmejm Mom is full Hawaiian and my dad is Japanese.
@@galaxykidM5 Why would you try to school someone on *’ōlelo* Hawai’i when you don’t even know how to SPELL *’ŌLELO* correctly?!? Add the kahakō (-).
PS: writing in pidgin doesn’t give you credibility at all, in fact it makes you look like you’re trying to pretend you’re Hawaiian. “Look, I’m so Hawaiian, not only do I speak in pidgin, I write in pidgin too” 😂🤣😂🤣😂
Hawaiians are true Americans
@@bertfukuda559 daang, your gifteed, you one 50/50 and your parent is 100% kanaka, that is one strong lineage
As a local Filipino born and raised in hawaii, these videos give me hope for tourist to be better educated. I know you are a bigger name on the internet, and I love and appreciate you doing these things. The Hawaiians & their culture are a big influence on my life. You’re shedding light and allowing their voices to be heard. These are my childhood friends, my family, my neighbors, my education system, my emergency responders, etc. The Hawaiians deserve all the correct coverage on their truth. Thank you again.
Thank you for sharing and I appreciate the support on the videos 🙏
I want to live there because I’m depressed from American culture. We have no family values here. Just mean.
Hawaii got a lot of Pinoy there acting Hawaiian
Tourists are crazy destroying the Island
@@staylitpar Even here in the mainland. I’m a San Jose local born and raised with family roots in Hawaii. I’ve notice a lot of Flips around here tend to think they’re somehow related to Hawaiians and Samoans. I think it has something to do between the similarities in pacific island cultures
As a Hawaiian that lives in the Mainland (Ohio, go figure), if someone were to ask me if I am American, I would say oh “I’m Hawaiian!” To me it’s similar to asking someone who lives in Canada, Mexico, and Brazil if they’re American. By technicalities because they live in “The Americas,” they’re Americans as well.
Yes, I am technically an American, but in my Heart and mind I am Hawaiian first!
You know, after graduating from Kamehameha Schools, growing up on Ni’ihau, and traveling around the pacific (and the world); I’ve come to realize that if you have the heart and soul of what it means to be Hawaiian, than you’re Hawaiian to me.
This mana’o instilled in me when I visited New Zealand. Not all the students were Māori by blood, but everyone of them had the heart to be one. And they all saw each other as Māori. Hopefully one day this can be Hawaii too. And hopefully one day the distance between being a Hawaiian and being American won’t be so far. But we still have much to teach and learn as a culture.
Hi I am 60 percent Hawaiian. I served and found for this great country America. I am a American and proud to be a American. Remember when Hawaii had a chance to have there Hawaiian kingdom and the Hawaiian movement did not want to acknowledge America as her mother country. And what happened then everything went put the window. OHA needs to do alot more for the Hawaiian people. But to say your Hawaiian first and not American in this video is just crazy. Kamehameha schools are funded be the federal government and are the best schools in Hawaii. There's alot of kids would like to go but they can't pass the test so there swept under the carpet. OHA needs to help these kids. America has been real good to Hawaii. I live in Ohio and retired from the federal government.
Aloha from Ohio
Aloha uncle, @Gilbert Ah Sam. That’s great to hear that you’re proud to be an American. I feel that everyone should be proud to be who they are. I am proud to be a Hawaiian and proud to have been raised in Hawaii. I do remember the illegal annexation of Hawaii, as I’m sure you’ve learned about it from your Kumu (Teachers) and Kupuna (Ancestors). If you haven’t, then I would encourage to learn more about how wrong the American Government was to illegally annex the Kingdom of Hawaii.
I agree that OHA needs to do more, but the American Government could do even more for Hawaii. Kamehameha Schools is not federally funded. To accommodate more students attending Kamehameha Schools there are now three Campuses. Kapalama Campus on O’ahu, Kea’au Campus on Hawaii Island, and Pukalani Campus on Maui. Not only that there are over 26 other Hawaiian charter schools through out the islands that are part of the Kamehameha Schools Kealapono Program. Like what other High school in America do you know has 3 campuses?
You call it crazy, I call it pride. As I mentioned before, I am proud to be Hawaiian. I may be American, but I am Hawaiian first. Aloha!
Beautifully said.
@@KayKanahele Said with such grace, sister. Also, I think it is so special that you grew up on Ni'ihau. As a 24 year-old Kanaka from O'ahu, I don't know too much about what life is like on Ni'hau nor do I know anyone personally who grew up there. I would love to chat with you sometime and exchange mana'o if you'd like. Let me know! Aloha!
Dude respect as I don’t have those views but I also do not object to it as you are a true Hawaiian!!!❤️
Props to the Haole who wanted to learn our heritage. To the Ohana that took him in and taught him our heritage. Props to your Mom who knows what really happened before our time. Good on you guys braddahs! BTW, My baby Brotha lives in Pahoa and cherish and Malama the Aina! Malama Pono!
Yeap, a lot of us respect your culture sadly it isn't mutual.
@@kevinprzy4539 what’s not mutual?
I hate when people litter too. The land is our home and people don’t care.
@@andidontcarelol that's EVERYWHERE that tourists visit.
Our Grandmother was adopted by a Hawaiian family when she was 2 years old back in the early 1890's. She could only speak Hawaiian when it was time to go to school. The story goes that the teachers couldn't understand her because that is all she could speak. She was a Japanese girl who only spoke Hawaiian, I wish we would have met her to listen to all the wonderful stories she would have told.
Sorry to break it to you, but that story is complete bs. Everyone spoke Hawaiian in Hawai’i back then, even foreigners, ‘ōlelo Hawai’i (Hawaiian language) was the main language, English was secondary… everyone spoke ‘ōlelo Hawai’i. In fact my grandfather was born in 1889 and he never spoke english AT ALL, EVER, he never learned it, he refused to, and he went through school speaking ONLY ‘ōlelo Hawai’i.
It didn’t seem suspicious to you that amongst HAWAIIANS in The HAWAIIAN Kingdom, the teachers supposedly couldn’t understand her for speaking HAWAIIAN 😂🤣😂🤣😂??? No, sorry, but all the immigrant kids had to learn to speak Hawaiian, so did the teachers, in fact the teachers HAD to know how to speak ‘ōlelo Hawai’i back then, it was a requirement.
Im pretty sure they only gave land to english speakers. And only teaching in english seems like a tactic used by the white guys to gain power.
im from Texas, and let me tell you. I have always LOVED Hawaiian culture. it’s so beautiful. it genuinely makes me tear up.
Oh I love seeing this. Mahalo so much for showing the true aspect of Hawaiian culture. I do hope this can educate tourists that come here to Hawai’i to be more respectful and appreciate of the history and culture for it’s what not it’s cracked up to be.
I do hope you have enjoyed your trip. I’m born and raised from Honoka’a a different part of the Big Island. But so happy to see this video. Mahalo so much.
Hawaiian culture is beautiful! I'll have to visit the other side of the big island next time. Mahalo for the comment
@@markianb there is a restaurant here called Tex Drive Inn best Malasadas ever!!!
Funny thing is. (Being in Waikiki for the last 6 years) most tourist are respectful, kind, and just want to enjoy life. Most of the drama and pilau comes from residents themselves. But love deflecting on to others. Honokaa is sooo out of the way how do you even interact with tourist lol I interact on a daily basis. The comments talk like they are the reason this place has its problems. Nope.
I'm so happy that your first visit was to Hilo! Hawai'i is such a special place...growing up I was not taught to be proud of my Hawaiian side because for generations we were taught that it just wasn't good enough....now as an adult I can say that I am learning and rediscovering my culture. I am Hawaiian and proud!!
Cheee huuuu!!
Wow thank you for sharing about your upbringing Crystal! It’s awesome to see this renaissance of people celebrating their Hawaiian side - it’s beautiful and deserves to be recognized!
Mahalo for coming to the Big Island and sharing with the world our beautiful traditions and learning our culture. I really hope you enjoyed your 72 hours with that amazing family. Cheeeehoooo!!! Can't wait to see more video from your trip here. Mahalo, Mahalo, Mahalo 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽
The "14 second" explanation part brought tears. It isn't enough to explain the pain our ancestors went through, but it hit my heart.
Mahalo nui for coming to Hawai'i and showing the world what we are really about. 💯🤙🏽❤️
It's misinformation.
Was looking for this comment
Technically the law made English the instruction language for publicly funded schools. I expect the missionaries that ran private schools did the same thing. I think most people had it bad in 1898. Mine were being starved by the British in Ireland, on the receiving end of violence, their language changed as well and other ancestors about to be engaged in a revolution/war in Poland. Thank goodness the Korean and Chinese went to Hawaii. It was about to get really bad in both those countries. If Japan bought Hawaii or succeeded in the match of royals with Hawaiian Princess and Japanese Prince would the axis powers taken part of mainland with Japan closer to US mainland to carry out an attack? Instead of Pearl Harbor would Japan have used Hawaii as a base and bombed LA instead? Would Japan leave Hawaiian’s to be Hawaiian today? Or would they all need to be Japanese or second class citizens in Japan like the Korean’s and others brought into the ‘empire’ between 1905-1945? Japan would have built have built their sort of buildings and infrastructure to the place like they did all the places they annexed as they pleased.
As a Native Hawaiian from the westside of O’ahu I am in love with their yard !! Every Hawaiian loves a nice fat yard I love it
Mahalo nui loa, you did an amazing job with this first video. I love how you're showing how Hawai'i is more than just a tourist destination. Hilo is definitely a special place. I'm looking forward to seeing Day 2 & 3.
I’m not even Hawaiian and I’m getting so emotional watching this. Such a beautiful place and culture ❤🥹
We Hawaiians don’t like it when mainlanders buy homes here and call themselves “local” because its the exact thing the U.S government did to Hawaii when they overthrew our monarchy. They sailed here on boats ands settled on our lands. Weasel’d their way into the trust of our leaders. Then changed the rules and laws to fit their needs and agendas. If you ask me, that’s the same thing that happens today. The only difference is that the haoles don’t sail here on boats anymore… the fly in airplanes instead 🤙🏽
You have it BACKWARDS. The US tried to RESTORE the monarchy.
You need education. Start with POTUS Grover Cleveland, Liliuokalani's personal friend.
You’re living in the past. My Chamorro family don’t cry like Hawaiians do about the past. We moved on and live our life.
@@frankiej510 your Chamorro ancestors rolled over and took up the butt by the western world since the 1600s. Hawaii was its own sovereign nation till just before the 20th century and we had to be overthrown illegally to give up our lands. So yeah, if your Chamorro family bitched about the same things we do… they’d just be bitches. Because they didnt share the same experiences
@@frankiej510 The chamorro people were never of an internationally recognized sovereign country, you weren’t unified under one leader, you didn’t have a constitution, a government, a national currency, a healthcare system, a military, schools, etc etc, you weren’t a country, and in accordance to international law you COULD be colonized and settled because you didn’t go through the process of proving you were capable of self governance (because you WERENT capable of self governance) which meant countries like Spain, the US, Germany were able to take control and govern you. You were never your own country.
The Hawaiian Kingdom on the other hand gained international sovereign recognition in 1843 and became a legal country, therefore in accordance to international law we could only be taken over through a treaty. We never signed a treaty with the US (or anyone) wherein we relinquished our sovereignty and agreed to be absorbed into that country. THATS ILLEGAL, it’s a war crime.
Get it? What happened to you, was completely legal… immoral, yes, but it WAS legal. What happened to The Hawaiian Kingdom was ILLEGAL.
PS: Every chamorro I’ve ever met was a HUGE cry baby 😂, always whining about how you were done wrong, how you’re treated unfairly, how you have to work harder than everyone else… all the while living off of welfare, section 8, medicaid and food stamps paid for by people who ACTUALLY work, from a country you aren’t even part of. And you have the nerve to say chamorro don’t cry 😂🤣😂, you do literally nothing BUT cry.
CheeeHuuu...I don't blame you but brace yourself....these mainlanders probably will be flipping the USA (that includes you) into communism. 🙆
Awesome video bro! As a native Hawaiian myself I really appreciate the fact that you took the time out to make this video and shed some light on our culture instead of just coming here and staying at a hotel or resort and only going to tourist spots. A lot of Hawaiians and locals here are just like this family, lots of love and Aloha to share and will always be willing to hanai you if they feel you need and will appreciate it.
@@mokukiwalao4284 I know that but it’s easier for others to understand to just say native Hawaiian.
I really appreciate this video… it came up on my feed cause I’ve been researching Hawai’ian language, spirituality, and history… I’m visiting the big island and staying in Puna region next month. Hanai would be an honor to experience!
I’ve always been very into names MEANING something. Not only meaning something special to that person, but grounding them to the environment, culture, this world.. anything. I think cultures who having naming systems like this are on to something, but I’d like the perspective of those from them. I’ve only ever heard it be cherished by Hawaiians. I think it’s cool also getting to have nicknames or multiple names in general. I’ve always been one for that. I just think it’s cool.
you went to hilo at the most perfect time. i was in hilo the same weekend and i could FEEL the mana the second i stepped off the plane and the smell of the beautiful flowers emanated throughout the entire town. it’s a special special place and you witnessed a special time. 🖤
This is awesome. This kid got an awesome experience. Hope he can take this experience and share it with people that live in his area. I appreciate that this dude did not appear to get offended by some of the honesty that was shared with him. Growing up in Hawaii there is respect of the people, respect of the land, and respect of the culture. If you cannot agree into any of these things then you can never be a local.
Thank you for doing this! When I went back home last summer, it was saddening to see how tourists acted in Hawaii. Like they treated it like it was some different country and can act like there were no rules. People who really come to Hawaii should learn the culture and respect the land and people.
Thank you for watching! The problem in my eyes is a lack of education and a lack of access to the right information. I visited Hawaii before this trip but I had no idea how the locals felt. I didn't know where to learn about it. I hope this series can be a place where foreigners are exposed to local Hawaiian culture 🤙
It IS a different country! We were ILLEGALLY annexed, that means we were never part of America but rather are still OCCUPIED by America to this day.
Tourists are the reason most poeple on the island have jobs...
@@VvvnimaL Not even remotely true, only 242,392 people out of our 1.442 million population work in the tourism sector. That’s nowhere near “most people”. Local businesses outside of tourist zones have always been reliant mainly on locals, not tourists.
Tourism promotes people moving here, which heavily contributes to those tourists becoming residents and competing with locals for jobs and housing, resulting in Hawaiians and locals being displaced and forced out… meaning tourism HURTS “most” locals far more than it benefit us.
@@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom 242,392 is a lot out of 1.4million. Fail to see the taxes that come with that too that go back into the state. You can't deny that Hawaii relies on it as much as you don't like it. How about all the imports you need too?
I’m a Filipino born and raised in Hawaii. My closest friends are part Hawaiian. The others parts are Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Portuguese, Caucasian etc…but when you ask what ethnicity they are, they say only Hawaiian. My kids are part Hawaiian, but have more of the American culture in them.
This is so special.. thank you for sharing my home, my people, my culture and our history. Your day one had so many influential people on just the Big Island.. Merrie Monarch is such an amazing festival and not having it during the peaks of COVID was so heartbreaking to our community. Excited for Day 2 and 3!
They are so friendly and the hospitality is amazing - Hawaii is definately on my bucket list
I’m from Big Island, Hawai’i and to see you understand the Hawaiian culture makes me proud
You're really a modern day anthropologist with this series haha love it
I love this series, and learning about different cultures. I can say when the black national anthem plays there is that same feeling within my culture(African American). It's ours it wasn't given to us. When we take time to learn about others we find there is uniqueness, but we share similar experiences.
Beautiful home, beautiful family, beautiful souls that warmed my heart and brought tears to my eyes.
Nice experience on your first day! I lived in Oaho Hawaii for 8 years and I love and respect their culture! I do have relatives living in Hawaii and have embraced the aloha spirit
Awesome video bradda. Mahalo’s for taking in our culture. You got to experience what most tourists would never experience. The real Hawaii.
Not Hawaiian but I’m Pacific Islander. Really enjoyed the video, happy you also included conversations about the colonization of Hawai’i. Also Cheehoo is something all islanders do lol
Love this guy! My dad was born and raised big island Laupāhoehoe! Although i grew up mainland my grandmother and grandfather and all of my aunties, unkos and cousins who came here in 1958 made sure that we didn't forget. I was lucky because i was the only girl of my grandmothers grandchildren so it was left on me. I was so lucky to learn about home through song, hula, story and COOKING! As we got older we would fly to Oahu and my mom and dad would leave us there every summer while they went home! I'm so blessed to have had the best of both worlds! Mahalo to this family for bringing this keed to Hawaii and giving him a crash course! I wish EVERYONE would take this kind of crash course not only in native Hawaiian culture BUT any culture that you are not familiar with! I wish people could understand it happened to us just as it happened to the native americans here on da mainland!
We didn't want to be made part of the US!
This video gives me hope
and i love that these kids can correctly speak hawaiian and understand their land and culture it's so AWESOME! i'm just smiling ear to ear!
Kamaka is amazing. Ive followed him for a long time basically since before his race to 50k. You picked another great person for this. Plus....He is beautiful!!!! In so many ways!
How awesome it was to see you embrace their culture 🤙🏼I've always wanted to see the hula performance for years, but never got to. I'm from Guam but moved to Cali. If you ask if I'm American, I proudly say Chamorro👋💯❤️ Now back to your videos, thanks for sharing. I'm homesick 🥺😥
Mahalo for showing a different, non-touristy perspective of Hawaii.
Thank you for learning and understanding our culture. Not everyone trys to do what you did. I'm Filipino, Chinese-Hawaiian.
Lov it. I am a person that really loves and enbraces different cultures which is why I think this is awesome. Best to you.
watching these vids by you makes me question if I am really passionate about the country I stay in
I appreciate the reflection and what drives me the most is understanding people’s perspectives from different backgrounds. The question about being American is the same for all of them but the answers are different. Having all the information allows you to make the most informed decision on your American-ness 😊🇺🇸
Oh you're back!! I absolutely loved your 24hrs in different culture series🤩
Me too!
I’ve been living in Hawaii for the last 3 years. One of my closest friends is Hawaiian she has been teaching me Hawaiian and Hula for the last 2.5 years. The video is very similar how my friend shares her culture. My family has a mixed culture of English, Cuban and Sicilian. So at the same time I am teaching her mine. I’ve seen so much more than most individuals. It’s the best way because I can now teach other people what is Hawaiian vs Local culture. There needs to be more videos like this to keep the culture alive.
hoʻomaikaʻi i ka poʻe a pau e wehe aʻe e aʻo i ka moʻomeheu ʻē aʻe a kaʻana like i ko lākou ʻike. 🤙🏼
Mahalo for embracing and perpetuating our culture.
Them singing the american anthem even here… gave me chills something ain’t right and then to play the american befor hawai’i I can understand the derogatory names
Amazing episode!!!!! Can’t wait for next week
I love you and your Smile Squad Family! I’m so happy you finally came to my home, Hawai’i! Thank you for taking the time to truly embrace everything in the islands from the hospitality, food, culture, land and even the truth of all Hawaiians. I’m just a local raised in Hawaii as a Micronesian, but I’m glad you truly see first hand the real beautiful life of hawaii that I grew up! I died laughing at the certificate! I got hella jealous of you getting the real authentic aloha shirt! Even spoiled to get it handpicked by the owner himself plus not paying?! Let’s not forget you get to see our favorite local artists right after merrie monarch?! I heard “merry monarch” and thought “OMG THIS GUY GOING FOR THE REAL HAWAIIAN EXPERIENCE! HES EVEN SEEING REAL HULA; NOT COMMERICALIZE HULA!! OH THIS GONNA BE EPIC FOR HIM! AND EPIC FOR ME TO WATCH!😂😭👏” I’m over the roof happy for you Markian! Because you are 3rd (world) child, I always was fascinated to follow you since! I married a Latino so your Spain roots got me mixed up when you’re not even Spanish. So I had to follow you! Now I see you traveling but for learning your American side. I hope it’s all an incredible journey you can’t forget👏😇
Yessah brada Kamaka 🙏🏽 grew up in Hilo and played soccer with Kamaka in our younger years. Thank you for shining a light on our unique experience as a Native Hawaiian living in Murica. I always tell mainland people, you may be a haole based off your physical appearance but you can be a local at heart as long as you show respect and live aloha 🤙🏾
There's no native Hawaiians. Your people came from the South Pacific.. they didn't fly here but they took a boat...
@@SeanD808 Depends on your meaning of the word "native". You are right that folks called "native Hawaiian" are descended from ancestors who were foreign settlers from the South Pacific who colonized Hawaii. But the word "native" refers to BIRTH, as in pre-natal, natal, post-natal, nativity, nature, natural, nation, national. Everyone is BORN so everyone is a "native". We are all natives of the place we are born. (The planet Earth.) 😁
@@SeanD808 thanks for the history lesson
@@SeanD808 But you would consider animals that reached the islands thousands of years ago natives. Shaddap lol
@@SeanD808 You gotta be a haole😂😂😂
Much respect braddah 🤙🏾🔥❤️ cheeehooo see we need more influencers like you to show the real Hawaii and how we really feel 🙏🏾 aloha braddah
being hapa haole, it's so beautiful to see someone embracing the culture. and it's amazing to see you learning about our history and it's such a heartwarming experience.
Although you may not be Hawaiian if you do not have Hawaiian blood, Hawaiians see EVERYONE as family and this 'ohana definitely sees you as their own now. I am SOOO proud to be Hawaiian, every single day, but nothing makes me more proud than to see my culture shared (correctly) with others and for it to be received CORRECTLY with so much love and gratitude!!! It is true, we do have a difficult time accepting foreigners onto our land (even to visit) because of all that was taken from us. After years of oppression, we have felt the need to protect our culture from the clutches of the modern world, but we were always meant to enlighten and share. That has always been integrated into our culture and seeing this video makes me hopeful that we can one day get to a place of sharing our lives with the world without risk of it being taken or tainted like before. Mahalo nunui for creating this series and letting your world have a glimpse of ours, in the best light. OLA!!!
watching this made me teary eyed. although I'm not Hawaiian, I am polynesian and I just love how much you've respected the culture and were willing to be educated. Its pretty rare nowadays and I just loved feeling the respect and aloha from just this mini series !
I grew up in Hawaii my whole life, and I never heard anyone call it ice shave. 🤙🏽😂
So true. My name is
Makahi pomaika'i olei makani ike keiki ikaika oka naauao pai.
Blessed is the one and only son that brings strength and wiadom with the circling wind.
There's SOOO many beautiful behind the meaning with everything your culture involves oneself and as a community in, truly, soul-beautiful
You're on the news! hawaii news now is giving you a spot light
Seeing a sign that said “Hawai’i is not a theme park” gave me massive goosebumps, holy crap
Wow, never seen someone frame Bill Clinton's apology.
I am both Hawaiian and Native American, and was born homeless in Hawaiʻi the same year of 1993, despite being one of the direct descendants of David Malo. Still trying to find out what my land rights are as rent rises to NYC rates.
On that heavy note, want to lighten up and say this video made me smile big and laugh a lot. The respect shown here is amazing, thank you for coming out here and making these videos!!
Do your genealogy, find your lineal RP’s if you have any and then get ready for the fight of your life… the fraudulent “state of Hawai’i” doesn’t like to give us our lands back because all these non-Hawaiians are living on OUR stollen lands.
i bought my boyfriend a sig zane aloha shirt for christmas/his birthday and the shirt i bought was 150+ bucks. it’s a very nice gesture that he gave you that BEAUTIFUL aloha shirt. 🖤🖤
I'm glad I found this channel. I really like his personality and vibe.
I miss home.. I had goosebumps when they sang Hawai’i Pono’i ❤❤❤
I loved this video I’ve been watching your videos lately. But this just makes me want to go back to hawai’i even more. I loved the people and the scenery. But can’t wait to learn more from the locals.
I love this!! So happy that you were able to visit our home!!
Hawaii has always fascinated me and I would love to visit! The people seem so great.
There is no place like Hawaii and this video shows that fact . I feel blessed to be born and raised in Hawaii . Thank you Jesus .
Hawaii has limited land for agriculture and manufacturing which means that a significant portion of the food and consumer goods needs to be shipped from other places. This heavy reliance on imports leads to higher transportation cost which are passed on to consumers. The state also depends heavily on tourism that also raises the cost of living
Like Samoan/ Polynesian families. Remind me of my Irish family back east. Everybody live close to each other .Grandparents,, cousins, aunt's, uncles
i love that you went to Big Island. not much youtubers come here and especially not to Hilo. much mahalos
I am half Chinese and half Maori from NZ and was asked if I was from Hawaii 😅. Now I understand why, as quite a few Hawaiians are mixed. Even I have met Tahitians who have Chinese ancestry ❤. Growing up in NZ, I didn't meet many people like me until I met other polynesians.
This is so awesome!! I remember he did free jobs just to for his debit! Great guy!!
Love how u travel to learn different culture… u should visit guam 🇬🇺 too 😁😁
ive always wanted to live in hawaii since i was young or just go there for a little vacation but ive always known that the locals dont like it when main landers come. so i just view the beauty from afar :)
I’ve always wanted to go to Hawaii. The people and culture remind me of my great grandmother who was Native American. Idk how to describe it but whenever I watch something about real authentic Hawaii (not the touristy stuff) it makes me feel nostalgic. Which is kinda weird to me since I’ve never actually been there to have a feeling like that.
I’ll be 40 in August and I’m realizing that I’ve not done much outside of my hometown/state (or New England for that matter). If money weren’t a factor I would probably have been there and back many times!
*_IF_* it wasn’t a factor 😢
i forgot how hard it is to explain things to ppl who don’t live here
I’m local Filipino born and raise Hawaii from Kona side Markian wow you with some true Braddahs over there some good ppls fo bringing you in like that. It is true in the islands we don’t view ourselves as Americans we just know we are bc of our government and that we are a state of the United States. I’ve been to 23 countries I am glad Hawaii is part of America bc of what I’ve seen in the world. We in Hawaii have the best of both worlds in my view as far as when it comes to our life style. We have the infrastructure that America brings that can be good and bad and we have the cultures of Hawaii first the Hawaiian then the Asian Spanish and Caucasian. I live in the mainland now and seeing this vid made me miss home and the ono grinds, ohana and all that is Hawaii. You getting it better then tourist.
yay he finally posted again les go🎉
Thank you Braddah for asking a most important question and serving the truth. Aloha 🤙🏽
Ahhhhh my home town! I love this!
Dude, that ice shave looked DELICIOUS! Oh my god, that’s unbelievable.
I lost it when the first thing mentioned was the long names. Mine is Ka'ena Makanaokalani Tiare Jean Santiago. But I'm also happy to finally see someone on the Big Island because every time I mention Hawai'i, it's like people forget there's many islands.
Dude you got the best experience!!! It’s so hard to even get tickets to the Merrie Monarch!!! And then at the street concert!!!
Just found your channel an hour ago, you have a cool sweet vibe awesomeness.
I don’t why I’m crying 😭 this is amazing ❤
I am so glad you enjoyed your stay in Hilo!
Especially during Merrie Monarch.
A hui hou and hugs!
The namessss😫 I swear hawaians have the most beautiful and interesting names🥺
For 14 seconds.... okay good enough! You're a living example of a desire for understanding! I respect and appreciate that greatly! By the way, I disagree a little when it comes to a haole ever being considered a local by local people. It is 100 percent possible for that to happen.... if, you do exactly what you're doing and embrace the local style and culture. They are different. but embracing both.... GARANZ-BA-BARANZ BRAH!
New subscriber. Keep up the good work brah!
I missed hawaii. Went there for business trip and had the best time.
Wahhhh. Thanks for this!! I’m curious what would’ve happened on the other islands honestly :)
Please make more videos!!!
Wow i never knew. Huge respect for this culture. I respect this video so much
“I just a normal guy”
- legend guy
Aww, made me miss home - that food looked so ono!
I love da Aloha das jus oozin out in dis video. True Hawaiian love! People watch n learn!
now you see why we mexicans hate when they tell us "you're in america, speak american" i've lived with filipino and guam people nothing but the best cultures i wish i could be in this guy's shoes to appreciate the Hawaiian culture as well like he did i felt jealous of his experience 😢
Does anybody know the names of the bands that played at the concert? This video was so incredibly well made and I learned a lot about what it means to be Hawaiian.
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love your vids
Love from a Palestinian
Lei=Garland in English. Correct words: Hawai'i, Lanai'i, & Kauai'i. "Goodbye" in Hawaiin: A hui hou (see you later) or "Aloha" can be used to say, to mean Hello or Goodbye.
I would love for you to go to Guam 🇬🇺
Thank-you for this video. What an experience and I learned so much.
The halau I was in & I am on the mainland was one of 3 that get invited to the MM. My parents are from HI & I am headed back there next year for a family reunion.
My grandma gave me the name, Maile. I was told by my kumu that you’re suppose to get your Hawaiian name by your grandma, so I asked my grandma for my name. The name is suppose to come to the person. Sometimes, it comes in a dream.
I say, “Hawai’i.” (With the ‘w’ silent).
You got the expensive shirt!!
I get the best poke. My cousin is a fisherman in Maui. Hehe.
You’ll never become a local unless you have kids here. lol!!!! I am not even a ‘local’ b/c I wasn’t born there. My parents were born and raised in HI, so they’re locals. We’re considered: Katonks. lol!
The MM is considered the ‘Olympics’ of hula.
I just ate spam musubi last night. My mom made it. Lol! We don’t put Tamago (egg) in it, though.
I got to meet some Hawaiian artists due to dancing in the halau. I love Hawaiian culture.
HILO IS ABOUT AS HAWAI'IAN AS YOU CAN STILL GET IN A 'TOWN', I LIVE 30MI SOUTH, THE JUNGLE, 'REAL HAWAI'I', KALAPANA
This is a beautiful video
Thank you for sharing your experience. Mahalo!
Out of a total population of 600,000 in the islands and 155,000 registered voters, 140,000 votes were cast, the highest turnout ever in Hawaii. The vote showed approval rates of at least 93% by voters on all major islands. Of the approximately 140,000 votes cast, fewer than 8,000 rejected the Admission Act of 1959.
Hawaiian Born .&. Raised. Raising my beautiful keiki here .&. their fortunate enuff to know Olelo Hawai'i.
This is awesome and is the rest of this episode coming soon? Mahaloz for doing this about all cultures in the U.S 🤙🏽🤙🏽