How Big Sugar Stripped Hawaiians Of Their Own Land And Water
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- Hawai’i’s sugar industry drained streams to irrigate its crops for over a century, often displacing Native Hawaiian farmers who relied on the water. The last sugar plantation closed in 2016. So why are Native Hawaiian farmers still fighting for their water rights?
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Good luck, but I can't imagine anything the Globalists hate more than small farmers.
No joke, you all are in for the fight of a lifetime.
@@johnwolf2829 Your right I couldn't agree more and this is just not Hawaii , This is around the world and people need to wakeup and people need to start standing up and get dirt on these " Politicians " Because they have alot of it and make your voices " Loud An Heard " And have a real movement on these " Millionaire's Billionaire's " There heads have gotten to big and think were the sheep there going to Slaughter
@@skyeagle3123 Well, its an old, sad story. The Aristocrats get more and more think-headed, until everyone else in the world just doesn't have a choice anymore.
What is it about some people that just makes it impossible for them to leave other people alone?
But the good news is; they ain't nearly as clever as they think they are. :D
"Never interrupt the enemy when they are making a mistake" be chill, and things will eventually get sorted out.
@@johnwolf2829 Right know where coming from and I think alot of us are on the same "Page" And alot of us in the world today never thought we would see what there doing into the days world either that is really just so far out there , I myself pretty much know what is going on like a name George Soros who seems to take a liking to destroying countries and alot of people donot have alot of knowledge about this man who is just a pure evil person and has alot to do with it , And I wouldn't be surprise if he hasn't got his hands in it in Hawaii along with his son and it's like this the world's eyes are open and people like him and the ...Politicians... That he pays off for his influence people are catching on to them , And it will get way worse before it gets better All I could say is be safe and watch over your families is most important and God Bless Us All
Your african bro..not native to that land
Thank you for sharing the truth about Native struggles in Hawaii. This is happening everywhere including California. The water belongs to everyone, not to corporations!
Who consumes the corporation's products?
Thank the liberal goverment! And liberals of California
Try taking the governments water and see what happens! Ha Ha
@Hoyt Christian De-Salination. They would have to tax more to pay for it, but the Commy's love paying taxes anyway.
@@willvandermeer4733 have another my friend.
Find someone to cut the locks. If they put them back on, cut them off again. May seem childish but disruption even temporary to the company's blatant infringement, just might be worth it.
I like the way you think!
That's exactly what I was saying to myself, your land, your water rights, Hide cameras, and monitor it, save the video and prosocute the people who are doing it.
But then they would arrest her
@@jeangibson7454 for doing what exactly?
@@jeangibson7454 They should arrest whoever keeps putting the lock on
This is a great piece, more like this please. An inspirational situation that could spark others to go digging for their roots. More like this!!
As a Hawaiian from Maui, the sugar plantation has been closed since 2016. And the lo’I where he grows his Kalo, Iao Valley diverts water for sewage and drinking water not sugar plants. We also had a massive storm that destroyed the Iao Valley river and smaller rivers. Hawaiians have suffered from companies. But let’s hold those accountable.
@@Bigfoots777 There is plenty of freshwater. From ice run off and rain. There are many fast running freshwater rivers.
@@leilanik2050 ayyyy we has the same name, elllo there
@@Bigfoots777 ...NC eating all your 'Spam' WTF? An irrelevant comment from an irrelevant nuk!
How can a storm destroy a river 🤔
Where are the Dwayne rock Johnson's and Warriors of Hawaii when you need them. The corporatist,oligarchy and colonizers are trying to commit genocide and eradicate the indigenous people of Hawaii. They've done this all over the world. Unless you fight back and shed blood towards these "White D*e*v*i*ls" its not going to stop just pick up a history book and you see for yourself.
Mahalo for posting this. It was very well done. I would love to see more about the rising issues native Hawaiians face in videos like this. The Hawaiians deserve a better standing on media platforms to help get the word out. We need everyone to start being on the same page and recognize native culture and agricultural practices. To become a more sustainable Hawaii. To help Hawaiians rebuild what they have lost. We can only do so much by ourselves. We can only work on our communities and households. We need help from the world to get the bigger picture out to the world.
Eō ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi. LAND BACK. WATER BACK.
Thanks for sharing this. It's important for the world to be introduced to everyday people like this, and their struggle.
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maybe they should learn to code that is what barry and his michael obama said about coal miners.....LEARN TO CODE
Here’s the real problem in Hawaii and I’m Hawaiian born and raised in Hilo but moved to San Jose Calif due to no jobs in Hilo. Hawaiians will not get their rights to their land to their resources because the big business has their lock on the money that is given the state through taxes and such that is paid to the state by these business or wealthy home buyers who pay taxes. The bottom line is the taxes collected pays for all these state workers and as you know you don’t cut the hands that feed you. In order for the Hawaiians to get their resource back and land back you first have to remove the legislators that are slowing down the process in the court system and such. Good Luck to all Hawaiians that want the rights of getting your land and resource back, we are going through the same thing on the Big Island with ownership of land and also the building of more telescope on Mauna kea mountain.
I hope someone stands up. We did this in New Zealand and after 400 years were staring to get our rights to the whenua / aina
You complain about the jobs but stop any growth and let the goverenment steal all the land for empty space.
@@AdamNZ Fight them, more power to you and yours, they’re are beginning to do this all over the Caribbean and
Africa, they want African land but with no Africans! These colonisers are only 8% of the world population,
But they cause so much destruction wherever they go, to the indigenous people and fertile organic land, they can stick their civilizing the world, ws bs rhetoric up their areses…Back to Europe they should go!
Beatles sang “REVOLUTION, we all want to change the world!” Who is stronger, braver and RIGHTS TO LAND/water needs correction from the federal, state and corporations. I’m just
A crazy old nurse from California seeing fraud deception from faces that lie so well. The kind humans in this world need to keep educating each other. Love TRANSPARENCY
I stand with this man. Get back your land and water rights!
The natives have every right to cut down that lock, if the corporations get upset and call the cops all the hawaiians have to do is show them the legal paperwork they're entitled to that water...
Everyone who eats or drinks anything from these sugar companies are complicit. I have given up sugar because of stuff like this. (And Nestle)
You're a legend.
Support local bee keepers. Honey constrains essential B vitamins- good 4 coping stress !
Delete UA-cam while ure at it, since Google is also responsible for many things wrong too right? I dont think so.
Nestle is the devil.
Makes sense
Same thing happened in Puerto Rico. Thank you for making this fact about Hawaii known to more people.
Puerto Rico will become the next Hawaii if it becomes a state, which means Puerto Rico will be stolen just like Hawaii
Just think, the bulk of waikiki is technically kuliana lands, imagine all that illegal development and illegal taxation, kanaka maoli living housless on the sidewalks and beaches that have legal right to these lands and have no clue
@@PacWestFish coming from a dum haole that probably dont kno anything about where he came from, and if your wondering, yes im calling u a dum haole n believe me when i tell u it has nothing to do with the color of your skin or your race u dum haole
@@PacWestFish Do you live in a house? If there was a squatter living in your house telling you exactly what you’re telling us Hawaiians, I really wonder how you would respond.
@@sustainablelifestyle7714 Haole means foreigner but people influenced by American culture think it means white man. U could be filipino chinese nigerian whatever da hell and you are still a foreigner
@@outsidechambaz bruddah is just a prime example of what gives the word haole a bad rep, they come here with this dum entitled attitude n get offended when u giveum that energy back, my mom is haole but she not one dum haole
All your series on the Hawaiian struggle is fantastic. I really appreciate you shedding light on these topics. It's critical for the survival of all indigenous and marginalized peoples to be represented in the news and have their real stories told on a international scale.
I am so proud of you brother Kanaka Maoli. My family lost all the land we had rights to. Ni'u Valley, Kalihi Valley, and Maunawili Valley. I know those lands have been sold and resold. I would die to be able to work our land, but at 70 years old, I will never see restitution. BUT! I cry and long for the ILLEGAL U.S. GIVE BACK THE LANDS at Wheeler Air Force Base, Scoffield, and all that Central O'ahu to the Kanaka. Most people don't know this: 15,000 people could be sustained on that land. There is water, and soil and the rocks we need to take care of ourselves. Yet most of the time even the Army doesn't need or use those lands except the rifle range. There is so much water already in "KU TREE" Reservoir, and only those who trained there know that. I went several Times with UH ROTC for Viet Nam training. That water goes down to Wahiwa Reservoir, Lake Wilson, and to the North Shore to the Ocean. I hope someday, they give us our land back, so people don't live at the beach. I now live in Utah and will die here, but I would gladly kokua work the land and to just live in a shack on your A'ina.
My kupuna said they purposely turned Waikiki into a concrete jungle to cripple our Hawaiian people. Used to be the most fertile and wettest place in the islands other than Waiʻaleʻale
Mahalo for sharing this AJ+. Are you planning to do a piece on the US Navy contaminating the water on O’ahu?
This is heartbreaking 💔 let there be justice for stream water and may they restore their homeland rights. I’ll be keeping a closer watch on what brands I buy from, as I had no idea sugar I buy and hotels I stay at are taking from the streams.
God bless my Hawaiian brothers and sisters. May god open a path for them to fully own and have their property back, for them and all the rightful heirs to these beautiful islands that are THEIRS!!!!
I know him!! 'Aloha e Kaneali'i I am so proud of you!! I wish you success and bounty!!
I think something like this happened to Puerto Rico .. HAWAIIAN!! Stick together .. fight ..don’t give up.
Sugar companies leased the land. A sister who did the research and shows the paperwork explained that when sugar companies went defunct, the land would return to the Hawaiian Kingdom inventory -- for our people. So happy for the ohanas who regained their water.
Wow thank you for a great video to show this struggle and give them a voice!
Kudos for honoring your lineage.
This all happened in the last 150 years !!! We should know better!! At the same time this was happening NZ was signing the Treaty of Waitangi in an attempt to preserve and respect indigenous peoples and their land.
This is soo sad to see and I hope to see water flowing through Taro fields in Maui within my lifetime ❤️❤️❤️
Why do people just allow Europeans to keep coming at some point you have to Make them go home you can’t be a good visitor if you don’t know when to leave
@@denmarkvessey5063 Who said they didn’t tried in the past? Why do you think many Indigenous becomes minority in their land?
@@Theo-bk6qj you can not stop Trying You have to fight keep fighting and then fight some more They become minority in their own land letting Europeans in having babies by them = self Genocide look at Australia and New Zealand
Keep this kind of accountability coming. Big sugar, big salt, big chicken, big beef; We the people want them all.
@@PacWestFish why are you defending these companies lol
@@junros8647 Because they are the ones raping the ocean & over fishing. They are corporate greedy pigs‼️💯🤙🏽
Free Hawaii!!!!!
Yes! Especially after the horribly destructive wildfire that has killed and destroyed so much. Time to give back Hawaii to the original people!
Thank you for posting about this ongoing issue, please make more
Question ?? why hasn't the " outspoken " Senator from Hawaii ( Mazie Hirono) address these issues to help the people ??
Could be on the payroll to not speak.. and again I Could be wrong
Because she not Hawaiian.
The entire governing body has zero interest in helping native Hawaiians. There is only one program devoted to keeping Hawaiians home and bringing them back and it’s underfunded by the government and corrupt. Either way it’s not helping.
@@nakana_212 nothing but the truth
Yes Young Mother & Sis do not stop Reclaiming your Land & Humanity! It is Our job as indigenous people of the Earth to end Man-Made Poverty & feed & shelter God’s children as he intended! Reparations will help you all, they are important for US to Reclaim Our wealth & health! 🙏🏿😘
Sue the State of Hawai`i for not enforcing the laws. I grew up in Hawai`i, believe me, if anything will get their okoles moving, it's the prospect of losing money.
In most historical cases, we Europeans were the bad guys. We killed off the Tainos of the Caribbean, forced the Native Americans off their land, and now this. Hawaii has gotten so expensive now that lots of the natives are being forced to move away from their ancestral lands, or become homeless. It's basically a way of kicking indigenous people off their land when we want it. The American government builds all these monuments for Native American culture now that they already got what they wanted (even though the government guys would probably steal the land today if they didn't have it yet). When we don't have something that we want, we still take it. It's happening today.
Most of what the Europeans did was for their advancement in the country/land they went to (however, England, Spain, etc did benefit when the gold arrived). When Europeans began to leave Europe they were actually abandoning Europe. How many people refer to themselves as "Euro-canadian", or "Euro-austrailian", or "Euro-american"...? The descendants of the Europeans in the newly colonized lands were never "European" in their hearts. Those same European descendants would eventually go back to Europe and kill millions of real Europeans in the world wars and they continue to this day to contribute to the genocide of the real European people who had the balls not to immigrate and who never colonized or enslaved anyone. There is no such thing as a "European diaspora". The term "euro trash" is a product of "white" america.
Even though the past and present policies of colonization within the U.S. were put forth by "whites", these "whites" don't identify themselves as Europeans. Perhaps the Natives of the lands of the Americas should do what the Europeans did when they fought the Moors, Turks, Mongols and other invaders of Europe.
Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Never give up! Never give in! Honor the ancestors!
2022... The year that we the people oust corporate greed..? Maybe, take back our personal power and traditions..?
This is a sad story of what was done; and why those of us that grew up there that were Americans were so hated even though we had nothing to do with what the rich land developers were doing. If we had had any idea this was going on we would of tried to help them. My prayers are with them as I still consider Hawaii home since spent the first 14 years of my life there.
Wow, Polynesian people are brave. ❤
My Hawaiian 🌺 brothers and sisters u got this 👍🏽👍🏽🤙🏾🤙🏾
That's Capitalism for you.
Capitalism is also why youre on youtube
@@giovannicollazo-cruz2193 yeah we should have creators and viewers self manage the means of production no more ads or profit going to big tech! Good point comrade!
Hawaii people want to be their own nation. Call the colonial empire of the US for what it is and stop hiding behind "capitalism".
@@giovannicollazo-cruz2193 bs. all developers started from open source systems. Get that capitalist generalization out of here
@@chickensoup9869 indigenous people deserve sovereignty over their historic homelands
Beautiful humanity from 6:43 - 7:10. We all love you Grandma and thank You.
Your Kapuna guided you to your land! You felt the Kuleana! It’s in your DNA 🌺 You got the Koko!
I am Hawaiian to. The king also left our family a land award also!!!🎉 Allodial title fee simple🌺 on the big island.
Mahalo🙏🏽 proud of the ingenious people talking back what’s been stolen!
Ohana, fight for your aina
Love from New Zealand 🇳🇿
Corporate greed! It's got to stop!
Love that he's done this, all the best
This goes way back in hawaiian history...same thing happened on the island of oahu in ewa beach...Suger back then in demand especially to the Europeans. The only problem you needed alot of water to produce sugar.
I FREAKING KNEW sugar cane had to have become an issue for Hawaii.
You have to shame the companies and those involved in the 100 plus years of colonialism on Hawaii.
So inspirational on this story...hawaiians need their water to farm taro fields.
Aroha mai love from New Zealand
It dose not matter who's land you go you find the same thief
I hope you restore the land and get what is yours! Native Hawaiian’s have been getting screwed, give back what is theirs
WOW THIS Is REALLY SAD🙏🏾😢
Devine blessings to the young man and his Family.
this would have happened to the Itneg, Kalinga, Ifugao, Kankanaey, Ibaloi and all the other headhunter tribes if they hadn't stood up to the Spanish...the Americans tried to do this to the Philippines also but because the politics was diverse and the constant rebellion of the lowland Filipinos was so diverse, conquest of my country was all but impossible...we eventually got our freedom after WWII when we freed ourselves of the Japanese by proving how hard we will fight for our land....it's very cool to see that these Hawaiians farm their lands like we do...they are our brothers after all since they come from the Austronesian line that is the Taiwan and Filipino tribes.
Good for you sister never stop the fight.
Mahalo Kea kua for showing n teaching the people/ world what's been happening to us ,kanaka maolis
Everyone always talk about no stream flow, why no one put it back on the people that can actually do something about it? The county needs to install more water lines to their property. We pay absurd taxes, let’s use them the right way.
What happened in Canada?Indigenous people trying to fight big oil and preserve their land and trees, water and mineral resources. Their rights. WHAT happened in Greece then California and then Canada now Hawaii? Get it?
This is a great video. I will share it with others. Mahalo for this information.
I hate what people do to take, most people dont want to share it with other, but take some det cord and get rid of that lock and chain
Very good! Now take down those foreign European British flags, and fly your own family Indigenous flag.
God bless this man kanealii I’m all for him his kuliana is my kuliana
✨🌎 Lyn Scott & her Hawaii ancestors & families relatives are True Human Heroes ❣️🌀
Disgusting! We all know who fault this is.
@@Lina-cp5qf USA! Illegally occupying Hawai'i nei
@@Lina-cp5qf pale faces
White folks 🙄😒😑
@@inmyownwords9798 In my own words the truth is sin of Greed and selfishness. And that means all cultures and races. Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and come short of the Glory of GOD! SINNERS need to be saved by JESUS CHRIST and he is the only one that can change people's hearts, souls, and minds. And the ones that do not have JESUS lives by the lust of the flesh and they will die in their sins. JESUS is our only hope in this wicked world.
@@deannalindsey7888 oh yeah and the facts of the case here is what white people have done & are presently doing. I'm a Bible believer myself. Jesus is the Christ, the lion of Judah. Check out the books of Obadiah and Joel to see what they say about Edom. Do you know who Edom is? It would behoove you to study it. It's absolutely amazing that we can believe on Christ and be saved. I know that I need a redeemer. Now you have a good read on Edom, here's a clue. She wants to make her home amongst the stars... quoting scripture my dear, it's in there.. one group of people fit in the category
This makes me cry. Corporate America is FULL of GREED. So sad.
This why we need people like Julius Malèna in every country to keep reminding people about who the real owners of the land are
This is disgraceful what there doing to these people who own the rights of this water and they just take and take what they want for there interest and not there people's best interest for there ... Heritage ... Sound like what they did to the Indians they took and kill them , Stay strong People and fight for what is yours and 20 years later get in there ...Faces.... And be heard don't back down from them God Bless
Especially for what they also did to the Eskimos
They’ve done this to every indigenous ppls throughout history for greeds sake❗️Every Billionaire is white, go figure‼️💯🤙🏽
Keep strong together. With your lands water and knowledge in your dna plus generations of heritage. Crops will grow feed all islanders. Stomp out homelessness though helping each other. I hope you get all the losses plus interest for all the years this was stolen from ancestors 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
That flowing water is not only for some but for evryone..
Stayjoyful&besmart!..
GOOD FOR YOU ....our brave, courageous and Aloha Hawaiians!
Money over people. Corporate greed is the plague of the world.
This is happening on the main land too with other farming and farmers .
And as a tourist we are so ignorent of the area no matter where we go . I stay home now .
I hate what i see whats happening every where .
Thankyou for the report of what's really happening .
We need to get every local kid to discover their genealogy and take Hawaii into Hawaiian hands
Thanks for sharing this
Mahalo for this thoughtful report. Say what you will, Hawaii has been an occupied nation since 1893 and it still is. There is a huge Hawaiian diaspora on the mainland and there is a terrible need
for Kalo because it is a staple in the Hawaiian diet & it is a sustainable crop. I just saw a video about Amazon buying 2 large parcels of land on Oahu for distribution centers. So if anyone wonders
about that in relation to this story, we understand how monopolies and billionaires who spend their profits on frivolous projects,like space travel in the face of ongoing houselessness & hunger.
Keep fighting and continue to reach out to those other displaced peoples like American Indians and Black folks and Poor white folks. There is plenty of support out there.
Where is the heir to the thrown of the Hawaiian Monarch? They should declare independence from the USA.
Sweet Love, I believe Japan owns Hawaii Look up where one of the Senators is born Mazie Hirono
Way to go brother.thanks
You forget Big Sugar led to the overthrow and annexation of Hawaii
What's new? Rich ones have been stealing from rightful owners through government regulations for years.
I would work with engineers to slowly but steady open up the sources.. its really unusual to see dry land like this in a tropical region. Its disturbing to be real.
Since i was a child i loved and dreamed about this region.. its folks, its way of life. I was not dreaming about u.s american culture.
I wish I had some native land somewhere. Most of us are born homless, live homeless and die with nothing anyway
Why do you people always want what us black and brown people have and kill us for it?
Love the video , this stuff still goes on!!!! It just makes me mad!! That islanders are so nice some times!!!! When we need to stand up!!! Because 20+ years to get what is yours???? Wtf is that!!! And it's not because they don't have enough people sort it out! They are just lining there own pockets
Maui Pine built a fence and just stole the land through adverse possession.
E’O!! Kanaka✊🏼
Plenty of space over here! A lot actually!❤
Kualoa Ranch also built a fence and stole the land through adverse possession from Hawaiians.
I tried to share this on my FB page but it has been flagged by someone on FB as offensive! The censorship of kånaka maoli voices still continues!
I don't understand how water which comes from the rain can be restricted to certain people. Its a natural resource; that would be like restricting people to sunshine or wind...
Not according to the White Americans...so sad they have stolen from everyone and everywhere!🤢
Can’t the sugar plantation just build desalinization plants on the coast and use ocean water to water their crops? I’d assume that would be cheaper than years of legal fees…
They should build desalinization plants to replace the water that they stole from the local farmers ‼️💯🤙🏽
We need an army or an organization that fights for the rights of the people being abused for their lack of knowledge...those in power use the excuse of progress to exile rights away from the native....I could imagine how badly things were taken from people before when there were no cameras and journalists like you to help...you are hope that we can trust media and journalists....Israel has land reclamation laws maybe Hawaii should enforce this law
Big suger did the same to the people of the Dominacan and much of the Caribbean as well.
i keep seeing this over and over and even going through the legal way may not even help in stopping this....
It's time for America to repent.... so many offenses. Get out of Hawaii, Alaska even, other native areas, Puerto Rico, give Texas back & pay the descendants of the enslaved.
Hey, all, I'm looking for a certain commercial from about February-March 1998.
It has a young Hawaiian woman narrating it, and we see her as a child on the island. In one scene we see whr wearing a blue buttoned sleeveless top..
Anyone remember something like that?
now have to fight a whole city from the diversion back
Did the Kings and Queens of Hawaii benefit from indentured servitude?
Is it possible to demand independence?
Haha
I hate to see Hawaiis life blood getting pumped away for tourism and big business
Keep fighting.
Fight for Hawaiian lands and water.