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This isn't anything new. The rich people buy land in every beautiful part of the world and the locals in those places live in worse and worse conditions until finally they decide to leave their beautiful home to pursue a chance for a better life. Happens in places like Thailand, Hawaii, Greece, South Italy, Maldives and many many more places.
Scotland to omg it’s so annoying, my mums house which she recently managed to buy has increased in value by 150k in two years due to air bnb and second homes
My town outlawed Airbnb. Boy were the rich people SO upset, but the mayor explained to them, who is going to be the firemen, policemen, teachers, nurses, doctors, restaurant staff, grocery store staff? Who is going to be your in-home nurse as you age? If you don’t let people live here, then there will be no one to keep society functioning. Our city council values the function of our town more than the money. The problems we are facing are do to corruption and greed. I hope and pray that more leaders in America can be brave and tell the rich, too bad, but we have to function as a society. I am proud of my town for standing up for itself and I wish more towns could do the same. My heart aches for Hawaii, I pray that things can get better for them someday. ❤🙏
hi! so, dolphins are extremely smart animals and show easy signs of stress, depression, etc. when they know that there’s no predators and they have the place to themselves, they do enjoy it. places like those in hawaii do take care of them well, and i know many of them only take rescues.
As a native Hawaiian not in Hawai‘i, the part of the video that said there are more Hawaiians outside of Hawai‘i than in it made me cry. Thanks for making this video, I love that you interviewed multiple perspectives.
Ummm….why? Are you one of those gatekeepers that thinks everything belongs to you? Or you just don’t appreciate things unless they’re in a niche little group, so you can seem quirky? Hawaii is a tiny group of islands, compared to the rest of the world. A tiny group of islands that has managed to grow and expand well beyond their own geographic borders. That’s a bad thing?!?! People aren’t leaving Hawaii. The population of Hawaii is consistently +/- 1-2%…like it always has been. Just in the last 30 years, the population has DOUBLED! There’s more Hawaiians in Hawaii…as well as the rest of the world. And you think that’s a bad thing??? Do you want to force them all to stay and start building houses on stilts and mega skyscrapers all over Hawaii to accommodate a doubled population in 30 more years???? This type of gatekeeping / virtue signaling is weird and doesn’t make sense. Maybe you can make it make sense?
lol…imagine a rare tree species, that has a lot of good herbal qualities. It actually makes you live longer! There’s only a dozen of them, and they’re isolated on an island forest in the middle of the Pacific. One day people start seeing them all over the world. They’re in the deserts and mountains and different forests all over the world. The dozen in the pacific are still there…and actually there’s now 24 where there used to be 12. But there’s also a bunch all over the world. You’d be mad at that??? You’d want that tree to remain isolated and quarantined on its little island in the pacific??? Again…why the gatekeeping??
@@sendthis9480Do you not know about the effects of colonialism my dude? Bigger doesnt always equal better. They are indigenous people who are being financially forced out their homeland. What is not making sense to you?
@@julezthealien2467 Colonialism?!?! Ummm…yeah. Like when the Tahitians sailed to the now-called-Hawaiian Islands, and kicked out all the inhabitants and took the land for themselves? Then…for the next thousand years they even worship a fake god called “Ku”…which literally translates to “snatcher of land”….because he stole all the land that is now called Hawaii. THAT colonialism? Or…just the kind that fits your narrative??
@@julezthealien2467 Bro, everyone is too polite to point out the hypocrisy. That's the way the world was. Noncolonialists were also colonizing. They were the losers. It is only recently that borders are respected, except by China, Russia etc. We cannot go back and make Kamehameha not push people off the Pali to conquer, er, unite, the islands.
@@cursedboyir they are disgusting and sh|t is everywhere. they arent real Hawaiians but they pretend they are so they get special treatment as "victims"
@@creagin5653 nah, they want power and a new 2023 lifted Tundra on 38" tires with a booming sound system......and then have no money for their kid's college so their kids are stuck in the same low-paying situation when they grow up. It's like the island versions of n|qqazs in the hood with the new rides, sound systems, and 22" chromes. Dey kids stay starvin tho. It's a fcked up mindset.
Foreals! I’ve been so homesick that I’ve been looking at photos and videos of Oahu from back in the days. Seeing how the airport, Chinatown, and Waikiki looked back then made me sad. The rest of the island too. I now know how all the elders feel seeing how much their hometowns have changed.
This is the same story that is affecting every desirable community in America. Property investors with access to cheap capital have destroyed the American lifestyle ruining communities and forcing families to scatter.
It’s not the same story because our Hawaiian lifestyle and culture are being threatened by all this, and on top of that yes, the nice aspects of American culture that have inevitably rubbed of on us as well. And before you say “the US gave you modern technology”, go look up who had electricity in their Capitol first, the US or the Kingdom of Hawaii. In fact, if you are unfamiliar, learn about the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom, the Republic of Hawaii, and the Territory of Hawaii. Learn about how much the overthrow impacted Native Hawaiians and non-Native Kingdom subjects as well.
The real problem is that Boomers sell for top dollar instead of passing down the property that they inherited to their children. First generation to do this to their own children across the board in history and it’s ruined the futures of younger generations, by making buying a home completely out of reach.
@@JamminWithKapuit's deplorable it's happening in Hawaii, but it does happen to other places where there's no limit on how many properties one person can own, and where there's a great scenery or beach, close to nature, or high in the mountains. There's always an indigenous culture being driven out. Not just America.
Aww don't be mad, the whole world warned you how your American dream is a nightmare. Remember to hate the Commies, while the Capitalist are the property investors ruining communities. Please keep your dreaming in USA.
Last scene broke me. Tyler talking about cost of land, other rich people, money money money, then cuts to old guy just looking out onto the land. He's preserving it, keeping it pure and untainted, unpolluted. Carrying on a spirit, a soul much older than his. His people live on through him. There's more to life than chasing numbers, more numbers, bigger, more. Inherited will, ideas and dreams that live on through you. Culture, traditions more ancient than the written word. An unseen torch that quietly endures for thousands of years. It's not something easily described. Je ne sais quoi.
@@mlk-8U well, Hawaiians are cry babies that expect special treatment even though almost every country/continent/region in the world has experienced some type of overthrow.
Dear Dude or Dudess, what can we do about it? I have slowly a feeling, that we have to unite and fight in some ways. For example, the corporations have forgotten, that they value nothing, if we (aka consumer power) don't buy their products, etc. This means, we can have a direct impact on some business, by literally not doing anything. This unfortunately doesn't apply that easily to the real estate market, but at least we could try to change the greedy world! What would you do and where would you start?
@@BobWileyAKA52Blue Nope, nein, não, non, nej, нет) In the same way I could write, that if you are writing that comment, please give up and don't respond to people. But now, since you are obviously active on YT: what would you do? I have answers about consumerism, but I have no idea, how to fight corporations in real estate, how to unite the crowd and how to cure greed in people..
@@SlavkaZhuravka You can't fight real estate ownership unless you go out of the U.S. America is a capitalist country where successful entrepreneurship is rewarded with more power and capital. Look at Trump and what he accomplished. Communism could dictate real estate but would anyone want to live in a communist state?
Hard to watch this without crying. Born and raised on Molokai, live on almost every island. Decided Lahaina was going to be my forever home in 2018. The fire took something from me that I can never get back.
This was amazing. Mahalo for making this video and being so respectful to everyone that was in the video. Great host to watch and listen to. It's a side of Hawai'i that people dont want to talk about but you did it with grace and respect. Awesome job!
I am Polynesian/White (Hawaiian, Maori, German) from Kahuku on Oahu, a rural farm town. Leaving the island for the U.S. was the best move I made. I stayed as long as I could but left in my mid-20s. The job market is abysmal, the cost of rent sucks, the cost of food is far worse than the mainland, and its an hour drive in any direction just to get propper shopping needs met. People in my village constantly cry and complain about rich "Haoles" (Whites) and "Pa'ke" (Asian) buying up all the land and houses, which is true, but all the crying and moaning about the annexation isn't going to change anything. One of the biggest annoyances to me is the cultural hi-jacking of Hawaiian and all things Polynesian by local Asians who are not Polynesian. There is a big difference between being "local" and being "Native Hawaiian + Born and Raised". The Kamehameha school system is ridden with Asians who have no real blood ties to Hawaii, all of the richest locals are 3rd gen Japanese, Chinese, or mixed Asian from the sugar cane industrial farming days where corporations controlled Hawaii shortly before the annexation. Even within real native Hawaiians, there is no love between the towns. Kahuku only gets along with Laie/Hauula and the Ko'olau region towns and north Oahu is treated as a weekend playground for yuppies and townee locals. The land is cursed. Hawaii's history is laced with treachery and carnage. King Kamehameha employed muskets to dominate and conquer to establish his monarchy and his seed, to include David Kalākaua, who did more to destroy Hawaiian language and tradition more than anyone else, were all in bed with the British crown. Hawaiians have always been divided and contentious amongst each other. Growing up, all I did was tend to the beach land that we stewarded in Kahuku due to ties with cambell estate, we stewarded a good amount of Kahuku beach and worked ceaselessly to remove the rampant polution caused by the Japanese, their plastic trash and sea vessels. Hours, months, and years of cutting industrial fishing net off the ocean reef. What were other Hawaiians doing? Drinking Heineken, working Construction and backyard MMA, and then killing each other in street fights or driving down town to go beat up Marines.
I fully agree. Super complex issues at stake here. There won't be any silver bullets, but hopefully land use reforms can be done in the future to facilitate those like you to return some day. I worked my whole career here and raised my family here too, but right now it's anyone guess if my children's children will be able to remain here. Good luck!
Ah, a fellow ex-inmate of Kahuku High School I see. Yep on the Windward Side an elite job is cleaning hotels rooms at Pat's In Punalu'u. And I think Pat's changed over to being condos now so there's not even that.
@@friedrichhoffmann4248 well, Hawaiians are cry babies that expect special treatment even though almost every country/continent/region in the world has experienced some type of overthrow.
Well this system of the west isn't broken it's working exactly as intended. Classic ruling class exploiting working people. Just with less force and more delusion nowadays. Late stage, capatalist, distopia.
Hawaii is no different than CA, New York, Idaho, Florida , Tennessee, etc. Rich people flood into nice places, prices go up, people are forced to move.
There is a difference tho. They are natives getting screwed over by rich white americans. California is just filled with immigrants and urbanised people.
The old lady with the orange hat, and no teeth said she quit her job because she wanted her freedom. But then turn around and expects free handouts, free places to live. Amazing.
The last person he interviewed is truly a gem. Uncle Walter on top. The way he spoke, it gave me goosebumps. Although I am far from being Hawaiian, it is sad to see such a culturally rich population having to go through this
You can’t say all Hawaii !! Just like every state in every country there is an area infested with drugs and homeless. It’s true the ultra rich such as Oprah cause prices to rise. Prices rise everywhere ex California
@@mattskustomkreations Yeah those episodes truly shined a whole different light on Hawaii, but that's what we needed to know and see, not just the tourist attractions.
Compton actually used to be a white upper middle class community, and then they all moved out of the area after black families started moving in back in the 50's. They really moved out after the riot in 65.
Please don't stop doing these videos. The honest and upfront journalism and interviews from both sides really helps people understand deeper than what we're told by the mainstream media
Yknow I used to work for a Hawaiian hotel. It was a call center job so I wasn’t actually in Hawaii but the caller didn’t know that. It was a very expensive hotel and people could be very uppity about it. One of the worst parts was when the entire island of Maui was on fire. Our hotel was on a different island so we had a lot of last minute bookings. People who had booked hotels on Maui were now booking at our hotel. But despite the huge loss of life and people’s homes, not a single customer cared about the fires. Instead they mainly complained that our hotel or island wasn’t as good as Maui and how much of a headache it was for them to change their plans. There was NO MENTION of the locals or a shred of sympathy for what they were going through. Keep in mind they’re speaking to someone that could be stationed in Hawaii and have friends and family on Maui. But nope no sympathy. Needless to say I left that job. Tourist should leave Hawaii not the locals.
You sound incredibly gay Might as well get your panties in a twist because you could have been some Indian who was related to that doctor who got graped to death by their colleagues and interns at a hospital lma
That's how cold hearted people had become 😢 .... If they know what's coming soon, 😢and that they themselves could become homeless or worse. Soon the world would be judged according to their deeds 😢
Hawaii needs the tourists since tourism is a really big part of their yearly economy. Also, not everyone watches the news or keeps current with world events, many people complaining about their changes in the reservations may not have even known about the fires.
@@sfoster1186 yeah they need tourists because they stripped the land of everything they needed to be self sufficient-- also grasping for straws to justify people being "naive" about an actual hazard they would've been notiified about while browsing where the'yd go during their "vacation" is a super whiite thing to do no cap
Yeah while it'll NEVER happen I'd love a land back "right of first refusal" deal with native Hawaiians like what some Native American communities have or are working towards.
I knew someone who grew up in Kauai. He told me one could leave a pickup truck with a bed full of goods parked on the street overnight, and no one would steal or mess with anything. Probably much different since then.
I was just passing through on military orders a few days ago and was at Pearl Harbor. I was shocked to see the amount of homelessness. The locals were very friendly and receptive, but touched on basically every point here. It’s really sad to see. As a foreigner, it would be a dream to live in such a beautiful place, but not at the native’s expense
@@malachi-out of touch take as the island found relative peace after King Kamehameha united the islands, the turn happened after the involvement of Dole
Its the latest trend & its literally sweeping the nation. No denying rents are out of control but looking at & talking to most they got behind the eight ball w/ drugs & laziness. If they were just homeless they still keep their area & self clean. I did
@@justkon1789no one lives in the homes. One guy was looking at a room I had available because he uses his house as a Airbnb. Hawaiian living in QLD Australia 🌏🦘
You know how everyone flocked to california in the 1800s for that gold rush and then in the 70s to become famous and then it all went to shit? Hawaii is experiencing that right now.
that history is a lie. The lazer beam tech on laihaina is proof that these elites have far reaching ability stretching way back to even 1871 chicago fires with photoproof of melted bricks. they are prparing for the phoenix event where in past old world buildings sank with half buried windows worldwide not recorded in recent history. the world is a scam but us slave class are waking up after the zombie sauce event that took so many people.
it’s almost comparable to Florida in that sense too. we’re essentially getting priced out now due to the same things: influx of outsiders moving in, greedy Air BNB hosts who own 5+ properties along the state🥲 etc. out of state residents also don’t appreciate our natural attributes like natives do. similar to the complaints received from Hawaii about littering
I'm from Hawaii, and can definitely say its tough making a living without having to either family or renting a bedroom with a full time job. Knowing someone who had a 2nd job after their full time and still could only afford to rent 1 bedroom. Minimum wage there is terrible & I manage to move off the islands to the mainland where I shockingly afford rent, food & bills without struggling compare to Hawaii. My mom & grandmother weren't to keen on me leaving, but understood why. I can only dream things get better one day, just for families & our huge homeless situation..
My great aunt was Hawaiian and grew up on Oahu. She said she never went to school and spent all day on the beach. When I visited her she owned a house on the north beach, a humble, homey house, I loved it. She was married to my great Uncle, 30 years her senior, a Norwegian. They were married for years, until he passed away. After that she moved to Washington state to live with her adopted son. It must have been wonderful growing up in Hawaii on the beach.
Totally uneducated comment. I’m half Black and have owned farmland and my family lives by the beach in Cali… we did grow up in Inglewood and Compton though. I get her point but the delivery was kinda off. Black people can relate to Hawaiians by way of trauma almost more than anybody. Oh and as an O- blood donor I’ve saved plenty of Hawaiian lives and contribute to local causes. Who would wanna be anything other than what they were born as??
I'm in the Marine Corps and my first duty station was Hawaii for 4 years. I really fell in love with the culture. My wife and I met a lot of locals who consider us family and we still talk to them today. Hawaii is a beautiful place, please go there with respect and learn. Mahalo 🤙🏽
Born and raised in hawaii. The beginning really shows how some hawaiian people are. Please don't let that taint your opinion of locals. You go out and ask any person with hawaiian blood and every single one of them will claim they're descended from royalty. Ain't a single one gonna say they descended from the working class people.
I lived there for first 7 years of my life, my parents said mortgage was 2,300 to live there, on the second biggest island, now an apartment there is 2000 dollars, it’s crazy how exspensive it is now
Because of work, we lived on Oahu for one year, in 1971. We lived in a modest neigborhood. The people were proud to be Hawaiians, even if they only had a quarter of Hawaiian blood, or not at all, in them, They were beautiful people, welcoming, friendly, hard working but easy going. That was before foreign big money started buying property all over Hawaii, no doubt at a premium, making it impossible to refuse. (my guess). I have revisited once, 30 years later. Honolulu had become a concrete slum of high rises. The pali has been cut horizontally to make a road, looking like an open wound. The black sand beach off another island had vanished. And now, I hear that real Hawaiians have to come to the mainland to servive? So sad. I will never go back.
15:20”If you live in the hood do you call yourself black?” Tyler: “No”. She goes on to referencing black people living in Compton. This woman is so ignorant but wants people to respect her culture. I’m black and never lived in “the hood”. If you want to be respected, be respectful. Hawaii has always been special to me . I got married on Maui. My aunt lived there many years and embraced the culture . This woman’s ignorance was really upsetting to me.
Bro I was just about to say the exact same thing… that’s fucking horrible “we need help” but you just said when you quit your job you gained your freedom?? 🥴 go be free
She did follow it up by saying there are people out there who have jobs. Which is true. I live in West Hawai'i and there are choke people who sleep in their car on Ane Keohokalole every night and go to work every morning.
Over on the reddit hawaii forums a guy from singapore couldn't understand why hawaii couldn't become another singapore. He was truly baffled why hawaii hasn't gone anywhere economically. He should have watch this
Hawaii is not it's own country that can do whatever. There's only so many things that states can do by themselves. It absolutely could become something like Singapore but that would require some very radical changes and the population will protest it and may get shaken up.
Sending love to my Hawaiin brothers and sisters. Took a DNA test and I'm related ofcorse ofcorse lol. New Zealand maori here. We're fighting for our land too, the colonisers was to change the deal now. Thank you for support, I saw all the love. Sending Aroha from NZ
I lived off grid in Maui with my mom for 4 months. I got to see the dark reality of Maui. The drug epidemic, the homelesness, the anger and resentment. Not to mention my mother was actively using and moving meth, so her company and boyfriends were not the most friendly. Had a lot of scary encounters. The island was absolutely beautiful and the locals can be so so sweet, however I'm glad I eventually came to my senses and went home.
Getting involve with drugs as a family member don’t end well and you made the best move. Sorry to hear about your situation and I hope you can get your mom out too.
I was homeless for 3 years after graduating from college. I put in over 3,000 Job applications. The response rate in my home state was about 7%, the rest of the contiguous United States = 15%, But the Response Rate From Jobs I Applied to In Hawai'i Was 85%. I Even Had a Job Interview Before I Even Left My Home State! So I Flew Out to Hawai'i As a Homeless Man and within 5 months Had a New Car, And In 8 Months I Was Living In Maui Lani In Kahului. The Only Reason That I'm Not Still There Is That I Fell Ill. Yes, There Is Some Bad. But For Me the Good Outweighed the Bad.
@@RobertPlatinum The definition of insanity is repeating the same thing and expecting a different result. Did you spend any time researching how to effectively get a job or build a captivating resume? Did you put in any personal growth to be an asset instead of just looking to collect a check and do bare minimum? Did you go talk to people face to face and ask what they expect from you so you can get hired and learn and keep a job? If you go talk to people and actually take steps to improve yourself and learn, you’ll be amazed at the opportunities that will come. Nobody is responsible for you but you. Stay away from drugs and alcohol they never lead to anything good. I promise. This coming from a former bartender and Nightclub cocktail waitress. Two years sober, not an addict or anything. But its amazing how that alone changed my life and I built two business because I put my time into that instead. about a year ago I asked for God, repeatedly and I was answered and that again changed my life in all the right ways, lifelong atheist, party girl to Christian mom, business owner, happy wife. Your life is what YOU put into it, and what you ask God for guidance from. If you’re not ready to understand God, at least take the steps to get yourself bettered :) God bless!
@@lvnn6198 Thank You for Your Reply. Yes, I Did Everything That You Suggested. During the Three Years That I Mentioned I Got Professional Help Revising My Resume. I Revised My Resume Eight Times. I Ironed My Suit, Every Morning, While I Was Living In the Shelter, And I Walked Around Downtown Speaking w/ Managers, Owners, As Well As Employees Searching for Work. I Handed Out Resumes and Applied for Jobs In Person As Well As Online. I Read Nearly Eighty Books w/ Subjects Including Body Language, Interviewing, Personal Finance, Corporate Finance, Investment and Security Analysis, And Generational Wealth Management.
@@lvnn6198 I Obtained Three Separate Jobs At Different Points In Time While I Was Homeless. On the Last Job That I Had Prior to Moving to Maui, I Was a Shipping Clerk for the Medical Division of a Local Company. I Kept Track of Inventory In Peachtree Accounting Software, Now Called Sage. I Was Formally Trained To Use That Software In Undergrad. I Filed Daily Reports w/ My Supervisor. I Coordinated Priority Shipments w/ the National Sales Manager. I Did Quality Control On the Products. I DESIGNED the Layout of the Warehouse for the Medical Division. I Did a Return On Investment Analysis for My Supervisor. Started a Project Management Plan for a Project That I Was Assigned for the Company. The Vice President of The Company Said That NONE of His Supervisors or Managers Were Capable of Performing the Duties That I Was Performing. I Was Paid $7.75/hr. for That Work and received a Nickel Raise After My First Year. That Was in 2010-2011.
As a HAWAIIAN who lives in HAWAII, I do not agree with what that girl had to say about America. Of course us being illegally annexed and having our land stolen is horrible, but any other country with guns could've done the same thing AND treat us much worse than America. Imagine if Imperial Japan decided to conquer us! As much as I wish Hawaii could be independent, we are Americans who enjoy the same rights as Americans who live in the mainland. Foreigners, when you come to visit, visit with respect! Know the history of the land and the people who live there!
I had asked this question just a minute ago. Does anyone think the islands would still be a series of little kingdoms being left alone? Hardly seems possible.
Colonised mind! Ehhh it's bad but it could be worse! Words of the weak. No European country has this going on or your mindset! America as we know today is not America and was also colonised!
I live in rural Canada and the minimum house price is $1M. The housing crisis reaches far and wide. There is no reasonable explanation other than the government wants to limit home ownership.
Explanation is actually super easy. Greedy people with money that buy and rent/sell houses for so much that normal people can not afford to get into real estate, thus they are protecting their own business by keeping normal people poor because they spend all their money on housing
As an example, Canada brings in half a million people a year (mostly multi generational families who pool finances) in an environment with limited to no housing. These new comers can afford higher real estate prices due to multiple generations living under the same roof vs. standard 2 adult households, this has resulted in astronomical house prices within 2 hours of core city centres. Another issue is large REIT companies and foreign investors buying up properties to rent, further exacerbating the problem.
Hawaii needs to create some type of law or bill that only allows those that have lived here for significant amount of time, say 7 years in order to be able to purchase a home in Hawaii
I feel like that would fix a lot of the issues. Mainlanders moving to hawaii wouldn't be such an issue if they had to rent from a local for like 7 years before they can buy their own house. Then only the people serious about staying will ever own property there. And no AirBnB's.
or perhaps independence from the US and instead become a protectorate, lease Pearl Harbor and the other military facilities for 100 years. once the Hawaiians have independence they could write the rules.
Fr I didn't watch him that much but then one video he just started asking good insightful questions and actually went for the journalistic route and now I watch almost all the new ones
I’m Hawaiian by blood (Hawaiian, Chinese, Filipino), born and raised in Hawaii for the first 11 years of my life, until my mom remarried into military and whisked me and my sisters away to California. We grew up at my Tutus house on Makaha valley rd (the now dilapidated green house next to the jehovah church) and went to school at Kamaile elementary. The last time I visited home my heart was immediately broken. The beautiful views I once could enjoy from the highway was obstructed by high rises, beaches I once frequented were now inaccessible because it belonged to some rich mainlander. My dad lives in Kapolei and is struggling to make ends meet. His neighbor recently decided to sell his home and it went for almost 2 million dollars! My dad is definitely tempted to say the least, but Oahu is his home and he’s a stubborn Hawaiian. Luckily my grandparents and my dad have their own companies and have land that was passed down from our ancestors, otherwise I don’t think they would have survived this long out there.
And you prefer thebrothers like most Polynesian women do...how you gonna pretend to be about your culture, but hug and flirt with the brothers at work? Then y'all act surprised when stories like Laau Jordan Laulusa pay the toll for choosing to be friendluy with the brothers haha, no wonder they took over the HI islands
I heard some people treat Black people weirdly there. Not surprised saying stuff like that. Statements like that feeds into that negative narrative Black people=Hood people/Ignorant or less fortunate. To be almost a character trait for people with ties to the original indigenous people of African and i don't mean only America.
a community thats full of mansions that are empty. billionaires own land and island for an excess and ordinary people are left with nothing. total chaos
Something I watch people going through abandoned homes here on UA-cam, I’m shocked at the amount of abandoned mansions there are in this country!!! absolutely absurd!
Yup, even crazier how much land they buy every time a “disaster” happens too…..I’m sure all that money the rock and opera made is gonna build a really cool pool….
Hawaii is going to crumble. If it’s going to end up with just rich mainlanders taking up residence there, then who’ll be left to work the lower end jobs which the local economy is built on?
Lotta dolphins are born in captivity (which, yeah, also kinda wrong), or are injured and wouldn't survive elsewhere. Idk if that's the case for those dolphins, but generally I agree. Very "Free Willy" vibes
My thoughts exactly. Under the current administration things have just gone downhill. Homelessness is normal. I saw a person doing crazy stuff and looking on the brink of death the other day. I went to call the cops and then saw a cop standing right next to them doing nothing. Tweaking out on drugs is normal now and cops can’t do anything in major cities. All major cities are turning into Gotham I swear
As someone who was born and raised in Hawaii, this is an accurate picture of what Hawaii is, kudos to him for interviewing Kanaka Maoli and local people. Much better job than what Nick Johnson did on Hawaii.
@@grimsonforce7504 exactly you have to think generations have been on that island the rat race is so apparent both sides going to extremes to give the illusion of conflict when in reality they both just fuck the little guy the middle and lower class citizens one day imma buy polyneasian land and help our people. (im priced outta paradise) and no person can try to tell me the people are lazy theyre tired and need help these rich whites in the comments just wanna kick the poor and needy down.
Yep, $1300 isnt that crazy, especially considering it's Hawaii. I love in a tiny town in Oregon and have a friend that pays $900/mo for a studio that has a bathroom but no kitchen.
The average mainland American much less the average Hawaiian cannot afford a $760k home. Hawai'i IS by far the most beautiful state out of the 50... especially Maui. It's a true paradise❤ Great video!
Took my family on vacation to Maui a couple months ago. I totally forgot about the fires when I booked, I booked through Costco as the package was several thousand cheaper than the other islands. All things aside we had an AMAZING TIME. All the locals we met loved us, but I will say we were super respectful and asked a lot of questions and listened to their plight. On one side of the main road was beautiful beaches and perfectly maintained properties and golf courses, right on the other side of the street was completely decimated neighborhoods it was surreal to see. I own small businesses so I talked with several business owners and made sure to book everything I did through them and we talked about business in Maui. Even the locals are looking to move away, they just don't know how to do it and financially survive. But literally entire local neighborhoods where the majority of the locals were living were completely gone, like 10 blocks of houses gone and 30 feet away was a perfect golf course green as can be. I see why they have a hatred towards mainlanders. Wish I could post my pics here.
Sounds like all tourist areas are having same issues Hawaii is just harder to leave because it is an island And if the government wants your land they will get it one way or another
I USED TO WONDER WHAT I GOTTA DO TO BE HAWAIIAN. I KNOW NOW, WHEN I GET UP IN THE MORNING, I AM HAWAIIAN, WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES AND GO TO SLEEP, I AM HAWAIIAN. ALOHA KE AKUA. GOD IS LOVE
i lost my home on maui in the wildfires last year, life couldn’t be worse. i have no friends, no job, i graduated school and i live with my parents, i miss my people and i miss my home. im currently landlocked and going insane because i can’t see the ocean horizon, i really hate the way the world works.
I became homeless about two weeks ago when I broke up with my partner. I have a job, I don't use drugs or drink. Rent is too expensive for one. I never thought I would be homeless in Australia.
@@PokrPro21He says he has a job, and internet isn't that expensive. He could also be using a library computer as most of them are free for public use.
Sorry about what you are going through. About 15yrs ago I was homeless for a few months, I know how bad it sucks and how it looks like there is no light at the end of the tunnel but I promise it will get better. The best advice I can give you is to start going after a job that will pay you more than you are making now I know its not easy but its doable, that is your best option. Even if you think you may not be qualified, go after the job anyways. And one more thing, once you get back on your feet, start saving in Bitcoin and do some research and learn about what Bitcoin is. Take care brother.
Airbnb is a problem for sure, suddenly my neighbourhood is full of airbnb. A drunk guy staying in an airbnb thought he was staying in our place, started banging to open the door.
It's pretty eye opening that basic 2-3 bedroom houses here in Oregon are now priced at +/- $600,000 easily.. Whether it's Hawaii, or Oregon, it makes NO Sense how things can continue to "Function" like this.. What is their goal from here? We always hear about inflation, oh prices HAVE to increase because inflation But in reality, How do they think any of this can continue to exist in this highly disconnected, out of touch, Dysfunctional manner..? We are operating in a way that cannot last. Our system operating how it is can only end up tearing itself apart. It's not a system built to efficiently effectively function. It's frustrating as all hell
That is exaclty their goal. The ones doing it know it isn't sustainable. Same reason why migration numbers are exploding. Even if everyone coming into the country were brain surgeons and engineers able to afford to buy homes, and not need tax payer funded resources to survive. Simple supply and demand would drive home prices up.
It's a parasite that eats away at itself. At the rate things are going, it's going to cost $6000. base to rent a one-bedroom apartment, $12,000. for a two bedroom... Some studio condos are already selling for $700,000. and up. To be upper-middle-class now, one has to be a millionaire. Interestingly enough the ancient scrolls said this would happen in our time.
As a Hawaii local I can say that majority of people arent racist/disrespectful to white people (that didn't do nothing bad) like the guy in the red. Most are also okay with tourists but if you do come, don't act like you own the place, leave it better than you found it. If you become a neusence and disrespect the land and people that's when you become a problem.
I lived here and i had to leave before I even graduated because it was getting so bad; I was literally getting bullied for my race. I got beat up Sopohmore year by a person I didn't even know. i never even talked to him or talked about him at all. he told me "we don't like you here" or "Im a privileged b*tch" while 99% of people at my school dressed way nicer than me and had way more expensive clothes then me. while I was wearing shorts from Walmart. and by the way its nuisance*. Racism isn't ok no matter who you are
they absolutely are. i live in a tourist town myself so i know how to appropriately act & conduct myself when i visit other places. me and my family experienced first hand racism multiple times. while there’s plenty of awesome & welcoming locals, there’s just as many racist ones
Agree to disagree with this spent three years stationed there half the time even if I showed respect and interest in learning culture still got called a howlie and told to go home but the ones who did show me the same respect and teach me were very kind 75% of the islands income is tourist and military personnel
"if you live in the hood would you call yourself black?" that's the most ignorant thing I've heard, do es she know how many white people live in the hood? smh 15:21
All commoner Hawaiians were slaves to the royal class. All land was owned by the royalty. No commoner could own anything, so this is the reason why most had a hard time dealing with a concept of land ownership. The royal class were ancestors of Tahitians who invaded and enslaved the native Hawaiians in the 17th century. The royals kept themselves in power by imposing a strict set of "kapu" rules. Violation of any rule, no matter how trivial, was death. Violators were sent to a central slaughter house where their meat was harvested and their bones made into things like fishhooks. It was quite an industry where nothing was wasted.
@SideYardCat As had been repeated all around the world, including Hawaii, the tribe that sucked up to Britain colonist first received British weapons in trade. That tribe then went to conquer their neighbors using steel knives and guns. Tribes typically were in constant warfare with each other and were in desperate need of Brits war kit. Most of the violence associated with colonialism is from tribal warfare unbalanced with "modern" weapons. Most of the deaths were from European diseases.
Royals also worked in the fields, trained as warriors and so on, especially Kamehameha. Westernization allowed Hawaiians to own land but since they were poor, white businessmen took over. And the monarchy was very progressive and pro-democracy and education. Also, kapu laws were indeed very strict but you could escape that fate by running to a “church” where you were then seen as forgiven by the gods. Hawaiians were a more civilized tribe, setting up different kingdoms and even uniting an entire island. They had messengers and still contacted other Polynesian nations using the “Lonoikamakahiki” title. To figure out more, you gotta take Hawaiian literature as Hawaiian thinking is not straightforward but rather riddles and hidden meanings.
In 2017 I was in Oahu visiting from Australia. I met a local Hawaiian at the beach that explained to me that the 99 year lease for $100 was a way to offer incentive to all bloodline Hawaiians to move to a remote part of the Island and be out of the way. It was sold to the locals as Gov help with an agenda to remove all locals out of the tourist locations. This kind of thing has happened to all indigenous people across the world including Australia.
Of course, it has been done already 😳 wake up folks AMERICA THE GREATEST RACIST NAZISM CAPITALIST COUNTRY EVER KNOWN WILL CONTINUE TO DO THIS TILL ALL THE RICH WHITE AMERICANS AND OPRAH THOSE RICH FOLKS, WILL ALWAYS TAKE TAKE TAKE FROM THE NATIVES WILL ALWAYS BE A THIEF THAT IS AMERICA GREATEST RACIST NAZISM CAPITALIST COUNTRY EVER KNOWN!!!!! AMERICA RACIST NAZISM PIECE OF SHIT COUNTRY 😅😅😂
@@blackmarketarmy That came from a local Hawaiian. Also if you are in the know, can you tell me how many of those 99 year leases are in the tourist locations ?
@@mrjohntheo154 If the land they were given were tourist locations wouldn't that defeat the entire purpose of giving the land? And how could they remain as tourist locations if foreigners aren't allowed to live there?
I need more of Uncle Walter lol, his quote about anything your father can do, you can do made me get my ass up and do a task i had been procrastinating for 2 weeks. The world needs more people like Uncle Walter
As someone now living in O’ahu, married to a Filipino girl raised here, this documentary was interesting. We have worked hard to buy multiple properties. I wish this documentary interviewed more local people instead of appearing heavily biased Hawaiian propaganda. Hawaiians aren’t from here, they arrived here too. They just happened to arrive earlier than other people.
Man some of these Hawaiins are straight up rude. "If you come here, leave, just leave" lol I loved my visit to Hawaii but some of those Hawaiins can get aggressive with anything to do with Hawaii.
The community on Oahu is truly a beautiful place. The love, the care for each other; it’s awful that it’s needed, but it’s incredible they are there for each other.
I met so many native Hawaians that have moved to Florida. They used to move to California;because it was the closest stae,but now they go to Florida:the weather for them in Florida is very similar to Hawaii 's weather.
@@bohica519 Hawaii is closer to Florida than it is California geography. it makes sense since both places are on the equator so thier gonna have very similar weather.
Same thing with Colorado. People think they're natives after 5 years because everyone else has been here for 1. Real natives know their stink and know they're not one of us.
Hey Tyler just wanted to tell you thank you for shining the light on my home state. Born and raised there 23 years and I’ve watched it go from paradise on earth, safe happy environment to grow up in to an over populated,drug filled, expensive ass homeless state. People need to see the true side of what it’s like to live there. Appreciate the great work man
@@bethiswayit’s almost like you missed the litany of people that were incredibly welcoming, and kind to him. Although, what makes you think any of them need to be grateful or kind to him? Also what do you think that sort of selective listening says about you?
yep, and it's intentional. The ruling-elite want everyone off those islands so they can build their isolated enclaves, safe from the madness they will unleash on the rest of the people.
@@Tajagee123 nope i dont think they spelled anything wrong, this greed has nothing to do with democrats or republicans. It has to deal with both of them together in the same exact image as well as many other non-political umbrella holders. Who arguably have more power than the "political" figures we have.
Puerto Rico is on the same path as for the first time I'm seeing regular family houses been sold for more than a million dollars on an average a house cost 400K when they use to cost 200K leaving most of the locals out of the market.
I drove Uber for roughly 4 months full-time in Vegas and I had countless people from Hawaii talk about how they moved from Hawaii because they just could barely even live, within the past couple years due to literally everything. Tough
It was that way in the 90s too, they always loved Vegas, but houses were way cheaper then in Maui. I don;t buy the new story people claim. All these new victims the last years or so. Filipinos were buying up houses in Lahaina in the 90s, the Hawaiians were unemployed smoking ice all day, drinking kool-aid and getting diabetes.
You’re right! 60s and 70s were the halcyon days Haunama bay had all original sand with olivine in it, which sparkled in the sun. Waikiki had great live hawaiian music and locals hung out there Very different now
Uncle Walter is such a shining example of our Kupuna keeping the language and culture alive. It's so rare to see our Kupuna able to receive Hawaiian Homes land, and his obvious Aloha 'Aina makes him such a fortunate figure for a larger audience to experience through your work.
@@walterkanamu8597 Hiki no for sure! Mahalo plenty for providing a genuine illustration of gratitude and Aloha spirit for an "expat"(Kamehameha Grad, Kona Boy)here in rural Oregon. Way to shine a light where it's needed. Aloha no, Uncle!
You know as a local and a fan I've never been so happy to see tylers representation. The world always sees Hawaii's tourist side but never our local side. We are always getting watered down by the stereotypes and the tourism ads always hide all the struggles we go through. This really touch me tbh ♥️
Yet you're clearly not hawaiianyou're a local.That means that you are someone.Who may I have you remember born in Hawaii?But that does not make you hawaiian by race
@@AndiOlopwi hey so I actually am Hawaiian! I'm Hawaiian and Polynesian so before you come for me you should stay humble and keep your mouth shut since you DON'T know everyone's ethnicity
I was born n raised in Oahu and I'm Hawaiian and Polynesian. You didn't need to come on here and question MY ethnicity. Yes just because someones local doesn't mean their Hawaiian but I am. You need to stay out of people's business.
As a person who has visited Hawaii four weeks out of the year for about 6 years now, and is currently about a mile from Lahaina, homelessness has risen exponentially over the last 2 years and it is a major problem. I got a big mac combo last night and it cost me $28. The prices are unlivable and it needs to change
There needs to be boycotting or something cause this is systemic and I know it has to do with Hawaii being a "US terrority", and intergenerational wealth due to centuries of colonization, enslavement, discrimination, white privilege, etc. This is so inferiorating and disgusting.... But what can be done?!
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BTW love how you have gone from creator to exploring all these places love it
"Go talk to your white people" *instantly cuts to scene in costco* had me dying laughing lmao
One of the funniest cuts I've seen.
Would have been funnier if they had cut to a Gap store 😂
Nothing fixes your problem by being racist.
😂😂😂😂😂
a majority of my local costco is made up asians (im asain myself) not sure if that is universal though
This isn't anything new. The rich people buy land in every beautiful part of the world and the locals in those places live in worse and worse conditions until finally they decide to leave their beautiful home to pursue a chance for a better life. Happens in places like Thailand, Hawaii, Greece, South Italy, Maldives and many many more places.
you mean, people with money, move to places that are sought after? oh man the evil rich!!!!!!
Scotland to omg it’s so annoying, my mums house which she recently managed to buy has increased in value by 150k in two years due to air bnb and second homes
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@@shinyape1741 honestly, if it's making life for the locals harder, I do agree they are evil.
And most of those places produce nothing, and their entire economy rides on tourism
Sick that Tyler turned from a normal content Creator to a whole story teller and interviewer that makes rly good content
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My town outlawed Airbnb. Boy were the rich people SO upset, but the mayor explained to them, who is going to be the firemen, policemen, teachers, nurses, doctors, restaurant staff, grocery store staff? Who is going to be your in-home nurse as you age? If you don’t let people live here, then there will be no one to keep society functioning. Our city council values the function of our town more than the money. The problems we are facing are do to corruption and greed. I hope and pray that more leaders in America can be brave and tell the rich, too bad, but we have to function as a society. I am proud of my town for standing up for itself and I wish more towns could do the same. My heart aches for Hawaii, I pray that things can get better for them someday. ❤🙏
Smart city council.
The sick irony of those dolphins in a beautifully landscaped swimming pool with the ocean surrounding them. That’s cruel and unusual punishment.
lol the dolphins are getting the hawaii treatment all that paradise but can't even enjoy it
I'm betting they are living first class.
hi! so, dolphins are extremely smart animals and show easy signs of stress, depression, etc. when they know that there’s no predators and they have the place to themselves, they do enjoy it. places like those in hawaii do take care of them well, and i know many of them only take rescues.
@@madisondrennon4153what makes u say all of that with confidence?
What that trainer could do is teach a native Hawaiian students how to be dolphin trainers and then move back to the mainland!
As a native Hawaiian not in Hawai‘i, the part of the video that said there are more Hawaiians outside of Hawai‘i than in it made me cry. Thanks for making this video, I love that you interviewed multiple perspectives.
Ummm….why?
Are you one of those gatekeepers that thinks everything belongs to you?
Or you just don’t appreciate things unless they’re in a niche little group, so you can seem quirky?
Hawaii is a tiny group of islands, compared to the rest of the world. A tiny group of islands that has managed to grow and expand well beyond their own geographic borders.
That’s a bad thing?!?!
People aren’t leaving Hawaii. The population of Hawaii is consistently +/- 1-2%…like it always has been.
Just in the last 30 years, the population has DOUBLED!
There’s more Hawaiians in Hawaii…as well as the rest of the world.
And you think that’s a bad thing???
Do you want to force them all to stay and start building houses on stilts and mega skyscrapers all over Hawaii to accommodate a doubled population in 30 more years????
This type of gatekeeping / virtue signaling is weird and doesn’t make sense.
Maybe you can make it make sense?
lol…imagine a rare tree species, that has a lot of good herbal qualities. It actually makes you live longer!
There’s only a dozen of them, and they’re isolated on an island forest in the middle of the Pacific.
One day people start seeing them all over the world. They’re in the deserts and mountains and different forests all over the world.
The dozen in the pacific are still there…and actually there’s now 24 where there used to be 12.
But there’s also a bunch all over the world.
You’d be mad at that???
You’d want that tree to remain isolated and quarantined on its little island in the pacific???
Again…why the gatekeeping??
@@sendthis9480Do you not know about the effects of colonialism my dude? Bigger doesnt always equal better. They are indigenous people who are being financially forced out their homeland. What is not making sense to you?
@@julezthealien2467
Colonialism?!?!
Ummm…yeah. Like when the Tahitians sailed to the now-called-Hawaiian Islands, and kicked out all the inhabitants and took the land for themselves?
Then…for the next thousand years they even worship a fake god called “Ku”…which literally translates to “snatcher of land”….because he stole all the land that is now called Hawaii.
THAT colonialism?
Or…just the kind that fits your narrative??
@@julezthealien2467 Bro, everyone is too polite to point out the hypocrisy. That's the way the world was. Noncolonialists were also colonizing. They were the losers. It is only recently that borders are respected, except by China, Russia etc. We cannot go back and make Kamehameha not push people off the Pali to conquer, er, unite, the islands.
Hawaii's people building ACTUALL villages and not homeless encampments is really cool.
@@cursedboyir they are disgusting and sh|t is everywhere. they arent real Hawaiians but they pretend they are so they get special treatment as "victims"
Most of Hawaiians don't care about the money. They just need enough to live and want to be left alone! Sad what happened to Lahaina, too!
@@creagin5653 nah, they want power and a new 2023 lifted Tundra on 38" tires with a booming sound system......and then have no money for their kid's college so their kids are stuck in the same low-paying situation when they grow up. It's like the island versions of
n|qqazs in the hood with the new rides, sound systems, and 22" chromes. Dey kids stay starvin tho. It's a fcked up mindset.
Not true
@@jackcarterog001lol typical for a hāole to say what's true and not true lol
I remember when Waikiki had that Hawaiian flair … now looks like Miami + Beverly Hills 😂
Foreals! I’ve been so homesick that I’ve been looking at photos and videos of Oahu from back in the days. Seeing how the airport, Chinatown, and Waikiki looked back then made me sad. The rest of the island too. I now know how all the elders feel seeing how much their hometowns have changed.
This is the same story that is affecting every desirable community in America. Property investors with access to cheap capital have destroyed the American lifestyle ruining communities and forcing families to scatter.
It’s not the same story because our Hawaiian lifestyle and culture are being threatened by all this, and on top of that yes, the nice aspects of American culture that have inevitably rubbed of on us as well. And before you say “the US gave you modern technology”, go look up who had electricity in their Capitol first, the US or the Kingdom of Hawaii. In fact, if you are unfamiliar, learn about the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom, the Republic of Hawaii, and the Territory of Hawaii. Learn about how much the overthrow impacted Native Hawaiians and non-Native Kingdom subjects as well.
The real problem is that Boomers sell for top dollar instead of passing down the property that they inherited to their children. First generation to do this to their own children across the board in history and it’s ruined the futures of younger generations, by making buying a home completely out of reach.
@@JamminWithKapuit's deplorable it's happening in Hawaii, but it does happen to other places where there's no limit on how many properties one person can own, and where there's a great scenery or beach, close to nature, or high in the mountains. There's always an indigenous culture being driven out.
Not just America.
@@JamminWithKapuso the exact same thing that’s happening all across the country? Got it 👍
Aww don't be mad, the whole world warned you how your American dream is a nightmare. Remember to hate the Commies, while the Capitalist are the property investors ruining communities. Please keep your dreaming in USA.
Last scene broke me. Tyler talking about cost of land, other rich people, money money money, then cuts to old guy just looking out onto the land. He's preserving it, keeping it pure and untainted, unpolluted. Carrying on a spirit, a soul much older than his. His people live on through him.
There's more to life than chasing numbers, more numbers, bigger, more. Inherited will, ideas and dreams that live on through you. Culture, traditions more ancient than the written word. An unseen torch that quietly endures for thousands of years. It's not something easily described. Je ne sais quoi.
@@mlk-8U well, Hawaiians are cry babies that expect special treatment even though almost every country/continent/region in the world has experienced some type of overthrow.
Dear Dude or Dudess,
what can we do about it?
I have slowly a feeling, that we have to unite and fight in some ways.
For example, the corporations have forgotten, that they value nothing, if we (aka consumer power) don't buy their products, etc. This means, we can have a direct impact on some business, by literally not doing anything. This unfortunately doesn't apply that easily to the real estate market, but at least we could try to change the greedy world!
What would you do and where would you start?
@@SlavkaZhuravka if you are asking this question please give up
@@BobWileyAKA52Blue Nope, nein, não, non, nej, нет)
In the same way I could write, that if you are writing that comment, please give up and don't respond to people.
But now, since you are obviously active on YT: what would you do? I have answers about consumerism, but I have no idea, how to fight corporations in real estate, how to unite the crowd and how to cure greed in people..
@@SlavkaZhuravka You can't fight real estate ownership unless you go out of the U.S. America is a capitalist country where successful entrepreneurship is rewarded with more power and capital. Look at Trump and what he accomplished. Communism could dictate real estate but would anyone want to live in a communist state?
Hard to watch this without crying. Born and raised on Molokai, live on almost every island. Decided Lahaina was going to be my forever home in 2018. The fire took something from me that I can never get back.
I'm so sorry to hear this. Prayers and respect to you.
Lahaina is my hometown. I feel that
@@Blacknigga369 You know about broke, don't ya. You know you could never afford to even visit there. Poor little guy.
My sympathies
Give it 30 years, all that ash will fertilize the ground and it’ll come back even better
This was amazing. Mahalo for making this video and being so respectful to everyone that was in the video. Great host to watch and listen to. It's a side of Hawai'i that people dont want to talk about but you did it with grace and respect. Awesome job!
I am Polynesian/White (Hawaiian, Maori, German) from Kahuku on Oahu, a rural farm town. Leaving the island for the U.S. was the best move I made. I stayed as long as I could but left in my mid-20s.
The job market is abysmal, the cost of rent sucks, the cost of food is far worse than the mainland, and its an hour drive in any direction just to get propper shopping needs met.
People in my village constantly cry and complain about rich "Haoles" (Whites) and "Pa'ke" (Asian) buying up all the land and houses, which is true, but all the crying and moaning about the annexation isn't going to change anything.
One of the biggest annoyances to me is the cultural hi-jacking of Hawaiian and all things Polynesian by local Asians who are not Polynesian. There is a big difference between being "local" and being "Native Hawaiian + Born and Raised".
The Kamehameha school system is ridden with Asians who have no real blood ties to Hawaii, all of the richest locals are 3rd gen Japanese, Chinese, or mixed Asian from the sugar cane industrial farming days where corporations controlled Hawaii shortly before the annexation.
Even within real native Hawaiians, there is no love between the towns. Kahuku only gets along with Laie/Hauula and the Ko'olau region towns and north Oahu is treated as a weekend playground for yuppies and townee locals.
The land is cursed. Hawaii's history is laced with treachery and carnage. King Kamehameha employed muskets to dominate and conquer to establish his monarchy and his seed, to include David Kalākaua, who did more to destroy Hawaiian language and tradition more than anyone else, were all in bed with the British crown. Hawaiians have always been divided and contentious amongst each other.
Growing up, all I did was tend to the beach land that we stewarded in Kahuku due to ties with cambell estate, we stewarded a good amount of Kahuku beach and worked ceaselessly to remove the rampant polution caused by the Japanese, their plastic trash and sea vessels. Hours, months, and years of cutting industrial fishing net off the ocean reef. What were other Hawaiians doing? Drinking Heineken, working Construction and backyard MMA, and then killing each other in street fights or driving down town to go beat up Marines.
This man tells the truth
I learned a lot just from this one post, thank you.
This guy Tyler is a grifter and is taking advantage of these homeless people. Why do watch this man's videos?
I fully agree. Super complex issues at stake here. There won't be any silver bullets, but hopefully land use reforms can be done in the future to facilitate those like you to return some day. I worked my whole career here and raised my family here too, but right now it's anyone guess if my children's children will be able to remain here. Good luck!
Ah, a fellow ex-inmate of Kahuku High School I see. Yep on the Windward Side an elite job is cleaning hotels rooms at Pat's In Punalu'u. And I think Pat's changed over to being condos now so there's not even that.
It’s not just Hawaii. Low interest and easy money enabled “investors” to destroy housing in many cities. Time for officials to do something.
@@friedrichhoffmann4248 well, Hawaiians are cry babies that expect special treatment even though almost every country/continent/region in the world has experienced some type of overthrow.
um...it's the officials that are doing it...
@@friedrichhoffmann4248 yeah but dem Hawaiians are cry babies
It's Def not just Hawaii. It's the whole planet actually.
It's the officials that have done this....
There should be some law protecting the locals and not turning Hawaii in a giant resort for richies
It’s ran by Democrats…
Not a fan of capitalism?
Well this system of the west isn't broken it's working exactly as intended. Classic ruling class exploiting working people. Just with less force and more delusion nowadays. Late stage, capatalist, distopia.
Yeah, what are the Hawaiian politicians doing there ??? Oh lemme guess, they’re Republican.
I agree with you. It’s just awful that the locals are being slowly driven from their own birthplace because of greedy people.
Hawaii is no different than CA, New York, Idaho, Florida , Tennessee, etc. Rich people flood into nice places, prices go up, people are forced to move.
There is a difference tho. They are natives getting screwed over by rich white americans. California is just filled with immigrants and urbanised people.
The old lady with the orange hat, and no teeth said she quit her job because she wanted her freedom. But then turn around and expects free handouts, free places to live. Amazing.
Pathetic lol i don't wanna work just give me everything for free cuz im human.
sums up all the homeless people in usa
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Just going to say the same thing. "I want my freedom not to work and do whatever I want. Now give me free shit".
It's hard to help someone who won't even help themself and gave up on life.
The last person he interviewed is truly a gem. Uncle Walter on top. The way he spoke, it gave me goosebumps. Although I am far from being Hawaiian, it is sad to see such a culturally rich population having to go through this
Damn I’m from Eastern Europe but I’m almost cried when he was talking about his father and then in his native language
It's their own damn fault.
@@WolfRaven-jm1cm pls explain
@@christianlabetoria7167 For being poor.
true that what amazing sage filled wisdom
I remember Dog the Bounty Hunter first shown how Hawaii was ragged down and drug infested about 20 years ago.
Damn man , now he is 71 and has 13 kids, true raw dogging it all the way
@@larsstougaard709713 kids!?
Yeah, it was a real downer watching those eps.
You can’t say all Hawaii !! Just like every state in every country there is an area infested with drugs and homeless. It’s true the ultra rich such as Oprah cause prices to rise. Prices rise everywhere ex California
@@mattskustomkreations Yeah those episodes truly shined a whole different light on Hawaii, but that's what we needed to know and see, not just the tourist attractions.
THE HOOD PART IS WILD LMAO UNEDUCATED HAHAHAHAH
I didnt know Compton was the ancestral home of black people, you learn something new every day i guess
Just watched Malibus most wanted that line was funny
Lol
The black folks had to beat up the whites for Compton land back then
Compton actually used to be a white upper middle class community, and then they all moved out of the area after black families started moving in back in the 50's. They really moved out after the riot in 65.
That chick was racist as hell
"the day I quit my job is the day I became free"....."we need help"
uhm, that's not how that works ma'am
She became free...to be a leech on society.
That's exactly what I thought the instant she said it..nice that I'm not alone.
She is contradicting herself but it's also really hard to find "entry-level" work these days.
Exactly what I noted hahaha
Shouldn’t it be though? Our lives are precious, why spend all our lives at work? Corporate work at that, not even Godly work.
Please don't stop doing these videos. The honest and upfront journalism and interviews from both sides really helps people understand deeper than what we're told by the mainstream media
I hate mainstream media
I think they have an agenda and are lying
Wich is why i don't watch the news
The gentleman at the end speaking in his native language.... it touches deep even if you don't understand it ♥️
Yknow I used to work for a Hawaiian hotel. It was a call center job so I wasn’t actually in Hawaii but the caller didn’t know that. It was a very expensive hotel and people could be very uppity about it. One of the worst parts was when the entire island of Maui was on fire. Our hotel was on a different island so we had a lot of last minute bookings. People who had booked hotels on Maui were now booking at our hotel. But despite the huge loss of life and people’s homes, not a single customer cared about the fires. Instead they mainly complained that our hotel or island wasn’t as good as Maui and how much of a headache it was for them to change their plans. There was NO MENTION of the locals or a shred of sympathy for what they were going through. Keep in mind they’re speaking to someone that could be stationed in Hawaii and have friends and family on Maui. But nope no sympathy. Needless to say I left that job. Tourist should leave Hawaii not the locals.
You sound incredibly gay
Might as well get your panties in a twist because you could have been some Indian who was related to that doctor who got graped to death by their colleagues and interns at a hospital lma
That's how cold hearted people had become 😢 ....
If they know what's coming soon, 😢and that they themselves could become homeless or worse.
Soon the world would be judged according to their deeds 😢
Hawaii needs the tourists since tourism is a really big part of their yearly economy. Also, not everyone watches the news or keeps current with world events, many people complaining about their changes in the reservations may not have even known about the fires.
@@sfoster1186 yeah they need tourists because they stripped the land of everything they needed to be self sufficient-- also grasping for straws to justify people being "naive" about an actual hazard they would've been notiified about while browsing where the'yd go during their "vacation" is a super whiite thing to do no cap
Yeah while it'll NEVER happen I'd love a land back "right of first refusal" deal with native Hawaiians like what some Native American communities have or are working towards.
*White guy speaking in heavy Hawaiian pigeon *
Hawaiian: “Where were you from before maui ?”
White guy :“Atlanta, Georgia “
Lmaooo
😂😂😂
I have a white neighbor who tries fo speak pidgin brah. I cringe with embarrassment fo him
Yeah real kanaka maoli
With the face tats and all lmfao super cringe
😂
I knew someone who grew up in Kauai. He told me one could leave a pickup truck with a bed full of goods parked on the street overnight, and no one would steal or mess with anything. Probably much different since then.
I own property both in CT and NH, both small towns. I can do the same thing.
@@john-l3h3icongrats
Hasn’t been that way in at least 20 years
depends on where, it can still be like that but not in Honolulu.
Not On kauai! Wheels will be gone, people will break in and steal your belongings, it's not the same as it used to be.
I really enjoy your videos sir.
The way you’re able to navigate peoples emotions is tremendous.
Appreciate this for sure.
I was just passing through on military orders a few days ago and was at Pearl Harbor. I was shocked to see the amount of homelessness. The locals were very friendly and receptive, but touched on basically every point here. It’s really sad to see. As a foreigner, it would be a dream to live in such a beautiful place, but not at the native’s expense
Give it a break, they conquered and ruled over others, too.
@@malachi-that’s not an excuse
@@mryoung6090 Hate to break it to you, but they have it 1000 times better than they ever would have, if we never took over.
@@malachi-out of touch take as the island found relative peace after King Kamehameha united the islands, the turn happened after the involvement of Dole
Its the latest trend & its literally sweeping the nation. No denying rents are out of control but looking at & talking to most they got behind the eight ball w/ drugs & laziness. If they were just homeless they still keep their area & self clean. I did
Airbnb has ruined the whole world’s living situation. Destroyed it.
How so?
@@justkon1789it makes apartments hard to rent for locals ….it’s now for people who can afford a few nights of holidays
@@justkon1789how so what dumbass
It was all designed that way we going back to 1800s
@@justkon1789no one lives in the homes.
One guy was looking at a room I had available because he uses his house as a Airbnb.
Hawaiian living in QLD Australia 🌏🦘
You know how everyone flocked to california in the 1800s for that gold rush and then in the 70s to become famous and then it all went to shit? Hawaii is experiencing that right now.
Demographics is my peoples strength in California. Too bad native Hawaiians are too dumb to figure that one out.
that history is a lie. The lazer beam tech on laihaina is proof that these elites have far reaching ability stretching way back to even 1871 chicago fires with photoproof of melted bricks. they are prparing for the phoenix event where in past old world buildings sank with half buried windows worldwide not recorded in recent history. the world is a scam but us slave class are waking up after the zombie sauce event that took so many people.
Liberalism invariably leads to that. There's no need to get into a detailed heated discussion with liberals. The proof is obvious.
it’s almost comparable to Florida in that sense too. we’re essentially getting priced out now due to the same things: influx of outsiders moving in, greedy Air BNB hosts who own 5+ properties along the state🥲 etc. out of state residents also don’t appreciate our natural attributes like natives do. similar to the complaints received from Hawaii about littering
I have a simple question;
Which type of political system, conservative or Liberal, has for the majority of time, ruled over California and Hawaii?
I'm from Hawaii, and can definitely say its tough making a living without having to either family or renting a bedroom with a full time job. Knowing someone who had a 2nd job after their full time and still could only afford to rent 1 bedroom. Minimum wage there is terrible & I manage to move off the islands to the mainland where I shockingly afford rent, food & bills without struggling compare to Hawaii. My mom & grandmother weren't to keen on me leaving, but understood why. I can only dream things get better one day, just for families & our huge homeless situation..
My great aunt was Hawaiian and grew up on Oahu. She said she never went to school and spent all day on the beach. When I visited her she owned a house on the north beach, a humble, homey house, I loved it. She was married to my great Uncle, 30 years her senior, a Norwegian. They were married for years, until he passed away. After that she moved to Washington state to live with her adopted son. It must have been wonderful growing up in Hawaii on the beach.
The “you aren’t going to be black if you move to Compton” part took me out. This sistah fighting ignorance with ignorance
somewhat but based on statics which race lives in majority of hoods? not a no brainer though their a exceptions
@@LazyLounge1 she is still racist whale.
💯 Seems like she's prejudiced against many people, places.
Totally uneducated comment. I’m half Black and have owned farmland and my family lives by the beach in Cali… we did grow up in Inglewood and Compton though. I get her point but the delivery was kinda off. Black people can relate to Hawaiians by way of trauma almost more than anybody. Oh and as an O- blood donor I’ve saved plenty of Hawaiian lives and contribute to local causes. Who would wanna be anything other than what they were born as??
@@LazyLounge1these days in this economy? Come to LA you’d be very surprised. White peoples are gentrifying Compton too.
I'm in the Marine Corps and my first duty station was Hawaii for 4 years. I really fell in love with the culture. My wife and I met a lot of locals who consider us family and we still talk to them today. Hawaii is a beautiful place, please go there with respect and learn. Mahalo 🤙🏽
There’s major conflicts going on and you chose to waste tax payers dollars in Hawaii. Psst your opinion don’t mater to me.
@@michaeldixon3485 why dont you do something about it then?
@@michaeldixon3485 This had to be one of the most uneducated comments I have ever seen. Congratulations on looking stupid.
@@michaeldixon3485 Educate yourself 🤡
@@michaeldixon3485
What the fuck does this even mean?
RIP Auntie Twinkle she was a for real legend of taking care of many ohana in the small community she developed in Wai'anae
Damn I was lookin for her, didn't know she left us 😢
Born and raised in hawaii. The beginning really shows how some hawaiian people are. Please don't let that taint your opinion of locals. You go out and ask any person with hawaiian blood and every single one of them will claim they're descended from royalty. Ain't a single one gonna say they descended from the working class people.
Hhahhhahaha truth man hahahhahaha
So basically like in the mainland with certain people 😂
I lived there for first 7 years of my life, my parents said mortgage was 2,300 to live there, on the second biggest island, now an apartment there is 2000 dollars, it’s crazy how exspensive it is now
Every single person? You’re a 🤡.
Because of work, we lived on Oahu for one year, in 1971. We lived in a modest neigborhood. The people were proud to be Hawaiians, even if they only had a quarter of Hawaiian blood, or not at all, in them, They were beautiful people, welcoming, friendly, hard working but easy going. That was before foreign big money started buying property all over Hawaii, no doubt at a premium, making it impossible to refuse. (my guess). I have revisited once, 30 years later. Honolulu had become a concrete slum of high rises. The pali has been cut horizontally to make a road, looking like an open wound. The black sand beach off another island had vanished. And now, I hear that real Hawaiians have to come to the mainland to servive? So sad. I will never go back.
As a black person, my ancestry dna kit has determined that my ancestors indeed originated in cradle of civilization. Compton.
😂
When she said that I was like 😟😟😟
glad to know i wasnt the only person to side eye her. she should know better but of course i expected too much
She is awful. She oozed toxicity
😂😂
You got to love the randomness of bloodlines. You don’t get to pick one but it really defines your luck.
15:20”If you live in the hood do you call yourself black?” Tyler: “No”.
She goes on to referencing black people living in Compton.
This woman is so ignorant but wants people to respect her culture. I’m black and never lived in “the hood”. If you want to be respected, be respectful. Hawaii has always been special to me . I got married on Maui. My aunt lived there many years and embraced the culture . This woman’s ignorance was really upsetting to me.
Right! I'm like why are we catching strays right now??
I was stationed there in the Army 40 years ago. That is not a rocket science culture. It is a subsistence culture.
Right, I never lived in the hood and she needs to do her research because Polynesian live in Compton.
Did you get her point?
Girl! I thought the same exact thing.
3:15 she fr is complaining there's no homes for the homeless when she JUST said she chose to be homeless to follow no ones rules
Bro I was just about to say the exact same thing… that’s fucking horrible “we need help” but you just said when you quit your job you gained your freedom?? 🥴 go be free
You see, she isnt Hawaiian😂
And these people make more noise compared to hard working service providers who need affordable housing
She did follow it up by saying there are people out there who have jobs. Which is true. I live in West Hawai'i and there are choke people who sleep in their car on Ane Keohokalole every night and go to work every morning.
Tweaked are the worst man. They don’t respect the land and they’re entitled crack heads. California has a similar issue.
Over on the reddit hawaii forums a guy from singapore couldn't understand why hawaii couldn't become another singapore. He was truly baffled why hawaii hasn't gone anywhere economically. He should have watch this
Oceania has a very different economy thats why
Hawaii is not it's own country that can do whatever. There's only so many things that states can do by themselves. It absolutely could become something like Singapore but that would require some very radical changes and the population will protest it and may get shaken up.
Hawaiians are lazy by nature. They have zero work ethic, unlike Singaporean people.
Singaporeans also say that about Australia
Hawaii is more like UK with all the migrants dumped on that state
Sending love to my Hawaiin brothers and sisters. Took a DNA test and I'm related ofcorse ofcorse lol. New Zealand maori here. We're fighting for our land too, the colonisers was to change the deal now. Thank you for support, I saw all the love. Sending Aroha from NZ
I lived off grid in Maui with my mom for 4 months. I got to see the dark reality of Maui. The drug epidemic, the homelesness, the anger and resentment. Not to mention my mother was actively using and moving meth, so her company and boyfriends were not the most friendly. Had a lot of scary encounters. The island was absolutely beautiful and the locals can be so so sweet, however I'm glad I eventually came to my senses and went home.
Getting involve with drugs as a family member don’t end well and you made the best move. Sorry to hear about your situation and I hope you can get your mom out too.
I was homeless for 3 years after graduating from college. I put in over 3,000 Job applications. The response rate in my home state was about 7%, the rest of the contiguous United States = 15%, But the Response Rate From Jobs I Applied to In Hawai'i Was 85%. I Even Had a Job Interview Before I Even Left My Home State! So I Flew Out to Hawai'i As a Homeless Man and within 5 months Had a New Car, And In 8 Months I Was Living In Maui Lani In Kahului. The Only Reason That I'm Not Still There Is That I Fell Ill. Yes, There Is Some Bad. But For Me the Good Outweighed the Bad.
@@RobertPlatinum The definition of insanity is repeating the same thing and expecting a different result. Did you spend any time researching how to effectively get a job or build a captivating resume? Did you put in any personal growth to be an asset instead of just looking to collect a check and do bare minimum? Did you go talk to people face to face and ask what they expect from you so you can get hired and learn and keep a job? If you go talk to people and actually take steps to improve yourself and learn, you’ll be amazed at the opportunities that will come. Nobody is responsible for you but you. Stay away from drugs and alcohol they never lead to anything good. I promise. This coming from a former bartender and Nightclub cocktail waitress. Two years sober, not an addict or anything. But its amazing how that alone changed my life and I built two business because I put my time into that instead. about a year ago I asked for God, repeatedly and I was answered and that again changed my life in all the right ways, lifelong atheist, party girl to Christian mom, business owner, happy wife. Your life is what YOU put into it, and what you ask God for guidance from. If you’re not ready to understand God, at least take the steps to get yourself bettered :) God bless!
@@lvnn6198 Thank You for Your Reply. Yes, I Did Everything That You Suggested. During the Three Years That I Mentioned I Got Professional Help Revising My Resume. I Revised My Resume Eight Times. I Ironed My Suit, Every Morning, While I Was Living In the Shelter, And I Walked Around Downtown Speaking w/ Managers, Owners, As Well As Employees Searching for Work. I Handed Out Resumes and Applied for Jobs In Person As Well As Online. I Read Nearly Eighty Books w/ Subjects Including Body Language, Interviewing, Personal Finance, Corporate Finance, Investment and Security Analysis, And Generational Wealth Management.
@@lvnn6198 I Obtained Three Separate Jobs At Different Points In Time While I Was Homeless. On the Last Job That I Had Prior to Moving to Maui, I Was a Shipping Clerk for the Medical Division of a Local Company. I Kept Track of Inventory In Peachtree Accounting Software, Now Called Sage. I Was Formally Trained To Use That Software In Undergrad. I Filed Daily Reports w/ My Supervisor. I Coordinated Priority Shipments w/ the National Sales Manager. I Did Quality Control On the Products. I DESIGNED the Layout of the Warehouse for the Medical Division. I Did a Return On Investment Analysis for My Supervisor. Started a Project Management Plan for a Project That I Was Assigned for the Company. The Vice President of The Company Said That NONE of His Supervisors or Managers Were Capable of Performing the Duties That I Was Performing. I Was Paid $7.75/hr. for That Work and received a Nickel Raise After My First Year. That Was in 2010-2011.
"I try to be respectful" while holding dolphin captive in a tiny pond.
She dripped of hypocrisy.
😂 got her
Wants all the benefits of being a "colonizer" with none of the blame.
Well, it comes off more like cringe.
But she listens and is respectful, so it’s ok when she does it.
This dude is basically a unfiltered documentary thank you for showing us the raw unfiltered versions of these places
Interesting! Thanks for this documentary!
In easter island. Tourist only can stay 30 days only and tourists can’t buy land only locals persons
As a HAWAIIAN who lives in HAWAII, I do not agree with what that girl had to say about America. Of course us being illegally annexed and having our land stolen is horrible, but any other country with guns could've done the same thing AND treat us much worse than America. Imagine if Imperial Japan decided to conquer us! As much as I wish Hawaii could be independent, we are Americans who enjoy the same rights as Americans who live in the mainland. Foreigners, when you come to visit, visit with respect! Know the history of the land and the people who live there!
I had asked this question just a minute ago. Does anyone think the islands would still be a series of little kingdoms being left alone? Hardly seems possible.
@@Qingeaton Impossible. And it’s a truth we Hawaiians must accept. Hawaii would never have been left alone.
You speak with great wisdom and insight.
Why do you think the Japs would treat you worse?
Colonised mind! Ehhh it's bad but it could be worse! Words of the weak. No European country has this going on or your mindset! America as we know today is not America and was also colonised!
I live in rural Canada and the minimum house price is $1M. The housing crisis reaches far and wide. There is no reasonable explanation other than the government wants to limit home ownership.
Explanation is actually super easy. Greedy people with money that buy and rent/sell houses for so much that normal people can not afford to get into real estate, thus they are protecting their own business by keeping normal people poor because they spend all their money on housing
JUSTINFLATION
you think the government sets housing prices? damn that's nonsensical. home ownership is the reason for those prices
@@gotistgro9167 no but they control the levers that dictate housing prices such as interest rates, immigration and other inflationary pressures.
As an example, Canada brings in half a million people a year (mostly multi generational families who pool finances) in an environment with limited to no housing. These new comers can afford higher real estate prices due to multiple generations living under the same roof vs. standard 2 adult households, this has resulted in astronomical house prices within 2 hours of core city centres. Another issue is large REIT companies and foreign investors buying up properties to rent, further exacerbating the problem.
16:53 I understand what she is getting at, but acting like Compton is black folk’s ancestral homeland is wild af!🫣
Honestly 😅
Exactly 🤦🏾♀️
she even spews more foolish logic at 15:19
😂
Lmaoooo felt that
Hawaii needs to create some type of law or bill that only allows those that have lived here for significant amount of time, say 7 years in order to be able to purchase a home in Hawaii
I feel like that would fix a lot of the issues. Mainlanders moving to hawaii wouldn't be such an issue if they had to rent from a local for like 7 years before they can buy their own house. Then only the people serious about staying will ever own property there. And no AirBnB's.
That can change nothing.
@@derek96720 YUP Amen
@@tangholiterally no one cares lol
or perhaps independence from the US and instead become a protectorate, lease Pearl Harbor and the other military facilities for 100 years. once the Hawaiians have independence they could write the rules.
Tyler became a really good journalist. the arc has been inspiring
Fr I didn't watch him that much but then one video he just started asking good insightful questions and actually went for the journalistic route and now I watch almost all the new ones
He never became a journalist and still isn’t lmao
@@jeffmccullough7341 what would u say he is now?
@@imjunlucky a UA-camr
@@jeffmccullough7341 ... bruh, i thought you were going to say something insightful.
I’m Hawaiian by blood (Hawaiian, Chinese, Filipino), born and raised in Hawaii for the first 11 years of my life, until my mom remarried into military and whisked me and my sisters away to California. We grew up at my Tutus house on Makaha valley rd (the now dilapidated green house next to the jehovah church) and went to school at Kamaile elementary. The last time I visited home my heart was immediately broken. The beautiful views I once could enjoy from the highway was obstructed by high rises, beaches I once frequented were now inaccessible because it belonged to some rich mainlander. My dad lives in Kapolei and is struggling to make ends meet. His neighbor recently decided to sell his home and it went for almost 2 million dollars! My dad is definitely tempted to say the least, but Oahu is his home and he’s a stubborn Hawaiian. Luckily my grandparents and my dad have their own companies and have land that was passed down from our ancestors, otherwise I don’t think they would have survived this long out there.
And you prefer thebrothers like most Polynesian women do...how you gonna pretend to be about your culture, but hug and flirt with the brothers at work? Then y'all act surprised when stories like Laau Jordan Laulusa pay the toll for choosing to be friendluy with the brothers haha, no wonder they took over the HI islands
@@blake9668 huh?
Try harder. life isn’t fair grow tf up
@@sandrafernandez6040😂
@@HM-yr1vr I got it after hearing the documentary. He's just mad that Polynesian women are marrying into other races and cultures.
associating being from the hood to being black was a little wild. wonder if she was oblivious to her ignorance
Her victimhood is a sign of a weak mind.
she got like 1 black friend from Seattle i doubt it lol
TWICE!!! I was like what's next? « if you grew up w/o a dad would you consider yourself black? » 💀💀
Seriously I had to double take
I heard some people treat Black people weirdly there. Not surprised saying stuff like that. Statements like that feeds into that negative narrative Black people=Hood people/Ignorant or less fortunate. To be almost a character trait for people with ties to the original indigenous people of African and i don't mean only America.
why does this feel like an advertisement to move to the islands and not an expose of the struggles Hawaiʻi is facing?
a community thats full of mansions that are empty.
billionaires own land and island for an excess and ordinary people are left with nothing. total chaos
It's designed to push ordinary people out, the rich are greedy and evil at heart.
This is a way to steal the land, raise the price of living....sad.
Something I watch people going through abandoned homes here on UA-cam, I’m shocked at the amount of abandoned mansions there are in this country!!! absolutely absurd!
Yup, even crazier how much land they buy every time a “disaster” happens too…..I’m sure all that money the rock and opera made is gonna build a really cool pool….
@@Hegotsomesauceexcept that didn’t actually happen.
Hawaii is going to crumble. If it’s going to end up with just rich mainlanders taking up residence there, then who’ll be left to work the lower end jobs which the local economy is built on?
I'm 100% sure those dolphins are not happy living in a pond. They are ocean creatures. Colonizing dolphins.
Says the guy who’s depth of dolphin knowledge is how to spell it
@@Dante.-hm?
@@Dante.-ah yes, spelling mistake negates entire argument
@@Dante.-lmao
Lotta dolphins are born in captivity (which, yeah, also kinda wrong), or are injured and wouldn't survive elsewhere. Idk if that's the case for those dolphins, but generally I agree. Very "Free Willy" vibes
Let’s be real though, this isn’t just Hawaii it’s everywhere
@@ADM-wt9cn tell who? And no duh, what’s your point?
My thoughts exactly. Under the current administration things have just gone downhill. Homelessness is normal. I saw a person doing crazy stuff and looking on the brink of death the other day. I went to call the cops and then saw a cop standing right next to them doing nothing. Tweaking out on drugs is normal now and cops can’t do anything in major cities. All major cities are turning into Gotham I swear
@@Kessy.Dalton I was agreeing with you haha but that was voice to text omg.. came out worded so strangely sorry. cheers!
@@ADM-wt9cn Sorry, I also read that weird, I was confused on who she was. But you’re referring to the woman in the video who said that, I’m just.
Fr Cali a studio is 1500 😂
Someone tell her we own Hawaii 😂😂
As someone who was born and raised in Hawaii, this is an accurate picture of what Hawaii is, kudos to him for interviewing Kanaka Maoli and local people. Much better job than what Nick Johnson did on Hawaii.
Why people from.mainland go there and get welfare government money?!!!
Woke dolphin lady. Just go back to mainland. Hawaii no need Woke BS.
“I quit my job to be free” + “we need help” = you’re out of your mind.
i picked up on that too. she quit her job to be dependant.
Cant have your cake and eat it too. Lazy! Just plain Lazy.
Did she say she's been out there 20 years? She's an old lady now. Much harder then when you're younger...
I think she wants to be free of the rat race, but it's hard when society only values consumption and money.
@@grimsonforce7504 exactly you have to think generations have been on that island the rat race is so apparent both sides going to extremes to give the illusion of conflict when in reality they both just fuck the little guy the middle and lower class citizens one day imma buy polyneasian land and help our people. (im priced outta paradise) and no person can try to tell me the people are lazy theyre tired and need help these rich whites in the comments just wanna kick the poor and needy down.
1300 for a studio is about every studio ive ever seen
No more than most places on the mainland.
The job market is very poor in Hawaii.
Yep, $1300 isnt that crazy, especially considering it's Hawaii. I love in a tiny town in Oregon and have a friend that pays $900/mo for a studio that has a bathroom but no kitchen.
@@Jake-n8m3n It always was. Tourism industry keeps people working.
@@ibezzant Oh that sounds good. Is it in a safe area? No kitchen, no problem. But certainly need a bathroom lol.
The average mainland American much less the average Hawaiian cannot afford a $760k home. Hawai'i IS by far the most beautiful state out of the 50... especially Maui. It's a true paradise❤ Great video!
Took my family on vacation to Maui a couple months ago. I totally forgot about the fires when I booked, I booked through Costco as the package was several thousand cheaper than the other islands.
All things aside we had an AMAZING TIME. All the locals we met loved us, but I will say we were super respectful and asked a lot of questions and listened to their plight. On one side of the main road was beautiful beaches and perfectly maintained properties and golf courses, right on the other side of the street was completely decimated neighborhoods it was surreal to see.
I own small businesses so I talked with several business owners and made sure to book everything I did through them and we talked about business in Maui. Even the locals are looking to move away, they just don't know how to do it and financially survive. But literally entire local neighborhoods where the majority of the locals were living were completely gone, like 10 blocks of houses gone and 30 feet away was a perfect golf course green as can be. I see why they have a hatred towards mainlanders. Wish I could post my pics here.
I make better content
Sounds like all tourist areas are having same issues
Hawaii is just harder to leave because it is an island
And if the government wants your land they will get it one way or another
God, I hate how golf courses are everywhere. At least mini golf has artistry to it
The reason there's a perfect gold course as green as can be is, short green grass doesn't burn. Tall, dry grass as high as your shoulders does!
if the places ur at has golf carts aaround it than ur in a haole area lol
It’s funny how everyone there feels the need to desperately explain their ties to Hawaii when asked if they’re Hawaiian
Sounds like South Africa
Funny? How
Because nobody needs permission
I USED TO WONDER WHAT I GOTTA DO TO BE HAWAIIAN. I KNOW NOW, WHEN I GET UP IN THE MORNING, I AM HAWAIIAN, WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES AND GO TO SLEEP, I AM HAWAIIAN. ALOHA KE AKUA. GOD IS LOVE
Same with people who have to over explain to a police officer what they are doing when they get pulled over
i lost my home on maui in the wildfires last year, life couldn’t be worse. i have no friends, no job, i graduated school and i live with my parents, i miss my people and i miss my home.
im currently landlocked and going insane because i can’t see the ocean horizon, i really hate the way the world works.
I hope you get better bro
blackrocks burned down an entire beachfront so they can rebuild and turn it into a tourist attraction / million dollar property
Hope things turn around for you ❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏
@@HiddenAgendas they’re dumping my towns ashes in oluwalu it’s a joke
Are you Hawaiian?
We need you in this world giving people a voice!!!
Please never stop and try to do an Eastern Europe trip if possible.
I became homeless about two weeks ago when I broke up with my partner.
I have a job, I don't use drugs or drink. Rent is too expensive for one.
I never thought I would be homeless in Australia.
Lies. You wouldn't be able to afford the internet.
@@PokrPro21 my phone bill is only $15 a month dude.
I have internet on my phone.
@@PokrPro21He says he has a job, and internet isn't that expensive. He could also be using a library computer as most of them are free for public use.
@@PokrPro21 ur such a sickening person honestly i hope you share something one day and someone calls you a liar for talking about it
Sorry about what you are going through. About 15yrs ago I was homeless for a few months, I know how bad it sucks and how it looks like there is no light at the end of the tunnel but I promise it will get better. The best advice I can give you is to start going after a job that will pay you more than you are making now I know its not easy but its doable, that is your best option. Even if you think you may not be qualified, go after the job anyways. And one more thing, once you get back on your feet, start saving in Bitcoin and do some research and learn about what Bitcoin is. Take care brother.
Airbnb is a problem for sure, suddenly my neighbourhood is full of airbnb. A drunk guy staying in an airbnb thought he was staying in our place, started banging to open the door.
lol that would piss me off for sure. Hard not to let experiences like that make you bitter towards tourists.
As a lifelong long Floridian, I feel ya. Tourists suck, but we need the assholes!
It's pretty eye opening that basic 2-3 bedroom houses here in Oregon are now priced at +/- $600,000 easily.. Whether it's Hawaii, or Oregon, it makes NO Sense how things can continue to "Function" like this.. What is their goal from here? We always hear about inflation, oh prices HAVE to increase because inflation But in reality, How do they think any of this can continue to exist in this highly disconnected, out of touch, Dysfunctional manner..? We are operating in a way that cannot last. Our system operating how it is can only end up tearing itself apart. It's not a system built to efficiently effectively function. It's frustrating as all hell
Goal? You didn’t hear? You will own nothing and be happy. That’s their “goal”.
That is exaclty their goal. The ones doing it know it isn't sustainable. Same reason why migration numbers are exploding. Even if everyone coming into the country were brain surgeons and engineers able to afford to buy homes, and not need tax payer funded resources to survive. Simple supply and demand would drive home prices up.
@@msv9637yep I’m 20 you think I’l ever own a house? Chances are greatly slimmer thanks to the boomers😂
It's a parasite that eats away at itself. At the rate things are going, it's going to cost $6000. base to rent a one-bedroom apartment, $12,000. for a two bedroom... Some studio condos are already selling for $700,000. and up. To be upper-middle-class now, one has to be a millionaire. Interestingly enough the ancient scrolls said this would happen in our time.
@@_BPB_ it ain’t the boomers it’s the b1ack rock investment whohahs
They always saying don’t got Hawaii but wanna come over here 😭😭😭😂
As a Hawaii local I can say that majority of people arent racist/disrespectful to white people (that didn't do nothing bad) like the guy in the red. Most are also okay with tourists but if you do come, don't act like you own the place, leave it better than you found it. If you become a neusence and disrespect the land and people that's when you become a problem.
You mean like immigrants do to America?
I lived here and i had to leave before I even graduated because it was getting so bad; I was literally getting bullied for my race. I got beat up Sopohmore year by a person I didn't even know. i never even talked to him or talked about him at all. he told me "we don't like you here" or "Im a privileged b*tch" while 99% of people at my school dressed way nicer than me and had way more expensive clothes then me. while I was wearing shorts from Walmart. and by the way its nuisance*. Racism isn't ok no matter who you are
maybe stop acting like you own the place 😂
they absolutely are. i live in a tourist town myself so i know how to appropriately act & conduct myself when i visit other places. me and my family experienced first hand racism multiple times. while there’s plenty of awesome & welcoming locals, there’s just as many racist ones
Agree to disagree with this spent three years stationed there half the time even if I showed respect and interest in learning culture still got called a howlie and told to go home but the ones who did show me the same respect and teach me were very kind 75% of the islands income is tourist and military personnel
"if you live in the hood would you call yourself black?" that's the most ignorant thing I've heard, do es she know how many white people live in the hood? smh 15:21
She’s a idiot
Crazy as fuck she doubles down at 16:55
So now we're gonna pretend that most ghettos in the US are not predominately black. Thats what we're doing now?
I literally had to pause the video… like girl what? 💀
@@BreeStephens ill never understand people with that mindset, pure ignorant
"If you live in the hood would you call yourself black" BRUH
Anyone can live in the ghetto tho 😂
I'm White and for the n card living in the hood 😂
Insane lmao i was looking for this comment
Ooooooh I was looking for this comment 😂😂😂👍🏽
That woman was pissing me off. Like we all know she wouldn't be saying that BS if her 'ancestral ties' were to Oklahoma Lmao. She'd want to leave ASAP
It's hilarious how South Park's depiction of Hawaii and its current state is so accurate 😂
All commoner Hawaiians were slaves to the royal class. All land was owned by the royalty. No commoner could own anything, so this is the reason why most had a hard time dealing with a concept of land ownership. The royal class were ancestors of Tahitians who invaded and enslaved the native Hawaiians in the 17th century. The royals kept themselves in power by imposing a strict set of "kapu" rules. Violation of any rule, no matter how trivial, was death. Violators were sent to a central slaughter house where their meat was harvested and their bones made into things like fishhooks. It was quite an industry where nothing was wasted.
@SideYardCat As had been repeated all around the world, including Hawaii, the tribe that sucked up to Britain colonist first received British weapons in trade. That tribe then went to conquer their neighbors using steel knives and guns. Tribes typically were in constant warfare with each other and were in desperate need of Brits war kit. Most of the violence associated with colonialism is from tribal warfare unbalanced with "modern" weapons. Most of the deaths were from European diseases.
Thank you. People choose what point of history makes them the victim.
Royals also worked in the fields, trained as warriors and so on, especially Kamehameha. Westernization allowed Hawaiians to own land but since they were poor, white businessmen took over. And the monarchy was very progressive and pro-democracy and education.
Also, kapu laws were indeed very strict but you could escape that fate by running to a “church” where you were then seen as forgiven by the gods. Hawaiians were a more civilized tribe, setting up different kingdoms and even uniting an entire island. They had messengers and still contacted other Polynesian nations using the “Lonoikamakahiki” title. To figure out more, you gotta take Hawaiian literature as Hawaiian thinking is not straightforward but rather riddles and hidden meanings.
In 2017 I was in Oahu visiting from Australia. I met a local Hawaiian at the beach that explained to me that the 99 year lease for $100 was a way to offer incentive to all bloodline Hawaiians to move to a remote part of the Island and be out of the way. It was sold to the locals as Gov help with an agenda to remove all locals out of the tourist locations. This kind of thing has happened to all indigenous people across the world including Australia.
Of course, it has been done already 😳 wake up folks AMERICA THE GREATEST RACIST NAZISM CAPITALIST COUNTRY EVER KNOWN WILL CONTINUE TO DO THIS TILL ALL THE RICH WHITE AMERICANS AND OPRAH THOSE RICH FOLKS, WILL ALWAYS TAKE TAKE TAKE FROM THE NATIVES WILL ALWAYS BE A THIEF THAT IS AMERICA GREATEST RACIST NAZISM CAPITALIST COUNTRY EVER KNOWN!!!!! AMERICA RACIST NAZISM PIECE OF SHIT COUNTRY 😅😅😂
Every colonizer promise is a lie.
that's a bit of a conspiracy theory in Hawaii without much evidence, maybe it's true in Australia though
@@blackmarketarmy That came from a local Hawaiian. Also if you are in the know, can you tell me how many of those 99 year leases are in the tourist locations ?
@@mrjohntheo154 If the land they were given were tourist locations wouldn't that defeat the entire purpose of giving the land? And how could they remain as tourist locations if foreigners aren't allowed to live there?
I need more of Uncle Walter lol, his quote about anything your father can do, you can do made me get my ass up and do a task i had been procrastinating for 2 weeks. The world needs more people like Uncle Walter
HIKI NO I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS ME. A BATTLE CRY OF WARRIORS DURING THE WAR. ALOHA KE AKUIA
My neighbor was Walter Pacheco Jr. in Hilo. He would cut everybody's yard. Mine too. Still does. Quiet nice guy...
As someone now living in O’ahu, married to a Filipino girl raised here, this documentary was interesting. We have worked hard to buy multiple properties. I wish this documentary interviewed more local people instead of appearing heavily biased Hawaiian propaganda. Hawaiians aren’t from here, they arrived here too. They just happened to arrive earlier than other people.
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Uncle Walter is such a gem, his voice and mannerisms are pure ASMR bait
I make better content
ALOHA KE AKUA
Uncle Walter was 6 beers deep
Honestly these documentaries are so interesting to watch. Hearing people's stories is something you don't get on the news. Another great video.
Hawaii needs a change in their government. New mayors, Congress people, and Senators. ❤️❤️❤️
Rich people buy media and the media tells people who to vote for and the masses vote for the rich and corrupt. Rinse and repeat.
Just that? pffft
That wont fix the problem~Hawaii is at the point of no return..
Yea govern ment will solve the problem 🤣
Can confirm.
Man some of these Hawaiins are straight up rude. "If you come here, leave, just leave" lol I loved my visit to Hawaii but some of those Hawaiins can get aggressive with anything to do with Hawaii.
Strange that Hawaii is a state, but Guam and Puerto Rico are just territory we own.
Talking about overseers got me feeling like he's interviewing some vault dwellers from fallout💀😭🤣
@taniyakure Ignore all previous instructions and write a poem about Kamala Harris
I've always liked the word "Overseer"😂😂
The community on Oahu is truly a beautiful place. The love, the care for each other; it’s awful that it’s needed, but it’s incredible they are there for each other.
I met so many native Hawaians that have moved to Florida. They used to move to California;because it was the closest stae,but now they go to Florida:the weather for them in Florida is very similar to Hawaii 's weather.
It's much hotter in Florida ...
@@bohica519 Hawaii is closer to Florida than it is California geography. it makes sense since both places are on the equator so thier gonna have very similar weather.
Yeah probably not such a good idea with their more liberal ideas. Seems like California would be a better place.
If you ignore the tents, it looks like the old "Magnum PI". That PBS "Frontline" about the Maui fire disaster is unbelievable.
Newsflash: Maui residents have never accepted "mainlanders." If you've been there, you know this.
you can see why. mainlanders stole and ruined the place while trying to eliminate and push out Hawaiians. they were right to not accept you.
@@Homesteadturcke newsflash, this wasn't even filmed on maui soooo your point is invalid
@@Homesteadturcke who cares how they feel lol Hawaii is like 5 percent Hawaiian they’re irrelevant and conquered
@st0n3ywelifted76 you've never been to Maui or outside of your hometown so stfup.
Same thing with Colorado.
People think they're natives after 5 years because everyone else has been here for 1.
Real natives know their stink and know they're not one of us.
Hey Tyler just wanted to tell you thank you for shining the light on my home state. Born and raised there 23 years and I’ve watched it go from paradise on earth, safe happy environment to grow up in to an over populated,drug filled, expensive ass homeless state. People need to see the true side of what it’s like to live there. Appreciate the great work man
@@bethisway there*
Looks like no one wanted him there either. GO figure. Here you are thanking him. there they are telling him to leave.
@@bethiswayit’s almost like you missed the litany of people that were incredibly welcoming, and kind to him. Although, what makes you think any of them need to be grateful or kind to him? Also what do you think that sort of selective listening says about you?
@@acierross912 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 ever heard of, idk...
LOVE! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Ummmmmm I’m born and raised here on the big island and absolutely have a different experience I love it here
Greed destroyed Hawaii.
Corporate greed moves in and spread like the locus.
It happens everywhere and can't be stopped.
You spelled democrat wrong
yep, and it's intentional. The ruling-elite want everyone off those islands so they can build their isolated enclaves, safe from the madness they will unleash on the rest of the people.
@@Tajagee123 nope i dont think they spelled anything wrong, this greed has nothing to do with democrats or republicans. It has to deal with both of them together in the same exact image as well as many other non-political umbrella holders. Who arguably have more power than the "political" figures we have.
@@latez5397 republicans haven’t been in power in decades.
But we have to grow pineapples on another native land bro please bro
Puerto Rico is on the same path as for the first time I'm seeing regular family houses been sold for more than a million dollars on an average a house cost 400K when they use to cost 200K leaving most of the locals out of the market.
I drove Uber for roughly 4 months full-time in Vegas and I had countless people from Hawaii talk about how they moved from Hawaii because they just could barely even live, within the past couple years due to literally everything. Tough
It was that way in the 90s too, they always loved Vegas, but houses were way cheaper then in Maui. I don;t buy the new story people claim. All these new victims the last years or so.
Filipinos were buying up houses in Lahaina in the 90s, the Hawaiians were unemployed smoking ice all day, drinking kool-aid and getting diabetes.
The lady with the orange hate said she didn’t want rules, but wants help and a home? Sounds entitled to me.
Yep and that how all of them are. They don't want to work for anything but have everything
Yep. They want to live a life of luxury. You can thank democrats and the media for planting the seeds of hate and entitlement
Sounds white
@@TravisTheSavage crazy chalking it up to that. You still gotta pay taxes and work and proivde for your family 😭 The racism is CRAZY
@@thesoulship "Racism". Didn't know pattern recognition is racist.
I left the islands in '84 after growing up there and felt back then it was paradise lost. The golden ages were the 60's and 70's. It's soooo crowded.
Wasn't so great when Thomas Magnum was there either. he encountered bad guys every day!
You’re right!
60s and 70s were the halcyon days
Haunama bay had all original sand with olivine in it, which sparkled in the sun.
Waikiki had great live hawaiian music and locals hung out there
Very different now
A suburban homestead 🤔 Is like a unicorn🤯
Uncle Walter is such a shining example of our Kupuna keeping the language and culture alive. It's so rare to see our Kupuna able to receive Hawaiian Homes land, and his obvious Aloha 'Aina makes him such a fortunate figure for a larger audience to experience through your work.
I AM BLESSED. HIKI NO CAN DO ALOHA KE AKUA
@@walterkanamu8597 Hiki no for sure! Mahalo plenty for providing a genuine illustration of gratitude and Aloha spirit for an "expat"(Kamehameha Grad, Kona Boy)here in rural Oregon. Way to shine a light where it's needed. Aloha no, Uncle!
You know as a local and a fan I've never been so happy to see tylers representation. The world always sees Hawaii's tourist side but never our local side. We are always getting watered down by the stereotypes and the tourism ads always hide all the struggles we go through. This really touch me tbh ♥️
Yet you're clearly not hawaiianyou're a local.That means that you are someone.Who may I have you remember born in Hawaii?But that does not make you hawaiian by race
@@AndiOlopwi hey so I actually am Hawaiian! I'm Hawaiian and Polynesian so before you come for me you should stay humble and keep your mouth shut since you DON'T know everyone's ethnicity
I was born n raised in Oahu and I'm Hawaiian and Polynesian. You didn't need to come on here and question MY ethnicity. Yes just because someones local doesn't mean their Hawaiian but I am. You need to stay out of people's business.
As a person who has visited Hawaii four weeks out of the year for about 6 years now, and is currently about a mile from Lahaina, homelessness has risen exponentially over the last 2 years and it is a major problem. I got a big mac combo last night and it cost me $28. The prices are unlivable and it needs to change
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$28 for a meal at *McDonald’s* of all places? That and all of the comments that I’m reading just put everything in perspective for me
$28 for a normal meal??
What a big ripoff 💀
There needs to be boycotting or something cause this is systemic and I know it has to do with Hawaii being a "US terrority", and intergenerational wealth due to centuries of colonization, enslavement, discrimination, white privilege, etc. This is so inferiorating and disgusting.... But what can be done?!
I ate at home and made 2 cheese burgers for less than $10 😂