Black experience in Hawaii: the security and safety of being black in Hawaii

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  • Black experience in Hawaii: the security and safety of being black in Hawaii

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  • @str8Agnew
    @str8Agnew Рік тому +67

    I visited Maui last year and talked with a few locals. They were some of the most kind people I have come across. One younger gentleman did speak on how they are not as fond as white tourist and shared how they stole land and so on. He made me feel that blacks are very welcome as we shared similar oppression. This is a place that I would love to live in my lifetime as the culture, people, and islands are beautiful

    • @BigYellow144
      @BigYellow144 Рік тому +9

      Did he tell you that a black man was lynched in Maui in 2020.

    • @barbie6695
      @barbie6695 Рік тому +1

      @@BigYellow144 By whom?

    • @BigYellow144
      @BigYellow144 Рік тому +3

      @@barbie6695 his surrounding community

    • @F28aj
      @F28aj Рік тому +12

      “They’re racist just not against me so it’s ok” leave you won’t be missed

    • @OperationHawaiiana
      @OperationHawaiiana Рік тому +2

      @@F28aj hoi, we still gotta be respectful as we can

  • @LeimertDreamer
    @LeimertDreamer 4 роки тому +104

    I keep hearing different stories about the Black experience in Hawaii. Some people say it’s super welcoming and that Native Hawaiians have a strong sense of solidarity with Black people given the common oppression, while others say Hawaiians are racist. Which is it?

    • @vikomanglona2367
      @vikomanglona2367 4 роки тому +3

      @@Word-Smithy I think he means if they have a mean dog look or sumting

    • @ELAINE-zk3uo
      @ELAINE-zk3uo 4 роки тому +29

      It depends on which native Hawaiians you deal with

    • @yogavin2981
      @yogavin2981 4 роки тому +37

      Not true brother. They don’t like blacks here in Hawaii unless your military.💰

    • @lindamoore192
      @lindamoore192 4 роки тому +16

      Both.....ive been looked down upon by a local that was darker than me....had to straighten him out by telling him to get his shit together bc where im from he'll be mistaken for a mexican and be called a wetback

    • @TheWildWahine
      @TheWildWahine 3 роки тому +44

      Talksense this is not true. Lies. Many black people lives here and have much safer experiences than on the mainland. Not every black person is in the military. Hawaii is very welcoming to most people, but you did need to respect the culture. As you would anywhere else.

  • @lifewithdraco4242
    @lifewithdraco4242 Рік тому +30

    I can’t speak for a long term experience living on the island of Oahu. I am from San Diego and currently live in Houston, I have lived in several states and let’s just say Amerikkka is Amerikkka where ever you go. I just came from a very unexpected trip to Oahu due to my husband being sent there for work. Let me just say it was a blessing to experience this island. At first when hubby picked me up from the airport I was disappointed. As we drove through the streets I had a sneaking feeling I had just traveled 13 hrs to visit Los Angeles. As I looked around I thought welp Amerikkka certainly did a number of this place. My husband catching my less than enthused energy said there’s so much more babe just wait. He was RIGHT and so is the woman featured in this clip. Both my husband and I experienced this completely unexpected relief from the hyper vigilant awareness we have had built in from birth. It simply didn’t exist and I might add that having experienced the ever present threat of physical and verbal violence in this country I think I know when it’s not present although like she said it was disorienting. I kept expecting for “it” to present itself not realizing that although I do not walk around expecting to be assaulted by the monster that is racism like someone suggested in the comments I also don’t see the benefit in pretending it doesn’t exist. In Oahu it simply did not, not in the way it does in the states. I believe the tables being turned on the very group who spread this cancerous disease and them being the minority leaves very little room for them to fully amerikkkanize Hawaii as they may wish too. It seems they’ve been successful in amerikkkanizing the Real estate thus pushing the native people into poverty and making it nearly impossible for those who are not millionaires to comfortably reside in paradise. This is something we are all to Familiar with on the mainland, I.e. California, Washington, New York and most of the desirable coastal geographic areas. It saddened me to see the native peoples reduced to service industry workers. I believe we ( African Americans) are simply not on their radar, and for some this may feel isolating, for me it was delightful to simply be and not be seen ( if you know what I mean). After our visit we have added Oahu to our empty nester’s list of places to move. Now I don’t doubt that there’s going to be the occasional bad actor if we should decide to make this beautiful paradise our home. We have had years of amerikkkan life to deal with them. I will take words over bullets any day. We traveled every corner of the island even what some might consider the rougher sides and we were met with kindness, warmth, respectful curiosity, and even encouragement to make their island our home someday. Let’s me clear it is their island and we would approach it as such with respect and gratitude towards them and their gods for allowing us to be there and understanding and grace should we experience resentment at our being there because we get it, we understand being oppressed, disenfranchised, and pushed out we share a common foe but love, kindness, and Aloha is what we experienced and what we would bring to the island god willing we have the opportunity. ❤
    P.S.I don’t need to be accepted and acknowledged as a black woman in Hawaii, I’ve been “accepted” and “acknowledged “ enough for a lifetime living in this country. Frankly it’s a bit tone deaf on our part to expect that. It seems to me that the people of these islands are grappling with enough and it is fairly resent usurping,oppression, and outright theft of their homeland. I’m not moving to Hawaii for a black experience I could stay in Houston for that. I’m moving to Hawaii to have a human experience. ❤
    Note: the only person who did side eye me and my beautiful tall brown husband was this white woman in Whole Foods. Totally cold and rude. Which I found ironic and amusing. We simply smiled graciously and wished her a blessed day. ❤

    • @newvibez415
      @newvibez415 Рік тому +1

      Your husband military right?

    • @Matt-ro7cb
      @Matt-ro7cb Рік тому +2

      Only racists think Hawaii , the most racist state in the US, isn’t racist 😂

    • @teleguy5699
      @teleguy5699 Рік тому +3

      Bless your heart. lol
      Well written by the way. I've been to Hawaii many times. Get out of Honolulu and it's great. I hate big cities. NY an exception because of the great food. I don't consider New Orleans to be a big city. Retired military.

    • @CHINKY2.0
      @CHINKY2.0 9 місяців тому +2

      Absolutely love this , very well written and articulated for my membrane ❤

    • @ivyfeenix
      @ivyfeenix 9 місяців тому +2

      Very well written and I felt every word!

  • @alexcarter8807
    @alexcarter8807 3 роки тому +41

    Hawaii doesn't do race the way the mainland does race. On the mainland there's the "one-drop rule" where if you have "one drop" of African blood you're black and in the past, meant you could be enslaved. So some very light-skinned people are considered black here on the mainland. And even if you're really dark, well, so are many Pacific Islanders (Melanesians are really dark) so it's like "no big ting". How you act goes a very long way.

  • @WarriorDecision
    @WarriorDecision 4 роки тому +76

    She's right. I was in Oahu for 6 days and felt really comfortable and was able to actually let my guard down and not feel so paranoid. My dad and I ended up walking through a neighborhood to get to diamond head (Since diamond head parking lot was full) and a lot of the people in those neighborhoods were so nice and welcoming.

    • @kauiosada6717
      @kauiosada6717 3 роки тому +6

      Lol Diamondhead isnt hawaii, not even close, No Hawaiians live over there.

    • @verycaring2387
      @verycaring2387 3 роки тому +3

      Wait until you try to make "friends".Highschool jealousy.
      WATCH OUT....It gets reeeeeal ugly.
      😝

    • @user-nh5zd3ic8r
      @user-nh5zd3ic8r 3 роки тому +4

      Lol I lived there 3 years I never felt safe.

    • @hothotheat3000
      @hothotheat3000 3 роки тому +9

      So you were probably in Kahala, which is packed with rich White/Asian people. It’s not Hawaii. It’s Beverly Hills dropped into the tropics. They’re nice to tourists because they enjoy people gawking at their neighborhood.

    • @thecraplordsell4575
      @thecraplordsell4575 3 роки тому +1

      @@verycaring2387 You’re just some punk is all you are

  • @verycaring2387
    @verycaring2387 3 роки тому +64

    I am black and have lived in Hawaii for 13 years. I TOTALLY have a different view. Ive dealt with more racist ppl here in Hawaii more than ANY place Ive ever been to. Even at my workplaces.
    Im an RN. Go figure.😝
    It gets UGLY. Shame.

    • @thecraplordsell4575
      @thecraplordsell4575 3 роки тому +12

      Somehow I doubt you

    • @patandersen4271
      @patandersen4271 3 роки тому +4

      Very Caring what happened? can you give people here in the comments a couple/few examples of how people were racist and ugly to you?. Thank you stay safe and healthy have a HAPPY NEW YEAR.

    • @infinitytricks3716
      @infinitytricks3716 3 роки тому +11

      Me too, got sick of it. Better vibes in DMV

    • @infinitytricks3716
      @infinitytricks3716 3 роки тому +5

      @Made With Love Washington DC area called DMV by locals....
      Detroit agreed .....yuck

    • @yogavin2981
      @yogavin2981 3 роки тому +22

      It’s very racist over there I totally agree , they don’t want people to know , a straight up Hawaiian person would even tell you . I got called the N-word from a Hawaiian women just by tell her good morning. No that’s crazy !!

  • @antoinettehill9333
    @antoinettehill9333 3 роки тому +16

    When you're outnumbered by other people that aren't like you, you are in danger , look at it from a nature point of view, numbers matter , that's why the enemy always find new ways to deplete those numbers

  • @lindamoore192
    @lindamoore192 4 роки тому +17

    Im from chicago and been on oahu 25 years....i find it very safe here for me.....if my car breaks down, the locals will stop and help u....the down side is that nobody really into dating black females

    • @alexcarter8807
      @alexcarter8807 3 роки тому +2

      Lighter skin == better is a long-established thing in the Pacific and Asia, they came up with it themselves it wasn't the missionaries etc who taught them that.

    • @ep4801
      @ep4801 3 роки тому +11

      I'm sure a beautiful, fit, kind and welcoming black woman can find love anywhere

    • @verycaring2387
      @verycaring2387 3 роки тому +1

      @@ep4801 Thats meeeee! Jealousy anger and fear ruined it.

    • @lovinaokoronkwo7149
      @lovinaokoronkwo7149 3 роки тому +6

      @@ep4801 With all of the racism and people telling us that to be white means to be beautiful, I don’t think that’s true. It doesn’t matter how nice you are or how much of a beautiful personality you have. At the end of the day, people will still judge us because of the pigmentation of our skin and it is very sad.

    • @no1brittbarbiefan
      @no1brittbarbiefan 2 роки тому +1

      @@alexcarter8807 melanesians exist

  • @realname5057
    @realname5057 Рік тому +7

    Hawaii was racist towards me but only at the airport they were mean to me, I didn’t interact much around the city.. I have a light complexion and I am not African American but I am mixed and one of the portions being of darker hispanic nationality closer to Afro-Latino and another British and also Native American-indian. This experience will not stop me from returning though. Other peoples hate for the way a human looks does not effect my spirit. I could care less who doesn’t like me for the way I was created. I came to this video out of curiosity for others.

    • @Quimbert6969
      @Quimbert6969 Рік тому

      Perhaps Hawaiian’s are aware of which race in the US are massively over represented in crime figures.

    • @sirij8784
      @sirij8784 3 місяці тому

      who was racist at the airport? I'd say 90% of the people of the airports aren't even hawaiian and are immigrants from another country

    • @morena8508
      @morena8508 3 місяці тому +1

      I agree! Airport workers don’t want YOU there..Outsiders aren’t welcome.They are hoping you leave and don’t come back…

  • @merlin333
    @merlin333 4 роки тому +45

    As a black man who was born and lived most of my life in various states on main land North America I agree with her statements about feeling safer here than in the ever present surveillance state of North America. No more pressure and stress of never having the police follow me day and night to and from work for example has been refreshing for the last 20 years 😁. It is the the total opposite on the mainland.

    • @merlin333
      @merlin333 4 роки тому +2

      @@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom 🤣😅🤣😂🤣😅

    • @merlin333
      @merlin333 4 роки тому +5

      @@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom Mahalo for your sweet sentiments. The truth is no one deserves to be treated like a criminal based upon the color of their skin or ethnicity. Its difficult for people who have not lived on the mainland or don't have brown or black skin to comprehend the reality of institutional inequality and racism that exist there. Hawaii is very diverse and I love the people and the land .Thanks for the warm Aloha's and for creating a safe place for those of us who simply want to live and be free as God intended for all of humanity. Just so you know for certain I am referring to the blatant abuse of power that the police exercise on the mainland. It has gotten to the point where all of the citizens there regardless of skin color that includes whites are losing their constitutional rights as Americans citizens due to The Patriot Act and other bogus laws enacted by corrupt politicians who no longer stand up for their constituents. They are bought and paid for by the globalist who own large corporations seeking profits for themselves and could care less about the average man, woman or child in America or throughout the world. We must stand up for our right or we will lose them. Sorry I went off on a tangent. Again Mahalo to the People of Hawaii for your Hospitality. Thank you Aloha for responding.😊 Peace E'Ma 🕊

    • @BoydsofParadise
      @BoydsofParadise 4 роки тому +2

      Ive never had the experience you just descibed on the mainland.... EVER. That said, one can find some level of racial prejudice anywhere one looks. I know black folks living in Hawai'i who have experienced some form of prejudice. The common denominator is they were looking for it.

    • @merlin333
      @merlin333 4 роки тому +5

      @@BoydsofParadise I appreciate and respect your reply. Like you said you have never had the experience that I had on the mainland. I glad that you did not. I can assure you that I never once looked for nor was I obsessed with prejudice nor looking to have those experiences. Quite the opposite in fact. However they were my experiences. I lived in different states on the mainland and in some of those states I never ran into situations as I described above. Yet there were times when I did have them in other states. So thanks for chiming in.

    • @gauldattire9288
      @gauldattire9288 3 роки тому

      Aloha that Boyd guy is a melanin enriched man whom is a trump supporter (based on a video on his page). His perception has been compromised.. as he stated in another response, he is 59yo. It is possible that he has worked his way into a reality/bubble assisted by calculated -now subconscious habits to reduce conflict. It is also probable that he suffers from Stockholm syndrome which hinders how he processes encounters. 🤣

  • @stephen902
    @stephen902 Рік тому +6

    Hawaii one of the more racist states in the Union, not sure what she’s comparing it to.

  • @ursaamajorr
    @ursaamajorr 3 місяці тому +1

    I'm from California and visited Hawaii often since I was a kid. I have a Japanese great aunt (thru marriage) and my family has been there since the 1950s. Beautiful, magical place that always felt ethereal. Can't wait to go back ❤

  • @lovechants6963
    @lovechants6963 3 роки тому +17

    Thanks for the high quality sound my right ear really enjoyed this

  • @Islandfist
    @Islandfist 3 роки тому +16

    Hawaii was the first and only safe haven in the US that I've been. Didn't know how hardened I was (from suburban/profiling life) till I moved there. The atmosphere is just better. Hopefully the rude and entitled people don't feel comfortable enough to stay.

    • @brn2pil928
      @brn2pil928 2 роки тому +1

      lesser evil, place is still evil

    • @G.G_one
      @G.G_one Рік тому +1

      Hawaiians are friendly ppl! All love to them.

    • @F28aj
      @F28aj Рік тому +1

      Won’t be for long if you all start living there

  • @markettradinggenius
    @markettradinggenius 4 роки тому +39

    I'm from Hawaii and moved to Virginia, here on the East Coast, and have lived here for almost a year. To say the least, I will be going back to Oahu in the next 8 months; if not sooner. There's nothing here on mainland like hawaii; nothing !!!

    • @mrtoasty8387
      @mrtoasty8387 4 роки тому +7

      When I’m 18 I’m moving out of Hawaii. People are assholes, rent way too expensive, pay is way too low. Ain’t the place for me.

    • @redballs
      @redballs 4 роки тому +9

      Hawaii to Virginia is a massive difference.

    • @gauldattire9288
      @gauldattire9288 3 роки тому

      I suck at forex so my life is on a budget, which island would you suggest? I was thinking of pohoa until I learned more about the lava zones and thievery problem

    • @firesign4297
      @firesign4297 3 роки тому +1

      YOUR SOOOOO RIGHT!...NOTHING!!!!🤬...
      BUT!....HATE!👹 COVID 19!👹 ...AND MORE!!! HATE!!!👹🤬🤬😞

    • @lovinaokoronkwo7149
      @lovinaokoronkwo7149 3 роки тому

      @@mrtoasty8387 Really? I thought Hawaii was all about love and good vibes.

  • @sweetsadie7182
    @sweetsadie7182 4 роки тому +31

    I LOVE Hawai'i. So happy to raise my children here. This really is the best place in America to be Golden (new Black).

    • @ninitea7676
      @ninitea7676 3 роки тому

      @Talksense is Hawaii bad for black people?

    • @ninitea7676
      @ninitea7676 3 роки тому

      Is this a safe place to go if your black ?

    • @ep4801
      @ep4801 3 роки тому +4

      @@ninitea7676 hey CoCo i've heard that it's safer for black people honey good luck. also you might be interested in an island like Fiji where people are dark skinned like us.

    • @newzspeak9850
      @newzspeak9850 3 роки тому +2

      @@ninitea7676 Hi BubbaMilk,
      sry for delay.
      NO, Hawaii is not safe. Hawaiians are very bigoted to black people.
      Obsessed with hate even.

    • @newzspeak9850
      @newzspeak9850 3 роки тому

      @@ep4801 Hawaii Safer? Then why don't you go there.

  • @soonchoi5481
    @soonchoi5481 4 роки тому +4

    You are so right! Thanks!

  • @imthechamp101
    @imthechamp101 4 роки тому +20

    I’m scared to leave Hawaii, too much shit going on in the Mainland

    • @lindamoore192
      @lindamoore192 4 роки тому +7

      Right.....u can get shot outside the airport

    • @justabreeze460
      @justabreeze460 3 роки тому

      It’s not that crazy...👀😂

  • @charmhunter5611
    @charmhunter5611 Рік тому +3

    All I can say is... All Praises for PERFECT ACCOUNTABILITY that no one can stop😂😂😂❤

  •  4 роки тому +4

    nice video

  • @hothotheat3000
    @hothotheat3000 3 роки тому +15

    It depends on which part you’re visiting. You’ll be fine in Waikiki. In the more rural areas, watch out!

    • @schoolgyaru
      @schoolgyaru 3 роки тому

      What about Oahu?

    • @schoolgyaru
      @schoolgyaru 3 роки тому +2

      @@lancing2.098 *black people

    • @upfulroots1389
      @upfulroots1389 3 роки тому +5

      @@schoolgyaru O’ahu is where Waikiki is. You’ll be fine in the tourist areas. Just don’t go deep into other neighborhoods like Waipahu, Ewa Beach, or Waianae unless you’re with a local you know really well. You don’t wanna get robbed!

    • @ignauciowitherspoon1618
      @ignauciowitherspoon1618 3 роки тому +1

      @@lancing2.098 *Their

    • @ignauciowitherspoon1618
      @ignauciowitherspoon1618 3 роки тому +4

      @@lancing2.098 That's an ignorant comment. You can't expect ppl to "keep to themselves" when they were forced to be in the country that they're in.

  • @bobbyshmurdda470
    @bobbyshmurdda470 3 роки тому +37

    Hawaiian and The African were Good friends! They often traded with together and lived alongside us. One of the Kings of Hawaii even had an African Advisor!

    • @upfulroots1389
      @upfulroots1389 3 роки тому +12

      @@lancing2.098 Africans are hated globally by racists. Not all Hawaiians (or ppl in general for that matter) are racist so it’s highly ignorant to say anyone is hated globally. However, racism is a global problem.

    • @akken2112
      @akken2112 3 роки тому +2

      @@lancing2.098 White supremacy is global, but to say that "African people are hated globally" is a bit of a stretch. I have traveled all over the globe, what I have found is that the talent and creativity of African people is admired globally. I have also found that people who don't see the world in terms of power politics and act accordingly, leave themselves open to exploitation, contempt and hatred.

    • @akken2112
      @akken2112 3 роки тому +4

      @@coconutwater7186 the Portuguese? I'm assuming you mean the Portuguese as individuals experienced discrimination in Hawaii? The Portuguese were beneficiaries and promoters of white supremacy. They were major players in the Atlantic Slave Trade. They also brutally colonized Angola, Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau.

    • @user-nh5zd3ic8r
      @user-nh5zd3ic8r 3 роки тому +2

      Where the fuck did you get this from?

    • @georgejowell4457
      @georgejowell4457 2 роки тому +1

      Nope that those people wanna be like black put ain't match

  • @twintecs4369
    @twintecs4369 3 роки тому +12

    I live in South Florida, but I wanna visit Hawaii

  • @robertmccain3489
    @robertmccain3489 4 місяці тому

    I lived on Kauai for 16 years and it was the best years of my life. Never got rich. However, God would make a way. I wil NEVER regret my life on Kauai. Wonderful people. I hope to come back after this chapter.

  • @jayvonwilliams4916
    @jayvonwilliams4916 3 роки тому +15

    I’m black in Hawai’i rn. It’s the locals don’t like the blacks frfr

    • @ilovemytribe
      @ilovemytribe 3 роки тому

      Are you from the states? What is your experience as a black person in Hawaii? I am in the Southern USA and need a change...

    • @ilovemytribe
      @ilovemytribe 3 роки тому

      @Made With Love I hadn't thought of that. That maybe a good idea. I have to do a career change anyway, due to COVID-19, so would like to work from home...

    • @prokodza
      @prokodza 3 роки тому +5

      Nah Hawaiians like all races, I think they just don’t like people who act like “tourist” where they don’t know the unwritten rules of Hawaii

    • @prokodza
      @prokodza 3 роки тому +2

      There are sources that tell you to prepare for Hawaii. I don’t really want to say the rules in my belief because I don’t want to effect your wonderful trip to the islands in a bad way, but you can definitely search it up. (I’m not a reliable source, sorry)

    • @infinitytricks3716
      @infinitytricks3716 3 роки тому +1

      @Made With Love stay humble. Be careful where you swim and hike. Take your shoes/flip flops off at the door. Do not honk your horn in traffic. Do not tailgate. Don’t make stink face at Hawaiian foods (raw fish or poi) Long list....easy to learn. No worries you should be fine since you’re smart enough to ask the question. Lock your doors and secure your belongings....stuff gets stolen 24/7.

  • @Brittbrittsanthony
    @Brittbrittsanthony Рік тому +1

    Please someone help me move to Hawaii and start a new life there

  • @elevatedsoulsyndicate9754
    @elevatedsoulsyndicate9754 2 роки тому +14

    Unfortunate, the worst racism I've ever experienced has been in Oahu. I also lived on Big Island and had an amazingly good experience but in Oahu it's really bad. Glad that this lady has had a good experience but I could say that Oahu has a large Asian population, whites and Hawaiians and they can be VERY racist. My experience on Big Island was very very positive so I love the aina (land) and its pretty peaceful so I will stay in Hawaii and not let a few racist run me out of this beautiful land.

    • @keeka2077
      @keeka2077 Рік тому

      @@elevatedsoulsyndicate9754 where would you say the safest city to live in is if you’re white? I’ve seen people get beat unconscious there just for being white saying they can’t be racist to them. Can you recommend some safe cities?

    • @192OOIDJJ3
      @192OOIDJJ3 Рік тому +1

      ​@elevatedsoulsyndicate9754 I know exactly what you mean, I'm a 691. Lots of them are racist towards my people AND whites. I find it funny sometimes when they treat black people so well when it's obviously out of fear.

    • @teleguy5699
      @teleguy5699 Рік тому

      @@elevatedsoulsyndicate9754 To many factors to think of to why Oahu is not right. A lot of ways, mainlanders came and ruined that island.

  • @DayDreamCreator
    @DayDreamCreator Рік тому +1

    I'm ready for that move and I'm writing this so 12 months from now I can say "I did it!"

    • @winterkiyomi
      @winterkiyomi 5 місяців тому

      How’s it looking for yah bud ?

  • @newvibez415
    @newvibez415 Рік тому +1

    Not all of locals racist but 70 percent is its only the ones thats been to the mainland that's understanding

  • @michaellafrance6454
    @michaellafrance6454 Місяць тому

    Its nowhere near as racist as mainland U.S. I have never felt so unaware of my blackness as when I was in Hawai'i. So, if my choice is less racism...I'll take it!

  • @Tracks777
    @Tracks777 4 роки тому +7

    awesome video

  • @kimberlywarren5306
    @kimberlywarren5306 Рік тому

    Thank you

  • @Pronounced_Love
    @Pronounced_Love 4 роки тому +17

    LET THE "PERMANENT TAN" REIGN 🤙🏽✌🏽

    • @markettradinggenius
      @markettradinggenius 4 роки тому +1

      Yes, that is the reason why I"m moving back to Oahu brotha...haha

    • @yogavin2981
      @yogavin2981 4 роки тому

      They don’t like blacks in Hawaii my dude . It’s not true . Especially a lot of Asians. Sorry my dude .

    • @thecraplordsell4575
      @thecraplordsell4575 3 роки тому +6

      @@yogavin2981 lol you never been to Hawaii and you don’t speak for blacks

    • @TheWildWahine
      @TheWildWahine 3 роки тому +3

      Nasty Gavin stop tying to cause stuff. Hawaii is incredibly safe and very welcome to black people and all people of color. If you don’t live here people be quiet.

  • @akken2112
    @akken2112 3 роки тому +14

    I've been to Hawaii several times and I'm going again in May 2021. She is absolutely right about feeling safe. It's like exhaling when you go to Hawaii. If I had to sum it up, I would say that all the stress that comes with being African-American and dealing with USA style white supremacy, is lower there than any place in the USA. I think that largely has to do with the demographics and history of Hawaii.

    • @camelrodriguez715
      @camelrodriguez715 Рік тому

      You wanna know why? Cos all the racism is busy being used up towards the indigenous Hawaiians lol

    • @nerthus4685
      @nerthus4685 Рік тому

      You people are insane. As if evil white supremacists are hunting you in America. You live in complete delusion. The only people blacks have to fear in America is other blacks.

    • @nerthus4685
      @nerthus4685 Рік тому

      @@camelrodriguez715 There are no indigenous Hawaiins. They are all the descendents of pineapple pickers from the Philippines and Tahiti. They are the ones who are racist as hell towards everyone else.

  • @verycaring2387
    @verycaring2387 3 роки тому +9

    Funny how so many comments imply that black ppl's shitty experiences are bcz of how we acted.! You need a wake up call. I wish you were around to see how these things happen.

    • @lovinaokoronkwo7149
      @lovinaokoronkwo7149 3 роки тому +6

      So I feel like you post on UA-cam a lot and it’s always negative. You don’t know our experiences because you aren’t black. So until you are able to put yourself in our shoes, you will never know. By making this comment above, you’re implying that we act a certain way and in turn people are rude to us. This isn’t the case for everyone. You could be the nicest and most respectful person on earth and still be spit on. I hope you get your mind right.

    • @ahub87
      @ahub87 2 роки тому +2

      @@lovinaokoronkwo7149 ummm the original poster is literally saying that…you both have the same opinion. Reread the comment.

    • @lovinaokoronkwo7149
      @lovinaokoronkwo7149 2 роки тому +1

      @@ahub87 Hmmm this was a while ago, but If I’m correct I think I was responding to someone else not the original poster.

  • @BoydsofParadise
    @BoydsofParadise 4 роки тому +33

    As a 54 year old black man who has lived in Detroit, Colorado and currently in Hawai'i i have to say this not feeling safe nonsense is part of a mindset. If you live your life playing a victim you WILL undoubtedly experience victim circumstances. If you walk around fearing "who gonna git ya" you attract somebody who will happily oblige. Trust, there's just as many opportunities for people to experience some form of racism ANYWHERE you go if you are dead set on finding it. I know a black dude livin on the big island as i write this, every other story is about being called [nikka] by some local dude. But that's because his mindset is programmed to find it no matter where he lives. Let that sink in for a minute.

    • @LeimertDreamer
      @LeimertDreamer 4 роки тому +37

      So you’re saying it’s his fault for someone ELSE calling him the N word?

    • @leonhenry4861
      @leonhenry4861 4 роки тому +19

      Are you also saying that it's in our mindset that people and police pick on us at a rate far higher than other races? Dumb ass

    • @WestSideBarson
      @WestSideBarson 4 роки тому +15

      Wait did you just say he thinks he's gonna be called a nigga so someone actually called him a nigga? 🤦🏾‍♂️😂😂

    • @KiDoesMusic
      @KiDoesMusic 4 роки тому +27

      Old man, thats ridiculous. You talk as if a certain mindset will keep someone whose AntiBlack from being AntiBlack towards us and you sound like an Uncle Tom.

    • @rock4sevenss77
      @rock4sevenss77 4 роки тому +20

      There's always that one....

  • @johnhurst9534
    @johnhurst9534 3 роки тому +2

    Hana residents don't like anyone

  • @HelloooThere
    @HelloooThere Рік тому

    Yeah but some areas of Hawaii don’t show General Hospital on tv….no good

  • @Interiorlineman
    @Interiorlineman 9 місяців тому

    Who doesn’t take their shoes off going into their house???

  • @katherynbinns4971
    @katherynbinns4971 10 місяців тому

    ok so i am in Maui right now I and its the same on the main land but the native people ae so beautiful and loving its just the ocean for me there are hardly any black people here

  • @mynameis3568
    @mynameis3568 3 роки тому +9

    Try being White in Hawaii

    • @voltrondefenderoftheuniver8658
      @voltrondefenderoftheuniver8658 2 роки тому

      @B1Chronixx no, they hate them.

    • @Islandgirl58
      @Islandgirl58 2 роки тому

      Try being Asian living in the mainland, A lot of whites and blacks hate you. Some been beating and killing Asian women and elderly people.

    • @Assata_Shakur
      @Assata_Shakur Рік тому +5

      The colonizers?

    • @jaxthewolf4572
      @jaxthewolf4572 Рік тому

      What place are whites hated? No place I've heard of

    • @jaxthewolf4572
      @jaxthewolf4572 Рік тому

      @@Assata_Shakur I know places that were colonized still welcome whites but hate blacks. Africa has countries that will embrace whites but be rude towards black americans, and they bring this hate for us when they come to the states. I just don't get it. South Africa has more sense though

  • @garconworldwide8475
    @garconworldwide8475 Рік тому

    Same as Puerto Rico

    • @BRKS627
      @BRKS627 Рік тому

      That's impossible when they're mix with so call black themselves some are

  • @YouTubeBlueButterflies
    @YouTubeBlueButterflies Рік тому +2

    I worked with a Hawaiian women in Colorado, she was mixed with Tahitian but anyways she showed me a picture of her mom and brother, they are black people! She is very proud of her family and heritage and treated me with much respect and helped me get jobs in Colorado! Her name is Dee!

    • @KBoogiie
      @KBoogiie Рік тому +1

      The pacific islanders that are black are usually melanesian or melanesian. Theyre absolutely black and I love them !

  • @talksportsplustv406
    @talksportsplustv406 2 роки тому

    WOW

  • @JohnAranita
    @JohnAranita 4 роки тому +5

    Popolo lives matter!! My nice Popolo friend Reggie matters!!

  • @dianaconnelly3450
    @dianaconnelly3450 4 роки тому +4

    Thank you,... I still lock my windows and doors... but hopefully I will relax soon.

  • @gastonneal724
    @gastonneal724 8 місяців тому

    I agree, mostly. But I've been called the n word 3 times in the year I've been here, all by hollies.

  • @ariaspence267
    @ariaspence267 2 роки тому

    No they are doing prayers to block boyfriend it is not survelliance

  • @moonpiemoonpie
    @moonpiemoonpie 4 роки тому +5

    Incredible

  • @westleycall9601
    @westleycall9601 2 роки тому +2

    Growing up in Hawaii. There’s no racism compared to the other states.

    • @sebastiandelfavero5243
      @sebastiandelfavero5243 2 місяці тому

      I remember when they tried to teach racism in school so students would understand it didn't work because we don't see race in hawaii it makes up less than 1% of who you are in hawaii we look at who you are as an individual

  • @charmhunter5611
    @charmhunter5611 Рік тому +1

    Disillusioned 😂

  • @davidschmidt270
    @davidschmidt270 4 роки тому +3

    It's not what I've heard

    • @verycaring2387
      @verycaring2387 3 роки тому

      RACISTS HAWAII. Not kidding!
      Ive been approached by locals who want to talk about the white man and how they stole their island...they also want to talk to me about the absolute "hate" for tourists. Then if I say ANYTHING about my experiences about the white man I GET LABELLED A RACIST. LOL Many ppl here are really angry and VERY insecure around me bcz Im a black woman. Ive been treated like shit too many times.
      Its never stopped. I rarely receive
      " aloha".😳

    • @Assata_Shakur
      @Assata_Shakur Рік тому

      Right,it’s not what I’ve SEEN!! Those folks have a huge hate for blacks.

  • @randalllakeworth3134
    @randalllakeworth3134 10 місяців тому

    brah o cus (pigeon)
    those hawaiins keep it real. the natural repsect. like in the u.s Blacks deal with racism.
    in hawaii u deal wit
    oh' brod'dah howz dingz?
    aloha

  • @velliee1741
    @velliee1741 Рік тому

    The feeling of safety.. Exactly

  • @firesign4297
    @firesign4297 Рік тому

    🤗☺️🙏🏿🫂🤗🙏🏿🧡

  • @ariaspence267
    @ariaspence267 2 роки тому

    🤪🙄🤐🤔🤨🤫

  • @mopsicworldwide4646
    @mopsicworldwide4646 Рік тому

    Well said..

  • @csiipahoa2857
    @csiipahoa2857 2 роки тому +2

    No one cares...

    • @Assata_Shakur
      @Assata_Shakur Рік тому +1

      Pāhoa (Hawaiian: Pāhoa) is a census-designated place (CDP) in the District of Puna in Hawai'i County, Hawai'i, United ...So you’re an Hawaiian on here being a ignorant and clearly disdain for a Bw expressing her love for Hawaii. I’m going to say what she can’t, GROW TF UP! And it’s doesn’t make sense for you folks to be racist, when HAWAIIANS used to be BLACK before colonization.

    • @zion-jabezrobello7853
      @zion-jabezrobello7853 Рік тому +3

      Start caring den

    • @csiipahoa2857
      @csiipahoa2857 Рік тому

      Hawaiians had their entire Kingdom stolen. Blacks never lived in Hawaii, they were never slaves in Hawaii. Hawaiians have their own cultural issues, so no one cares.