If you look at the percentages of homelessness of hawaiian natives in Hawai'i and then look at the number of resorts and tourist attractions, it becomes clear what happened when the US decided to annex Hawai'i, illegally mind you.
The practical animation in this really speaks to the effort you made to bring this story to life, rather than just making something for a quick headline. This is a beautifully made film and deserves to be watched by millions.
So was "Birth of a Nation", bit I wouldn't recommend anyone go watch that. Effort and quality of film doesn't necessarily mean people should go watch it.
yes, I enjoyed watching from Australia. Ok, not sure "enjoyed" is the right word, but it certainly was informative. All the best with your struggle! I really hope you do manage to take at least most of your land back! Ideally all, but if they won't agree to that, maybe you can choose one little island to give them & you get the rest? Kinda reverse what you have now :)
Thank you for making a video about my people and my culture. Hawaii's history is not often taught in classrooms with U.S. history and most people are unaware of the history and the controversial relationship Hawaii has with U.S. This video shines light on a subject that needs to be taught and discussed more. Thank you for sharing a little piece of my culture and history. Also, thank you for pronouncing the Hawaiian words correctly and names. Most people try to say them and butcher it but you show the Hawaiian language the respect it deserves. Mahalo Nui Loa
This is, for me, the biggest Missing Chapter yet. A history of annexation and colonialism upon a sovereign state, done by the supposedly democracy guru. A region so exposed for its tourism and popular culture, yet so concealed of their pain.
@Theoria Philosophiae Naturalis what do you mean I love America and I agree that they target us to much and ever single country in the world has colonized and done the exact thing we did and we didn’t even do that much compared to the other country’s we told everyone to decolonize
I’m not Hawaiian but I feel mutually upset with this info being half Filipino and Polynesian from Guam(Chamorro). It’s really not surprising that American colonization has always tried to ruin other cultures. The best we can do is try to stay educated about history and keep family close to pass down cultural traditions so we never forget our roots.
@@KRYMauL I mean, European missions destroyed other European pagan religions. Christianity is not native to Europe but when Christianity was introduced some loved it souch that they mass slaughtered their own brothers for not wanting to convert.
@@JasonC683 FREE HAWAII! The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human rights issued a brief memorandum in early 2018 that concluded that Hawaii is indeed occupied territory, a “nation-state that is under a strange form of occupation and a fraudulent annexation.” F*k imperial USA
It's a plague that spread worldwide. No land is untouched by this true evil. The deep corruption of humanity is just beginning to dawn on me. We're an invasive species who no longer belong on Planet Earth.
@@GlennDavey Things do seem to be getting better. With each passing generation we are becoming more aware of our misdeeds. I have faith that its still not too late.
@@GlennDavey I agree humans are at the root of evil unfortunately people are just going to blame the US instead of all the evil that took place before the US had anything to do with the islands. Humans are evil some worse than others. Overall worse could be done if the islands fell into different hands.
what I find interesting is that the Christian bible's 6000 years old right? A God created a garden & made the people he put in it ignorant & made it a crime for them to obtain knowledge right? Then along comes the "serpent" & tells the people that knowledge is their right & not bad at all & they should learn about the world & life & themselves & generally get an education, that their "god" is just petty & small & scared of what they'll find if they obtain knowledge. So isn't it interesting that the 60,000 year old God/Creator of Australia is the "Rainbow Serpent". Has anyone ever thought about that & thought about who the REAL God in the bible story likely is? Although I guess that would be a crime in Christianity, to think & obtain knowledge like that, wouldn't it
Please do a similar video on Vieques in Puerto Rico. Used as a Navy bombing range until 2005 when protests forced the Navy to cease operations, now half of the island that was bombarded by artillery is a wildlife preserve, but there is still a plethora of unexploded ordinances covering that part of the island.
And sadly cleanup is unlikely to ever happen. Theres a ton of unexploded bombs in alaska as well. The government fenced it off. Put up signs. This isnt remotely a fix but they are over it🤷.
independance ain't happening and you should know exactly why its impossible. its the same problem martinique has with france , puerro rico with the US and turks and caicos with the UK to name a few . its rebranded colonialism that's difficult to shake off. on another note. Liliwokalani looks so much like a black woman
Sadly, the US Constitution make the independence of the Hawaii hard, if not impossible. Also, the population of Hawaii is enthic mix with Asians, Whites and Aboriginals.
@@MrKIMBO345 irrelevant. The annexation was illegal to begin with, therefore the incorporation of Hawaii into the United States was void ab initio. The Constitution does not apply - although I expect those who prefer the status quo will point to Hawaii's tacit acceptance of US administration over the past 100 years as acknowledgment that Hawaii is a state of the US.
Native Hawaiian here, thank you for making this! I grew up in the mainland and often argued with teachers on the history of Hawaiʻi as the books they were instructed to teach from and their own intuition were completly wrong.
lol that's probably so true! Shame they never actually learn even with that though isn't it! I wonder how many Americans could correctly differentiate Japan, Korea & Vietnam on a map, let alone Syria, Iraq & Afghanistan. I'll bet most couldn't even identify Germany
@@Saichenyang Which God is this? Given this is a video about Hawaiian natives reclaiming their religion, I will have to assume you are referring to Hawaiian Gods, cause anything else would be a false god in this setting wouldn't it
@@funnyturtles825 When you say American, just to clarify, some Canadians refer to themselves as "Americans", due to living in North America, do you mean that? Cause we know Canadians know where places are. I think that situation is more common than USA people who can do as you say lol
@@maplesyrup7626 You do realize you just said that you want to kil* 8 million people right. UNDERSTAND THE GRAVITY OF WHAT YOU'RE SAYING BEFORE YOU SAY IT PEOPLE!
Iceland didnt even fire one shot, just rolled back and whined to their daddy US. UK could've destroyed the entire country in 1 day, what UK did with Argentina lol
alot of people in my generation especially of native hawaiian decent such as i, dont know this much of our island, it pains me to even return back to oahu, so many places have been built over and even though we've claimed our land, slowly and surely- stores and shopping centers are being built and compacted on such a small island
@@early7strikeland996 nah, see whats even more sad is that being born in hawaii past the generations of my elders I ended up loving and being raised in a world where I need technology, stores, schools, etcetc. while It saddens me that the places I've played as a kid (2006-2012) is totally built over and the empty land we've used to make club houses, pathways to secluded beaches, and old abandoned homes are all gone. these are landmarks that most people in my generation dont usually have as a childhood memory, most childhood memories are within games and technology. I've felt only a small symbolic portion of what my ancestors mustve felt...
Resist where? All the people in the video are constantly coping about how the people of Hawaii literally embraced western culture and religion with open arms.
HUUUUUUUGE props to this lady for correctly pronouncing every hawaiian word in this video. a lot of people who aren't from hawaii are intimidated by the consecutive vowels and the 'okina (the apostrophe separating certain vowels in hawaiian words, such as Kaho'olawe) and either bungle it or don't even try. but this presenter went at it and nailed it. BRAVO!
I have family that is Hawaiian and I've always found them and their culture so incredibly beautiful. I think this video was such a beautiful exploration into the strength and resilience of the amazing people that inhabit these lands. This is a story that everyone needs to hear. Big props to you, Vox for this video.
"Man is his own worst enemy." - Marcus Tullius Cicero I'm 20 yrs old and I hope to see it all green and full of life when I turn 60 instead of luxury resorts and hotels all over the place. Edit: I just mean all the struggle they suffered and all the risks they took shouldn't go to waste. If you have people coming in for commercial purposes it's gonna be an irony to whatever the island went through and to the human race who just can't learn from its mistakes.
The fact they used a Hawaiian island for bombing is repulsive. There are so many unimportant islands they could have used but that was just disrespectful.
Back on another episode of: things the American education system never taught in school Haha you thought i was going to thank you for the likes but seriously thanks never had this many
the annexation of Hawaii is talked about in many highschool cirriculum but there isnt enough time in school to cover all parts of every historical event
soooo inspiring! thank you native hawaiians for your bravery and persistence, i hope my country and others with similar issues will get to restore our lands as well ❤️
This video is incredibly beautiful!!! And then series like, Missing chapters, Darkroom, Borders and Atlas make Vox my favourite channel! Keep going vox!
@Himallo Grey well we haven't done much world history at all other than oh wwi+ii happened oh no, but i wouldn't put it past them to just completely gloss over it
@@angelsaavedra633 you have a point, it's just all the bad stuff they did is pretty you know... bad we see to have a little national past time of starting wars
They did this with Alexei Navalny too. I wonder if Vox looks at his videos and says “how can we look at that topic from a different angle”, or if because Harris used to work with Vox they use a similar process to come up with ideas
@@janmelantu7490 it’s also sad that Vox gets slightly less views than Johnny Harris recently when Vox has a bigger crew. The tables could turn back but I believe it wouldn’t.
Very well done program - a condensed version that gives historical overview and perspective in a new light, well worth watching, good for educators. Top rate reporting.
@@rusrubel1817 Yes , but America has done the same with taking cultures & destroying lands for their people. ( I am African American BTW, not from another country) Western culture has consumed many other cultures & "rewrote" them.
Near the end, when the island starts to get green again. It reminds me of the terraforming phase of Surviving Mars. First you get the mosses and lichen. Then comes the grass. Until finally you can introduce trees.
@@PHlophe Funny that Roosevelt declared the end of modern imperialism at the end of the second World War, yet he seemed to forget that not only imperialism is still alive, but it's being done by the US in the New World today.
Beautiful I love that you guys find the people's lost history or uncover it for all humanity not just a certain group...I believe all people need to know about their self and you can't do that without knowing your past, thank you 🙏🏾
Hahaha 😭. You forget it was science that brought mankind to modern age not Christianity. Most people in west have left Christianity and are non-believers, hence the development of science
@@me15296 No science is almost core to my argument. Christianity is attributed to bringing about modern science(Newton and the Christian mindset he published), scientific method("test all things and hold fast to that which is true" Christian scripture followed), universities(Oxford first university, Christianity), which came about in the Christian West not the East and led to the rise of the West, which ultimately brought humanity into the modern age. That is what highly noted scholar and scientist Joseph Needham of Cambridge concluded from his life's work studying this. The coherent inherentness of the universe mindset which comes from knowing a logical God created the universe thus logic should be found in the universe changed the course of humanity forever. You can thank Issac Newton for publishing that and making it mainstream.
Mahalo. Thank you for telling our story. It's so hurtful to hear the story again. I hope people will now understand why many native Hawaiian people want full sovereignty and independence!
"Everything belongs to everyone. Humans or not." Some random people then are like "No, some people are above others and individuality is more important"! 🤦♂️
@@xinjiangstan1233 identity politics is just a symptom of the underlying conflict of class. You notice that the oppression of native Hawaii was driven by businessmen, the government only intervening on their behalf when it benefitted them and missionaries helping that fight on a cultural battlefield. Same with the wars later on. The Spanish-American war was to generate more assets and property for Americans; the Vietnam and Korean wars were to prevent and terrorize the global working class from rising up against their oppressors. And the domestic issues of incarceration and commercialization/commodification of Hawaii itself as a tourist attraction is all in the name of reducing the native Hawaiian's right to their home and convert it into property to generate capital for American businessmen.
@@xinjiangstan1233, I'm not saying tribalism isn't without it's own issues. Of course, Hawaii had it's own internal problems before any Americans came there. Anyways the point you make about it splitting societies applies to individualistic countries too, an example being the US. All I'm saying is that people were converted from not caring about individual lands to caring about one. Before people are free to go where ever the want and lived in harmony with nature. But now, everyone lives seperated in their own domains. It's like being converted from apes to lions. And thus living less with nature and socially, to more of, I live for myself and I want to protect my properties from other humans or animals.
As a Haoli (white mainlander), moving to Hawaii Kai in 5th grade was a real eye opener about our cultural heritages. The vitriol disgust and hate thrown at me forced me to do 2 things: 1. Learn to fight 2. Understand the cultural devastation that my Government and the corrupt white businessman. Even importing workers when the # of available workers were too low after warfare and genocidal practices... After 6 months, I was finally assimilated enough that I was finally, truly, a local. Hawaii is a unique and beautiful paradise! Currently, the island are being gobbled up rich , elites, and corporations. So, before , you profess to be an expert about hunting and various odd topics that ppl are discussing here,, please learn the extended history of the Hawaiian Islands. Mahalo and Aloha 👨👩👦
You guys teach the people more than kamehameha schools does… that’s the saddest part. Mahalo for sharing our story and helping shed light on the problems going on in Hawaii…
Only in Hawaii do we have hawaiian history it’s really dark but important for kids to learn about the land and those who cared for it. It really is a sacred place that needs to be protected.
I am Native Hawaiian, just want inform everyone about the misinterpretation of the word "colonialism." Hawai'i is not a colonized nation but rather an OCCUPIED country! Colonization and illegally occupation are very different definitions. For example, Native Americans or Native Alaskans would be considered a colonized people because they weren't recognize as an independent nation. On the other hand, Hawaiians got recognized by many foreign European countries thus Hawai'i gained it's independence in 1843 until the overthrow in 1893. Therefore Hawaiians do not fall under the category of colonialism.
i see what you mean, but ... under all that, isn't it still giving the ... final say on the terminology and state of things to the OCCUPIERS/COLONISERS? i would vote the oppressors don't get a say. it's not by any particular superior virtue that Hawaiians were recognised as as independent while natives of other places were not. it's not like the natives in the places that have been colonised were like "wooo yeah let's get taken advantage of and murdered by these guys, sweet!" while Hawaiians said no thanks. i feel like i am explaining myself very poorly, my words are failing me, but i hope my point is understandable. ///// basically "For example, Native Americans or Native Alaskans would be considered a colonized people because they weren't recognize as an independent nation. " the only real reason they weren't but hawaii was is basically on the whim of the invading whites. they were still invading, still ARE...
Very interesting video of a part of the Hawaii history I didn't know about. I'm more than happy that know vegetation and life will come back on this island. Pacific ocean is such a beautiful place and a lot of islands unfortunatly have become testing sites like Bikini, Moruroa, Fangataufa. Pacific must stay a peaceful place!
Lots of people are talking about the history but I don’t see anyone appreciating the amount of time one must have sacrificed to create a masterpiece of a clay movie such as this. Good god is the animation magnificent.
Really lovely film with an optimistic heart. We need a bit of this around the world right now, particularly in Australia where the systematic plundering and pillaging of the environment by the same forces is turning the country into a moonscape.
US Navy entered Pakistan and neutralized OBL, US army killed Al-Baghdadi in Syria. What have the Indian Armed forces done about Hafiz Saeed, Dawood, and so many other terror kingpins? Surgical strikes only killed terrorist pawns while terror kingpins continue to call the shots.
@@pradeep128 India has been one of the largest contributors to the UN peacekeeping forces and missions behind Canada last time I checked. But a little known fact. Canada has the only military in the world that has received the nobel peace prize.
Hey Vox, this is very similar to what happen on Vieques in Puerto Rico. The US navy bomb Vieques for decades but they left in 2003, but thanks to decades of bombings it now has one of the highest cancer rates in Puerto Rico. Maybe you should do a video on it :)
I'm glad that the Hawaiians were able to take back their island with out violence. Only one of their freedom fighter's was killed what a amazing victory, and I pray that his soul rest in peace.
This is a super interesting video! I didn't know about the history of Kaho‘olawe until this. Will you be doing a follow-up video about Mauna kea, and the conflicts around the telescope being built there?
Mahalo Vox for taking the time to expose the reel truth behind American history. Dr. Aluli, Walter and Loretta Ritte, and many Kānaka gave their minds, hearts, and lives to protect Kahoʻolawe. Hawaiʻi is a unique environment, home to the largest number of endemic plants and animals in the world. This is how the world starts to understand. Aloha is not a casual dress shirt.
@vox Mahalo Kakou for putting in the time to tell this story with knowledge and respect to the Kanaka Maoli and the need to love the land and reclaim the parts of the soul. I really appreciate how you told this story.
If you look at the percentages of homelessness of hawaiian natives in Hawai'i and then look at the number of resorts and tourist attractions, it becomes clear what happened when the US decided to annex Hawai'i, illegally mind you.
LA basically
@@PHlophe I don’t think the US annexed LA illegally
At least Hawaii is a state...unlike Puerto Rico.
@@funnyturtles825 they just took it from mexico in an unjustified brush war
@@funnyturtles825 you might need to check your history. they called it differently back then
The practical animation in this really speaks to the effort you made to bring this story to life, rather than just making something for a quick headline. This is a beautifully made film and deserves to be watched by millions.
? What are you talking about. What film?
Missing Chapters brings to light history that we weren’t taught in school. It has taught me and my GF
So was "Birth of a Nation", bit I wouldn't recommend anyone go watch that.
Effort and quality of film doesn't necessarily mean people should go watch it.
@@theguyyouheardabout6658, this video.
This isn’t just the past. Hawaii is still AN ILLEGALLY occupied nation.
Free Hawaii!
So glad people outside of Hawai'i get to see a glimpse of the history we've learned while growing up
I had no idea about any of this!!!
@@DyslexicMitochondria Ayy bro I watch ur channeI. Nice seeing you here
@@ankur.mahajan and the disaster of communism as well.
yes, I enjoyed watching from Australia. Ok, not sure "enjoyed" is the right word, but it certainly was informative. All the best with your struggle! I really hope you do manage to take at least most of your land back! Ideally all, but if they won't agree to that, maybe you can choose one little island to give them & you get the rest? Kinda reverse what you have now :)
Indeed.
Thank you for making a video about my people and my culture. Hawaii's history is not often taught in classrooms with U.S. history and most people are unaware of the history and the controversial relationship Hawaii has with U.S. This video shines light on a subject that needs to be taught and discussed more. Thank you for sharing a little piece of my culture and history.
Also, thank you for pronouncing the Hawaiian words correctly and names. Most people try to say them and butcher it but you show the Hawaiian language the respect it deserves.
Mahalo Nui Loa
They teach Hawaiian history quite extensively in US government funded Hawaiian public schools though.
@@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep what was your point in your comment?
I live in az and we had the colonialism of Hawaii in our curriculum.
😢
@@KanakaMomona Reading comprehension however is lacking.
Every hunter will be glorified until the lion learns to write.
underrated
@@rishakumar8633 The poverty part was more the changing times as the industrial rev rolled on as apposed to specific policies that caused poverty.
what
@@rasyidpamuji7219litterally
@@rishakumar8633 0000000
This is, for me, the biggest Missing Chapter yet. A history of annexation and colonialism upon a sovereign state, done by the supposedly democracy guru. A region so exposed for its tourism and popular culture, yet so concealed of their pain.
@Theoria Philosophiae Naturalis what do you mean I love America and I agree that they target us to much and ever single country in the world has colonized and done the exact thing we did and we didn’t even do that much compared to the other country’s we told everyone to decolonize
@@davisdelp8131 america is far from being better than most countries, our foundation is built on oppression if youre a non white.
@@davisdelp8131 Yeah but they told everyone else to decolonize whilst they barely did it themselves.
@@xinjiangstan1233 no, most are honest about it.
You summarized this beautifully. This video brought me to tears. I wish everyone could see this 😩
I’m not Hawaiian but I feel mutually upset with this info being half Filipino and Polynesian from Guam(Chamorro). It’s really not surprising that American colonization has always tried to ruin other cultures. The best we can do is try to stay educated about history and keep family close to pass down cultural traditions so we never forget our roots.
solidarity, cuzin. ❤️❤️❤️
I mean if you look at Europe missionaries destroyed virtually every pagan religion.
Guam is not polynesian
@@KRYMauL I mean, European missions destroyed other European pagan religions. Christianity is not native to Europe but when Christianity was introduced some loved it souch that they mass slaughtered their own brothers for not wanting to convert.
@@shawnmiranda8521 Isn't that what I said? Christianity is native to the Middle East, but was spread by the Roman Empire.
The patriotism of Hawaiian people is strong, i love them!
there has been more recent moves by Hawaiian people to assert their sovereignty
American patriotism is not bad then?
@@theosvult4857 patriotism is good. nationalism and colonialism are bad
@@halguy5745 Agree on the patriotism.
Colonialism, wouldn't say it's necessarily bad. Trade posts and such- that don't include slavery of course
@@JasonC683 FREE HAWAII!
The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human rights issued a brief memorandum in early 2018 that concluded that Hawaii is indeed occupied territory, a “nation-state that is under a strange form of occupation and a fraudulent annexation.”
F*k imperial USA
Of course one of the important activists were LOST AT THE SEA.
😶
The American govt made sure they were lost to keep them quiet
And he was “lost” after attempting to sue the US navy. Funny enough
@@TheLadyrose01 If that's true, it didn't work in the long run, did it?
Super sus. I bet he was murdered by the U.S. government
In EVERY encounter, the colonizer shames his invented "devil."
This.
It's a plague that spread worldwide. No land is untouched by this true evil. The deep corruption of humanity is just beginning to dawn on me. We're an invasive species who no longer belong on Planet Earth.
@@GlennDavey Things do seem to be getting better. With each passing generation we are becoming more aware of our misdeeds. I have faith that its still not too late.
@@GlennDavey I agree humans are at the root of evil unfortunately people are just going to blame the US instead of all the evil that took place before the US had anything to do with the islands. Humans are evil some worse than others. Overall worse could be done if the islands fell into different hands.
what I find interesting is that the Christian bible's 6000 years old right? A God created a garden & made the people he put in it ignorant & made it a crime for them to obtain knowledge right? Then along comes the "serpent" & tells the people that knowledge is their right & not bad at all & they should learn about the world & life & themselves & generally get an education, that their "god" is just petty & small & scared of what they'll find if they obtain knowledge.
So isn't it interesting that the 60,000 year old God/Creator of Australia is the "Rainbow Serpent". Has anyone ever thought about that & thought about who the REAL God in the bible story likely is? Although I guess that would be a crime in Christianity, to think & obtain knowledge like that, wouldn't it
Seeing that island turn back to green just warms my heart
Please do a similar video on Vieques in Puerto Rico. Used as a Navy bombing range until 2005 when protests forced the Navy to cease operations, now half of the island that was bombarded by artillery is a wildlife preserve, but there is still a plethora of unexploded ordinances covering that part of the island.
Damm I’m a native Puerto Rican, school never showed me that. Would like to see a video on that
And sadly cleanup is unlikely to ever happen. Theres a ton of unexploded bombs in alaska as well. The government fenced it off. Put up signs. This isnt remotely a fix but they are over it🤷.
Hawaii was a sovereign kingdom whose queen was unceremoniously overthrown by US troops. Independence for the Hawaiian nation!
independance ain't happening and you should know exactly why its impossible. its the same problem martinique has with france , puerro rico with the US and turks and caicos with the UK to name a few . its rebranded colonialism that's difficult to shake off.
on another note. Liliwokalani looks so much like a black woman
Sadly, the US Constitution make the independence of the Hawaii hard, if not impossible. Also, the population of Hawaii is enthic mix with Asians, Whites and Aboriginals.
@@MrKIMBO345 irrelevant. The annexation was illegal to begin with, therefore the incorporation of Hawaii into the United States was void ab initio. The Constitution does not apply - although I expect those who prefer the status quo will point to Hawaii's tacit acceptance of US administration over the past 100 years as acknowledgment that Hawaii is a state of the US.
Yeah hawaii is never gonna be independent. Puerto rico is a different story tho...
@@Polarixcs2932 except that the vast majority of both support union and statehood
Native Hawaiian here, thank you for making this! I grew up in the mainland and often argued with teachers on the history of Hawaiʻi as the books they were instructed to teach from and their own intuition were completly wrong.
aloha cuz ❤️❤️❤️
Winners don't rewrite history they won losers are the ones who rebrand history.
We should never recognise the American occupation of Hawaii!
@@gamermapper what?
@@2345mat the US rule over the Hawaiian Islands isn't legitimate. The Hawaiian kingdom annexation was illegitimate.
"God created war so that Americans would learn Geography"- Mark Twain
lol that's probably so true! Shame they never actually learn even with that though isn't it! I wonder how many Americans could correctly differentiate Japan, Korea & Vietnam on a map, let alone Syria, Iraq & Afghanistan. I'll bet most couldn't even identify Germany
Don't blame on God! God didn't create war but mankind. Mankind created war then war will end mankind, God will decide.........
@@Saichenyang Which God is this? Given this is a video about Hawaiian natives reclaiming their religion, I will have to assume you are referring to Hawaiian Gods, cause anything else would be a false god in this setting wouldn't it
@@lilaclizard4504 as an American I can spot all of them
@@funnyturtles825 When you say American, just to clarify, some Canadians refer to themselves as "Americans", due to living in North America, do you mean that? Cause we know Canadians know where places are. I think that situation is more common than USA people who can do as you say lol
US literally stole the entire archipelago, not just one Hawai'ian island.
Just like what they did to the Philippines and Mindanao archipelagos.
Yup colonialism
technically we gave it back to the natives, theyre just allied to us now. and today both parties get to benefit from trade and travel
@@ethanchen2891 nope
@@ethanchen2891 its even a US state
The Vox Channel is my modern library. I learn such vast of history that were not taught in schools.
imagine destroying a beautiful island for bomb practice... we are so lost.
They should have bombed NYC for practice
@@maplesyrup7626 You do realize you just said that you want to kil* 8 million people right. UNDERSTAND THE GRAVITY OF WHAT YOU'RE SAYING BEFORE YOU SAY IT PEOPLE!
I for one wish USA stayed isolationist. Imperial Japan deserved the Pacific!
@@blondie7240 they would of done worse lol
@@potatoking6571 yes
UK: lol US navy just loses to hawaiians just how
Also UK: *Realizes Icelandic fishers used to beats british navy*
wait till you hear how australian military lost to a group of emus
To be fair they are Viking descendants.
Iceland didnt even fire one shot, just rolled back and whined to their daddy US. UK could've destroyed the entire country in 1 day, what UK did with Argentina lol
0 Casualties both sides, if they fired a shot that would be a different story.
Germany and Japan who defatted British Naval ships in ww2:yeah Britain we ruined your empire for you.
alot of people in my generation especially of native hawaiian decent such as i, dont know this much of our island, it pains me to even return back to oahu, so many places have been built over and even though we've claimed our land, slowly and surely- stores and shopping centers are being built and compacted on such a small island
It's time to bombard the US Mainland
Just like Bali bruh, I'm afraid rice paddy field just gone, I'm not even Balinese
@@early7strikeland996 nah, see whats even more sad is that being born in hawaii past the generations of my elders I ended up loving and being raised in a world where I need technology, stores, schools, etcetc. while It saddens me that the places I've played as a kid (2006-2012) is totally built over and the empty land we've used to make club houses, pathways to secluded beaches, and old abandoned homes are all gone. these are landmarks that most people in my generation dont usually have as a childhood memory, most childhood memories are within games and technology. I've felt only a small symbolic portion of what my ancestors mustve felt...
don't you hate it when the natives resist you "saving" them
Japan would know
Resist where? All the people in the video are constantly coping about how the people of Hawaii literally embraced western culture and religion with open arms.
HUUUUUUUGE props to this lady for correctly pronouncing every hawaiian word in this video. a lot of people who aren't from hawaii are intimidated by the consecutive vowels and the 'okina (the apostrophe separating certain vowels in hawaiian words, such as Kaho'olawe) and either bungle it or don't even try. but this presenter went at it and nailed it. BRAVO!
I have family that is Hawaiian and I've always found them and their culture so incredibly beautiful. I think this video was such a beautiful exploration into the strength and resilience of the amazing people that inhabit these lands. This is a story that everyone needs to hear. Big props to you, Vox for this video.
This was one of the most impactful videos i’ve ever watched. The amount of effort and research is admirable.
"Man is his own worst enemy."
- Marcus Tullius Cicero
I'm 20 yrs old and I hope to see it all green and full of life when I turn 60 instead of luxury resorts and hotels all over the place.
Edit: I just mean all the struggle they suffered and all the risks they took shouldn't go to waste.
If you have people coming in for commercial purposes it's gonna be an irony to whatever the island went through and to the human race who just can't learn from its mistakes.
Parts are. And the islands are held privately to conserve them. If not tourism how would you expect the people to make money.
You already know that it will not happen
Bruh, we'll be dead as a species before you turn 60.
@@theguyyouheardabout6658 well we don't expect them to make money lol, that's not the point
@@thedeathlycow you want them to live the same lives they were living 200 hundred years ago?
The fact they used a Hawaiian island for bombing is repulsive. There are so many unimportant islands they could have used but that was just disrespectful.
ikr
Chill
They did the same to Puerto Rico. The marines were bombing the island of Vieques for decades.
Like Staten Island or Key West you mean?
@@yottamg Or the various uninhabited islands owned by the US
Back on another episode of: things the American education system never taught in school
Haha you thought i was going to thank you for the likes
but seriously thanks never had this many
More like "Bad stuff the US did that they don't want you to know about". Literally attempting to sweep it under the rug.
The internet living up to its promise of showing the people what corrupt governments, organisations and religions don't want them to see.
taught*
I was taught this in school, perhaps you were not listening
the annexation of Hawaii is talked about in many highschool cirriculum but there isnt enough time in school to cover all parts of every historical event
The stopmotion videography was just...❤️
I’m a native Hawaiian and the vindication I feel from this video is potent. Thank you for bringing this to the public consciousness
This is by far my favorite series on Vox and one of the best docuseries out there, period.
“Kamehameha I” you got my respect not only because of your name but because of your actions that brought my parents together
Kame- ha- meeee-haaah , this is a proper african sounding word.
@@PHlophe
It's Hawaiian not African
@@eruno_ sweety i said it SOUNDED African. Kapeesh !
@@eruno_ So Goku learned the Hawaiian ways? That explains Master Roshi island 😱😂
@@pikajuan7108 fax😂
soooo inspiring! thank you native hawaiians for your bravery and persistence, i hope my country and others with similar issues will get to restore our lands as well ❤️
Who else saw "How the US stole Hawaii" and remembered that video when seeing this?
Definitely remember 👏
@@kamiyabritton7098 absolutely
Yeah me too
By Johnny Harris ?
@@nitishroy153 yes, that one. Harris is excellent
This video is incredibly beautiful!!! And then series like, Missing chapters, Darkroom, Borders and Atlas make Vox my favourite channel! Keep going vox!
@Himallo Grey that'd be so good and interesting.
missing chapter is so important to me
i don't learn any of this stuff in school but this just reenforces my views on the US military and other stuff
@Himallo Grey well we haven't done much world history at all other than oh wwi+ii happened oh no, but i wouldn't put it past them to just completely gloss over it
The us military also did good things and we might need the military for china
@Himallo Grey invading counties and ruling over them
@@angelsaavedra633 you have a point, it's just all the bad stuff they did is pretty you know... bad
we see to have a little national past time of starting wars
@@patricko-h9105 yeah agreed so we need to hail them accountable but still not disband them because we might need them later
Good to know that Vox gives us an extended history lesson on top of what Johnny Harris told us.
They did this with Alexei Navalny too. I wonder if Vox looks at his videos and says “how can we look at that topic from a different angle”, or if because Harris used to work with Vox they use a similar process to come up with ideas
@@janmelantu7490 it’s also sad that Vox gets slightly less views than Johnny Harris recently when Vox has a bigger crew. The tables could turn back but I believe it wouldn’t.
Oh I didn't know Johnny isn't with Vox anymore. Borders was such a good series.
Oh I didn't know Johnny isn't with Vox anymore. Borders was such a good series.
Johnny Harris really needs to learn how to fact check though - that man straight up makes things up and spouts it as fact, it's WILD.
Very well done program - a condensed version that gives historical overview and perspective in a new light, well worth watching, good for educators. Top rate reporting.
It's truly sad what the US did to so many countries and cultures around the world
Has no other country done the same?
@@rusrubel1817 Yes , but America has done the same with taking cultures & destroying lands for their people. ( I am African American BTW, not from another country) Western culture has consumed many other cultures & "rewrote" them.
@@rusrubel1817 You say that as if it makes it any better
@@rusrubel1817 Whataboutism
@@rusrubel1817 that doesn't make any better
We should be grateful that Blacks, Natives and Women want equality and reparations.....not revenge....
True that. It takes more strength, wisdom, and courage to not fight back.
Bruh what
Yes
What reparations? Americans been fighing for equality going back to this nation's founding. Read up on the Locofoco movement.
What revenge can they get lol? They cannot rebel. They live on America's terms now, not theirs.
Near the end, when the island starts to get green again. It reminds me of the terraforming phase of Surviving Mars. First you get the mosses and lichen. Then comes the grass. Until finally you can introduce trees.
This was such a beautiful episode. I've learned a lot. Thank you Vox for what you're doing 🙏🏽💓
LOVE this video. The animation, the subject matter, all of it. The work you do as Vox is so important. May it always be appreciated.
The 🇺🇸 has done this to my people 🇵🇷 as well
Chico, global imperialism this is the reason why PR is completely in the toilet.
@@PHlophe Funny that Roosevelt declared the end of modern imperialism at the end of the second World War, yet he seemed to forget that not only imperialism is still alive, but it's being done by the US in the New World today.
Not even a minute into the video and I'm like this sounds like Vieques
Can we exchange our citizenship then??
You guys have done it to yourselves
I will always have the utmost respect and full support for a people who fight to save their nation and take back what belongs to them 💯❤
Beautiful I love that you guys find the people's lost history or uncover it for all humanity not just a certain group...I believe all people need to know about their self and you can't do that without knowing your past, thank you 🙏🏾
Everything starts with the missionaries of enlightenment and then occupation of the land. The same pattern is seen all over the world.
Texas too. They formed a coup as well to steal the land from Mexico
Same in Goa
You are welcome. The Christian West literally brought the world, humanity as a species into the modern age. Don't forget that.
Hahaha 😭. You forget it was science that brought mankind to modern age not Christianity. Most people in west have left Christianity and are non-believers, hence the development of science
@@me15296 No science is almost core to my argument. Christianity is attributed to bringing about modern science(Newton and the Christian mindset he published), scientific method("test all things and hold fast to that which is true" Christian scripture followed), universities(Oxford first university, Christianity), which came about in the Christian West not the East and led to the rise of the West, which ultimately brought humanity into the modern age. That is what highly noted scholar and scientist Joseph Needham of Cambridge concluded from his life's work studying this. The coherent inherentness of the universe mindset which comes from knowing a logical God created the universe thus logic should be found in the universe changed the course of humanity forever. You can thank Issac Newton for publishing that and making it mainstream.
100 years ago:
British: colonise everything..
Americans: NUKE IT!
there were no nukes 100 years ago
also the british weren't colonizing anything anymore by that time
Nukes did not exist in 1921. Nor was the UK still actively colonizing places in 1921
I mean this is basically colonization as well
@@Blox117 Oh man they were.
They even fought couple of Indpendence civil ears in Africa till 1930's and in 1887 in India.
Thank you for this video. It was so informative. The abuse of Koho'olawe by the US military is so heartbreaking
What a powerful video! More power to the people of Hawaii and the people behind this movement.🙌🏼
It is amazing to see land that has seen the worse have the ability to heal their life. It shows there is always hope.
Thank you for showing this side of US for those who don't know
Selective retelling of history.
Matches up nicely with what I learned in Hawaiian History class. (I live in Hawaii, born and raised)
Then again, I'm still proud to be American
Heart breaking and nerve-wracking story of determination and reverence towards culture, heritage and environment. Aloha!!
I hope this makes the trending page! It's so important
Mahalo. Thank you for telling our story. It's so hurtful to hear the story again. I hope people will now understand why many native Hawaiian people want full sovereignty and independence!
"Everything belongs to everyone. Humans or not."
Some random people then are like "No, some people are above others and individuality is more important"! 🤦♂️
@@xinjiangstan1233 identity politics is just a symptom of the underlying conflict of class. You notice that the oppression of native Hawaii was driven by businessmen, the government only intervening on their behalf when it benefitted them and missionaries helping that fight on a cultural battlefield. Same with the wars later on. The Spanish-American war was to generate more assets and property for Americans; the Vietnam and Korean wars were to prevent and terrorize the global working class from rising up against their oppressors. And the domestic issues of incarceration and commercialization/commodification of Hawaii itself as a tourist attraction is all in the name of reducing the native Hawaiian's right to their home and convert it into property to generate capital for American businessmen.
@@xinjiangstan1233, I'm not saying tribalism isn't without it's own issues. Of course, Hawaii had it's own internal problems before any Americans came there.
Anyways the point you make about it splitting societies applies to individualistic countries too, an example being the US.
All I'm saying is that people were converted from not caring about individual lands to caring about one. Before people are free to go where ever the want and lived in harmony with nature. But now, everyone lives seperated in their own domains. It's like being converted from apes to lions.
And thus living less with nature and socially, to more of, I live for myself and I want to protect my properties from other humans or animals.
Tragedy of Commons?
@@sskpsp America's corporatism (gov't + business) went into hyperdrive under President McKinley. It was even worse during the progressive movement.
@Theoria Philosophiae Naturalis, I never said I don't want a government. What made you think so?
What's libs?
As a Haoli (white mainlander), moving to Hawaii Kai in 5th grade was a real eye opener about our cultural heritages. The vitriol disgust and hate thrown at me forced me to do 2 things:
1. Learn to fight
2. Understand the cultural devastation that my Government and the corrupt white businessman. Even importing workers when the # of available workers were too low after warfare and genocidal practices...
After 6 months, I was finally assimilated enough that I was finally, truly, a local.
Hawaii is a unique and beautiful paradise!
Currently, the island are being gobbled up rich , elites, and corporations. So, before , you profess to be an expert about hunting and various odd topics that ppl are discussing here,, please learn the extended history of the Hawaiian Islands.
Mahalo and Aloha 👨👩👦
What an amazing tale of resilience and perseverance
These sort of Vox videos are my favourite! These that discuss major historical conflicts & geographical divides... These are so helpful!!!
You guys teach the people more than kamehameha schools does… that’s the saddest part. Mahalo for sharing our story and helping shed light on the problems going on in Hawaii…
Sounds like exactly what they did to Vieques here in Puerto Rico
it is very similar
Just left the same comment up here …everything sounds exactly the same !
I learn more from THIS channel than from any of my history classes :/
Also keep in mind this channel has a narrative to write when they give information though 👍🏻
Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful story. Every American should be educated on Hawaiian history and the illegal annexation of the nation
The key to not letting this and anything like this happening again, is to never forget that it happened.
Uncle Walter! 🥺🥰 This brings so much emotion out of me and my heart aches. I miss home. I miss my ohana. I miss the aina.
Let me guess, This isn't in the history books of schools in the US
you are very correct
Of course it’s not. Hawaiian children learn about it in their schools, but it sure ain’t taught on the mainland like it should be
Only in Hawaii do we have hawaiian history it’s really dark but important for kids to learn about the land and those who cared for it. It really is a sacred place that needs to be protected.
preserve Hawaiian Culture
I am Native Hawaiian, just want inform everyone about the misinterpretation of the word "colonialism." Hawai'i is not a colonized nation but rather an OCCUPIED country! Colonization and illegally occupation are very different definitions. For example, Native Americans or Native Alaskans would be considered a colonized people because they weren't recognize as an independent nation.
On the other hand, Hawaiians got recognized by many foreign European countries thus Hawai'i gained it's independence in 1843 until the overthrow in 1893. Therefore Hawaiians do not fall under the category of colonialism.
i see what you mean, but ... under all that, isn't it still giving the ... final say on the terminology and state of things to the OCCUPIERS/COLONISERS? i would vote the oppressors don't get a say. it's not by any particular superior virtue that Hawaiians were recognised as as independent while natives of other places were not. it's not like the natives in the places that have been colonised were like "wooo yeah let's get taken advantage of and murdered by these guys, sweet!" while Hawaiians said no thanks. i feel like i am explaining myself very poorly, my words are failing me, but i hope my point is understandable. ///// basically "For example, Native Americans or Native Alaskans would be considered a colonized people because they weren't recognize as an independent nation. " the only real reason they weren't but hawaii was is basically on the whim of the invading whites. they were still invading, still ARE...
@@strawberryoes[exactly! It's like people just like to split hairs for the sake of feeling superior. Yet the end result is the same.]
Very interesting video of a part of the Hawaii history I didn't know about. I'm more than happy that know vegetation and life will come back on this island. Pacific ocean is such a beautiful place and a lot of islands unfortunatly have become testing sites like Bikini, Moruroa, Fangataufa. Pacific must stay a peaceful place!
hawaii born and raised, and I was on Mauna Kea myself... Vox, this is your best video yet.
I live in Hawaii. This is an excellent and important documentary. Mahalo nui loa!!
love it, thank you for this video-next you should do one on how the Sioux fought the the US Cavalry and won
These are the types of stories that the mainstream media wouldn't touch with a 10 ft pole.
Vox is the mainstream media
Vox is mainstream media my dude
@Himallo Grey because it's not news, its history. News stations don't talk about history, they're basically opposites
This reminds me of the history of the liberation of the island of Vieques in Puerto Rico from the US navy. You should talk about it too
Finally some recognitions for our decimated culture. Thanks for making this video, very much.
Lots of people are talking about the history but I don’t see anyone appreciating the amount of time one must have sacrificed to create a masterpiece of a clay movie such as this. Good god is the animation magnificent.
Really lovely film with an optimistic heart. We need a bit of this around the world right now, particularly in Australia where the systematic plundering and pillaging of the environment by the same forces is turning the country into a moonscape.
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Ever notice how all the land is always "sacred." lol
i have never been this early for a vox video 😂
Me either
Same
Same
Me eitherrr😭
Who cares 😂
mahalo for sharing my people’s story, long love the Hawaiian kingdom 💯
Thank you for creating this video...very informative and needed in the telling of the history of Hawaii.
Great presentation my heart goes out to the state of Hawaii.
This video was very good, I cried a tiny bit. They don't teach this in school dawg
Only place where, US Govt. Army, Navy, Airforce is Good is in Hollywood Movies and Video Games..
US Navy entered Pakistan and neutralized OBL, US army killed Al-Baghdadi in Syria. What have the Indian Armed forces done about Hafiz Saeed, Dawood, and so many other terror kingpins? Surgical strikes only killed terrorist pawns while terror kingpins continue to call the shots.
@@pradeep128 India has been one of the largest contributors to the UN peacekeeping forces and missions behind Canada last time I checked. But a little known fact. Canada has the only military in the world that has received the nobel peace prize.
I'm glad to be living in these times where stories like this are being told and shared by mainstream media
Wow. Made me tear up in the end.❤️ Great video.
Hey Vox, this is very similar to what happen on Vieques in Puerto Rico. The US navy bomb Vieques for decades but they left in 2003, but thanks to decades of bombings it now has one of the highest cancer rates in Puerto Rico. Maybe you should do a video on it :)
They really glossed over the story with the disappearance of George Helm and how there was a survivor of the group.
I'm glad that the Hawaiians were able to take back their island with out violence. Only one of their freedom fighter's was killed what a amazing victory, and I pray that his soul rest in peace.
Great production quality, appreciate that 👍👍
Excelent video!! Great source for us who live far away
This is a super interesting video! I didn't know about the history of Kaho‘olawe until this. Will you be doing a follow-up video about Mauna kea, and the conflicts around the telescope being built there?
That fight reminds me of Haiti, a country which is so resilient while everything that happens,
Haiti isn't any different to the rest of Latin America in that regard
The elderly activist said he is not gonna be around for the next generation. It really bought me to tears.
Mahalo Vox for taking the time to expose the reel truth behind American history. Dr. Aluli, Walter and Loretta Ritte, and many Kānaka gave their minds, hearts, and lives to protect Kahoʻolawe. Hawaiʻi is a unique environment, home to the largest number of endemic plants and animals in the world. This is how the world starts to understand. Aloha is not a casual dress shirt.
vox is underated
George Helm: *disappears*
FBI: I wonder where he went 🤔
C.I.A has the answers 🙏
Similar to what happened in the islands of Vieques, PR and they still haven’t cleaned the island
I never have been this early to a VOX video.
Same lol
same.. 5 minutes... vox??
Great documentary! Thank you
@vox Mahalo Kakou for putting in the time to tell this story with knowledge and respect to the Kanaka Maoli and the need to love the land and reclaim the parts of the soul. I really appreciate how you told this story.