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The gentleman sweeping the sidewalk at the 7:35 mark is one of a kind. His name is Charles. We stayed at the resort next to his house July 2022 Upon arriving, I noticed his mango tree full of fruit. My daughter and I asked to buy some but he said no. And instead gave us mangoes twice that week. Thank you Charles!!
I remember walking home from Lincoln School w/ my friend Dick Coles. He asked one of the home owners on the way home (Nehoa St.) if he could climb his lychee tree in the back of his house to get lychee. The owner agreed. Dick got so much lychee. Dick gave the man a bunch and gave the rest to us. You can't do that today because of the liability but this was in the 70s. Great memories.
For a younger individual to engage in those brutal hours. For a duration of time to perhaps accrue a sizable down payment on a lower priced house. Might be a reason to do those hours-???🤔.
😮 how out of touch are the enchanted world , to slave away 40 plus hrs a week to try and just have a place to rest is not working out 🏋️♂️ for everyone , especially in these times 😂
Exactly, it's not worth it. Especially with the politics & taxes, I lived there until I was 16. The best decision my dad made was to move us to LV when he retired.
Born in Honolulu 1957. Then lived there from 1976 to 1989. The best times. I rented a spacious 2bdrm + a Lanai for 250.00 a month. in 1978). Dated a handsome local guy surfer firefighter. Went to luaus, fireman parties...the bestest time in my life.
Yep, on the mainland, you could mortgage a family home for $100 to $200 a month back then. Apartments were about the same price depending on how average or executive luxury styled it was. Even in 1999, apartment rents ran $100 and up. By 2009, that was $300 and up. Now it's $900 and up. Inflation represents the loss of value to the petro dollar we just call bucks.
in panamà city there are apartments for $2000 for a 2 bedroom. In the retirement community of Bouqutuete country you can rent a 3brm fully furnished starting at $500 per month. Look up relocation Panamà
I miss Hawaii the way it was 30 years ago. I have no desire to go back seeing what has happened to it today, even though I will always love the place and glad I was fortunate enough to be able to live there for 12 years in my younger days. The beauty of those islands will be forever engrained in my mind, just unforgettable.
Its just ugly seeing all these high rise buildings right next to the beach. When I grew up seeing hawaii stuff it looked more like the coasts of thailand and Cambodia. Wooden cozy huts and houses along the beach and woods behind it filled also with even more cozy 🛖 and stuff. Bascially leonardo dicaprios The Beach
Yeah, Hawai’i thirty years ago was the time. Ive now been in hawaii for 42 years, kauai. About to leave for a chance at early retirement. Could never do that here unless was willing to eat spam and hitch hike. Going to seek out a nice place on the mainland.
Spent 3 years in Oahu 88 to 91, single, US Navy, had my first car, drove around, relaxed at North Shore, tutored school kids, ran the Aloha Run, participated in parades. Rented a condo unit in Pearl City, with a hot tub. Enjoyed every minute.
I had sea duty in those days. I was on the independence CV 62. My ship stopped at Pearl three times in 1990. I asked for shore duty if I chose to re-enlist. But they couldn't find a billet for me.. but I love that island
50 minutes into the video and I haven't seen ANYTHING that would cause me to want to visit there. Thank you for showing this content because you saved me THOUSANDS of dollars.
There are other areas of the island that you would probably love. Turtle Bay, Ko Olina, Northshore. We almost never go into town. There’s so much to see and do on the island. It’s a magical & beautiful place
We went with our best friends( gone now, sadly). Once you experience this place, you will never be the same. I loved the place and its people. I truly hope they are spared from any bad things to come. Mahalo and best wishes to them❤
hit the jackpot, its really about the 'people/culture" of any place that draws people and not just the palm trees, beaches, water falls and green lush mountain trails since we can find all of these everywhere in the world. Imagining instilling Beaches of any California city with Aloha Spirit where everyone is chill, cool, friendly and Kamaina and bingo...we have Aloha Hawaii....It's all about the people at the end of the day.
Nick, many of the homes that you see while touring Oahu, are owned, free and clear by longtime Hawaii residents. During the early 1900’s, a great number of those homes (or bare land in which houses were later built on, were purchased by immigrants from Asia who worked in the sugar and pineapple industries, and also as fishermen. Real estate was dirt cheap back in the day. Many of the current property owners today are beneficiaries of the original Hawaii immigrants who passed down ownership of the land to future family generations. However, these days; first time home buyers looking to buy a home in Hawaii, be it a detached house or condo; can expect to pay in excess of $900K or much, much more. Additionally, the HOA/Maintenance fees for various properties are ridiculous….
If they do own their homes, Bishop estate is leasing the land that those homes are on, 99 year leases were the norm when I was there in the early eighties, unspoiled joyous debauchery and Paradise all in one, hookers would proposition my stepdad as my mom and I walked along Waikiki at night. Ladyboys, mokes & titas bra.. In 84 I would hitchhike from my job in Waikiki to the hills behind downtown Honolulu, creepy dudes abounded, getting jumped for being white was a thing too. What a great place to be at age 19
Got married and spent 10 days there a years ago. North Shore was one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. Breaks your heart to see what has to the locals.
Born Honolulu in 1944 and raised on the beach's of the big Island, Hilo. Love the Islands but, they are over populated and money has ruined the Islands. Will never go back to that madness. Bailing on this video, makes me sick
It's getting like that everywhere you go now. Beaches of Florida. Mountains of Colorado. Even my rural area of Kentucky is being overrun with Californians, Mexicans, Arizonans. They started coming here for cheap land and living and no crowds. But, ironically, they have driven up all three.
@@bobzacamano658 Probably the people born there and the people who used to enjoy how nice it was before immigrants and other people came in and ruined it for them all. Its like how people from foreign lands move to america and think they can enforce their way of life over americans, its exactly the same, the natives dont want all these people here.
@@SMaamri78 in fairness to Californians, until recently, we've had decades of peeps moving from out-of-state to here changing the demographics esp political; most of the escapees I know are conservative thinking, if they don't have that mentality, they'd be large number that moved to CA then left again taking their brain rot everywhere they go
@@brentmcwilliams4332 hurricane Iwa destroyed some chicken farms and let loose a bunch of chickens. It got worse after Iniki. Most rural areas don’t have much of a chicken problem we take care of the problem the same way we take care of the feral pig problem
@@pickles9440 cattle egrets eat a ton of centipedes whenever I mow I see them feasting on centipedes, field mice and anything else they can eat. When I was a kid there were a lot of toads and they ate centipedes and scorpions. I think chickens and other pests create an environment conducive to cockroaches and other insects breeding providing more food for centipedes.
@@erictoulon5946 idk man, I’ve seen a ton less cockroaches since i was a kid in the 80’s. The chicks keep everything clean. And hey if the world comes to an end you know we wont starve.
@RawOlympia Keep him in your prayers. Name: Eli. He now has one arm and one leg has a rod in it so he wears orthopedic shoes and uses a cane. He'll fugure it out. I do though greatly miss Hawaii.
@@SusanEpp-q7c Eli is most definitely in my prayers, and you as well. He is fortunate to have you there, and soon hopefully you can at least pop in to smell the gardenias ~ may you be getting support during this time as well. Mahalo ~
Nick, I hope you read this. Your editing, Storytelling and humor is probably nothing short of genius in my humble opinion. There really isn't any other format like this and I hope your honesty and funny approach will get you far and high in RUclips and beyond, you probably deserve a Netflix or Amazon gig (idk why but Phil Rosenberg comes to mind and Steve Irwin and Anthony Bourdain, that kind of caliber). What a great documentary Style, 5 minutes in but I'll have to watch the rest another time.
Hawaii is a place you want to visit and see as much of it as you can, but once youve done it you are ready to leave and have no real desire to go back. Great job showing us this state.
@@andrewheitmeyer9945 thats true but give Nick a break. He does a great job. Its cool he went there to show us how the place has changed with the influx or whites over the years. Kauai is not as bad as Oahu and Molokai is how Oahu was 50 years ago. They dont want any haoles on Molokai but the tourist dollar is just too enticing for the locals so its getting ruined too. The big island is just a trash dump with some more wide open spaces.
I hippied around on Oahu and Maui in the late 60s. I worked at McDonald’s in Waikiki, and hung out at the International Market Place, and the Beach, where I could actually see all of Diamond Head. I rented a little place right near Kalakaua(?) Blvd, near the Zoo. I don’t remember a homeless population at all. Anyway, things sure are different, now. I’d never go back, I’d just get depressed.
Thanks for giving a great portrait of Hawaii , I just left after living 30 years there. As soon as I retired, I was gone. The state is suffering. So sad to see what has happened. Have no desire to go back. I really feel for the Kanaka and kaminas whom I left. Life is so difficult
me as well after thirty years. Moved to Hi. from Ca. 1975. Construction tradesman. made good living and many good freinds there, retired in 2005, Aloha! sold up everything within two months, moved to Thailand. 19 yrs later can say that was best move I ever made. Second best was getting out of Ca. in 1975.🤙😊
My BIL was a firefighter on Oahu & his wife was native. They lived in Haleiwa & I was so lucky that they took me all over the island, except avoided Honolulu, so this is my first look at it. What a well-made video this is! Congratulations, Nick Johnson, my IE brother, nearly at one million👍
Scooters - you don't need a driver's license is why you see them everywhere - many of those people can't get a license or insurance. My brother lives in Makawao on Maui.
One final thought: My empathy is for the local people that were born here. They now have to compete with all the newcomers for resources. They are not just priced out of paradise but surviving is even more competitive.
About like that now in any beach town in USA . One of dad's Navy friends in WWII got to HA , they were looking for someone who could type . He spent the whole war typing up rent receipts ,
2018 Kauai broke the global 24 hr rainfall record of just over 20 in. I was in my car that night and drove to the top of Wailua falls where the opening montage for Fantasy Island was filmed. The falls ran high that morning, I have pictures.
Nice to hear Richard's viewpoint on daily island life. I grew up on O'ahu and intended on returning to retire there. However, living on the mainland has given me a greater appreciation of open spaces and four distinct seasons. I do miss the local food, however.
Aloha Nick! I first was in Hawaii in 1969 as a kid. Moved on to live in Perth West Australia and came back to Hawaii in 1997 and we bought a farm on the Big Island south of Hilo on the Kalapana Coast. There was not much of any homeless then or much crime and we actually had a Republican governor. As time went by the new left wing government moved Micros into the State and gave them freebies while Hawaiians were living in poverty and homeless. Same as now how the Biden open border brings in privileged illegals who get free government handouts especially in Sanctuary cities. Foreigners mostly from Asia have driven up the cost of real estate and add in Californians as well. The locals now can't afford a home and many send their kids to the mainland to go to college and live. It is a marxist government with lots of dependents who keep voting for welfare. TIP OF THE DAY: The key to affordability I found out was to buy property zoned AG. A five acre farm with a 3bed 3bath home with two out buildings a mile from the beach property tax is less than $5000 a year. Rural is affordable but there are not the luxuries of Waikiki and less job ops. MAHALO!
That neighborhood that ya'll drove through where the rich people live is where my daughter rented a house while she was stationed there. The house she rented also had the owners house on the same lot. They had built it for their son and he moved away, so they just rented it out to military folks. Beautiful view from that home!
The girl at 13:48 is a chronic drug abuser. I used to work in Waikiki and she was one of the regulars down there. She used to get clean after a hospital stint and a few days later she would be high as a kite and eating out of the trash. During COVID, the drug problem in Waikiki got especially bad. You could see the homeless buying meth every Sunday in brown paper bags from a guy sitting across from the beach. The Police would often arrest these people and release them the next day.
Watching this is so bittersweet. It brought up such good memories of my 2 years living there. 1985 to 1987. I worked in Waikiki. I lived first in Eva Beach, then in Manoa, then on Nuuanu and Vineyard. Used to drink at a place called the Nuuanu lounge right across from my bus stop after work. It is sad to see what it has become. Still one of tge most beautiful places I lived. Great food, great weed, good people and a beautiful culture. I had a local boyfriend, he owned his own business. He started doing that meth crap, he called it ICE. Changed and addicted him so quickly. He became an ex very fast. It was a problem in that time. Sad it's gotten worse. Thanks for the video
My son does tourism work , and worked out in Kaui HI for a couple of months. He stated there were a lot of homeless people, and many of them came from other states.
Lived there seven years in Waikiki, loved the energy, people, shops, food, etc. Friday nite entertainment, music, fireworks. Amateur eating contest at the food court! Used to be some fine break dancers and rappers also back in the day near intl mkt place.
Hey Nick! I live 20 miles away in a town on the West Side called Ewa Beach. I'm originally from San Diego, but I've been here for 20 years. It's an acquired taste and expensive as hell, but it has it's moments. Enjoy your visit.
@@NickJohnson Did you check out the brand new wave pool that was just built this last year here in Ewa? That whole area next to the beach is starting to come together and they have some great plans for it to make it an island destination. Here and next door in Kapolei is where 80% of Oahu's future growth is going. Ewa is mostly a just a bedroom community right now where everyone commutes to "Town", but growth here in Ewa and in Oahu's "Second City" in Kapolei is where everything is popping up. We just finally got a Chick-Filet-A this year!
We've been visiting Oahu for close to 20 years and slowly it has lost the old school flavor that we appreciated so much. The International Marketplace was only renovated a few years ago. Used to be very cool small local businesses and that old postcard flavor. Now it's just like another high end mall, but at least they kept the Banyan trees inside! We usually always go in May or Sept. Yeah, it's expensive, but you can save some $$ by staying in older places, eating cheaper like food trucks and local places, and shopping for souvenirs, clothing, etc at Aloha Stadium swap Meet. Much cheaper prices than Waikiki shops, and despite the name it's mostly vendors selling new merch. Good to see an update, and nice to see it cleaned up a bit.
When people can't afford the rent anymore, this is what happens. Honolulu is one extreme example of this - no news here. I also recently saw a documentary on the epidemic of empty high end housing in New York City. What is the logic of having prices so high that no one can afford to live there and the buildings are empty?
Logic left town and was replaced with a greedy, optimistic attitude saying , but " if we build it, they will come!" Forget about the actual citizens , everyday folks keeping things running , trying to make an honest living , survive, and or support loved ones It'll work out! they'll figure it out!
When I was a kid I thought Hawaii was like Gilligan Island with a few more people on it until the 1968 tv show Hawaii Five 0 i was shocked by it and what I see today is still not what I expected
Don’t go! Not worth it. Was there 25 years ago, it was ok, just started with the trash, homeless and drug addicts. Went 3 years ago. Just a disaster. Along the west coast, along 93 , Hawaiian Electric Beach, Nanakuli. Major homeless encampments. Friend and I pulled in the parking to check it out. People were hostile, angry. Couple cops pull up and told us in very unfriendly terms, “get out, this beach isn’t for you, it’s dangerous “ we went up to Keawaula Beach, Sunset Point. Wonderful, and North Shore, amazing. Anyplace closer to Honolulu, don’t go. Its like driving in LA and very crowded everywhere
Been here 10 years Nick, brilliant review. Spot on. It's only the weather that keeps us here. My biggest complaint is that people have to save for a lifetime to visit and then the bars close at 10pm and they have to eat from a food truck or stand in a soup line on Kuhio because who can afford $100/plate restsurants as yiu said? It is a horror show here Nick. You nailed it. The real homes are owned by people that mostly brought wealth with them. Me included. Tell your friend to shop for groceries at Costco and Sam's.
Lived in Kalama Valley in 83 and 84 about 30 minutes from downtown Honolulu which was great, tourists were far enough away. Geckos on the walls, close to Sandy’s beach and Koko Head. Loved it!!
I can’t afford to go to a neighboring state to visit my brother but illegals can go to North America and homeless can get to Hawaii, riddle me that Nick
90% of Hawaiis homeless population are residents who have lived in the state 10 years or more. This absurd lie that states are spending hundreds of dollars on plane tickets to ship homeless people to honolulu has been debunked time and time again.
I live on oahu now. I've been here just over a year and still love it. It's interesting to see an outsiders perspective after you've been here awhile and and they point out things you just get used to. You definitely have to avoid the tourist trap areas and be here longer than a week to really appreciate this place.
@@johnlopezjr.8481 cool, guess my boyfriend at the time lied to me. He grew up in Manoa. Here I am 30 years later pissed off at a dude for lieing. Thank you for setting me straight.
When I lived there, the fare was only 50 cents and you could go all around the island on that fare all day if you felt like it. The Bus was the best public transportation I ever used and I have lived in many different nig cities in my lifetime.
We went in 2017 for a week and loved the beach. Only homeless we saw was tents in the medians we saw from the shuttle from the airport to the time share. Glad we went. Glad I will never go back.
Lived in Honolulu many years ago! Absolutely loved it! Things have changed so much; I won't go back. I'll keep my memories. My understanding about Hawaiian real estate is that many Japanese and other Asians own much of the islands.
it has changed alot since the 80's....we were stationed on the island as military couple...very different...homelessness doesn't miss a town any where...the world needs to work on addiction problems...drugs are taking the world over...😢 and there were not all the food trucks...that is actually a plus...thank of the video
Nick - your Hawaii series is both cracking me up, making me cry with nostalgic love for my second home, and giving me such wonderful feelings of warm Aloha! Brah! Please go down to The Harbor Pub, right at the foot of Hobron, at the Marina, and have one of the best pizzas in the Islands - my favorite place to just hang out on a lazy afternoon.
Your videos are among the best and most entertaining ones on this site. Great camera work and commentary, and your sense of humor is hilarious. Thanks!
I tried to sleep at a homeless center in Charlotte NC, it had a crummy shower but I used it. I woke up at midnight & left because the whole place smelled like feet.
My dad was stationed there when I was seven and eight years old. That would have been 1978 and 79 it sure has changed. We lived in off base housing just down from Oahu Stadium. We got a dog while we were there and we named her Lulu. She was quite shocked when we moved to Newport Rhode Island in the middle of winter.
Watched all Nick's Hawaii (5?) episodes and liked them all. Mostly familiar places but saw a few hoods I never been to (next trip), just like Nick and his friend didn't neither. I'll take Hawaii any time, the good, the bad, and the ugly. (I left my heart in Hawaii...) Aloha, Hawaii! Wish you well!
Businesses just keep on closing in Honolulu, due to the high costs, shoplifting, infrastructure problems, etc. Downtown Honolulu used to have a Walmart and Long's Drugs; both are gone. Each day we hear about a new restaurant closing on the news. This week, two electricity blackouts occurred, the first one occurred for one day affecting all of Honolulu, and the second one occurred, and it is still ongoing, but the second one only affects Chinatown and Downtown. Still, restaurants in those areas are running off of electricity generators or are just closed completely. What a joke of a state.
Aloha Nick Johnson! I enjoy the tour on Oahu. I am 81 yrs born and raised on Oahu. Move to Kauai in 1976. I appreciate you sharing wherever you travel. I am a follower of you and seen the cities on the mainland also. Very interesting as I don’t travel. Mahalo Nick🌺
Just moved back on island after 2 years gone, and i see this video pop up. Enjoy yourself Nick. I got almost 20 yrs here and can definitely offer more insight if needed. Been watching your content for a few years, the commentary is always on point.
Exotic lands and far away places, who couldn't love Hawaii but Nick it sure is a far cry from Appalachia 😁 I think I saw the SS Minnow in that harbor @ 11:00 - I hope you took your better half with you .
Hawaiian Government be like, "Oh snap! We better clean up the streets! There's a tourist coming who's also a YT'er who loves to show the bad side of cities! We're not L.A. or Oakland, we're Hawaii!!!" Did Nick ever go to the Battleship Arizona Memorial & Museum?
Just spent 6 months on Oahu. Honolulu is a big city. It is a fun place to explore. We took random buses around a lot and saw every part of it. Never felt unsafe. It just feels like you are in a big Asian city.
In Kona, while on vacation, I was friends with all the homeless people, said hi to them at parks and the people just take them in stride, give them food, money, a lot of extreme suffering and poverty in Paradise.
When I think wai Kiki I think of dog and Beth back in the day, and how they rode around looking for people ,’finally picking them up, and riding them around having their smoke and drink and words of encouragement before being walked in to jail -
Lived there in 2002. Milk was $5.50 per gallon. Homeless shelter, known as Ola- manu, was very far from Waikiki, on top of what was once an active volcano. Trees burnt, rocky, and a long way up from the road. Not easy to access services or lead a normal life, especially without a car. Afraid we could wind up in that situation, we left. I will say at that time, we marvelled at how clean the streets were. Felt safe just about everywhere we went. The smell of all of the flowers, first thing in the morning, was incredible. Would I go back? Definitely not to live, probably not to visit, either. Too crowded, expensive, and highly competitive... backstabbing competitive in the workplace. A few friendly people, but it felt like many didn't have the aloha spirit. Of course "aloha" means hello and goodbye. Only friendly to people with very deep pockets, while they are vacationing there. It was cheaper to leave on the plane, than it was to arrive. Guess they encouraged leaving.
23:39 correction: Duke Kahanamoku statue: Native Hawaiian, 5-time Olympic medalist (3 gold, 2 bronze - 1912, '20, '24) for swimming, also known for surfing and popularizing the sport...
I grew up vacationing to Honolulu, usually going to Waikiki. I'm excited to show this video to my wife. It's sad to see the difference in priorities my parents had for vacation and what I would prioritize for my three young girls now. (I'm sober) We always pronounced it Hahn-oh, never heard Ho-no
Thank you, this is fascinating! You won't get the truth from mainstream news. I was offered an opportunity to move to Hawaii with a friend ten years ago. I had a bad feeling about it and I didn't want to be trapped on a remote Pacific island.
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you gotta play some Swing Out Sister and Basia - jazz pop music in oahum without music, life would be boiring
People on RUclips are always questioning / debating the homelessness # in China. Maybe you should make a trip to China. 💡
I have personal screen shot of you cyber bullying! You will loose your channel and I’m so happy.
Nice video and info. Can you list the type of photo equipment that you use to make this video?
This "OKOLE PUKA" Needs a lesson in respect...You've offended the "HUl" Careful 😠
The gentleman sweeping the sidewalk at the 7:35 mark is one of a kind. His name is Charles. We stayed at the resort next to his house July 2022
Upon arriving, I noticed his mango tree full of fruit. My daughter and I asked to buy some but he said no. And instead gave us mangoes twice that week. Thank you Charles!!
nice story, ive had a similiar experience back in my day
Charles, he's a real one!
I remember walking home from Lincoln School w/ my friend Dick Coles. He asked one of the home owners on the way home (Nehoa St.) if he could climb his lychee tree in the back of his house to get lychee. The owner agreed. Dick got so much lychee. Dick gave the man a bunch and gave the rest to us. You can't do that today because of the liability but this was in the 70s. Great memories.
Nick you're a great speaker. Great sense of humor. Anyway, any advice on where to buy on Maui?
I put mustard on my Spam years ago when I worked nightstock. Pretty good.
It's not worth working 80 plus hours a week to live there. No way.. I have no clue why anyone would do that.
For a younger individual to engage in those brutal hours. For a duration of time to perhaps accrue a sizable down payment on a lower priced house. Might be a reason to do those hours-???🤔.
😮 how out of touch are the enchanted world , to slave away 40 plus hrs a week to try and just have a place to rest is not working out 🏋️♂️ for everyone , especially in these times 😂
@@allancooper3865 Work all those hours when young to enjoy Sand, Sea, Sun and Sex.
Leave the drugs alone, find a job, and work your way up . Its the American way.@user-vz3mm8hb1r
Exactly, it's not worth it. Especially with the politics & taxes, I lived there until I was 16. The best decision my dad made was to move us to LV when he retired.
Born in Honolulu 1957. Then lived there from 1976 to 1989. The best times. I rented a spacious 2bdrm + a Lanai for 250.00 a month. in 1978). Dated a handsome local guy surfer firefighter. Went to luaus, fireman parties...the bestest time in my life.
Yep, on the mainland, you could mortgage a family home for $100 to $200 a month back then. Apartments were about the same price depending on how average or executive luxury styled it was. Even in 1999, apartment rents ran $100 and up. By 2009, that was $300 and up. Now it's $900 and up. Inflation represents the loss of value to the petro dollar we just call bucks.
You guys make me want to buy a Time Machine!!! Wow!!!! ❤
in panamà city there are apartments for $2000 for a 2 bedroom. In the retirement community of Bouqutuete country you can rent a 3brm fully furnished starting at $500 per month. Look up relocation Panamà
Like growing up in Manila in the 1970s with the private clubs and parties etc.
Ohhhh….Okay 😉 Sounds like a lovely mispent youth. You do you boo!
I miss Hawaii the way it was 30 years ago. I have no desire to go back seeing what has happened to it today, even though I will always love the place and glad I was fortunate enough to be able to live there for 12 years in my younger days. The beauty of those islands will be forever engrained in my mind, just unforgettable.
Its just ugly seeing all these high rise buildings right next to the beach. When I grew up seeing hawaii stuff it looked more like the coasts of thailand and Cambodia. Wooden cozy huts and houses along the beach and woods behind it filled also with even more cozy 🛖 and stuff. Bascially leonardo dicaprios The Beach
When democrats run u forever
Keep voting Democrat and watch it all get worse, if it's even possible 😂
NOPE; Hawaii was overpriced, too liberal and very nasty even 30 years ago. You might as well go back now then!
Yeah, Hawai’i thirty years ago was the time. Ive now been in hawaii for 42 years, kauai. About to leave for a chance at early retirement. Could never do that here unless was willing to eat spam and hitch hike. Going to seek out a nice place on the mainland.
Spent 3 years in Oahu 88 to 91, single, US Navy, had my first car, drove around, relaxed at North Shore, tutored school kids, ran the Aloha Run, participated in parades. Rented a condo unit in Pearl City, with a hot tub. Enjoyed every minute.
thanks for your service. Anchors aweigh 🇺🇸
They had ABC Liquors when I lived in St Pete Florida in 1977. I think they're still there. Yep Hawaii now is not much like Magnum pi.
I was also there from 92-94 in the Coast Guard. My apartment was in Aiea. No hot tub but swimming in my swimming pool on Christmas Day was sweet 😂
I had sea duty in those days. I was on the independence CV 62. My ship stopped at Pearl three times in 1990. I asked for shore duty if I chose to re-enlist. But they couldn't find a billet for me.. but I love that island
50 minutes into the video and I haven't seen ANYTHING that would cause me to want to visit there. Thank you for showing this content because you saved me THOUSANDS of dollars.
Really.I will pass.
I would go once because I want to visit all 50 states but it doesn’t seem like my kind of place, I’ll probably never return
There are other areas of the island that you would probably love. Turtle Bay, Ko Olina, Northshore. We almost never go into town. There’s so much to see and do on the island. It’s a magical & beautiful place
My sister lives there been there 4 times and will never go back
Here here!!
We went with our best friends( gone now, sadly). Once you experience this place, you will never be the same. I loved the place and its people. I truly hope they are spared from any bad things to come. Mahalo and best wishes to them❤
Too late! Oprah took over.
hit the jackpot, its really about the 'people/culture" of any place that draws people and not just the palm trees, beaches, water falls and green lush mountain trails since we can find all of these everywhere in the world. Imagining instilling Beaches of any California city with Aloha Spirit where everyone is chill, cool, friendly and Kamaina and bingo...we have Aloha Hawaii....It's all about the people at the end of the day.
Nick, many of the homes that you see while touring Oahu, are owned, free and clear by longtime Hawaii residents. During the early 1900’s, a great number of those homes (or bare land in which houses were later built on, were purchased by immigrants from Asia who worked in the sugar and pineapple industries, and also as fishermen. Real estate was dirt cheap back in the day. Many of the current property owners today are beneficiaries of the original Hawaii immigrants who passed down ownership of the land to future family generations. However, these days; first time home buyers looking to buy a home in Hawaii, be it a detached house or condo; can expect to pay in
excess of $900K or much, much more. Additionally, the HOA/Maintenance fees for various
properties are ridiculous….
If they do own their homes, Bishop estate is leasing the land that those homes are on, 99 year leases were the norm when I was there in the early eighties, unspoiled joyous debauchery and Paradise all in one, hookers would proposition my stepdad as my mom and I walked along Waikiki at night. Ladyboys, mokes & titas bra..
In 84 I would hitchhike from my job in Waikiki to the hills behind downtown Honolulu, creepy dudes abounded, getting jumped for being white was a thing too.
What a great place to be at age 19
Got married and spent 10 days there a years ago. North Shore was one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. Breaks your heart to see what has to the locals.
Seems tourism is a double edged sword. It brings in money but it also brings so many more undersirable elements. To me, i'd rather live poor.
Born Honolulu in 1944 and raised on the beach's of the big Island, Hilo. Love the Islands but, they are over populated and money has ruined the Islands. Will never go back to that madness. Bailing on this video, makes me sick
Sad news.Same in Mass.
It's getting like that everywhere you go now. Beaches of Florida. Mountains of Colorado. Even my rural area of Kentucky is being overrun with Californians, Mexicans, Arizonans. They started coming here for cheap land and living and no crowds. But, ironically, they have driven up all three.
You care bobzo@@bobzacamano658
@@bobzacamano658 Probably the people born there and the people who used to enjoy how nice it was before immigrants and other people came in and ruined it for them all. Its like how people from foreign lands move to america and think they can enforce their way of life over americans, its exactly the same, the natives dont want all these people here.
@@SMaamri78 in fairness to Californians, until recently, we've had decades of peeps moving from out-of-state to here changing the demographics esp political; most of the escapees I know are conservative thinking, if they don't have that mentality, they'd be large number that moved to CA then left again taking their brain rot everywhere they go
Chickens are a great source of pest control. Natural pest control those little raptors will eat anything
Kauai is the chicken isle.🐔
@@brentmcwilliams4332 hurricane Iwa destroyed some chicken farms and let loose a bunch of chickens. It got worse after Iniki. Most rural areas don’t have much of a chicken problem we take care of the problem the same way we take care of the feral pig problem
Kauai chicks eat the centipede. God bless the chickies
@@pickles9440 cattle egrets eat a ton of centipedes whenever I mow I see them feasting on centipedes, field mice and anything else they can eat. When I was a kid there were a lot of toads and they ate centipedes and scorpions. I think chickens and other pests create an environment conducive to cockroaches and other insects breeding providing more food for centipedes.
@@erictoulon5946 idk man, I’ve seen a ton less cockroaches since i was a kid in the 80’s. The chicks keep everything clean. And hey if the world comes to an end you know we wont starve.
a hui hou, I made it 22 years. Then my son in CA was in a severe accident and I left to help care for him. My heart will always be in Hawaii.
You are so sweet to be there for your son! May he recover Godspeed!
@RawOlympia Keep him in your prayers. Name: Eli. He now has one arm and one leg has a rod in it so he wears orthopedic shoes and uses a cane. He'll fugure it out. I do though greatly miss Hawaii.
@@SusanEpp-q7c Eli is most definitely in my prayers, and you as well. He is fortunate to have you there, and soon hopefully you can at least pop in to smell the gardenias ~ may you be getting support during this time as well. Mahalo ~
I will keep you & Eli in my prayers. God bless@@SusanEpp-q7c
Nick, I hope you read this. Your editing, Storytelling and humor is probably nothing short of genius in my humble opinion. There really isn't any other format like this and I hope your honesty and funny approach will get you far and high in RUclips and beyond, you probably deserve a Netflix or Amazon gig (idk why but Phil Rosenberg comes to mind and Steve Irwin and Anthony Bourdain, that kind of caliber). What a great documentary Style, 5 minutes in but I'll have to watch the rest another time.
Hawaii is a place you want to visit and see as much of it as you can, but once youve done it you are ready to leave and have no real desire to go back. Great job showing us this state.
10000% true. One times enough.
He showed you Honolulu and Waikiki Beach. He didn’t show you the state. Kauai, Molokai, Big Island are light years different
@@andrewheitmeyer9945 thats true but give Nick a break. He does a great job. Its cool he went there to show us how the place has changed with the influx or whites over the years. Kauai is not as bad as Oahu and Molokai is how Oahu was 50 years ago. They dont want any haoles on Molokai but the tourist dollar is just too enticing for the locals so its getting ruined too. The big island is just a trash dump with some more wide open spaces.
What’s place is better according to y’all ?
I hippied around on Oahu and Maui in the late 60s. I worked at McDonald’s in Waikiki, and hung out at the International Market Place, and the Beach, where I could actually see all of Diamond Head. I rented a little place right near Kalakaua(?) Blvd, near the Zoo. I don’t remember a homeless population at all. Anyway, things sure are different, now. I’d never go back, I’d just get depressed.
Thanks for giving a great portrait of Hawaii , I just left after living 30 years there. As soon as I retired, I was gone. The state is suffering. So sad to see what has happened. Have no desire to go back. I really feel for the Kanaka and kaminas whom I left. Life is so difficult
Where did you go? Miss it?
Whats so bad about it ? other than high prices .
me as well after thirty years. Moved to Hi. from Ca. 1975. Construction tradesman. made good living and many good freinds there, retired in 2005, Aloha! sold up everything within two months, moved to Thailand. 19 yrs later can say that was best move I ever made. Second best was getting out of Ca. in 1975.🤙😊
@@rs5801thailand is now just another white colony. And old boomerpedo paradise
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Who cares bruh Hawaii is a colony turned into a theme park for mainland Americans
I really enjoyed the bonus footage with Richard while driving around. That was fun!
Recognized almost all these areas.
My BIL was a firefighter on Oahu & his wife was native. They lived in Haleiwa & I was so lucky that they took me all over the island, except avoided Honolulu, so this is my first look at it. What a well-made video this is! Congratulations, Nick Johnson, my IE brother, nearly at one million👍
Scooters - you don't need a driver's license is why you see them everywhere - many of those people can't get a license or insurance. My brother lives in Makawao on Maui.
Make sure to subscribe Nick and Mappy are getting close to 1 million. Thanks for the entertainment.
Yay!!
Yesssss plzz-zz an Ty 😊 ❤🎉
Nick Johnson, I thank you taking us on a tour to see what's going on in Honolulu!
One final thought: My empathy is for the local people that were born here. They now have to compete with all the newcomers for resources. They are not just priced out of paradise but surviving is even more competitive.
Richard!! So much run riding around!! Take care buddy!
@@NickJohnson Happy trails to you Nick. I look forward to your future posts and travels!
About like that now in any beach town in USA . One of dad's Navy friends in WWII got to HA , they were looking for someone who could type . He spent the whole war typing up rent receipts ,
The people from Boston, Seattle, Miami, Denver, and Ausitn all have the same problem. How is it different on Oahu?
Grew up on Oahu, it sucks now!
2018 Kauai broke the global 24 hr rainfall record of just over 20 in. I was in my car that night and drove to the top of Wailua falls where the opening montage for Fantasy Island was filmed. The falls ran high that morning, I have pictures.
glad you weren't swept away, had a friend who lost his car but he escaped it!
Nice to hear Richard's viewpoint on daily island life. I grew up on O'ahu and intended on returning to retire there. However, living on the mainland has given me a greater appreciation of open spaces and four distinct seasons. I do miss the local food, however.
Other islands in hawaii have tons of open space
He fell for the "climate change" scam tho. 😅
@@VvvnimaLbut the healthcare sucks on those neighbor islands
Aloha Nick! I first was in Hawaii in 1969 as a kid. Moved on to live in Perth West Australia and came back to Hawaii in 1997 and we bought a farm on the Big Island south of Hilo on the Kalapana Coast. There was not much of any homeless then or much crime and we actually had a Republican governor. As time went by the new left wing government moved Micros into the State and gave them freebies while Hawaiians were living in poverty and homeless. Same as now how the Biden open border brings in privileged illegals who get free government handouts especially in Sanctuary cities. Foreigners mostly from Asia have driven up the cost of real estate and add in Californians as well. The locals now can't afford a home and many send their kids to the mainland to go to college and live. It is a marxist government with lots of dependents who keep voting for welfare.
TIP OF THE DAY: The key to affordability I found out was to buy property zoned AG. A five acre farm with a 3bed 3bath home with two out buildings a mile from the beach property tax is less than $5000 a year. Rural is affordable but there are not the luxuries of Waikiki and less job ops.
MAHALO!
😎Great Island Reality Check😎
That neighborhood that ya'll drove through where the rich people live is where my daughter rented a house while she was stationed there. The house she rented also had the owners house on the same lot. They had built it for their son and he moved away, so they just rented it out to military folks. Beautiful view from that home!
Maybe if I put in more hours of overtime at my job at Wal-Mart I can finally achieve my dream of oceanfront property in Hawaii.
Absolutely. Just find a way to remain On The Clock 24hrs/day.
Go back to school. Take risks. Fortune only favours the bold not Walmart employees.
Ocean front you're looking at a minimum of 4 mill and it'll be a condo for that price in a rougher part of town
The girl at 13:48 is a chronic drug abuser. I used to work in Waikiki and she was one of the regulars down there. She used to get clean after a hospital stint and a few days later she would be high as a kite and eating out of the trash. During COVID, the drug problem in Waikiki got especially bad. You could see the homeless buying meth every Sunday in brown paper bags from a guy sitting across from the beach. The Police would often arrest these people and release them the next day.
@ManannanmacLir69 The dealer was probably up to date with his monthly fees.
Crime isn't really crime in Democrat states. Isn't that what you guys vote for? You can keep your state, I wouldn't even visit😂
@@sethroberts634 good thing I'm not a Democrat! 🤡
@@sethroberts634 Good thing I'm not a Democrat! Lol.
The police arested the addicts or the dealers?
Watching this is so bittersweet. It brought up such good memories of my 2 years living there. 1985 to 1987. I worked in Waikiki. I lived first in Eva Beach, then in Manoa, then on Nuuanu and Vineyard. Used to drink at a place called the Nuuanu lounge right across from my bus stop after work. It is sad to see what it has become.
Still one of tge most beautiful places I lived. Great food, great weed, good people and a beautiful culture. I had a local boyfriend, he owned his own business. He started doing that meth crap, he called it ICE. Changed and addicted him so quickly. He became an ex very fast. It was a problem in that time. Sad it's gotten worse.
Thanks for the video
Ewa*
My son does tourism work , and worked out in Kaui HI for a couple of months. He stated there were a lot of homeless people, and many of them came from other states.
The traffic in Honolulu is the worst I have ever seen and I drive in Houston all the time!
I left Hawaii in 1998. Never looked back, no regrets. Most of my relatives moved up here too. Nice big houses and property is multi-generational
Where’s “here”?
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Duke Kahanamoku statue is in Waikiki, not a king but an Olympic Swimmer, surfing and beach ambassador.
Lived there seven years in Waikiki, loved the energy, people, shops, food, etc. Friday nite entertainment, music, fireworks. Amateur eating contest at the food court! Used to be some fine break dancers and rappers also back in the day near intl mkt place.
Hey Nick! I live 20 miles away in a town on the West Side called Ewa Beach. I'm originally from San Diego, but I've been here for 20 years. It's an acquired taste and expensive as hell, but it has it's moments. Enjoy your visit.
I saw Ewa!
@@NickJohnson Did you check out the brand new wave pool that was just built this last year here in Ewa? That whole area next to the beach is starting to come together and they have some great plans for it to make it an island destination. Here and next door in Kapolei is where 80% of Oahu's future growth is going. Ewa is mostly a just a bedroom community right now where everyone commutes to "Town", but growth here in Ewa and in Oahu's "Second City" in Kapolei is where everything is popping up. We just finally got a Chick-Filet-A this year!
We've been visiting Oahu for close to 20 years and slowly it has lost the old school flavor that we appreciated so much. The International Marketplace was only renovated a few years ago. Used to be very cool small local businesses and that old postcard flavor. Now it's just like another high end mall, but at least they kept the Banyan trees inside! We usually always go in May or Sept. Yeah, it's expensive, but you can save some $$ by staying in older places, eating cheaper like food trucks and local places, and shopping for souvenirs, clothing, etc at Aloha Stadium swap Meet. Much cheaper prices than Waikiki shops, and despite the name it's mostly vendors selling new merch. Good to see an update, and nice to see it cleaned up a bit.
When people can't afford the rent anymore, this is what happens. Honolulu is one extreme example of this - no news here. I also recently saw a documentary on the epidemic of empty high end housing in New York City. What is the logic of having prices so high that no one can afford to live there and the buildings are empty?
many are owned by Chinese, Arabs, and other rich speculators from other nations - like 60 percent of luxe in NYc is that ~
@@RawOlympia That could be a reason - China has built entire megacities of empty buildings on their own soil.
@@Hammster69official it's utterly bizarre, but those were the stats we got at work - yes, like those eerie megacities indeed!
Logic left town and was replaced with a greedy, optimistic attitude saying , but
" if we build it, they will come!"
Forget about the actual citizens , everyday folks keeping things running , trying to make an honest living , survive, and or support loved ones
It'll work out! they'll figure it out!
Few Hawaiians own any businesses in the Honolulu city... Foreigners!
"my viewers don't wanna see clean & improved" 😅😂
I mean… a lot of us don’t 😂
Is true🎉
@@17thpyoungin he knoes his fanbase😊
😂😂😂
I WANNA SEE CLEAN STUFF 😂😂😂
We were lucky enough to be allowed to see the beyond beautiful mosaics in the Punchbowl. The beauty of that place will take your breath away❤
In Alaska so much beauty. Stay away from the cities ! Hawaiians and Alaska have similar problems 😢$$$$ almost unaffordable
When I was a kid I thought Hawaii was like Gilligan Island with a few more people on it until the 1968 tv show Hawaii Five 0 i was shocked by it and what I see today is still not what I expected
Magnum PI too. I learned Hawaii is just as run down urban as other places.
Gilligan's Island is in Kaneohe Bay Li Dat Brah. Windward side
I expect it, it's a blue state.
@@FirstPremiumChannel - "Coconut Island" = 1/2 of it is the UH (university of Hawaii) at Manoa research center
Been in Hawaii 55 years ago.. Thanks to the US Navy! Beautiful. Everday is a holiday in Hawaii.
Don’t go! Not worth it. Was there 25 years ago, it was ok, just started with the trash, homeless and drug addicts. Went 3 years ago. Just a disaster. Along the west coast, along 93 , Hawaiian Electric Beach, Nanakuli. Major homeless encampments. Friend and I pulled in the parking to check it out. People were hostile, angry. Couple cops pull up and told us in very unfriendly terms, “get out, this beach isn’t for you, it’s dangerous “ we went up to Keawaula Beach, Sunset Point. Wonderful, and North Shore, amazing. Anyplace closer to Honolulu, don’t go. Its like driving in LA and very crowded everywhere
You nailed one of the best secrets of enjoyment in Hawaii… early morning beach is the way, before the wind and people
Been here 10 years Nick, brilliant review. Spot on. It's only the weather that keeps us here. My biggest complaint is that people have to save for a lifetime to visit and then the bars close at 10pm and they have to eat from a food truck or stand in a soup line on Kuhio because who can afford $100/plate restsurants as yiu said? It is a horror show here Nick. You nailed it. The real homes are owned by people that mostly brought wealth with them. Me included. Tell your friend to shop for groceries at Costco and Sam's.
I do Costco once a month.
Good video... I have absolutely no desire to visit Honolulu after watching.
Lived in Kalama Valley in 83 and 84 about 30 minutes from downtown Honolulu which was great, tourists were far enough away. Geckos on the walls, close to Sandy’s beach and Koko Head. Loved it!!
I'm Kaiser 83, sup
I can’t afford to go to a neighboring state to visit my brother but illegals can go to North America and homeless can get to Hawaii, riddle me that Nick
Its all about having morals or not
Maybe you should have paid attention in school and secured a better profession perhaps?
Mexico is in North America.
90% of Hawaiis homeless population are residents who have lived in the state 10 years or more. This absurd lie that states are spending hundreds of dollars on plane tickets to ship homeless people to honolulu has been debunked time and time again.
@@loosilu These days, many or most illegals are from Venezuela, Haiti, Africa, China, India. Even Russia and Ukraine.
I live on oahu now. I've been here just over a year and still love it. It's interesting to see an outsiders perspective after you've been here awhile and and they point out things you just get used to. You definitely have to avoid the tourist trap areas and be here longer than a week to really appreciate this place.
I was thinking of going there this year for the first time but after watching this video, I'm going to use that money to buy a truck instead.
My husband was in the Navy and he lived at Diamond head. Said back in the 80's things were high then .
When I lived in Manoa, it rained everyday around 3. Rainforest area. Manoa means Rainbow, very fitting
Anuenue means Rainbow 🌈 and Manoa is the name of the place
@@johnlopezjr.8481 cool, guess my boyfriend at the time lied to me. He grew up in Manoa. Here I am 30 years later pissed off at a dude for lieing. Thank you for setting me straight.
@barbarahorn7748 just sharing my native Hawai'ian language
Wanted to say how much I enjoyed the Hawaii series Nick deserves a real award for his documentation 🍾
Haven't been to Honolulu in a decade, but the bus system used to be fantastic
When I lived there, the fare was only 50 cents and you could go all around the island on that fare all day if you felt like it. The Bus was the best public transportation I ever used and I have lived in many different nig cities in my lifetime.
Lived on Oahu from 1999 to 2013. Enjoying seeing so many of the places I remember .
We went in 2017 for a week and loved the beach. Only homeless we saw was tents in the medians we saw from the shuttle from the airport to the time share. Glad we went. Glad I will never go back.
Nick, “Richard I gotta say you are the jerkiest driver…”
😂
Wow, nothing like I imagined. Its just like everywhere else.
Honolulu is like everywhere else. Big Island and Kauai feel much different 🤙🏾
He literally went to the worst areas
Lived in Honolulu many years ago! Absolutely loved it! Things have changed so much; I won't go back. I'll keep my memories. My understanding about Hawaiian real estate is that many Japanese and other Asians own much of the islands.
That Kona Light Blonde Ale is such a good beer. I'm glad you got to enjoy that moment. Well done.
it has changed alot since the 80's....we were stationed on the island as military couple...very different...homelessness doesn't miss a town any where...the world needs to work on addiction problems...drugs are taking the world over...😢 and there were not all the food trucks...that is actually a plus...thank of the video
the statue at 23:30 is Duke Kahanamoku the most famous athlete from Hawaii and ambassador of surfing around the world.
Nick - your Hawaii series is both cracking me up, making me cry with nostalgic love for my second home, and giving me such wonderful feelings of warm Aloha! Brah! Please go down to The Harbor Pub, right at the foot of Hobron, at the Marina, and have one of the best pizzas in the Islands - my favorite place to just hang out on a lazy afternoon.
Ok Ed!
Your videos are among the best and most entertaining ones on this site. Great camera work and commentary, and your sense of humor is hilarious. Thanks!
I tried to sleep at a homeless center in Charlotte NC, it had a crummy shower but I used it. I woke up at midnight & left because the whole place smelled like feet.
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Being stuck on an island thousands of miles away from anything would get old quick. Sounds like a prison to me.
I met a Hawaiian living in Vegas who said something similar. He called it Island fever. LOL It gets old real quick.
My dad was stationed there when I was seven and eight years old. That would have been 1978 and 79 it sure has changed. We lived in off base housing just down from Oahu Stadium. We got a dog while we were there and we named her Lulu. She was quite shocked when we moved to Newport Rhode Island in the middle of winter.
I love your tour guide, he married a Filipina! His description of macaroni and mayo is on point gross😂😂
Watched all Nick's Hawaii (5?) episodes and liked them all. Mostly familiar places but saw a few hoods I never been to (next trip), just like Nick and his friend didn't neither. I'll take Hawaii any time, the good, the bad, and the ugly. (I left my heart in Hawaii...) Aloha, Hawaii! Wish you well!
Great video! I loved the drive with Richard. I couldn’t stand being with all the crowds of people everywhere
What a weird place. Next island please.
Businesses just keep on closing in Honolulu, due to the high costs, shoplifting, infrastructure problems, etc. Downtown Honolulu used to have a Walmart and Long's Drugs; both are gone. Each day we hear about a new restaurant closing on the news. This week, two electricity blackouts occurred, the first one occurred for one day affecting all of Honolulu, and the second one occurred, and it is still ongoing, but the second one only affects Chinatown and Downtown. Still, restaurants in those areas are running off of electricity generators or are just closed completely. What a joke of a state.
Aloha Nick Johnson! I enjoy the tour on Oahu. I am 81 yrs born and raised on Oahu. Move to Kauai in 1976. I appreciate you sharing wherever you travel. I am a follower of you and seen the cities on the mainland also. Very interesting as I don’t travel. Mahalo Nick🌺
He Debbie! You moved to Kauai the year I was born!! ❤️❤️🌸🌸👍👍
Just moved back on island after 2 years gone, and i see this video pop up. Enjoy yourself Nick. I got almost 20 yrs here and can definitely offer more insight if needed. Been watching your content for a few years, the commentary is always on point.
I don't remember seeing chickens having free rein in Honolulu. However, I do remember seeing them in Key West, all over the place.
"Cause you guys are weird." 😂 hilarious. I enjoy all your videos. ❤
Thanks for the video Nick & everyone, Regards Simon from Adelaide Australia 🇦🇺🐨
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Yet another masterpiece
Very interesting video, Thank you Nick
Exotic lands and far away places, who couldn't love Hawaii but Nick it sure is a far cry from Appalachia 😁 I think I saw the SS Minnow in that harbor @ 11:00 - I hope you took your better half with you .
19:00 Gotta Love America.. you have to pay money 💰 in order to protect your Natural right to privacy.
Hawaiian Government be like, "Oh snap! We better clean up the streets! There's a tourist coming who's also a YT'er who loves to show the bad side of cities! We're not L.A. or Oakland, we're Hawaii!!!"
Did Nick ever go to the Battleship Arizona Memorial & Museum?
I did not Chad.
@@NickJohnsonit’s cool. Not worth a special trip tho.
Just spent 6 months on Oahu. Honolulu is a big city. It is a fun place to explore. We took random buses around a lot and saw every part of it. Never felt unsafe. It just feels like you are in a big Asian city.
Asian? I live in Asia and this just looks like America
@@cooliipieHawaii is Majority Asians…… it has a lower crime rate compared in San Francisco where I live……. I used to live there…….
Nick, I have always loved your videos! You are spot on for so much of Hawaii, EXCEPT that statue is of Duke, the surfer, not Kamehameha!
lol 🤷🏻♂️
I cringed when he called the Duke king Kamehameha .
Went to Honolulu this January. The city looked tidy and clean. Yeah, there are a heck of a lot of tourists, especially the ones from Asia.
In Kona, while on vacation, I was friends with all the homeless people, said hi to them at parks and the people just take them in stride, give them food, money, a lot of extreme suffering and poverty in Paradise.
wonder if the peanut butter preacher is still around
I bought all my Hawaiian souvenirs from SEARS when it was still open. 🤑
Loved Sears!
When I think wai Kiki I think of dog and Beth back in the day, and how they rode around looking for people ,’finally picking them up, and riding them around having their smoke and drink and words of encouragement before being walked in to jail -
That's right Kate.
I say let nature reclaim it 🏝
Lived there in 2002. Milk was $5.50 per gallon. Homeless shelter, known as Ola- manu, was very far from Waikiki, on top of what was once an active volcano. Trees burnt, rocky, and a long way up from the road. Not easy to access services or lead a normal life, especially without a car. Afraid we could wind up in that situation, we left. I will say at that time, we marvelled at how clean the streets were. Felt safe just about everywhere we went. The smell of all of the flowers, first thing in the morning, was incredible. Would I go back? Definitely not to live, probably not to visit, either. Too crowded, expensive, and highly competitive... backstabbing competitive in the workplace. A few friendly people, but it felt like many didn't have the aloha spirit. Of course "aloha" means hello and goodbye. Only friendly to people with very deep pockets, while they are vacationing there. It was cheaper to leave on the plane, than it was to arrive. Guess they encouraged leaving.
Ghettos in cities are boring. Ghettos in Paradise, that's interesting !
Not really...NO they're not interesting and NO it's NOT Paradise.
That's a lie. I know, I lived there for 3 years...
@@diancecht4566 Palm trees on a beach with the blue sparkling ocean = Paradise !
My favorite Spam recipe. Take a small block of rubber then dye it pink, salt it down add some bacon flavoring then put it in a can.
Hawaiian Collector's Edition SPAM? Classic!
23:39 correction: Duke Kahanamoku statue: Native Hawaiian, 5-time Olympic medalist (3 gold, 2 bronze - 1912, '20, '24) for swimming, also known for surfing and popularizing the sport...
I thought that place was like on that Brady Bunch episode. Well, guess that one is off my list.
I thought the very same thing, until I saw this video. 😊
Thank you for Mappy and Mrs. Mappy! You’re the best, Nick!
Ok Susan
I grew up vacationing to Honolulu, usually going to Waikiki. I'm excited to show this video to my wife. It's sad to see the difference in priorities my parents had for vacation and what I would prioritize for my three young girls now. (I'm sober) We always pronounced it Hahn-oh, never heard Ho-no
Ho-No is correct.
Thank you, this is fascinating! You won't get the truth from mainstream news.
I was offered an opportunity to move to Hawaii with a friend ten years ago. I had a bad feeling about it and I didn't want to be trapped on a remote Pacific island.
I live here and i appreciate when people show the honest side of "paradise"
Loving it Nick. I hope your having fun.