He’s a professional athlete representing an organization, a response to a question that is ignorant doesn’t always deserve an aggressive response. If the person interviewing hasn’t met someone that is Polynesian, they may not know it’s incorrect to call someone Hawaiian just because they’re from Hawaii. The interviewer did not show disrespect or facetiousness, just simply uneducated with the topic
So what is someone who is from Hawaii called that isn’t Polynesian? To clarify the question someone from Texas is called a Texan and I’m wondering what the equivalent is for Hawaii.
@@mamute9199 they're all Americans but I think the confusion is because if someone is from New York, we call them New Yorkers. Or if they're from California we call them Californians. However Hawaii was it's own thing for probably 1000yrs or so before America colonized them. So they're Americans but Hawaiian is actually a culture and race of peoples, unlike "New Yorker" which is just where you're from.
He was not disavowing Hawaii, he was just claiming Polynesian. Because you live in a place, doesn't make you of that heritage. There is nothing wrong with showing pride in your origins. It's all love. I love his energy and explanation!
Not quite. All Hawaiians are Polynesians, but not all Polynesians are Hawaiians. Polynesians is more of a racial category, and are often called Pacific Islanders. He is actually Samoan. He was explaining that ethnically, he is not Hawaiian.
But If you're born in the USA you're glad to be called American not from some backwater in Europe. He was born in Hawaii so he's Hawaiian whether his ancestry is from somewhere else
@@ghsense2626Nope, absolutely wrong. But keep telling yourself that. We may be Hawaiʻi locals, and from Hawaiʻi, but we are NOT Hawaiian…Native Hawaiians, or Kānaka Maoli, are a group of people who were in Hawaiʻi centuries before my ancestors got here in 1868. PS - don’t even get me started on how White Americans stole Hawaiʻi from the Kānaka Maoli in 1893.
I had a giant Samoan homie in High-school explain the whole Polynesian situation when he found out i was dating a Hawaiian girl. He gave me solid info, she and i have 2 kids now and been together since 2001. Thanks Stanley where ever you are....
@@maxdragon15 he only told the shit after white people, we were teenagers in High-school, in california, almost 25 years ago. WTF human sacrifice, he wasn't giving a lecture on pre-colonial Polynesia.
A huge somoan? Or just a somoan. A huge somoan would probably be like 6'6 minimum. They are just huge people in general. The smallest somoan I know is 6ft and still around 230.
the clarification is important. it's not that he wants to be unassociated with hawaiians but rather that he understand they have their own ancestry separate from his own despite growing up there
@@windytv7511 Yes. But not all Polynesians are the same nor share the same culture. The same way not all asians are the same nor share the same culture.
For everyone who's still confused, He says he is from hawaii because he was born and raised in Ewa Beach, His bloodline is mainly samoan and other polyneisan ancestry but he does not have hawaiian blood
So Hawaiian is not Polynesian? I thought he said all of those are Polynesian. Thus if you are Polynesian and born in Hawaii you would be Hawaiian. So what is he? Is he African American?
@@MikeKollinidk I think he’s just trying to seem more interesting and intelligent than he really is lol dude just said he considers Polynesians Hawaiian and then says he’s not Hawaiian .. so is he not Polynesian or does he think only Polynesians can be Hawaiian?
Thank you. Usa stole Hawaii for Samuel dole pineapples. I gotta say if we were all like this the heritage of every human being would be co.licated . I'm born in canada my parents Scottish. Sorry I'm canadian . Whats the issue .it's transgender of a different stripe . Who cares.
@ToddRobinson13Hawaiian is an ETHNICITY. You're just as confused as the reporter. Tua is ethnically Samoan- not Hawaiian. Also, Hawaiians are not Americans. Coerced annexation. Build your understanding, outsider.
@@nochaoticgoodok sure these two realities exist at once but let’s be practical. it has 2 meanings. sorry but if you designate it only that one meaning, then you’re catering to an ingroup
@ToddRobinson13When I hear that someone is Hawaiian, I picture Hawaiian ethnicity, like Israel Kamakawiwo’Ole. It’s even a language. It’s different than any other state.
@@NickMulletHe’s not Hawaiian ethnically. Hawaii is a very isolated place and there still 100% Hawaiian people. There’s a Hawaii language. He grew up in Hawaii. I think he’s Samoan.
Tua demonstrates the humility and grace Polynesians are famed for, and why they are so frequently overlooked. Mad respect that Tua included the Cook Islands, too!
Polynesians are some of the most good hearted people I've ever met tbh..and they the biggest people also so it means alot more bc they don't have to be nice & the few ones that aren't are literal menaces 😂...they're like big teddy bears/gentile giants until you fuck with they're family or friends & then it's beast mode.
@dn8443 agreed! I married into a Samoan family.... everything is good as long as we're having fun... But insult/harm a family/chosen family member? Run. Run very fast. Change zip codes, and don't come back.
Tua is of Samoan decent, born and raised in Hawaii. He is not Hawaiian. Samoa and Hawaii are just two of the many islands that make up Polynesia (which Tua mentions him being Polynesian). Polynesian is the group name for Samoans (players like Tua, Mariota, Juju, Puka Nacua, Troy Polamalu, Junior Seau), Tongans (players like Vita Vea, Talanoa Hufanga, Tuli Tuipulotu, Haloti Ngata), Hawaiians (players like Kevin Mawae, Vince Manuwai), etc. just like how Asian is the group name for Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino etc. Polynesia is one of three regions in the South Pacific and consists of many islands such as Samoa 🇦🇸🇼🇸, Tonga 🇹🇴, Hawaii , Tahiti 🇵🇫, New Zealand 🇳🇿 etc. However, Fiji 🇫🇯 falls under Melanesia (another of the three regions, the third being Micronesia). But still, all three regions are similar to each other in cultural customs, beliefs and backgrounds and their dialects sound pretty similar. I hope this helped any of those who didn't quite understand what Tua was trying to explain. 🤙🏼🌺
@@TymieHe was asked about being Hawaiian but then started talking about what Polynesian is. He didn’t explain how being from Hawaii doesn’t make you Hawaiian at all. I’m from Arizona. I’m an Arizonan.
@@Tymie Well I had to look in the comments to get clarification that he's of Samoan descent. Idk if you think him saying he's Polynesian means anything because most Polynesians I know of specific where they are from i.e., Tonga, Samoa, Cook Islands, Niue etc., Like, from this clip it might as well be some white dude saying he's not French, he's from France, and he's European. It doesn't mean a whole hell of a lot and is confusing without context.
@@brutuskhan1654 I'm from California, so I can see a whole different reason for denial than his, which I think people wouldn't question if he was of Japanese descent because everyone would know that and he wouldn't feel the need to clarify. He was actually being respectful of people of Hawaiian descent here, in my opinion.
Fiji is an interesting one. Technically that’s Melanesia, but shout out to Tua for recognizing the Cook Islands. Also good for him setting the record straight. As a Samoan there is no way he could let that comment slide
But Fiji was part of the Tu'i Tonga Empire in the 10th century so culturally they are very Polynesian, even though they are located in what people geographically call Melanesia. Drawing lines on maps doesn't always define a people and place.
Nothing better than an educated man about his heritage. This happens when teachers are doing the job and politicians allow teachers to do their jobs. Thank you to all the teachers.
Im from Peru I live here but I have European heritage. 99% of Literal Andean indigenous native people would have ZERO problem with me saying Im from Peru and Im Peruvian 🇵🇪... Only in these modern days with the victim mentality and the recreation outrage would someone think what this man is saying is logical or rational. Just like with the pronoun nonsense... You cant dictate or play semantics with your legal nationality. You were born in a place, period 😂 get over it... Its like calling Al Pacino italian american... NO He's born in America, he's american. Really when it comes down to it, its group mentality and basically racism... Meaning, what is then a "real" hawaaian"? Thats what these mind games lead to, then stirring up racial tensions... If your born in Hawaii or made citizen you Hawaaian!!! Just like in you know EVERYWHERE else on the planet. If you wanna get into your ancestors or w.e thats another topic.
Proud to hear Fiji mentioned by an NFL athlete. Just a note; Fijians are Melanesians. Although to be fair, we have a great Polynesian influence in some islands in Fiji like the Lau group. It was conquered by Ma’afu from Tonga.
Brah Don’t get it twisted Polynesian, Melanesian, Micronesian are European labels and are a part of colonisation From Taiwan to the Polynesian triangle we all one family - unity in our diversity … We aren’t divided by European labels and/or Eurocentric notions of race - that’s racism Only one race on this planet - The human race - enjoying multiple expressions of our humanity through cultural diversity We are connected by the moana / ocean as a peoples - NOT separated One love respect my whānau Arohanui Bula Vinaka
Nah that's incorrect. War was a major facet of the Pacific Ocean cultures pre-european influence. Don't try and romanticise some brotherhood, because that is overwhelmingly not the case.
A thoughtful/respectful person would understand that, in America, being born and raised in a given state makes a person a member of that state. His comment is as ignorant/academic as somebody telling a boy from New Mexico that he’s not a New Mexican.
I’m telling you, the distinction between ethnicity and nationality is so important. It helps you navigate more clearly the nuance in a lot of tough social conversations today.
@@gregallen5757 in case it’s not clear, imagine the following: A man from Texas says: I’m not a Texan, I’m an American. Texans, Oregonians, Californians, New Yorkers and pretty much anyone within the United States is considered American.
@@eduardosantana8300 He means “native” Hawaiians. Those who migrated there from other parts of Polynesia and have Polynesian ancestry. He’s indicating that he was born and lives in Hawaii but is not “Hawaiian”. He has Samoan ancestry.
I think Tua is being very correct, in the general sense. These amazing people have been largely eradicated from our histories, in many cultures. The prominence of these countries people, in recent decades, has been a hugely welcome achievement. It's long overdue, and kudos to Tua. 😊
God has always shined through Tua, he's somewhat of a chosen one. This is coming from a lifelong GA. fan that watched him step in the game in 2017 and throw one touchdown pass that hurt us GA. boys in a profound way. Does not change the fact that anyone who loves Jesus, can see Jesus shining through him in a multitude of ways, all the time. God bless u young fella
Respect to the reporter for genuinely asking the difference and wanting to be educated on it, and respect to Tua for willingly education the reporter on his culture 🤙🏽
I'm actually glad the reporter asked him to explain the difference..... Because it's rare to actually learn something new from a press conference interaction 👏🏾💯 Edit: I was going to respond to some of the comments in my thread.... But their are much too may ridiculously unhinged statements to respond to... So I'll say this: NOTHING I STATED IN MY COMMENT WARRANTS ANY NEGATIVE FEEDBACK... IT DOESN'T EVEN MAKE SENSE FOR ANYONE TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH WHAT I SAID WHATSOEVER... THE SIMPLE FACT THAT THERE ARE SO MANY OUT OF LEFT FIELD RESPONSES TO MY COMMENT, FURTHER SHOWS HOW MANY PEOPLE TRULY OPERATE STRICTLY OFF OF A NEED TO OPPOSE...) Much appreciation to all of the likes and positive responses tho❤️
@michaellong2439it’s incompetence. He’s a reporter and his job is to inform the public, but he doesn’t know that being from Hawaii doesn’t mean you’re a native. Dude is just an idiot
We didn't learn anything new... hawaii's the only state in the union after 80 years that still hasnt gotten with the program. There is no Kingdom of Hawaii any more, only Americans who are residents of the state of Hawaii.
My ex-roommate is Tua's cousin. Learned a lot about Samoan culture living and talking with him. He had a rougher upbringing than Tua, but I'm so proud of how far he's made it. He's in bootcamp as we speak. Much love Costa Chan Edit: Glad to see this get over 500 likes. I miss my buddy Costa and will have to tell him about this thread next time I write him (he's still in bootcamp). He sure will get a kick out of it. If you are one of those people who doesn't believe me I could care less your comments aren't a bother. I think it's funny how everyone claims anyone from Hawaii is Tua's cousin. It reminds me of how where I'm from in Georgia in the hood everyone claims to be cousins with anyone who makes it. I'm sure it's a thing that happens for sure. Thanks for showing love everyone
@@AaronRodgersDMT so you are saying the guy I lived with for almost a year was just lying? it's his first cousin man😂his dad's sister is tua mom. Samoan families are big man so I wouldn't necessarily say that the two people you met were lying either. Really bothered by your comment tbh
@@jonesjobe6202no he’s right. Tua was also my first cousin too actually. We have a really big family. My dad (his mom’s brother) has 14 other brothers and sisters.
It's amazing the different cultures that don't take academics seriously but take sports seriously then wonder why most of the owners of the said teams are white. Sports are a distraction and not a good one.
It is quite segregated here in Hawai'i. But generally,..... Hawaiian = People who are either 100% Hawaiian or part-Hawaiian. Locals = People who are born & raised in Hawai'i, but not Hawaiian at all. It may also include people (non-Hawaiian) that have moved to Hawai'i from elsewhere and have lived here for decades. Residents = People who have moved to Hawai'i from elsewhere, but have not qualified to be a "local" just yet. Visitors = People that come to and stay in Hawai'i for just a while (Ex: tourists, military personnel, federal government employees and their family members).
Love the “he answered so respectfully” comments. He replied with respect because he was asked with respect. The reporter politely asked him to explain the difference with the intention of LEARNING and UNDERSTANDING, not out of a place of ignorance or irreverence.
He embarrassed himself on socials. Instead of taking the time to educate himself, he doubled down and embarrassed himself again at a presser. Bad journalism. And yes, total ignorance and irreverence.
Word. Who wouldn't rather hear it from the one who knows? If I meet an Asian I almost always ask what their actual heritage is; because "Asian" can mean dozens of different things. My wife was Filipina; many of her friends were Korean. They're all Asian so you can't just assume they're simply Japanese or Chinese or Korean or Filipino and leave it at that. I had people confuse my wife for Chinese, I had people insist she was a Pacific Islander just because the Philippines is a bunch of islands and it's in the Pacific. Not that simple. She was Asian. The only time she'd get annoyed by the question was if the assumption was made beforehand that she was Chinese. Other than that neither one of us hesitated to answer their question; we wanted them to know and we wanted them to know the difference.
@@briane173To your point about your wife being annoyed about assumptions, this reporter assumed Tua was Hawaiian. He assumed first, asked questions later. That was his mistake. And he doesn’t seem the least bit apologetic about it.
@@marcaqui3750Polynesians are all pretty much the same. Same people who rowed to different Islands over the years. Tia was born in the US which makes him American by nationality but Polynesian ethnically/by descent. Nothing wrong with asking. Harder thing to determine is how to pronounce his full name.
@@robot-hive2022 it’s called geography. Plus there is nothing wrong with learning about our own states (Hawaii) or territories (US Samoa). You are an excellent example of my comment. Thank you!!
I hope that you’re saying that because he is wrong. Hawaii is a place. He was born there and therefore is Hawaiian. Doesn’t matter his ethnicity. Hawaii is not a race
To be fair, nationality is a fairly well-defined status, whereas ethnicity is a fuzzy concept, especially when using geographic names. To be an ethnic "Hawaiin", you don't have to be born in Hawaii, or ever a citizen there, but you do have some vague percentage of ancestors that lived there during some vague boundaries of time in the past. Or, you may have no ancestors that ever lived in Hawaii, but you have common ancestors with people who lived in Hawaii during the vague historical boundaries of what constitutes a "Hawaiin", then you might be considered ethnic Hawaiin. You can have much shorter history of ancestry in Hawaii and be considered Hawain than somebody who has a longer ancestry there, but not Polynesian ancestors. The problems come from using geographic regions to define ethnicity rather than a unique name independent of the region. Similar problem with using religions as ethnic names too. Another problem is doing this evokes ingroup/outgroup psychology and creates divisiveness and exclusion, not unity and inclusion. My recommendation, if we are to refer to ethnicities or races, is to keep them very separate from place names or religious names. That eliminates confusion and disputes related to names and creates greater clarity.
@@TLJ88 he "assumed" the obvious? And that's literally what a journalist does. They ask. You're not smart enough to be this entitled you little snow flake
Bro, Tua is educating about Hawaii’s diversity. However, he grew up in Hawaii and around that culture so it’s fair to say he’s Hawaiian lol. He might not be the stereotypical Hawaiian but that doesn’t mean he isn’t one…
Funny cuz he says he’s Polynesian and then includes Hawaiians as a subset of the “Polynesian triangle” as he put it 😂😂😂 pretty silly to clarify something that wasn’t even necessary lol
He is correct and kudos for pointing out the difference. A Hawaiian is indigenous to the island chain that is now the state of Hawaii. People that live there are very aware that only certain people are called Hawaiians. Residents of the state of Hawaii aren't necessarily Hawaiian.
You're absolutely 100% wrong! If what say is true. The we are all Africans. Since that is where life began. People are so stupid thinking that they are not what where they were born in. I'm not german, fench, polish, American Indian American. I am a American from Michigan so a michigander
@@LkerkauYou seem to be lacking the critical thinking capability that Hawaiian is an ethnic group and not simply a state of the united states. Hawaiian isnt the same as calling someone a "Floridian" because they are from Florida. Hawaii existed well before the united states, and had its own indigenous group native to the island well before we took it. That indigenous group are called Hawaiians. If you dont understand that ethnic groups and countries are two separate (but related) things, thats something you should probably go learn about.
@@nelson350boost5 well, with a quick google search, it seems the actual term is Kama'aina, which is the name given to non Hawaiians that are born on the island of Hawaii and the literal meaning is "child of the land", but doesnt imply you have a Hawaiian bloodline.
There’s some wonderful linguistic and cultural diversity across the Polynesian cultures. I played rugby with many Tongans, Samoans, Fijians, etc. Inspiring athletes, hard hitters, fast on their feet, loyal to the end, and their singing voices sounded like heaven.
Great answer My mom's a Kiwi with a touch of Mauri in the family. I consider my self a New Mexican Polly. Island culture and history needs to be shared much more here in the states. I love America but I miss NZ so much
@@MisterMister5893the clip doesn’t have the full response. Hawaiian is an ethnic group, Native Hawaiians, who are a Polynesian people that are indigenous specifically to Hawaiʻi. Samoans are a different ethnic group indigenous to Samoa. Both are Polynesian, but are different cultures. Like how Irish and Scottish people are related cultures, but are not the same. If you moved to Samoa would that make you a Samoan? Same concept with Hawaiian.
Nothing to learn. He's Hawaiian. He was born in Hawaii. Thus he is hawaiian. Be like saying all black people aren't American because they're roots go back to Africa. It's not how that works and he's borderline autistic for even suggesting it. He is polynesian by blood and hawaiian by birth and residency. You can be both.
It's funny that this just came up, actually, since I (Hawaiian, not from Hawaii) just learned earlier today that if you're born in the Hawaiian Islands, you're called Kama'aina (or child of the land), while if you're of Native Hawaiian / indigenous descent, you're called Kanaka Maoli. I knew they were separate but didn't actually know the specific linguistic terms in Hawaiian, which was cool. It's not a distinction that the media talks about much, so it's nice to hear Tua shed some light on it. P.S. For the record, I don't think it's technically wrong to say that Tua is Hawaiian in an informal sense; I've referred to him with that among my family, usually with a follow-up like the one he uses here (i.e. from Hawaii); it's just important imo to recognize that there are multiple distinct uses of the word (e.g. "from Hawaii" vs. "of Hawaiian descent"). Also, I know you could argue that nobody technically is a native of Hawaii given migration patterns, etc, etc; but that seems rather beside the point; such an incredibly strict definition renders the term arguably meaningless, and arguing over those kinds of things leads nowhere. Someone not being of native Hawaiian descent does not make them less, and someone being of that descent does not make them more; and in my experience I don't think I've met people who think otherwise. Those people certainly exist, but I've never gotten the sense that they're anything more than fringe. I'm not looking to get into political mud-fighting, so I think that's where I'll leave it.
I got sent to Oahu for 3 months while in the Marines, and they actually issue you a Kama'aina Card to show you're not just a haole tourist and you often get discounts at places
@@rubens4210 nah, that was '03... I'm old 🤣 The thing about locals hating us is that it's usually the younger generations, while the older ones realize the island lives off tourism and needs tourists.
All Hawaiians are Polynesians, not all Polynesians are Hawaiian. He or his family are more than likely from Samoa. I can see the semantics when someone says they are from a place but not a native. Tua is technically an American-Samoan who recognizes his Polynesian heritage and grew up in Hawaii.
Glad he explained it. So it is recommended to refer to anyone who is from Hawaii as Polynesian. Then if you want to know specifically which tribe, if it referred that way, you can ask.
@@living9377 Um, I would recommend if someone said they’re from Polynesia, to simply just ask, what island, and not what tribe. Answering “Polynesia” is also a bit vague. I don’t know why they would answer that way, when they can just specify which island, but to each their own.
You should learn how English works. If you are from Hawaii then you are Hawaiian in the same way if you are from Texas than you are a Texan. The difference is that Hawaiian is also an ethnicity. We are not saying that you are ethnically Hawaiian, by calling you Hawaiian, we are saying you are from Hawaii, which is objectively accurate. If I asked you "are you Hawaiian?" And you said "no" then id ask "oh, I thought you were from Hawaii" would you be confused and say "what? I am from Hawaii, why wouldn't I be?" Because you don't know the difference between ethnicity and being identified by the state you're from?
@@Garso I feel like there’s a difference. There’s no such thing as being ethnically “Texan” unless talking about the indigenous population there, but they definitely have their own name for their group. However, Hawaiian IS an ethnicity, and since that group is actually indigenous to the island and has been there for long before it became a state, out of respect for their culture they should be referred to as Hawaiian. I’ve never met a person who’s from Hawaii but not indigenous who says they’re Hawaiian - they always say “from Hawaii.”
If you’re born and raised in Hawaii, you understand that only ppl who have Hawaiian blood are referred to as “Hawaiian”. Just because I was born and raised in Hawaii doesn’t make me “Hawaiian” I’m Japanese American raised in Hawaii.🤷🏻♀️
No you’re actually Hawaiian. It’s incredible racist that they think like that lol guess all of the natives in American need to find out where their ancestors came from and go back lol guess all of the Hawaiians who migrated there need to move back to where their ancestors crawled out of
Many people on the mainland believe that we're Hawaiian just because we were born in Hawaii. They would say, born in California, you're Californian, Texas = Texan, etc. They don't understand that Hawaiian is an ethnicity.
For other states, when people say they’re a Californian, Ohioan, Texan, etc it means they’re from that state. So if you’re from Hawaii you say you are “A” Hawaiian, not “I’m” Hawaiian. But I honestly think the guy thought he was Hawaiian.
Technically it does though. You were born native to Hawaii. That's what you knew. That's like saying you're not a Tennessean if were born and raised here but ancestral lines came from somewhere else. That's absurd. We get the point... But it's still absurd to differentiate between indigenous and non indigenous native-born citizens. No wonder nobody can get past racism: we're too busy being racist against native born humans who claim the land they were born into instead of the land their ancestors came from.
He sounds like a very good man. I wish him and his family the best. I hope he can stay safe and won't have any long term mental issues when he is ready to retire. He has a wife and I assume kids too. I think he is probably taking care of his entire family and possibily his wife's family.
@@SuperRobertoClementeignorance isn't a problem unless you are unwilling to learn. This guy respectfully asked for more information. Not sure what more you could ask for in 2024
@@SuperRobertoClementenot really. Especially as a journalist in the current climate, it’s super important that you let people say things themselves and don’t put words in their mouths. Yes the reporter could have done a ton of research and made a confident assertion about his background, but why not just ask? To me it shows humility on the reporter and understanding from Tua that stuff like this is murky and confusing.
He’s saying that ….. since people need to have proof on things . You can look up what he’s saying and you’ll see what he’s saying (I don’t know since I haven’t looked myself ) could be factual
I mean both are correct. You can be Hawaiiannin the sense of being from hawaii, and also be a polynesian. Hawaii is not a race of people the race that lives there isn’t exclusive to hawaii. Like american isnt a race but you’re still american
@@jkf1052 Fiji is not in the triangle. The point of each triangle is Hawaii to the North, New Zealand to the Southwest and Easter Island to the Southeast. Fiji falls outside of that- it is in Melanesia.
My wife is Samoan and she had to explain this to me as well, I'm American born and raised and acknowledge that we can be pretty ignorant to the rest of the world sometimes.
So let me get this straight...I live in Ireland and we have had a sudden and very large influx of black africans in Ireland. If I even dare say that these people are not Irish I will be told I am a racist and that they are every bit as Irish as myself who is genetically 100% Irish and all my family is from here. Why am I not allowed to claim my ancesteral land as my own but brown people are?
@@MD-uu5ntthose people are clearly not Irish and thats not the term of "racism". Are prejudice towards those Africans or do yiu just say "you're not irish"
He should have said he's Polynesian and Hawaiian. If he's from Hawaii then he's Hawaiian. If he's from Tonga then he's technically Polynesian and Tongan for example. If he was born in Hawaii and raised in Hawaii then he's Hawaiian and Polynesian. What are you people missing???
That land was traded by King Kamehameha to guys like Dole for arms and training so he could conquer the other tribes and islands in Hawaii and become the high king.
@@Mike-vn3lt I can’t delete your comment. But, I understand why you would want me to since what you posted doesn’t survive first contact with “actual” history.
Ethnicities matter to people who have been colonized, experienced genocide, and endured forced assimilation. Even if it seems less overt now, these nation’s histories deserve honor, respect, and acknowledgment.
I like and respect this dude so much! He didn’t get offended and act like a karen, which gave the reporter the chance to ask what the difference is, and he just respectfully and calmly realized the guy just didn’t know and it was an opportunity to clarify and teach people about himself and his people!
@@marcaqui3750not a great comment from the OP either. "This is how a minority should be! I hate when they get all sensitive like a bunch of karens" is quite a karen-type thing to be saying
I loved how he assumes the best in people by just treating it as a sort of funny misunderstanding and then explaining to us all the proper terms. He has got a gift besides sports!
I can’t know his mind but I got a different energy. When someone laughs it’s often a coping mechanism, doesn’t mean they think it’s funny. I do agree that he’s gifted. He handled the situation with a lot of grace. That reporter should be ashamed.
@@marcaqui3750 I guess I did not make myself clear. I think you are right which is what I admired. He realized his reaction, evaluated and took control with such pizazz. His laugh was uncomfortable to be sure but he played off his discomfort and the ignorance of others with dignity instead of letting it get to him. That is what a meant by a sort of funny misunderstanding. I am not so eloquent, to be sure!!!! Thanks for helping me clarify.
I still think it sounds messed up. If you are from Hawaii, clearly it makes sense to call that Hawaiian even if you need to elaborate for specific groups. It's about as bad as "African Americans" who never set foot in Africa, while immigrants from Africa supposedly do not qualify. The language is no longer accurate.
@@gThomasHagg dude idk wtf just happened to my previous comment i see what you’re saying, but a closer parallel would be more like the difference in being ‘American’ and being a ‘Native American’ There’s still a rich and active culture there. Away Honolulu and all the tourism hot spots. But western Oahu, parts of the big island, scattered about the other islands there’s communities of natives. Lacking better terms, there’s some areas that are sort of become defacto ‘reservations.’ Theres still an island that is only natives too, Niihau(?) Im white. But lived there for work for about 5 years. I think the difference is expressed better with people on the island, cause you’ll hear people say “I’m Hawaiian” or “I’m from Hawaii.” If you get past the touristcentric areas, there’s a lot of cool shit. There’s a sort of similar thing with some okinawans and being “Japanese”
@@ZOIMIBiIE I'm sure there are plenty subcultures of the main culture, of general law and order etc, that are worth considering. Even for "native American" though, it doesn't hold up. People identify as non-native because they don't have hundreds of years of heritage aka racial lineage. That's kind of messed up if you ask me.
@@gThomasHagg African Americans are Americans with African lineage of the indigenous people there. Just the way Italian Americans identify themselves, or Irish Americans. Caucasians in Africa are there because Of their colonizing ancestors
@@gThomasHagg It only makes sense to people not from Hawaii. No one from Hawaii calls themselves Hawaiian if they are not ethnically Hawaiian. Thats what Tua is getting at here 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Schooled? All he did was classify himself with a more generic category. He said himself that Hawaiian is a subclassification of Polynesian. So he's just proving himself to be "not that smart"
@@tbtitans21 lmaooo, his family is not originally from Hawaii, his "subclassification" is different then...woosh. Dont play with knives, it can get you hurt.
100% certain he was calling him Hawaiian like I'm an Oregonian. Not as a race lol even tho he's Samoan and black, he's still Hawaiian as he was born in hawaii
That is respect for other cultures and truths. When you are not trying to colonize the land. It's not that hard, and should be a natural and common thing.
Bruh...I read this while waiting in line at McDonald's and just passed over it... I promise as I ordered, waited and drive up to the window as they were handing me my bag ...I hit me and I started dying of laughter 😂😂😂😂
Like if a woman with european decent was born in Africa that doesn’t make her African, that makes her from Africa but say when her mom was pregnant with her, her mom moved from Nova Scotia to Kenya right, and birthed her in Kenya, she is not Kenyan by blood, she was just born there. It makes sense to me, he explained that with such respect and grace for the reporter who was very snide in fact.
@@SadelovesJesus your American by nationality & citizenship then. Your not racially a "Native American"...A person of European decent born in Africa can't claim that theyre black obviously, she can claim African tho..Same for a Black person born & raised in England for example they can say they're English by culture but they can't claim they're true English White. This all goes without saying.
@@dn8443How far back do we go then? If you wanna go with what you’re saying then TECHNICALLY every one of us is African…. Nothing else. Where does it stop? 100 years? 300 years? 1000 years? 10,000 years? If we go with what you’re saying then there are no “British” or “Italians” or “Syrians” or “Chinese” or “Russians”. Etc….
@@BenPetersonsRIGHT?? How dare a *SPORTS JOURNALIST* not know the nuances of Hawaiian ethnicities? And even worse, how DARE he ask to be educated on the matter by a person that was born there?? He should remain ignorant instead of trying to learn!
@@leolazari4238no he should of apologized, moved on, and then figured it out on his own. Bro said it like he deserved an answer too. Like he was offended for being ignorant… don’t defend him
I mean, sure, but calling someone “Hawaiian” does not necessarily mean their ancestry is Native Hawaiian, it could also simply mean that he was born/raised in Hawaii. It’s no different than calling someone a Californian or Floridian or New Yorker.
@@nathan1sixteenyeah but that’s why context is important and the reporter was asking why they had gotten “push back” for calling Tua Hawaiian. In that context, it’s correct to say Tua wasn’t Hawaiian, because it doesn’t really make sense to call him Hawaiian in the context he did. Just like the headline “Californian football quarterback, Tom Brady, retires” doesn’t really make sense because the adjective identifying the state he’s from isn’t important. It would genuinely confuse uninformed readers into thinking that Tagovailoa was ethnically Hawaiian.
And so that’s why people raised in Hawaii aren’t usually ever called Hawaiian unless they are from there natively. In fact, the official term for it in English isn’t even Hawaiian, it’s Hawaii resident if they still live there and Hawaii local if you want to also extend it to people who grew up there but aren’t residents any more (such as Tua).
Yeah but he's still literally Hawaiian tho .. he's born and raised and from Hawaii .. that makes you Hawaiian.. thats like saying I'm from Wisconsin but I'm black so I'm not wisconsinite
It’s nice to see he didn’t get upset, the reporter seemed to sincerely not know the difference and Tua didn’t ridicule him for it or freak out he simply educated the guy
He was very gracious in explaining that.
As it should be.
He’s a professional athlete representing an organization, a response to a question that is ignorant doesn’t always deserve an aggressive response. If the person interviewing hasn’t met someone that is Polynesian, they may not know it’s incorrect to call someone Hawaiian just because they’re from Hawaii. The interviewer did not show disrespect or facetiousness, just simply uneducated with the topic
So this guys not Hawaiian? He kinda looks like an islander no?
@@mrmr-qx4jqMy god you missed the entire point of the video
Why is that gracious
Hearing him shoutout the Cook Islands was wholesome ❤ we usually get overlooked lol love and respect to our Polynesian brother Tua 💪🏽🔥
Cook Islands drumming 🔥🔥🔥🔥 tho
Because no one knows who the f yall are 😂😊
nah the cook islands freakin' stink. The Nazis all fled there in 1946...
I love Polynesian people they have the most beautiful land on earth and they are a beautiful people
Cook Islanders are actually of Maori decent. Parents are from New Zealand.
I'm from Hawaii. Thank you for explaining this clearly. So many people do not understand. And some Hawaiians take offense.
We didn’t learn this in grade school.
I do understand de difference but what is the name of someone from hawaii that it is no hawaiian?
So what is someone who is from Hawaii called that isn’t Polynesian? To clarify the question someone from Texas is called a Texan and I’m wondering what the equivalent is for Hawaii.
@@mamute9199American
@@mamute9199 they're all Americans but I think the confusion is because if someone is from New York, we call them New Yorkers. Or if they're from California we call them Californians. However Hawaii was it's own thing for probably 1000yrs or so before America colonized them. So they're Americans but Hawaiian is actually a culture and race of peoples, unlike "New Yorker" which is just where you're from.
He was not disavowing Hawaii, he was just claiming Polynesian. Because you live in a place, doesn't make you of that heritage. There is nothing wrong with showing pride in your origins. It's all love. I love his energy and explanation!
Not quite. All Hawaiians are Polynesians, but not all Polynesians are Hawaiians. Polynesians is more of a racial category, and are often called Pacific Islanders. He is actually Samoan. He was explaining that ethnically, he is not Hawaiian.
Thats exactly what she said bro@getem7640
But If you're born in the USA you're glad to be called American not from some backwater in Europe. He was born in Hawaii so he's Hawaiian whether his ancestry is from somewhere else
@@ghsense2626Nope, absolutely wrong. But keep telling yourself that. We may be Hawaiʻi locals, and from Hawaiʻi, but we are NOT Hawaiian…Native Hawaiians, or Kānaka Maoli, are a group of people who were in Hawaiʻi centuries before my ancestors got here in 1868.
PS - don’t even get me started on how White Americans stole Hawaiʻi from the Kānaka Maoli in 1893.
@@SeanShimamotoYou said what I wanted to say. I'm sorry, Hawaii😔 And so many others....
"I'm from Virginia. I'm not a Virgin."
"Explain the difference then"
😂
Get you get more likes. This is funny 😂
Wack comment
He’s actually right though,
@@pharaohking4520cry more 😂 hotep
I had a giant Samoan homie in High-school explain the whole Polynesian situation when he found out i was dating a Hawaiian girl. He gave me solid info, she and i have 2 kids now and been together since 2001.
Thanks Stanley where ever you are....
@maxdragon15 when did they do this?
@@maxdragon15Was Jesus Christ a human sacrifice?
@@maxdragon15 he only told the shit after white people, we were teenagers in High-school, in california, almost 25 years ago. WTF human sacrifice, he wasn't giving a lecture on pre-colonial Polynesia.
A huge somoan? Or just a somoan. A huge somoan would probably be like 6'6 minimum. They are just huge people in general. The smallest somoan I know is 6ft and still around 230.
Hope your doing amazing😀
He is really an ambassador for our Polynesian families
nah
The Rock is more of an ambassador. He ain't shame to wear his ie or do the Siva Samoa
He's American.
@fiki3802 .. his half, his father was a Afro-Canadian
@@like2thc it's just a goofy game these people play. He's American.
That's very respectful. Good man.
the clarification is important. it's not that he wants to be unassociated with hawaiians but rather that he understand they have their own ancestry separate from his own despite growing up there
Is he Polynesian tho?
@@windytv7511 yes he's samoan
@@windytv7511 Yes. But not all Polynesians are the same nor share the same culture. The same way not all asians are the same nor share the same culture.
A lot of colonizers on this thread want to pretend we’re the same because it serves their interests and it eases their guilt.
@@marcaqui3750 💯
For everyone who's still confused, He says he is from hawaii because he was born and raised in Ewa Beach, His bloodline is mainly samoan and other polyneisan ancestry but he does not have hawaiian blood
So white people born in America are not Americans, but Europeans?
THANK YOU
So Hawaiian is not Polynesian? I thought he said all of those are Polynesian. Thus if you are Polynesian and born in Hawaii you would be Hawaiian. So what is he? Is he African American?
@@MikeKollinidk I think he’s just trying to seem more interesting and intelligent than he really is lol dude just said he considers Polynesians Hawaiian and then says he’s not Hawaiian .. so is he not Polynesian or does he think only Polynesians can be Hawaiian?
Thank you. Usa stole Hawaii for Samuel dole pineapples.
I gotta say if we were all like this the heritage of every human being would be co.licated .
I'm born in canada my parents Scottish.
Sorry I'm canadian .
Whats the issue .it's transgender of a different stripe .
Who cares.
He explained the difference with Grace and patience. Good man.
Honestly grateful he did I'm from Fiji I didn't know we counted as Polynesian
There was no grace but ok … the explanation was patient and clear 😅
he’s also an idiot because some of us don’t give a fuck, he’s an American.
@@ludoludo80The grace was not throwing the microphone at the reporter for asking a racist question.
@@marcaqui3750cry harder
This is the problem of lumping people together and not having ANY KNOWLEDGE.
THANK YOU MY BROTHER
“If you look it up” 😂
I’m a Black teacher and absolutely love this!! The place doesn’t make you, your blood does.
@@maryjflanagan1922So I'm New Jersyian?😂
@@maryjflanagan1922So Giannis is not Greek?
@@terror-dom2404New Jerseyan.
@@DeckofLiesHe is.
I love how he didn't get disrespected and just actually answered
Should be the standard response, right?
@@MrJalbiolyeah but a lot of athletes have egos and treat reporters badly because they do interviews all the time
Reporters should do more research before asking dumb questions. Dude could’ve just googled it
It wasnt disrespectful though.. dude flat didn't know there was a difference and asked him to explain. This is called adult conversation kiddos
Facts.
Tua is actually Samoan who’s family actually lives in Hawaii . Proud of the uso 🇼🇸🇦🇸
Agree! I am not sure why people are unable to understand that a Samoan can live in Hawaii, and also identify as Samoan.
no df he's not
@@hotsAUc33 come back when you done your research buddy hahaha
Actually the actual truth of the matter is the actual act of me giving a fuck never actually happened
Why’d he say he’s Polynesian?
Excellent explanation and a good lesson. He's a patient person.
The reporter was a bit off topic but the athlete answered respectfully and fully. Very well done 👍🏽
@ToddRobinson13 truest answer on here
@ToddRobinson13Hawaiian is an ETHNICITY. You're just as confused as the reporter. Tua is ethnically Samoan- not Hawaiian. Also, Hawaiians are not Americans. Coerced annexation. Build your understanding, outsider.
@@nochaoticgoodok sure these two realities exist at once but let’s be practical. it has 2 meanings. sorry but if you designate it only that one meaning, then you’re catering to an ingroup
@ToddRobinson13When I hear that someone is Hawaiian, I picture Hawaiian ethnicity, like Israel Kamakawiwo’Ole. It’s even a language. It’s different than any other state.
@@ZayedRayhanIt doesn’t have 2 meanings.
Hank Hill: So are you Chinese or Japanese?
😂😂😂
Laotian
Best comment
He's Laotian, ain't cha Mr. Kahn?
More Like Mongolian
I appreciate his clarification
Your so beautiful
@@Spitt-N-Islanddown bad
I jus don't care
What clarification?
@@NickMulletHe’s not Hawaiian ethnically. Hawaii is a very isolated place and there still 100% Hawaiian people. There’s a Hawaii language. He grew up in Hawaii. I think he’s Samoan.
Tua demonstrates the humility and grace Polynesians are famed for, and why they are so frequently overlooked.
Mad respect that Tua included the Cook Islands, too!
He doesn't want to get the backlash from the Hawaiians, who would have been extremely offended, if Tua did not correct the reporter.
Polynesians are some of the most good hearted people I've ever met tbh..and they the biggest people also so it means alot more bc they don't have to be nice & the few ones that aren't are literal menaces 😂...they're like big teddy bears/gentile giants until you fuck with they're family or friends & then it's beast mode.
@dn8443 agreed!
I married into a Samoan family.... everything is good as long as we're having fun...
But insult/harm a family/chosen family member?
Run.
Run very fast.
Change zip codes, and don't come back.
Tua is of Samoan decent, born and raised in Hawaii. He is not Hawaiian.
Samoa and Hawaii are just two of the many islands that make up Polynesia (which Tua mentions him being Polynesian).
Polynesian is the group name for Samoans (players like Tua, Mariota, Juju, Puka Nacua, Troy Polamalu, Junior Seau), Tongans (players like Vita Vea, Talanoa Hufanga, Tuli Tuipulotu, Haloti Ngata), Hawaiians (players like Kevin Mawae, Vince Manuwai), etc. just like how Asian is the group name for Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino etc.
Polynesia is one of three regions in the South Pacific and consists of many islands such as Samoa 🇦🇸🇼🇸, Tonga 🇹🇴, Hawaii , Tahiti 🇵🇫, New Zealand 🇳🇿 etc. However, Fiji 🇫🇯 falls under Melanesia (another of the three regions, the third being Micronesia).
But still, all three regions are similar to each other in cultural customs, beliefs and backgrounds and their dialects sound pretty similar.
I hope this helped any of those who didn't quite understand what Tua was trying to explain. 🤙🏼🌺
This is the cleanest explanation, thank you.
So he doesn’t understand his own explanation.. 🤙
@@Cousinskeeter69 never said that. Was clarifying his comments for alelo's like you 😘
Great explanation
💯
The amount of people saying "thanks for teaching us" when the clip cuts out before he really explains what he means is wild.
This!!! And I bet some of them don't know Puerto Rico is a part of the US. 🤦🏾♀️ just sad
How did he not explain what he means?
@@TymieHe was asked about being Hawaiian but then started talking about what Polynesian is. He didn’t explain how being from Hawaii doesn’t make you Hawaiian at all. I’m from Arizona. I’m an Arizonan.
@@Tymie Well I had to look in the comments to get clarification that he's of Samoan descent. Idk if you think him saying he's Polynesian means anything because most Polynesians I know of specific where they are from i.e., Tonga, Samoa, Cook Islands, Niue etc.,
Like, from this clip it might as well be some white dude saying he's not French, he's from France, and he's European. It doesn't mean a whole hell of a lot and is confusing without context.
@@brutuskhan1654 I'm from California, so I can see a whole different reason for denial than his, which I think people wouldn't question if he was of Japanese descent because everyone would know that and he wouldn't feel the need to clarify. He was actually being respectful of people of Hawaiian descent here, in my opinion.
Fiji is an interesting one. Technically that’s Melanesia, but shout out to Tua for recognizing the Cook Islands. Also good for him setting the record straight. As a Samoan there is no way he could let that comment slide
Faxx
But Fiji was part of the Tu'i Tonga Empire in the 10th century so culturally they are very Polynesian, even though they are located in what people geographically call Melanesia. Drawing lines on maps doesn't always define a people and place.
Part of Fiji lau island are blood Polynesian so we all from same coconut tree 😅😂 Adam and Eve were told not to pick them coco nut🙄🤪
well technically we are all from africa, just different shades of coconut@@danielafu2747
Im Micronesian not Polynesian you see the difference
Perfect, he didn't get all defensive, he educated the guy in a humble manner. Big steez from a Ravens fan.
Nothing better than an educated man about his heritage. This happens when teachers are doing the job and politicians allow teachers to do their jobs. Thank you to all the teachers.
Uuhhh maybe parents had something to do w/this? Nowadays not likely it was a teacher
This is a pretty basic topic. The reporter looks dumb
Heritage you mean islanders being racist this the equivalent of English people saying your only English if your white.
Thank you! This appreciation feels so well.
Im from Peru I live here but I have European heritage. 99% of Literal Andean indigenous native people would have ZERO problem with me saying Im from Peru and Im Peruvian 🇵🇪... Only in these modern days with the victim mentality and the recreation outrage would someone think what this man is saying is logical or rational. Just like with the pronoun nonsense... You cant dictate or play semantics with your legal nationality. You were born in a place, period 😂 get over it... Its like calling Al Pacino italian american... NO He's born in America, he's american. Really when it comes down to it, its group mentality and basically racism... Meaning, what is then a "real" hawaaian"? Thats what these mind games lead to, then stirring up racial tensions... If your born in Hawaii or made citizen you Hawaaian!!! Just like in you know EVERYWHERE else on the planet. If you wanna get into your ancestors or w.e thats another topic.
Proud to hear Fiji mentioned by an NFL athlete. Just a note; Fijians are Melanesians. Although to be fair, we have a great Polynesian influence in some islands in Fiji like the Lau group. It was conquered by Ma’afu from Tonga.
Brah
Don’t get it twisted
Polynesian, Melanesian, Micronesian are European labels and are a part of colonisation
From Taiwan to the Polynesian triangle we all one family - unity in our diversity …
We aren’t divided by European labels and/or Eurocentric notions of race - that’s racism
Only one race on this planet - The human race - enjoying multiple expressions of our humanity through cultural diversity
We are connected by the moana / ocean as a peoples - NOT separated
One love respect my whānau
Arohanui
Bula Vinaka
@@1Ma9iN8tivelove this. Keep talking!
Nah that's incorrect. War was a major facet of the Pacific Ocean cultures pre-european influence. Don't try and romanticise some brotherhood, because that is overwhelmingly not the case.
So you're Hawaiian?
@@1Ma9iN8tivelmao ok 👍
Love how respectful and thoughtful this young man is.
A thoughtful/respectful person would understand that, in America, being born and raised in a given state makes a person a member of that state. His comment is as ignorant/academic as somebody telling a boy from New Mexico that he’s not a New Mexican.
I’m telling you, the distinction between ethnicity and nationality is so important. It helps you navigate more clearly the nuance in a lot of tough social conversations today.
Exactly
Oh brother...
It's kind of like when Germany did it. Right........did I get that wrong.
P.S. Heritage can also go the wrong way, like it used to be.
@@dambroangling2828yes we’re all humans with different cultures, ethnicities, and histories😁 it’s great to address and acknowledge them
@@dambroangling2828 Something tells me you don't apply that same standard to illegal immigrants.
Nicely done by him. Respectful and not defensive or condescending.
Except he contradicts his own reasoning. This was nothing short dumb trying to be deep.
@@eduardosantana8300 ummm. How does he contradict himself?
@@gregallen5757 “I’m not Hawaiian”
“Hawaiians, Samoans, Fijians... are Polynesians”
@@gregallen5757 in case it’s not clear, imagine the following:
A man from Texas says:
I’m not a Texan, I’m an American. Texans, Oregonians, Californians, New Yorkers and pretty much anyone within the United States is considered American.
@@eduardosantana8300 He means “native” Hawaiians. Those who migrated there from other parts of Polynesia and have Polynesian ancestry. He’s indicating that he was born and lives in Hawaii but is not “Hawaiian”. He has Samoan ancestry.
Respect for answering the question. Actually learned something new too
No u didnt. Hes wrong. Incorrect relevance.
I think Tua is being very correct, in the general sense. These amazing people have been largely eradicated from our histories, in many cultures. The prominence of these countries people, in recent decades, has been a hugely welcome achievement. It's long overdue, and kudos to Tua. 😊
I feel like I didn't learn shit. He didn't really explain what he was😅
@@billynewyears3044he’s Polynesian , as is everyone who come from the islands he was listing
Polynesian is a nationality not an ethnicity smh oh boy. He's Asian if anything
God has always shined through Tua, he's somewhat of a chosen one. This is coming from a lifelong GA. fan that watched him step in the game in 2017 and throw one touchdown pass that hurt us GA. boys in a profound way. Does not change the fact that anyone who loves Jesus, can see Jesus shining through him in a multitude of ways, all the time. God bless u young fella
Respect to the reporter for genuinely asking the difference and wanting to be educated on it, and respect to Tua for willingly education the reporter on his culture 🤙🏽
No he was baiting.. most likely
Yeah thank your reporter for asking a football player to clarify their race 😂😂😂
Class trump ideology. They reporter wants y looking to get educated clown
EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE
@@northphillymorningstar7385he wasn’t
I'm actually glad the reporter asked him to explain the difference.....
Because it's rare to actually learn something new from a press conference interaction 👏🏾💯
Edit: I was going to respond to some of the comments in my thread....
But their are much too may ridiculously unhinged statements to respond to... So I'll say this:
NOTHING I STATED IN MY COMMENT WARRANTS ANY NEGATIVE FEEDBACK... IT DOESN'T EVEN MAKE SENSE FOR ANYONE TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH WHAT I SAID WHATSOEVER...
THE SIMPLE FACT THAT THERE ARE SO MANY OUT OF LEFT FIELD RESPONSES TO MY COMMENT, FURTHER SHOWS HOW MANY PEOPLE TRULY OPERATE STRICTLY OFF OF A NEED TO OPPOSE...)
Much appreciation to all of the likes and positive responses tho❤️
Nah reporter got a racist mindset
@@lilantsohot How?? He genuinely asked what the difference is… It’s a reasonable question coming from somone who is uninformed.
no@@lilantsohot
@michaellong2439it’s incompetence. He’s a reporter and his job is to inform the public, but he doesn’t know that being from Hawaii doesn’t mean you’re a native. Dude is just an idiot
We didn't learn anything new... hawaii's the only state in the union after 80 years that still hasnt gotten with the program. There is no Kingdom of Hawaii any more, only Americans who are residents of the state of Hawaii.
My ex-roommate is Tua's cousin. Learned a lot about Samoan culture living and talking with him. He had a rougher upbringing than Tua, but I'm so proud of how far he's made it. He's in bootcamp as we speak. Much love Costa Chan
Edit: Glad to see this get over 500 likes. I miss my buddy Costa and will have to tell him about this thread next time I write him (he's still in bootcamp). He sure will get a kick out of it. If you are one of those people who doesn't believe me I could care less your comments aren't a bother. I think it's funny how everyone claims anyone from Hawaii is Tua's cousin. It reminds me of how where I'm from in Georgia in the hood everyone claims to be cousins with anyone who makes it. I'm sure it's a thing that happens for sure. Thanks for showing love everyone
They all say tuas thier cousin lol. Ive known 2 people who have told me tua was their blood cousin. No joke
@@AaronRodgersDMT so you are saying the guy I lived with for almost a year was just lying? it's his first cousin man😂his dad's sister is tua mom. Samoan families are big man so I wouldn't necessarily say that the two people you met were lying either. Really bothered by your comment tbh
@@AaronRodgersDMT nice user name though bro lol
@@jonesjobe6202no he’s right. Tua was also my first cousin too actually. We have a really big family. My dad (his mom’s brother) has 14 other brothers and sisters.
It's amazing the different cultures that don't take academics seriously but take sports seriously then wonder why most of the owners of the said teams are white. Sports are a distraction and not a good one.
I love when athletes give these reporters a quick history lesson.
I was today years old when i learned this
Thank you for educating!
So you didn't know places have natives before colonization? Dense
@@yassebro6948But don’t you know it was God’s will to take those lands and decimate indigenous people with disease?
@@marcaqui3750 yes I do. Destiny manifesto
@@yassebro6948America the exceptional.
It is quite segregated here in Hawai'i. But generally,.....
Hawaiian = People who are either 100% Hawaiian or part-Hawaiian.
Locals = People who are born & raised in Hawai'i, but not Hawaiian at all. It may also include people (non-Hawaiian) that have moved to Hawai'i from elsewhere and have lived here for decades.
Residents = People who have moved to Hawai'i from elsewhere, but have not qualified to be a "local" just yet.
Visitors = People that come to and stay in Hawai'i for just a while (Ex: tourists, military personnel, federal government employees and their family members).
Love the “he answered so respectfully” comments. He replied with respect because he was asked with respect. The reporter politely asked him to explain the difference with the intention of LEARNING and UNDERSTANDING, not out of a place of ignorance or irreverence.
true, i didnt know thats a thing. everybody learned, everybody wins
He embarrassed himself on socials. Instead of taking the time to educate himself, he doubled down and embarrassed himself again at a presser. Bad journalism. And yes, total ignorance and irreverence.
Word. Who wouldn't rather hear it from the one who knows? If I meet an Asian I almost always ask what their actual heritage is; because "Asian" can mean dozens of different things. My wife was Filipina; many of her friends were Korean. They're all Asian so you can't just assume they're simply Japanese or Chinese or Korean or Filipino and leave it at that.
I had people confuse my wife for Chinese, I had people insist she was a Pacific Islander just because the Philippines is a bunch of islands and it's in the Pacific. Not that simple. She was Asian. The only time she'd get annoyed by the question was if the assumption was made beforehand that she was Chinese. Other than that neither one of us hesitated to answer their question; we wanted them to know and we wanted them to know the difference.
@@briane173To your point about your wife being annoyed about assumptions, this reporter assumed Tua was Hawaiian. He assumed first, asked questions later. That was his mistake. And he doesn’t seem the least bit apologetic about it.
@@marcaqui3750Polynesians are all pretty much the same. Same people who rowed to different Islands over the years. Tia was born in the US which makes him American by nationality but Polynesian ethnically/by descent. Nothing wrong with asking. Harder thing to determine is how to pronounce his full name.
“I’m from Mississippi. I don’t miss shit “ 😂
Education
But your misses sips pee 😅
I’m from California but I’m not gay. “Explain the difference “. Shit!
@@djplatinum81L7 😂😂😂
Using this also from the Sip
That was a wonderful explanation, thank you for educating the people!
Bless Tua for explaining so graciously. Shows such a lacking in our education system 😢
Our education system shouldn't be teaching Polonysian culture. It would be really dumb if schools ever taught any type of culture at all.
@@robot-hive2022 it’s called geography. Plus there is nothing wrong with learning about our own states (Hawaii) or territories (US Samoa). You are an excellent example of my comment. Thank you!!
I hope that you’re saying that because he is wrong. Hawaii is a place. He was born there and therefore is Hawaiian. Doesn’t matter his ethnicity. Hawaii is not a race
@@amandab60you also proved their point
Hawk Tua?
It's amazing to see how many people in 2024 still can't separate or understand nationality vs ethnicity.
Only white people are like that.
Same people that cant separate racial and racist
I know right. I know Africans who are white!🎉
@@kikinatroneI love how Elon musk can look at black people and with a straight face say “I’m actually African “ lol 😅
To be fair, nationality is a fairly well-defined status, whereas ethnicity is a fuzzy concept, especially when using geographic names.
To be an ethnic "Hawaiin", you don't have to be born in Hawaii, or ever a citizen there, but you do have some vague percentage of ancestors that lived there during some vague boundaries of time in the past.
Or, you may have no ancestors that ever lived in Hawaii, but you have common ancestors with people who lived in Hawaii during the vague historical boundaries of what constitutes a "Hawaiin", then you might be considered ethnic Hawaiin. You can have much shorter history of ancestry in Hawaii and be considered Hawain than somebody who has a longer ancestry there, but not Polynesian ancestors.
The problems come from using geographic regions to define ethnicity rather than a unique name independent of the region. Similar problem with using religions as ethnic names too.
Another problem is doing this evokes ingroup/outgroup psychology and creates divisiveness and exclusion, not unity and inclusion.
My recommendation, if we are to refer to ethnicities or races, is to keep them very separate from place names or religious names. That eliminates confusion and disputes related to names and creates greater clarity.
Love that the journalist asked and he informed ❤❤❤
No, the journalist assumed and was corrected. Then he asked, which is lazy journalism.!😅
@@TLJ88 he "assumed" the obvious? And that's literally what a journalist does. They ask. You're not smart enough to be this entitled you little snow flake
The journalist was ignorant...I think he really could have researched the difference instead of asking this during the presser.
@@rikeshiadavidson432 they wrong Hawaii is a state and he's from that state he is Hawaiian not a texan
Now explain this to Europeans in SA!
Good job brother, very gracious of you to educate the people. Best to you this season!
Love the feedback from Tua. Educate my brother 🙏
🧐
lmfao
Bro, Tua is educating about Hawaii’s diversity. However, he grew up in Hawaii and around that culture so it’s fair to say he’s Hawaiian lol. He might not be the stereotypical Hawaiian but that doesn’t mean he isn’t one…
Education in racism.
He's Hawaiian
"Wait you said what? "
I like this guy. Very kind to not get mad and offer an explanation.
Why would he get mad? That would be an immature response
All I care about is if he considers himself American.
@@Jordan22220yeah if he got mad from this it would be insane
He would be an asshole if he got mad
Funny cuz he says he’s Polynesian and then includes Hawaiians as a subset of the “Polynesian triangle” as he put it 😂😂😂 pretty silly to clarify something that wasn’t even necessary lol
He is correct and kudos for pointing out the difference. A Hawaiian is indigenous to the island chain that is now the state of Hawaii. People that live there are very aware that only certain people are called Hawaiians. Residents of the state of Hawaii aren't necessarily Hawaiian.
You're absolutely 100% wrong! If what say is true. The we are all Africans. Since that is where life began. People are so stupid thinking that they are not what where they were born in. I'm not german, fench, polish, American Indian American. I am a American from Michigan so a michigander
@@LkerkauSo you can say you’re not four different ethnicities but he can’t say he’s not Hawaiian? He’s not Hawaiian. Should he lie?
@@LkerkauYou seem to be lacking the critical thinking capability that Hawaiian is an ethnic group and not simply a state of the united states. Hawaiian isnt the same as calling someone a "Floridian" because they are from Florida. Hawaii existed well before the united states, and had its own indigenous group native to the island well before we took it. That indigenous group are called Hawaiians.
If you dont understand that ethnic groups and countries are two separate (but related) things, thats something you should probably go learn about.
@@TheSpencer1000 so we can agree that even tho he is not Hawaiian, he was a Hawaiian while living there?
@@nelson350boost5 well, with a quick google search, it seems the actual term is Kama'aina, which is the name given to non Hawaiians that are born on the island of Hawaii and the literal meaning is "child of the land", but doesnt imply you have a Hawaiian bloodline.
Thank you Tua. I am born and raised in Hawaii, but I am 0% Hawaiian. People love to disrespect the real Hawaiian people.
There’s some wonderful linguistic and cultural diversity across the Polynesian cultures. I played rugby with many Tongans, Samoans, Fijians, etc. Inspiring athletes, hard hitters, fast on their feet, loyal to the end, and their singing voices sounded like heaven.
Thats what I was going to say! The rugby though!
Some Hawaiians are Polynesian. He is one of them.
@@Publiksquareall native Hawaiians are Polynesian, he’s a Samoan that was born in Hawaii but isn’t a native Hawaiian.
You always want a Samoan to have your back and never piss one off.
Great answer My mom's a Kiwi with a touch of Mauri in the family. I consider my self a New Mexican Polly. Island culture and history needs to be shared much more here in the states. I love America but I miss NZ so much
I appreciate this whole interaction.
Same here. Some think the reporter was being funny but I genuinely think he wanted to learn. Wholesome interaction tbh.
Its weird. Its oddly weird to be that desperate to ask the question, or to talk about it.
It’s a pointless interaction
Why? This is blood and soil shit.
@@nathanpapp432 yes it is racism
"Wait, you said what?"😂😂😂
Alabama came outta him quick 😂😂😂
@@shishimcghee3309 Real quick😂
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@@Bouch1018white
@@1975rozitareal fucking quick boy 🎶
My wife is from Hawaii and she’s Samoan so I understand Uce 💯
If you're part of the group of people that watch this video over three times.... let's gather here😂
I watched it 10 times, didn’t understand it still but laughed every time. I must be stupid as fuck. If you’re from Hawaii you’re Hawaiian.
Twice
3 times and still don't get it
@@jumariano6995 are you lot really that stupid? Educate yourself
@@MisterMister5893the clip doesn’t have the full response. Hawaiian is an ethnic group, Native Hawaiians, who are a Polynesian people that are indigenous specifically to Hawaiʻi. Samoans are a different ethnic group indigenous to Samoa.
Both are Polynesian, but are different cultures. Like how Irish and Scottish people are related cultures, but are not the same.
If you moved to Samoa would that make you a Samoan? Same concept with Hawaiian.
That was a cool moment by the reporter and player. Both class acts. Learned something new today!
As a non Polynesian that just grew up around many Islanders, the Vanuatu often get left out, but they're awesome human beings👌
Both normal expected behaviors.
Same here, good answer from Tua
Nothing to learn. He's Hawaiian. He was born in Hawaii. Thus he is hawaiian. Be like saying all black people aren't American because they're roots go back to Africa. It's not how that works and he's borderline autistic for even suggesting it. He is polynesian by blood and hawaiian by birth and residency. You can be both.
Is it really that cool? You’re super impressed that a reporter asked tua what ethnicity he is and then tua answered the question? Weird.
I'm so glad he took the time to educate everyone! ❤
I’ve been to all the places he mentioned there (minus Cook Islands). Some of the nicest and most wholesome people on the planet!
It's funny that this just came up, actually, since I (Hawaiian, not from Hawaii) just learned earlier today that if you're born in the Hawaiian Islands, you're called Kama'aina (or child of the land), while if you're of Native Hawaiian / indigenous descent, you're called Kanaka Maoli. I knew they were separate but didn't actually know the specific linguistic terms in Hawaiian, which was cool. It's not a distinction that the media talks about much, so it's nice to hear Tua shed some light on it.
P.S.
For the record, I don't think it's technically wrong to say that Tua is Hawaiian in an informal sense; I've referred to him with that among my family, usually with a follow-up like the one he uses here (i.e. from Hawaii); it's just important imo to recognize that there are multiple distinct uses of the word (e.g. "from Hawaii" vs. "of Hawaiian descent"). Also, I know you could argue that nobody technically is a native of Hawaii given migration patterns, etc, etc; but that seems rather beside the point; such an incredibly strict definition renders the term arguably meaningless, and arguing over those kinds of things leads nowhere. Someone not being of native Hawaiian descent does not make them less, and someone being of that descent does not make them more; and in my experience I don't think I've met people who think otherwise. Those people certainly exist, but I've never gotten the sense that they're anything more than fringe. I'm not looking to get into political mud-fighting, so I think that's where I'll leave it.
I got sent to Oahu for 3 months while in the Marines, and they actually issue you a Kama'aina Card to show you're not just a haole tourist and you often get discounts at places
@@TexasVideoDanthat has to be new, I was stationed there from 09-12 and never got anything like that. Locals hated us lol
Good job ppl need you to comment more
@@rubens4210 nah, that was '03... I'm old 🤣
The thing about locals hating us is that it's usually the younger generations, while the older ones realize the island lives off tourism and needs tourists.
"You are not Kanaka!"
-Dux
This is the most respectful thing towards HIS and Hawaiian culture.
All Hawaiians are Polynesians, not all Polynesians are Hawaiian. He or his family are more than likely from Samoa. I can see the semantics when someone says they are from a place but not a native. Tua is technically an American-Samoan who recognizes his Polynesian heritage and grew up in Hawaii.
That’s what I was thinking, Hawaiian is a specific type of Polynesian.
@@brandi1294You got it, dudes 🤙🏼
Glad he explained it. So it is recommended to refer to anyone who is from Hawaii as Polynesian. Then if you want to know specifically which tribe, if it referred that way, you can ask.
Interesting fact, genetically Tua belongs in Hawaii more than the American flag does👀
@@living9377 Um, I would recommend if someone said they’re from Polynesia, to simply just ask, what island, and not what tribe. Answering “Polynesia” is also a bit vague. I don’t know why they would answer that way, when they can just specify which island, but to each their own.
100%!! I was born in Hawaii, but I am also not Hawaiian. We respect Hawaiian culture to understand the difference.
That’s what’s up 🤙🏼
That’s so UnAmerican 😂😂😂😂 to respect other cultures and understand them 😂😂😂😂
Salute to yall make peace not war
You should learn how English works. If you are from Hawaii then you are Hawaiian in the same way if you are from Texas than you are a Texan. The difference is that Hawaiian is also an ethnicity. We are not saying that you are ethnically Hawaiian, by calling you Hawaiian, we are saying you are from Hawaii, which is objectively accurate. If I asked you "are you Hawaiian?" And you said "no" then id ask "oh, I thought you were from Hawaii" would you be confused and say "what? I am from Hawaii, why wouldn't I be?" Because you don't know the difference between ethnicity and being identified by the state you're from?
@@Garso I feel like there’s a difference. There’s no such thing as being ethnically “Texan” unless talking about the indigenous population there, but they definitely have their own name for their group. However, Hawaiian IS an ethnicity, and since that group is actually indigenous to the island and has been there for long before it became a state, out of respect for their culture they should be referred to as Hawaiian. I’ve never met a person who’s from Hawaii but not indigenous who says they’re Hawaiian - they always say “from Hawaii.”
@@Garso fool
Thanks because I never had the guts to ask someone that
That "Wait, you say what...?" Hahaha....He wanted to laugh LoL 🤣. Great explanation.
The state of Hawaii is one of the most diverse places on earth. Good answer.
If you’re born and raised in Hawaii, you understand that only ppl who have Hawaiian blood are referred to as “Hawaiian”. Just because I was born and raised in Hawaii doesn’t make me “Hawaiian” I’m Japanese American raised in Hawaii.🤷🏻♀️
No you’re actually Hawaiian. It’s incredible racist that they think like that lol guess all of the natives in American need to find out where their ancestors came from and go back lol guess all of the Hawaiians who migrated there need to move back to where their ancestors crawled out of
Many people on the mainland believe that we're Hawaiian just because we were born in Hawaii. They would say, born in California, you're Californian, Texas = Texan, etc. They don't understand that Hawaiian is an ethnicity.
I feel like this answer was the clearest one. I was so confused!!! But thank you for explaining
For other states, when people say they’re a Californian, Ohioan, Texan, etc it means they’re from that state. So if you’re from Hawaii you say you are “A” Hawaiian, not “I’m” Hawaiian. But I honestly think the guy thought he was Hawaiian.
Technically it does though. You were born native to Hawaii. That's what you knew. That's like saying you're not a Tennessean if were born and raised here but ancestral lines came from somewhere else.
That's absurd.
We get the point...
But it's still absurd to differentiate between indigenous and non indigenous native-born citizens.
No wonder nobody can get past racism: we're too busy being racist against native born humans who claim the land they were born into instead of the land their ancestors came from.
He sounds like a very good man. I wish him and his family the best. I hope he can stay safe and won't have any long term mental issues when he is ready to retire. He has a wife and I assume kids too. I think he is probably taking care of his entire family and possibily his wife's family.
That's why that Polynesian Sauce is 🔥. The whole triangle is in on it.
Underrated comme t
My favorite sauce lmaoo
You stupid 😂😂😂
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How very respectful of this young man to explain what is a very simple concept....if you know the history of the Hawaiian People.
I just learned a quick lesson
It was nice to hear the guy just ask him to clarify. And he did, with no fuss. Just a normal conversation
Yea and the interviewer still sounds ignorant and lazy to not know that already.
@@SuperRobertoClementeI don’t think the reporter was acting in bad faith
@@SuperRobertoClementeignorance isn't a problem unless you are unwilling to learn. This guy respectfully asked for more information. Not sure what more you could ask for in 2024
@@SuperRobertoClementenot really. Especially as a journalist in the current climate, it’s super important that you let people say things themselves and don’t put words in their mouths. Yes the reporter could have done a ton of research and made a confident assertion about his background, but why not just ask? To me it shows humility on the reporter and understanding from Tua that stuff like this is murky and confusing.
@@SuperRobertoClemente Wait till something comes up that you don't know 😳
This man needs to stop playing football, he’s too smart and well spoken to just get hurt like he’s been. Mans is a great person
"If you look it up!" Lmao😅
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If I have to look it up I'm just gonna keep calling him Hawaiian. I don't give a fuck about the difference.
@@BsedMan-if6tbyou don’t need to mention where he’s from if you wont respect it, common decency he just told you
He’s saying that ….. since people need to have proof on things . You can look up what he’s saying and you’ll see what he’s saying (I don’t know since I haven’t looked myself ) could be factual
@BsedMan-if6tb he's a Polynesian who is from Hawaii. He is Samoan its pretty simple. Just like Asians have different countries, Polynesians do too.
Love how respectful he is honoring the heritage.
Liked that he respectfully and thoroughly explained Polynesian
I mean both are correct. You can be Hawaiiannin the sense of being from hawaii, and also be a polynesian. Hawaii is not a race of people the race that lives there isn’t exclusive to hawaii. Like american isnt a race but you’re still american
Well... not really
He’s wrong. Fijians are not Polynesians, they are Melanesians.
Why is Fiji excluded - it appears to be in the triangle ?
@@jkf1052 Fiji is not in the triangle. The point of each triangle is Hawaii to the North, New Zealand to the Southwest and Easter Island to the Southeast. Fiji falls outside of that- it is in Melanesia.
My wife is Samoan and she had to explain this to me as well, I'm American born and raised and acknowledge that we can be pretty ignorant to the rest of the world sometimes.
Spread the word. Most of this thread is cringe AF.
@@marcaqui3750 wtf are you talking about
@@xrinkashi8473Exactly what I said.
Tuas a class act. Love this dude.
Bless up 🙌🏽 for a Polynesian voice setting the record straight on a national stage! We Hawaiians thank you for your educating the masses!
He just said he is no Hawaiian!! Am I no hearing this right?
So let me get this straight...I live in Ireland and we have had a sudden and very large influx of black africans in Ireland. If I even dare say that these people are not Irish I will be told I am a racist and that they are every bit as Irish as myself who is genetically 100% Irish and all my family is from here.
Why am I not allowed to claim my ancesteral land as my own but brown people are?
@@MD-uu5ntthose people are clearly not Irish and thats not the term of "racism". Are prejudice towards those Africans or do yiu just say "you're not irish"
He should have said he's Polynesian and Hawaiian. If he's from Hawaii then he's Hawaiian. If he's from Tonga then he's technically Polynesian and Tongan for example. If he was born in Hawaii and raised in Hawaii then he's Hawaiian and Polynesian. What are you people missing???
@@faybiyanbruce7952he’s from Hawaii, he’s not Hawaiian
"What do you mean you're not Hawaiian?"
"My family wasn't living there when Dole colonized it for pineapples." 😂
Time to do some research
That land was traded by King Kamehameha to guys like Dole for arms and training so he could conquer the other tribes and islands in Hawaii and become the high king.
You're recognized as a Colonizer or occupier, especially after the Hawaiian monarchy was illegally overthrown by white businessmen.
@@williamsmith8790 I get the "actually" moment you were going for, but you should just delete this comment. 😄
@@Mike-vn3lt I can’t delete your comment. But, I understand why you would want me to since what you posted doesn’t survive first contact with “actual” history.
Ethnicities matter to people who have been colonized, experienced genocide, and endured forced assimilation. Even if it seems less overt now, these nation’s histories deserve honor, respect, and acknowledgment.
Thank you. I would add that this thread suggests it’s still pretty overt. Look at the comments.
I like and respect this dude so much! He didn’t get offended and act like a karen, which gave the reporter the chance to ask what the difference is, and he just respectfully and calmly realized the guy just didn’t know and it was an opportunity to clarify and teach people about himself and his people!
Racist question.
@@marcaqui3750not a great comment from the OP either.
"This is how a minority should be! I hate when they get all sensitive like a bunch of karens" is quite a karen-type thing to be saying
@@IRanOutOfPhrasesI mean, the number of exclamation points alone.
Samoan have some of the coolest Brothers out their
Hes related to Polamalu
I loved how he assumes the best in people by just treating it as a sort of funny misunderstanding and then explaining to us all the proper terms. He has got a gift besides sports!
I can’t know his mind but I got a different energy. When someone laughs it’s often a coping mechanism, doesn’t mean they think it’s funny. I do agree that he’s gifted. He handled the situation with a lot of grace. That reporter should be ashamed.
@@marcaqui3750 I guess I did not make myself clear. I think you are right which is what I admired. He realized his reaction, evaluated and took control with such pizazz. His laugh was uncomfortable to be sure but he played off his discomfort and the ignorance of others with dignity instead of letting it get to him. That is what a meant by a sort of funny misunderstanding. I am not so eloquent, to be sure!!!! Thanks for helping me clarify.
@@auburnkim1989I got you. Well said. 🤙🏼
Asking him to explain is crazy work 😅
I applaud this reporter for respectfully asking Tua this question. He ask solely on gaining education on the subject.
The question was race-bait nonsense unrelated to football.
@@tomyabo5606the only people who think it’s race bait are people who don’t understand the difference between race,ethnicity, and Nationality
@@tomyabo5606who cares if it’s unrelated? Last I check it’s an entertainment sport. Convos don’t only have to be about football
@@hands-ongaming7180 They probably should be but there is nothing wrong with this conversation.
This is how we grow
“Wait, you said what?”….universal 😂❤❤ nice 👍
😂😂😂facts and you mfers be QUICK WITH IT
I did NOT know this. Appreciate the explainer 🤙🏻
I still think it sounds messed up. If you are from Hawaii, clearly it makes sense to call that Hawaiian even if you need to elaborate for specific groups. It's about as bad as "African Americans" who never set foot in Africa, while immigrants from Africa supposedly do not qualify. The language is no longer accurate.
@@gThomasHagg dude idk wtf just happened to my previous comment
i see what you’re saying, but a closer parallel would be more like the difference in being ‘American’ and being a ‘Native American’ There’s still a rich and active culture there. Away Honolulu and all the tourism hot spots. But western Oahu, parts of the big island, scattered about the other islands there’s communities of natives. Lacking better terms, there’s some areas that are sort of become defacto ‘reservations.’ Theres still an island that is only natives too, Niihau(?)
Im white. But lived there for work for about 5 years. I think the difference is expressed better with people on the island, cause you’ll hear people say “I’m Hawaiian” or “I’m from Hawaii.”
If you get past the touristcentric areas, there’s a lot of cool shit.
There’s a sort of similar thing with some okinawans and being “Japanese”
@@ZOIMIBiIE I'm sure there are plenty subcultures of the main culture, of general law and order etc, that are worth considering. Even for "native American" though, it doesn't hold up. People identify as non-native because they don't have hundreds of years of heritage aka racial lineage. That's kind of messed up if you ask me.
@@gThomasHagg African Americans are Americans with African lineage of the indigenous people there. Just the way Italian Americans identify themselves, or Irish Americans. Caucasians in Africa are there because Of their colonizing ancestors
@@gThomasHagg It only makes sense to people not from Hawaii. No one from Hawaii calls themselves Hawaiian if they are not ethnically Hawaiian. Thats what Tua is getting at here 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
I’m Black American not African American. I feel where he’s coming from
Loved that he corrected and schooled the reporter on his ethnicity so so politely and graciously ❤
Schooled? All he did was classify himself with a more generic category. He said himself that Hawaiian is a subclassification of Polynesian. So he's just proving himself to be "not that smart"
@@tbtitans21 lmaooo, his family is not originally from Hawaii, his "subclassification" is different then...woosh. Dont play with knives, it can get you hurt.
@@allanluis3696Ooooh so scared of you bro didn’t know it was that serious for you to be making threats stfu little boy
@allanluis3696 you had something going there then you added the corny ass line that just made you look goofy as hell.
100% certain he was calling him Hawaiian like I'm an Oregonian. Not as a race lol even tho he's Samoan and black, he's still Hawaiian as he was born in hawaii
Tua was pure class at Bama. Got to watch him play multiple times.
As a Bills fan...I've learned to like the guy a lot. Hes a good dude.
"if you look it up."
CLOCKED IT! 💅🏾
That is respect for other cultures and truths. When you are not trying to colonize the land. It's not that hard, and should be a natural and common thing.
Colonizers on this thread won’t hear what you’re saying. Privilege is a hell of a drug.
I respect the reporter for being humble by asking “can you explain the difference “ honestly, I didn’t know either. Harmless question.
You heard “can you explain the difference?” Play it again. There’s no “can” I promise you.
@@marcaqui3750he did say “explain the difference “.
Great job not offending anyone and setting the reporter straight
Sometimes when I go to Chik Fil A I ask for Hawaiian sauce and get the same reaction
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Bruh...I read this while waiting in line at McDonald's and just passed over it... I promise as I ordered, waited and drive up to the window as they were handing me my bag ...I hit me and I started dying of laughter 😂😂😂😂
I don’t get it
@@ominouscipher4040He’s referring to their Polynesian sauce. A very corny joke.
Thank goodness he set the record straight! I hate when people call me Hawaiian…I’m from Hawaiʻi, but I’m 100% Japanese.
I mean, in a way it makes sense why there would be confusion. Someone born in Texas is a Texan, so why wouldn't someone from Hawaii be Hawaiian?
Like if a woman with european decent was born in Africa that doesn’t make her African, that makes her from Africa but say when her mom was pregnant with her, her mom moved from Nova Scotia to Kenya right, and birthed her in Kenya, she is not Kenyan by blood, she was just born there. It makes sense to me, he explained that with such respect and grace for the reporter who was very snide in fact.
No, if she was born in Africa… she’s African… she doesn’t have to be black to be from a continent I was born in America…. I’m American!
@@SadelovesJesus your American by nationality & citizenship then. Your not racially a "Native American"...A person of European decent born in Africa can't claim that theyre black obviously, she can claim African tho..Same for a Black person born & raised in England for example they can say they're English by culture but they can't claim they're true English White. This all goes without saying.
@@dn8443native Americans moved to America if u disagree with me you have to agree the 1st humans come from north America and not africa goodluck
@SadelovesJesus she is not African. African is also a race like European. So if a BP is born on the European continent does that make them European?
@@dn8443How far back do we go then? If you wanna go with what you’re saying then TECHNICALLY every one of us is African…. Nothing else. Where does it stop? 100 years? 300 years? 1000 years? 10,000 years? If we go with what you’re saying then there are no “British” or “Italians” or “Syrians” or “Chinese” or “Russians”. Etc….
Respect to the reporter for asking him to explain
Respect a reporter that does the research.
NO! This is a joke reporter, he needs to DO HIS RESEARCH.
@@BenPetersonsRIGHT??
How dare a *SPORTS JOURNALIST* not know the nuances of Hawaiian ethnicities? And even worse, how DARE he ask to be educated on the matter by a person that was born there??
He should remain ignorant instead of trying to learn!
@@leolazari4238no he should of apologized, moved on, and then figured it out on his own. Bro said it like he deserved an answer too. Like he was offended for being ignorant… don’t defend him
@@leolazari4238 If you cover football, you should know about Polynesians, because there's lots of them playing.
You can include Māoris from New Zealand too.
No, the Maoris don't consider themselves as Polynesians.
@Errordemn6 they are Polynesian..alot consider themselves Polynesian 💁🏻♀️
@sillau9 absolutely!!💯
@Errordemn6 we're definitely Polynesian fool
Didn’t ’t the Māoris leave knowing that only The STRONGEST would survive the trip?
In other words he saying learn ya history bud 😂😂
Thats why asking questions, caring, and being interested is important
I mean, sure, but calling someone “Hawaiian” does not necessarily mean their ancestry is Native Hawaiian, it could also simply mean that he was born/raised in Hawaii. It’s no different than calling someone a Californian or Floridian or New Yorker.
This is as fun as pronouns
@@nathan1sixteenyeah but that’s why context is important and the reporter was asking why they had gotten “push back” for calling Tua Hawaiian. In that context, it’s correct to say Tua wasn’t Hawaiian, because it doesn’t really make sense to call him Hawaiian in the context he did. Just like the headline “Californian football quarterback, Tom Brady, retires” doesn’t really make sense because the adjective identifying the state he’s from isn’t important. It would genuinely confuse uninformed readers into thinking that Tagovailoa was ethnically Hawaiian.
And so that’s why people raised in Hawaii aren’t usually ever called Hawaiian unless they are from there natively. In fact, the official term for it in English isn’t even Hawaiian, it’s Hawaii resident if they still live there and Hawaii local if you want to also extend it to people who grew up there but aren’t residents any more (such as Tua).
Yeah but he's still literally Hawaiian tho .. he's born and raised and from Hawaii .. that makes you Hawaiian.. thats like saying I'm from Wisconsin but I'm black so I'm not wisconsinite
He explained it so kind & thorough. That's so cool!
Mrorgabnṉ be
Beautifully stated. Be proud of your culture.
It’s nice to see he didn’t get upset, the reporter seemed to sincerely not know the difference and Tua didn’t ridicule him for it or freak out he simply educated the guy
Not sincere at all. He already got schooled on socials and came here to prove some kind of point. Big L.