As a white person, I’d rather move to Montana or Idaho and be around my own kind. I lived in Philadelphia for over 30 years and it was like living in modern day South Africa.
DAVID MURPHY comedian they probably just don’t like her. She seems stuck up as fuck. My friends lived down there with her white friends for 6+ years and it’s perfectly fine. She’s probably just “that white neighbor”.
CK_32 There was some comedian on either Joe Rogan’s podcast or another one who grew up on Hawaii, and talked about getting beaten up by Hawaiian kids for being white. I know that’s not really concrete evidence, but I think it’s fair to say that she’s not overstating the point
As a Maori, I found what she was saying really interesting. I had no idea they had some control over some of their lands. I wish we could say the same in NZ. We're scrambling to save our land titles from development for high migration.
Toshi yaar What I got from her vague implications was that you "don't go there" as in you'll get hassled, made unwelcome and told to leave in the same way local surfers "own" a break.
I grew up in northern Idaho and and got addicted to alcohol and crack.. moved to Kauai in 1991 through 2001. The spirit of the island and the people in the recovery community on the island literally saved my life. I then moved to Colorado and have been clean and sober ever since. Forever grateful to you Kauai! Going back for a visit in 2 days :-)
Epic brother. Ask around about Dan McDonald! Life Regerator raw food educator. People will be cool with you..he used to live there but had to move away because the mask and vaccine nonsense became to oppressive.
I lived in Hawaii for 2 years from 1985-1987, I was 5-7 years old and still cherish them memories. My grandma had remarried a native Hawaiian who owned land in Nanukuli. Definitely dealt with a lot of racism but also felt love by many! I remember going to school with out shoes and on big Island boys didn't have to wear shirts to school. Nanukuli elementary was right on the beach. Hawaii has a powerful supernatural presence there also
I live in Nanakuli, went to the school you talk about. It was called Nanaikapono Elem. While you were there in school, I was up the street at Nanakuli High & Intermediate as a sophomore. Aloha!
I love when you described school boys go to school shirtless. Imagine the freedom and free-spirited vibe growing up. Like many things the medical authority lay down on us, the danger of suntanning and UV did it ever kill out a generations of kids on the islands? I’m just trying to rant on available example where bs laws by Pharma/Doctors hold back or even ruin our lives.
Hehe racism I looked at your first name figured. Your a racist idiot. So cuz I get racism constantly from black people in big cites like LA and Chicago that doesn't count fuck off.
True. It's also the nice way of saying that my culture didn't really contribute anything of substance because we were busy fighting and killing each other.
@@Handlebarrz Yes, "EVERYBODY" has had fighting in their history, but what happens when that's all you can show for yourself? What are the great scientific, engineering, or even social contributions of Polynesian history?
@@derfgerps4016 where wasn't colonized? Fuck everybody with your logic lol. And where are you from? Tell me there were never any wars over overtaking where you came from. No empires came through? Oh those damn Romans and their chariots!
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I lived on Maui, worked remotely and tried to do freelance photography. Being there was super cool, until I found out my roommates were selling drugs.. Took a dark turn. I moved out and camped, or stayed at my 2nd job. I would work using Wi-Fi at Starbucks. The various Starbucks locations decided to close earlier, which forced me to stop working in the middle of my shift and rent was so expensive.. I couldn’t find a roommate which was difficult. I wasn’t sleeping more than 4-5 hours a night.. Homeless people tried breaking into my car while I was sleeping.. Ended up flying back home. It probably was the craziest 4 months of my life.
Reptar yeah, but now take N. Dakota and restrict traveling out of the state to air or water ONLY...meaning if you are really broke you can’t leave. Add onto that if you are white most of the locals hate you because you are an outsider and WILL fuck with you in some pretty nasty ways. Not saying you’re wrong or anything, just pointing out that surroundings are worse if you can’t readily change them by travel; and if you have a car and a few hundred bucks for gas you can see a lot of cool shit not too far from ND.
You wanna talk about the view of poverty? You should look at your own worthless dollar and then go look in the mirror with your broke ass. Then take a look at your flag and catch the view around you, fool.
I recently visited, I know visiting vs living there is different but from my experience there were so many different types of people from all over. Everyone was extremely friendly. I did see the huge homeless population & talked to many locals about the high expenses living there. It’s just a beautiful place with beautiful people but we don’t get to hear a lot about the negative parts. I do feel a stronger appreciation for the land & environment there though.
Australian opinion here....was only there for a week or so back in the mid-'80s ....but can, honestly say that it was, without doubt, the most idyllic place I have ever been to. The climate in Honolulu is superb. I can remember lying down (or should that be "laying" down ?) in the shade of a tree in a patch of green somewhere near the Honolulu docks. A beautiful warm day with a gentle breeze blowing. I fell asleep ....I mean...totally out like a light, mouth opened...snoring. Was woken up four hours later by a friendly cop ..."Just checking to make sure that you're still with us".Travelled a lot, all round the world in those years. I became convinced, then, and remain so that the Pacific is the place to be. But , yes, island life (eye ee living on any Pacific island) can certainly present challenges. Looking forward to setting off again to rediscover the places of my youth...like Tahiti, Fiji , Hawaii etc..etc.
She’s trying to in a non offensive way to say the locals can be aggressive if they don’t like you. I live on Oahu. The cost of living is too high for regular folks to have a decent middle class quality of life. If you don’t bring in $100k a year you’re going to struggle.
That's not true at all, I was born and raised on oahu, never had any struggle what so ever, only made 60k a year and enjoyed life. Maybe you need some lessons on how to live and enjoy life
@@joesillamanrs7189 then you should talk about buying houses then not cost of living, people rent and are enjoying life not everyone living there owns homes , I dont know where you get that idea of buying houses is everything when it comes to living, your on the wrong subject buddy, people make it just fine in hawaii and have been for years you are just stuck on buying homes your so blinded by reality
A friend of mine lived there for almost a year before moving. He said its a really expensive place to live, which he expected. But he did not expect the amount of drug use, homelessness and crime. Their economy is massively dependent on tourism yet they dislike white people in general.
Isn’t the success or failure of this occupied land jus a reflection of the US? If there are homeless people and and drug use what does that tell you? While other independent Polynesian countries are enjoying their independence with pretty much zero homelessness.
I visited there a few years ago and this is very much the case. Once you get outside the tourist areas you start seeing tons of torched cars and cars on blocks etc.
She was very diplomatic and described the Hawaiian's plite without being rude or getting into too much detail. Ignorant as I am, having been there myself twice, I know exactly what she means. Class act Gabrielle Reece. I wish the best to Hawaii and their people.
I went to Hawaii, alone, as a young white kid and I found out what it must kind of feel like to be black in America. On the one hand, I encountered some of the nicest people I've ever met. One older Hawaiian gentlemen even gave me money after my wallet was stolen. But I was also treated like shit by some pretty disgusting, ignorant racist f**ks. Mostly teenage boys. Part of me is glad I experienced this discrimination just to know what it feels like first hand. Human beings can be so beautiful, within. But we can also be debased, low-life pigs. It's always up to the individual whether he or she wants to add value to humanity or detract from it.
@@icysurfer1 100% Hawaiians sure not very many on all the islands left. But there are many people of Hawaiian ancestry/blood on Kauai, all the islands for that matter. Just because a Native American isn't 100% pure blood are they not Native?
I love Hawaii and especially Hawaiian music. Hawaiian music just hits me in a different way, and it completely lowers my blood pressure and puts a smile on my face. I have visited Hawaii more than a dozen times and love it there. But I don’t think I would ever feel comfortable living there because I know enough to know it just wouldn’t be right. I will stick to California, where I know I am welcome and I feel at home.
Much like NZ. There's the same issues suffered by pretty much all indigenous people worldwide, but Polynesians are large, physically powerful people and tend to have a low threshold for violent activity. They're great at sport, but that physicality is often used against others when things aren't going well. As Reece said, there's a lot of wonderful things about Polynesian culture... the generosity and sharing of resources among the extended family, which can include iwi (tribe) and hapu (sub-tribe) and adoption of kids (hanai/whaangai.... the simillarity of many words in Maori and Hawaiian is amazing, considering the time between them both and their root language). But where I live in NZ, it's a very poor area, with limited permanent, stable employment, with the resultant problems of drugs, gangs, family violence and obesity and other poor health outcomes. And if it's like what Reece is saying, there's something of an unspoken ethnic divide, where each side tends to socialise mainly with their own people. It's far from absolute, but it does make it much easier to see them as "the other" and exacerbates problems.
My friend is travel nurse who went to Hawaii for year. He told me they are very territorial and if your even seen talking with female there could be violence. I think people assume Hawaii is just vacation destination but as with most things there are levels under surface that are more complex.
My taxi driver in Hawaii hated his own state. He doesn't like water sports so he complained that there was nothing there for him and he was bored out of his mind
I grew up there, the natives hate the whites. Refused my family service at grocery stores and gas stations and i was constantly attacked at school for being white even as a child.
As a Korean living on Oahu for 16 years I leaned to live with filipinos (there are a-lot of them here) and I love those people and their amazing culture. Very humorous, emotional, honest fun loving and forgiving people. They dance as good as Koreans :)
i think no one has really looked at hawaii and it’s history of how our kingdom got illegally overthrown by America by force. Us hawaiians are not lazy, it literally is hard to thrive when prices for a single 5,000 sq foot house goes for at 1 million and up and that’s the poor side of the island.
In this whole conversation she is speaking to her native friends and neighbors . " PLEASE DON'T HATE ME BECAUSE I'M WHITE " She is terrified of saying just one wrong word .
Yup. Live on an island and that's why you get. Picture any back water, low education, majority white, podunk town in rural America,....then make it an island and change everyines skin dark...that's Hawaii.
@@meetmeinthegame403 it occurs anywhere where the people reject intelligence and education,...and even go so far as to be proud of their ignorance and stupidity. It's like a fraternity.
When you go to visit Hawaii just look at your situation objectively and act accordingly. Hawaii isn’t just another state it’s another culture as well and you’re going to see the beauty of the area. Everyone will know you’re a tourist within seconds of seeing you or talking to you. They are racist in Hawaii but you have to see it from their perspective, year round they see tourists come throw up Shaka and culturally appropriate and enjoy the beaches then leave, while they have to live there and deal with life not just a vacation. I would suggest not to respond to racism with more racism or anger but with understanding and respect and that will lend you to a more positive experience and change a few minds
Come to New Zealand, We are another island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean that also has a large percentage of native citizens. Except you dont have to worry about being told off or even beaten cause you swam at the wrong beach like hawaii. It's funny how a place can promote the chill relaxed lifestyle yet be so hostile to the very people(tourists) who fuel their economy.
@@RaindropAudio1 Never thought about it like that, but now that you mention it, yeah I'd rather go to NZ. Does that mean the respected-racism of Hawaii worked? Probably does. But life's too short to willingly live that way or be around it. Also, NZ kicks ass more for interests I have (motocross, stand up jet ski surf riding, drifting, etc.). I have to visit some time.
@@RaindropAudio1 Lol when tourists come in droves with the “I paid to be here, fuck you mentality”, then you can’t really blame the locals for not liking tourists.
@@RaindropAudio1 The tourism industry promotes it, not the local people of Hawai'i. When tourist come here, many of them have this attitude like everyone needs to cater to them because they're on vacation. Hawai'i is a state but are islands in the Pacific with very different cultural conducts than that of the U.S. mainland. People need to realize that before visiting here and that's the biggest problem, because they don't. They need to research the islands before coming here just like they would if they were traveling outside of the country. And a lot of the animosity also comes from the oppression we face being illegally occupied by the U.S. and all of the history behind that which still affects kanāka maoli today. We don't like tourism fueling our economy, it wasn't a choice that modern day peoples here chose to live in.
I lived in Hawai'i for years myself. Some of the local natives were the most kind, open, generous and amazing people I've ever met. A psychic dream brought me there and when it was time for me to go I got the message loud and clear. It's a magical place but it doesn't feel right to live there anymore, for me. What the U.S. has done to those islands is unfortunate. Most recently the Red Hill water contamination on a military base.
@@Nativeborn2storm We already know what would've happened if the Japanese took Hawai'i. Jazzy's talking about Red Hill, he should go check out the water contamination any and everywhere in China. Imagine Hawai'i where most of the time you can't see the sky because the smog comes down to the 4th floor of the buildings.
@@damienblack1734 there are…but there’s a lot in Hawaii as well and it walks hand in hand with the homeless situation. If you stay in the resort and tourist areas you probably won’t see it, but outside of that..🤷🏼♂️
@@libatako yeah, I kinda know that. I live in Hawaii. Born and raised, not flown here. But homeless people are all over the U.S. but rarely seen in the tourist areas, the police and the hotels have ways of keeping them out of their properties.
As someone that lives on Maui i can say that Hawaiian's are way more accepting than you might think, it's all just about how much respect you have for their culture and their land. I've lived here for years and have only had positive experiences with the native people. The energy you put out is what you'll get back.
i lived in oahu for a little while and i can agree with this 100% just dont be a fuckin asshole. locals are pretty rad - i think this could be said for probably anywhere on the planet.
One of my earliest memories was when hawaii gained statehood! My grandpa was a friend of the queen and bitterly opposed dole co takeover of the island! Today one of my friends is from the dole family! I'm hoping to visit and just learned from this vid as to how climate varied the islands are! I'm sad though that homelessness and meth have become major concerns for the island!
Born and raised on the Big island. Hilo boy. Definitely depressed economy. Think of it as a fish bowl. I can go home 20 years later, and everyone is still going in circles. Same people, same places. There are exceptions of course. Got to say, incredibly awesome to grow up there! Greatful to my Parents. Aloha all!
I lived on the Big Island for two years and I can tell you it's one of the most beautiful places on Earth. It's also very expensive. The Big Island is among the cheapest for cost of living. However, there is a huge drug problem in Hawaii. I lived in Hilo, HI for 2 years. And she's right. Every island is so different. So do your due diligence and enjoy the aloha of the islands.
Yeah I went there. I'm even polynesian myself but the Hawaiian cuzzies werent too keen on me. I just tried my best to respect their culture and shit and they left me alone
I will say that native Hawaiians I’ve encountered on Oahu are extremely tribal and prone to violence, especially towards haoles. I did meet one really nice one who extended his hand as a greeting when I was on the west side, but I have been jumped twice simply being at the wrong places at night (one a public beach and the other a bar). Luckily I was able to escape both times without injury. The natives will also target whites in petty theft by scoping the parking lot and there is shattered glass everywhere. The nicest natives in my experience have been from kauai and maui. It’s true, each island has a different personality and these folks were the absolute nicest. Still I would rate my three years there 10/10 because I never got tired of the island life
@@sasquatch8268 I read your other comments and you dumb asf bro. You sound like you never been to hawaii or you did but stayed in Waikiki chilling at the resort like omg everyone is so nice. I’m so cultured and love Hawaiians now. Shut your dumass up acting like no one but whites can be racist. Childish ahs
I was born and raised on Maui, I lived there for 23 years. Joe you need to have someone on the show that’s actually from there & the best person would be Max Holloway or hand pick someone that was born and raised there or even still lives there. I would say Dwayne but he used to live there back then & when he was a kid. Max would be your best option, and have him tell the truth about Hawaii, it’s sad. A good song to listen to about over there is Ryan Hiraoka - How Come. That song explains it all. When she’s talking about the wind surfing, the most windiest beach in the world is Kanaha. I used to paddle there, it’s amazing, sand whips your leg & body but you get used to too it. Majority of the time it’s really nice there but then there’s days it’s overcast but summer is the best time to go it’s super hot too so the water feel good.
Same with Native Americans. I’m from an Arizona tribe, but a lot of the west and southwest native Americans are mixed with Hispanic and black. It’s be coming an issue with tribal leaders now because all our kids are only 1/8 Native American now. Tribal membership stops at 1/4.
I married a Hawaiian man 14 years ago, I’m a happy woman. He’s taught me (Irish blooded) how to relax and enjoy life more fully. The culture is beautiful
Liz Perriton hello I’m happy for you but I don’t know what she’s talking about racism in Hawaii like I’m Asian as hell I live there for almost my whole life and I’m happy for you I live in the big Island Hilo
@@kev9385 that’s called a stereotype. Like all Irish are alcoholics. Get off your high horse. Like George Carlin said, who is also Irish, “being Irish isn’t a skill, it’s a genetic accident.” 🤷🏻♂️
born and raised, and still on Oahu now. Been to every island also. Maybe that might make my input one-sided, and i think it can be hard to find a local hawaiian who can articulate what she is trying to say with words like "simple" and "warrior", but I will try. It isn't about what/who we dislike. Many of us feel innately connected to nature - be it the ocean, or the garden, or the food. This foundation simplifies a lot of our behavior because it makes us feel (1) we ought to act based on our intuitions, and (2) we feel like we are perceptive people. That connection also give us a sense of responsibility to nature - that we are the voices of that which have no voice. Makes us protective BY nature. At the risk of being pretentious, I believe there are other cultures in the world with this sense of kuleana, or responsibility. With th is understanding that I have tried to piece together - even for myself - I think it can be plain to see the sort of interactions you can expect from us. "Warriors" is a flattering word, and I believe other Hawaiians would embrace it. But they would much more identify with the title of Protector. And once you enter the Islands, there is a level of reverence that we hope to see
well put. I lived there for 35 years, homesteaded the Big Island, made it a better place (to my opinion) than I found it. Aloha is real, not just a word. @ 65 I felt it time to move on, sold the farm, the house's, the business. I have many beautiful innocent memories of growing up there, the hiking, the surfing/beach time, fishing, hunting...all islands. Hawaii was good to me and I believe I was good to Hawaii...Home of my soul. Nothing like being up in the forest on Mauna Kea in the late afternoon when the mist rolls in. I cherish it always...my dogs ashes are scattered up there.
Well listen, Hawaii was the first state to make abortion legal in 1970, and it's latest abortion rate report is atrocious, so stop with the "we are the voice of those with no voice" spiritual stuff. You guys are killing your own children at an alarming rate for such a small population.
Well listen, Hawaii was the first state to make abortion legal in 1970, and it's latest abortion rate report is atrocious, so stop with the "we are the voice of those with no voice" spiritual stuff. You guys are killing your own children at an alarming rate for such a small population.
I'll never forget the first time I got to Hawaii with my friends for a vacation. We got in our uber to get to our hostel and we were talking to our driver, asking him all about the stairway to heaven, various cliff jumping spots, the usual, asking how sick it was to live there. He told us it was kind of like a prison. You have a few hundred square kilometres and once you've seen it you've seen it. Leaving is expensive, living there is expensive, you can't take your car or anything with you because the only way off is a plane. He told me that it can get old quick. I thought he was insane. It was so beautiful and fun there. But you know? After 10 days there of the exact same weather and having toured the whole island... I get it now. It's not all sunshine and rainbows. You are ISOLATED in Hawaii.
Sitting on the beach in Kona, after a long day of drinking, all I wanted to do was go home..i had never felt so home sick in my life. You look out into the ocean and see nothing. You are so far from anything, literally in the middle of nowhere. Hawaii is magical for a moment. I don’t think I could ever live there.
Came down to Oahu for work. Hawaii peaks its ugly side real quick. The locals are rude entitled cry babies. The local homes look like from 3rd world countries. The food is overrated. It's too expensive. The only thing that's great is the sites and beaches but then again, after you've seen it, you're simply ready to leave.
I went to Kauai absolutely loved it for holiday. It was amazing . It felt like the whole place was in HD so colourful and bright. So clean to. The locals had two or three jobs I think it was hard work for them just to live.
i was in hawaii for 3 months last year for an internship and it was the most beautiful experience to me, especially being an avid surfer it was epic lol
I wouldn't be shocked on how much crime there is there at all every state like Chicago California and New York I have no love for the Second Amendment. As such criminals are allowed to do whatever they want because there's no one there to defend themselves.
My dad lived in oahu for bout 30 years, grew up in waianie for his childhood in the hood, as a whiteboy, lots of fights, he tells me it's just who you know, then moved to Honolulu. His mom made him move to Washington. Hawaii not a very good place. Really expensive and people are really different. This lady doesn't speak for the average person. She's probably just super rich.
Anderson Fuller's comment down below, about that uber driver, resonated with me. I have spent considerable time researching the history of the Islands, the people, the Culture. Even made myself a list of reasons why I would want to live in Hawaii, my preferred Island(s) to live on. But then I decided to make a 2nd list as to why I think I probably wouldnt enjoy it as much. Which included the high cost of living- of course. But the one that stood out the most was what that uber driver revealed: from my home I would walk north, south, east, west and in a short time I would encounter an ocean. Would I feel so limited as to what to do, what to learn, what to experience? I would perhaps compound that by viewing life back here on the mainland as more advantagous. Where there is so much more to do, more opportunities, more places to visit, leading to a desire to just go back to the mainland. Lesson learned: Hawaii, with all of it's spectacular beauty, can be a great source for "escapism", or a repreive. But that in and of itself may not equate to becoming your home. If you want to choose Hawaii to "escape", aks yourself what it is you want to escape from? Maybe you do better on improving or adjusting your outlook about where you are in the present right now. I conclude that the most beautiful thing about Hawaii, isn't the beautiful surroundings- it's the native people, the culture. It will be an adjustment, but if you can learn to adjust with effort and patience over time, yes Hawaii can be a great place to live in. And a relatively small peice of land surrounded by a huge ocean need not disuade you. As for the people? The same thing applies with life on the mainland- treat people with the utmost respect, courtesy and be willing to learn from them, and you will do great!
You must be tripping lol. Hawaii is the most racially acceptive place in the world. If there's tension then there's someone either ignorant of culture or there just acting a fool
Everyone has different experiences. My experience is that a lot of locals try their best to dislike tourists. They think that Hawaii should be sovereign and go back to the monarchy which would make them an extremely poor corrupt country. Tourism keeps those islands alive
One of the biggest issues with living in Hawai'i is cost. Unless you're positioned with a great job, or have significant cash reserves, it's had to live comfortablely. We lived in Kailua, Hawaii, beutiful, but our 900 sq. ft. shack was a cool $1 million ... that's a tough mortgage to pay every month. Rents for a family home are basically unaffordable. Then there is the drug, homelessness, and crime situation, which is out of control. Hawai'i is beautiful, but there is a cost ...
I spent my early childhood on Oahu. I returned in the eighties and just wanted to cry. Damn hotels! We wanted to dine at the Sheraton but it us an hour to get there. I thought that we were in the twilight zone with all one way streets. All I can say is that the Hawaii of the fifties was a very fond memory.
In the 80s, as a haole high school student, you had to be able to fight. Or you dropped out. That went for the girls too! Bullying worse than any mainland school. A lot of military dependent kids got beat up everyday. Parents had to ask for relocation.
"All I can say is that the Hawaii of the fifties was a very fond memory." The exact thing I can say about growing up in Huntington Beach, CA in the 60s and 70s. Now, it is a cement jungle hell hole.
I lived on Maui for 5 years and we were fortunate to make native Hawaiian friends immediately. The first and most important thing we learned during our time there is that you are a guest and must be fully open to learning the culture. Living there does not in any way make you a local on its own. It was the best 5 years of my life and I will cherish it forever but I would not recommend that lifestyle to a lot of people.
If you moved to Idaho or New Jersey, would you think of yourself as a "guest" or are you just another "American" living in one of the 50 States? That's the difference. I've spent 25 years to the Islands. Big Island mostly. Captain Cook, Honannau, Naalehu, specifically. The attitude of the locals is in need of some serious readjustment, and I've loved my times there. The resentment of Haole's in Hawaii is palpable, and I get it. White people get off the plane in Kona, spend money for two weeks and leave, while most Kaimana are just getting by month to month.But that's a reality when tourism is your entire economy. Completely 100%.That's not the fault of someone who wants to travel there to take advantage of what Hawaii offers. That's just called reality. There are hardly any completely "Hawaiian" people left there anymore, anyway. Most are a mix, but they hold to this idea that because the U.S. annexed them and then "took over" they have been denied their paradise and lands and culture, which we adulterated with our capitalism and development. If they only realized how lucky they are right now. If you think for one minute that the most strategic island chain in the western Pacific was going to be left all alone to grow poi and play slack string, you've never picked up a book about world history. You were going to be either a Soviet Russian, or Japanese or American possession. Those were the choices, depending on who was the most powerful at the time, whether you liked it or not. You'd think that would be understood by now. You'd think they'd thank whatever god they believe in that they ended up part of the greatest country in the world, instead of this silly fantasy about the lost "Hawaiian Kingdom". Good grief. Grow up.
I’ve lived here since 1969 and was Hanai’d ( adopted) by hawaiian families and grew up with love, I was a small haole girl from California, adopted in California by a lady who didn’t want me but her husband did so when we moved here it was my saving grace
Life on O’ahu: my quickest tip: if the city starts with a W, don’t be there at night. General rule of thumb. A nice house is $1M+. A half decent livable house is $500K. A studio apartment is $350K. Just bend over. Gas is too expensive. Groceries are outrageously expensive for produce and meat and dairy. Traffic is just ridiculous. Homelessness and drugs are rampant in nearly every city. Most locals are extremely friendly as long as you don’t act a fool. I’m white. Never been called haole in 3 years. At least not in a derogatory way. Just “yeah da haole surfer guy” The water is clean. The hikes are beautiful. But I’d rather live in certain spots of Florida tbh.
I went to Big island and Maui and felt so sorry for the indigenous people who are 2nd class people in their own country. I found out the islands were stolen by the US and now its a haven and playground for Americans mostly. Local people need to retain their homeland and run it themselves. It was heartening to see them forming their own government and retaining their culture. Give back Hawaii to the Hawaiians.
Hawaii would’ve been raped and culture 100% destroyed by Japan had the US not stolen it first. At least they have statehood and receive federal funding.
Funny how millions of PoC can flood every Whyte society in the world, & the narrative is that Whytes should tolerate it because “borders are racist” & “no human being is illegal.” Yet these same people say Whytes shouldn’t be in Hawaii because they’re not native 🙄. Nah, take your hypocrisy & pound sand.
@@israelgoldberg4293 individual immigrants involved in government is completely different from a country like the US overthrowing the Hawaiian leadership by a coup to instill their own government. are you dense?
She’s being polite. There is a lot of anti-white racism and violent under-current in the culture. I grew up on Oahu and grew tired of that nonsense. Moved away in my twenties and never missed the backward culture and stultified conversations and narrow-mindedness.
What’s with all this jealousy? I’m a Native Hawaiian, born and raised in Hawai’i. What she said is true. She has my respect. She’s also a famous volleyball athlete. I know every cultural nuance she was alluding to. Don’t knock down what you don’t know. She has the Hawaiian spirit - humble, passionate, and she too is a warrior. Look deeper. Aloha a me Mahalo Gabrielle!
Wait what?? She is like most whites, she gets along to go along. She didn’t show respect. Real educated people know she just didn’t talk down to the lack of education and cleverly disguised low brow quick tempers as warrior and shit! The warrior trope cope is the biggest fallacy ever with Hawaiian culture!! If they do badass warrior then they are some dumb horrible bad warriors becuase they got beat down and take. Over BY EVERY FUCKING ONE. Japanese, Philippines, whites American , god damn who DIDNT they get taken over by? Come on bro, can anyone actually finally just say the truth?? Sorry bro, 17yr airline employee and life long surfer, been going to the islands for 30 yrs. I’m damn well traveled and versed around the whole world let alone small little ole Hawaii 😉😎🙄 Now try to contain ‘your’ hate and your anger, you got taken over damn easily, it’s just the facts bro, I don’t deny you warrior culture label…you just were bad warriors and not very good at it!
Stop sugar coating. What she really wanted to say is that the natives arent too friendly to outsiders. If you plan on moving there, be prepared for an isolated group of people who are too stuck in their ways and probably wont accept you
That was not my experience living and working in Hawai'i. There are certain thing you just have to do their way, certain customs you need to, and should voluntarily, adhere to. It's really pretty basic stuff based on respect. If you do, you're in. If you don't, you're out.
It’s rare to see that tho and there’s usually a reason such as people not respecting the islands for example throwing trash or getting close to protected animals or just being stupid because it’s there vacation.
@@dominysynclair How long have you been there? I had lived there in Oahu for more than two decades because I was forced to live there. It is the most overhyped overrated, 3rd world shithole pretending to be a paradise. Visiting there for a few weeks is great but living there is absolutely shitty.
I'm a Las Vegas native (my father was an engineer at the Nevada Test Site) and we have the largest Hawaiian population outside of the islands. I've known many and lived next to them too and let's just say they are VERY tribal and stick to their own kind.
I grew up in a Hawaiian family in Reno, and we went to Oahu every summer. My hanai father was a Hawaiian kenpo instructor and he literally gave me a life, and taught me so many powerful and useful lessons for being a loving protective man and father. Proud people, Hawaiians, and now, living in Bali I feel the same loving spirit of the people and the land (Aina) Mahalo/Suksme Mr. Brown 🙏
@4:40 "I've learned a lot from that culture ... they're a powerful group ... it can go the other way pretty quick ... you know?", so ... not a great place for Malibu Yoga teachers to set up shop?
A good friend of mine from France lived there for about 2 years. He said there was a really serious drinking issue amongst locals and he was 'under threat' each time he stepped out of his 'bubble' - meaning that Hawaiians were very eager to beat him up whenever he stepped out of his home 😅
I know exactly how the Hawaiin locals feel now that the Chinese are swarming Vancouver Island in Canada, driving up house prices etc. Not really a race thing, more an economic problem. I saw the same in the nicer spots of Mexico, locals can't afford waterfront in their own country. It brings a certain resentment which is natural I think?
@@newperson2012 Are you okay? Their land was stolen and used to build huge military bases and now they can’t even afford to buy a home because the cost of living and property value has skyrocketed
Just came from a week in Maui. The locals just seemed so angry all the time, it actually got kinda weird after a while. You would just think that they’d be happier people... Surprisingly I found the people on Oahu to be much friendlier.
Maui is super overcrowded with tourists. At times they outnumber the residents. When I lived there we couldn’t even go out to eat or enjoy any of the things we grew up with because there would be a long line of tourists. It isn’t managed well. Many move there in these big groups and take homes away from the people. There’s a housing crisis. It’s difficult.
I'm a writer/journalist in Colorado and am thinking about making the move to Hawaii after a few more years of experience. Definitely good to hear this perspective.
I’ve shared this before and no offense to anyone here, but the struggle that the Hawaiian people have is that when we show foreigners our “Aloha Spirit” which is kindness towards others and these foreigners step out of boundaries like trespassing on sacred grounds that upset the locals who’s only expectations are that these places are respected but are not and when the Hawaiian people complain these foreigners ask ignorantly“where’s the Aloha Spirit 😳?” Thanks and Aloha 🌺
A good male friend of mine lived on the big island in the 80s and went through grades 4,5 and 6 there: he was so bullied by the natives that he had to move back to California and ended up living with his grandparents. He even went so far as to say he feared for his life at a few points. I met him in my 30’s and he exhibited many signs of a trauma survivor.
Her comments at 3:55 are spot on! Paid labor was a concept invented in ancient Egypt to keep the people busy and tired so they wouldn't revolt. When you have too much time on your hands and no livelihood, you start going down a bad path.
I live in Oahu. I’ve been here for 7 years now and I’ll explain it like this: traffic, cost of living, crowding, island fever with nice beaches, nice weather and decent food. It gets old real quick and you better make about 50k a year to even consider coming here and living as a roommate.
I lived in Hawaii for a number of years and found most native Hawaiians to be a warm and welcoming people. What most mainlanders don't understand is that when mainlanders from the U.S. and the rich Japanese, in the 80's, bought homes in Hawaii they drove up prices so much that native Hawaiians could no longer live in Hawaii. Most Hawaiians share there homes with 2 or 3 generations to help keep costs down. Except for Honolulu, which is the only large city and a lot like the mainland, most people grew up in Hawaii work 2 or 3 part time jobs to make a living. So what has happened is more native Hawaiians live on the mainland than live in Hawaii, because they can no longer afford to live there. An extreme version of gentrification. Imagine instead of having to move a few blocks away you are forced to move 3,000 miles away. I imagine you would be angry too.
That's what happens when you have Democrat leaders representing your federal and state positions. They tax the wazoo in the name of this and that, and don't really care about you. Bunch of traitorous scumbags, Taxation is theft.
It’s Asia,America to Canada that’s buying up HAWAIIAN lands and building hotels and advertising good paying jobs for these resorts over seas and post landscaping to dishwasher jobs to the locals! The big money tipping jobs go to the waiter from New York that got the Hawaiian guy fired and takes his job! Happens every week in Hawaii!
I lived on Kauai, and never met someone talk about the island in such a strange tone.. Talking about how the aloha spirit (kindness, generosity, and respect) is for locals only and acting like they are these savage tribal people who don't accept anyone else. Kauai has a lot transient people from all over living there, and anyone that embraces the culture, is humble, and treats people with respect seems to be accepted there.
@@chasepineda2585 she is wrong she doesn't know jack shit about Hawaii or my culture and neither do you okolepuka . Maybe learn the real definition of haole 🤡 instead of relying on Google to tell you
@@kalaikealohi-nahoopii5847 You're using china slave labor fueled youtube. All land in the world has been stolen with deciet and bloodshed and anyone claiming they own it, including "Native Americans" "Native Hawaiins" "Aborigines" have also stolen land with their lies. No one owns the land. Hawaiins came on OCs using paddle power and windswell and haoles came on sailboat using windswell and wind power. Plenty of Hawaiins proudly call places all over the mainland home. Haole means without breathe of life, which you clearly are one Haole guy Kalai
I lived on a super quiet beach in rural Panama two decades ago (Guanico Abajo, Azuero, Panama) long before foreigners arrived and started building, built my beach surf house by hand tools, mule cart, etc., surfed every day, had a car battery to run two light bulbs (would recharge battery at cantina on beach by the idling cars [panamanians NEVER turn off their engines]), had a local Pedro bring me 20 gallons of water so I could shower, shortwave radio, books, etc., BUT I got really, really bored WAY sooner than I expected. I needed so much more, and got it. Now happily married, two beautiful children, and a good life back in Arizona. I am grateful for my memories, but know what I need to be happy :)
I am born and raised on Oahu as well. In the 1970's, the last day of school was "Kill Haole Day" (Beat up White People). Lucky I am Italian and tanned up good and had only Local friends. I loved it but after I retired from the military, too expensive to return and live. I got my memories.
She’s is really skating around not tying to say “Hawaiians don’t like white people who move to Hawaii”. 😂😂
As a white person, I’d rather move to Montana or Idaho and be around my own kind. I lived in Philadelphia for over 30 years and it was like living in modern day South Africa.
@@BrockLanders is a black guys name. Prove it
DAVID MURPHY comedian they probably just don’t like her. She seems stuck up as fuck. My friends lived down there with her white friends for 6+ years and it’s perfectly fine. She’s probably just “that white neighbor”.
CK_32 There was some comedian on either Joe Rogan’s podcast or another one who grew up on Hawaii, and talked about getting beaten up by Hawaiian kids for being white. I know that’s not really concrete evidence, but I think it’s fair to say that she’s not overstating the point
I live on the same Island she does, I’m White, and they mostly like me. It’s overplayed. Just don’t be an asshole.
She should run for political office. It was pretty impressive how she spoke for nearly 10 minutes without saying anything of substance
Lol yeah I was thinking same
As a Maori, I found what she was saying really interesting. I had no idea they had some control over some of their lands. I wish we could say the same in NZ. We're scrambling to save our land titles from development for high migration.
Wdym I learned a lot
You weren't listening.
Toshi yaar What I got from her vague implications was that you "don't go there" as in you'll get hassled, made unwelcome and told to leave in the same way local surfers "own" a break.
I grew up in northern Idaho and and got addicted to alcohol and crack.. moved to Kauai in 1991 through 2001. The spirit of the island and the people in the recovery community on the island literally saved my life. I then moved to Colorado and have been clean and sober ever since. Forever grateful to you Kauai! Going back for a visit in 2 days :-)
Epic brother. Ask around about Dan McDonald! Life Regerator raw food educator. People will be cool with you..he used to live there but had to move away because the mask and vaccine nonsense became to oppressive.
Awesome! Too bad their isn’t any support for working people who are not drugs. Stiffs working dead end jobs raising families.
200,000 Americans died you nitwit
I thought the story was going to be 'and then I move to Colorado and start using that shit again'
Good to see you posting here
It means you survived.
I lived in Hawaii for 2 years from 1985-1987, I was 5-7 years old and still cherish them memories. My grandma had remarried a native Hawaiian who owned land in Nanukuli. Definitely dealt with a lot of racism but also felt love by many! I remember going to school with out shoes and on big Island boys didn't have to wear shirts to school. Nanukuli elementary was right on the beach. Hawaii has a powerful supernatural presence there also
I live in Nanakuli, went to the school you talk about. It was called Nanaikapono Elem. While you were there in school, I was up the street at Nanakuli High & Intermediate as a sophomore. Aloha!
I love when you described school boys go to school shirtless. Imagine the freedom and free-spirited vibe growing up. Like many things the medical authority lay down on us, the danger of suntanning and UV did it ever kill out a generations of kids on the islands? I’m just trying to rant on available example where bs laws by Pharma/Doctors hold back or even ruin our lives.
Problem is Hawaii is not part of the USA and Hawaiians want their country back! USA is forever flouting international law!
You're so right. What an experience 💕🙏🤙
Hehe racism I looked at your first name figured. Your a racist idiot. So cuz I get racism constantly from black people in big cites like LA and Chicago that doesn't count fuck off.
I really hate when people are like "oh there a warrior culture" if eveybodys ancestors werent warriors in some way you would not be here
True. It's also the nice way of saying that my culture didn't really contribute anything of substance because we were busy fighting and killing each other.
@@OuttaMyMind911 which is EVERYBODY
@@Handlebarrz Yes, "EVERYBODY" has had fighting in their history, but what happens when that's all you can show for yourself? What are the great scientific, engineering, or even social contributions of Polynesian history?
@@OuttaMyMind911 survival of the fittest
@@Handlebarrz which is EVERYBODY
Dang, now you have me doing it.
Basically she saying Hawaiian wants everyone to gtfo their lands 😂😂😂
Why does that sound familiar.
Because people fucked it up
john deaton America did that to Africans Indians mexicans and Hawaiians that’s why it sounds familiar
@@derfgerps4016 where wasn't colonized? Fuck everybody with your logic lol. And where are you from? Tell me there were never any wars over overtaking where you came from. No empires came through? Oh those damn Romans and their chariots!
jpratx youre a fucking moron. Japanese came to kill Caucasian Americans. which they did. Thank God. Locals were untouched
🏄♂️🏄🏻♀️ I so appreciate Laird and Gabrielle because of all their amazing accomplishments and because of all the fundraising that they have done to fight the disease Cystic Fibrosis. My son passed away from it. Blessings from California. 🕊
I lived on Maui, worked remotely and tried to do freelance photography. Being there was super cool, until I found out my roommates were selling drugs.. Took a dark turn.
I moved out and camped, or stayed at my 2nd job. I would work using Wi-Fi at Starbucks.
The various Starbucks locations decided to close earlier, which forced me to stop working in the middle of my shift and rent was so expensive.. I couldn’t find a roommate which was difficult.
I wasn’t sleeping more than 4-5 hours a night..
Homeless people tried breaking into my car while I was sleeping..
Ended up flying back home.
It probably was the craziest 4 months of my life.
Heard that! The islands call ya in and then they let ya know when you go.
When you’re trying to be so sensitive in your answer that people have no clue what you’re actually talking about
Funny thing is people would be less offended if she just said Hawaiians don’t like white people
not that hard to understand
Haole people.
@@alzicario3466 Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Hawaiians don't like anyone who isn't native.
@@McSwift yea i know
Boredom on Hawaii? Try living in North Dakota
Reptar yeah, but now take N. Dakota and restrict traveling out of the state to air or water ONLY...meaning if you are really broke you can’t leave. Add onto that if you are white most of the locals hate you because you are an outsider and WILL fuck with you in some pretty nasty ways.
Not saying you’re wrong or anything, just pointing out that surroundings are worse if you can’t readily change them by travel; and if you have a car and a few hundred bucks for gas you can see a lot of cool shit not too far from ND.
It funny how much the people who live in ND travel.
@@UR_Right24 You ain't lying man, moved to Vegas from ND last June, it was nice not having to be in lockdown in my home on 30- windchill days
Same here in Oklahoma.
@@UR_Right24 HILARIOUS
love how this young lady carries herself friendly without coming off as flirting, at some of the best level I’ve ever seen!
I love GR.
Worst part about the islands is that Americans have destroyed the housing market for the locals, all while bringing California culture.
You mean the Japanese. They control everything about real estate in Hawaii.
Hawaii: Poverty with a view!
iwannagosurfing139 Think of it close to an Native Reservation. Go on their land(where they live) and see how they feel about you being there.
for real
Bingo, Hawaiian climate is so harsh, volcanic gases mixed with salty humid air, corrodes anything NOT made of Stainless Steel or Blue Rock
You wanna talk about the view of poverty? You should look at your own worthless dollar and then go look in the mirror with your broke ass. Then take a look at your flag and catch the view around you, fool.
@@maxwaters1461 some things do not belong there.
Gabrielle "What do you love about Hawaii?"
Joe "Killing deer on Lanai"
Axis deer...so tasty.
Jo Po I’m from lanai and same
So do we. Simpler/not easier and purposeful.
Rolling Ormond let's bioengineer people like you off this planet
Gabi : can you train alone?
Joe: (thinks yes) says no
I recently visited, I know visiting vs living there is different but from my experience there were so many different types of people from all over. Everyone was extremely friendly. I did see the huge homeless population & talked to many locals about the high expenses living there. It’s just a beautiful place with beautiful people but we don’t get to hear a lot about the negative parts. I do feel a stronger appreciation for the land & environment there though.
Australian opinion here....was only there for a week or so back in the mid-'80s ....but can, honestly say that it was, without doubt, the most idyllic place I have ever been to. The climate in Honolulu is superb. I can remember lying down (or should that be "laying" down ?) in the shade of a tree in a patch of green somewhere near the Honolulu docks. A beautiful warm day with a gentle breeze blowing. I fell asleep ....I mean...totally out like a light, mouth opened...snoring. Was woken up four hours later by a friendly cop ..."Just checking to make sure that you're still with us".Travelled a lot, all round the world in those years. I became convinced, then, and remain so that the Pacific is the place to be. But , yes, island life (eye ee living on any Pacific island) can certainly present challenges. Looking forward to setting off again to rediscover the places of my youth...like Tahiti, Fiji , Hawaii etc..etc.
She’s trying to in a non offensive way to say the locals can be aggressive if they don’t like you. I live on Oahu. The cost of living is too high for regular folks to have a decent middle class quality of life. If you don’t bring in $100k a year you’re going to struggle.
Yes. Friends had same experience on the big island. She was ready to divorce him - that is how desperate she was to return to the mainland (they did).
That's not true at all, I was born and raised on oahu, never had any struggle what so ever, only made 60k a year and enjoyed life. Maybe you need some lessons on how to live and enjoy life
@@dangerboy808 try to buy a home not in a lower socioeconomic area.
@@joesillamanrs7189 then you should talk about buying houses then not cost of living, people rent and are enjoying life not everyone living there owns homes , I dont know where you get that idea of buying houses is everything when it comes to living, your on the wrong subject buddy, people make it just fine in hawaii and have been for years you are just stuck on buying homes your so blinded by reality
@@dangerboy808 housing is cost of living?
A friend of mine lived there for almost a year before moving. He said its a really expensive place to live, which he expected.
But he did not expect the amount of drug use, homelessness and crime. Their economy is massively dependent on tourism yet they dislike white people in general.
Isn’t the success or failure of this occupied land jus a reflection of the US? If there are homeless people and and drug use what does that tell you? While other independent Polynesian countries are enjoying their independence with pretty much zero homelessness.
It sounds a lot like Italy in terms of their dependency on tourism and yet they dislike the people that spend money to keep their economy going.
@@JackDaniels-oh8qm thats trueu live in the bay now.the homeless situation is comparable. Hawaii is super expensive like SF.
I visited there a few years ago and this is very much the case. Once you get outside the tourist areas you start seeing tons of torched cars and cars on blocks etc.
@@JackDaniels-oh8qm youre a shithole
I was shocked to learn how many people just go “missing” in Hawaii. It’s unbelievable how people just vanish from there like a fart in a wind storm.🤯
They're living off grid in the jungles.
@@pinkiepinkster8395 um…they were most likely shark bait
She was very diplomatic and described the Hawaiian's plite without being rude or getting into too much detail. Ignorant as I am, having been there myself twice, I know exactly what she means. Class act Gabrielle Reece. I wish the best to Hawaii and their people.
I went to Hawaii, alone, as a young white kid and I found out what it must kind of feel like to be black in America. On the one hand, I encountered some of the nicest people I've ever met. One older Hawaiian gentlemen even gave me money after my wallet was stolen. But I was also treated like shit by some pretty disgusting, ignorant racist f**ks. Mostly teenage boys. Part of me is glad I experienced this discrimination just to know what it feels like first hand.
Human beings can be so beautiful, within. But we can also be debased, low-life pigs. It's always up to the individual whether he or she wants to add value to humanity or detract from it.
I love her cultural awareness.
Hawaiians might be resentful bc the US overthrew their government about 100 years ago, took their land, built hotels and displaced natives.
100%@@angieherrera1850
Everyone's making fun of how she's addressing this, but to me she's talking exactly like someone who has to go back there at some point 😂
She lives there
Maybe she should solve the problem and leave Hawaii.
😅
@@johns1139 true
didt see any comments making fun of her. you are delusional
Listening to her talk is like watching a man tiptoeing through a minefield
She knows any "local" people from Kauai (non whites) who hear her disparage Hawaiians (there are very few there, anymore) will hate on her and Laird.
She did a super good job. Hella nimble
@@icysurfer1 100% Hawaiians sure not very many on all the islands left. But there are many people of Hawaiian ancestry/blood on Kauai, all the islands for that matter. Just because a Native American isn't 100% pure blood are they not Native?
@@willchase2895 in their native language, there is a distinction. They called mixed people "Hapa"
@@SteveWiIIDolt I'm from Hawaii my braddah.
I love Hawaii and especially Hawaiian music. Hawaiian music just hits me in a different way, and it completely lowers my blood pressure and puts a smile on my face. I have visited Hawaii more than a dozen times and love it there. But I don’t think I would ever feel comfortable living there because I know enough to know it just wouldn’t be right. I will stick to California, where I know I am welcome and I feel at home.
Californians are just like Hawaiians except to their own mainland people who aren't from California......
Which is way worse
Oh yeah
100%
I’m glad I left California after living there since 1962. I felt so stressed there….so many rats in a cage.
I'm a big Don Ho fan.
As A Born And Raised Hawaii Boy From Waianae I Appreciate How Much Respect She Showed Even Speaking On Our Worst Qualities!
Hawaiians are the WORST humans I have ever met..Inbred SAVAGE...🖕🤬🖕
Yah because She no like punch in da face by 6’3 Tita girl 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Joe should have an actual hawaiian come in and talk about life in Hawaii since hes so interested
Daniel McGivern joes been here many of times dummy
@@notafuckinpplperson8233 doesn't make him hawaiian dummy
@@notafuckinpplperson8233 he has been many times, and has had many people who have been/lived there but no cultural/local experts
I’d kill to see max Holloway on the Jre
Eli Gomez do it then
Bored, do meth...
She pretty much just described every small town in America
Don Vasquez the south sells the meth the Midwest does it 😂
wrong it's very hard to find meth in my town, I've tried
@@sparksdrinker5650
Try harder.
And australia lol
🤣
Much like NZ. There's the same issues suffered by pretty much all indigenous people worldwide, but Polynesians are large, physically powerful people and tend to have a low threshold for violent activity. They're great at sport, but that physicality is often used against others when things aren't going well. As Reece said, there's a lot of wonderful things about Polynesian culture... the generosity and sharing of resources among the extended family, which can include iwi (tribe) and hapu (sub-tribe) and adoption of kids (hanai/whaangai.... the simillarity of many words in Maori and Hawaiian is amazing, considering the time between them both and their root language). But where I live in NZ, it's a very poor area, with limited permanent, stable employment, with the resultant problems of drugs, gangs, family violence and obesity and other poor health outcomes. And if it's like what Reece is saying, there's something of an unspoken ethnic divide, where each side tends to socialise mainly with their own people. It's far from absolute, but it does make it much easier to see them as "the other" and exacerbates problems.
cannibal democrats today.. very tribal
My friend is travel nurse who went to Hawaii for year. He told me they are very territorial and if your even seen talking with female there could be violence. I think people assume Hawaii is just vacation destination but as with most things there are levels under surface that are more complex.
That is a stretch
I wonder how many times she rehearsed explaining why Hawaii "is also very difficult", without mentioning race... haha
Right!? Imperialism... 🇺🇸
Hawaii is racist as fuck bruh
She just makes you think it, without her having to say it lol
DoesNotInhale have you ever been to Hawaii lmao
@@DoesNotInhale fuck yeah, send them Haole's the fuck back to the mainland.
Joe: "But what if--"
Gabrielle: *"No."*
That means, no you can't live here.
My taxi driver in Hawaii hated his own state. He doesn't like water sports so he complained that there was nothing there for him and he was bored out of his mind
Give respect,be generous with the waves,humility and kindness.Will help you a lot living in the beautiful hawaiian islands.
She is being very careful with her words
To the point where i can't understand what she means
and you are a mind reader, right?
how?
I agree. She doesn’t want to insult the native people where she lives, yet she still wants to acknowledge there are problems in the community.
You're right. She has no spine.
Yeah, she's woke-slpaining - turn the camera off, give her a couple of beers, she'll tell you what's really going on.
Never heard that term. But ok it makes sense!
🤣
She made total sense to me?
@@user-dq2ym1nn9k "me too"
I grew up there, the natives hate the whites. Refused my family service at grocery stores and gas stations and i was constantly attacked at school for being white even as a child.
As a Korean living on Oahu for 16 years I leaned to live with filipinos (there are a-lot of them here) and I love those people and their amazing culture. Very humorous, emotional, honest fun loving and forgiving people. They dance as good as Koreans :)
native hawaiians are quite similar culturally to Filipinos. they both speak austronesian languages
i think no one has really looked at hawaii and it’s history of how our kingdom got illegally overthrown by America by force. Us hawaiians are not lazy, it literally is hard to thrive when prices for a single 5,000 sq foot house goes for at 1 million and up and that’s the poor side of the island.
In this whole conversation she is speaking to her native friends and neighbors . " PLEASE DON'T HATE ME BECAUSE I'M WHITE " She is terrified of saying just one wrong word .
Yup. Live on an island and that's why you get. Picture any back water, low education, majority white, podunk town in rural America,....then make it an island and change everyines skin dark...that's Hawaii.
@@djstrongarmgmail now I get it, what a mess
David Armstrong makes sense. Allow any culture to exist without or at least a negative attitude towards other cultures and that will probably occur
@@meetmeinthegame403 it occurs anywhere where the people reject intelligence and education,...and even go so far as to be proud of their ignorance and stupidity. It's like a fraternity.
pathetic. i have no problem whatsoever saying fuck native Hawaiians. she needs to be a little more straight up
Joe “Chillen on the big island” Rogan
Heh heh heh.... I love these. 😊😊😊 good Joe quotin.
Joe The Toe the Paid Puppet Rogan
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Its like L.A. on the beach...
When you go to visit Hawaii just look at your situation objectively and act accordingly. Hawaii isn’t just another state it’s another culture as well and you’re going to see the beauty of the area. Everyone will know you’re a tourist within seconds of seeing you or talking to you. They are racist in Hawaii but you have to see it from their perspective, year round they see tourists come throw up Shaka and culturally appropriate and enjoy the beaches then leave, while they have to live there and deal with life not just a vacation. I would suggest not to respond to racism with more racism or anger but with understanding and respect and that will lend you to a more positive experience and change a few minds
Come to New Zealand, We are another island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean that also has a large percentage of native citizens. Except you dont have to worry about being told off or even beaten cause you swam at the wrong beach like hawaii. It's funny how a place can promote the chill relaxed lifestyle yet be so hostile to the very people(tourists) who fuel their economy.
@@RaindropAudio1 Never thought about it like that, but now that you mention it, yeah I'd rather go to NZ. Does that mean the respected-racism of Hawaii worked? Probably does. But life's too short to willingly live that way or be around it. Also, NZ kicks ass more for interests I have (motocross, stand up jet ski surf riding, drifting, etc.). I have to visit some time.
@@RaindropAudio1 Lol when tourists come in droves with the “I paid to be here, fuck you mentality”, then you can’t really blame the locals for not liking tourists.
@@RaindropAudio1 The tourism industry promotes it, not the local people of Hawai'i. When tourist come here, many of them have this attitude like everyone needs to cater to them because they're on vacation. Hawai'i is a state but are islands in the Pacific with very different cultural conducts than that of the U.S. mainland. People need to realize that before visiting here and that's the biggest problem, because they don't. They need to research the islands before coming here just like they would if they were traveling outside of the country. And a lot of the animosity also comes from the oppression we face being illegally occupied by the U.S. and all of the history behind that which still affects kanāka maoli today. We don't like tourism fueling our economy, it wasn't a choice that modern day peoples here chose to live in.
@@toriveee Go off 👏
I lived in Hawai'i for years myself. Some of the local natives were the most kind, open, generous and amazing people I've ever met. A psychic dream brought me there and when it was time for me to go I got the message loud and clear. It's a magical place but it doesn't feel right to live there anymore, for me. What the U.S. has done to those islands is unfortunate. Most recently the Red Hill water contamination on a military base.
Imagine what China would do to them if we left.
@@dominysynclair Nothing, you fucking nutter.
@@dominysynclair was just gonna post the same.
@@Nativeborn2storm We already know what would've happened if the Japanese took Hawai'i. Jazzy's talking about Red Hill, he should go check out the water contamination any and everywhere in China. Imagine Hawai'i where most of the time you can't see the sky because the smog comes down to the 4th floor of the buildings.
I agree with you 💕🙏🤙
That was the most beaten around the bush explanation for saying there are some drug addicts in Hawaii
Bro wtf how of all places I see you, it's in a JRE comment section
there's drug addicts all over the world dude! lol
@@damienblack1734 there are…but there’s a lot in Hawaii as well and it walks hand in hand with the homeless situation. If you stay in the resort and tourist areas you probably won’t see it, but outside of that..🤷🏼♂️
@@libatako yeah, I kinda know that. I live in Hawaii. Born and raised, not flown here. But homeless people are all over the U.S. but rarely seen in the tourist areas, the police and the hotels have ways of keeping them out of their properties.
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As someone that lives on Maui i can say that Hawaiian's are way more accepting than you might think, it's all just about how much respect you have for their culture and their land. I've lived here for years and have only had positive experiences with the native people. The energy you put out is what you'll get back.
i lived in oahu for a little while and i can agree with this 100% just dont be a fuckin asshole. locals are pretty rad - i think this could be said for probably anywhere on the planet.
You must not be a Haole.
Very very true.
Not entirely accurate
One could say the same about anywhere
One of my earliest memories was when hawaii gained statehood! My grandpa was a friend of the queen and bitterly opposed dole co takeover of the island! Today one of my friends is from the dole family! I'm hoping to visit and just learned from this vid as to how climate varied the islands are! I'm sad though that homelessness and meth have become major concerns for the island!
Born and raised on the Big island. Hilo boy.
Definitely depressed economy. Think of it as a fish bowl. I can go home 20 years later, and everyone is still going in circles. Same people, same places. There are exceptions of course.
Got to say, incredibly awesome to grow up there! Greatful to my Parents.
Aloha all!
Aloha!
“Think about when your kids have to stay home for one day.” I have some bad news for you 2019 Gabrielle Reece.
😂😂😂😂 facts!
Goodness, but heard in Hawaii they have super few causes. Bet she's thankful to be out in paradise versus a high population density city
I lived on the Big Island for two years and I can tell you it's one of the most beautiful places on Earth. It's also very expensive. The Big Island is among the cheapest for cost of living. However, there is a huge drug problem in Hawaii. I lived in Hilo, HI for 2 years. And she's right. Every island is so different. So do your due diligence and enjoy the aloha of the islands.
Yeah I went there. I'm even polynesian myself but the Hawaiian cuzzies werent too keen on me. I just tried my best to respect their culture and shit and they left me alone
I will say that native Hawaiians I’ve encountered on Oahu are extremely tribal and prone to violence, especially towards haoles. I did meet one really nice one who extended his hand as a greeting when I was on the west side, but I have been jumped twice simply being at the wrong places at night (one a public beach and the other a bar). Luckily I was able to escape both times without injury. The natives will also target whites in petty theft by scoping the parking lot and there is shattered glass everywhere. The nicest natives in my experience have been from kauai and maui. It’s true, each island has a different personality and these folks were the absolute nicest. Still I would rate my three years there 10/10 because I never got tired of the island life
super bum camps everywhere, trash, drunks, pot heads, junk cars, liberal politics have wrecked the place
@Hunchoz ..just stating what I saw..
just fact:-bums-junk-trash-freeze dried hippies nothing to do with how many islands
Sounds kinda racist labeling all natives as petty thieves lol no wonder you got jumped
@@sasquatch8268 I read your other comments and you dumb asf bro. You sound like you never been to hawaii or you did but stayed in Waikiki chilling at the resort like omg everyone is so nice. I’m so cultured and love Hawaiians now. Shut your dumass up acting like no one but whites can be racist. Childish ahs
I was born and raised on Maui, I lived there for 23 years. Joe you need to have someone on the show that’s actually from there & the best person would be Max Holloway or hand pick someone that was born and raised there or even still lives there. I would say Dwayne but he used to live there back then & when he was a kid. Max would be your best option, and have him tell the truth about Hawaii, it’s sad. A good song to listen to about over there is Ryan Hiraoka - How Come. That song explains it all. When she’s talking about the wind surfing, the most windiest beach in the world is Kanaha. I used to paddle there, it’s amazing, sand whips your leg & body but you get used to too it. Majority of the time it’s really nice there but then there’s days it’s overcast but summer is the best time to go it’s super hot too so the water feel good.
Its rare to find a pure Hawaiin now days..They're mix up of Portuguese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Chinese and so on..
Black sometimes too
Same with Native Americans. I’m from an Arizona tribe, but a lot of the west and southwest native Americans are mixed with Hispanic and black. It’s be coming an issue with tribal leaders now because all our kids are only 1/8 Native American now. Tribal membership stops at 1/4.
But almost never... white
Rare to find a pure anything.
they are extremely rare. Thousands died of disease from colonization.
I married a Hawaiian man 14 years ago, I’m a happy woman. He’s taught me (Irish blooded) how to relax and enjoy life more fully. The culture is beautiful
Liz Perriton hello I’m happy for you but I don’t know what she’s talking about racism in Hawaii like I’m Asian as hell I live there for almost my whole life and I’m happy for you I live in the big Island Hilo
Wtf was mentioning your Irish blood about. Y’all have high blood pressure?
congrats on race mixing im sure your ancestors are proud
@@mato_fato_ma-ah-fala-falafel Irish are always on the go, always working, we feel guilty for doing nothing
@@kev9385 that’s called a stereotype. Like all Irish are alcoholics. Get off your high horse. Like George Carlin said, who is also Irish, “being Irish isn’t a skill, it’s a genetic accident.” 🤷🏻♂️
born and raised, and still on Oahu now. Been to every island also. Maybe that might make my input one-sided, and i think it can be hard to find a local hawaiian who can articulate what she is trying to say with words like "simple" and "warrior", but I will try.
It isn't about what/who we dislike.
Many of us feel innately connected to nature - be it the ocean, or the garden, or the food. This foundation simplifies a lot of our behavior because it makes us feel (1) we ought to act based on our intuitions, and (2) we feel like we are perceptive people. That connection also give us a sense of responsibility to nature - that we are the voices of that which have no voice. Makes us protective BY nature. At the risk of being pretentious, I believe there are other cultures in the world with this sense of kuleana, or responsibility. With th is understanding that I have tried to piece together - even for myself - I think it can be plain to see the sort of interactions you can expect from us. "Warriors" is a flattering word, and I believe other Hawaiians would embrace it. But they would much more identify with the title of Protector. And once you enter the Islands, there is a level of reverence that we hope to see
well put. I lived there for 35 years, homesteaded the Big Island, made it a better place (to my opinion) than I found it. Aloha is real, not just a word. @ 65 I felt it time to move on, sold the farm, the house's, the business. I have many beautiful innocent memories of growing up there, the hiking, the surfing/beach time, fishing, hunting...all islands. Hawaii was good to me and I believe I was good to Hawaii...Home of my soul. Nothing like being up in the forest on Mauna Kea in the late afternoon when the mist rolls in. I cherish it always...my dogs ashes are scattered up there.
Well listen, Hawaii was the first state to make abortion legal in 1970, and it's latest abortion rate report is atrocious, so stop with the "we are the voice of those with no voice" spiritual stuff. You guys are killing your own children at an alarming rate for such a small population.
Well listen, Hawaii was the first state to make abortion legal in 1970, and it's latest abortion rate report is atrocious, so stop with the "we are the voice of those with no voice" spiritual stuff. You guys are killing your own children at an alarming rate for such a small population.
Most people like Maui , it’s freaking awesome there . If you are only lucky enough or able to get to Hawaii once in a lifetime , choose Maui .
I'll never forget the first time I got to Hawaii with my friends for a vacation. We got in our uber to get to our hostel and we were talking to our driver, asking him all about the stairway to heaven, various cliff jumping spots, the usual, asking how sick it was to live there. He told us it was kind of like a prison. You have a few hundred square kilometres and once you've seen it you've seen it. Leaving is expensive, living there is expensive, you can't take your car or anything with you because the only way off is a plane. He told me that it can get old quick.
I thought he was insane. It was so beautiful and fun there. But you know? After 10 days there of the exact same weather and having toured the whole island... I get it now. It's not all sunshine and rainbows. You are ISOLATED in Hawaii.
Sitting on the beach in Kona, after a long day of drinking, all I wanted to do was go home..i had never felt so home sick in my life. You look out into the ocean and see nothing. You are so far from anything, literally in the middle of nowhere. Hawaii is magical for a moment. I don’t think I could ever live there.
@@angelvillarreal3648 then leave lol
It's kind of like being locked in an amusement park.
@@jordanhelton1675 never!
Came down to Oahu for work. Hawaii peaks its ugly side real quick. The locals are rude entitled cry babies. The local homes look like from 3rd world countries. The food is overrated. It's too expensive. The only thing that's great is the sites and beaches but then again, after you've seen it, you're simply ready to leave.
What she doesn’t say is priceless
you're priceless
what do you mean, what is it shes not saying, in particular?
I did laugh at the " they're just bored" part
Khal Netherfields that native Hawaiians hate mainlanders, especially white people
That she stays in her little cacoon away from the locals who hate her being on “their” island. And that there is so much drugs
I went to Kauai absolutely loved it for holiday. It was amazing . It felt like the whole place was in HD so colourful and bright. So clean to. The locals had two or three jobs I think it was hard work for them just to live.
i was in hawaii for 3 months last year for an internship and it was the most beautiful experience to me, especially being an avid surfer it was epic lol
I was stationed in Oahu for 5 years. Very pretty place but I was shocked by how much crime there was
You gotta remember, we live on a rock. Crime is everywhere because it's such a small island
I wouldn't be shocked on how much crime there is there at all every state like Chicago California and New York I have no love for the Second Amendment. As such criminals are allowed to do whatever they want because there's no one there to defend themselves.
I lived north shore much better up there.
Date Mike it’s getting way overpopulated now 👎🏻
Hawaii was illegally annexed, and the locals are not happy!
The biggest thing that shocked me about Oahu is the amount of homeless that are there.
One of the best places to be homeless
If you were homeless where would you want to live? Chicago or Oahu? There you go!
Christian Tucker Lotsa homeless because the democrats welfare state, high property taxes and batu has all helped to destroy the culture there.
Or white stinky homeless people coming to Hawaii thinking it paradise. Nah brahhh you just turned this place into a shit hole.
It'd be hilarious if Trump decides to ship thousands of Mexican illegals to Hawaii.
My dad lived in oahu for bout 30 years, grew up in waianie for his childhood in the hood, as a whiteboy, lots of fights, he tells me it's just who you know, then moved to Honolulu. His mom made him move to Washington. Hawaii not a very good place. Really expensive and people are really different. This lady doesn't speak for the average person. She's probably just super rich.
Anderson Fuller's comment down below, about that uber driver, resonated with me. I have spent considerable time researching the history of the Islands, the people, the
Culture. Even made myself a list of reasons why I would want to live in Hawaii, my preferred Island(s) to live on. But then I decided to make a 2nd list as to why I think I probably wouldnt enjoy it as much. Which included the high cost of living- of course. But the one that stood out the most was what that uber driver revealed: from my home I would walk north, south, east, west and in a short time I would encounter an ocean. Would I feel so limited as to what to do, what to learn, what to experience? I would perhaps compound that by viewing life back here on the mainland as more advantagous.
Where there is so much more to do, more opportunities, more places to visit, leading to a desire to just go back to the mainland.
Lesson learned: Hawaii, with all of it's spectacular beauty, can be a great source for "escapism", or a repreive. But that in and of itself may not equate to becoming your home. If you want to choose Hawaii to "escape", aks yourself what it is you want to escape from? Maybe you do better on improving or adjusting your outlook about where you are in the present right now.
I conclude that the most beautiful thing about Hawaii, isn't the beautiful surroundings- it's the native people, the culture. It will be an adjustment, but if you can learn to adjust with effort and patience over time, yes Hawaii can be a great place to live in. And a relatively small peice of land surrounded by a huge ocean need not disuade you. As for the people? The same thing applies with life on the mainland- treat people with the utmost respect, courtesy and be willing to learn from them, and you will do great!
After seeing Dog the Bounty Hunter, we knew Hawaii was no paradise.
Real talk it looked like a shit hole
one badmoto laughed off the island $6million dollars richer than you. The island wasn't fake. Trolls always think they know who is white. Smh.
@@laumay7364 You are definitely not richer than me. Stop. You're embarrassing yourself. You know the truth. You're fat and poor.
@@laumay7364 wrong, he almost was arrested.
one badmoto didn't say I was richer than you. Don't know you, don't hang out with trolls who can't read and process language. Smh.
whole lotta racial tension in hawaii
man ofsteel against whites
You must be tripping lol. Hawaii is the most racially acceptive place in the world. If there's tension then there's someone either ignorant of culture or there just acting a fool
RyanP between which groups? Just curious bc when I visited I saw some between Japanese and native Hawaiians.
Of course. Hawaii was illegally annexed by haole forces, who arrested the Hawaiian Queen, and held her prisoner for over a year.
@A Reptile we ain't racist bro. You obviously haven't been to new Zealand
Everyone has different experiences. My experience is that a lot of locals try their best to dislike tourists. They think that Hawaii should be sovereign and go back to the monarchy which would make them an extremely poor corrupt country. Tourism keeps those islands alive
We’d be fine without y’all
Being rich is not everything. The land belongs to them matters the most. This western thinking is BS. What they do with it is on their own terms.
One of the biggest issues with living in Hawai'i is cost. Unless you're positioned with a great job, or have significant cash reserves, it's had to live comfortablely. We lived in Kailua, Hawaii, beutiful, but our 900 sq. ft. shack was a cool $1 million ... that's a tough mortgage to pay every month. Rents for a family home are basically unaffordable. Then there is the drug, homelessness, and crime situation, which is out of control. Hawai'i is beautiful, but there is a cost ...
I spent my early childhood on Oahu. I returned in the eighties and just wanted to cry. Damn hotels! We wanted to dine at the Sheraton but it us an hour to get there. I thought that we were in the twilight zone with all one way streets.
All I can say is that the Hawaii of the fifties was a very fond memory.
Even Hawaii in the 90s is a fond memory... there’s a un-completed monorail across Oahu now
Damn so your like 70?
In the 80s, as a haole high school student, you had to be able to fight. Or you dropped out. That went for the girls too! Bullying worse than any mainland school. A lot of military dependent kids got beat up everyday. Parents had to ask for relocation.
"All I can say is that the Hawaii of the fifties was a very fond memory." The exact thing I can say about growing up in Huntington Beach, CA in the 60s and 70s. Now, it is a cement jungle hell hole.
I grew up in Oahu in the 70s and 80s and that's pretty much gone.
"can you train alone every single time?"
I TRAIN ALONE I EAT ALONE I SLEEP ALONE!" - Clubber Lang
I lived on Maui for 5 years and we were fortunate to make native Hawaiian friends immediately. The first and most important thing we learned during our time there is that you are a guest and must be fully open to learning the culture. Living there does not in any way make you a local on its own. It was the best 5 years of my life and I will cherish it forever but I would not recommend that lifestyle to a lot of people.
If you moved to Idaho or New Jersey, would you think of yourself as a "guest" or are you just another "American" living in one of the 50 States? That's the difference.
I've spent 25 years to the Islands. Big Island mostly. Captain Cook, Honannau, Naalehu, specifically. The attitude of the locals is in need of some serious readjustment, and I've loved my times there. The resentment of Haole's in Hawaii is palpable, and I get it. White people get off the plane in Kona, spend money for two weeks and leave, while most Kaimana are just getting by month to month.But that's a reality when tourism is your entire economy. Completely 100%.That's not the fault of someone who wants to travel there to take advantage of what Hawaii offers. That's just called reality.
There are hardly any completely "Hawaiian" people left there anymore, anyway. Most are a mix, but they hold to this idea that because the U.S. annexed them and then "took over" they have been denied their paradise and lands and culture, which we adulterated with our capitalism and development. If they only realized how lucky they are right now.
If you think for one minute that the most strategic island chain in the western Pacific was going to be left all alone to grow poi and play slack string, you've never picked up a book about world history. You were going to be either a Soviet Russian, or Japanese or American possession. Those were the choices, depending on who was the most powerful at the time, whether you liked it or not. You'd think that would be understood by now. You'd think they'd thank whatever god they believe in that they ended up part of the greatest country in the world, instead of this silly fantasy about the lost "Hawaiian Kingdom". Good grief. Grow up.
I was born and raised on Hawaii for 33 years now and seeing someone talk positive about Hawaii is very rare lol
I’ve lived here since 1969 and was Hanai’d ( adopted) by hawaiian families and grew up with love, I was a small haole girl from California, adopted in California by a lady who didn’t want me but her husband did so when we moved here it was my saving grace
Life on O’ahu: my quickest tip: if the city starts with a W, don’t be there at night. General rule of thumb.
A nice house is $1M+. A half decent livable house is $500K. A studio apartment is $350K. Just bend over. Gas is too expensive. Groceries are outrageously expensive for produce and meat and dairy.
Traffic is just ridiculous. Homelessness and drugs are rampant in nearly every city.
Most locals are extremely friendly as long as you don’t act a fool. I’m white. Never been called haole in 3 years. At least not in a derogatory way. Just “yeah da haole surfer guy”
The water is clean. The hikes are beautiful. But I’d rather live in certain spots of Florida tbh.
Same man been in Kauai since 19 27 now and never once called a haole in a negative way. As you know "haole guy" and "fuckin haole" is the discrepancy
How do the locals who are addicted to drugs and committing crimes afford it there with housing prices so high?
Brah you lying we call white people Haoles al day. Shut up u dummy
@AuRowe now I know you lying. I been here my whole life and get called dumb fucking Haole all the time. Stop Lying
@@skoolie_life3261My guess is EBT. I've heard Hawaii's welfare system is very abused by the residents there.
I went to Big island and Maui and felt so sorry for the indigenous people who are 2nd class people in their own country. I found out the islands were stolen by the US and now its a haven and playground for Americans mostly. Local people need to retain their homeland and run it themselves. It was heartening to see them forming their own government and retaining their culture. Give back Hawaii to the Hawaiians.
Hawaii would’ve been raped and culture 100% destroyed by Japan had the US not stolen it first. At least they have statehood and receive federal funding.
Whites are the second class citizens in Hawaii
Funny how millions of PoC can flood every Whyte society in the world, & the narrative is that Whytes should tolerate it because “borders are racist” & “no human being is illegal.” Yet these same people say Whytes shouldn’t be in Hawaii because they’re not native 🙄. Nah, take your hypocrisy & pound sand.
@@israelgoldberg4293 individual immigrants involved in government is completely different from a country like the US overthrowing the Hawaiian leadership by a coup to instill their own government. are you dense?
@@israelgoldberg4293Free Palestine!
As somebody that goes to Kauai every year, it’s pretty awesome to hear this from her but she’s 100% right about everything
Wierd how she talks for 7 minutes and I learned nothing about Hawaii. Except primal.
They're so primal over there.
Derf Gerps they stole all the land and now they want Mauna Kea look up Mauna Kea protest
@@mojojoji5493 Who stole whose land? Land ownership can be a tricky ethical concept, especially over many generations.
Trev Barlow American business men stole Hawaii look it up dude
Trev Barlow it’s better to look it up for your own eyes so you can see how America did injustice to the Hawaiian people
She’s being polite. There is a lot of anti-white racism and violent under-current in the culture. I grew up on Oahu and grew tired of that nonsense. Moved away in my twenties and never missed the backward culture and stultified conversations and narrow-mindedness.
genxtargetmarket we ain’t missing u too
I'm sure we haven't missed you either, Brudda! So glad you left also. Hoping your departure was a pleasant for you as it has been for us.
Lmao u two just backed up what he said
hawaii was forcibly annexed into the united states by white people.
cry me a river on how racist "anti-white" people are. go back to europe homie.
kaluadog Nice of you guys to re-Afirm his position.
What’s with all this jealousy? I’m a Native Hawaiian, born and raised in Hawai’i. What she said is true. She has my respect. She’s also a famous volleyball athlete. I know every cultural nuance she was alluding to. Don’t knock down what you don’t know. She has the Hawaiian spirit - humble, passionate, and she too is a warrior. Look deeper. Aloha a me Mahalo Gabrielle!
Wait what?? She is like most whites, she gets along to go along. She didn’t show respect. Real educated people know she just didn’t talk down to the lack of education and cleverly disguised low brow quick tempers as warrior and shit! The warrior trope cope is the biggest fallacy ever with Hawaiian culture!! If they do badass warrior then they are some dumb horrible bad warriors becuase they got beat down and take. Over BY EVERY FUCKING ONE. Japanese, Philippines, whites American , god damn who DIDNT they get taken over by? Come on bro, can anyone actually finally just say the truth?? Sorry bro, 17yr airline employee and life long surfer, been going to the islands for 30 yrs. I’m damn well traveled and versed around the whole world let alone small little ole Hawaii 😉😎🙄
Now try to contain ‘your’ hate and your anger, you got taken over damn easily, it’s just the facts bro, I don’t deny you warrior culture label…you just were bad warriors and not very good at it!
Stop sugar coating. What she really wanted to say is that the natives arent too friendly to outsiders. If you plan on moving there, be prepared for an isolated group of people who are too stuck in their ways and probably wont accept you
That was not my experience living and working in Hawai'i. There are certain thing you just have to do their way, certain customs you need to, and should voluntarily, adhere to. It's really pretty basic stuff based on respect. If you do, you're in. If you don't, you're out.
It’s rare to see that tho and there’s usually a reason such as people not respecting the islands for example throwing trash or getting close to protected animals or just being stupid because it’s there vacation.
@@dominysynclair How long have you been there? I had lived there in Oahu for more than two decades because I was forced to live there. It is the most overhyped overrated, 3rd world shithole pretending to be a paradise. Visiting there for a few weeks is great but living there is absolutely shitty.
I'm a Las Vegas native (my father was an engineer at the Nevada Test Site) and we have the largest Hawaiian population outside of the islands. I've known many and lived next to them too and let's just say they are VERY tribal and stick to their own kind.
So they're super racist
I grew up in a Hawaiian family in Reno, and we went to Oahu every summer. My hanai father was a Hawaiian kenpo instructor and he literally gave me a life, and taught me so many powerful and useful lessons for being a loving protective man and father. Proud people, Hawaiians, and now, living in Bali I feel the same loving spirit of the people and the land (Aina) Mahalo/Suksme Mr. Brown 🙏
I was surprised to have learned that myself when I had moved to Las Vegas to see so many Hawaiians living in Las Vegas.
9th island!
@4:40 "I've learned a lot from that culture ... they're a powerful group ... it can go the other way pretty quick ... you know?", so ... not a great place for Malibu Yoga teachers to set up shop?
A good friend of mine from France lived there for about 2 years. He said there was a really serious drinking issue amongst locals and he was 'under threat' each time he stepped out of his 'bubble' - meaning that Hawaiians were very eager to beat him up whenever he stepped out of his home 😅
I think she was gingerly saying that, people with too much time on their hands and mix in booze and drugs ,,,,watchout.
He was probably a disrespectful twat
I know exactly how the Hawaiin locals feel now that the Chinese are swarming Vancouver Island in Canada, driving up house prices etc. Not really a race thing, more an economic problem. I saw the same in the nicer spots of Mexico, locals can't afford waterfront in their own country. It brings a certain resentment which is natural I think?
Natural, but a bit misplaced. It's locals who sold their land in the first place, no?
You nailed it.
@@newperson2012 Are you okay? Their land was stolen and used to build huge military bases and now they can’t even afford to buy a home because the cost of living and property value has skyrocketed
@@newperson2012 what local yk sold their land?
@@kiuke3501 Anyone who sells their inherited land to foreigners. A consensual trade is no problem but the resentment from neighbors is understandable.
Rogans buying a Hawaiian Island with that Spotify deal! 💯😂
He shall name it Big Toe.
Like Larry Ellison who owns 97% of Lanai.
I commented and said 5 reason why he should go to Texas and the number 1 reason is they have NO TAXS why live ANYWHERE ELSE
Laird Hamilton Vs Gabrielle Reece
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this comment didn't age well 😬😂
Just came from a week in Maui. The locals just seemed so angry all the time, it actually got kinda weird after a while. You would just think that they’d be happier people... Surprisingly I found the people on Oahu to be much friendlier.
Maui is super overcrowded with tourists. At times they outnumber the residents. When I lived there we couldn’t even go out to eat or enjoy any of the things we grew up with because there would be a long line of tourists. It isn’t managed well. Many move there in these big groups and take homes away from the people. There’s a housing crisis. It’s difficult.
What? No one was hopping around i hula skirts with fire sticks…yikes.
I'm a writer/journalist in Colorado and am thinking about making the move to Hawaii after a few more years of experience. Definitely good to hear this perspective.
I hope you are filthy rich! Like rich enough to spend $1.2 million dollars for a modest 1000 sq ft 3 bedroom house.
The spirit of the island is just magical… every island is different in the best way possible ❤
What I got from this video:
“Hawaii’s cool....pretty cool...” *awkward smile*
“Interesting”
You can't go to Niihau is because it's privately owned. It has been for over 150 years.
You can get dropped on the beach for a couple hours or hunt but its pricey
You can go when nobody is looking and if anyone bothers you kill them nobody would know
@@boogerpresley6616 that's not a thing
@@user-gt2kl9jr3l just type niihau day trip on google and you'll find out it is in fact a thing. Pricey tho...
@@ViNNYDICEnice I didn't know the Robinsons would allow outsiders to hunt there. I've never heard of that.
I’ve shared this before and no offense to anyone here, but the struggle that the Hawaiian people have is that when we show foreigners our “Aloha Spirit” which is kindness towards others and these foreigners step out of boundaries like trespassing on sacred grounds that upset the locals who’s only expectations are that these places are respected but are not and when the Hawaiian people complain these foreigners ask ignorantly“where’s the Aloha Spirit 😳?”
Thanks and Aloha 🌺
The toughest part of living in Hawaii is the cost. If you like the beach and the ocean, outdoor activities... you will rarely be bored.
A good male friend of mine lived on the big island in the 80s and went through grades 4,5 and 6 there: he was so bullied by the natives that he had to move back to California and ended up living with his grandparents. He even went so far as to say he feared for his life at a few points. I met him in my 30’s and he exhibited many signs of a trauma survivor.
Was his name Mark Thompson?
@@VeshThrob no it was drew mueller
@@jimparsons4312 dang y'all just giving out people's governments 😭😳
@@chenanigans LOL!
bullies
When I went to Honolulu it felt like Skid Row on the beach.
Hookers and drugs wall to wall in Waikiki
Beaches are better in the Countryside, Waikiki Beach is like a Community Pool.
@@maxwaters1461 really?
@@maxwaters1461 I’m asking for a reason
@@kristinahall6575 yes really
Thank you, Gabriel! You articulated some things that are challenging to get a finger on.(about Hawaii)
Her comments at 3:55 are spot on! Paid labor was a concept invented in ancient Egypt to keep the people busy and tired so they wouldn't revolt. When you have too much time on your hands and no livelihood, you start going down a bad path.
I live in Oahu. I’ve been here for 7 years now and I’ll explain it like this: traffic, cost of living, crowding, island fever with nice beaches, nice weather and decent food. It gets old real quick and you better make about 50k a year to even consider coming here and living as a roommate.
Shiit i would be someones fucking doormat just to live up there 😂😂😂
Does the " paradise" luster wear off after a while?
50 grand doesnt sound much really. Is it? The median household income in the US is 60 grand.
Max Meier The median salary in Hawaii is probably around 30k, but the housing and food prices are on par with NYC/LA/SF.
ceeloc yeah, it wears off after about a year or so. If you surf alll the time you might think it’s worth it
I lived in Hawaii for a number of years and found most native Hawaiians to be a warm and welcoming people. What most mainlanders don't understand is that when mainlanders from the U.S. and the rich Japanese, in the 80's, bought homes in Hawaii they drove up prices so much that native Hawaiians could no longer live in Hawaii. Most Hawaiians share there homes with 2 or 3 generations to help keep costs down. Except for Honolulu, which is the only large city and a lot like the mainland, most people grew up in Hawaii work 2 or 3 part time jobs to make a living. So what has happened is more native Hawaiians live on the mainland than live in Hawaii, because they can no longer afford to live there. An extreme version of gentrification. Imagine instead of having to move a few blocks away you are forced to move 3,000 miles away. I imagine you would be angry too.
That's what happens when you have Democrat leaders representing your federal and state positions. They tax the wazoo in the name of this and that, and don't really care about you. Bunch of traitorous scumbags, Taxation is theft.
In a quiet but firm voice ---- my island now ....
Just like puerto rico
Vegas has a lot of hawaiians for this exact reason.
It’s Asia,America to Canada that’s buying up HAWAIIAN lands and building hotels and advertising good paying jobs for these resorts over seas and post landscaping to dishwasher jobs to the locals! The big money tipping jobs go to the waiter from New York that got the Hawaiian guy fired and takes his job! Happens every week in Hawaii!
been to hawaii 7 times (maui 5 and Kauai 2) and the people there, especially the hawaiians, are so welcoming and sweet.
I thought it was bad enough hearing the incorrect pronunciation of all the islands but she really got me with the “NiHiOw” 😂😂😂
bruh I read your comment the exact moment this chick said that. Gotdamn 😂
She murdered it...
I lived on Kauai, and never met someone talk about the island in such a strange tone.. Talking about how the aloha spirit (kindness, generosity, and respect) is for locals only and acting like they are these savage tribal people who don't accept anyone else. Kauai has a lot transient people from all over living there, and anyone that embraces the culture, is humble, and treats people with respect seems to be accepted there.
Honestly how long did you live there?
Ok haole
@@kalaikealohi-nahoopii5847 you just proved her wrong 😂 it’s backwards racism. Pretty sad
@@chasepineda2585 she is wrong she doesn't know jack shit about Hawaii or my culture and neither do you okolepuka . Maybe learn the real definition of haole 🤡 instead of relying on Google to tell you
@@kalaikealohi-nahoopii5847 You're using china slave labor fueled youtube. All land in the world has been stolen with deciet and bloodshed and anyone claiming they own it, including "Native Americans" "Native Hawaiins" "Aborigines" have also stolen land with their lies. No one owns the land. Hawaiins came on OCs using paddle power and windswell and haoles came on sailboat using windswell and wind power. Plenty of Hawaiins proudly call places all over the mainland home. Haole means without breathe of life, which you clearly are one Haole guy Kalai
Went to Kauaii for 10 days. I wanted to NEVER leave. Lived in Maine for 52 years. AMAZED
Why would anyone want to live in the northeast?
@@maxwaters1461 It's the natural habitat for white people? i.e. No skin cancer risk...
I lived on a super quiet beach in rural Panama two decades ago (Guanico Abajo, Azuero, Panama) long before foreigners arrived and started building, built my beach surf house by hand tools, mule cart, etc., surfed every day, had a car battery to run two light bulbs (would recharge battery at cantina on beach by the idling cars [panamanians NEVER turn off their engines]), had a local Pedro bring me 20 gallons of water so I could shower, shortwave radio, books, etc., BUT I got really, really bored WAY sooner than I expected. I needed so much more, and got it. Now happily married, two beautiful children, and a good life back in Arizona. I am grateful for my memories, but know what I need to be happy :)
That's what it's about when it comes down to it. The romance of certain lifestyles vanishes in the reality.
Im born and raised on Oahu, and she was spot on with everything she said. I believe she chose her words very well and did not slip. Very respectful.
Yeah.. god forbid, she tell you anything more.. (Very Tribal) & worse Democrat!
I am born and raised on Oahu as well. In the 1970's, the last day of school was "Kill Haole Day" (Beat up White People). Lucky I am Italian and tanned up good and had only Local friends. I loved it but after I retired from the military, too expensive to return and live. I got my memories.
I feel that. Moved to Kauai at 19 in 2014 and heard all about how over the previous decade that shit had gone. @@BrahT-dh4qn