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Peter- Moloka'i is my favorite island - it is the true Hawai'i. I had the privilege of going to Kaulapapa. What an amazing yet eerie place. I hope this island never develops
I was stationed in Hawaii for 3 years. We were always told to not go to the westside because people were “rude”. They could not have been nicer to my pregnant wife, and eventually our newborn baby. Hawaiians are very forgiving people. The energy you give, like Peter in this video, is the respect you’ll receive in return. It was emotional to see Oahu during covid and hear from the Hawaiians that the ocean was healing and looking like “it used to be”. God Bless you all and Mahalo for letting my family visit.
Back in 93 my GTO got stuck in the sand on the West side…three huge bruddahs lifted it off the sand without even asking. My haole friend was terrified when they approached. Me, I was like mahalos because I needed help and they offered. Three armed guards stationed up the valley (Makua, I believe) drove down because they thought trouble was brewing. All aloha, everyone talked story for a few minutes…bailed all good.
It's really sad to hear that people coming to visit Hawaii because it's so beautiful, is what is ruining the beauty of Hawaii My first language is French so sorry if that is worded weird
Mahalo for your service. Most Kanaka Maoli (Hawaiians) are friendly & will show you the same respect that others show. Family is everything, so pregnant women & children are very much taken care of. 🤙🏽🤙🏽
@@ericschranz6958And they’re almost all on welfare and state aid. Let’s all live in subsidized housing on an island that refuses to allow jobs to come from any development.
I am Hawaiian, I was born and raised in Hawaii on Oahu and Moloka'i. I live in Texas now. But Moloka'i will always be my home island. My grandfather is buried there, my grandmother is buried there, most of my family is buried there, my mother (East End) and father (Ho'olehua Homestead) are both from Moloka'i. I grew up on that island. Hunting, fishing, tagging along with my dad when he had to trap and neutralize mongoose issues out of the wildlife refuge. I know Kaunakakai like the back of my hand. I grew up killing time in Pascua store, Kanemitsu Bakery (before Hot Bread was even a thing), Misaki's and running around Rawlins Chevron which I guess is Texaco now. I do miss it. Moloka'i will always be home. I hope this video helps to educate some folks and maybe give them a wanderlust to visit, but I also hope this video doesn't cause any detriment to the way of life Moloka'i has and should always have. Keep Moloka'i, Moloka'i.
I grew up on hickam afb bruddah. Some of us owlies you like. I worked the hi 50th state fair and you guys hated on me. I will always love and respect HI but for some reason I get hated on. Love you all and respect but you are hardcore.
All those children going to school, playing safely in their neighborhood, friendly neighbors, hunting, fishing, ...Very rich people. You have everything. Mahalo for the glimpse and stay blessed.
Peter, you continue to show your viewers the world through the eyes of locals. No flash and dash, but the down to earth people who live in the places you showcase. Great stuff! Nobody does it the way you do it, and that’s a beautiful thing!
I 100% agree. From the bottom of my heart I say ….. Peter is the best, most honest, genuine person doing the most honest genuine journalism ever. I look forward to his weekly segment. ❤
Loved Ben. Peter's excellent at finding the best hosts! I've said it before and I'll say it again, this is Pulitzer Prize worthy journalism week after week. Great video! Thank you, Peter. 👏👏💐💐💯💯
I am a local on Oahu. I have never been to Molokai but grew up knowing how special this island was and still is. It was almost an unspoken understanding and respect that if you had no real reason to go there, let them be in peace. What a rare place to live and raise an ohana, truly a blessing. I hope that Ben and the rest of the locals there are able to find a perfect balance that benefits them and continues to allow them to thrive in their paradise. Mahalo for sharing Peter!
I had the blessing to stay on Molokai for 9 months, 7 months longer than I anticipated. They say she'll either welcome you or spit you out. Boy was I welcomed! The people there are incredible. I really enjoyed the much slower pace of life and getting connected with nature. Those 9 months felt like a rebirth and I've never been the same since (in a good way of course).
@@ToTheGreatWideOpen Yes, people can be happy regardless of whatever government or economic system exists around them. I'm sure they'd prefer if none of that existed and they could just live without worrying about arbitrary numbers in a bank account.
They don't even try and build a garden. How many of them did you see? Plenty of place to grow food there instead of shipping in fruits and vegetables. Imagine living in Hawaii and buying a pineapple from South America or Philippians. I've been there and seen the shipping boxes. Thing is their climate produces some of the best fruits and vegetables. The problem is land has come so expensive but many times you can lease is very reasonable for farming or ranching
Capitalism* > Socialism. However... big *. There is more to life than money and people of Molokai have found it. Community and slower pace of life so you can enjoy every year of it.
We need more RUclipsrs like you, Peter. As someone from India who's unlikely to visit so many places in the foreseeable future, you show us places that are worth exploring. Thank you!
I'm an American and I have no chance to get there either. I'm so grateful for Peter going to places I can't go visit! Much love from my house to yours!
Genuine question: why do Hawaiians vote democrat by and large? I lived there for 5 years and every local I met had staunchly conservative values but said they voted democrat every time, while complaining about the gov being horrible. I genuinely just want to know what the reasoning is, as Hawaiians in general seem very conservative, traditional, religious, old school, etc.
@@JackTN678 I can only add my opinion and I feel most people are afraid of change and rather live with the "it is what it is" mindset. My parents and siblings are lifelong Dems, I am strongly opposed and feel that is the reason Hawaii is in a rapid downfall for decades. I've been planning to leave for years because I don't see a change for a positive in my lifetime
@@JackTN678 I know a lot of democrats in Hawaii but have relatives who are republicans too. I guess you gravitated towards the democrats. I guess democrats aren't supposed to complain about "the government?" Are you suggesting that Molokaians are democrats then? YOu spent 5 yrs on Oahu, but where exactly? In Waianae, Nanakuli, Waimanalo, Hawaii Kai, Kailua?
This was the best yet in your Hawaii series, Peter. Ben’s tour and history of the island was fascinating and educational. The story of Ben’s wife’s family homesteading, and doing what the government thought was impossible is so inspirational and part of history most of us had never heard before. I have friends that moved from California to Lanai a few years ago. I visited last year and was taken back by the “Ellison effect“. That’s my term for taking a beautiful native island and turning it into a compound for the wealthy. That island has been taken over by wealthy ex-pats… which include my friends. They all seem to be fairly impressed that Larry is their neighbor. The conversation revolves around what European country they’re flying off to or which of their homes they’re traveling to next. Larry and the ex-pats have turned this island into a haven for the wealthy. I saw very little of Larry contributing to the native people. I’m happy to hear Ben’s dream of an organic farm on Molokai. With all of the billions that Ellison has there is no organic produce being grown on a farm on Lanai. Everyone must travel by boat with coolers to do their shopping over in Maui. They then either Rent-A-Car or own a car that they pay to park on Maui to shop. Larry Ellison spent millions planting non-native trees but couldn’t be bothered to create an organic farm to feed the community. When I asked about Molokai, I was told it’s a very “dangerous“ island and that no one travels there. Thank you for dispelling that myth and for showing us your beautiful home Ben. Mahalo!❤
One of my life's most treasured memories was sailing a 30 ft sailboat with my Dad and brothers from Oahu to Maui and back. The first night, we anchored in the shelter of the south side of Molokai and went spear-fishing for lobster at night. On the way back, we sailed the phenomenal north cliffs of Molokai and reeled in a Tuna while doing our best to keep the boat on a steady course in high waves and deep seas. We had sashimi right on the deck. I will never forget the magic that surrounds Molokai.
Much respect to the Molokai boys! That gentleman was quite humble about all they have accomplished, but their efforts have stymied a lot of developers who thought their money outweighed public opinion. Stand strong, guys, you remind us how to push back with graceful authority.
I couldn't agree more, we are so divided it kills me. I had a kinda odd life path and worked on fishing boats For a number of years as a young man. Almost anywhere I worked, I was in the extreme minority, as a white guy, and kinda square to boot. We have so much more in common than people think. We need to find a way to come together. These videos are great. Thanks!
This is the classic Peter Santenello style I fell in love with some years ago! This is raw, talented journalism, amazing editing and storytelling, and most of all, taking risks in conflict areas to tell a powerful story. Keep up the amazing work, Peter! 👏
after Listening to most people in your videos, they are children of the devil from every genre of false religions destined for eternal hell, and they blaspheme the true and only God almighty JESUS CHRIST by their worship and beliefs in their false gods they worship. repent and SERVE THE ONLY TRUE LIVING GOD JESUS CHRIST. 3¶“You must not have any other god but me. 22¶So Paul, standing before the council,fn addressed them as follows: “Men of Athens, I notice that you are very religious in every way, 23for as I was walking along I saw your many shrines. And one of your altars had this inscription on it: ‘To an Unknown God.’ This God, whom you worship without knowing, is the one I’m telling you about. 24¶“He is the God who made the world and everything in it. Since he is Lord of heaven and earth, he doesn’t live in man-made temples, 25and human hands can’t serve his needs-for he has no needs. He himself gives life and breath to everything, and he satisfies every need. 26From one manfn he created all the nations throughout the whole earth. He decided beforehand when they should rise and fall, and he determined their boundaries. 27¶“His purpose was for the nations to seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him-though he is not far from any one of us. 28For in him we live and move and exist. As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’ 29And since this is true, we shouldn’t think of God as an idol designed by craftsmen from gold or silver or stone. 30¶“God overlooked people’s ignorance about these things in earlier times, but now he commands everyone everywhere to repent of their sins and turn to him. 31For he has set a day for judging the world with justice by the man he has appointed, and he proved to everyone who this is by raising him from the dead.” 32¶When they heard Paul speak about the resurrection of the dead, some laughed in contempt, but others said, “We want to hear more about this later.” 33That ended Paul’s discussion with them, 34but some joined him and became believers. Among them were Dionysius, a member of the council, a woman named Damaris, and others with them. 4¶“You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea. 5You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected-even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me. 6But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those who love me and obey my commands. 7¶“You must not misuse the name of the LORD your God. The LORD will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name (((((((1 JOHN 2 WARNING)))))) 22 And who is a liar? Anyone who says that Jesus is not the Christ. Anyone who denies the Father and the Son is an antichrist THE COMMANDS TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER MEANS TO KEEP GODS COMMANDS. INCLUDING THE ONES BELOW. 2 JOHN 1:5And now, dear lady, I am not writing you a new command but one we have had from the beginning. I ask that we ****LOVE ONE ANOTHER. 6And this is love(AND THIS IS WHAT LOVING ONE ANOTHER IS/MEANS): that we walk in OBEDIENCE TO HIS COMMANDS. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love. *JOHN 14:21Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.” 22Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, “But, Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?” 23Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. 24Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me. 25“All this I have spoken while still with you. R0MANS 1: 28Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. 29They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 30slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; 31they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. 32Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them. GALATIANS 411I fear for you. Perhaps all my hard work with you was for nothing. 2 PETER 2 IS ONE OF COUNTLESS WORDS FROM THAT ARE LACKING 1But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them-bringing swift destruction on themselves. 2Many will follow their depraved conduct and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. 3In their greed these teachers will exploit you with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping. 4For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment; 5if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others; 6if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; 7and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man, who was distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless 8(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)- 9if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment. 10This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and arrogant, they are not afraid to heap abuse on celestial beings; 11yet even angels, although they are stronger and more powerful, do not heap abuse on such beings when bringing judgment on them from the Lord. 12But these people blaspheme in matters they do not understand. They are like unreasoning animals, creatures of instinct, born only to be caught and destroyed, and like animals they too will perish. 15They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Bezer, who loved the wages of wickedness. 16But he was rebuked for his wrongdoing by a donkey-an animal without speech-who spoke with a human voice and restrained the prophet’s madness. 17These people are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them. 18For they mouth empty, boastful words and, by appealing to the lustful desires of the flesh, they entice people who are just escaping from those who live in error. 19They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity-for “people are slaves to whatever has mastered them.” 20If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and are overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning. 21It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them. 22Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed returns to her wallowing in the mud.” 1 CORINTHIANS 10 IS NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN. 5Yet God was not pleased with most of them, and their bodies were scattered in the wilderness. 6These things happened as a warning to us, so that we would not crave evil things as they did, 7or worship idols as some of them did. As the Scriptures say, “The people celebrated with feasting and drinking, and they indulged in pagan revelry.” 8And we must not engage in sexual immorality as some of them did, causing 23,000 of them to die in one day. 9Nor should we put Christ to the test, as some of them did and then died from snakebites. 10And don’t grumble as some of them did, and then were destroyed by the angel of death. 11These things happened to them as examples for us. They were written down to warn us who live at the end of the age. 12If you think you are standing strong, be careful not to fall. 2 corinthians 19 You gladly put up with fools since you are so wise! 20In fact, you even put up with anyone who enslaves you or exploits you or takes advantage of you or puts on airs or slaps you in the face. 21To my shame I admit that we were too weak for that! 3But I fear that somehow your pure and undivided devotion to Christ will be corrupted, just as Eve was deceived by the cunning ways of the serpent. 4You happily put up with whatever anyone tells you, even if they preach a different Jesus than the one we preach, or a different kind of Spirit than the one you received, or a different kind of gospel than the one you believed. 5 But I don’t consider myself inferior in any way to these “super apostles” who teach such things. 6I may be unskilled as a speaker, but I’m not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every possible way.
I used to work for the old ferry company before it shut down. I would go to Molokai every weekend. I love that place. Dave in the shop used to work on the ferry. He's such a nice guy.
Molokai is awesome. I have great memories visiting there. It really felt like you were left with just nature and locals. No tourism in your face. People are wonderful.
Watching this was a tremendous experience to learn that there is at least one place left on earth where people can live in harmony and with respect for nature. If I had the money, there is nothing I'd rather do than secure the land for farming that would support the entire island with food and employment and keep greedy corporate developers from ever owning any of it. Thank you for a great interview!
I’ve honestly NEVER heard a shred of knowledge about this island and its people. What an amazing series. I hope they always stand up for their home and keep it exactly how they want it.
We lived and worked in Hawaii from 1995 until 2006, but never made it to Molokai. I was the Yamaha piano dealer for the state and worked on the four major islands. Our franchise required that we take a container load of pianos to each of the four main island twice a year and offer them for sale. It was a great way to meet and work with a lot of great people. Thanks for the visit.
@@paulbrion2227 No, we had several piano tuners on each island to do that work. We only had one in-house electronics tech, so he had to travel to the other islands if there was a problem with a Disklavier, Clavinova, or Allen organ.
@@paulbrion2227 No, not me, but there were 4 piano tuners on Oahu when I was living there. Today, I am aware of only two because one has died and another moved to the mainland to retire with a lower cost-of-living.
Peter your content shows a whole other side of this nation. You take the blinders off and pull away the stereotypes that we have heard from many generations about many different types of people in the lives, they lead. I love your content, and I’m a big fan. I’m really enjoying what you’re showing of Hawaii, a whole other side of a place that I’ve always wanted to come see for my own eyes.
Organic is a pipe dream. It kills far more than any other production and is far less efficient. It's a great idea but only that. Some can sustain but can't grow for all that way.
I grew up on Maui in the early 1960's. I live on Maui now, watching this reminds me of Maui back then.... it breaks my heart because of how built up Maui is now. I totally get why people on Molokai are standing up for their lifestyle. Keep Molokai Molokai. ❤
Absolutely love it. Born and raised on Big Island. Live on the east side practically all my life. I am 46 now. Never left to live anywhere else. Now with my own family and my own home and possessions, I can relate to this. The feeling of home is like nothing else. My “nest” is what I call it. Funny thing is, I have never been to Moloka’i. I want to visit someday though. I agree wholeheartedly about when the guy in the store said “Don’t change Moloka’i, let Moloka’i change you”. That is 1000000% correct. Another one is “Don’t change the culture, adjust to it”. Hawai’i as a whole is such a special place. Alot of places here though is changing unfortunately. All because of money. Truly a sad thing. I also agree deeply and wholeheartedly about farming. So much so that it literally makes me tear up. Especially the way the world is going today. Materialistic and not only that but so much people don’t know how to grow food. Or raise food. Or harvest meat. We are in the middle of the pacific. The most isolated place on earth. It boggles my mind how we import most of our food. It is CRAZY to think. I grow alot of our veggies right in our yard. Takes a ton of work no doubt. But to be able to eatwhat you grow is so rewarding. Not only the rewarding feeling, but the taste alone. Like night and day. Everyone on this planet should be able to sustain themselves at least a little bit. Have some knowledge and understanding about it. Much love and Aloha from the big island 🙏🏼❤️🤙🏼
after Listening to most people in your videos, they are children of the devil from every genre of false religions destined for eternal hell, and they blaspheme the true and only God almighty JESUS CHRIST by their worship and beliefs in their false gods they worship. repent and SERVE THE ONLY TRUE LIVING GOD JESUS CHRIST. 3¶“You must not have any other god but me. 22¶So Paul, standing before the council,fn addressed them as follows: “Men of Athens, I notice that you are very religious in every way, 23for as I was walking along I saw your many shrines. And one of your altars had this inscription on it: ‘To an Unknown God.’ This God, whom you worship without knowing, is the one I’m telling you about. 24¶“He is the God who made the world and everything in it. Since he is Lord of heaven and earth, he doesn’t live in man-made temples, 25and human hands can’t serve his needs-for he has no needs. He himself gives life and breath to everything, and he satisfies every need. 26From one manfn he created all the nations throughout the whole earth. He decided beforehand when they should rise and fall, and he determined their boundaries. 27¶“His purpose was for the nations to seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him-though he is not far from any one of us. 28For in him we live and move and exist. As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’ 29And since this is true, we shouldn’t think of God as an idol designed by craftsmen from gold or silver or stone. 30¶“God overlooked people’s ignorance about these things in earlier times, but now he commands everyone everywhere to repent of their sins and turn to him. 31For he has set a day for judging the world with justice by the man he has appointed, and he proved to everyone who this is by raising him from the dead.” 32¶When they heard Paul speak about the resurrection of the dead, some laughed in contempt, but others said, “We want to hear more about this later.” 33That ended Paul’s discussion with them, 34but some joined him and became believers. Among them were Dionysius, a member of the council, a woman named Damaris, and others with them. 4¶“You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea. 5You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected-even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me. 6But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those who love me and obey my commands. 7¶“You must not misuse the name of the LORD your God. The LORD will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name (((((((1 JOHN 2 WARNING)))))) 22 And who is a liar? Anyone who says that Jesus is not the Christ. Anyone who denies the Father and the Son is an antichrist THE COMMANDS TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER MEANS TO KEEP GODS COMMANDS. INCLUDING THE ONES BELOW. 2 JOHN 1:5And now, dear lady, I am not writing you a new command but one we have had from the beginning. I ask that we ****LOVE ONE ANOTHER. 6And this is love(AND THIS IS WHAT LOVING ONE ANOTHER IS/MEANS): that we walk in OBEDIENCE TO HIS COMMANDS. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love. *JOHN 14:21Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.” 22Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, “But, Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?” 23Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. 24Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me. 25“All this I have spoken while still with you. R0MANS 1: 28Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. 29They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 30slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; 31they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. 32Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them. GALATIANS 411I fear for you. Perhaps all my hard work with you was for nothing. 2 PETER 2 IS ONE OF COUNTLESS WORDS FROM THAT ARE LACKING 1But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them-bringing swift destruction on themselves. 2Many will follow their depraved conduct and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. 3In their greed these teachers will exploit you with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping. 4For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment; 5if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others; 6if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; 7and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man, who was distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless 8(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)- 9if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment. 10This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and arrogant, they are not afraid to heap abuse on celestial beings; 11yet even angels, although they are stronger and more powerful, do not heap abuse on such beings when bringing judgment on them from the Lord. 12But these people blaspheme in matters they do not understand. They are like unreasoning animals, creatures of instinct, born only to be caught and destroyed, and like animals they too will perish. 15They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Bezer, who loved the wages of wickedness. 16But he was rebuked for his wrongdoing by a donkey-an animal without speech-who spoke with a human voice and restrained the prophet’s madness. 17These people are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them. 18For they mouth empty, boastful words and, by appealing to the lustful desires of the flesh, they entice people who are just escaping from those who live in error. 19They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity-for “people are slaves to whatever has mastered them.” 20If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and are overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning. 21It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them. 22Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed returns to her wallowing in the mud.” 1 CORINTHIANS 10 IS NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN. 5Yet God was not pleased with most of them, and their bodies were scattered in the wilderness. 6These things happened as a warning to us, so that we would not crave evil things as they did, 7or worship idols as some of them did. As the Scriptures say, “The people celebrated with feasting and drinking, and they indulged in pagan revelry.” 8And we must not engage in sexual immorality as some of them did, causing 23,000 of them to die in one day. 9Nor should we put Christ to the test, as some of them did and then died from snakebites. 10And don’t grumble as some of them did, and then were destroyed by the angel of death. 11These things happened to them as examples for us. They were written down to warn us who live at the end of the age. 12If you think you are standing strong, be careful not to fall. 2 corinthians 19 You gladly put up with fools since you are so wise! 20In fact, you even put up with anyone who enslaves you or exploits you or takes advantage of you or puts on airs or slaps you in the face. 21To my shame I admit that we were too weak for that! 3But I fear that somehow your pure and undivided devotion to Christ will be corrupted, just as Eve was deceived by the cunning ways of the serpent. 4You happily put up with whatever anyone tells you, even if they preach a different Jesus than the one we preach, or a different kind of Spirit than the one you received, or a different kind of gospel than the one you believed. 5 But I don’t consider myself inferior in any way to these “super apostles” who teach such things. 6I may be unskilled as a speaker, but I’m not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every possible way.
PETER!!!! I truly love that you left patching the tire up in here. I know you're truly authentic when the quality content comes from situations that REALLY happen in your travels. But the way all hawaiian are with stress is THIS.
Stayed at kaluapapa for a week with a friend who worked at the leper colony, as an anthropologist. It was epic. Secluded and beautiful. Swam alone in protected waters. Hiked into lava tubes that fell into the ocean. St. Damian church, whales. Family dinners with the few remaining residents. Hiked down the tallest sea cliffs in the world to untouched barreling surf… God is good!
I've lived in west Oahu Ewa Beach for 20 years and have always been fascinated with Molokai and the people who make a life over there. This was the most comprehensive video about Molokai I have ever seen. Very nice!
Peter, these Hawaiian segments is one of the best ones you’ve done! And I followed you for a year or something. But I love how much soul essence it is in those stories and the ones you meet. So thank you Peter! God bless your wife too for letting you go to do these trips 🥰🙏🏽
Only an hour in and already over 22,000 people know about a great fishing and tour guide - may Ben's and his fellow islanders businesses prosper! May the people of Molokai remain ever vigilant aginst the developers and keep the island pure!
200K views in 11 hours...mind blowing and well deserved, Peter. People shine so bright when they're doing what they love and what they're meant to do. So happy for you and Natalia!
Peter. You reveal the human spirit thriving in many places around the world. Connecting viewers who may never physically get to these places but can still feel a connection of respect and briefly share their struggles and hopes. Much like our own lives. Makes for a better world. Thank you.
Im from Mexico 🇲🇽 and im really amazed about the beauty of the Hawain islands, My cousin Fred started a new life in haiku, with his family, trying to start a farm in such a beautiful place it’s awesome, all the family it’s proud of him! Im glad that the culture its similar that in Mexico, they look like they care about family and people.
I love how he said everything has life on the island. Just watching the video, you can feel the presence of something you cannot see. I can see why Peter felt the way he did. So interesting!
I had the privilege of visiting Molokai in 2012. The experience has never left me. I still dream about it today. What an immense pleasure to see my favorite you tuber experience it
Breaks my heart to watch this. My husband is Kamalo, the original homestead family. He died a few years ago. His name on Molokai was Kepalo (devil). When you drove by Molokai High, so sad. He graduated in 1958.
These are some very nice, happy, beautiful people. Great smiles, the most no ka oi culture. I love Hawaii. Keep it Hawaiian 💯 . This is the Aloha spirit. Bless these folks 🙏 cheehoo
I've lived in Hawaii 4 times and still feel like it's home but so far beyond my income , thank you so much Peter , I'm amazed you're doing this series , lots of love ❤
I was full of joy watching this video, Peter. You always have a sense of knowing the right people to interview. They have an amazing spirit and we truly feel it. I’ve never traveled anywhere, but watching your videos gives me enjoy and feeling that I somewhat have traveled even though I’m watching it on video. Thank you so much. Keep up the good work.
Ben is the best Tour Guide i've seen on youtube! Deeplly knowledgeable about his home island and history. I sometimes visit Maui every 2 to 3 yrs, and on my next visit, I'm definitely going to make an effort to look him up on a visit to Molakai. Great post!
I grew up in Hawai'i (Oahu). I live in Japan now, but I miss it dearly. I've always been fascinated with Moloka"i and its history. This is by far my favorite video you have done.. Thank you, great job!
I love your videos so much Peter. You have found your life’s purpose and mission. I think you’re a miracle of a creator, and your videos shine light into a darkening world. Thank you for all you do.
Hey Pete, first time watching your channel and I couldn't be more grateful to you and Ben. I was born on an Island and raised in the mountains of the interior. A place where the stars lit up the night sky and the clouds slept in the valley below. As you and Ben toured, a part of me connected strongly to Molok'i. I will go and hopefully hunt and fish and take in what I thought was lost forever. No fancy hotel, streetlights etc., just good people and beautiful land and sea to admire. I pray and hope it stays forever the same. Thanks guys and Ben, I hope to meet you in person. Mahalo
I was lucky enough to live in Kihei in the early 60’s, as a kid. The only resort was the Maui Lu. There was not a single condo, not one. We spent Christmas 1963 at Makena beach, which has been consumed by resorts. In 1963, we had the entire beach to ourselves until late in the day, when a local family set up at the opposite end for a picnic. We attended a Hawaiian church, services in Hawaiian. I went barefoot to Kihei elementary. Having that exposure has made Molokai hold a special appeal to me. I’m not wealthy, just a regular guy, and I would love to live there! I’m not sure if I’d be welcome long enough for my love and respect for old Hawaii to be understood. You’ve taken me back 61 years! Thank you!
I like it. Kind of what small town Texas once was. Saying don't California my Texas is more of a polite request than a threat. Good for Molokai. God bless and protect y'all.
BEN!!!! Holy Shit! I Booked a hunting trip with this guy last year! Ben is such an awesome guy! Had a wonderful time. We got some nice Axis Deer too. You would be lucky to have the opportunity to hunt with Ben. Guy really is the greatest, I hope more people see this and reach out to him and book a hunt.
I was a staff writer for a newspaper on Molokai back in 2008. I haven't seen Kaunakakai in years. This video brought back a few memories. If they are building a movie theater there , that's good. A theater had closed when I got here. Nice to see Molokai again.
I respect your opinion! However, it’s important to consider the trauma our Maui community has felt in the past year. Developers are taking advantage of our situation and trying to turn Maui into O’ahu. It’s very high tension and stress here. Just offering a different perspective.
@@nahex2 oh for sure for sure. Maybe I didn't phrase it well but I figured the difference was because Maui's been over-developed, with the natives getting the short end of the stick.
The people in Molokai are some of the kindest and most genuine in the world. Show kindness and respect and you will get it back, but if you show rudeness and mainland entitlement you won't be welcome.
Happy to see you exploring this part of Hawaii. As a Canadian I've visited various islands and love the Hawaiian people. They are gracious and very welcoming.
What a lucky time we all live in that we can vicariously experience through a great guy like Peter things we likely will never get to experience in real life. I’m grateful for a channel like this because I get to see places and people that I may never see in person, but get to learn important lessons from nonetheless. 👍
I love Ben’s comment. It’s Montana with an Ocean view. Place is so beautiful. I’m definitely sustainable. Farming would be awesome for everyone. Thank you for sharing. I miss the islands.
I’ve lived in Maui for 25 years. I’ve been working with wildfire survivors for the last 6 months. It has been really really tough. Mahalo for focusing on Molokai. I would fly those small planes regularly to do mobile notaries over there! I loved those jobs! Those planes flying along the cliffs is amazing. Also it takes 30 seconds to walk from one end of the airport to the other. Yep I timed it once! Aloha and love from Maui 🌸👏🫶🏼
Oh, how I would love to garden in Hawaii...and he is correct, you can grow all year, the most perfect climate I have ever been to. Mahalo, and prayers for a generous soul to bring abundance and prosperity to the people of Hawaii.
Wonderful video! I had never realized that the Islands were so different from each other. If there were plants/weeds there that goat would eat, I would love to move there and raise good goat meat ( Kikos) for people and help them work toward their dream of organic food. Watching this video made me feel as if I could live there and belong to the community - not something I had felt before. I am either an old soul who wants to keep the old methods of doing things simply or a very young soul that thinks that anything can happen if you plan and work towards the goals. At 64 years of age, after suffering traumatic brain injury and could not work in high-tech training, I ended up raising goats to clear my very overgrown woods of non native plants. Four years later, I have 6 female goats who birthed 9 kids this year! Those will be sold to either help others start breeding goats or for food.
I might add….a Russian Oligarch named Yuri Milner, tried to dock his super yacht in Molokai. The entire town came out and refused him until he sailed away. Hail to the people of Molokai.
Not sure about this incident, but Yuri Milner could hardly be called a Russian oligarch. He's not a member of the oligarchy, and he has even renounced his Russian citizenship. He lives in California.
I have been to that island. I helped rebuild and paint the air plane control tower.i was their 2 weeks over my birthday. The ice-cream shop was the best. I stayed in a condo on the beach. This was Maybe 12 hrs ago. We had the locals help wit the works they showed me a few things. Very cool place. The shell station is still the same. I'm sure ace hardware is still their too.
I'm a new subscriber and this is the first video I see. Peter, you truly found a gold mine with Ben. He truly made us the viewer as if he was speaking to us as he spoke to you. You also captured a big glimpse of what it used to be to live in the 90s. For the locals to keep the land as much as they can from development is great and astonishing. I commend you on your video and editing. Very well put together. I am now considering Ben as a bucket list to hunt, fish and hike with him. He is such a great down to earth host. Bravo Peter, bravo!! 👏 👏 thank you for sharing this. Molokai, here I come, someday!!!
Saint (Father) Damien of Molokai was only 24yrs old when he volunteered to go with the Lepers to care for them.. He ministered, cared for, taught, built homes, & lived amongst them until his death.. Worth looking into his story, as well as the many Catholic Sisters who also volunteered to care for them.. all knowing the dangers.
After months of seeing your videos of these places that I find so fascinating, that you actually end up on my home island! Love how you identified the difference of pidgin spoken between the locals vs when it's spoken to you. Saw you went past my brother's (dad's) place just as you were approaching the fire station. And like in your other videos, you always capture the essence of the place, of its people. Mahalo for showing Molokai as it is, and NOT how people want to make it, to entice other tourists just to "experience." You show the truth, which is what attracted me to your channel in the first place. Also, our town of Kualapuu was Del Monte which formerly was California Packing Corporation. I worked at Kualapuu Market when I was 17 yrs old to 18yrs old. And you drove past our house (formerly Japanese camp, but later we called it "New Camp" since the families started mixing or different races. Homestead was first opened up on Molokai in 1923 (Kalamaʻula), and later places like Hoʻolehua.
Ben's my favorite kind of people, easy to laugh, easy to smile! You can tell he has a good heart. Beautiful island, not what I expected. The red soil reminds me of my college town, Stillwater, OK. A lot of western Okieville has that same type of red soil. I hope Molokai stays simple like shown in the video. I think some of us know the Maui fires were off from the official narrative. That most people should be able to realize based on what the police did during the fires, how they prevented people from going to see the remnants of their residences, and what has gone on since. Stay strong, Lahaina!!!
I was born and raised on Oahu. I'm not Hawaiian, but I'm local. When ever I visit Hawaii, I give my Hawaiian / local friends anything they need. This is because they have given me so much Aloha over the years. I now live on the mainland in Colorado. Thank you for talking about Father Damien. I went to Damien Memorial High School in Kalihi Honolulu. We learned about the history of Molokai and the leper colony. While in high school, we wanted to visit the leper settlement to learn more about the history of Molokai, but the patients wanted their privacy, so we never made it. Since then, Father Damien has been canonized “Saint Damien” in the Catholic and Mormon church. This makes Molokai and the leper settlement a holy place for Catholics. Someday my family and I would like to visit Molokai, for religious reasons. Aloha, brother Al
The store owner @18:10 is so humble. He lived there for almost 2 decades but still claims to be from San Diego. (Which is ironically where I am posting this comment from)
That’s because in some eyes he will never be considered a “local”. He will always be a “transplant” or “malahini” in other local eyes. Growing up “Haole” was used to describe white people from the mainland. It was in high school I learned “Haole” could also mean “those without breath” or describing those as non Hawaiians. But “Haole” was used exclusively on white people. I have never heard that word used on the Japanese, Koreans, Chinese, or Filipinos. “Popolo” is used to describe Blacks.
@spinner7801 It's interesting that brown people have unique or special names for white people. "Those without breath" or "Haole" for example. Whenever white people come up with unique names for brown people, we get canceled and called racist. I'm not complaining, just noticing things. ✌️ ☮️ 🕊 🏳️ ✌️ Oh and you also can't criticize Israel I have noticed. 😉 This comment will probably be banned anyway.
Where I am from, anyone can show up and call themselves Americans. That is just part of our culture. You can even come illegally and sanctuary cities like NYC will provide you with some very nice benefits. I love Biden. ❤️
Very well done in sharing the uniqueness of our island state . What you see is what you get as they say and you had an excellent guide. I live on the island of Kauai on homestead land surrounded by the gracious people of Niihau. Born and raised in Papakolea on Oahu, I have settled here raising my ohana along with my husband of 48 years. I appreciate your insight on our people. Your videos are unique because I see no judgment on the lifestyles you have encountered. Mahalo nui loa for your work. I hope you have good guidance when you come to Kauai to see the true legacy of our culture Blessings to you 👍
brings back vague memories of christmas break as a 3rd grader in 1996 and staying on Molokai for a week when my aunt was living on the island and teaching years ago. maybe ill find my way back there again at some point...
Awesome Molokai tour Peter! You are so wise to get a local perspective and help viewers gain an understanding of the culture and community. Aloha to you my Brother!
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Peter- Moloka'i is my favorite island - it is the true Hawai'i. I had the privilege of going to Kaulapapa. What an amazing yet eerie place. I hope this island never develops
Thanks for doing Moloka'i. I haven't been there in decades.
Hello...
That homestead is 14:10 called Department of Hawaiian Homes Lands.
Watching from work🫢
I was stationed in Hawaii for 3 years. We were always told to not go to the westside because people were “rude”. They could not have been nicer to my pregnant wife, and eventually our newborn baby. Hawaiians are very forgiving people. The energy you give, like Peter in this video, is the respect you’ll receive in return. It was emotional to see Oahu during covid and hear from the Hawaiians that the ocean was healing and looking like “it used to be”. God Bless you all and Mahalo for letting my family visit.
Thank you for your service
Well said!
Back in 93 my GTO got stuck in the sand on the West side…three huge bruddahs lifted it off the sand without even asking. My haole friend was terrified when they approached. Me, I was like mahalos because I needed help and they offered. Three armed guards stationed up the valley (Makua, I believe) drove down because they thought trouble was brewing. All aloha, everyone talked story for a few minutes…bailed all good.
It's really sad to hear that people coming to visit Hawaii because it's so beautiful, is what is ruining the beauty of Hawaii
My first language is French so sorry if that is worded weird
Mahalo for your service. Most Kanaka Maoli (Hawaiians) are friendly & will show you the same respect that others show. Family is everything, so pregnant women & children are very much taken care of. 🤙🏽🤙🏽
"Don't change Molokai. Let Molokai change you." - well said. What a beautiful place.
All of Hawaii is this way
Everyone basically says the same thing about their community in every video that Peter is in.
I love that saying! So many countries are being ruined by folks that want to change them. Leave everything alone.
Spent a week there in the '90's, recommend it. Hardly any tourists, beaches, boardwalks and trails in the unique landscape nearly to yourself.
@@marleneppaul Yeah, unfortunate and always done under the guise of liberal progressiveness
My type of vibe.
No drama.
Just great family oriented people and nature.
Life does not have to be complicated...
as long as your not white and your only visiting.
Don't let it fool you. There's plenty of drama on the island.
@@ericschranz6958And they’re almost all on welfare and state aid. Let’s all live in subsidized housing on an island that refuses to allow jobs to come from any development.
I am Hawaiian, I was born and raised in Hawaii on Oahu and Moloka'i. I live in Texas now. But Moloka'i will always be my home island. My grandfather is buried there, my grandmother is buried there, most of my family is buried there, my mother (East End) and father (Ho'olehua Homestead) are both from Moloka'i. I grew up on that island. Hunting, fishing, tagging along with my dad when he had to trap and neutralize mongoose issues out of the wildlife refuge. I know Kaunakakai like the back of my hand. I grew up killing time in Pascua store, Kanemitsu Bakery (before Hot Bread was even a thing), Misaki's and running around Rawlins Chevron which I guess is Texaco now.
I do miss it. Moloka'i will always be home. I hope this video helps to educate some folks and maybe give them a wanderlust to visit, but I also hope this video doesn't cause any detriment to the way of life Moloka'i has and should always have.
Keep Moloka'i, Moloka'i.
Born and raised on Oahu and moved to Texas. We’re just north of Houston. I definitely miss Home but it is so expensive now.
I grew up on hickam afb bruddah. Some of us owlies you like. I worked the hi 50th state fair and you guys hated on me. I will always love and respect HI but for some reason I get hated on. Love you all and respect but you are hardcore.
this place looks increadible. I need to see it in person
I'm from oahu Waianae, back in waianae but I went to school in San Antonio back in 2000 to 06 07
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All those children going to school, playing safely in their neighborhood, friendly neighbors, hunting, fishing, ...Very rich people. You have everything. Mahalo for the glimpse and stay blessed.
This is the way of healthy life style
Peter, you continue to show your viewers the world through the eyes of locals. No flash and dash, but the down to earth people who live in the places you showcase. Great stuff! Nobody does it the way you do it, and that’s a beautiful thing!
True journalism ❤
Thanks Ken!
I 100% agree. From the bottom of my heart I say ….. Peter is the best, most honest, genuine person doing the most honest genuine journalism ever. I look forward to his weekly segment. ❤
Loved Ben. Peter's excellent at finding the best hosts! I've said it before and I'll say it again, this is Pulitzer Prize worthy journalism week after week.
Great video! Thank you, Peter.
👏👏💐💐💯💯
Gotta go Kaua’i next braddah
I am a local on Oahu. I have never been to Molokai but grew up knowing how special this island was and still is. It was almost an unspoken understanding and respect that if you had no real reason to go there, let them be in peace. What a rare place to live and raise an ohana, truly a blessing. I hope that Ben and the rest of the locals there are able to find a perfect balance that benefits them and continues to allow them to thrive in their paradise. Mahalo for sharing Peter!
Your host is so open and honest. Very gracious to give his time and insights. These folks have many stories to tell. Thank you.
Yeah Ben is awesome for sure!
@@PeterSantenelloWas wondering, Peter...do you stay in touch with the hosts from all your travels?
Big respect for the humbleness and respect of store owner. The world should learn from this man.
I had the blessing to stay on Molokai for 9 months, 7 months longer than I anticipated. They say she'll either welcome you or spit you out. Boy was I welcomed! The people there are incredible. I really enjoyed the much slower pace of life and getting connected with nature. Those 9 months felt like a rebirth and I've never been the same since (in a good way of course).
Made my day seeing that people can stand together to protect their way of life. Without big money influence they are happy and surviving just fine.
@@ToTheGreatWideOpen Yes, people can be happy regardless of whatever government or economic system exists around them.
I'm sure they'd prefer if none of that existed and they could just live without worrying about arbitrary numbers in a bank account.
They don't even try and build a garden. How many of them did you see? Plenty of place to grow food there instead of shipping in fruits and vegetables. Imagine living in Hawaii and buying a pineapple from South America or Philippians. I've been there and seen the shipping boxes. Thing is their climate produces some of the best fruits and vegetables. The problem is land has come so expensive but many times you can lease is very reasonable for farming or ranching
Capitalism* > Socialism. However... big *. There is more to life than money and people of Molokai have found it. Community and slower pace of life so you can enjoy every year of it.
@@brinkee7674 almost everyone on molokai has a farm, most of the farms just arent for the public eye, doesnt mean they dont have them
Yup beautiful town it’s really look oldest town so beautiful
We need more RUclipsrs like you, Peter. As someone from India who's unlikely to visit so many places in the foreseeable future, you show us places that are worth exploring. Thank you!
This is so true👍
I agree!
He shows real America, Hawaii
I'm an American and I have no chance to get there either. I'm so grateful for Peter going to places I can't go visit! Much love from my house to yours!
Exactly , well said 😊 !
I'm born and raised in Hawaii and really loving this Hawaii Series. You got the right people taking you around
You're so right! Peter is amazing at choosing the perfect host no matter where he takes us.
That's one of many things that separates Peter from the pack,boy can sure pickum.
Genuine question: why do Hawaiians vote democrat by and large? I lived there for 5 years and every local I met had staunchly conservative values but said they voted democrat every time, while complaining about the gov being horrible. I genuinely just want to know what the reasoning is, as Hawaiians in general seem very conservative, traditional, religious, old school, etc.
@@JackTN678 I can only add my opinion and I feel most people are afraid of change and rather live with the "it is what it is" mindset. My parents and siblings are lifelong Dems, I am strongly opposed and feel that is the reason Hawaii is in a rapid downfall for decades. I've been planning to leave for years because I don't see a change for a positive in my lifetime
@@JackTN678 I know a lot of democrats in Hawaii but have relatives who are republicans too. I guess you gravitated towards the democrats. I guess democrats aren't supposed to complain about "the government?" Are you suggesting that Molokaians are democrats then? YOu spent 5 yrs on Oahu, but where exactly? In Waianae, Nanakuli, Waimanalo, Hawaii Kai, Kailua?
This was the best yet in your Hawaii series, Peter. Ben’s tour and history of the island was fascinating and educational. The story of Ben’s wife’s family homesteading, and doing what the government thought was impossible is so inspirational and part of history most of us had never heard before. I have friends that moved from California to Lanai a few years ago. I visited last year and was taken back by the “Ellison effect“. That’s my term for taking a beautiful native island and turning it into a compound for the wealthy. That island has been taken over by wealthy ex-pats… which include my friends. They all seem to be fairly impressed that Larry is their neighbor. The conversation revolves around what European country they’re flying off to or which of their homes they’re traveling to next. Larry and the ex-pats have turned this island into a haven for the wealthy. I saw very little of Larry contributing to the native people. I’m happy to hear Ben’s dream of an organic farm on Molokai. With all of the billions that Ellison has there is no organic produce being grown on a farm on Lanai. Everyone must travel by boat with coolers to do their shopping over in Maui. They then either Rent-A-Car or own a car that they pay to park on Maui to shop. Larry Ellison spent millions planting non-native trees but couldn’t be bothered to create an organic farm to feed the community. When I asked about Molokai, I was told it’s a very “dangerous“ island and that no one travels there. Thank you for dispelling that myth and for showing us your beautiful home Ben. Mahalo!❤
Thank you 🙏🏾
Thanks to Ben for representing the local people in a positive light! You are genuinely a local boy at heart...no ka oi!!
Mahalo🤙🏾
One of my life's most treasured memories was sailing a 30 ft sailboat with my Dad and brothers from Oahu to Maui and back. The first night, we anchored in the shelter of the south side of Molokai and went spear-fishing for lobster at night. On the way back, we sailed the phenomenal north cliffs of Molokai and reeled in a Tuna while doing our best to keep the boat on a steady course in high waves and deep seas. We had sashimi right on the deck. I will never forget the magic that surrounds Molokai.
Sounds awesome.
Much respect to the Molokai boys! That gentleman was quite humble about all they have accomplished, but their efforts have stymied a lot of developers who thought their money outweighed public opinion. Stand strong, guys, you remind us how to push back with graceful authority.
Yes!!! 🙌
Your channel is THE most important channel in the USA. I don’t know how else to put it. Please never stop bringing us all together.
I couldn't agree more, we are so divided it kills me.
I had a kinda odd life path and worked on fishing boats
For a number of years as a young man.
Almost anywhere I worked, I was in the extreme minority, as a white guy, and kinda square to boot.
We have so much more in common than people think.
We need to find a way to come together.
These videos are great. Thanks!
Not just US. I am Polish and watching it too. Very important content.
I appreciate how respectful you are and how self-aware you are of your place as a visitor.
This is the classic Peter Santenello style I fell in love with some years ago! This is raw, talented journalism, amazing editing and storytelling, and most of all, taking risks in conflict areas to tell a powerful story. Keep up the amazing work, Peter! 👏
Keep Moloka'i, Moloka'i! "As long as the parents are doing their job right / guardians doing it right. The world needs more of this!
after Listening to most people in your videos, they are children of the devil from every genre of false religions destined for eternal hell, and they blaspheme the true and only God almighty JESUS CHRIST by their worship and beliefs in their false gods they worship. repent and SERVE THE ONLY TRUE LIVING GOD JESUS CHRIST. 3¶“You must not have any other god but me.
22¶So Paul, standing before the council,fn addressed them as follows: “Men of Athens, I notice that you are very religious in every way,
23for as I was walking along I saw your many shrines. And one of your altars had this inscription on it: ‘To an Unknown God.’ This God, whom you worship without knowing, is the one I’m telling you about.
24¶“He is the God who made the world and everything in it. Since he is Lord of heaven and earth, he doesn’t live in man-made temples,
25and human hands can’t serve his needs-for he has no needs. He himself gives life and breath to everything, and he satisfies every need.
26From one manfn he created all the nations throughout the whole earth. He decided beforehand when they should rise and fall, and he determined their boundaries.
27¶“His purpose was for the nations to seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him-though he is not far from any one of us.
28For in him we live and move and exist. As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’
29And since this is true, we shouldn’t think of God as an idol designed by craftsmen from gold or silver or stone.
30¶“God overlooked people’s ignorance about these things in earlier times, but now he commands everyone everywhere to repent of their sins and turn to him.
31For he has set a day for judging the world with justice by the man he has appointed, and he proved to everyone who this is by raising him from the dead.”
32¶When they heard Paul speak about the resurrection of the dead, some laughed in contempt, but others said, “We want to hear more about this later.”
33That ended Paul’s discussion with them,
34but some joined him and became believers. Among them were Dionysius, a member of the council, a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
4¶“You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea.
5You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected-even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me.
6But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those who love me and obey my commands.
7¶“You must not misuse the name of the LORD your God. The LORD will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name
(((((((1 JOHN 2 WARNING)))))) 22 And who is a liar? Anyone who says that Jesus is not the Christ. Anyone who denies the Father and the Son is an antichrist
THE COMMANDS TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER MEANS TO KEEP GODS COMMANDS. INCLUDING THE ONES BELOW.
2 JOHN 1:5And now, dear lady, I am not writing you a new command but one we have had from the beginning. I ask that we ****LOVE ONE ANOTHER.
6And this is love(AND THIS IS WHAT LOVING ONE ANOTHER IS/MEANS): that we walk in OBEDIENCE TO HIS COMMANDS. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love.
*JOHN 14:21Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.”
22Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, “But, Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?”
23Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.
24Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.
25“All this I have spoken while still with you.
R0MANS 1: 28Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done.
29They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips,
30slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents;
31they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy.
32Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.
GALATIANS 411I fear for you. Perhaps all my hard work with you was for nothing.
2 PETER 2 IS ONE OF COUNTLESS WORDS FROM THAT ARE LACKING
1But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them-bringing swift destruction on themselves.
2Many will follow their depraved conduct and will bring the way of truth into disrepute.
3In their greed these teachers will exploit you with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.
4For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;
5if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others;
6if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly;
7and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man, who was distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless
8(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)-
9if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
10This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and arrogant, they are not afraid to heap abuse on celestial beings;
11yet even angels, although they are stronger and more powerful, do not heap abuse on such beings when bringing judgment on them from the Lord.
12But these people blaspheme in matters they do not understand. They are like unreasoning animals, creatures of instinct, born only to be caught and destroyed, and like animals they too will perish.
15They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Bezer, who loved the wages of wickedness.
16But he was rebuked for his wrongdoing by a donkey-an animal without speech-who spoke with a human voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.
17These people are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.
18For they mouth empty, boastful words and, by appealing to the lustful desires of the flesh, they entice people who are just escaping from those who live in error.
19They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity-for “people are slaves to whatever has mastered them.”
20If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and are overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning.
21It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them.
22Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed returns to her wallowing in the mud.”
1 CORINTHIANS 10 IS NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN.
5Yet God was not pleased with most of them, and their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.
6These things happened as a warning to us, so that we would not crave evil things as they did,
7or worship idols as some of them did. As the Scriptures say, “The people celebrated with feasting and drinking, and they indulged in pagan revelry.”
8And we must not engage in sexual immorality as some of them did, causing 23,000 of them to die in one day.
9Nor should we put Christ to the test, as some of them did and then died from snakebites.
10And don’t grumble as some of them did, and then were destroyed by the angel of death.
11These things happened to them as examples for us. They were written down to warn us who live at the end of the age.
12If you think you are standing strong, be careful not to fall.
2 corinthians 19 You gladly put up with fools since you are so wise!
20In fact, you even put up with anyone who enslaves you or exploits you or takes advantage of you or puts on airs or slaps you in the face.
21To my shame I admit that we were too weak for that!
3But I fear that somehow your pure and undivided devotion to Christ will be corrupted, just as Eve was deceived by the cunning ways of the serpent.
4You happily put up with whatever anyone tells you, even if they preach a different Jesus than the one we preach, or a different kind of Spirit than the one you received, or a different kind of gospel than the one you believed.
5 But I don’t consider myself inferior in any way to these “super apostles” who teach such things.
6I may be unskilled as a speaker, but I’m not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every possible way.
I used to work for the old ferry company before it shut down. I would go to Molokai every weekend. I love that place. Dave in the shop used to work on the ferry. He's such a nice guy.
Molokai is awesome. I have great memories visiting there. It really felt like you were left with just nature and locals. No tourism in your face. People are wonderful.
Watching this was a tremendous experience to learn that there is at least one
place left on earth where people can live in harmony and with respect for nature.
If I had the money, there is nothing I'd rather do than secure the land for farming that
would support the entire island with food and employment and keep greedy corporate
developers from ever owning any of it.
Thank you for a great interview!
I’ve honestly NEVER heard a shred of knowledge about this island and its people. What an amazing series. I hope they always stand up for their home and keep it exactly how they want it.
We lived and worked in Hawaii from 1995 until 2006, but never made it to Molokai. I was the Yamaha piano dealer for the state and worked on the four major islands. Our franchise required that we take a container load of pianos to each of the four main island twice a year and offer them for sale. It was a great way to meet and work with a lot of great people. Thanks for the visit.
Did you tune them as well?
@@paulbrion2227 No, we had several piano tuners on each island to do that work. We only had one in-house electronics tech, so he had to travel to the other islands if there was a problem with a Disklavier, Clavinova, or Allen organ.
Did you ever work on a piano at Hannums Barbershop in the industrial park at Kailua on Hawaii?
@@paulbrion2227 No, not me, but there were 4 piano tuners on Oahu when I was living there. Today, I am aware of only two because one has died and another moved to the mainland to retire with a lower cost-of-living.
@@dalematthiesis Hawaiian weather conducive to keeping a piano in tune?
Peter your content shows a whole other side of this nation. You take the blinders off and pull away the stereotypes that we have heard from many generations about many different types of people in the lives, they lead. I love your content, and I’m a big fan. I’m really enjoying what you’re showing of Hawaii, a whole other side of a place that I’ve always wanted to come see for my own eyes.
hi si ella
I pray that Ben's dream of organic food production on Molokai (and everywhere!) comes to fruition. He's really got his head screwed on right.
Organic is a pipe dream. It kills far more than any other production and is far less efficient. It's a great idea but only that. Some can sustain but can't grow for all that way.
Because farming is known to be great for the land... what??
@@KarklinPumpkin How fortunate for you, that you've discovered how to live without eating!
@@susanvaughan4210 says the child molester
@@susanvaughan4210 Susan Vaghaun the child.diddler
I grew up on Maui in the early 1960's. I live on Maui now, watching this reminds me of Maui back then.... it breaks my heart because of how built up Maui is now. I totally get why people on Molokai are standing up for their lifestyle. Keep Molokai Molokai. ❤
Absolutely love it. Born and raised on Big Island. Live on the east side practically all my life. I am 46 now. Never left to live anywhere else. Now with my own family and my own home and possessions, I can relate to this. The feeling of home is like nothing else. My “nest” is what I call it. Funny thing is, I have never been to Moloka’i. I want to visit someday though. I agree wholeheartedly about when the guy in the store said “Don’t change Moloka’i, let Moloka’i change you”. That is 1000000% correct. Another one is “Don’t change the culture, adjust to it”. Hawai’i as a whole is such a special place. Alot of places here though is changing unfortunately. All because of money. Truly a sad thing. I also agree deeply and wholeheartedly about farming. So much so that it literally makes me tear up. Especially the way the world is going today. Materialistic and not only that but so much people don’t know how to grow food. Or raise food. Or harvest meat. We are in the middle of the pacific. The most isolated place on earth. It boggles my mind how we import most of our food. It is CRAZY to think. I grow alot of our veggies right in our yard. Takes a ton of work no doubt. But to be able to eatwhat you grow is so rewarding. Not only the rewarding feeling, but the taste alone. Like night and day. Everyone on this planet should be able to sustain themselves at least a little bit. Have some knowledge and understanding about it.
Much love and Aloha from the big island 🙏🏼❤️🤙🏼
after Listening to most people in your videos, they are children of the devil from every genre of false religions destined for eternal hell, and they blaspheme the true and only God almighty JESUS CHRIST by their worship and beliefs in their false gods they worship. repent and SERVE THE ONLY TRUE LIVING GOD JESUS CHRIST. 3¶“You must not have any other god but me.
22¶So Paul, standing before the council,fn addressed them as follows: “Men of Athens, I notice that you are very religious in every way,
23for as I was walking along I saw your many shrines. And one of your altars had this inscription on it: ‘To an Unknown God.’ This God, whom you worship without knowing, is the one I’m telling you about.
24¶“He is the God who made the world and everything in it. Since he is Lord of heaven and earth, he doesn’t live in man-made temples,
25and human hands can’t serve his needs-for he has no needs. He himself gives life and breath to everything, and he satisfies every need.
26From one manfn he created all the nations throughout the whole earth. He decided beforehand when they should rise and fall, and he determined their boundaries.
27¶“His purpose was for the nations to seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him-though he is not far from any one of us.
28For in him we live and move and exist. As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’
29And since this is true, we shouldn’t think of God as an idol designed by craftsmen from gold or silver or stone.
30¶“God overlooked people’s ignorance about these things in earlier times, but now he commands everyone everywhere to repent of their sins and turn to him.
31For he has set a day for judging the world with justice by the man he has appointed, and he proved to everyone who this is by raising him from the dead.”
32¶When they heard Paul speak about the resurrection of the dead, some laughed in contempt, but others said, “We want to hear more about this later.”
33That ended Paul’s discussion with them,
34but some joined him and became believers. Among them were Dionysius, a member of the council, a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
4¶“You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea.
5You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected-even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me.
6But I lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those who love me and obey my commands.
7¶“You must not misuse the name of the LORD your God. The LORD will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name
(((((((1 JOHN 2 WARNING)))))) 22 And who is a liar? Anyone who says that Jesus is not the Christ. Anyone who denies the Father and the Son is an antichrist
THE COMMANDS TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER MEANS TO KEEP GODS COMMANDS. INCLUDING THE ONES BELOW.
2 JOHN 1:5And now, dear lady, I am not writing you a new command but one we have had from the beginning. I ask that we ****LOVE ONE ANOTHER.
6And this is love(AND THIS IS WHAT LOVING ONE ANOTHER IS/MEANS): that we walk in OBEDIENCE TO HIS COMMANDS. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love.
*JOHN 14:21Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.”
22Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, “But, Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?”
23Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.
24Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.
25“All this I have spoken while still with you.
R0MANS 1: 28Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done.
29They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips,
30slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents;
31they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy.
32Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.
GALATIANS 411I fear for you. Perhaps all my hard work with you was for nothing.
2 PETER 2 IS ONE OF COUNTLESS WORDS FROM THAT ARE LACKING
1But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them-bringing swift destruction on themselves.
2Many will follow their depraved conduct and will bring the way of truth into disrepute.
3In their greed these teachers will exploit you with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.
4For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;
5if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others;
6if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly;
7and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man, who was distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless
8(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)-
9if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
10This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and arrogant, they are not afraid to heap abuse on celestial beings;
11yet even angels, although they are stronger and more powerful, do not heap abuse on such beings when bringing judgment on them from the Lord.
12But these people blaspheme in matters they do not understand. They are like unreasoning animals, creatures of instinct, born only to be caught and destroyed, and like animals they too will perish.
15They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Bezer, who loved the wages of wickedness.
16But he was rebuked for his wrongdoing by a donkey-an animal without speech-who spoke with a human voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.
17These people are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.
18For they mouth empty, boastful words and, by appealing to the lustful desires of the flesh, they entice people who are just escaping from those who live in error.
19They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity-for “people are slaves to whatever has mastered them.”
20If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and are overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning.
21It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them.
22Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed returns to her wallowing in the mud.”
1 CORINTHIANS 10 IS NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN.
5Yet God was not pleased with most of them, and their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.
6These things happened as a warning to us, so that we would not crave evil things as they did,
7or worship idols as some of them did. As the Scriptures say, “The people celebrated with feasting and drinking, and they indulged in pagan revelry.”
8And we must not engage in sexual immorality as some of them did, causing 23,000 of them to die in one day.
9Nor should we put Christ to the test, as some of them did and then died from snakebites.
10And don’t grumble as some of them did, and then were destroyed by the angel of death.
11These things happened to them as examples for us. They were written down to warn us who live at the end of the age.
12If you think you are standing strong, be careful not to fall.
2 corinthians 19 You gladly put up with fools since you are so wise!
20In fact, you even put up with anyone who enslaves you or exploits you or takes advantage of you or puts on airs or slaps you in the face.
21To my shame I admit that we were too weak for that!
3But I fear that somehow your pure and undivided devotion to Christ will be corrupted, just as Eve was deceived by the cunning ways of the serpent.
4You happily put up with whatever anyone tells you, even if they preach a different Jesus than the one we preach, or a different kind of Spirit than the one you received, or a different kind of gospel than the one you believed.
5 But I don’t consider myself inferior in any way to these “super apostles” who teach such things.
6I may be unskilled as a speaker, but I’m not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every possible way.
PETER!!!! I truly love that you left patching the tire up in here. I know you're truly authentic when the quality content comes from situations that REALLY happen in your travels. But the way all hawaiian are with stress is THIS.
He didn’t care one bit just smiling 🤣🙌
Stayed at kaluapapa for a week with a friend who worked at the leper colony, as an anthropologist. It was epic. Secluded and beautiful. Swam alone in protected waters. Hiked into lava tubes that fell into the ocean. St. Damian church, whales. Family dinners with the few remaining residents. Hiked down the tallest sea cliffs in the world to untouched barreling surf… God is good!
Where is it that I can fly my paraglider at those tall cliffs?
Yeah surf setups looked good
I've lived in west Oahu Ewa Beach for 20 years and have always been fascinated with Molokai and the people who make a life over there. This was the most comprehensive video about Molokai I have ever seen. Very nice!
Never in my ancestors' lifetimes they could image we can see beauties of an island half a world away through the internet. Amazing times we live in.
Peter, these Hawaiian segments is one of the best ones you’ve done! And I followed you for a year or something. But I love how much soul essence it is in those stories and the ones you meet. So thank you Peter! God bless your wife too for letting you go to do these trips 🥰🙏🏽
Only an hour in and already over 22,000 people know about a great fishing and tour guide - may Ben's and his fellow islanders businesses prosper! May the people of Molokai remain ever vigilant aginst the developers and keep the island pure!
200K views in 11 hours...mind blowing and well deserved, Peter. People shine so bright when they're doing what they love and what they're meant to do. So happy for you and Natalia!
Peter. You reveal the human spirit thriving in many places around the world. Connecting viewers who may never physically get to these places but can still feel a connection of respect and briefly share their struggles and hopes. Much like our own lives. Makes for a better world. Thank you.
Im from Mexico 🇲🇽 and im really amazed about the beauty of the Hawain islands, My cousin Fred started a new life in haiku, with his family, trying to start a farm in such a beautiful place it’s awesome, all the family it’s proud of him! Im glad that the culture its similar that in Mexico, they look like they care about family and people.
Peter, I can’t express how much I appreciate your channel. Feels like I was there with you!
I love how he said everything has life on the island. Just watching the video, you can feel the presence of something you cannot see. I can see why Peter felt the way he did. So interesting!
Ben's teeth and smile are perfection. Dude radiates.
I LOVE Molokai. Stayed there for a month back in 2015 for work. I loved every second there.
@ 43:10 this angle shot of Ben and the cliffs behind him is just absolutely fantastic. What a place, what a paradise. Molokai!
Reminiscent of The Cliffs of Moher in Ireland.
I had the privilege of visiting Molokai in 2012. The experience has never left me. I still dream about it today. What an immense pleasure to see my favorite you tuber experience it
Breaks my heart to watch this. My husband is Kamalo, the original homestead family. He died a few years ago. His name on Molokai was Kepalo (devil). When you drove by Molokai High, so sad. He graduated in 1958.
I’m so sorry for your loss, and for all of our losses, over the years…Sad.❤
@@nadogrl In Hawaii we say Mahalo (thank you)
He's walking with our ancestors now...& Will always be with you
@@Frank-uw5xq Mahalo nui loa
These are some very nice, happy, beautiful people. Great smiles, the most no ka oi culture. I love Hawaii. Keep it Hawaiian 💯 . This is the Aloha spirit. Bless these folks 🙏 cheehoo
I've lived in Hawaii 4 times and still feel like it's home but so far beyond my income , thank you so much Peter , I'm amazed you're doing this series , lots of love ❤
I was full of joy watching this video, Peter. You always have a sense of knowing the right people to interview. They have an amazing spirit and we truly feel it. I’ve never traveled anywhere, but watching your videos gives me enjoy and feeling that I somewhat have traveled even though I’m watching it on video. Thank you so much. Keep up the good work.
Ben is the best Tour Guide i've seen on youtube! Deeplly knowledgeable about his home island and history. I sometimes visit Maui every 2 to 3 yrs, and on my next visit, I'm definitely going to make an effort to look him up on a visit to Molakai. Great post!
I grew up in Hawai'i (Oahu). I live in Japan now, but I miss it dearly. I've always been fascinated with Moloka"i and its history. This is by far my favorite video you have done.. Thank you, great job!
Thank you Peter Santenello for keeping all things real! Keep Molokai Molokai 💯 %! &Keep all towns for the real ppl who live in them!
I love your videos so much Peter. You have found your life’s purpose and mission. I think you’re a miracle of a creator, and your videos shine light into a darkening world. Thank you for all you do.
Hey Pete, first time watching your channel and I couldn't be more grateful to you and Ben.
I was born on an Island and raised in the mountains of the interior. A place where the stars lit up the night sky and the clouds slept in the valley below.
As you and Ben toured, a part of me connected strongly to Molok'i. I will go and hopefully hunt and fish and take in what I thought was lost forever. No fancy hotel, streetlights etc., just good people and beautiful land and sea to admire.
I pray and hope it stays forever the same. Thanks guys and Ben, I hope to meet you in person.
Mahalo
I miss the old Hawaii, and thankfully this place bring real Hawaii back❤❤
I was lucky enough to live in Kihei in the early 60’s, as a kid. The only resort was the Maui Lu. There was not a single condo, not one. We spent Christmas 1963 at Makena beach, which has been consumed by resorts. In 1963, we had the entire beach to ourselves until late in the day, when a local family set up at the opposite end for a picnic. We attended a Hawaiian church, services in Hawaiian. I went barefoot to Kihei elementary. Having that exposure has made Molokai hold a special appeal to me. I’m not wealthy, just a regular guy, and I would love to live there! I’m not sure if I’d be welcome long enough for my love and respect for old Hawaii to be understood. You’ve taken me back 61 years! Thank you!
The water is so clear and blue (untouched). Beautiful.
It is, Hawaii was beautiful snorkeling
You gotta do another video with this guy. Best one so far on this adventure. I feel like he has so much more to show us all.
More pigeon English! I’m fascinated. The energy of the island comes through viscerally on this video. Thank you.
I like it. Kind of what small town Texas once was. Saying don't California my Texas is more of a polite request than a threat. Good for Molokai. God bless and protect y'all.
Peter is by far the number one interviewer & historian! Looking forward to meeting you some day.
BEN!!!! Holy Shit! I Booked a hunting trip with this guy last year! Ben is such an awesome guy! Had a wonderful time. We got some nice Axis Deer too. You would be lucky to have the opportunity to hunt with Ben. Guy really is the greatest, I hope more people see this and reach out to him and book a hunt.
Yess I hope the best for him!! Earth needs more like him!
Duke. My brother.😂
❤
Wild turkeys too
Good stuff!
Im from Hawaii and this was good kine. Bless you braddah! Keep the Hawaiians safe lord!
Ok mainlander.
Hawaii is the mainland
A Filipino right here watching all the way from Thailand. Shout out to Ben, who’s also a bit of Filipino.
I was a staff writer for a newspaper on Molokai back in 2008.
I haven't seen Kaunakakai in years.
This video brought back a few memories.
If they are building a movie theater there , that's good.
A theater had closed when I got here.
Nice to see Molokai again.
These Molokai guys have a much more positive vibe than the ones on Maui. Probably because they've been succeeding to preserve their way of life.
I respect your opinion! However, it’s important to consider the trauma our Maui community has felt in the past year. Developers are taking advantage of our situation and trying to turn Maui into O’ahu. It’s very high tension and stress here. Just offering a different perspective.
@@nahex2 oh for sure for sure. Maybe I didn't phrase it well but I figured the difference was because Maui's been over-developed, with the natives getting the short end of the stick.
The people in Molokai are some of the kindest and most genuine in the world. Show kindness and respect and you will get it back, but if you show rudeness and mainland entitlement you won't be welcome.
Happy to see you exploring this part of Hawaii. As a Canadian I've visited various islands and love the Hawaiian people. They are gracious and very welcoming.
I spent many days on molokai as a kid. The locals were super cool. The town was chill. Glad to see its still perfect. Dont change!!! 🤙
What a lucky time we all live in that we can vicariously experience through a great guy like Peter things we likely will never get to experience in real life. I’m grateful for a channel like this because I get to see places and people that I may never see in person, but get to learn important lessons from nonetheless. 👍
I love Ben’s comment. It’s Montana with an Ocean view. Place is so beautiful. I’m definitely sustainable. Farming would be awesome for everyone. Thank you for sharing. I miss the islands.
I’ve lived in Maui for 25 years. I’ve been working with wildfire survivors for the last 6 months. It has been really really tough. Mahalo for focusing on Molokai. I would fly those small planes regularly to do mobile notaries over there! I loved those jobs! Those planes flying along the cliffs is amazing. Also it takes 30 seconds to walk from one end of the airport to the other. Yep I timed it once! Aloha and love from Maui 🌸👏🫶🏼
Wow what a privilege to let us see some of the island, thank you Ben & of course Peter
Oh, how I would love to garden in Hawaii...and he is correct, you can grow all year, the most perfect climate I have ever been to. Mahalo, and prayers for a generous soul to bring abundance and prosperity to the people of Hawaii.
Saturday morning tranquility/history lessons with Peter are so nice thanks again from Virginia Peter 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸
This is beautiful!
I hope that they can grow all of their food and never be dependent on outside sources. ❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉
U know its special when she prefers to come home after traveling the world. That's priceless!
Wonderful video! I had never realized that the Islands were so different from each other. If there were plants/weeds there that goat would eat, I would love to move there and raise good goat meat ( Kikos) for people and help them work toward their dream of organic food. Watching this video made me feel as if I could live there and belong to the community - not something I had felt before. I am either an old soul who wants to keep the old methods of doing things simply or a very young soul that thinks that anything can happen if you plan and work towards the goals. At 64 years of age, after suffering traumatic brain injury and could not work in high-tech training, I ended up raising goats to clear my very overgrown woods of non native plants. Four years later, I have 6 female goats who birthed 9 kids this year! Those will be sold to either help others start breeding goats or for food.
I might add….a Russian Oligarch named Yuri Milner, tried to dock his super yacht in Molokai. The entire town came out and refused him until he sailed away. Hail to the people of Molokai.
Hmmm dunno about that. Pretty sure it's false
But lerry Alison took over the island and owns all the homes.
Not sure about this incident, but Yuri Milner could hardly be called a Russian oligarch. He's not a member of the oligarchy, and he has even renounced his Russian citizenship. He lives in California.
@@marspalk7611 That’s a different island where that is happening, Lanai.
@@marspalk7611 wrong island. He owns 95% of Lanai.
You do a great job of asking good questions without being pushy.
I was homeless for a while in Molokai, very friendly people, you treat them with respect, its reciprocated😊
Why homeless bro?
@@zuhdiyya probably meth
@@zuhdiyyaprobably a hippy. Too many come to Hawai’i n pan handle n do hippy shit.
@@zuhdiyyajobless junkie
29:08 that view is UNREAL.
It's like you're on top of the world or a different planet or something. wow
I have been to that island. I helped rebuild and paint the air plane control tower.i was their 2 weeks over my birthday. The ice-cream shop was the best. I stayed in a condo on the beach. This was Maybe 12 hrs ago. We had the locals help wit the works they showed me a few things. Very cool place. The shell station is still the same. I'm sure ace hardware is still their too.
Thank you for this moment of beautifull landscapes and native life style of Moloka'i !
Mahalo. I have been visiting Molokai since the 90s. It is truly my second home, and I miss my beautiful ohana there. Thank you again.
I'm a new subscriber and this is the first video I see. Peter, you truly found a gold mine with Ben. He truly made us the viewer as if he was speaking to us as he spoke to you. You also captured a big glimpse of what it used to be to live in the 90s. For the locals to keep the land as much as they can from development is great and astonishing. I commend you on your video and editing. Very well put together. I am now considering Ben as a bucket list to hunt, fish and hike with him. He is such a great down to earth host. Bravo Peter, bravo!! 👏 👏 thank you for sharing this. Molokai, here I come, someday!!!
Hey thank you 🤙🏾
Saint (Father) Damien of Molokai was only 24yrs old when he volunteered to go with the Lepers to care for them.. He ministered, cared for, taught, built homes, & lived amongst them until his death..
Worth looking into his story, as well as the many Catholic Sisters who also volunteered to care for them.. all knowing the dangers.
I look forward to your videos every Saturday morning Peter! Keep up the dope work
After months of seeing your videos of these places that I find so fascinating, that you actually end up on my home island! Love how you identified the difference of pidgin spoken between the locals vs when it's spoken to you. Saw you went past my brother's (dad's) place just as you were approaching the fire station. And like in your other videos, you always capture the essence of the place, of its people. Mahalo for showing Molokai as it is, and NOT how people want to make it, to entice other tourists just to "experience." You show the truth, which is what attracted me to your channel in the first place. Also, our town of Kualapuu was Del Monte which formerly was California Packing Corporation. I worked at Kualapuu Market when I was 17 yrs old to 18yrs old. And you drove past our house (formerly Japanese camp, but later we called it "New Camp" since the families started mixing or different races. Homestead was first opened up on Molokai in 1923 (Kalamaʻula), and later places like Hoʻolehua.
Brah this one was one killa interview… thank you Bradda Ben for taking Peter and showing um around Liddaht … One Luv cuz ! Stay blessed
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Ben's my favorite kind of people, easy to laugh, easy to smile! You can tell he has a good heart. Beautiful island, not what I expected. The red soil reminds me of my college town, Stillwater, OK. A lot of western Okieville has that same type of red soil.
I hope Molokai stays simple like shown in the video. I think some of us know the Maui fires were off from the official narrative. That most people should be able to realize based on what the police did during the fires, how they prevented people from going to see the remnants of their residences, and what has gone on since. Stay strong, Lahaina!!!
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I was born and raised on Oahu. I'm not Hawaiian, but I'm local. When ever I visit Hawaii, I give my Hawaiian / local friends anything they need. This is because they have given me so much Aloha over the years. I now live on the mainland in Colorado. Thank you for talking about Father Damien. I went to Damien Memorial High School in Kalihi Honolulu. We learned about the history of Molokai and the leper colony. While in high school, we wanted to visit the leper settlement to learn more about the history of Molokai, but the patients wanted their privacy, so we never made it. Since then, Father Damien has been canonized “Saint Damien” in the Catholic and Mormon church. This makes Molokai and the leper settlement a holy place for Catholics. Someday my family and I would like to visit Molokai, for religious reasons. Aloha, brother Al
The store owner @18:10 is so humble. He lived there for almost 2 decades but still claims to be from San Diego. (Which is ironically where I am posting this comment from)
That’s because in some eyes he will never be considered a “local”.
He will always be a “transplant” or “malahini” in other local eyes.
Growing up “Haole” was used to describe white people from the mainland.
It was in high school I learned “Haole” could also mean “those without breath” or describing those as non Hawaiians.
But “Haole” was used exclusively on white people. I have never heard that word used on the Japanese, Koreans, Chinese, or Filipinos.
“Popolo” is used to describe Blacks.
@spinner7801 It's interesting that brown people have unique or special names for white people. "Those without breath" or "Haole" for example. Whenever white people come up with unique names for brown people, we get canceled and called racist. I'm not complaining, just noticing things. ✌️ ☮️ 🕊 🏳️ ✌️ Oh and you also can't criticize Israel I have noticed. 😉 This comment will probably be banned anyway.
Where I am from, anyone can show up and call themselves Americans. That is just part of our culture. You can even come illegally and sanctuary cities like NYC will provide you with some very nice benefits. I love Biden. ❤️
Be you have to be “born and raised” to be local. That’s how Hawaii is.
@@myreallife6386 That is pretty interesting!
Very well done in sharing the uniqueness of our island state . What you see is what you get as they say and you had an excellent guide. I live on the island of Kauai on homestead land surrounded by the gracious people of Niihau. Born and raised in Papakolea on Oahu, I have settled here raising my ohana along with my husband of 48 years. I appreciate your insight
on our people. Your videos are unique because I see no judgment on the lifestyles you have encountered. Mahalo nui loa for your work. I hope you have good guidance when you come to Kauai to see the true legacy of our culture
Blessings to you 👍
Such amazing landscape, hope its people, lives and land are recovering from the fires.
Mahalo for being totally respectful of the culture.
brings back vague memories of christmas break as a 3rd grader in 1996 and staying on Molokai for a week when my aunt was living on the island and teaching years ago. maybe ill find my way back there again at some point...
Such a beautiful place thanks for showing us this amazing beauty
Only a couple minutes in and I'm already in love with that place and the culture. Exactly my kind of people and land and thinking.
Eden's Island...😮
"You have karens here?!" "Brah, they everywhere..." 😂😂😂
What or who is karen?
Deport the Karen’s
@@nialloneill5097it’s a slang term for a middle class white woman that comes across as entitled and demanding
@@nialloneill5097IYKYK
Psychos..
RIP Ka’uhane! Thank you for sharing this beautiful island with me. A hui hou
I miss that Hawaiian ❤
Awesome Molokai tour Peter! You are so wise to get a local perspective and help viewers gain an understanding of the culture and community. Aloha to you my Brother!