So in the indigenous pronunciation has a “v” noise? Ha”v”a’ii? (Asking because if that’s right I can easily do that with minimal effort and I want to as a respect thing)
My favorite note on Hawaiian history is the song “Aloha ‘Oe” (translating to “Farewell to Thee) which sticks in my generation’s collective mind at least from the movie Lilo and Stitch, was written by Queen Lili’uokalani as a farewell song and has taken on the cultural representation of being her farewell to her kingdom as it was annexed by the US and this being the last reigning (and sole female) monarch of the Hawaiian kingdom.
As a kid in Kamehameha Schools (yeah I know, DBZ joke here) I remember learning that song and crying multiple times. It’s really beautiful and the impact of its words really hit me when I was little. Liliʻu was a prolific song writer and many of her works are remembered in the Hawaiian Culture
@@Space_Bones I was once told that Lilo and Stitch was the most honest and respectful cultural depiction that Disney ever made. Is there... any truth to that?
Dashiell Gillingham it’s been a while since I’ve actually watched Lilo and Stitch, so I’m no expert. There are definitely moments in the movie where it feels like there’s inside jokes for the locals (or just those “yup” moments). There are also moments where it feels like everything is the perspective of tourists, so it has its a yes and no? I still love the movie and Stitch is one of my favorite Disney characters. The addition of it being in Hawaiʻi adds to the personal magic of the movie.
@Dashiell Gillingham as a Hawaiian myself, I can say that, though Lilo and Stitch does have a couple shortcomings, I personally love how relatable and special the movie is. I think Nani’s story is a great example of what kind of real struggles are present in Hawai’i (I.e raising a kid, the job hustle - that are all related to tourism mind you -, homelessness, etc etc) but even go far as to say she doesn’t fall into one of those tropes of an exotic, wild and wise woman (i.e. Pocahontas). She’s a real person with real problems. However, I saw some rough drafts of Lilo and Stitch where they really illustrate the problem with tourism, racism/exoticism and how someone like Lilo feels likes an outcast in her own home/country and I really wished they included those scenes because I think it would’ve made the film that much more special to someone like me who, as a Hawaiian, grew up with Lilo and Stitch. Sorry for the babbling, I thought this question was cool of someone to ask😊
As a Hawaiian, I am quite impressed by the research you have done for the video. Most people skip from “King Kamehameha The Great” to “Republic of Hawaii” and so I am very glad you’ve filled in the blanks, and I am also very glad you’ve brought attention to the international reactions and long lasting consequences of the coup of the Kingdom.
Ulu’s purple Maia thingy Yay my mom was born and raised on O’ahu but I’m a mainlander. I come back every year and take classes over summer time though :)
List of Blue's Fears: -Deep Water -Modern History *-People Who Don't Stan Venice* I think the last part was clear for anyone who watched your other videos Blue.
I hate the Serene Republic Of Venice for what they did to byzantium, however I do love the city and it's people and hold no grudge for modern day Venice.
As a native Hawaiian and an islander, you have no idea how happy it made me that you made the distinction between those two terms. It physically pained me when I would meet people in the mainland and they said their sibling/friend/etc is "Hawaiian now" when they meant islander. Always took it with aloha and tried explaining the difference, but some people never learned. edit: two years later and I still get bigots popping in trynna fight me on this. But I love suffering to pointless online arguments so here I am still replying, hoping I can hopefully help someone form a couple more brain wrinkles 🤣
@Icelegacy Regardless if it's illegal? And no, it can never be a part of the "great scheme of American culture", whatever that means. Sad if America has to claim other cultures, for a lack of their own, if that is what you are saying. Nice try though.
@Icelegacy So claiming a "mashup" of other cultures as your own? Haha! Ok...allow me to add, war, fast food, shopping malls, hollywood and...ignoring the Rule of Law.
Well as you may know, Hawaiians are using the term "Kanaka Maoli" to address people of Hawaiian blood. Which helps in the distinction between having the koko (blood) and residency
Ok, ok but I almost burst into tears when Blue called New Zealand 'Aotearoa'. More than that, he pronounced it correctly when a lot of non-New Zealanders can't pronounce Maori vowels very well. This made my day
I’ve never heard of this term before. I give credit to blue for not only pronouncing it correctly, but helping people like me learn the term for the first time.
My friend, the "problem" with English is that most of the letters have more than one possible pronounciations, this is due to the history of the tongue's lexicon, the words' origins, the lack of use of a native writting system and the evolution of the speech butnot the spelling, this is what makes English cute though, even if can be torturous to spell names. Blue, being a history buff & part Greek, has come into contact with other languages than English, so it's easier for him to pronounce non-English words. In my case, as a person that isn't native English speaker, and having meet the indigenous name for New Zealand only in written form 'til now, I was pronouncing in my head Aotearoa exactly like Blue.
Honestly lads, I didn't know Asian People made 38% of Hawai'i, already learning something And I'm only like 1 minute in Edit: thank you all, I'll be honest I've never looked deep into Hawaiian history, or anything about modern day Hawai'i, so to learn there's so much relating to Asia is enlightening!
Right? It’s really cool! There’s a lot of Filipino people there (my father and aunties immigrated there before moving to California), and as far as I know, it’s one of the only US states that has Ilocano as a language option to learn in schools.
Very few things are "native" to Hawaii. But hey, we love McDonalds and wifi, but absolutely hate telescopes when it serves our virtue signaling. But please keep coming, we need the tourism. Our stats for crime are TOTALLY legit, just keep the tourists coming. ALOHAHAHA
I know I’m late, but Waikiki, that really famous beach, used to be a marsh. The sand was put there artificially. I grew up near one of the places where the sand was taken from. I know this was meant to be a joke, but it’s true.
Fun fact: The people of Madagascar are also Austronesian. Madagascar was apparently first settled from what is Indonesia today, not from mainland Africa as one might guess.
Bjorn The Viking it means ‘land of the long white cloud’ in reference to the southern alps that cover a lot of the south island. yea, it’s a much cooler name!
Some info that was left off: When Kalakaua rose to power, he identified two major issues he wanted to take care of: Longevity for Hawai'i and longevity for Hawaiian culture. Seeing that the native population was declining, Kalakaua made the decision to increase the population through immigration. His thought process was that although he'd be fundamentally changing the culture of Hawai'i by introducing new people, it would increase that chance that any semblance of Hawaiian culture, no matter how altered or dirtied, would survive through the new population. With a plan in mind to preserve Hawaii's cultural identity Kalakaua embarked on a global tour soon after his inauguration (which was and still is widely criticized and labeled extravagant). There were several major decisions made on this trip. First, Kalakaua successfully negotiated with Japan, Portugal, and China to send workers and families to Hawai'i (as part of his plan to grow the population). Secondly, Kalakaua met with the emperor of Japan where several propositions were made (more on that later). Lastly, Kalakaua met with world leaders in an attempt to promote the monarchy and therefore the kingdom. Upon his return to Hawai'i, Kalakaua embarked on a spending spree in an attempt to emulate the West and modernize Hawaii. Kalakaua had met with Thomas Edison on his tour and soon he would have the city of Honolulu powered with electricity before both Buckingham Palace and the White House via a hydroelectric dam. This was also when I'olani Palace was built. Kalakaua had by this point done everything in his power to promote Hawai'i as a nation which deserved the respect and recognition that others had at the time. Hawai'i was recognized as a sovereign nation via treaty by nearly every major superpower on the world stage, had set up consulates in 25 other countries, and had also started to form alliances with other Pacific players. One major alliance that Kalakaua fostered was one with Japan. Kalakaua had viewed Japan as the most trustworthy of the foreign powers. When he met with the emperor on his world tour, he made three major propositions: He offered to have his niece married to the crown prince, negotiated to have Hawai'i become a protectorate under Japan, and introduced the idea of an Asian-Polynesian confederacy with Japan as the head. All were rejected with the emperor offering to consider the idea of the confederacy (which he later declined). It should be obvious through these actions that Kalakaua feared for Hawaii's independence. Kalakaua had seen the West claim nearly every Pacific island state with the exception of Tonga and Samoa. He knew that if he didn't act, these two states as well as Hawaii would fall prey to imperialism. Without Japan's participation, Kalakaua officially set his plan into motion, albeit on a smaller scale with only Samoa and Tonga as potential members. Samoa actually accepted and signed the treaty. Unfortunately, we'll never know what could've came out of this as the Bayonet Consititution was signed that same year. --- In my experience with the history books, Hawai'i has always been depicted as a helpless victim of the West who had the rug swept out from under them. When folks attempt to defend Hawai'i in arguments about its downfall, I often see them infantilize the nation. "The US should've never taken advantage of such a small state. It isn't Hawaii's fault that the US was more advanced and experienced." This argument portrays Hawaii as a small child pulverized by the playground bully. An innocent victim who had no chance of defending from such a foreboding figure. This is wrong. Hawai'i was peer to the US, not a subordinate. Many forget that the US is about the same age as Modern Hawai'i, both uniting in the late 1700s. Hawai'i was not an infant nation. It had a supreme court, a government, mayors, representatives. There were business deals and corruption, racism and class warfare, city slums and beachside manors. Hawai'i was more than a victim to the US. It was calculating and power hungry. It had a voice and a heartbeat. Just because Hawai'i lost its independence, it doesn't erase over 100 years worth of decisions that it made independently as a modern nation. So please, stop trying to paint Hawai'i as an innocent victim. This narrative ignores how complex Hawai'i was (as was any other nation at the time) and instead dumbs down its image to the point of mockery.
unlike the commenter below i liked everything you wrote, im neither Hawaiian or even on the same coast as Hawaii, but i think a lot of people even when well meaning tend to speak down on the native goverments
Noah Miller That was exactly my point. I’m not sure exactly what the person above found wrong with my statement as they didn’t leave any clarification or counter argument but I was basically trying to say that you don’t have to essentially dumb down a nation to make people feel bad for it. In a lot of arguments against the encroachment on Native American land for example I tend to hear people say that Native Americans were friendly people who were gradually taken advantage of by colonizers. That isn’t true. It erases the fact that native people fought for their land and instead pushes a narrative that they were some sort of docile people who just couldn’t comprehend the power of the colonists. It’s disrespectful and I’d argue is on the level of ignorance as arguing that native people deserved to be conquered or didn’t have the mental capacity to rule themselves . Maybe the person above thought I was trying to defend Hawaii’s annexation (which isn’t true as I’m a very much against the circumstances that led to annexation). I’m not exactly sure.
I dont think it needs to be explained that the U.S. has the numbers and munitions and aren't afraid of losing lives to secure what they want. Hawaiian monarchy was trying to preserve the people and only wanted to survive. They knew that a super power such as America could wipe out the rest of the indigenous loyal people with absolutely no problem at all. That being said, it was a bullish move of the U.S. to force the King to sign his power over to the Americans. We were once equal to other nations and were recognized as a Sovereign Kingdom, but let's be real here... the U.S. saw Hawai'i as a business, and wanted to get rich, so they disrespected and destroyed the our country using fear to force the signing of the treaty. Our people were willing to die to uphold Kamehameha III words, but that is not what our leadership wanted for their people. They protected their people, and because of that, we still exist today.
Let's take a moment to appreciate that Hawaiian is relatively compatible with the Latin alphabet so we don't have any weird consonants we can't understand.
K I’ve been mulling this over to pinpoint exactly what bothered me since I saw this video a week or two ago. I have to say, it was much better than many videos out there, so well done in the regard. One major problem I have was the claim that Kalākaua was corrupt. That’s something we were told in school growing up because of an American point of view that was spread about our Merrie Monarch. In fact, he got electricity up and going in ʻIolani Palace before the White House and Buckingham Palace. He did, as you said, push to get all of Honolulu electricity as quick as possible. What you didn’t mention was that he traveled the world trying to 1) get Hawaiʻi international recognition as a sovereign nation and 2) form a Pacific alliance to protect against the rapid colonization of Western superpowers. His electricity initiatives were a success, and were an attempt to modernize Hawaiʻi quickly, also intended to show that Hawaiʻi didn’t NEED to be saved by colonizing westerners. His lavish parties were modeled after other nations’ parties to garner the support and respect of the likes of ambassadors and such. There was so much he did to try to prevent colonization that calling him corrupt is one of the highest insults in our school system, among many other inaccuracies and bold-faced lies many of us have come to believe. Also, the US broke multiple treaties with Hawaiʻi when they assisted in the coup to overthrow Her Majesty Queen Liliʻuokalani. No one else showed any interest in taking over Hawaiʻi, in spite of every naysayer’s claim that our occupation/colonization by China/Japan/Russia/Britain/etc. was inevitable. Only the US has been in constant breach of its treaties with the kingdom. Another problem I had was the idea that the kapu system was oppressive against women. First of all, if you were to compare the western treatment of women to Hawaiʻi and the other Pacific island nations, there’s no comparison. This interpretation of the treatment of women is another lie that has been widespread in the public school system here, originally intended to make my ancestors look like savages that needs saving. In fact, women were seen as having the powerful mana of procreation. Giving birth was a huge deal, so it was out of respect and reverence for that innate mana that they ate separately. Also, Hawaiʻi’s culture has been shown to have been at least a balance between patriarchy and matriarchy with so much room for gender fluidity that we have a word for non-heteronormative people (LGBTQIA+)-māhū. They were highly respected and were mostly responsible for preserving much if our history, culture, and language when it was made illegal, especially when the language was illegal to speak in schools after the illegal annexation. The illegal annexation was illegal because the US was required to have a treaty of annexation of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. Instead, the US Congress had a Joint Resolution to annex the islands, which means nothing without the treaty. In fact, in my lifetime, there surfaced a petition with thousands upon thousands of Native Hawaiian citizens’ signatures protesting AGAINST annexation. There’s so much more that was missed, but 1) I can’t fault you for not knowing/finding all this because you’re not a Hawaiian history scholar nor are you Hawaiian so this history doesn’t directly affect you and 2) it was a summary, and you wouldn’t be able to fit all this in one short enough video. Again, I appreciate your effort and thank you for trying to pronounce Polynesian words correctly. I just wanted to point out some of the things that made me uncomfortable as I watched it. I just ask that you please be careful when making claims about indigenous leaders and cultures, especially when they’re honored and occupied/colonized/oppressed. Thank you.
Love what you did here. Your comment is very informative and civil while explaining common misconceptions. I get it, history is really complex and there are many/skewed/popular versions of the same stuff everywhere independent of what's true. Truly, I get it; as a Mexican I've seen what modern history books do, they're skipping stuff I half-learned 10 years ago regarding our independence and subsequent european "invasions" (classical politics butting into education). At least you're here, clarifying stuff that most wouldn't know about and making sure the rest of us learn more about Hawaiian history, the true stuff ❤
I will push back on one point here, even though it's two years old. Without some form of outside protection Japan probably would have conquered Hawaii, since it was a relatively easy target within their reach and would provide immense strategic advantages, but there are two things to note here. First, the U.S. could have easily just declared that Hawaii was under our military protection and that would have been deterrent enough, and secondly Japan probably wouldn't have gone after Hawaii until after WWI at least, and probably not until the early 30s, meaning it's still not a justification for annexation.
I’d never heard about māhū and I lived in the islands for a couple years! Thats a fascinating concept and surprisingly forward-thinking for that time… mahalo for the knowledge!
I was a navy brat and I lived on Oahu for 5 years when I was very young. I remember my grade school was super diverse, and that was a really positive formative experience for me. Also we learned some Hawaiian in school, which I really enjoyed.
That sounds cool, I only got to learn French and Hindi in my school (learning Hindi was easier than French because I'm Sikh, meaning I speak Punjabi which is similar to Hindi)
"So, not only is puting pineapple on pizza an atrocity to nature; but calling it 'Hawaiian Pizza' is another slap in the face to the civilization that got stolen for sweets." Me who grew up enjoying commercialized pineapple on pizza and is only recently understanding the painful history of Hawaii and Polynesia in general through videos like this on RUclips: NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! THE INTERNAL CONFLICT!!!!!!!!!
@@guessmyname1246 I cut up a pineapple I got as a gift, ate some, left to get dinner... After 10 minutes my insides felt like acid was eating through me (which it technically was) And I was stuck writhing on my bed in agony for the next 3 hours
Fun fact: traditionally, "Aotearoa" only refers to the North Island. a more accurate term for the south island would be either "Te Waka-o-Aoraki" (the waka (boat) of Aoraki, an important figure in Ngāi Tahu history) or "Te Waipounamu". It's only recently that "Aotearoa" has referred to New Zealand as a whole.
We don’t learn enough about our neighbours to the east in Australia! ... hell, we don’t learn enough about the traditional owners of our own lands, either.
I really need to learn more about New Zealand, I had some online friends from there growing up and I didn't ask nearly enough questions about their experiences as a dumb kid.
I mean, Maori tribes were not united. Meanings differed throughout the country. Such as Te Ika a Maui for the North Island and Te Waka a Maui for the South Island. Aotea is another name that was used for the North Island alone. From what I've gathered, it seems as though some tribes did use it but it didn't cotton on with others.
@@shadowboxing7029 yes different tribes called it different things but Aotearoa was definitely used by the biggest tribes when referring to the North Island. My tribe for example hated Ngai Tahu tribe and named the South island Te haunga teke or something like that 😂 u don't want to know what that means
hearing you say all Hawaiian/Polynesian words near perfectly (I'm saying near because although I did grow up in Hawaii, practiced hula for a while, and grew up with a sister who goes to Kamehameha Schools, I'm not too good with the Hawaiian language, so I'm one to talk) really made my day, I'm happy more people are able to learn a lot of proper Hawaiian history. thank you for this!
@WaiMaixChan im from oahu but im 3 months late :"") maybe its jsut me but i think i hate when people butcher the words ( and i mean when they barely even try to say or it or at least be educated but this doesnt jsut go for hawaiian just in general too) I think it just has to do with the terrible toursits as well but also hope i wasnt rude! and have a great day this is me jsut agreeing :D
Well as a Hawaiian as someone who lives here in Hawaii, and knows the history of my people. I really appreciate your accurate telling of our history, mahalo
Kolamoose I actually agree. Americans will like to conquer the Moon, the 7 Lagrange Points of Earth’s Rotation, Venus, Mars, Asteroid Belt, and Jupiter. And this time, Black, Hispanics, Asian, and Native Americans are allowed to go all “Manifest Destiny” on those celestial strategic zones.
Pyroclastic flows aren't Pele's thing, the Hawaiian volcanoes are the wrong type. Pele is a 'rip the ground open and flood your home and lands with lava slowly so you can see it coming for weeks' kind of goddess.
I was born and raised on Oʻahu and have only recently begun to truly articulate the history of my home -- sadly, less than a decade ago, much of our history was still absent from local classrooms. Things are changing now, but I wish I (and so many others) knew sooner and dug deeper. Appreciate your research, respectful coverage, and elevation of Kanaka Maoli history & ʻāina. So in love with Hawaiʻi nei.
trust me it was way bigger than that. the law says that men and women were to be separate while eating, praying and during menstrual cycles. (among other laws) there were a bunch of food that women were forbidden to eat (banana, red fish, pork, coconut, etc.) but in exchange men were to do the cooking and were the only ones to be offered up for human sacrifice (ONLY to the god Kū during his season) When Liholiho ate with his mothers, many native Hawaiians were conflicted, some so far as to start a war against Kamehameha II. Chief Kekuaokalani (among other chiefs) wanted the kapu system to be reinstated while other chiefs sided with the king. this is what started the Battle of Kuamoʻo which led to the death of 300 Hawaiian warriors who fought for the reinstatement of the kapu, including Kekuaokalani and his wife Manono (due to the superiority of the King's warriors strength & numbers) it was a very unpleasant experience for a lot of people I'm sure
I wouldn't be so quick to chock that up to Liholiho (Kamehameha II).... it was pretty much a master stroke by Queen Ka'ahumanu...truly the mastermind behind the Hawaiian Kingdom. She was essentially defacto ruler for both Kamehameha II's and Kamehameha III's terms.
When he said you wouldn’t find this shit in history books, he’s right. I attended school in the mainland. All I got about Hawai’i was a sub-heading and less than 100 words in my 7th grade world history textbook. Literally. All it had was the name, date we were annexed, and briefly mentioned Pearl Harbor. Nothing about illegal annexation. Nothing about using sacred Hawaiian land as bomb testing sites during the war. I kind of cried when I found this video, because it feels so good. For someone to see, share, and learn.
The Pacific ocean is so large, the Indonesian coast is closer to the Chile coast from the opposite direction (If you go west from Indonesia) than if go East.
@@davidwuhrer6704 While certainly an entertaining fact, distance between Indonesia and Chile does little to make Blue's statement wrong. The oceans are not squares, and the Pacific Ocean in particular is almost triangular in shape, growing wider and wider from the Bering Strait down to the Antarctic
@@EspeonMistress00 Literal triangles are also possible in non-Euclidean geometry like on the surface of a sphere. (Only the angles add up to something different than 180°.) But the shape of the Pacific is not one except in certain map projections. Think about it: If around the equator the distance from the east to the west spans more than 180°, it doesn't even matter whether the shape is triangular or not: It is going to be more than a mere third of the surface.
GAGAGAGAGAGAGA I just saw something very unpretty! I looked in the mirror! GAGAGAGAGAGAGA!! But I am the cool RUclipsr with two hazardously hot girlfriends so IT is all good! Thanks for you attention dear 8mano
The fact that you guys not only referenced New Zealand as Aotearoa, but then also said it should have been called 'Fish & Chips Isles' shows the dedication to research you guys put into these videos
"So, not only is puting pineapple on pizza an atrocity to nature; but calling it 'Hawaiian Pizza' is another slap in the face to the civilization that got stolen for sweets." I have no idea how to respond to a great line like that. Just keep writing your awesome history videos Blue.😆😂
As a Polynesian I am fully willing to admit I did a small happy dance when I saw this video on my recommended feed. I am not Hawaiian, however Polynesian culture throughout all of Polynesia is so similar, that connections run through our blood. So I love to see the recognition my Hawaiian brothers and sisters are getting.
As an Asian American from Hawai’i thank you so much for doing this and the cultural sensitivity and amazing amount of research and care you took with this project!
@@marw9541 I can't speak to the original poster's intention when sharing this comment, but I might be able to offer more context/additional perspective based on my own experiences..? I am "hapa," which is a term used to describe those of both Asian and European descent (although today's usage is incorrect, as hapa haole originally indicated a Hawaiian and European mix -- but that is another topic in itself). Although I was born & raised on Oʻahu and identify with the ethnic majority here, there is a complex and continuous interplay between 1. calling Hawaiʻi "home," yet knowing it is not mine to claim and 2. feeling part/proud of my community, but recognizing that the successes of the Asian American and White communities have come with a cost -- particularly for the Kanaka Maoli. To put it simply, Hawaiʻi -- although labeled as a ʻmelting potʻ by some -- has an incredibly nuanced history, and our diversity continues to have undertones of misunderstanding and division. For these reasons (and others, such as Hawaiʻi's plantation history), it is rather common for folks in Hawaiʻi to casually share their ethnic backgrounds, and I also preface having been born & raised here with my Asian, Hispanic, and European ancestry. Donʻt get me wrong, the distinctions are not always made for grim reasons -- it really is just common practice -- but I do believe that locals recognize the importance of 1. honoring their unique lineages and 2. avoiding misconceptions like the ones mentioned in this video. I have no idea if this makes much sense...this ended up being much more difficult to articulate than anticipated. But, hopefully this offers some insight into the original comment (but again, I canʻt speak for the OP.) :)
@@sierracallihan969 I don't think that explains why being asian matters independent of being from Hawaii, and the op said they don't understand either, but I appreciate hearing from you
As a native Hawaiian I was not only pleased with your presentation of facts but very impressed with your pronunciation oh Hawaiian words. Well done. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Hey, pretty nice job on the pronunciations! I wish you had talked a little more about Lili'uokalani and her contributions to all sorts of different areas, including history, politics, music, literature, religious freedom, etc. She's one of the coolest monarchs and absolutely deserves a history makers video.
Thank you for this video!! I am Hawaiian but don't live in Hawaii. My grandmother was born on Maui so I still have lots of family out there. For some reason, she never really talked about our Hawaiian culture or heritage very much. She only wanted to talk about service level things and even played into horrible tropes and stereotypes with others. It makes me sad because I am proud of my heritage and people's history but hardly know anything about it. I have to learn more from videos like this and extremely distant family members in order to become educated. I want more people to be educated of the Hawaiian people and culture as well. I already loved your guy's videos, but now I appreciate them even more.
How odd. Most in the comments are either people who is of blood but never came to the islands. Not born but lived for a short time and left. Or was born and raised but left years ago. Very few who are born and raised is of blood and currently living here.
@@SM-qv2om i don't know. Maybe because this was about something too serious ? Edit : to be clear, i wasn't sarcastic, i just understand now than it's seemed sarcastic, but i was sincere when i had say than i don't know.
Probably because it involves Lilo talking about tsunamis. Don’t get me wrong, the scene is great. It’s funny and informative, but it didn’t add a whole lot to the narrative. It was more of a cultural flavor that got left out.
The fact that you pronounced Hawaiʻi correct makes me so happy. When I lived in South Carolina as a kid, they were learning about Pearl Harbor and myself being a native Hawaiian they of course asked me a million awful and frankly kinda racist questions which made me realize that people in the mainland really have no idea about us as a people so this is such an uplifting thing to see.
@@marw9541 my teacher constantly would bully me so she didn’t really care. They would consistently ask how I knew what things were because Hawaiians apparently still lived in the dark ages to them. They would make fun of my accent. They would ask constantly if we still lived in grass huts and wore grass skirts and make fun of the fact that I’d never been in the cold before so I didn’t have the correct clothes for the first few days of school. All sorts of stuff like that.
"I don't stan Venice." *_And hence the man condemned itself, as a swift slash of the blade rested his soul in the night. The killer? An assassin that goes by Blue_*
Meccy One of the piers fell into the sound the other day. It’s honestly astounding how unstable it is for a city that’s already by a massive fault line.
More like THAT DANG COFFEE. I’m only translating for all those English speaking people in the world. And for a southern translation, it’s SWEET TEA BABY. I will casually walk out if the room now.
This was super helpful! I'm an "islander" in Hawai'i of Asian and Caucasian descent and unfortunately, my education of Hawaiian history isn't as developed as it should be--and tbh, I didn't have much interest as a kid to look into it more. But I don't want to be ignorant anymore. Thank you for making this video and helping to educate people about these beautiful islands!
This was actually really good in terms of accuracy, there’s a lot of pre-“discovery” stuff that wasn’t exactly covered but most don’t cover it anyway. The pronunciations were pretty close, except for King Kalākaua (the kahakō makes the second ‘a’ a little longer than all other vowels, making is more like “kah-laa-kow-wuh” but still, the others were fine!). Also, Fun Fact: When Captain Cook first arrived the Hawaiian people believed he was the god Lono, a god of fertility and agriculture. He gets a whole 4-ish month long period dedicated to him (Makahiki [basically the duration that Makaliʻi or Pleiades is in the night sky which is pretty soon as of today!]) and Capt. Cook arrived in the middle of that. Lono was often represented by giant white cloths on cross beams, so when Cook rolled up with multiple big white sails... you can deduce the rest. Great video and thank you if you end up reading this!!
I’m part Native Hawaiian, and let me just say your pronunciation was great 👍🏻 You practiced really hard and it paid off! Thank you for the video as well. I learned our history because I live here, but when I went away to college, I made so many friends who had never heard of any of this. To my surprise, my American history class in college did actually cover the overthrow of our kingdom, and I nearly cried in class. I was shocked, but so grateful to that professor for teaching our history. There are many people in Hawaii that wish to return to the monarchy, but I feel like so much has changed, and it’s not like we can go back in time to reverse everything. If anything, I would hope one day the US will ask us to make a choice on if we want to remain as a state, or if we wish to leave. At least then our opinions can be heard.
It’s fascinating to see the progression of people who were just brave enough to go out into the ocean and look for a land that may or may not be there. Sometimes hundreds of miles of ocean in between. The linguistic and cultural spread is easily seen geographically, reducing the barriers to entry for study significantly.
Fun fact about the Law of the Splintered Paddle: it's named that and was inspired by Kamehameha getting smacked upside the head by a fisherman in a village he was attacking during his conquering days. The oar that was used as an impromptu club shattered, of course, and the fisherman fled the scene. Most other alii would have had the fisherman chased down and executed- punishment for breaking kapu is death, after all, and striking a king is certainly a breach- but our boy there realized that the fisherman was just a man defending his home with whatever he had on hand. Defending them from invading soldiers, who, like soldiers for centuries and across the planet, may decide to throw some pillaging and random destruction into their day if no enemy troops are in sight. Thus did the Law also include rules of engagement and protection for noncombatants. Eat that, Geneva Convention.
This video is very well done. Thank you for taking the time and effort to produce an actual educational history video. There is a lot to cover when it comes to Hawaiian history but you did a fair job relaying that. I also love the humor mixed in.
10:20- that part made me sad. The queen wrote a song as an apology to her people. We would know this song as "Aloha 'Oe". Really puts in perspective of Nani singing that to Lilo in "Lilo and Stitch"
Autistic Writer Aloha Oe was written twenty years before the overthrow as a love song. Nothing to do with the overthrow. She wrote the Queen’s Prayer during her 1895 imprisonment
@@thehopeofeden597 I agree that it is sad that many aspects of the culture have died out and that the current revival of certain traditions is a good thing. At the same time we have to acknowledge that most of Hawaii’s success has been from its American annexation and the outside world.
The history of Madagascar before the 1500 is kinda spotty, especially how and when the Austronesian people who would become the Malagasy people settled there.
@@kayrasadece5553 no, Austronesian is a nickname for people from the Malay Archipelago which we know today as the country of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and other islands around it.
I am a native Hawaiian, and I’m very happy to see a video about Hawai’i that’s accurate. The history is so complex and there is so much that isn’t taught in schools here. Also I’ve been a fan of OSP for a long time!
Why? I've never heard of her or seen any of her accomplishments as a leader of Hawai'i. What gives her precedence? Edit: I've always thought Kawananakoa would be the next heir, but apparently doesn't believe that the Kingdom of Hawai'i exists. Well, good on Owana! I'd love to learn more about her now. Thank you for the info.
@@RPO808 The thing about hereditary royalty is that it's all about being born into the correct lineage, not at all about being the most qualified or accomplished. I don't think that an absolute monarchy would make a comeback if Hawai'i became independent today. I think it's more likely that IF the royal family was allowed to return to power, it would be as a constitutional monarchy, which is what has happened to nearly every other monarchy in the world.
@@fingerboxes yeah, understandable and agreed. I was curious as to the why and not the when, but it is interesting that the lineage comes from Keoua, rather than Kamehameha's line.
@@lex667 The Pali Lookout is where the Battle of Nuuanu took place and it's up in the mountains. Those warriors fell about a thousand feet to the rocks below.
@@normiesalvador1854 Yeah. I was born and raised in Hawai'i so I know most of the story. Never heard about a bloody river tho. There's also some ghost stories about the Pali Lookout
Lex He means the river in Ohau where Kamehameha’s fought another chiefs army and the corpses blocked up the river for awhile and it ran red with blood.
Also I just found where the Swahilis get all their gold Look at this Chad ( *Means Lake* ) There's an empire there,right in the middle of *A F R I C A*
As someone who has lived in Hawai’i for most of my life and given that it’s a requirement for students there to learn it’s history, you’ve done a pretty good job. It got me to feeling, for lack of a better term, angry and upset when I first learned about the history. So glad to have lived there as they don’t sugar coat anything. Also, the importance of Aloha spirit when being with other people has shaped me so much into who I am today.
This made me cry. As a Hawaii it is so nice to see my culture and its history being portrayed correctly. From the correct pronunciation of words (or at least an effort to) to showing how much my people suffered from the introduction of white colonizers. Thank you for shedding a light on how my people were really treated and how though a lot has been stolen from us, we refuse to give up the fight for our right to our homeland.
If it weren't the Americans it would have been someone else. Hawaii is to small to successfully defend itself from larger nations and too vital for military and trade.
Thank you to the narrator for reminding me to look up this word in the dictionary. 'Ethnocentrism' defined: 1. noun Belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group. 2. noun Overriding concern with ethnicity. 3. noun belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group.
As an ISLANDER from Oahu Hawaii, thank you so much for this video. Thank you for taking the time to research and pronounce things correctly. You definitely deserve my subscription ❤️ Mahalo
damn I know this is like sorta part of what you do but it hit me as a surprise when u pronounced Aotearoa almost near perfectly (at least to the dialect that i grew up with)
I went to Hawaii when I was 17, and although admiring native culture wasn't exactly a priority, the natural beauty is second to none. Aside from the gorgeous beaches, I swam in pools atop waterfalls, went on the best whale watch of my life, and took a helicopter ride over Mt. Kilauea. If I ever return, I would like to dig more into the local culture and mythology.
Mahalo nui loa for making this video on our people’s history and our land 🤙🏽 I’m currently living in DC and I just met randomly with another Hawaiian native at a American Indian prayer event and we just sat and talked about stories from the homeland. Really warms my heart to see this. Lots of Aloha!
Blue stepping outside the Mediterranean and still making an amazing video😄 Honestly this guy could throw a dart at a random place on the map and make top tier video explaining the history of that place
The Hawaiian language has one more thing that you forgot; the kahako. The kahako is used to make a vowel longer so an example is with kalakaua the la has a kahako over it so it’s ka-lah-kaua not ka-la-kaua. Other wise your doing great, hi from Hawaii!
As someone who grew up in Hawaii, I appreciate Blue’s spot on pronunciation. I hear a lot of terrible attempts so I applaud the extra effort. Also this is so much better than what we learned the entirety of my educational life
Thank you for covering Hawaiian history! I really feel like not enough people in the world know about Hawaiian history and *especially* about how it got illegally annexed.
Once I clicked on this video I remembered one cursed alternate history scenario where Hawaii becomes a Hetmanate and created a Ukrainian-based creole... random comment but ok
@@gammarayneutrino8413 wow they've released a ton of video since I last looked at their Channel! (which was when they were talking about the moon being habitable by default) I guess I'll just have to watch all of them to figure out which one covered a Ukrainian Hawaii?
As someone who has grown up on the Island of Kauai and is studying Hawaiian history in college I have one thing to say. You absolutely nailed it, mahalo for spreading the word about our history!
@@victoreduardo3871 New Zealand is famously left off of many maps, lots of maps make it impossible to easily represent accurately so quite a few just leave it off entirely.
Maybe I'm misunderstanding your intent, but I feel like these are more similar than you imply. If you read up on Temujin's conquests, you'll find that (despite his frequent demonization) he embraced and shared cultural artifacts across civilizations. They build more bridges than any other conquesting empire, and that is kind of a trademark to their practiced ideology. I'm not trying to downplay the brutality and military ingenuity of the mongols, but I also respect it and their tendency to not try to force religion on others or repress their cultures.
Props to Blue for _using the indigenous pronunciation._
Btw Duolingo has Hawaiian (and Navajo/Diné) now. Don’t let the language and culture die!
On there learning Hawaiian already. Navajo is up next. :D
Ooh I need to learn Navajo for my fiction writing.
I started Hawaiian on Duolingo a while back. Now I want to get back into it.
So in the indigenous pronunciation has a “v” noise? Ha”v”a’ii? (Asking because if that’s right I can easily do that with minimal effort and I want to as a respect thing)
@@MonarchRigel pls learn Gaelic
My favorite note on Hawaiian history is the song “Aloha ‘Oe” (translating to “Farewell to Thee) which sticks in my generation’s collective mind at least from the movie Lilo and Stitch, was written by Queen Lili’uokalani as a farewell song and has taken on the cultural representation of being her farewell to her kingdom as it was annexed by the US and this being the last reigning (and sole female) monarch of the Hawaiian kingdom.
As a kid in Kamehameha Schools (yeah I know, DBZ joke here) I remember learning that song and crying multiple times. It’s really beautiful and the impact of its words really hit me when I was little. Liliʻu was a prolific song writer and many of her works are remembered in the Hawaiian Culture
@@Space_Bones I was once told that Lilo and Stitch was the most honest and respectful cultural depiction that Disney ever made. Is there... any truth to that?
Dashiell Gillingham it’s been a while since I’ve actually watched Lilo and Stitch, so I’m no expert. There are definitely moments in the movie where it feels like there’s inside jokes for the locals (or just those “yup” moments). There are also moments where it feels like everything is the perspective of tourists, so it has its a yes and no? I still love the movie and Stitch is one of my favorite Disney characters. The addition of it being in Hawaiʻi adds to the personal magic of the movie.
@Dashiell Gillingham as a Hawaiian myself, I can say that, though Lilo and Stitch does have a couple shortcomings, I personally love how relatable and special the movie is. I think Nani’s story is a great example of what kind of real struggles are present in Hawai’i (I.e raising a kid, the job hustle - that are all related to tourism mind you -, homelessness, etc etc) but even go far as to say she doesn’t fall into one of those tropes of an exotic, wild and wise woman (i.e. Pocahontas). She’s a real person with real problems. However, I saw some rough drafts of Lilo and Stitch where they really illustrate the problem with tourism, racism/exoticism and how someone like Lilo feels likes an outcast in her own home/country and I really wished they included those scenes because I think it would’ve made the film that much more special to someone like me who, as a Hawaiian, grew up with Lilo and Stitch.
Sorry for the babbling, I thought this question was cool of someone to ask😊
@@leilanigreenwood5370 I wonder if they might add some of that back in if they ever do a live-action remake.
As a kiwi, I'm impressed to see an American not only use the name "Aotearoa" for my country but also pronounce it correctly. Kia ora.
Says a lot about the research that been done ✅
Chee
as a hawaiian,,,, thanks for poisoning us all with Agent Orange for 5 decades.
@@federalreservebrown2507 are you saying that about Kiwis?
@@BingBingTheClown I sure am.
"Look records are sparse, Archeologists are doing their best."
Yeah, because it's not easy to dig underwater.
Perhaps the underwater archives are incomplete...
... and if you guys disturb R'lyeh doing this, it's your own damn fault.
Or maybe that's what happens when you live next to a volcano.
@Mullerornis A hell of a lot of them are, though. Place is pretty much built on bits of rock melting and exploding.
It's step hip step pivot are you trying to piss off the volcano
The fact Blue is scared of water is mildly amusing.
Don't tell him about venice being surrounded by sea
Abdulmajid Nasir lol
I'm afraid of water too Blue.
I just can't swim
Well it specifically says deep water, so I doubt the anxiety kicks in unless he's near something as vast as an Olympic-sized swimming pool.
As a Hawaiian, I am quite impressed by the research you have done for the video. Most people skip from “King Kamehameha The Great” to “Republic of Hawaii” and so I am very glad you’ve filled in the blanks, and I am also very glad you’ve brought attention to the international reactions and long lasting consequences of the coup of the Kingdom.
Hawaii is mongolian?
I'm from hawaii. I am hawaiian
@@sweatybeanz808unless you're native you're an islander
Fun fact: The song Aloha Oe that is sung by Nani in Lilo and Stitch was written by Queen Liliʻuokalani.
In He Mele No Lilo they do mention Liliʻuokalani and Kalākaua as well.
I remember reading the song in English as well and it was pretty good.
While she was being held prisoner
@@donmon808 well, people do tend to have a lot of time at hand in prison, soo...
@@simonschnedl Boethius has entered the chat.
Duh
As a native hawaiian, it makes me very happy to see people with platforms talking about our history 💚
Maybe do it a bit yourself? The more it's out there the more people will know about it
Hi other native Hawaiian here do you live on the islands or else where? I live on Maui.
Thomas takes a toll for the dark I try to talk to people about it as much as possible :)
Ulu’s purple Maia thingy Yay my mom was born and raised on O’ahu but I’m a mainlander. I come back every year and take classes over summer time though :)
@@kiwikonn great to hear!
As a Native Hawaiian, I really appreciate the time you took to really research into our culture. Mahalo nui for this.
List of Blue's Fears:
-Deep Water
-Modern History
*-People Who Don't Stan Venice*
I think the last part was clear for anyone who watched your other videos Blue.
we ALL stan venice
Square entryways instead or arches...
@@LocalMaple flat roofs instead of domes....
I hate the Serene Republic Of Venice for what they did to byzantium, however I do love the city and it's people and hold no grudge for modern day Venice.
What does Stan Venice means?
As a native Hawaiian and an islander, you have no idea how happy it made me that you made the distinction between those two terms. It physically pained me when I would meet people in the mainland and they said their sibling/friend/etc is "Hawaiian now" when they meant islander. Always took it with aloha and tried explaining the difference, but some people never learned.
edit: two years later and I still get bigots popping in trynna fight me on this. But I love suffering to pointless online arguments so here I am still replying, hoping I can hopefully help someone form a couple more brain wrinkles 🤣
Hawaiian is actually a nationality and not ethnicity.
@Icelegacy Regardless if it's illegal? And no, it can never be a part of the "great scheme of American culture", whatever that means. Sad if America has to claim other cultures, for a lack of their own, if that is what you are saying. Nice try though.
@Icelegacy So claiming a "mashup" of other cultures as your own? Haha! Ok...allow me to add, war, fast food, shopping malls, hollywood and...ignoring the Rule of Law.
@Icelegacy co existence?? I never wanted to be American and I sure as hell don’t want to coexist with them
Well as you may know, Hawaiians are using the term "Kanaka Maoli" to address people of Hawaiian blood. Which helps in the distinction between having the koko (blood) and residency
Thank you for learning how to say the native pronunciation "Ha-v-eye-E" correctly and for doing it at least once, even if you didn't stick with it.
When did he do it? What time stamp? I need help finding. Thanks in advance.
@@letsomethingshine 1:01
I heard it like 2-3 times but I'm not awake enough to search for the others. i think there was one near the end too?
Does that matter on the islands? Always heard the w even there and by locals on the mainland
Well you can't expect non-Hawaiians to speak with a Hawiian accent, can you?
Ok, ok but I almost burst into tears when Blue called New Zealand 'Aotearoa'. More than that, he pronounced it correctly when a lot of non-New Zealanders can't pronounce Maori vowels very well. This made my day
I KNOW RIGHT????
For real though, that was awesome
same
I’ve never heard of this term before. I give credit to blue for not only pronouncing it correctly, but helping people like me learn the term for the first time.
My friend, the "problem" with English is that most of the letters have more than one possible pronounciations, this is due to the history of the tongue's lexicon, the words' origins, the lack of use of a native writting system and the evolution of the speech butnot the spelling, this is what makes English cute though, even if can be torturous to spell names.
Blue, being a history buff & part Greek, has come into contact with other languages than English, so it's easier for him to pronounce non-English words.
In my case, as a person that isn't native English speaker, and having meet the indigenous name for New Zealand only in written form 'til now, I was pronouncing in my head Aotearoa exactly like Blue.
Honestly lads, I didn't know Asian People made 38% of Hawai'i, already learning something And I'm only like 1 minute in
Edit: thank you all, I'll be honest I've never looked deep into Hawaiian history, or anything about modern day Hawai'i, so to learn there's so much relating to Asia is enlightening!
Right? It’s really cool! There’s a lot of Filipino people there (my father and aunties immigrated there before moving to California), and as far as I know, it’s one of the only US states that has Ilocano as a language option to learn in schools.
I had heard that a good chunk of the population was of Asian descent, but I didn't realize that the number was that high.
I didn't know the percentage, but I could guess they made up a significant portion of the population just from watching Hawaii Five-O.
Yeah, as someone from Hawaii, I would say that it's a little difficult finding someone who isn't at least a little bit asian
As a white guy who grew up there, when I moved to the mainland after middle school my first thought was "why is everyone here white?"
I love how he actually pronounces the words mostly right. I’ve never found a RUclipsr talking about this subject that did.
You didn't watch Knowing Better, the native Hawaiian?
@@marw9541 knowing better isn’t native. He was born/grew up there. Being Native and being a Local are Completely separate.
@@isltdairwvs808 Sorry, I was using native in the way it usually means
To be fair, the south sandwich islands are a real place to this day.
Also, the sandwich was named after the Earl that popularised it so Blues rant on naming stuff was off
@@TheHacknor think he mentions it before going on the ramble?
@Hans Hanzo You mean, Great Britain?
So cool of king khamehameha to name his islands afther that canadian pizza
@Hans Hanzo We nearly got it in 2013!
Blue: Mentions Pele
*miles away*
Red: Someone is encroaching on my territory
“There’s no party like a Pele party!”
Red: "Hm, I don't knoe why, but I think I'm gonna kick Blue's butt tomorrow."
Bold of you to assume Red herself is not Pele
@@jeremyrossi2716 that's why it's her territory 😎
Seeing as Pele is a volcano goddess, does that mean everything on the island is within Pele's melee range?
"Pretty beaches and Pineapples... which, fun fact, aren't even native to Hawaii"
Those contemptible colonialists, introducing beaches to Hawaii.
I know. But how did they get the beaches?
The British isles only have cliffs.
@@BatMaam7585 they took them from poland but then stuck them in a vacuum to get rid of the wind and put them in the oven and hopeff it would heat up
Very few things are "native" to Hawaii. But hey, we love McDonalds and wifi, but absolutely hate telescopes when it serves our virtue signaling. But please keep coming, we need the tourism. Our stats for crime are TOTALLY legit, just keep the tourists coming. ALOHAHAHA
As a mainland Norteamericano, I can confirm that we physically threw beaches at the Hawaiian Islands.
I know I’m late, but Waikiki, that really famous beach, used to be a marsh. The sand was put there artificially. I grew up near one of the places where the sand was taken from. I know this was meant to be a joke, but it’s true.
Fun fact: The people of Madagascar are also Austronesian. Madagascar was apparently first settled from what is Indonesia today, not from mainland Africa as one might guess.
Oh yes definitely first settled but now deeply intermixed between Austronesians and Bantu speaking peoples of the Mainland
Austronesian”s sailed to east Africa and traveled through the forests of Africa then traveled across south west Africa
I am an Indonesian and was so surprised knowing that our traditional language is quite similar to Hawai'i, Fiji and also Madagascar.
@@amaqteganang4948 Can you understand any Malagasy?
Blue just casually nailing the pronunciation of 'Aotearoa'.
ahh someone else noticed! i got so excited when i heard it!
That is a much more cool-sounding name than New Zealand.
Bjorn The Viking it means ‘land of the long white cloud’ in reference to the southern alps that cover a lot of the south island. yea, it’s a much cooler name!
Better pronunciation many of the people that live here
Right
Some info that was left off:
When Kalakaua rose to power, he identified two major issues he wanted to take care of: Longevity for Hawai'i and longevity for Hawaiian culture.
Seeing that the native population was declining, Kalakaua made the decision to increase the population through immigration. His thought process was that although he'd be fundamentally changing the culture of Hawai'i by introducing new people, it would increase that chance that any semblance of Hawaiian culture, no matter how altered or dirtied, would survive through the new population. With a plan in mind to preserve Hawaii's cultural identity Kalakaua embarked on a global tour soon after his inauguration (which was and still is widely criticized and labeled extravagant).
There were several major decisions made on this trip. First, Kalakaua successfully negotiated with Japan, Portugal, and China to send workers and families to Hawai'i (as part of his plan to grow the population). Secondly, Kalakaua met with the emperor of Japan where several propositions were made (more on that later). Lastly, Kalakaua met with world leaders in an attempt to promote the monarchy and therefore the kingdom.
Upon his return to Hawai'i, Kalakaua embarked on a spending spree in an attempt to emulate the West and modernize Hawaii. Kalakaua had met with Thomas Edison on his tour and soon he would have the city of Honolulu powered with electricity before both Buckingham Palace and the White House via a hydroelectric dam. This was also when I'olani Palace was built.
Kalakaua had by this point done everything in his power to promote Hawai'i as a nation which deserved the respect and recognition that others had at the time. Hawai'i was recognized as a sovereign nation via treaty by nearly every major superpower on the world stage, had set up consulates in 25 other countries, and had also started to form alliances with other Pacific players. One major alliance that Kalakaua fostered was one with Japan.
Kalakaua had viewed Japan as the most trustworthy of the foreign powers. When he met with the emperor on his world tour, he made three major propositions: He offered to have his niece married to the crown prince, negotiated to have Hawai'i become a protectorate under Japan, and introduced the idea of an Asian-Polynesian confederacy with Japan as the head. All were rejected with the emperor offering to consider the idea of the confederacy (which he later declined).
It should be obvious through these actions that Kalakaua feared for Hawaii's independence. Kalakaua had seen the West claim nearly every Pacific island state with the exception of Tonga and Samoa. He knew that if he didn't act, these two states as well as Hawaii would fall prey to imperialism. Without Japan's participation, Kalakaua officially set his plan into motion, albeit on a smaller scale with only Samoa and Tonga as potential members. Samoa actually accepted and signed the treaty. Unfortunately, we'll never know what could've came out of this as the Bayonet Consititution was signed that same year.
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In my experience with the history books, Hawai'i has always been depicted as a helpless victim of the West who had the rug swept out from under them. When folks attempt to defend Hawai'i in arguments about its downfall, I often see them infantilize the nation. "The US should've never taken advantage of such a small state. It isn't Hawaii's fault that the US was more advanced and experienced." This argument portrays Hawaii as a small child pulverized by the playground bully. An innocent victim who had no chance of defending from such a foreboding figure. This is wrong. Hawai'i was peer to the US, not a subordinate. Many forget that the US is about the same age as Modern Hawai'i, both uniting in the late 1700s. Hawai'i was not an infant nation. It had a supreme court, a government, mayors, representatives. There were business deals and corruption, racism and class warfare, city slums and beachside manors. Hawai'i was more than a victim to the US. It was calculating and power hungry. It had a voice and a heartbeat. Just because Hawai'i lost its independence, it doesn't erase over 100 years worth of decisions that it made independently as a modern nation. So please, stop trying to paint Hawai'i as an innocent victim. This narrative ignores how complex Hawai'i was (as was any other nation at the time) and instead dumbs down its image to the point of mockery.
Okay, I was with you until the last paragraph.
unlike the commenter below i liked everything you wrote, im neither Hawaiian or even on the same coast as Hawaii, but i think a lot of people even when well meaning tend to speak down on the native goverments
Noah Miller That was exactly my point. I’m not sure exactly what the person above found wrong with my statement as they didn’t leave any clarification or counter argument but I was basically trying to say that you don’t have to essentially dumb down a nation to make people feel bad for it. In a lot of arguments against the encroachment on Native American land for example I tend to hear people say that Native Americans were friendly people who were gradually taken advantage of by colonizers. That isn’t true. It erases the fact that native people fought for their land and instead pushes a narrative that they were some sort of docile people who just couldn’t comprehend the power of the colonists. It’s disrespectful and I’d argue is on the level of ignorance as arguing that native people deserved to be conquered or didn’t have the mental capacity to rule themselves . Maybe the person above thought I was trying to defend Hawaii’s annexation (which isn’t true as I’m a very much against the circumstances that led to annexation). I’m not exactly sure.
I dont think it needs to be explained that the U.S. has the numbers and munitions and aren't afraid of losing lives to secure what they want.
Hawaiian monarchy was trying to preserve the people and only wanted to survive. They knew that a super power such as America could wipe out the rest of the indigenous loyal people with absolutely no problem at all.
That being said, it was a bullish move of the U.S. to force the King to sign his power over to the Americans.
We were once equal to other nations and were recognized as a Sovereign Kingdom, but let's be real here... the U.S. saw Hawai'i as a business, and wanted to get rich, so they disrespected and destroyed the our country using fear to force the signing of the treaty.
Our people were willing to die to uphold Kamehameha III words, but that is not what our leadership wanted for their people. They protected their people, and because of that, we still exist today.
Nah disagree
Totally USof A fault
Texas: Y'all, we were an independent republic for nine years!
Hawai'i: That's adorable
Exactly, a kingdom is way cooler than a republic, especially a long lasting kingdom.
@@Dave_Sisson Nope, 100% a republic is cooler. History is full of monarchical goverments.
@@j2dragon109 Republic”s are trash Monarchies are OG
Puerto Rico: “You guys were independent?”
@@fatiazizi8825 republics are better but monarchies are funnier to study
Let's take a moment to appreciate that Hawaiian is relatively compatible with the Latin alphabet so we don't have any weird consonants we can't understand.
More compatible than English, tbh.
@@daredaemon8878 the Celtic languages: aww
Well, Hawaiian has an extremely small phonemic inventory so it's probably easy to write with almost any alphabet.
Heck, we barely have *consonants.*
LOOKING AT YOU, ARABIC
K I’ve been mulling this over to pinpoint exactly what bothered me since I saw this video a week or two ago. I have to say, it was much better than many videos out there, so well done in the regard.
One major problem I have was the claim that Kalākaua was corrupt. That’s something we were told in school growing up because of an American point of view that was spread about our Merrie Monarch. In fact, he got electricity up and going in ʻIolani Palace before the White House and Buckingham Palace. He did, as you said, push to get all of Honolulu electricity as quick as possible. What you didn’t mention was that he traveled the world trying to 1) get Hawaiʻi international recognition as a sovereign nation and 2) form a Pacific alliance to protect against the rapid colonization of Western superpowers. His electricity initiatives were a success, and were an attempt to modernize Hawaiʻi quickly, also intended to show that Hawaiʻi didn’t NEED to be saved by colonizing westerners. His lavish parties were modeled after other nations’ parties to garner the support and respect of the likes of ambassadors and such. There was so much he did to try to prevent colonization that calling him corrupt is one of the highest insults in our school system, among many other inaccuracies and bold-faced lies many of us have come to believe.
Also, the US broke multiple treaties with Hawaiʻi when they assisted in the coup to overthrow Her Majesty Queen Liliʻuokalani. No one else showed any interest in taking over Hawaiʻi, in spite of every naysayer’s claim that our occupation/colonization by China/Japan/Russia/Britain/etc. was inevitable. Only the US has been in constant breach of its treaties with the kingdom.
Another problem I had was the idea that the kapu system was oppressive against women. First of all, if you were to compare the western treatment of women to Hawaiʻi and the other Pacific island nations, there’s no comparison. This interpretation of the treatment of women is another lie that has been widespread in the public school system here, originally intended to make my ancestors look like savages that needs saving. In fact, women were seen as having the powerful mana of procreation. Giving birth was a huge deal, so it was out of respect and reverence for that innate mana that they ate separately. Also, Hawaiʻi’s culture has been shown to have been at least a balance between patriarchy and matriarchy with so much room for gender fluidity that we have a word for non-heteronormative people (LGBTQIA+)-māhū. They were highly respected and were mostly responsible for preserving much if our history, culture, and language when it was made illegal, especially when the language was illegal to speak in schools after the illegal annexation.
The illegal annexation was illegal because the US was required to have a treaty of annexation of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. Instead, the US Congress had a Joint Resolution to annex the islands, which means nothing without the treaty. In fact, in my lifetime, there surfaced a petition with thousands upon thousands of Native Hawaiian citizens’ signatures protesting AGAINST annexation.
There’s so much more that was missed, but 1) I can’t fault you for not knowing/finding all this because you’re not a Hawaiian history scholar nor are you Hawaiian so this history doesn’t directly affect you and 2) it was a summary, and you wouldn’t be able to fit all this in one short enough video. Again, I appreciate your effort and thank you for trying to pronounce Polynesian words correctly. I just wanted to point out some of the things that made me uncomfortable as I watched it. I just ask that you please be careful when making claims about indigenous leaders and cultures, especially when they’re honored and occupied/colonized/oppressed. Thank you.
I am so glad I saw your comment.
Love what you did here. Your comment is very informative and civil while explaining common misconceptions.
I get it, history is really complex and there are many/skewed/popular versions of the same stuff everywhere independent of what's true. Truly, I get it; as a Mexican I've seen what modern history books do, they're skipping stuff I half-learned 10 years ago regarding our independence and subsequent european "invasions" (classical politics butting into education).
At least you're here, clarifying stuff that most wouldn't know about and making sure the rest of us learn more about Hawaiian history, the true stuff ❤
I will push back on one point here, even though it's two years old. Without some form of outside protection Japan probably would have conquered Hawaii, since it was a relatively easy target within their reach and would provide immense strategic advantages, but there are two things to note here. First, the U.S. could have easily just declared that Hawaii was under our military protection and that would have been deterrent enough, and secondly Japan probably wouldn't have gone after Hawaii until after WWI at least, and probably not until the early 30s, meaning it's still not a justification for annexation.
I’d never heard about māhū and I lived in the islands for a couple years! Thats a fascinating concept and surprisingly forward-thinking for that time… mahalo for the knowledge!
I was a navy brat and I lived on Oahu for 5 years when I was very young. I remember my grade school was super diverse, and that was a really positive formative experience for me. Also we learned some Hawaiian in school, which I really enjoyed.
That sounds cool, I only got to learn French and Hindi in my school (learning Hindi was easier than French because I'm Sikh, meaning I speak Punjabi which is similar to Hindi)
I was a military child who lived in Oahu for 7 years
You learn Hawaiian and Japanese at 2nd grade to 5th in elementary. Part of the learning course.
"So, not only is puting pineapple on pizza an atrocity to nature; but calling it 'Hawaiian Pizza' is another slap in the face to the civilization that got stolen for sweets."
Me who grew up enjoying commercialized pineapple on pizza and is only recently understanding the painful history of Hawaii and Polynesia in general through videos like this on RUclips: NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! THE INTERNAL CONFLICT!!!!!!!!!
not that hard for me
a pineapple tried to kill me once
@@kupaakaleo137 wha-
@@guessmyname1246 you read that correctly
@@kupaakaleo137 :l
@@guessmyname1246 I cut up a pineapple I got as a gift, ate some, left to get dinner...
After 10 minutes my insides felt like acid was eating through me (which it technically was)
And I was stuck writhing on my bed in agony for the next 3 hours
Fun fact: traditionally, "Aotearoa" only refers to the North Island. a more accurate term for the south island would be either "Te Waka-o-Aoraki" (the waka (boat) of Aoraki, an important figure in Ngāi Tahu history) or "Te Waipounamu". It's only recently that "Aotearoa" has referred to New Zealand as a whole.
We don’t learn enough about our neighbours to the east in Australia!
... hell, we don’t learn enough about the traditional owners of our own lands, either.
@@RobertJW as an islander born in australia, well said
I really need to learn more about New Zealand, I had some online friends from there growing up and I didn't ask nearly enough questions about their experiences as a dumb kid.
I mean, Maori tribes were not united. Meanings differed throughout the country. Such as Te Ika a Maui for the North Island and Te Waka a Maui for the South Island. Aotea is another name that was used for the North Island alone. From what I've gathered, it seems as though some tribes did use it but it didn't cotton on with others.
@@shadowboxing7029 yes different tribes called it different things but Aotearoa was definitely used by the biggest tribes when referring to the North Island. My tribe for example hated Ngai Tahu tribe and named the South island Te haunga teke or something like that 😂 u don't want to know what that means
hearing you say all Hawaiian/Polynesian words near perfectly (I'm saying near because although I did grow up in Hawaii, practiced hula for a while, and grew up with a sister who goes to Kamehameha Schools, I'm not too good with the Hawaiian language, so I'm one to talk) really made my day, I'm happy more people are able to learn a lot of proper Hawaiian history. thank you for this!
@WaiMaixChan im from oahu but im 3 months late :"")
maybe its jsut me but i think i hate when people butcher the words ( and i mean when they barely even try to say or it or at least be educated but this doesnt jsut go for hawaiian just in general too) I think it just has to do with the terrible toursits as well but also hope i wasnt rude! and have a great day this is me jsut agreeing :D
@WaiMai Same, as a Hawaiian speaker I appreciate the effort he puts in.
Thank you, OSP! I was born and raised here on Maui, and I love it when people talk about my home.
I'm from Maui too
Your home is AWESOME!!!
Cullen Mitchell man I wish me home state was that interesting history wise
* sarcastically * wooo go nOrTh cArOLinA
@@Galactic-Ghost77 dont you guy have Indian mounds like we do in Illinois/Missouri?
DXAB91 we do but not the area I live in
Well as a Hawaiian as someone who lives here in Hawaii, and knows the history of my people. I really appreciate your accurate telling of our history, mahalo
“The US has run out destiny to manifest, so they’re looking for more.”
CaptainCyberNinja TOOO SPACE!!!
@@kolamoose8717 Boots on the moon... American boots.
Kolamoose
I actually agree.
Americans will like to conquer the Moon, the 7 Lagrange Points of Earth’s Rotation, Venus, Mars, Asteroid Belt, and Jupiter.
And this time, Black, Hispanics, Asian, and Native Americans are allowed to go all “Manifest Destiny” on those celestial strategic zones.
but @@1mag1nat1vename the american weren't the first with boots on the moon, the vikings were.
Hawai'i! C u b a !
Pele: you talk a lot of conversion for someone in PYROCLASTIC FLOW RANGE
Pyroclastic flows aren't Pele's thing, the Hawaiian volcanoes are the wrong type. Pele is a 'rip the ground open and flood your home and lands with lava slowly so you can see it coming for weeks' kind of goddess.
Pyroclastic Flow is more a Washington State thing, see the eruption of Mount Saint Helens
I did not know that, that's so interesting! (in a horrifying and terrible disaterous way)
oh boy nobody tell them about the time Queen Kapiʻolani denounced Pele to her face in 1824
@@kupaakaleo137 Wasn't Queen Kapi'olani actually named after the chieftess who challenged Pele?
I was born and raised on Oʻahu and have only recently begun to truly articulate the history of my home -- sadly, less than a decade ago, much of our history was still absent from local classrooms. Things are changing now, but I wish I (and so many others) knew sooner and dug deeper. Appreciate your research, respectful coverage, and elevation of Kanaka Maoli history & ʻāina. So in love with Hawaiʻi nei.
Kamehameha II: "Okay, but what if I ate my dinner alongside a woman?"
Hawaiians: *[Confused Screaming]*
trust me it was way bigger than that.
the law says that men and women were to be separate while eating, praying and during menstrual cycles. (among other laws) there were a bunch of food that women were forbidden to eat (banana, red fish, pork, coconut, etc.) but in exchange men were to do the cooking and were the only ones to be offered up for human sacrifice (ONLY to the god Kū during his season)
When Liholiho ate with his mothers, many native Hawaiians were conflicted, some so far as to start a war against Kamehameha II. Chief Kekuaokalani (among other chiefs) wanted the kapu system to be reinstated while other chiefs sided with the king. this is what started the Battle of Kuamoʻo which led to the death of 300 Hawaiian warriors who fought for the reinstatement of the kapu, including Kekuaokalani and his wife Manono (due to the superiority of the King's warriors strength & numbers)
it was a very unpleasant experience for a lot of people I'm sure
I wouldn't be so quick to chock that up to Liholiho (Kamehameha II).... it was pretty much a master stroke by Queen Ka'ahumanu...truly the mastermind behind the Hawaiian Kingdom. She was essentially defacto ruler for both Kamehameha II's and Kamehameha III's terms.
Why did I read this line with TFS SonGukos voice in my head?
He eats lunch with not just the men, but the women, and the children too!
Kūpaʻa Kaleo i like to learn more on this can you site your sources?
Austronesians: (see water)
Also Austroneaians: LIFE IS A HIGHWAY
My kind of people. The ocean is a wonderful expanse and I'd love to travel the pacific for a few weeks with minimal land stops some time.
@@nestrior7733 Me: * urp! * (turns green)
*Sea water
EXPLORE!
THE WORLD!
LIFE IS A GOLDMINE!
Madagascar(Africa's biggest island) is a mixture between Austronesian polynesians and Bantu swahili peoples.
When he said you wouldn’t find this shit in history books, he’s right. I attended school in the mainland. All I got about Hawai’i was a sub-heading and less than 100 words in my 7th grade world history textbook. Literally. All it had was the name, date we were annexed, and briefly mentioned Pearl Harbor. Nothing about illegal annexation. Nothing about using sacred Hawaiian land as bomb testing sites during the war. I kind of cried when I found this video, because it feels so good. For someone to see, share, and learn.
The Pacific ocean is so large, the Indonesian coast is closer to the Chile coast from the opposite direction (If you go west from Indonesia) than if go East.
Yes, when he said the Pacific is a third of the world, I was a bit irritated.
@@davidwuhrer6704 While certainly an entertaining fact, distance between Indonesia and Chile does little to make Blue's statement wrong. The oceans are not squares, and the Pacific Ocean in particular is almost triangular in shape, growing wider and wider from the Bering Strait down to the Antarctic
@@the-witch-tako It may be shocking, but the world is not actually flat.
@@davidwuhrer6704 He said triangular, nor a literal triangle.
@@EspeonMistress00 Literal triangles are also possible in non-Euclidean geometry like on the surface of a sphere. (Only the angles add up to something different than 180°.) But the shape of the Pacific is not one except in certain map projections.
Think about it: If around the equator the distance from the east to the west spans more than 180°, it doesn't even matter whether the shape is triangular or not: It is going to be more than a mere third of the surface.
me, a historian & college professor: BOAT BOIS
lol
GAGAGAGAGAGAGA I just saw something very unpretty! I looked in the mirror! GAGAGAGAGAGAGA!! But I am the cool RUclipsr with two hazardously hot girlfriends so IT is all good! Thanks for you attention dear 8mano
@@AxxLAfriku Oh dear god, it's you.
🛶🛶🛶🛶🛶🛶
The deepest sorriest pits of hell
The fact that you guys not only referenced New Zealand as Aotearoa, but then also said it should have been called 'Fish & Chips Isles' shows the dedication to research you guys put into these videos
The amount of Coups that fruit companies have made us staggeringly high
69th like 😎
Yeah, like the Cuyamel (I probably misspelled that)
And Dole seems to be related to half of them
Hence the term Banana Republic
@@michaelst.george8253 come on this is Hawaii. We're a sugar/pineapple republic.
"So, not only is puting pineapple on pizza an atrocity to nature; but calling it 'Hawaiian Pizza' is another slap in the face to the civilization that got stolen for sweets."
I have no idea how to respond to a great line like that. Just keep writing your awesome history videos Blue.😆😂
You can thank the Canadians for both those atrocities lol.
Hawaiian Pizza is neither Hawai’ian or pizza. It was made from canned pineapples by a Greek Canadian who owned a pizza parlour in Sarnia, Ontario.
martypython So how is it not pizza?
First Nickleback, now this!
*DAMN YOU CANADA!!!*
It because of the ham and pineapple which are both associated with Hawaii that’s it’s called Hawaiian pizza
As a native Hawaiian, I have to say this was very well done and entertaining! Thanks for sharing the history of my people.
As a Polynesian I am fully willing to admit I did a small happy dance when I saw this video on my recommended feed. I am not Hawaiian, however Polynesian culture throughout all of Polynesia is so similar, that connections run through our blood. So I love to see the recognition my Hawaiian brothers and sisters are getting.
From another Polynesian, same!
We all related through blood anyway we all the same
And that's sooo wholesome to hear about❤!
A warm Aloha to you my Poly friend!
As an Asian American from Hawai’i thank you so much for doing this and the cultural sensitivity and amazing amount of research and care you took with this project!
Genuine question, what does you being Asian have to do with this? I thought only you being from Hawaii mattered?
@@marw9541 genuinely, idk. I made this comment a year ago. I forget the context
@@marw9541 Asians are technically settlers in Hawaii so it matters in the sense that they contributed to the death of Indigenous Hawaiian culture
@@marw9541 I can't speak to the original poster's intention when sharing this comment, but I might be able to offer more context/additional perspective based on my own experiences..? I am "hapa," which is a term used to describe those of both Asian and European descent (although today's usage is incorrect, as hapa haole originally indicated a Hawaiian and European mix -- but that is another topic in itself). Although I was born & raised on Oʻahu and identify with the ethnic majority here, there is a complex and continuous interplay between 1. calling Hawaiʻi "home," yet knowing it is not mine to claim and 2. feeling part/proud of my community, but recognizing that the successes of the Asian American and White communities have come with a cost -- particularly for the Kanaka Maoli.
To put it simply, Hawaiʻi -- although labeled as a ʻmelting potʻ by some -- has an incredibly nuanced history, and our diversity continues to have undertones of misunderstanding and division. For these reasons (and others, such as Hawaiʻi's plantation history), it is rather common for folks in Hawaiʻi to casually share their ethnic backgrounds, and I also preface having been born & raised here with my Asian, Hispanic, and European ancestry. Donʻt get me wrong, the distinctions are not always made for grim reasons -- it really is just common practice -- but I do believe that locals recognize the importance of 1. honoring their unique lineages and 2. avoiding misconceptions like the ones mentioned in this video.
I have no idea if this makes much sense...this ended up being much more difficult to articulate than anticipated. But, hopefully this offers some insight into the original comment (but again, I canʻt speak for the OP.) :)
@@sierracallihan969 I don't think that explains why being asian matters independent of being from Hawaii, and the op said they don't understand either, but I appreciate hearing from you
As a native Hawaiian I was not only pleased with your presentation of facts but very impressed with your pronunciation oh Hawaiian words. Well done. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Hey, pretty nice job on the pronunciations! I wish you had talked a little more about Lili'uokalani and her contributions to all sorts of different areas, including history, politics, music, literature, religious freedom, etc. She's one of the coolest monarchs and absolutely deserves a history makers video.
Yeah she was pretty cool!
I have never been so excited for one of Blue’s videos
Thank you for this video!! I am Hawaiian but don't live in Hawaii. My grandmother was born on Maui so I still have lots of family out there. For some reason, she never really talked about our Hawaiian culture or heritage very much. She only wanted to talk about service level things and even played into horrible tropes and stereotypes with others. It makes me sad because I am proud of my heritage and people's history but hardly know anything about it. I have to learn more from videos like this and extremely distant family members in order to become educated. I want more people to be educated of the Hawaiian people and culture as well. I already loved your guy's videos, but now I appreciate them even more.
How odd. Most in the comments are either people who is of blood but never came to the islands. Not born but lived for a short time and left. Or was born and raised but left years ago. Very few who are born and raised is of blood and currently living here.
I remember the deleted scenes of lilo and stitch and how lilo mess with tourists and how the picture she do of them is a sort of revenge.
they deserved it lol
@@kupaakaleo137 i don't really disagree 😂
Why was that scene deleted?
@@SM-qv2om i don't know.
Maybe because this was about something too serious ?
Edit : to be clear, i wasn't sarcastic, i just understand now than it's seemed sarcastic, but i was sincere when i had say than i don't know.
Probably because it involves Lilo talking about tsunamis. Don’t get me wrong, the scene is great. It’s funny and informative, but it didn’t add a whole lot to the narrative. It was more of a cultural flavor that got left out.
Holy shit. We almost had a captain named 'Cook' name an island 'Sandwich'.
Personally I don't "Cook" my sandwiches, I eat them raw.
@@Dave_Sisson the pun game is strong with this comment lol
The fact that you pronounced Hawaiʻi correct makes me so happy. When I lived in South Carolina as a kid, they were learning about Pearl Harbor and myself being a native Hawaiian they of course asked me a million awful and frankly kinda racist questions which made me realize that people in the mainland really have no idea about us as a people so this is such an uplifting thing to see.
What were the racist questions you heard in class? It seems weird a teacher would let objective racism be chill
@@marw9541 my teacher constantly would bully me so she didn’t really care. They would consistently ask how I knew what things were because Hawaiians apparently still lived in the dark ages to them. They would make fun of my accent. They would ask constantly if we still lived in grass huts and wore grass skirts and make fun of the fact that I’d never been in the cold before so I didn’t have the correct clothes for the first few days of school. All sorts of stuff like that.
Unfortunately, not much changed. I’m in high school and moved to the mainland recently. Same assumptions and racist questions.
@@noway2657that’s really awful. I’m sorry you’re going through that :(
I’ve got some great friends though, and they really help.
"I don't stan Venice."
*_And hence the man condemned itself, as a swift slash of the blade rested his soul in the night. The killer? An assassin that goes by Blue_*
The history of Venice is a gruesome one.
You’re laughing now, but just you wait until Seattle becomes New Venice in 30 years.
Ezio Auditore ...
Meccy One of the piers fell into the sound the other day. It’s honestly astounding how unstable it is for a city that’s already by a massive fault line.
Angry Byzantine noises....
You plebs: “Pacific Ocean”
Me the intellectual: “Earl Grey Sea”
Correction: tea cup
I am 100% ok with this.
did you mean, EarL GrEy TeA
More like THAT DANG COFFEE. I’m only translating for all those English speaking people in the world. And for a southern translation, it’s SWEET TEA BABY. I will casually walk out if the room now.
@@williampoole4375 but Sea it’s a pun
This was super helpful! I'm an "islander" in Hawai'i of Asian and Caucasian descent and unfortunately, my education of Hawaiian history isn't as developed as it should be--and tbh, I didn't have much interest as a kid to look into it more. But I don't want to be ignorant anymore. Thank you for making this video and helping to educate people about these beautiful islands!
This was actually really good in terms of accuracy, there’s a lot of pre-“discovery” stuff that wasn’t exactly covered but most don’t cover it anyway. The pronunciations were pretty close, except for King Kalākaua (the kahakō makes the second ‘a’ a little longer than all other vowels, making is more like “kah-laa-kow-wuh” but still, the others were fine!). Also, Fun Fact: When Captain Cook first arrived the Hawaiian people believed he was the god Lono, a god of fertility and agriculture. He gets a whole 4-ish month long period dedicated to him (Makahiki [basically the duration that Makaliʻi or Pleiades is in the night sky which is pretty soon as of today!]) and Capt. Cook arrived in the middle of that. Lono was often represented by giant white cloths on cross beams, so when Cook rolled up with multiple big white sails... you can deduce the rest. Great video and thank you if you end up reading this!!
That’s pretty heavily debated
Buying out large chunks of a countries real estate is the most American way to take over a place
Sounds about right
*Gentrification intensifies*
Sounds more Chinese tbh
Tell that to the Native Americans.
Plus a coup d'etat, can't get more Murican
I’m part Native Hawaiian, and let me just say your pronunciation was great 👍🏻 You practiced really hard and it paid off! Thank you for the video as well. I learned our history because I live here, but when I went away to college, I made so many friends who had never heard of any of this. To my surprise, my American history class in college did actually cover the overthrow of our kingdom, and I nearly cried in class. I was shocked, but so grateful to that professor for teaching our history. There are many people in Hawaii that wish to return to the monarchy, but I feel like so much has changed, and it’s not like we can go back in time to reverse everything. If anything, I would hope one day the US will ask us to make a choice on if we want to remain as a state, or if we wish to leave. At least then our opinions can be heard.
The last time I went on a deep dive into polynesian culture and history, was after watching Moana. Now after this I want to watch it again XD
It’s fascinating to see the progression of people who were just brave enough to go out into the ocean and look for a land that may or may not be there. Sometimes hundreds of miles of ocean in between. The linguistic and cultural spread is easily seen geographically, reducing the barriers to entry for study significantly.
Moana! Oh God I love that movie.
Also yeah, Polynesian and Pacific Island culture in general is truly amazing.
Same but also with Pokémon Sun and Moon.
Last time I went this deep I was catching up on Bionicle lore.
@@Obi-Wan_Kenobi I never got that into bionicle, explain yourself?
Fun fact about the Law of the Splintered Paddle: it's named that and was inspired by Kamehameha getting smacked upside the head by a fisherman in a village he was attacking during his conquering days. The oar that was used as an impromptu club shattered, of course, and the fisherman fled the scene. Most other alii would have had the fisherman chased down and executed- punishment for breaking kapu is death, after all, and striking a king is certainly a breach- but our boy there realized that the fisherman was just a man defending his home with whatever he had on hand. Defending them from invading soldiers, who, like soldiers for centuries and across the planet, may decide to throw some pillaging and random destruction into their day if no enemy troops are in sight. Thus did the Law also include rules of engagement and protection for noncombatants. Eat that, Geneva Convention.
Ah yes, the Gene-what now.
Geneva convention still greater I am sorry to tell you that
I mean, why are we even comparing them? There is no need to glorify one culture by mocking another.
@@comson437 I'm p sure this is a goo, but still havin this kind of rule a centure prior to the advent o this is gosh dang impressive.
I was a bit bummed it wasnt in the video. But it was a great vid.
This video is very well done. Thank you for taking the time and effort to produce an actual educational history video. There is a lot to cover when it comes to Hawaiian history but you did a fair job relaying that. I also love the humor mixed in.
10:20- that part made me sad. The queen wrote a song as an apology to her people. We would know this song as "Aloha 'Oe". Really puts in perspective of Nani singing that to Lilo in "Lilo and Stitch"
Both in real life and in the movie it’s an American system taking away a piece of Hawaiian culture, and it is hauntingly beautiful.
@@thehopeofeden597 exactly.
Autistic Writer Aloha Oe was written twenty years before the overthrow as a love song. Nothing to do with the overthrow. She wrote the Queen’s Prayer during her 1895 imprisonment
@@Junbug92 It was?
@@thehopeofeden597 I agree that it is sad that many aspects of the culture have died out and that the current revival of certain traditions is a good thing. At the same time we have to acknowledge that most of Hawaii’s success has been from its American annexation and the outside world.
Next: do the Austronesians who went west instead of East and ended up in Madagascar of all places!
The history of Madagascar is WILD.
The history of Madagascar before the 1500 is kinda spotty, especially how and when the Austronesian people who would become the Malagasy people settled there.
Nah bro we ended up in Taiwan. Then populated the islands. The austrinesians taught the Hawaiian’s how to navigate the pacific.
Austronesians are mongolian?
@@kayrasadece5553 no, Austronesian is a nickname for people from the Malay Archipelago which we know today as the country of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and other islands around it.
I am a native Hawaiian, and I’m very happy to see a video about Hawai’i that’s accurate. The history is so complex and there is so much that isn’t taught in schools here.
Also I’ve been a fan of OSP for a long time!
Damn, I always forget how fucking huge the pacific is. The fact that they had more area than the Mongols is kind of insane.
And it's so deep! There is no way mermaids don't exist
That surprised me as well
I never thought I’d see a history video of my home here! You did this so well thank you so much!
The idea of a sprawling culture of naval explorers covering that much space is honestly one of the most badass things ever.
Fun fact: if the Hawaiian royal family was restored to the throne today, the queen would be Princess Owana Kaʻōhelelani Salazar.
Why? I've never heard of her or seen any of her accomplishments as a leader of Hawai'i. What gives her precedence?
Edit: I've always thought Kawananakoa would be the next heir, but apparently doesn't believe that the Kingdom of Hawai'i exists.
Well, good on Owana! I'd love to learn more about her now. Thank you for the info.
@@RPO808 The thing about hereditary royalty is that it's all about being born into the correct lineage, not at all about being the most qualified or accomplished. I don't think that an absolute monarchy would make a comeback if Hawai'i became independent today. I think it's more likely that IF the royal family was allowed to return to power, it would be as a constitutional monarchy, which is what has happened to nearly every other monarchy in the world.
@@fingerboxes yeah, understandable and agreed. I was curious as to the why and not the when, but it is interesting that the lineage comes from Keoua, rather than Kamehameha's line.
I love that name
I think it would have been my great aunt Gladys Kamakakuolani Ainoa Brandt before she passed in 2003.
Kamehameha just Kamehameha’d the other Hawaiian Kingdoms
Haven’t found Dad yet Mapping You should hear the story about Kamehameha pushing enemies off the Pali Cliffs into the water.
I was taught that they named a certain river somewhere “The Bloody River” (in Hawaiian) because there were so many corpses that the river turned red.
@@lex667 The Pali Lookout is where the Battle of Nuuanu took place and it's up in the mountains. Those warriors fell about a thousand feet to the rocks below.
@@normiesalvador1854 Yeah. I was born and raised in Hawai'i so I know most of the story. Never heard about a bloody river tho. There's also some ghost stories about the Pali Lookout
Lex
He means the river in Ohau where Kamehameha’s fought another chiefs army and the corpses blocked up the river for awhile and it ran red with blood.
I actually learned most of this in my us history class, im actually kinda proud of my teacher for including it.
*me: sees the pacific islands*
*Also Me:* is it Tonga time? I think it’s Tonga time.
ITS TONGA TIME
Also I just found where the Swahilis get all their gold
Look at this Chad
( *Means Lake* )
There's an empire there,right in the middle of
*A F R I C A*
This was awesome! Please do more videos on the histories of the pacific islands, it doesn't get covered enough
Facts
As someone who has lived in Hawai’i for most of my life and given that it’s a requirement for students there to learn it’s history, you’ve done a pretty good job. It got me to feeling, for lack of a better term, angry and upset when I first learned about the history. So glad to have lived there as they don’t sugar coat anything. Also, the importance of Aloha spirit when being with other people has shaped me so much into who I am today.
The only reason Blue fears deep waters is that Venice could sink in to them and he would loose it.
10:58 "Hawaiian" pizza should probably have spam and teriyaki sauce on it. That would be waaaaaaay more accurate.
Teriyaki ain't Hawaiian nor is spam that's the same as putting pineapple on pizza
Still would be Canadian
It would be really authentic if had like kalo and fish on there..
Not exact Hawaiian but sounds delicious
Tbh, I'm surprised no one has tried putting kalua pork on pizza.
This made me cry. As a Hawaii it is so nice to see my culture and its history being portrayed correctly. From the correct pronunciation of words (or at least an effort to) to showing how much my people suffered from the introduction of white colonizers. Thank you for shedding a light on how my people were really treated and how though a lot has been stolen from us, we refuse to give up the fight for our right to our homeland.
If it weren't the Americans it would have been someone else. Hawaii is to small to successfully defend itself from larger nations and too vital for military and trade.
i started tearing up when blue pronounce Aotearoa right
Also gotta say, love the channel and y'all are one of my favorites to watch. Huge fan! 😁😀
Me too
Thank you to the narrator for reminding me to look up this word in the dictionary. 'Ethnocentrism' defined:
1. noun
Belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group.
2. noun
Overriding concern with ethnicity.
3. noun
belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group.
i always thought it was funny that pineapples grown in Hawaii were more expensive in Hawaii than pineapples imported to Hawaii
When I lived in Japan, it was the same with produce: imported apples were relatively cheap, but ones grown in Japan were like $2 for one.
@@Nocturne22 I miss Japan
Must be produced cheaper and/or subsidized wherever they're being imported from compared to the local fruit.
@@gustavju4686 definitely subsidised
Well it’s domestic
Just like we like out violence
"Taiwan is an island"
Weird I thought it is a country consisting of Taiwan and West Taiwan.
*PRC would like to know your location*
@jocaguz18 /whoosh
As long as I know, Taiwan is Chinese island, but they have the old government as rulers or something., Meh.
@@matzmilan7780 found the West Taiwanese.
As an ISLANDER from Oahu Hawaii, thank you so much for this video. Thank you for taking the time to research and pronounce things correctly. You definitely deserve my subscription ❤️ Mahalo
"Those are bold words for someone within volcano range."
damn I know this is like sorta part of what you do but it hit me as a surprise when u pronounced Aotearoa almost near perfectly (at least to the dialect that i grew up with)
Saaaaame
Same here, it was a pleasant surprise.
I went to Hawaii when I was 17, and although admiring native culture wasn't exactly a priority, the natural beauty is second to none. Aside from the gorgeous beaches, I swam in pools atop waterfalls, went on the best whale watch of my life, and took a helicopter ride over Mt. Kilauea. If I ever return, I would like to dig more into the local culture and mythology.
“There goes Hawaii, oh there goes Hawaii, there goes Hawaii, the island is gone.” I love real time fan dubs
I was looking for this
A man named Cook naming the “sandwich islands”. Nice
you know cook might be really bad at naming things i'm pretty sure new south wales looks nothing like south wales
He named after an Earl from England known as the sand which earl, so therefore, the sand which islands
What’s even funnier is that it’s rumored that they ate him. Cook got cooked
@@slimkhalifa766 they didn’t eat him, the Hawaiians only buried bones, so they burned off the flesh before they buried someone.
That's why they cooked him(Mana)
Mahalo nui loa for making this video on our people’s history and our land 🤙🏽 I’m currently living in DC and I just met randomly with another Hawaiian native at a American Indian prayer event and we just sat and talked about stories from the homeland. Really warms my heart to see this. Lots of Aloha!
Thank you for making this video! Hawaiiana is usually never taught outside of the state, so this was great to see.
Blue stepping outside the Mediterranean and still making an amazing video😄
Honestly this guy could throw a dart at a random place on the map and make top tier video explaining the history of that place
*Bold of you to leave my religion when you’re still in Volcanoeing range*
The Hawaiian language has one more thing that you forgot; the kahako. The kahako is used to make a vowel longer so an example is with kalakaua the la has a kahako over it so it’s ka-lah-kaua not ka-la-kaua. Other wise your doing great, hi from Hawaii!
As someone who grew up in Hawaii, I appreciate Blue’s spot on pronunciation. I hear a lot of terrible attempts so I applaud the extra effort. Also this is so much better than what we learned the entirety of my educational life
Thank you for covering Hawaiian history! I really feel like not enough people in the world know about Hawaiian history and *especially* about how it got illegally annexed.
Once I clicked on this video I remembered one cursed alternate history scenario where Hawaii becomes a Hetmanate and created a Ukrainian-based creole... random comment but ok
Ooh that sounds interesting
Please link?
@@BooksRebound
From the channel "Alternate History Hub"
@@gammarayneutrino8413 wow they've released a ton of video since I last looked at their Channel! (which was when they were talking about the moon being habitable by default)
I guess I'll just have to watch all of them to figure out which one covered a Ukrainian Hawaii?
What
Does it have to do with the time Russia tried colonizing the islands
(That's an actual thing look it up)
I don’t know what to say, I’m just excited for this video!!
Much love, your friends at Rev Media!!
As someone who has grown up on the Island of Kauai and is studying Hawaiian history in college I have one thing to say. You absolutely nailed it, mahalo for spreading the word about our history!
I'm sorry but 50/50 chance of New Zealand made me cackle.
New Zealand, we adore you.
I didn't get it :c
@@victoreduardo3871 New Zealand is famously left off of many maps, lots of maps make it impossible to easily represent accurately so quite a few just leave it off entirely.
Anyone know what happened to Old Zealand?
@@SM-qv2om
It's still there in the Netherlands... for now.
Blue's fears including modern history was the most relatable thing ever.
Mongol Empire: Domination Victory
Polynesian Islands: Cultural Victory
Maybe I'm misunderstanding your intent, but I feel like these are more similar than you imply. If you read up on Temujin's conquests, you'll find that (despite his frequent demonization) he embraced and shared cultural artifacts across civilizations. They build more bridges than any other conquesting empire, and that is kind of a trademark to their practiced ideology. I'm not trying to downplay the brutality and military ingenuity of the mongols, but I also respect it and their tendency to not try to force religion on others or repress their cultures.
3:04 To date the best pronunciation of a Māori word from a foreigner I've heard. Proud of you, Blue