Looking forward to the comments on this video. 😁 It's a long one so grab your hurricane popcorn. The main point I'd like to emphasize is this: Despite what some may project online, not all locals would discourage people from visiting Hawaii. 🤙

@ronmanuela9448

Жыл бұрын

I believe your thoughts and comments and concerns are appropriate. Yes, it's unfortunate what happened to Hawaii and the overthrow of our Queen and the monarchy but that's in the past . Hawaii could not survive going backwards . We have come to rely to much on our western civilization way of life and its conveniences and that might dollar. Who was this person kidding. Listening to you read the article the words were not local it came from a very close minded educated person. There are a lot of agendas in this article I feel that is all negative I appreciate your thoughts and understanding and communication. Hawaii is the 50th State, The Aloha State good, better , best where do you fall? Give the Shaka like Andy Bumati encourages and share the Aloha like Kaniala Danny Kaleikini the ambassador of Aloha has promoted for decades. Take the high road Braddah and you too can share the Aloha rather then having your pilau attitude 😊. Thank you Chris another great and informative post.

@tracyalan7201

Жыл бұрын

Lots of strong feelings, which if tourism industry were suddenly to drop for another covid, cheaper/closer destination, major international strife, or economic/geological disaster, would having no economic income coming into the state make those wanting no visitors. Same for DOD leaving Hawaii. Those are the two major remaining employers throughout the state. Throw in closing the observatories on Maui, Hawaii island. It's a matter of hard choices that those depending on those employers will suddenly wonder how they are paying for living in Hawaii. It seems when a hurricane/tsunami hits the islands, those shelves run out quick. When the sirens and notice of an approaching missile went off, how many people were looking for safety? When one reads the news of economic/geographical problems across the globe hitting Puerto Rico, Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia, and hundreds of other locations across the globe, those communities aren't just names of places, but thousands of people experiencing hardships not always of their own making. I agree with Chris on many of his topics. Looking back at the history of the islands, changes, people and choices, some choices were bad, some good, some were okay for a while. How we handle those changes, times and situations will determine our future for us, those that learn, adapt, evolve, and look to the future will do okay.

@bunnyshy

Жыл бұрын

It’s a lot of the same where I’m from in the Philippines. Most of our economy banks on tourism, especially some places. Our culture was already mostly erased during the Spanish colonization so we don’t have much to cling onto in terms of identity from way back when so culture preservation isn’t our biggest issue- it’s mostly environmental issues caused by irresponsible tourism 😬 although we wouldn’t do very well without it.

@weareall1

Жыл бұрын

You should read more books and improve your vocabulary, cuz it is poor.

@kaigeewong4200

11 ай бұрын

we need more videos of gangster chris LOL

As someone that part Hawaiian, I’m so glad you made this video. The anti-non native tiktokers are basically that one family member NO ONE LIKES and you can’t get them to shut up. Most of us just want to chill and have a good time. Tourists in any place are sometimes going to get out of hand mostly because they’re drinking on vacation and I get that.

Tourism is a double-edged sword. Like the article you presented, some hate it, but the bottom line is that in order for the State to function, we need tourism dollars. We could limit tourism, but how? If we say 7 million is just right, then when we reach 7 million, say, in September, do we just prohibit all flights coming into Hawaii until January 1? We all cry for diversifying the economy, but since pineapple and sugar plantations shut down, nothing has stepped up to take their place, so we only have tourism. And for me, someone who is born and raised here, do WE respect and care enough for the 'aina? I'm pretty sure it's not tourists who abandon cars and old furniture and appliances on the sides of the road. I have never seen tourists toss entire bags of trash from their rental cars. And, I think it's safe to say that it's not tourists who are tagging public buildings, highway overpasses and fences with their "art." Now, do some tourists show disrespect like trespassing on closed hiking trails and scenic/historic places? Of course. But my point is, we ourselves are often just as guilty. We can try educating tourists possibly through airline videos or other forms of media, but at the same time, some of us locals need "educating" as well!

@Jose_Jimenez

Жыл бұрын

Wow! You are spot on.

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

Mahalo for the comment. Great point about the abandoned vehicles and furniture. But it's hard to turn the mirror on ourselves sometimes.

@Law19157

Жыл бұрын

You can further develop the big Island of Hawaii to move traffic that way. I'm sure there are developers who have ideas as to the best use of land. A favorable tax incentive can get businesses on the Island as well. Worked for Texas and Florida.

@granta3044

Жыл бұрын

Why do we need tourism? We used to be able to feed more than a million and a half people. No shipping company needed. Why do you think the white guys took over the islands? Cause we were a lush economy who could be seriously fxkd with to make a lot of cash. Our aquifers cam feed everyone. Everyone. Tourism always involves one side taking advantage of the other. We should be taking advantage instead of being priced out of living at home a m d forced to move. I say tax the ish out of the hotels and the people who ship tourists out here, create a green card system, and work on sustainability.

@VvvnimaL

Жыл бұрын

Got vog and active volcanoes down there that would get in the way

I actually felt that way about coming to Hawaii after seeing so many negative post about tourists visiting the island. I remember being so upset that maybe if and when I did visit that I would be treated poorly. My intent was to come and experience and learn about the culture & history of the people of Hawaii but, after reading so many anti-tourist comments I pretty much gave up on wanting to come down there. Then my cousin, who lived there for 4 years, invited my sister and I to come and spend a week on Oahu. We accepted right away and made plans to come. I will honestly say that it was the best decision. We stayed in a house in one of the neighborhoods and it was fantastic. Because my cousin lived there I really did not feel like a tourist. We avoided most tourist traps, we did the Luau, Diamond Head and the Para-sailing. Drove up to Haleiwa for Shave Ice but, we also at at some local places and avoided most of the crowds. She even suggested we go to the Beach in Waimanalo instead of the one in Waikiki again the crowd issue. I will also say that while I was there and had several really good conversations with some locals and I came away from my experience with an overwhelming feeling of Aloha that I still carry with me today. I am so glad that I didn't listen to the nay-sayers and I listened to my gut and had the chance to enjoy Hawaii. Thank you Chris for tackling this sensitive topic and viewing it from another angle. I hope to make it back there soon.

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

Mahalo for sharing your experience. Glad you were able to do some "local" things, like go to Waimanalo Beach. Great spot.

@kristinabouquet7108

Жыл бұрын

Amene Ke Akua Bless you from a Kapiolani Honolulu baby in North West Montana out in ol' Kootenai Country🌠🏇🏻🏕🏞🌬🏔🏔

@__GaryHarris

Жыл бұрын

@@kristinabouquet7108 Mahlo nui loa🌺🏝

@heckkoch9

Жыл бұрын

The biggest problem with mainlanders visiting the Hawaiian Islands is usually their expectations and their typical behavior (that is common on the mainland)...the islands are made up of a lot of cultures: indigenous, Filippino, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, other Europeans, etc...there's one thing in common that mainlanders(who make the negative statements) don't know or respect which is the aloha lifestyle.....mainlanders are a bunch of "Karens" and "Kens" that expect them to be waited on hands and knees....cry about no ketchup available for their burger or just silly things....relax brah...throw a shaka and move on...help your fellow man/woman and stop the "it's all about me" attitude. Locals go out of their way to help one another, foreign or domestic...but throw some mainland attitude and you're gonna get some backlash. Just because HI is the 50th state doesn't mean you're 'Murica attitude flies there. You are visiting a foreign land with rich history and culture...so respect it. A few bad American tourist give everyone from America (no matter your ethnicity)a bad name....I've seen, in China, American tourist bashing local Chinese for not being able to speak English or provide them with an English menu or not providing KFC or McD's to them. The nerve. Go to Hawaii...be humble...live aloha and respect the culture and you'll enjoy it! Nothing easier than "show some respect"! BTW, I'm not saying you weren't being respectful..but a few rotten eggs ruins it for many.

@barbie6695

4 ай бұрын

Most of the people who were posting "anti-tourist" posts online, weren't even Hawaiian themselves. I didn't hear New Yorkers telling people to stay away from New York. I mean, as far as respect goes, no matter where you are, the culture and people should be respected, if one was raised right, that's what they will do. When I am in Pennsylvania, I will respect Pennsylvanians....when I'm in Texas, I will repsect Texans, and so forth.

As a local, also part Hawaiian, I came here thinking that I would disagree with you. You discussed this topic with civility and understanding. I may not agree with everything that you say, or the article that you read, but I am glad that you are voicing an opinion that I find more balanced than most. Good one as always, Chris!

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

Mahalo for the comment. Appreciate that.

As a local and native Hawaiian this video was done amazingly and beautifully said. Thank you

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

Mahalo

@kristinabouquet7108

Жыл бұрын

Mahalo Nui Loa 🌈🌺🌴🏖🌊🏄🏽‍♀️

As an Alaska Native, who 💯 respect the Hawai’ian Natives (our history is very similar), I can see how they are annoyed with [some] of the tourist. We were there this past month and we saw more disrespectful tourists than we have ever seen in the past. I hope it all balances out in the near future 🙏🏼

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

Mahalo for sharing. Unfortunately, not all tourists are good tourists.

@yanderefangirl8317

9 ай бұрын

@@HelloFromHawaiiMy family and I are learning how to be as respectful as possible, but any advice from natives would definitely help.

@RG-ds8pd

8 ай бұрын

I’ve lived in Hawaii for four years. I could tell ya ….. many natives don’t respect anything here.

When I attended UH on exchange from UMass for the 84/85 school year there was all this talk of diversifying the economy outside of tourism. I went back for my MBA in 1990 and stayed until 2021. Over the years the same story rang out "We must diversify!" but yet year after year both the state and the counties did nothing.

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, kind of sad that we're still talking about this. But tourism is too convenient.

@frikitiki

Жыл бұрын

@@HelloFromHawaii It's easier to do what is convenient than was is right and that's why most politicians suck.

@vaisan_

11 ай бұрын

Lol reading this. I stayed in Ewa Beach last 2 summers and in the mornings I'd go run errands with my Uncle. He's in his 50s, born & raised HI. Anyways, he would tell me stories just like this and would talk about how corrupt the politics were and still are.

This was such a great video! I value your opinions and respect your perspective so much. You’re so smart and always fair👏🏻

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

Mahalo 🤙

I've only been to Hawaii once, and we had the most amazing time and really want to come back but I have heard locals dont want people coming there anymore (despite being treated incredibly kind by all the locals we met while in Kauai ) but this gives me hope we may go back some day. Videos like this are very helpful. Perhaps you could also make one about how to be a good tourist when you DO visit, so people know what to do or not do that will help/hurt local culture, economy, etc. Might be a helpful video for people like me and my family that want to be respectful and helpful to the places we visit.

I am a local and I think it’s hypocritical because according to my Hawaiian Studies teacher who has native Hawaiian ancestry taught me that no one who lives today has pure native Hawaiian blood and are mixed with ancestors who were foreign and not native to the islands. Without their foreign ancestors they would have never been born. Visitors are actually contributing to sustaining a lot of the local businesses we residents have taken for granted. So many restaurants are closing because let’s face it, local consumers are not enough. We need a larger consumer base to supplement these local businesses because there is just not enough locals to sustain what we currently have!

@shawnaokami-rosehill8123

Жыл бұрын

So what’s the department of native Hawaiian studies at UH is that where you studied? Your Kumu, What was his name?

@jon6309

Жыл бұрын

@@shawnaokami-rosehill8123 I can tell by your way of framing questions you are one to assume a lot! Yes I went to UH but my kumu is a wahine and not a he like you assumed!

@puidemare2337

Жыл бұрын

That's the difference between you, a local, and a Kanaka Maoli. A kanaka maoli has a genealogical pilina(connection) to the aina. You have no spiritual connection to the destruction that was caused to the kanaka maoli. As a local, you are an outsider. Of course, you're not gonna agree. Your kumu is wrong. There are still pure blooded Hawaiians. My kumu, who hails from Molokai is a full blooded Hawaiian. How are tourists sustaining local businesses? When you say local, do you mean any business in Hawai'i, like the Cheesecake Factory? Or do you ma and pa businesses? Local businesses mean people from here own and run it, not some corporation or rich investor for other countries, while local people work in it. Restaurants are always coming and going. That's nothing new. The result of many restaurants closing recently has more to do with lack of staff and rising supply costs, not lack of tourist coming. Businesses outside of the tourist spots don't depend on tourists to sustain their business. They do fine with just locals frequenting them. Quite frankly, I can do without all of Waikiki businesses who cater to tourists and contribute nothing to the native or even local community. Your perspective stems from one of western capitalism. When is enough, enough? I live to support the aina, my 'ohana and my la hui, not the tourists.

@shawnaokami-rosehill8123

Жыл бұрын

@@puidemare2337 Pololei, maika’i!!

@shawnaokami-rosehill8123

Жыл бұрын

OK, e’kala mai, My bad. Would you mind telling us the name of your Kumu?

I'm not really qualified to speak on this video since I grew up in Canada and moved to Hawaii for a year (2013-2014) and then lived in Chile and now am back in Hawaii permanently (which is where I have always wanted to live). As a new resident of Hawaii, this video was really informative and I appreciated getting a perspective from a local person very much. I love these islands and the culture and people here, and I want to be as respectful as possible. There are so many things to love here, and most people have been so friendly and welcoming to me despite me being new here. One thing I do love about Hawaii is how focused the news and people are on local issues. I have lived in the 48 contiguous states for a few months here and there since I've got American citizenship, and I hated it: so much divisiveness, constant politics, and a lot of anger and hate. I could never live on the mainland US again. After coming here, nothing ever felt more like home to me.

@DrewGems

7 ай бұрын

I can definitely see that some of the influences and symptoms might be spilling over into the island. But this is American culture. Bred off competition, free market, broken politics, consumerism, and capitalism. I'm a second generation immigrant from the Philippines... also half Chamorro. But I am also, EXTREMELY Americanized into what the culture is out here. I mostly grew up in the ghettos of America, but also in some suburbs. A lot of what you mention is more-so a symptom of the socio-economic structures in place. I don't think most people realize just how much a lot of the systems and structures that we have in place, actually affect the people just as much as the people affect the environment. It's a two way street... and the environment also includes our systems.

Unfortunately, tourism is the main industry in HI. You are going to have good & bad tourists & the headaches that come along with being a vacation destination. Agreed. HI needs other industries to support itself. In CA, we have tech, agriculture, film/television, tourism, construction...just to name a few. HI has limited resources & many things need to be shipped in.

@shawnaokami-rosehill8123

Жыл бұрын

Yes!! Well stated And very diplomatic

@Jose_Jimenez

Жыл бұрын

@@shawnaokami-rosehill8123 So what did they say? And I don't see how tourism is unfortunate. If y'all could have other industries, y'all would have done it decades ago. Ain't got no sugar, ain't got no pineapples, what you gonna do? My guess is that you are going to say you want the military gone too. Now that would flatten the economy.

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I think we can try ag. Vertical farming

As a native, born and raised Puerto Rican now living in Hawaii, I understand some of the extreme views of this person, I also appreciate your moderate thoughts. Mahalo for making us non-locals feel welcome 🤙

It takes a very cool and level headed mind to take on this subject on with being able to see both sides of the plate. We do have a lot of jerks here on the mainland. Unfortunately the worst taste in your mouth always seems to be the one you remember the most. I’ve loved all my visits thus far, and have never had negative experiences with any local on Oahu or the big island. I think my favorite experience (other than when I was young) was taking my young boys to the farmers market. My son wanted a fruit so I bought it for him but had no idea how to peel it for him. This lady showed him how to peel and eat it so sweetly, and when she was done teaching him she said “Now say mahalo to your auntie.” very sweetly. He said mahalo of course, even though he didn’t know what that word meant. As a parent I melted. (on the inside) Here is a lady, running a booth, selling her fruits that she has grown, taking the time not only to show my son how to peel this fruit but also very sweetly taught him a new word. To some, this might not be a big deal. For me it’s a memory I will cherish.

Thank you for the video. I think you covered everything I was thinking, I couldn't have said it better myself.

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

🤙

Chris, your videos are so nuanced and intelligent! Keep doing exactly what you're doing!

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

Mahalo. Appreciate that.

I'm glad you're bringing this up. As a non-local living in Oahu, I do the best I can to be respectful. I know the history, but I will never know the life experience of a native or local person. In a way, I felt pushed out of my home in New York City. Gentrification pushed so many people away. Costs went up too high for locals there to keep up with and the transplants have been redefining what New York is all about. I'd like for this not to happen in Hawaii because one of the reasons why I came here is to get away from the aggressive energy I experienced everyday.

@kianakan96826

Жыл бұрын

Well said!

@TrustNotMyHeart

Жыл бұрын

What happened in NY is exactly what has been happening to the native Hawaiian folks for years if not decades. I can only speak for the 50 folks I know who are native Hawaiians on the Big Island and Oahu...they don't want folks coming for vacation and ESPECIALLY to come and buy homes and rent out for AIRBNB. There are 5 generations living under one roof because they can't afford to purchase or rent in their own homeland.

@Jose_Jimenez

Жыл бұрын

If you are living in Hawaii, you are a local. What history are you talking about? Let me guess, you are another liberal who wants to change Hawaii into another NY city, SF, or LA. People like you created the high costs, and then you complain about it. The only liberals in government never had jobs, but they think they know how everything should be. Thus we have Oakland, Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, SF, LA, and now Honolulu. BTW, what the heck is "aggressive energy"? Just asking.

@vp3970

10 ай бұрын

Too late it has happened, done.

@MarcygreetsAlohafromHawaii

7 ай бұрын

feeling it , I do at least one good deed a day to show her (Island Oahu) my appreciation Plus I found myself telling ppl regularly because of the power of gratitude , always come to find most ppl acquire the same philosophy after experiencing the whole Island vibe well

As a USA mainlander that has lived in or near touristy areas I understand many of these points. When you are a local you learn to plan around tourists. I think one hard thing is that in a larger area, like the mainland, if you don’t like it it is easier to relocate. I wonder how many people with this anti-tourism sentiment have been tourists themselves. I totally agree with you, rude people will be rude wherever they are/go. Hawaii is isolated and expensive to travel from, so it’s easier to be resentful when you feel like you are the only people that are experiencing this tourist overload - but you aren’t. Especially right now, many states and cities are not too happy about the influx of visitors and new residents that are leaving a home they aren’t happy with and bringing their unhappiness to a new location. This is why travel is valuable. We can learn to respect and appreciate other people and their locations for what and where they are. Indigenous people and sacred or treasured lands are not unique to Hawaii, although the isolation and possible lack of resources to experience other cultures may be. The willingness to appreciate these things is a choice and you did an excellent job of appreciating both sides of this perspective.

@HelloFromHawaii

10 ай бұрын

Mahalo for the comment 🤙

Aloha, my wife and I just got back home to California yesterday night. We had an amazing time spending our 5 year anniversary in Oahu. It was beautiful interacting with Hawaiian and locals. Though we did the popular tourist spots, we made it a point to shop and dine at local restaurants. We walked and took The Bus to get around all around the island. Unforgettable experience. Mahalo Hawaii 🤙🏽

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

Mahalo for sharing. Glad you had a wonderful time. Congratulations.

I am so glad that you are addressing this, Chris. The "Don't come to Hawai'i" opinion is downright hostile and surely not full of what Hawai'i is known for, namely ... Aloha. Chris indigenous means "First Nations" people, the Polynesian people who were there first, before everyone else: (Before the Japanese, before the Samoans, before the Filipinos, before the Haoles, before ... everyone).

@SuiGenerisAbbie

Жыл бұрын

Chris, I always stayed in Waikiki for the convenience mainly. I have never rented a car of other conveyance when I have gone to Hawai'i, either. I do not drive. So, my reason for eating in and around Waikiki was only because I was on foot. I also took da bus to shop for food at Don Quijote, a store I loved The last time to went to HI, was in 2015. First thing I did was to get a temporary library card, so I could use the local library. Since I stayed in a room with a kitchen, next thing I did was to go to Don Quijote to buy some food and drink. I visited that store, every day. I did more local things than I think many tourists do. Chris, I visited the local Goodwill store. I went to Giovanni's shrimp truck on da bus, that left from Ala Moana Center. I tried just to shop like the locals do, and visit the places where people live their everyday lives. Oh, and I climbed Diamond head wearing flip flops, too. THAT was not smart! I was sore for days, afterward.

@noninoni454

Жыл бұрын

Are you from somewhere else? Also Hawaiians are not only about Aloha they would kill one another for breaking laws but they had a system and one could make amends

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

I always found that opinion to be in conflict with aloha. Not sure why it's like that sometimes.

@SuiGenerisAbbie

Жыл бұрын

@@HelloFromHawaii Chris it is just like said: There are some people who just do not like tourists. I call their bias "ancestral memory", based upon what their ancestors have told them, and not on their actual experiences with tourists.

You are very straight forward. It’s refreshing to see someone analyze things objectively. I am in kaneohe visiting my family. And over the years that I’ve spent here, nobody is ever hostile when you are nice. Think for yourself, base your info on experiences more than what the algorithm says. Mahalo brother.

I have been surprised at all the negativity coming for the Hawaiian tourism industry recently. You can barely see anything positive about us online anymore, which is truly a shame. As someone who works in the tourism industry, the vast majority of people I see visiting often come to learn about the culture, spend money, and simply gain a different perspective. One of the most important aspects of hawai’i has always been the ability to welcome different cultures from around the world. The diversity of this island is one of its major strengths. Of course there are some bad tourists, but I believe we should judge them on an individual basis. Just as all people of Hawai’i shouldn’t be judged by one opinion, or viewpoint. Really appreciate your show, & thank you for your positivity.

@Jose_Jimenez

Жыл бұрын

We also come to see family, and eat the food.

You're amazing. Please keep sharing your knowledge and perspective. It is valuable. (and you nailed it in the discussion from 26:50 on)

@HelloFromHawaii

11 ай бұрын

🤙

I very much appreciate your voice on this platform and sharing another opinion against some strong statements ☀️

@Jose_Jimenez

Жыл бұрын

Say it like it is, the opinion piece was total BS.

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Just putting this out there to continue the conversation. It seems a little one-sided on social media.

I really appreciate this video by you, imho, it is one of your most important. In 2000 My dad and I moved from Dallas, TX to Molokai'i stayed there for 1 year, then moved to Lower Waiehu, Maui for 5 years and Oahu ever since. Know how many people told me to my face to go back to where I came from? Zero. Locals just judge me on the respect I have for this place and the people. That's all. But... enter social media, it adds in a layer of abstraction and we get content like what you just read. I remember after September 11th, 2001 the planes were arriving half full, Front St was a ghost town and the negative economic fallout hurt a lot of people. Same thing during the financial crisis of 2008-2009, people with bachelor's degrees couldn't get a job at Starbucks, the population collectively held it's breath until tourism recovered and the associated jobs returned. So we've seen what it's like without tourism and it's miserable if you need an income to survive. The 2020 pandemic was a little different. Most people got paid to stay home, and in many cases got paid more than their normal wage to do so. So there was very little tourism but the average person didn't feel it very much economically because of governmental financial assistance and that's what I think added a lot of fuel to this anti-tourism sentiment. You could also argue that Honolulu County has made an effective attempt to throttle down tourism by disallowing 90% of the AirBnB listings leaving hotels as the only lodging for vacationers. You made a great, intuitive counter point to the article when the author claimed most tourists were ignorant of Native Hawaiian culture. You essentially said exposure cures ignorance, which is 100% true. Shut people out and they'll never know any better. My basic philosophy is the same as most people's. Anyone should be able to visit a place as long as they're respectful of it. Great video, the demography and history of Hawaii make this a very complex topic and I am happy to see a YT content creator speak about it in a nuanced way.

@Errr717

Жыл бұрын

I grew up in Molokai; there's a reason why it's called the Friendly Isle. I hope you enjoyed your stay there.

Personally, anyone claiming ownership of a certain place in the world just because they were born there, makes me very angry. The beauty of the earth should be enjoyed by everybody equally, as long as they treasure it and love it. I can't imagine what would happen if , for instance, Spaniards (which btw, Spain is one of the most touristic places in the world) came up with the statement "nobody who isn't Spanish should be able to come here, we don't want you in our land"... I'm pretty sure they would not be seen as "proud of their culture and heritage", but named something else entirely.

@KalebBra

11 ай бұрын

Hawaii is 3% the land area of Spain, and Spaniards aren’t being priced out of their own homeland. Neither is traditional Spanish culture and language being threatened by a dominant foreign culture. Native Hawaiians have rightly recognized that mass tourism does more damage to their home and culture than any possible economic benefits it brings.

@robertcua2337

6 ай бұрын

Tourism benefits more foreigners than natives because the foreign peeps own everything, the hotels, the stores, the ships, the planes...everything...so we don't care if you guyz don't come...better for us...

I am born and raised on the island of Oahu, I left the island for cheaper living I didn’t want too but I had too. I was also married into the military. So he sent me to Kansas where he’s from. I always tell people you should go to Hawaii at least once in your life. But learn and respect the culture before you go.

@SuiGenerisAbbie

Жыл бұрын

Yes, my thoughts exactly. KNOW before you go.

@st0n3ywelifted76

Жыл бұрын

Yes I moved to Missouri cuz it's cheaper but everyone asks me about going to Hawaii and I tell them if they respect the people and the culture they'll have a good time but if they don't they're gonna have a terrible time

@Jose_Jimenez

Жыл бұрын

If you were born and raised in Hawaii, you are the culture. They don't have to go to Hawaii to see it, they see it in you.

I went to Kona a couple of months ago for work. I was there for a few days but were enough to make me realize the anger that exists within hawaiian native community. I met this woman from Texas who was working in the same hotel chain where I work and she was very sad because in the two years that she had worked in that hotel, she never felt welcomed from hawaiian co-workers even they didn't talk to her and she did not understand why. At that time, I had no knowledge of the history of Hawaii, but when I returned to my place, I did some research and I understood why the natives acted that way towards foreigners, I even felt admiration for them for defending their land. Your points are fine but you can't hide the reality either, there is a part of the natives who want their sovereignty and their lands back.

@borkug1566

Жыл бұрын

Don't give them excuses. Without the US, they would be just another third world country. I'm not condoning colonialism, but the people who are angry today did not live that period of time. And they objectively live in better conditions than if the US had not annexed. The most racist "natives" are not even the true Hawaiian but the immigrants that arrived later from other places in the Pacific or Asia. It's pure tribalism. Nothing to be admirative of. Their economy runs on tourism and financial assistance. Yet thee they hate on the hand that gives dollars. I say let them survive on their own and see how fast they become another Haiti.

@kanakamokunui1039

9 ай бұрын

Scenario: Native Hawaiians and NOT THIS GUY TALKING have to deal with Wealthy Business men from Canada to Asia buying up sacred Hawaiian burial sites to 300 year old Churches ILLEGALLY WITH CROOKED POLITICIANS WITH LITTLE NO HAWAIIAN BLOOD. The build resorts using construction companies that employed the Rock the Johnson type looking Hawaiians or Polynesians Purposely to combat THIER Hawaiian Cousins to Brother activist’s who standing up for Our birth lands. Now these business men post High paying jobs to positions over seas AND LANDSCAPING AND DISHWASHER! Resort Business men buy 100”s of homes near the resorts and pack these with over seas workers to save money to buy Your homes where You get pushed out!! You think Hawaiians want to bake a cake for people like this?

@RG-ds8pd

8 ай бұрын

Do your research about what that entails. Going back. Most natives here don’t know what they’re talking about politically, and economically . Many of them are gangsters or wannabes that want carte blanche to do what they want here. Their obsession to look like the top dog , is real here. They want to be the hot stuff on island here: barbecues, drinking, having kids, large trucks, gangster acting sons, second-class citizen wives, abused dogs, acting like children at work. They just want to do all that stuff, not much else.

@BebbaDubbs

7 ай бұрын

Hawaiian history is US history. Pick a state, it was stolen.

@midnull6009

5 ай бұрын

"who want their sovereignty and their lands back." if it wasn't for the US it would have been a different country that took over. Hawaii had no way to defend itself..if the ppl would have fought they would have been mascaraed.

Mahalo for your mana'o which I think is realistic and rational. I am also a local (but no 'koko") and my grandparents have lived in Maui since the 1940s. As much as some despise the tourism industry, the fact that the tourism accounts for over 20% of the state's economy. The budget, the revenue and financial figures allocated to the state is derived from the massive taxes from tourism. Take even 5% out of that and you're looking at a massive shortfall in social programs, welfare and infrastructure; not to mention decimating a lot of people's livelihoods. There is really no other industry Hawai'i can rely on unless islands are able to shave off at least a quarter of its population to self-sustain, and separate from the mainland. Hawai'i will never be able to let go of its reliance to tourism, but the least that can be done is entice the respectful and considerate ones to come and spend their hard-earned dollars to the state.

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

I'm hoping that we can look at alternatives for the economy. I think we have a chance as ag with vertical farms.

The backdrops in your videos are very beautiful! Could you mention at the beginning or the at the end of the video on where you shot it? Thanks.

I grew up in New Mexico, a "New Mexico Local" but not a native New Mexican. I was always considered a foreigner here yet I always felt I didn't belong anywhere else. Most of this country has a "stranger in a strange land" vibe to it. The drought has steadily pushed me to consider other places to live, when you've lived in multiple places that have run out of freshwater, places you love, it's a tough choice to make to leave the places you love, it hurts. I've worked my whole life to develop skills to make me valuable anywhere I go, things I can contribute to make life better for all. The world is a crowded place, what it needs is not more conflict but instead more restorative agriculture, more housing. Our generation has been given the greatest opportunity and challenge simultaneously, to figure out how to live with one another on this planet harmoniously, to give back, mitigate climate change, and feed ourselves in an increasingly unstable climate. If or when I make it to the big island and post up somewhere that most tourists would never want to live and the majority would not want to visit, I'm not there to take. I'm not there to extract. I hope you will accept me as part of the community, I'm coming to learn, to feed people, and to respect. Let it mold me as needed. If I'm not supposed to stay, so be it. But I'd like the chance to give it a try, I'll probably make some social faux-pas but I will put in a genuine effort. I'll try to earn it. Yes, We get those annoying tourists in New Mexico, I spent a decade either homeless or in off-grid shacks eating peanut butter and working full time in close proximity to million dollar vacation homes. It's one of those things that's more common than you think, a symptom of cultural issues that go back to the beginning of this country, Not everyone here abides by the mindset that created these problems, many wish to produce what we need to get us out of the scarcity hole. Give 'em a chance.

What a great video! Keep up the great content ,Chris!!!

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

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There is a lot to this video. I can only comment on how wonderful it was to hear the doves and mynah chatting continuously throughout. I felt like I was spending a nice morning at Ala Moana or Kapiolani Park.

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

😁 Yeah, the mynah birds were just out of frame. So loud

@bigkeoni100

Жыл бұрын

@@HelloFromHawaii Weren't there also turtle doves cooing in the back ground? I always like listening to them because they make me feel I am in Hawaii even though I live on the mainland.

Thank you for posting. As a member of a Federally-recognized Native American Tribe from Tucson, Arizona, I am interested in understanding the perspective of the Native Hawaiians. My sincere hope is that when tourists visit Hawaii, they are respectful and act like the kind of "guests" that they would like to host in their own homes. In other words, show Native Hawaiians the kind of respect that they would like to be shown. Thanks again for posting this video. Lios Em Chania (May God Preserve Us)

Hello @HelloFromHawaii, I had booked my vacation there (i only get 2 week vacation once every 3 years since I work multiple jobs to make ends meet) and saved up for a long time for it. Later on I saw tiktoks and videos of some people wishing others not to go and that tourists are not welcomed.. So I got scared and totally cancelled everything I booked. Thanks for clearing it all up. There are some hardcore people out there.

Thanks for sharing...I hope to visit Hawaii someday because I'd love to learn more about the culture and see the beauty with respect and care. I've followed your blog

I've been to Hawaii about 5 times in my life. I was on the Big Island in 2019 and saw protest from some locals with their signs near the volcanos. It kind of put me off a little. It's something that sticks with you. I'm now a little more hesitant booking that trip to the islands now because I don't want to be a burden. My wife and I have travelled to the beaches of El Salvador five times since then because we feel the hospitality and they're wanting tourist to experience their beautiful country. I want to meet and mix with the Hawaiian locals but.... I'm not sure that I would be welcomed. Thanks for the video.

I am married to a Native American Indian, and live in an area very close to several reservations. And the Indians in those areas are split the same way in how they feel about needing or not needing tourists/visitors. My wife basically just looks at life as just a natural progression and to fight it is pointless.

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

Mahalo for sharing.

Tourism and hospitality is a great work market. It sure beats working in a factory or distribution center or a cubicle. It is as fun or miserable as you make it. I have a BA degree and I still chose tourism as my job because of how fun it is to meet people from everywhere, how kindness really can go far, and how much money can be made from it if you work your way to the better restaurants, positions or even opening your own business. Also, tourism can help protect the historic culture and spreading knowledge. I do wish the islands had more opportunities to learn about the culture ie, hula & shows not just in luau style, but in a theater environment. Look at other places with indigenous cultures and see what they are doing within tourism to promote that culture and ways to deal with the amount of tourists coming in. IE parking lot for tourists/locals to park at, then take a bus up and down the NS. Having more pop-up weekly farmers markets so that locals can find ways to make money and get the momentum they need to start. Maybe one for each side of the island, and a few for the bigger towns. Being more community minded will go a long way.

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

Mahalo for sharing about the tourism industry. Interesting point about tourism preserving the local culture.

@lifeontherally

Жыл бұрын

@@HelloFromHawaii The kanikapila style market on Big Island definitely helps bridge the gap and brings tourists and locals together. They sell laulau, poi, kava, etc. It would be amazing to see more of this on all of the islands. When I stayed on Oahu, I felt a little disconnected from the Hawaiian culture but Big Island taught me a lot because it was more accessible. IE historic sites, cultural events, etc.

@cesarcanete3402

Жыл бұрын

I completely agree. I'm from Hawaii myself (from Oahu divided my time between Kailua & Mililani) & worked in tourism & hospitality. I used to work for the Royal Hawaiian, Outrigger, Roberts Hawaii & the Hale Koa, so I know tourism very, very well. I'm currently in the mainland right now, but plan on eventually going back to the Islands one day (either Maui or Big Island) & plan on opening up on my tourism & hospitality business one day because how much fun it is.

well thought out and very well spoken. this video kept my attention for the full 30 minute segment.

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad. I know it's a long video. 😅

I’m a native Hawaiian/Japanese mix living in California this past 34 years and just moved back home. EXCELLENT video👍🏼🤙🏼

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

Mahalo 🤙

Interesting reactions to a pretty extreme opinion. I’m with you on almost all of it. Just want to point out that everything, everything the writer of that post says could be said, and is, by locals in almost any popular tourist destination. Tourism is better than strip coal mining insofar as environmental issues. And tourists are better than unemployment. No excuses for bad behavior, and there’s lots, I’m sure. But many tourists have good intentions and appreciate Aloha when they find it. I was lucky to be there during Covid. Open beaches and closed tourist traps. Heaven on earth. You can’t keep people from wanting that - if only for a week. Thanks for the thought and effort you bring to issues on this vlog. Always thought provoking.

I'm leaving Michigan in 48 hrs to spend a month in Hawaii. My fiancé & I are the tourists you want. The last month has been stressful deciding wheather to cancel our trip or not. I was there in 2002 & Hawaii changed my life. I've worked for 22 years to get back. This epidemic of hate is ruining what moved my soul. If I could get my money back, I would, & spent it somewhere else. It is good that you are making these videos. I love your home, your culture, history (I am educated on it). I can understand the distaste for bad visitors. I dont even want them to go there. But, Hawaii is, like it or not, part of our planet, & the bad vibes are very loud coming from a place we need in today's world...the place & people who are the aloha spirit. My heart is broken that a quiet artist playing Hawaiin made instruments, deeply respectful of the land, the culture, the people... is not welcome. We have beautiful lakes & sand dunes, & wildlife, scenery, foliage, here in Michigan. We have a huge tourist influx in the spring, summer, autumn. I cannot imagine being filled with hate to share it. I'm heartbroken to feel like a trespasser, but cannot deny that the anger is loud. I hope for native Hawaii's sake, they do not get what they wish for. It will not last long before you find yourself in a far worse position, truly ruined by a far worse country than the United States of America. Aloha. Aloha. Aloha.

I enjoyed this video and appreciated you content and opinions. I lived as a child in Hawaii, and when I left Hawaii, Hawaii always remained in my heart. I can understand how many may feel a type of intrusion to their environments. Here in Cali where I live, a lot of Bay Area folks have been priced out of the homes and neighborhoods and have moved into little towns and have priced out the locals in even my area. Homes are extremely expensive now! But if one were even to suppose that what was shared was just a Hawaii thing, imagine even some of the big attractions like Disneyland in Southern California where the common folk live and see the overuse of their environments to meet the needs and demands of the population that visit. Do they say don't come here? No, California depends on this revenue.And further some people like you and me understand no matter where we go in the world, we should display common decency. Anytime tourism is used, however, there will be pros and cons. I certainly agree, as you've emphasized, respect for someone's home must be a priority. There will always be those who feel "entitled" because they have the funds. Yet, on the flipside, there are many who appreciate the Hawaiian culture and want to respect it. Those ones may be another segue to getting the "voices" heard. **** On the side note, the green screen thing is real! When I miss Hawaii, I just watch a video like yours and PhotoLuke and I am good until I can get back to my other "home". Mahalo!

I also wish Hawaii would diversify its economy. It makes me nervous when any place bases their economy on just one industry (look at the coal mining towns). Stuff happens and what is the outcome when the thing your city/state/country's economy is based on is no longer viable?

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

Here's hoping that we can start investing in something new.

@nplus1watches35

Жыл бұрын

Hawaiʻi (well, Oʻahu) has two industries, tourism and the elephant in the room, DoD.

I wont be going back to Hawaii. The locals dont want us there, which is fine. There are so many other beautiful places I can visit.

Watching this reminds me of New Orleans so much. I lived in New Orleans for years. I respect and love the culture. Living in a tourism driven area made me understand how much value the government places on tourist dollars over residents. I can empathize with the frustrations of overwhelming amounts of tourists, but it’s puzzling why that responsibility falls squarely on tourists and not the powers that be that make it easier for corporate greed to run the show according to the article. That being said, there are awful people in the world and sometimes they go on vacation.

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

Mahalo for the comment 🤙

@barbie6695

4 ай бұрын

I'm glad you said that. People seem to think that only that only Islanders(any Island, USA) deserves for their culture and home respected. In reality, people should respect the culture and environment wherever they are...even in New Jersey...respect the people, culture and environment. Amazing how people demand respect, but never talk about giving respect back to the places they travel to.

Mahalo for cultivating a forum and content where necessary, complex topics can be aired out. Indeed, I am learning a lot from the comments--gaining perspectives that I feel limited in understanding and re-examining my current ideas.

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

Mahalo for the comment. I'm glad you're able to see a good discussion in the comments. Glad to be part of a larger conversation.

Thanks! Enjoyed your opinions and perspective on this sensitive subject. I have been away from Hawaii for close to 40 years, but still love Hawaii when I return to visit. I think we all need to understand or at least give Native Hawaiians a chance to vocalize their feelings and opinions. It’s important to all of us and especially those who live in Hawaii. Thanks.

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

Mahalo for the Super Thanks. 🤙

Really great video! We come every year and try to be extremely respectful and careful of sacred grounds.

Great vlog and you made this in Ala Moana park, my favorite town beach. I lived in Honolulu for six years in the late 70's and finally made it back for a vacation last summer for hiking in the Koolau's and to visit places I remembered. I really wish I could move back. I remember seeing signs around Kailua "Keep the country country" and had someone explain it to me. Probably the biggest changes on the island I saw was on the windward side from Kahuku south and the suburb sprawls here and there. But I will return as a tourist, and do my best to respect the people and the aina. Popular on the radio at the time was "Coming Home" (The Green) which was perfect. In my heart Hawaii will always be No Ka 'Oi.

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

Not sure Kailua is country anymore. They have Wholefoods and Target 😆

@ranradd

Жыл бұрын

@@HelloFromHawaii For sure.

You convinced me. My wife and I have visited and spent our vacation money in Hawaii on 4 occasions. Because of the un-friendly natives on Hawaii, we probably won’t be back. We really don’t want to know about your troubles with the US government from 175 years ago. The world is full of places with friendly people so your loss. I once ran a restaurant and I wonder how many customers I would have had if we had been nasty to the people that were providing us with a living. What would Hawaii be like if not for tourism, Puerto Rico? Would you trade your current life for that in Puerto Rico? Even for the Hawaiians that don’t think their living depends on tourism, it affects you all. For everything you import, there has to be an equal value go in the opposite direction and for Hawaii, that is tourism.

Makahiki as an example of a period of time annually that this holiday tourism break could occur that could coincide with seasonal break for locals.

This was such a well thought out and common sense discussion, from you as always ...yep I have seen the bad tourist with their blind eyes and sarcasm, but also have seen that just as often in locals ... Hawaii is fast becoming such an angry culture, like the mainland, too bad, and in many many cases tourism is not the cause at all, perhaps in some cases tourists are scapegoats in a sense, sometimes rightfully so, and sometimes not, not even close ... even if tourists were absent, this pervading anger would still be here, growing ... too bad, but again such a well thought out and common sense thoughts by you !!! btw perhaps my views may be different in way, I am on a neighbor island and wonder if neighbor island views may differ a bit from other islands ... 👍🤙🙏

I really appreciate this video. I had just moved to Hawaii about a week and a half ago to be with my fiancé, but I was also very concerned about if I had any right to move here, considering the types of opinions that I’ve heard that are in line with the article you read. I’m really looking forward to volunteering for nature reserves, especially ones involving marine life and I want to learn as much as I can about the culture so I can properly respect it for the few years that I’ll be staying here.

@Jose_Jimenez

Жыл бұрын

I have no idea why you are feeling guilty. If you feel you don't have any right to be there, then leave. No one is forcing you to be there. Again, I will ask you like all the others, WHAT CULTURE ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

@bunnyshy

Жыл бұрын

@@Jose_Jimenez it seems like you’ve worked yourself up over the comment section, perhaps it’s time to take a break instead of fighting everyone 😂 I’ll not answer your questions based on that attitude

@Jose_Jimenez

Жыл бұрын

@@bunnyshy Let me guess, you are a liberal.

@bunnyshy

Жыл бұрын

@@Jose_Jimenez ah yes as everyone knows, only liberals are able to take a step back and calm down when they’re upset. You should try it sometime! It’s actually really nice

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

Mahalo. Hope you are taking time to adjust. Give it a few months. And hope you like rice with every meal 😆

Differentiating locals from native Hawaiians, while useful in various contexts, is counterproductive if used to determine authority. I understand that the Hawaiian Kingdom was wrongfully overthrown but life moves on, new people have come and gone, and nobody can control where they are born. From a historical perspective, natives and non-natives (locals) belong to Hawai'i as much as Hawai'i belongs to them. Hawai'i has produced a variety of people with different experiences and perspectives. I don't believe that we can satisfactorily portray a place like Hawai'i if one perspective overrides all others. In fact, everyone should be engaging with each other's ideas and perspectives. I do want to say that I respect and value Native Hawaiian perspectives and have deep sympathy for Hawaiians in particular, as recent history shows that they have had to endure a lot of injustices. But I do also have to say that it is often the case that an individual or even a group is not always correct about every single thing. To demand effective solutions that will improve people's lives, you have to be not only open to various sources of information but also see the present state for what it actually is. You are dealing with a place and society that is so much more different and complex than in the past. Think about its geography, local economy, and the multicultural society it is made up of. I understand that in our political and social climate, it is difficult for all of us (Native Hawaiians, Locals, Mainland people, and citizens of the world) to engage with one another and our ideas in a healthy and constructive manner. I think Chris, you are doing a good job of this, and we need more, so thank you.

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

Mahalo for the comment. Yeah, this is a conversation that I hope we can all have, not just one or a couple of groups can have. We're all living here together. I'd rather us solve problems by working together than fight it out.

Great video! We visited Iolani Palace and Bishop Museum to learn the history of Hawaii. Just out of curiosity, what are typical tourist destinations for locals and native Hawaiians?

@nplus1watches35

Жыл бұрын

as an ex-pat (sorta) that spent time on Oʻahu, my best advice on visiting HI (assuming most everyone's first visit is to Oʻahu and its typical tourist sights) on subsequent visits is to just go to an outer island and dial up the chill. Most (working) folks will want to decompress, and the outer islands offer a good chance to experience old Hawaiʻi away from the typical experience of Oʻahu. As Chris mentioned and most people with common sense know, respect for the people and culture will be your friend, no matter where youʻre visiting.

@VirgillesonVacation

Жыл бұрын

@Nplus1 Watches Thank you. I would like to know where locals and native Hawaiians typically go on vacation.

@nplus1watches35

Жыл бұрын

@@VirgillesonVacation Oh, 'sorry, I mis-read what was being asked..I'll have to use my parents & in-laws as an example as I've not lived in HI for quite some time, but some random places that they all wandered off to were: Las Vegas (that's easily got to be in the top 5 destinations), Mainland (specifically to where kids or grand kids are), Asia, with or without a tour group, other parts of the US via the elder hostel program (some really interesting places, too!), and then of course the outer islands like everyone else. You ask a good question, though, I don't know if locals and native Hawaiians go on "vacations" like the rest of us go on vacations. I think traveling to interact with ohana would probably be a driving force for a lot of this travel.

@VirgillesonVacation

Жыл бұрын

@@nplus1watches35 OK, got you. Mahalo 👍

I definitely came here because I began to get nervous about coming for my husband's 40th this summer. I kept seeing things about STOP COMING TO HAWAII. We aren't party animal, parents, just looking to get away and celebrate life. I do not want to come to be loud, rude, or disrespectful. We want to do some tours and relax. The problem is when we are searching for things to do or places to stay, seems like it's all the same places. And as someone who has never been IDK where to stay or go. But i would love to come and take in Hawaii respectfully.

@HelloFromHawaii

Ай бұрын

Mahalo for sharing and glad you found this video. I know that the popular narrative online is to "stop coming to Hawaii", but just know that that is not the popular narrative by most locals I know and the general public. Have a great time this summer and hope you and your family enjoy what Hawaii has to offer. 40th birthday is special. 🤙

The issues of not being able to afford a home and having to leave a place is not just Hawaii. I live in NYC. I raised my family in NYC. I was raised in Hawaii -- my family in Hawaii goes back 4 generations in Hawaii and my husband's 3. I don't think we have any Kanaka Maoli in our family. We had a lot of trips as a family back to Hawaii to see family in Hawaii. My daughter went on those trips and after she found her fiancee ,who was born in the NYC area, also came on some of those trips. They had their wedding on Maui. And soon afterwards just before the Pandemic closed Hawaii they moved to Hawaii. They had a connection to the islands and to Hawaii so that every time they came back from a visit there (I once asked if my SIL wanted to take a vacation somewhere other than Hawaii but they said no...they wanted to go to HI) they were thinking about when they could go back. They finally just moved to Hawaii. They were lucky enough to find good jobs in Hawaii. The cost of living in NYC is incredibly awful. I think Hawaii has a horrible cost of living but they feel like they made a move that actually helped them get a nicer place than they could get in NYC, They are now raising a family in Honolulu. My mom is thrilled that her great grandson is in Hawaii where she can see him. The issues of cost of living and a place to live is not just in Hawaii. It's everywhere. I would think that our family going back 4 generations on my side and my husband's 3 would count for something but I hope my daughter and her SIL don't see all the get out of Hawaii unless you are Kanaka Maoli you have no right to be here sentiment. They are where they were meant to be. In Hawaii. We are coming back for another visit next week. I hope we aren't included in this person's don't come to Hawaii letter. I grew up in Hawaii. I have family in Hawaii. I respect the aina and the people of Hawaii.

We just got back from Kona last Friday. We love Hawaii, and we don't do the tourist stuff. We hang out instead of the beach that is not crowded. Love your video.

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

Mahalo 🤙

I'm glad you did this article. I concur with your thinking. Tourism in any place should be welcomed and we of Hawaii need better hosts and hostesses. Whereas visitors should go with new learning, enjoy how people can live harmoniously together from different cultures, and listen to the songs and dances of the people. Then go back to your hometown and look for your harmonious living lifestyle. There is no difference. It is how you as people in your community can make living where you are more peaceful and successful. Imua Hawaii.

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

Mahalo for sharing. Well said. 🤙

Respect is the common theme in your videos. I have to assume that comes from you wanting Hawaii to stay a healthy place to live for you and your family. You want the best for them and don’t want to see outside influences spoil it. Thank you for helping all of us mainlanders understand your experience as a local. It helps my family understand how we need to fit in when we move there in the coming months.

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

Mahalo. Glad the videos help. Yes, respect is a big thing. Some locals will make you earn it. Some will never give it to you no matter what you do. But I'd like to think that respect can be given both ways just because.

Compare with other tropical island countries. They have restrictions on how long you can stay and buy land.

Moving to Oahu in July as a mainlander and this gives really good perspective of what to expect and how I want to act as an “outsider”.

Aloha from Alaska I'm a local from Hawai'i. I am moving back to Hawai'i. Is it okay to move back to Hawai'i ?

I looked this up because a girl came into my store with a "Hawaii for Native Hawaiians Only" shirt (in Michigan). I had a college roommate who was Hawaii born and raised and I was curious why someone would wear a (kinda spiteful and targeting) shirt like that.

@joelbyrnes9710

6 ай бұрын

You pegged it right. Spite is it. The issue is much more broad and complex than people realize and most people native and non alike will nit pick and cherry pick certain facts and cling to them. In the grand scope neither side is entirely right or wrong. But they still haven't found that middle ground.

During the height of the red hill crisis, a lot of military families were moved to hotels in Waikiki. I remember an article in the paper showing the school buses stopping at hotels to pick up the kids. I'm not sure if those families were competing for rooms with tourists, but that might be a possible connection?

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

I thought about that too, but I don't think so. I thought it was during a time when the hotels were still seeing low visitor numbers. I could be wrong, though.

@Joshuafukumoto

Жыл бұрын

@@HelloFromHawaii yeah, I looked into it, it was during the delta surge, so occupancy was low

In 2009, I had a five day layover in Honolulu. I had a nice time in Waikiki. Found downtown Honolulu dated and in serious need of rejuvenation. Saw homeless in and around Waikiki and other social problems. I expected Hawaii to be expensive as other tourist Islands typically are. My impression was that it was a nice place to visit but not a place to live. I still miss macadamia nuts, can't seem to find in my neck of the woods. Aloha!

I lived in Hawaii for four years, I’m very politically active and read the paper every day. There just simply aren’t enough people here, that care enough about that stuff. It’s very small town feeling, on all the islands. But with all the business and crowdedness, it’s just another example of they want their cake and eat it too.

It is what it is, a certain percentage of the population no matter what will always be compaining about this and that. They complain about tourism, the tourists, the traffic, their jobs, their neighborhood and neighbors, their family, and on and on. Even if they have great jobs and salaries, they will still be cpmplaining. The only solution is, "Don't Worry, Be Happy, and be Aloha." 😀😊😄

@Jose_Jimenez

Жыл бұрын

Well put, thank you.

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

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News flash traffic is a way of life in Los Angeles as well along with many other places. Locals in Montana have been priced out of the housing market after Yellowstone became popular. Every state has issues not just Hawaii. Maybe these people need to get out and travel more.

Bruh, Chaa to the Hoo🔥 Have you considered running for office? City or state level? You should consider it. I really appreciated your words, and the spirit carried in your words because they were sound, humble and pointed back to principle. That's what we're missing today, that kind of mana. Think about it if you haven't. Hawaii and our country need more ordinary locals and citizens who can point to the issues while upholding character and principle at the same time 🤙❤️ Thanks for your korero. It was refreshing.

This video is especially relevant today as Maui struggles to recover. Tourists seem to get the picture now and have stopped coming. Luckily there are some organizations who are looking to train natives in jobs outside of tourism. This is necessary if you want to have an economy not depending on tourism

coming from the perspective of my friend who is Kanaka Maoli, when it come to why some natives feel the Haole (non-natives) are disrespectful is how they feel the need to touch things. she says this is especially true about them touching the turtles and seals when they are specifically told not to. She is not against Haole coming to Hawai`i but is hoping that they learn to be a little more respectful and wanting to learn about the culture and island ways.

Another excellent video. Covering alot of what and how locals feel today. Iʻve been here all my life and can see everyones perspective but I feel the islands are just unsustainable. Imagine if all the locals and kanaka’s who moved away moved back? Weʻd have a larger problem. Something has got to give and our government has zero answers.

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

Mahalo. Just happy to bring up the discussion from a different perspective.

Hello I want to thank you for your video. As always you bring great discussion up that get people talking. My hubby and I bought property on the big island and before we moved we watched so many videos about hawaii. Some really good and some really bad. I’ll admit I was a bit scared of moving here and being treated poorly. But to my surprise the first person I met was a native Hawaiian family and we have become good friends in the year I’ve lived here so far. Her entire family welcomed us with open arms and made us feel at home. I’ve learned many things from them and they accept that my pronunciation is not always right and actually get a kick out if it. They never make me feel out of place. On another side I have been treated poorly by a lot of the Philippine population. I had to fight to prove I was as good and caring worker. Just because I do my job differently then they do but come out with the same results does not make me a bad worker. It took me a year to get people to stop talking about me behind my back and actually talk to me. Being the only white girl on a hall with all Philippine staff was hard. But I kept my head held high and did my job to the best of my ability. Along with my Hawaiian friend telling them to stop talking about me and actually try to get to know me things have somewhat smoothed out and I don’t feel so much of an outsider anymore. I try to always do my best to respect every culture because we are all human with different beliefs and that to me is what makes us great. Respect everyone’s differences and respect local cultures be kind and open up discussions. I can truly say I live this island and all the different cultures and I’m proud to live here.

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

Mahalo for sharing. Glad you were able to connect with a local family. I think it's truly about respect here.

@meshiesplace6886

Жыл бұрын

@@HelloFromHawaii I agree respect is huge.

Hawaii has a lot to teach and share with visitors. I understand the author's perspective. But as the world gets smaller and flights to the island become more affordable. It's important for people like yourself to use their platform to educate others. I believe you laid out a very compelling argument for starting a conversation about how things need to change. Or at the very least how to make things better in the future.

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

Mahalo for the comment. Yeah, I hope we can continue to talk about this issue. And the more intelligent and reasonable voices in the conversation, the better.

I’ve thought Hawaii could have a thriving tech industry especially post covid with working from anywhere. But being in Sacramento and hearing about what went down in Tahoe and other mountain ski towns, I realized a wave of youngsters making close to 200k only worsens the existing housing problems for locals.

@RG-ds8pd

8 ай бұрын

It is terrible for a digital nomad here. enough places to sit, plug-in, chill. It’s just not here.

Been to HI 33 times, on both vacay and business. Always enjoyed it but haven't been since the late 90s on my last trip. It doesn't sound fun any longer. It's so expensive it makes Martha's Vineyard look like a bargain basement. I've heard tourism is way down and not sure how Hawaiians are going to make any money if tourists aren't funding the state and paying all those pesky tourist taxes. Hate to say it but HI seems like "someone I used to know" who has passed away.

Respect the people and the Aina of Hawaii. Thanks for bringing up the topic and for your insight.

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

🤙

I replaced our yearly Hawaiian vacation with Florida a couple of years back and tbh I don't think I'll come back to hawaii. The gratitude and attitudes are much better in Florida towards tourists and the weather is the same.

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

Mahalo for sharing

@vp3970

10 ай бұрын

That’s fine-enjoy Florida 🌺

@mareerogers364

9 ай бұрын

Florida has NO love or respect for ADOS (American Decendants of Slavery). I have been greeted with racism from Cubans who are native born and not native born. I will not return to Miami specifically. I can sympathize with native Hawaiians and how they are being treated, and their land is being gentrified. I'm a 7 generation ADOS and treated like an illegal. Illegals are treated like they've been here for 7 generations. When I travel I've begun to make it known I am America! Hawaiians. make it known by wearing tee shirts that say 'I Am Hawaii!

I really appreciate this video. As a tourist to Hawaii many times I often wonder how the Locals, both native and non native, feel about me being there. I try to be respectful and learn as much of the culture as I can but I'm sure I've inadvertently annoyed someone at one point or another. I am truly sorry for that, it's never intentional. That being said, it's good to know that we (tourists) are not universally disliked. Mahalo!

@blakespower

Жыл бұрын

its like any tourist town the locals that get wealthy from the tourists like them,

@richatlarge462

9 ай бұрын

You have every right to vacation there. It's part of our country.

You could set it so it doesn’t interfere with Golden Week or other foreign travel holidays periods to Oahu not to reduce overall tourism revenue significantly. You could offer discounts, incentives, or added to fees to entice or deter Oahu arrivals meanwhile expanding tourism to outer islands if wanted. Same tactics could be applied to N. American tourists as well.

@shawnaokami-rosehill8123

Жыл бұрын

I think one of the tactics that could be applied is “get government out of the Hawaii tourism authority agency nonsense“ and let the hotels advertise for themselves it would ease the burden on taxpayers in Hawaii and lay the burden back in the lapse of the hotels. Tourism is negatively affecting neighborhoods throughout the Hawaiian islands that’s the problem. Having tour destinations are fine but when your neighborhood and your backyard is being violated by tourist traveling to your property having loud parties at Airbnb‘s on a weeknight that’s a huge issue in neighborhoods around the Hawaiian islands. We also see desecration of cultural sites throughout the whole wide islands where many tourist who come from North America don’t appreciate the cultural values of sacred sites but instead want to desecrate them because it doesn’t align with their Christian values. The Host culture native Hawaiians negatively impacted by tourism and the military.

I haven’t been to Hawaii since 2013. I miss it and look forward to when I can visit again. I have heard of correspondence like what you have shared. I respect concerns of Kanaka Maoli. I’d love to visit long time family friends who are Kanaka Maoli, now in their 80s I really want to visit in person again. I have learned much about Hawaii from them and other Hawaiian friends (whether Kanaka Maoli or other ethnicities who are locals). I don’t do a lot of big ticket touristy stuff. I enjoy eating at small local restaurants, or shop at the farmers market, go for a hike or a enjoy a little time at the beach. I try to practice the “leave no trace” philosophy when I visit and visit places that are open to the public for visiting and educational purposes and don’t go to places that are clearly indicated as off limits. One of my favorite times was sitting in a small gift shop with locals and Native Hawaiians, just enjoying some coffee together, talking story, good laughs and enjoying each other’s company.

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

Mahalo for sharing. It sounds like you have some great local friends.

Thanks. You always make a lot of sense.

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

Mahalo for the Super Thanks 🤙

It’s wild that they want people to stop visiting just because they don’t want to sit in traffic? Like sitting in traffic is not a basic problem that everyone deals with in life. Big deal.

It’s not the “coming” that’s the problem.. it’s the “STAYING” once you grasp that, everything else is water under the bridge..

@joelbyrnes9710

6 ай бұрын

Why is immigrating to a place you want to live a bad thing? What if they start a local business and provide jobs? Or maybe build houses?

you asked the million dollar phrase @12:46 . It is gentrification and a loss of culture is what causes many of us to think this way. In hawaii we didnt even learn the "real" history of our land in public school.. because that is part of the conditioning. It was not until college and stories from my grand parents that helped my fully understand my culture. Not all generational locals have that heritage knowledge to fall back on. It is really sad. We do have too many tourist and it is because it is a money train for our government that has suppressed us for centuries. Parents have to watch their kids move away just to be sucessful and hope they move back. While malahini do not understand this kind of sadness... because like you said they can always go back home. We continue to feel like we are losing our home. That is what makes some of us angry and feel robbed! There is no doupt hawaiians that are disrespectful to the land..... like get Hawaiian homes and rent em out while they the owner moved to the mainland.. all while get Hawaiians that would like to live and stay here that will die on the wait list for a home! It all comes down to a loss of culture, respect for each other and the reciprocal relationship that our culture had with people and the aina. Generational hawaiians like me that do not have 50% still want to live and see our children stay in hawaii. Some of us do not find living in a 500sq.ft unit with no yard on the 6th,10th, 20th floor fulfilling to their spirit. We didnt grow up like this, this is not our culture. But with rising cost, new comers moving here, and then you throw a disrespectful visitor on top of that.. how could an entire race not feel oppressed? Hawaii was sold out a long time ago... and it continues till this very day! 💔💔

@Jose_Jimenez

Жыл бұрын

What the hell culture are you people talking about. This is NOT the Territory of Hawaii, it is the 50th State of the United States. Our culture is that of all the people here. Yous can either join us, or yous can stay in your pathetic white liberal created Hawaiian utopia. BTW, if yous gonna speak, speak English. Those from Hawaii are not the only ones watching these informative videos.

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

Mahalo for sharing. Appreciate your transparency.

You can gauge the popularity of your video by the comments made. Thank you for another wonderful issue that points out a misguided article by someone who has extremely limited knowledge or experience. I grew up in Hawaii back in the 60's, and it sure has changed.

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

lol. I see the comments and think, "How much time do I have to reply?" 😅

There's ignorant people going online asking people to volunteer during their vacation and that's exploitation in itself. People who live in a place are the ones to take care of it and visitors do help by putting money into the economy and creating jobs.

On point!!! There’s a major difference in tourists whom understand and those whom don’t, unfortunately “native" Hawaiians tend to point a finger as not to take any blame of the past… Not all locals are the same and many become extremists when it comes to being anti-tourism, yet Hawaii would not be able to sustain itself without technological advances brought to the island by foreigners through history!!!

@bruhthermanz

6 ай бұрын

This is completely untrue because Hawaiians were indeed very sustainable in there way of living prior to western contact by Cook in 1778. The loʻi and fishponds were one of the most efficient ways of farming and provided a plethora of food and water. Sorry pal you gotta get youre history up

Wow, I really miss Magic Island. That was my biking, picnic, and jogging spot. Sorry for being out of topic. 😁

Locals want tourists and malahini to respect the culture here. I read an article where a local was forced to move to the mainland due to finances and when he got there he was demanding the mainlanders to educate themselves on the Hawaiian culture even though he was the one on their turf so to speak. I found that pretty telling.

I was stationed there on Schofield from 97-00 and tourists were a hot topic back then. We would go up Kahuku and there weren't as many houses on the beach as it is now. I love going to Hawaii because once you live there, it never leaves you. I think tourists go there thinking that what they get away with on the mainland they will get away with there. I firmly believe that if you respect the island, the culture and the people that same respect will come back to you. I like to shop local places because I know it helps them and you will get better items.

I just got back from hawaii two days ago and while i was there i had to avoid two fights with two different locals. The island is beautiful and everyone else was super nice but yeah literally almost got into two fights that i dint even initiate.

@joelbyrnes9710

6 ай бұрын

Did they say why they wanted to fight? Or did they just wanna start swinging?

@laurakibben4147

3 ай бұрын

They don't say you wanna fight, they say "what? you like beef!?"😆 Usually after they feel you gave them "stink eye".

Great comments… thanks for sharing your perspective

Yep about traffic!!! I dont even live on N. Shore anymore. Got priced out and had to move central but the habit of scheduling life around traffic is there. I have said no to jobs in town even being closer because can't pay me enough to spend 10 hrs in traffic to work part time for somebody

It really isn’t a surprise that Native Hawaiians would feel this way. Also interesting you mentioned Delaware at one point since that is where I’m from and close to resort beaches where summer tourism can be challenging. Many people on vacation only care about their vacation and nothing else. I have been to Oahu twice while I was active duty Navy. My first day ever in Hawaii I stood an honor guard on the Arizona memorial for a dozen or so Navy vets including a couple who were Pearl Harbor survivors. That was on Veterans Day in 1992 and I have always wanted to go back. Finally able to afford that “once in a lifetime trip” with my wife so I can show her the Arizona Memorial. I will promise you, and all the other Hawaiians here that respect for all of those who live on the island and the Hawaiian culture will be uppermost on our mind. Not because of anything said here, or in the article, but because that is the way everyone should always act towards others. Respect for others is always how one should act. Thanks for this as it has made me more aware that I will need to really watch out that the vacation doesn’t become more important than my attitude.

@HelloFromHawaii

Жыл бұрын

Mahalo for sharing. I hope you and your wife are able to make it to visit the Memorial.

@Korcasandromedaa

11 ай бұрын

No one owns anything! This is God's land!

@BebbaDubbs

7 ай бұрын

​@@Korcasandromedaathat's literally what colonizers said.

as a hispanic who has roots in mexican culture. i understand what its like to see your own culture be commercialized. it can be annoying or borderline offensive but i see it as those who want to learn about my culture will try.