These videos show us that no matter how nice a place may be on the surface, scratch that surface and you’ll see it’s just like anywhere else. Drugs, crime, homelessness ….

@grantrodgers2470

23 сағат бұрын

That's because people bow to tyrants and it is God's judgement.

@bambambamVB3

3 сағат бұрын

@@grantrodgers2470 yep!

@mariacherrington61920

Сағат бұрын

I noticed that all the years I spent watching Dog the Bounty Hunter on TV 😢 it was sad to see in Hawaii which I considered paradise there was homelessness n drugs

@mariacherrington61920

Сағат бұрын

I noticed that all the years I spent watching Dog the Bounty Hunter on TV 😢 it was sad to see in Hawaii which I considered paradise there was homelessness n drugs

I lived a couple years on the Big Island and always said Oahu is not the real Hawaii. They destroyed it for tourism. The Kona side of the Big Island is Oahu Jr. The real Hawaii is mile after mile of deteriorating houses with rusted roofs full of the poor. You are right nothing comes easy anywhere in Hawaii. There is a saying that goddess Pele will strip you of everything when you come. It's true.

@keonesilva3646

Күн бұрын

If Pe'le' take me it meant to be. ❤

@jaimhaas5170

Күн бұрын

Yes Kona is the tourist spot. Spent 3 weeks on the big island after one week renting moped and one week of renting minivan I was busted broke. Spent 2 nights at hostel and one week at very cheap hotel in the backwoods. the balance was camping out of pack or minivan. Not much fresh food to eat. I needed to return luggage carts to earn bus fare home from airport. Lots to see and do yet 3 weeks was one week too much.

@VictorianMaid99

6 сағат бұрын

Even you cloths have to go so you are naked?

@VictorianMaid99

6 сағат бұрын

​@@jaimhaas5170that is hilarious! Working to leave paradise?

Hawaii is a rich person’s paradise. For everyone else, it’s hell.

@hankclingingsmith8707

3 күн бұрын

Kind of like comifornia

@Bigfoots777

3 күн бұрын

even sending a box of cremains over there is kinda depressing

@rs5801

3 күн бұрын

I knew a very wealthy guy with a family there since the 1960s, retired and lived on a gated street up on a hillside in E Honolulu for years. They finally threw in the towel and moved to the mountains of Utah. He said way too congested everywhere you wanted to go, the joy was long gone from the the place

@tucsoncollectibles8843

2 күн бұрын

@@hankclingingsmith8707 the usa would suck, if not for california hick.

@coolmanfoo2407

2 күн бұрын

@@hankclingingsmith8707 lol "comifornia" all the while its one of the most successful capitalistic areas on the planet. Someone needs to take off their political glasses

Thank you, Nick. I had a neighbor in the 90s that lived in Hawaii for several years. He said even then it’s insanely expensive and locals do not like Americans at all, they are rude and not shy about it.

@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom

Күн бұрын

Are we supposed to like people who illegally overthrew us and stole our land to sell to their own people, banned us from speaking our language and instilled a school policy to beat our children if they spoke our language, banned us from practicing our own culture, even hula, unless we were performing for their people, forced a fictitious “Hawaiian history” book on us in schools, written by a triple k grandmaster, that taught us lies about our people solely for the purpose of instilling ethnic shame and to make it easier to “Americanize us” AND who have militarized our islands, do drills that destroy our islands, and poisoned our drinking water? You may want to look up Kaho’olawe and how the US destroyed an entire island, broke the water table making the island uninhabitable, and left… I cant say what without getting flagged, but it rhymes with unfexfloded ordnances all over the island that WE had to risk our lives to go in and clear.

As a former Hawaii resident, I think Nick summed it up perfectly when he said that the locals don't make you feel welcomed. Of course, that's just part of the aloha spirit, whereas the over crowding, heavy traffic and high price of absolutely everything doesn't help either. I think one of the pickup trucks owned by a local said it best when it had written across the tailgate... "Aloha, Now Go Home!"🌴

Nick, this is the best, most real, most balanced, least politicized, documentary series of Hawaii I've ever seen. I spent the first 32 years of my life there.

@Lopezflies888

Күн бұрын

Do you miss it? We just left. I was raised there. Love the mainland. No sneakiness. . Good education. Can afford to eat. Nice people !

I prices are the reason why my whole native Hawaiian family left. They were tired of barely living, tired of relying on the government, all of it. But we're here in San Diego and a little up towards LA but we do miss the islands and they are always in our hearts.

@youtubelicksmytaint7482

2 күн бұрын

Temecula?

@duncanidaho2097

2 күн бұрын

So you left the leftist democrat paradise to come to ruin a once nice city. You still votin’ democrat?

@barontynan

Күн бұрын

Wow! I had to leave San Diego, where I was born and lived 50 years of my life, because it became too expensive. Now I live in Oregon, which is a different paradise.

@tacocat8608

Күн бұрын

San Diego? What did you do, trade down? Commiefornia is just as expensive as Hawaii and more liberal. One of the worst states in our nation.

@willicat44

Күн бұрын

@@barontynan now Oregon got expensive...still going...plenty of water...this happens repeatedly...

Great travel vlog. You didn't know this, but the residents who don't necessarily have a lot of money harvest the eggs and roosters, catch fish catch crabs, shrimp, and bamboo shoots. Bamboo is an invasive species that is OK to cut down. The feral chickens are part of the circle of life.

@msv9637

4 күн бұрын

That’s what i thought too. Just fresh produce walking around.. not bad. But bad for corporate profits. Cue the bird flu..

Yup...I was there for my 60th B-day. So disappointing. Homeless, druggies in the park. Beaches with POO from the homeless car dwellers. North Shore was Awful...so disappointing

I know a young couple that just used up all their saving to have a wedding of a life time in Hawaii while still living in one of their parents' basement! Different people prioritize their lifestyle according to their long or short term views.

@marymacgregor6952

4 күн бұрын

Yikes. I wonder if it will last.

@user-ky7pz8-yt

4 күн бұрын

That's the new paradigm: travel and experiences over material possessions.

@CWalthallBrand

4 күн бұрын

Sounds like a divorce in the making, yikes!!

@keithbalke6352

4 күн бұрын

@@CWalthallBrandya…..blame game

@markr.devereux3385

4 күн бұрын

​​@@user-ky7pz8-ytsounds very .much like my brother. Spent 20k on wedding and honeymoon in HAWAII. No divorce yet his first her second marriage.

High prices and too many people. No thanks.

@ajf5823

2 күн бұрын

So crowded! I would go nuts

@nikleiser5888

2 күн бұрын

@@ajf5823 Me too.

@bluewave7120

2 күн бұрын

The neighbor islands have far less people

@martinnunez836

2 күн бұрын

Just about everywhere these days, especially homeless people

@ScorpioBornIn69

2 күн бұрын

@@martinnunez836 Can't even afford to have a roof over your head earning $100,000 a year there.

I was suprised to see that Costco had the hot dog and a soda for $1.50. I thought it would have cost $20...

@TheMaestro7777777

2 күн бұрын

Costco made the decision to keep the hot dog at 1.50 at all their stores. With inflation it should be around 5 or 6 dollars now.

Hawaii where "progress" killed "paradise".

@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom

Күн бұрын

Is “progress” another word for America?

@sallyrickerson9139

Күн бұрын

Well put.

@dellingson4833

Күн бұрын

@@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom No, he meant progressive policies.

@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom

21 сағат бұрын

@@dellingson4833 So America… yep, got it.

@thedude4973

3 минут бұрын

@@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom I hope you’re not a typical let’s blame American blah, blah, blah person. Think of something new plz, America isn’t the reason Hawaii is the way it is. You probably think the Hawaiian islands would be in better hands if run by China huh lol.

I call bs on the $72. I was just there 3 months. The milk was probably $9 tops, bread $8 tops, pineapple $5, coconut $5. So even if bought at highest prices store: $27. Also, Don Quihote is like the Aldi of low budget grocery store and he said probably higher priced lol.

@misterb1132

Күн бұрын

Pretty sure that was dry humor.

@trifleming8555

9 сағат бұрын

I had to rewind to make sure he did not say $72 😳😲, but you confirmed it.

@123cbman

8 сағат бұрын

I found it hard believe $72, perhaps dyslexic and ment to say $27, like you mentioned? Good video anyway.

@guitarandotherthings6090

8 сағат бұрын

@@123cbman Even with dyslexia you may type $72 but you would not verbally say “seventy-two” over “twenty seven”

People ruin everything, this proves it. Overtourism and sustainability are problems at may popular attractions worldwide. I've been here twice; I'll pass on a third trip.

@asullivan4047

4 күн бұрын

An enormous increase in the number of travelers. Over the past 30-yeats-!!!😳. Has vastly increased the quality of certain tourist regions.

@benjaminjantzen1398

4 күн бұрын

Same with my home state of CO! The idiots from East/West Coasts have ruined it.

@alexcarter8807

3 күн бұрын

@@asullivan4047 I left in 1986 and was back for a few months in '03. The number of people - tourists as well as locals - is insane now.

@ColdPotato

3 күн бұрын

I see this in Idaho. Places that were cool when I was a kid are not worth visiting anymore. 'Entrepreneurs' catch on and build up/commercialize, game over.

@jayholiday256

3 күн бұрын

Haven’t been once, I’ll keep going to the Caribbean, its closer and cheaper

PARADISE has become unaffordable. Thanks for reminding us.

@springfauna1465

4 сағат бұрын

I skipped breathing for a few seconds when he said the price of his meger groceries! 😵

@markr.devereux3385

Сағат бұрын

@@springfauna1465 I'm used to ridiculously priced stuff at my supermarket but that receipt price jarred my brain for a sec.

Shame on the mess with the lost 🍍 to the native people😢. Tourists have never made things for locals any better. The people of Hawaii have good reason to dislike tourism.

And basically overrated and overpriced BS 🤷

I've been to 48 states. Hawaii isn't one of them. After seeing your videos I have no desire to to.

I attended grad school at the Univ. Of Hawaii during the late 1960s and lived in an apartment on Waikiki-Honolulu was like a neighborhood then! I have been back 20 times since then and , while a natural Paradise, the economy is ruined! I’m so glad I got to live there when it truly was Paradise that was affordable and small- town friendly!

People always think roosters crow in the morning, which is true, but when I lived on the islands, there were so many chickens roosters would be crowing in the evenings and in the morning, it was insanity

@tyronesharp9205

4 күн бұрын

It constantly. I hate the things. I live in the country, no one calls the cops to report gun shots. That takes care of the ones the dogs don't get.

@lonnyrowden2630

4 күн бұрын

Those varmints make noise all day!

@tomcollins5112

3 күн бұрын

In a few thousand years, those chickens will become emu sized, because of island gigantism. Imagine how loud the crowing will be then!

@briandrake9467

3 күн бұрын

@@tomcollins5112 are you f'n kidding right now, we can ride chicows in the future? I thought river bikes was a good idea, f'n chicows you blew my brain brother...

@edith1705

3 күн бұрын

They crow every top of the hour at least where I come from.

I spent 30 days in Waikiki in feb/mar of 2023.. day one just getting a basket full of groceries for the hotel was $1000 dollars 😂. Disclaimer….my job paid for me and my wife, and rental car and hotel…..so honesty rhe trip wasn’t really expensive with zero major expenses to worry about. We actually learned the ins and out by week 2. Eat off the main strip, found lots of $10 dollar joints off the beaten path, especially Korean joints

There is no way a gallon of milk, a loaf of orrowheat, a pinapple and coconut cost $72...

@Wakeupandsniffthecoffee

2 күн бұрын

It's not far off, for sure. When I left Hawaii and moved to Oregon, I was shocked that I could buy so much, for so little.

@5lav3Driva808

2 күн бұрын

Right dis guy exaggerating the price big time... All that cost like 25 dollars... Dis guy puts down Hawaii like he's from here. Unreal it's like all of oahu is garbage in his eyes. He's da tourist just visiting for his content. Got nothing nice to say but we living in a dump. Bra don't come back if you ain't got anything nice to say.. 🤡

@davestevens4263

2 күн бұрын

Shut the front door . He's showing the real Hawaiia from his opion & i agree .

@EamonnS

2 күн бұрын

@@Wakeupandsniffthecoffee And way cheaper than Oregon is Minnesota.

@misterb1132

Күн бұрын

He was joking.

Chickens eat scraps (garbage) And make eggs. What a nuisance.😂

Thank You so Much for doing the video on what really goes on here in Hawaii. Our government is hiding the truth here to profit from tourists and their own local residents. My uncle finally left Oahu and moved to Las Vegas due to rising costs here. He moved at the age of 70, when he should be enjoying his retirement. He got tired by our government, ELECTRIC COMPANY (HECO), and Landlords nickel and diming him. Our government charges us more and more to cover their financial losses and that is not right and fair. Wake everyone up and don’t give into the greed because they will keep on doing this until they put us all on the streets and they don’t care as long as they get their money.

@loisaustin6200

4 күн бұрын

Why I left too, and I miss Hawaii.

@msv9637

4 күн бұрын

A lot of people have bad perspectives on landlords and they forget that the landlords pass the increases of property taxes and insurance down to the customer… just like target and Walmart. Imagine Blackrock being your only landlord. You’d pray for those mom & pop landlords that nickel & dime their way to middle class..

@ronlanter6906

3 күн бұрын

@@msv9637 I hope the day never comes that the likes of Blackrock, Vanguard, and State Street are the only landlords. That would be true slavery

@danthecnctoolman8024

3 күн бұрын

Hide things, that’s what politicians do best.

@pinkoceanflower3045

3 күн бұрын

@@msv9637 I agree. My former landlord would only raise our rent when our government would raise the property taxes.

I dont have any desire to go there. Thanks for sharing the mess.

@OkcBK

4 күн бұрын

Mess? Bwahaha

@ettaplace6716

4 күн бұрын

Yes.! What a mess - people ruin everything ( esp the college mentality !)

@rootdoc1997

4 күн бұрын

My thoughts exactly

@alexcarter8807

4 күн бұрын

Yep love love *love* these videos. I could go back and I think it'd be fun for a week or two and then I'd be like, "Shit, I'm in this place again". If you're white-appearing outside of tourist areas you have to be very good at the ol' shuck-and-jive game. Looking down, looking submissive, the "jive" part is using humor to deflect verbal attacks that are generally followed by your getting beat up, unless you can make 'em laugh or at least decide you have a sense of humor and know your place and don't need beating up.

@NewHaven203

4 күн бұрын

The people of Hawaii got what they voted for

Hope you hit 1 million soon Nick, you deserve it, you have shown me more of the US than I would have ever dreamed of seeing, thank you for that, You also saved me a ton of money because I could scratch out a bunch of places that now really hold no interest for me, but then again, there are some places that I do plan on going that I wouldnt have without your videos, so keep up the good work, we appreciate it

@NickJohnson

3 күн бұрын

Ok!

@susanwallbrown7889

3 күн бұрын

Mappy is right!

Looks really boring unless you are in to beach culture. A mllion dollars for that?

Idea: You should try going to other American places in the middle of the Pacific like American Samoa and Guam. That would be really interesting.

Too many corporate executives, with no souls, turned paradise, into hotels and parking lots! All the beauty of the ocean and the sky, the sun rises and sunsets! That part, no one on earth can ruin! 🙏🦋🙏🦋🙏

@splinejones4489

2 күн бұрын

💯

@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom

Күн бұрын

No, it’s all the AMERICANS with no souls that have flooded our shores and bulldozed everything they claimed to love about our islands to build themselves homes, strip malls, gated communities, fast food restaurants, Walmarts, malls etc… basically all they things they left behind to move here in the first place.

@iskdude9922

Күн бұрын

America is a corporate fascist state didn't you know?.. I mean it it starts with the federal reserve?..

Even if I had the money I’d rather spend the money somewhere else

Craziest realization for me was visiting Oahu earlier this year and thinking “wow, prices are largely the same as back in Portland”. Gas, (most) groceries, shelter, etc. In many cases, Hawaii was actually a smidge cheaper

@cheryl5517

17 сағат бұрын

True. I lived in Waikiki, just moved to the mainland. It costs me way more to live in LA than beautiful Waikiki.

I actually worked for Foodland, at the old King St. store. I was asked in the interview if I *really* wanted to work there as I'd be the only "haole". I did, but it was rough. I'm not a big, strong person and I got all the heavy/dirty work the others didn't want to do. When I found myself at something like 11 at night mopping the floor while some Japanese (the ruling class in Hawaii is Japanese) guy in a blue suit yelling at me, I knew I had to find another job. I went to Zippy's once. *Once.* I went there with my mother and since as a kid my hair was blonde due to the sun bleaching it, we sat at a table and were ignored, and ignored, and ignored some more. We eventually got the message and left and ate somewhere else.

If you're not a native of the islands, you don't actually own the land. The land was given back to native families who maintain the land. When you buy a house and land, you buy permission to live on that land. The only thing you can say you actually own, is the house because when you bought it you paid for the materials and labor. But the land itself is still owned by some Hawaiian family.

@staralioflundnv

Күн бұрын

As I understand it, there is something like a 99 year type of land-lease and after the 99 years it reverts to the actual Hawaiian Native land owner.

@josephk4310

Күн бұрын

Crock of B.S., can't buy property ! I don't even want to visit that place, I love South Florida. F*** Hawaii !

One of the saddest videos of ever watched. As I used to live in Hawaii in Oahu in the mid 80s and haven’t been back since and to see what it has become from what it was, I must say it dropped my jaw. I never waited in line the whole time I went there for anything I used to shop at Safeway. I had a bus pass. It took me almost everywhere and used friends cars when I needed to go somewhere on a date. I guess they had no zoning restrictions and no concept of preserving paradise they were entrusted with.

@NickJohnson

3 күн бұрын

It was supposed to be a good video?

I was in Kauai, and after a big Hurricane, the chickens 🐓 were all over, and my son was little and loved to chase the chickens.

@patrickprendergast9589

2 күн бұрын

did he catch one

That mama bird ate as much as she could because she was going to barf it back out to her babies later. She did that so no other birds would swoop in and take it.

Queen. It was a Queen (Liliuokalani) that the Americans overthrew. I lived on Oahu most of my life. Your assessment was pretty right-on. things have changed so much in the decade I've been gone -- couldn't afford to retire there, obviously. But my family is all there, so I can visit any time. I usually go back every 2 or 3 years. So much CHANGE!!

@alexcarter8807

4 күн бұрын

I grew up there and I could definitely afford to retire there is I wanted. But it's because I know how to live like a local. It would mean living in a rented room, and eating the local diet not mainland stuff. It's actually cheaper to live back there than it is here on the mainland where I am now.

Hawaii is my home 🏝️ island. No matter what or how expensive it is.. it's still my HOME..🌺🏝️💝🏡😘 peace out Oahu..🤙 Thanks for sharing..kamaina from LAIE north shore..😢

It's a sad state of affairs, when the people who are born in Hawaii, no longer can afford to live there and want to move. Hawaii is one of the places where cars should be banned and people only provided golf carts and bicycles to get around on. We sell China millions of tons of our food, that could easily be sent to Hawaii to greatly reduce prices there. We are being betrayed every way possible. Thanks Nick for these updates and I hope you can find some enjoyment through the many disappointing things you've discovered during your trip.

@traceybanks3525

4 күн бұрын

This is happening in my Tennessee, & throughtout the country.. the rich getting richer as the working man is enslaved.. Now with "AI" it will require 2/3 of the electric grid, that will cause many not able to afford their electric fee's.. i watch alot of the congress hearing's and read alot.. this was something i never thought to much about.. of course it's not shocking because they want America to be a 3rd world country ( which we are close to being).. the truth is we were not told that after the civil war that our congress sold us off (slaves) because we were broke as a country.. we were sold off to the banker's ( elites) and our constitution was changes by two words (the, and), meaning not for and by the people but to protect the corporation of the united states.. We the people are born into slavery since than.. We are now being poisoned at a level as never before.. and we do nothing to fight against this evil.. the church was bought off many years ago.. that's why we do not have GOD fearing leaders speaking truth.. the wovles in sheep clothing invaded the churches so long ago.. and now we see the hate towards christians growing more daily.. May GOD give us the strength and courage to withstand.

@peterbaek9059

4 күн бұрын

You can thank decades of Democrat rule and idiotic liberal policies. Hawaii has become a mini-California. They have impoverished the native population at the expense of rich, liberal and Hollywood elites. Everywhere the Dems touch will eventually turn to sh*t.

@ThickMinnesotaAccent

4 күн бұрын

Dang this hits kinda hard

@AlexejSvirid

4 күн бұрын

The problem is Devil runs the world. He is lier and murderer. This is the reason why the whole world is Sodom. That's why we've got the Gospel about the God's kingdom. Jehovah would put everything in order. The dead will be resurected and we'll meet our loved ones again! :-)

@catchumifyoucan

4 күн бұрын

That would be something to see. No cars, only extremely modified golf carts hauling produce from the port to grocery stores island wide. 😂

Yes 👍🏼 we don’t have the room, roads & other resources to support more tourists so stop coming 🛑✋ and tell everyone how terrible it is in Hawaii 💯

@sophiajames55

Күн бұрын

Yes go to Key West it’s better and they don’t worship false god Maui.

@kanakamaoli6508

Күн бұрын

@@sophiajames55 ⬅️ exactly the kind of people we don’t want here

I've never been to Hawaii and after seeing your series of videos about it, I honestly don't think it's worth the trip. The whole place seems like a tourist trap, and that really sucks for the natives who lost their land and much of their identity behind it. Thank you so much for making this video. I feel like I've been to Hawaii and don't really need to physically go there. I'm sure the locals would be happy about that 😂

@benjaminjantzen1398

4 күн бұрын

. It’s one of the three or four states that I haven’t been to and I kind of have no desire to go anymore. Same with Alaska. Montana is still on my list and I’ve been to the rest.

@jfranklin9549

3 күн бұрын

The best island for bargains is Hawaii, and it comes with a volcano and more microclimates than anywhere.

@user-ll6zn3xv9v

2 күн бұрын

It's not. It was destroyed when the rich people came.

@warrioroflight3813

13 сағат бұрын

Oahu does not represent the whole of Hawaii. Hawaii is an experience, truly beautiful indescribable if you know where to go, stay out of the touristy areas.

At the time the us was concerned japan would control the islands and the only possible base in the pacific. Its mind boggling how expensive the island is, puerto rico has a lot of the same issies but prices for goods are not nearly as high as they are for hawaii. Theres gotta be a story there.

There's a dish called, generally, "Salt and pepper shrimp" they cook it so hot that the shell becomes really crispy and indeed, you eat it shell and all. It's really good!

I am glad you're doing it and not me, I am exhausted after watching, haha. Looks beautiful, thanks!

I work in Kailua and ican assure u that there are plenty homelless here. Just last week i was going to McDonald's for lunch and passed a homeless man taking a piss while facing traffic.

Bamboo is very invasive, its a good thing they use it in foods and not just letting it take over those areas.

@RawOlympia

4 күн бұрын

Parking lots and golf courses are even MORE invasive!!!

@rickace132

2 күн бұрын

You can make some cool cooking utensils with it. I have so many bamboo mixing spoons, and cutting boards too.

I went to Oahu and Maui a couple of years ago. Never again. It was so crowded you couldn’t do anything. It was overcrowded, overpriced and overrated. Maybe the big island or one of the smaller islands but Maui and Oahu are off my bucket list permanently.

@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom

Күн бұрын

Yep… imagine living here and having your islands flooded by tourists, many of whom decide they want to move here and bulldoze sacred sites and burial grounds to build their homes.

@AJSHOPE

Күн бұрын

I'm 41 and I've been going to Hawaii since I was 7. Maui was by far my least favorite island. The Big Island was my favorite, but it's been so long since I've been there because my dad (who passed in 2020) and step-mom live on Oahu. I usually go in the winter (November-February). My wife and I have been to Oahu 5 times since 2016 and we still haven't done everything there is to do. Too many people think Honolulu, Waikiki, and even the North Shore is all Oahu is all about.

@rogerhodgkinson5443

Күн бұрын

@@AJSHOPE We went in May. In all fairness it was not too long after the COVID restrictions were lifted. We spent 2 days at Pearl Harbor because you couldn’t park a mile from a trailhead. You couldn’t get close to a waterfall. The locals were screaming about the crowds also. The traffic was gridlocked. An hour wait at restaurants. Couldn’t even lay in the sun because the sun rarely came out and then for only brief periods. I only put on sunscreen twice in 8 days and didn’t need it either time. I went home with the same shade of pasty white I came with, So much for lush tropics. Maui was brown and barren. It burned shortly thereafter. Honolulu reminded me a lot of Oakland. On a scale of 1-10 I give it a 5.

@AJSHOPE

9 сағат бұрын

@@rogerhodgkinson5443 I don't know if we've ever had an hour long wait for restaurants. The first time I went with my wife was September 2016, then we went in February and December of 2019. The December trip was unexpected because they put my dad on hospice (he ended up passing on March 31, 2020). Then we went with our 2 year old daughter in January 2023 so she could meet her "Bonus Grandma" (aka my step-mom) and then again with our nanny and her husband in November 2023. The November 2023 trip was the first time we stayed in Waikiki (at the Ilikai). Every other time we stayed with my dad and step-mom when they were renting houses in Kahala and Hawaii Kai. Even though it is the poorer side of the island, I honestly think the best beach I have ever been to on Oahu was Pokai Beach in Waianae on the leeward side. It's on a bay so the water is calm, most people don't go to Waianae for the beaches because it's the poorest area in Hawaii so it's just locals for the most part and since it's on the leeward side of the island, it's almost always sunny. I even rented a BMW X7 through Turo (experience was fine but the car was meh) and had no issues with the locals. My second favorite beach is Kahala Hilton Beach in front of The Kahala Resort, and third is Kailua Beach. Whenever we go we maybe spend 20% of our time in the Waikiki area. The last time we did a ton of hiking even with the almost 3 year old daughter, Diamond Head and Ka'Ena Point (that one is pretty intense with a stroller). We still haven't made it to the Makapu'u Point Lighthouse or the Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden and like I said we've been there 5 times in the last 7.5 years.

@AJSHOPE

9 сағат бұрын

@@rogerhodgkinson5443 wow I had a LONG reply and it just disappeared... oh well... long and short of it is we went in 2016, twice in 2019 and twice in 2023. We never seem to have long waits at restaurants, but we only spend about 20% of our time in Waikiki and have only stayed in Waikiki once and we still have two major things we would like to see that we haven't seen yet.

I swear the drivers here got worse after the pandemic. We were locked down for so long, once everything opened up again, everyone went nuts. Nobody driving with Aloha anymore. I sometimes post vids of driving without aloha. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Also, I swearrrrr the chicken population exploded during the pandemic. I’m shooing roosters from my garden and backyard and now they try to fight back! 😂😳

@Khayyam-vg9fw

2 күн бұрын

The scamdemic, used to bring in the Great Reset.

Thank you for filming in Hawaii. Always thought I'd like to go there but after seri g this, no thanks! You saved me a bunch of money 💰

Unless there are things in that buggy that we CAN'T see, it was not $72/dollars. I looked online at that grocer and the best/worst I could come up with is about 32 bucks.

@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom

Күн бұрын

He was joking.

Now Hawaii is where the rich movie stars and game show hosts live

@georgecoons6872

2 күн бұрын

and jesus christ/ satan his brother the devil.

@macharrington7733

Күн бұрын

And barack

@DenverXpat-w8h

15 сағат бұрын

Don't forget Larry Ellison who bought a whole island (Lanai?) so he can park his $300M yacht there.

I did some quick checking at the Foodland grocery store website and their prices on a number of items are only about 25% more than what we pay at Walmart in the SE USA mainland. A gallon of milk is @ $7.00 (I pay @ $5.50 at Walmart). That whole fresh pineapple is listed currently at $5.17 (member pricing) NFW did those 4 items shown in cart cost $72 Note…Hawaii sales tax on food was a bit hard to figure out but not over 4% from my research Let’s see the receipt!

@TheOriginalMarimoChan

2 күн бұрын

@billw5189 Yes it was fake news. I live here and those four items did not cost $72!!

@user-uo7fw5bo1o

2 күн бұрын

Yes, I knew he was $#!tting us too. Pineapples and coconuts would be locally sourced. That means they wouldn't be astronomical in price compared to on the mainland!

@macD723

2 күн бұрын

Interesting. Milk here in Texas is less than $4 a gallon. I buy half gallons and they run a buck something. They're over $2 in a convenience store.

@staralioflundnv

Күн бұрын

@@macD723 Walmart here in Las Vegas a gallon of milk was less than $3 here on the eastside.

@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom

Күн бұрын

It’s called satire, he was joking. Although it should be noted that prices on food in Hawai’i fluctuates greatly… a gallon of milk for example is typically anywhere from $8-$13 a gallon, eggs can be anywhere from $5-$12 for a carton of 12, standard sandwich bread $7-$11, ground beef $7-$10 a pound… you get the point. Our food has to essentially all be imported because the US ruined our agriculture economy by allowing gmo companies to pay them millions to be allowed to test gmo here, which contaminated all of our crops… and since the US imposes the Jones act on us, we have to essentially pay port fees and the cost to import goods TWICE and that cost get pushed onto consumers here. So the costs fluctuate depending on shortages, port fees, import costs, etc.

I would say cost of living and rudeness correlate.

Hawaii is home for me. Born and bred. Although it will always be my home, I'd never move back because of how overpopulated and expensive it is to live there. Tourism is the main source of economy there, so when there's no visitors, it suffers, that's while I'll never move back because when covid hit, it was a nightmare.

You talk about real problems in America l respect you for that 😮

Most realistic evaluation of Hawaii I've seen.

@NickJohnson

3 күн бұрын

Me too

It reminds me of St Thomas when we lived there, we lived on the North side where it's more jungle and rained every morning. It would rain in one spot, drive down the road and sunny. That happened a lot on the island.

Honolulu is LA on an island!

So far from all these videos of the Hawaii road trip I haven’t seen anything that has intrigued me to visit Hawaii. Florida is more affordable and my kind of place for vacation. Clearwater is my favorite beach, no homeless tents, it’s affordable, slightly less traffic than Hawaii, and there’s a Pollo Tropical! FL > HI

People have more money than brains.

I expected Hawaii to be a paradise, but on the evidence of these videos it mostly looks like hell on earth.

@Khayyam-vg9fw

2 күн бұрын

@@davidcollin1436 OK, but it would help if you could explain why.

There's a traditional German dish partly translated as "Chicken Auf Strassen" that means "chicken off the street," so it's common everywhere. Also, the woman at 9: 40 was just eating the flesh in the shell, not the shell :) And Mappy had some amazing disappearing skills!

@alohagoodies

4 күн бұрын

She was probably eating shell and all. I know a lot of people who eat the entire garlic shrimp here…not me though lol

@NickJohnson

3 күн бұрын

I didn't get the shell part on camera

Thanks for showing us Nick. Those big colorful fish with the beaks are parrotfish. They chew on the coral, and pass the limestone which over the millennia, is a major contributor of white sand beaches. The rain on the eastern side of the island is due to what's called orographic lift, where the air is pushed up by the terrain and thus cools with altitude, wringing the moisture out. That was pretty wild where you went through that tunnel and it wasn't raining. All in all, I probably wouldn't go to Hawai'i unless it was where most humans aren't.

Most of my life I wanted to go there. I never went, but I don’t think I will. I feel bad for the indigenous people. Been from Miami and in my mid-50s I can sort of relate.

I lived on Oahu for 4 years, while I was in the Navy. It sucked so bad. I couldn't wait to get back to South Carolina

@OkcBK

4 күн бұрын

Hawaii >>> South Carolina

@user-ky7pz8-yt

4 күн бұрын

I bet all your homies were floored when you told them you got to live in "Paradise", and said they dream of living there --- even though they might have never travelled more than 500 miles of their birthplace.

@NewHaven203

4 күн бұрын

I was in the Navy and never got orders there, my brother on the other hand was stationed at Pearl Harbor for a year, he didn’t complain about anything except for the cost of food.

@DenverXpat-w8h

15 сағат бұрын

I thought it was boring and kind of ghetto. Why did you think it sucked so bad? It's a Navy cliche that all the farm boys get excited to go to some "tropical paradise" but are then bored senseless a month later, lol

I was stationed on Oahu at NAS Barbers Point from 1989-1992. On my next to the last day, I was treated to a Matsumoto’s shaved ice cone. Purchased a couple of t-shirts. The cone was delicious, but nowhere near as expensive as they are now.

@Surferdude965

4 күн бұрын

It’s still reasonable for Hawaii! It’s like 6 dollars with ice cream. Solid deal on the north shore

@melissahedges2031

4 күн бұрын

I lived there from 91-98 seems like such a life time ago and I consider Hawaii my home in my heart! Hawaiian hike to pick shrooms 😂

@vicm6561

4 күн бұрын

My dad was VQ-4 CO in 82-84 at Barbers .

@stabithathecrazycreepers6045

Күн бұрын

I was born at Tripler in 1984 my mother was in the Navy and was stationed there in Honolulu.

@stabithathecrazycreepers6045

Күн бұрын

​@@vicm6561my mom was there in 84 I was born that year she was in the Navy.

Visited Hawaii recently from San Diego, CA. Prices are about equally the same and actually I thought the foods in restaurants were at times less than CA.

@stillnotwoke

2 күн бұрын

Except for milk and bread...

Nick ain't afraid of no flash floods. 😂😂😂😂🌧🌧🌧🌧🌊

I've had some time to contemplate after my trip there, and I have to agree that HI is overrated. It's crowded, dirty in places, expensive, etc. I had limited interactions with the locals and all of those were satisfactory to me. To me, HI is something everyone should experience once as there is so much to see. Tourism is both the savior and the curse of HI.

@rogerhodgkinson5443

3 күн бұрын

@@TheBigdutchster something I noticed about Hawaii was the lack of Hawaiians. I mentioned this to a native Hawaiian tour guide and she said the native Hawaiians have been priced out. She recommended that if you want Hawaiians to go to N. Las Vegas. They have a huge Hawaiian population. Her family moved there. There’s videos here on KZread to help Hawaiians relocate.

@cylee-mull6494

2 күн бұрын

I agree I lived there for four months. I thought I would stay forever, but I knew I couldn't stay on a little island forever and I returned to the mainland and moved to the desert instead

@staralioflundnv

Күн бұрын

@@rogerhodgkinson5443 I've been teaching in Las Vegas for the last 16 years on the North & North/East side and there are many relocated Hawaiians here, with some opening up small restaurants and Mom & Pop stores.

@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom

Күн бұрын

Tourism is not a savior to us, it’s done nothing but ruin our islands. The only ones who benefit from tourism is the tourists, the “state”, the hotels/resorts and the tour companies, many of which are owned by new transplants to the islands.

With the heat all the cars n traffic and high prices no wonder people are insane in Hawaii... I don't understand why there's so many cars on the island

Hawaii sure isn't what I thought it is, but there still is beauty. I especially liked the snorkeling. That would be something to see! I enjoyed this video. Thank you for sharing. 😊❤

@NickJohnson

3 күн бұрын

Ok Joan!

In 1949 I moved (as a 5-year-old) to Honolulu, and left there in 1961 when I enlisted in the military. Attended Waikiki Elementary School, Punahou, and Kaimuki. I've gotten sentimental enough in recent years to consider returning for a visit; these videos sorta put a real damper on that enthusiasm... what's the old saying, "You can't go back home!". This may be the classic reality of that adage.

@lowelltackett3323

3 сағат бұрын

Companion note: I left Honolulu the evening of August 4, 1961 for San Diego and boot camp (U. S. Marine Corps). A recruiter drove me to the airport: walking to his car we passed the Kapiolani Hospital - on the day that Barrack Obama was born there...

$10 for Matsumoto's Shave Ice? The sign clearly said $4.25 for a large and $7.25 for the Ichiban Special 😅

@patrickprendergast9589

2 күн бұрын

part jew

@seansarles3930

Күн бұрын

And $79 for those 4 items at Foodland…bullshit!! I lived there and know it wasn't that much.

You should look into all the expat channels showing their life in the Philippines. Guys going to live and find a wife. $1,000 per month living expenses is common. And the people speak English good. Well mostly well enough for you to have no problems getting around. Cheap living and interesting.. Maybe one day you can do a couple weeks checking out the possibility of retirement in the Philippines. You and a companion can easily do a month in the Philippines for $3,000 minus the airfare and visa fees. Transportation and hotels are cheap. $2 for trike rides 5 miles. Hotels $35 are easy to find. Meals for $5 are normal average..

@ripple947

2 күн бұрын

There are KZreads by guys who fell in love with and married Filipinas which turned out to be marrying into her entire family. Who then proceeded to take the guy to the proverbial cleaners. Caveat emptor.

@staralioflundnv

Күн бұрын

My EX-husband decided to live in the Philippines and has been there for the last 25 years now, has himself TWO Filipinas to replace one of ME! 🤣🤣🤣

@JohnBabcock-qy1cs

Күн бұрын

@@staralioflundnv oh no... like a dam kid

@staralioflundnv

Күн бұрын

@@JohnBabcock-qy1cs He's energetic and into extreme sports, so maybe a little of that, but very responsible and mature, so not quite a kid mentality.

When you were at Waimanalo Beach, you could have seen the old Magnum P.I film site and the location where Robin's Nest was, just 1 mile down the beach toward town from where you were. It's my kids and my favorite beach, getting us to make the trip all the way from our home in Ewa on the other side of the island, and is usually unoccupied. Before the old Robin's Nest house was town down I hopped the fence and took a bunch of pictures. Now it's gone and in it's place, three brand new homes. Allegedly, they are for Obama when he comes to town. Change is always changing, for better and for worse.

@tom5cox

4 күн бұрын

Aloha. Lived in Ewa Beach 2 years during our military service. Loved it, and the people. Bet it’s changed a lot since the 70’s….

@loisaustin6200

4 күн бұрын

Surprised they didn't stop off at the Polynesian Cultural Center and spend the day learning about the islands, plus take in that wonderful show production they put on in the evenings. I found that so enjoyable and always took friends and family there when they came visiting me during my 12 years on Oahu.

@mellowmoods8393

3 күн бұрын

@@tom5cox Oh yes, it probably has changed a lot since. I'm guessing you lived somewhere down near North rd. or Papipi street? Nothing in the part of town I live in, which is referred to as "Ewa Gentry" existed before 2000. This is where all of Oahu's growth is concentrated now; here and also next door in Kapolei.

@bobcarl577

3 күн бұрын

Yes, the old "Robin Masters Residence" just south of Waimanolo was purchased by former President Obama. My understanding is they tore the existing structures down and rebuilt on the property. We drive by it fairly frequently. The driveway has a huge fairly tall gate and you can't see the buildings.

@mellowmoods8393

3 күн бұрын

@@bobcarl577 Yes, as I mentioned, it's our favorite beach next to the house there and we go there frequently. You couldn't really see anything from Kalanianaole rd, but if you went around to the beach in front of it, you could see it easily from that side. Before they tore it down, I hopped the fence and toured the whole property (I HAD to, as a huge Magnum fan) and took pictures of the property. It was torn down a couple years ago, and now there are three modern looking homes in their place. Supposedly, they were purchased by an attorney for Obama (probably FOR Obama) in an effort to keep in a "secret". Now, the whole beach side is covered by tall shrubs and they got a waiver from the State in order to repair the beach wall and indeed made it bigger, and now it has a bunch of security cameras checking everything out on that side. Fortunately though, that beach is a public beach, so they can't take that, and will always be a favorite of ours.

You make the best USA travel content

@JohnSmith-ct5jd

4 күн бұрын

Look, if Nick Johnson is driving through your neighborhood, that is a sign that you had better move.

@NewHaven203

4 күн бұрын

@user-ky7pz8-yt Getting a passport and entry to those countries, having to translate the language constantly, getting ripped off for being a tourist, and corruption are not worth it just to make a video in those countries. The American videos are perfectly fine but I do think Canada would be an awesome road trip series

@Chari-

4 күн бұрын

No

While in the Rain Forrest expect rain. Daily.

Those waterfalls are breathtaking!! That's gotta be the aloha spirit right there.

@loisaustin6200

4 күн бұрын

The aloha spirit is there if the tourist/haole goes to Hawaii with the right attitude, which most do not. Go there acting all superior, sarcastic, and snotty, you will get that attitude right back at you.

Good to know that if your poor in Oahu, you can always eat chicken.

@loisaustin6200

4 күн бұрын

Plenty of seafood and avocados too.

@hijennyslater

3 күн бұрын

And bamboo! Unless you are questioned by tourists.

Bums and Drugs in Kailua are prevalent. An Acquaintance of mine was stabbed to death in a stairwell of his apartment building. of course. Scoring drugs. A Prominent Chef. A Lot of people on Oahu are addicted to Ice. Hawaiis version of Meth.

My wife and I go grocery shopping together every week here on Oahu. Currently I consider myself lucky to get out of the store paying less then $200 which I did this week. Last week though it cost me just under $400. Still, I consider myself lucky to live Hawaii.

@dagrindzguy4250

4 күн бұрын

I shop for a family of 4 in Honolulu. It is usually $70-$110 a week at the Kaheka Don Quijote. It reaches the higher end of the spectrum usually only when I buy a giant bag of rice which is $30-$40.

@Haupialani

4 күн бұрын

What on earth do you buy? I pay around $50/week for just myself. I get good chuck steak, some hamburger, some chicken, and that will last me for more than a week. I shop at Safeway or Foodland. Sometimes Target.

@PoliticalRegality

2 күн бұрын

@@dagrindzguy4250 You guys can buy a 20 pounds of bag of rice, for $20 Sams club!

@TheOriginalMarimoChan

2 күн бұрын

Sam's Club has the cheapest meats, produce and veggies, way cheaper than Costco!

I've spent a lot of time on several islands in HI. One of the most informative things I was told by a local, born and raised, was "See that over there?" He pointed to a shopping container with the name Matson & Young on it. He said "It's the shipping companies (for those who are thinking FedEx or UPS, no, he was talking literal ships that bring boat loads, BOAT LOADS, of supplies to the islands and Matson & Young certainly isn't the only one.) "They control the prices." Supply and demand. Billionaires chase out the millionaires and drive up the prices on all fronts. I feel for indigenous Hawaiians. I LOVE those islands and am so grateful for the hospitality and love, and, yes, also the reality checks I've received as a visitor. Beautiful land. Beautiful culture. Beautiful people. What a fucking predicament, to say the least.

@tuttim7815

3 күн бұрын

Amen brah! Amen

@stillnotwoke

2 күн бұрын

The USA as a whole is going to hell in a handbasket pretty quick... simply look at what's befallen us the last few years! It's pitiful...

When you were at Sunset beach all that brown water was sewage runoff from the flooding. The whole island had brown water advisories. And there’s no places to go to the bathroom. Zippys is gross

Went there Christmas week in '83. By far the high point of Oahu was Hanauma bay. We swam with all the most beautiful fish in the world. They are frozen veggies right from our hands!

10:30 Q: why did the Nick cross the road.???? A: to get to the shaved ice.!!!!!!

It has been 40 years since I have been to the Hawaiian islands. So many changes.

@stabithathecrazycreepers6045

Күн бұрын

Same I was born there in 84 lol

No desire to go back. Went there in 2008 and on the Big Island and Oahu and it was depressing seeing how the locals live. Literally worst conditions than in 3rd world countries on the coast of the big island with shacks and metals roofs..or what was suppose to be a roof. The locals hated us mainlanders as they call us and boy did they let us know it to. So be pissed at us who never took your land as my ancestors were still in Germany and France in the 1800s but hey if it makes you feel better then go right ahead. Hawaii is just one big over expensive shanty town...except the nice resorts but do you go to Hawaii just to sit around a pool at the hotel

Remember - this temporary life does not produce perfection - the grass is never greener on the other side!

Very Nice Job on this video. Thank You Sir!!

Oh,that's where they get your free range chicken from.

72 dollars for 4 basic items?! restaurants must be insane!

@songbird6362

4 күн бұрын

Ya think ?

@johnbartholf777

4 күн бұрын

I'd like to see the receipt for that.

@noelagcaoili2653

4 күн бұрын

He’s joking.

@sailingsexy

4 күн бұрын

More like 25 bucks, what ever he is smoking, I want some.

@NeverTrustGovrnmentOrGlobalist

4 күн бұрын

Myself I don't find Hawaii all that interesting. The Island is way too crowded and touristy. It's way over priced on things, not affordable at all either. I forget to mention it's a far leftwing state with crazy high taxes to.

I love your sarcasm 😂 and that you refuse to baby the locals that they expect... I saw the stink eye at 20:08...Haole 😂😂😂

After seeing your videos it makes me appreciate how good my home is.

Hawaii is waaaay overrated… but I get that everyone has their preferences..

I saw very little to entice me to Hawaii. I hate crowds, manufactured entertainment and urban sprawl. I would be attracted to the snorkeling and hiking the scenic back country, assuming it's not too crowded. Balancing cost versus benefit, I conclude Hawaii is low on my bucket list.

Another great video Nick. I lived in Oahu for 4 years while I was in the Navy. It was 4 of the best years of my life, but I have no desire to go back. It was crowded then and it looks even more crowded now.

Meh, no desire to see Hawaii.

I paid $47 for 5 cans of soup the other day on big island 😭

@NickJohnson

3 күн бұрын

🍜

Great video Nick! You just save me 10k+! My hubby lived there 35 years ago and has always told me the same things- now I’m convinced. Visiting Hawaii is no longer on my bucket list!