I've only been to and surfed in Hawaii once. It was my first wave. I will never forget that feeling. As if the hand of God/nature grabbed hold of that board, picked me up and carried me to shore! Impossible to forget it! This is a fantastic documentary! Great work!

I like the idea of living in a constant state of reverence with the mystery

@CaptainPotter

Жыл бұрын

Uncle Bronson’s got some Ike 🧠❤️

This is a beautiful short film.

The message in all of your videos is always so genuine. You've got a great tone and beautiful camerawork. It's always a joy seeing that you've posted a new video. Keep it up!

Beautiful story,beautiful people,beautiful boards🤟🤟❤️❤️

Can’t wait for this one.

Testing my patience level... Hell exited...

I came to these island for the first time at 50 years old and found my place in the world. The people the culture the mix of things traditional and Asian and western, all trying to live in harmony with each other. I’ve been here four years and remember my first wave like it was yesterday because it pretty much was. I would live the rest of my life in a one room apartment, a shack, or a tent, just to spend the rest of my life here and surf. I hope to carve my own board before my time on this earth runs out. Mahalo, to all the locals keeping traditions alive.

such a simple yet beautiful visual story

Can't wait. It will be epic, like all your short films.

Dude this is absolutely beautiful. Such a fantastic message and connection you and Bronson have with surfing. Fantastic work!

@CaptainPotter

Жыл бұрын

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

Sam, thank you ❤️ I started watching your content in 2017 with the the “Welcome to Neverland” video and your work has inspired me to chase my dream of becoming a filmmaker. I’m forever grateful for all you’ve inspired me to do. 🎥🌎

@CaptainPotter

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for following along

brooo, your on kauai right now, nice nice nice, I live kapaa, I might see you around actually, ok, this will be a good vid, cant wait to see the outcome, hope everything is fine, youre video editing skills are very good, gotta make yourself a tv show, but, Imma go and comeback when this comes out so shoots, a hui hau (next day after editing for the third time cause Im unprofessional): Im back, and this is very good, and seemingly accurate for those who make surf boards probably, at times people do connect with the earth, and today i just came back from body boarding, and honestly, ya, you can feel a certain energy when catching the waves. more people need to get into the earth, if everyone can contribute to helping save this planet and preserve its treasures, there can be alot more peace, aloha from kauai, and a hui hau, lets all protect this aina and learn from sam potter

@808-PFH-Kanaka-Rights

Жыл бұрын

not gonna lie, I use foam science body boards, sadly I dont really stand up surf alot, but I like having my head go down first

Aloha lives on stronger with inspirational stories like this!

The spirit of aloha.. 🤙🏽 thanks for share..

this is one of the most beautiful videos i’ve ever seen. your cinematography, your words, the story, i can’t believe your videos don’t have more views! sending you love dear brother, you are doing magical things 🌀🌎

Proud to be a Hawaiian surfer here in Hawaiʻi, still upholding some of the many profound and famous arts my culture and people have to offer! Mahalo for the video 🤙🏽

@CaptainPotter

Жыл бұрын

🙏

Idk, the people appeared, the things mentioned and your narration in all videos kind of give me a different perspective of the world, and give me an idea of what really is important to us as human beings and allow us get the idea of the link between us humans and all nature. You are one of the great ones that inspire me to change my life totally and will never wonder who am I now if I hv never clicked into one of your videos early last year. You are full to the brim with aloha unconsciously, but I still wish you stay the same as a passionate HUMBLE young man.🌍🥬

@CaptainPotter

Жыл бұрын

❤ thank you

Mahalo For This Capt., Shine On☝️🤙😃🪶

Beautiful video as always.

Love this! Your Dad taught me how to Soul Surf in Kauai!

a great frame with the hand on the surface

💗💫💗💫💗💫💗💫💗💫💗 love 💗 love 💗 love 💗 Your beautiful resilience of Indigenous peoples’ brother’s & sister’s of Hawaii- Much respect & a’hollata LOVE 💗 Beautiful brother’ Sam’ KEEP ON DOIN WHAT U DO!!! ❤

I’m in hawaii right now brotha, and lord is it beautiful. Going to visit my dads family, and we’re going to Hoʻokuaāina to do some work all thanks to your recommendation. i love the work you’re doing to try and restore the culture before it’s lost, and you’ve inspired me even more to want to help that some change. thank you.

This is brilliant

Love the stories you choose to tell and how they are told, I always look forward to your new episodes.

Truly living the dream.

yepeee new episode coming !

beautiful video

Beautiful, makes me reflect on how it was perceived, experienced the first time from the shore the people who saw someone conquer the waves... and the feeling of freedom of discovering the wave. Thank you for sharing this

This is beautiful.

This is an extraodinary doc film. Wow.

This is incredible!! Your films have inspired me for years and years, back from before your Captain's Logs. Your films share such incredible messages and really inspire me to tell more stories

@CaptainPotter

Жыл бұрын

appreciate you sticking around so long haha

amazing!

beautiful mate!

Your videos are so inspirational, I always look forward too see what you create. The storytelling is unreal.

@CaptainPotter

Жыл бұрын

❤❤

@CaptainPotter

Жыл бұрын

Thanks brotha

Hey braddah thank you for such a beautiful video. It’s important for us surfers to always remember where it all came from, and that surfing was always meant to be play and a deeply spiritual way to connect with mama ocean. See you in da water on island cuz Shoots

@CaptainPotter

Жыл бұрын

🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽

Aloha Love from Mauka Shed Farm! Just found yer channel last night! Bigtime Stoked! 💜🌺💜🌺💜🌺💜🌺💜

Heavy and beautiful

Thank you, It Is beautiful ❤

Great story you told

God bless you for making this video. Love is patient and kind. Jesus Christ walked on the water. And the wind and waves obeyed him. You are and can do greater things than Jesus Christ. Because he went to the Father. Even dancing on giant waves. I just moved to O'ahu. I grew up snowboarding and wake boarding. I always wanted to be professional snowboarder. But I fractured my spine. Which was my greatest gift and curse. I still want to try surfing and be able to stand on my first attempt. One Spirit one love brothers.

ALOHA!! BEAUTIFUL!!

Pure Aloha

Thank you for this one CP. 🤙

your videos are true art i love it ❤

Excellent work, always

Awesome. Weaving into the ancestral indigenous. Great narrative. Like your style bro

Magic💯❤🌏

Love this

Wonderful video 😮🔥

This is insane.

Beautiful video, interesting, and nice to see his interaction with the wild pigs, beautiful forests

The craftsman's ears hide a story that deserves to be told

@tmadden4951

Жыл бұрын

Seen that

Story telling in this is crazy

amazing

Amazing short film!🤙

Such an inridible story🎉

Amazing short dude!! Better than the entire fast furious franchise XD

Beautiful video. ....for comtemplation: Waves are not traveling waves of water. But rather invisible bands of energy moving THROUGH water. The water does not move. 🙂. Much love!

Educational - Transformative - Inspirational - Spiritual ... MAHALO Sam. "🤙"

This man is the reason why I make films🎥❤️🔥

Surfing began in Tahiti

Sam, when does this premier at the Maui Film Fest? Congrats on the selections!

❤

Ahh this is absolutely gorgeous! Particularly love the colours of this film! Which drone did you shoot this project on?

What would you call it in Hawaiian? The Story place? That's where we are.

Hey beautiful stuff man. What is this shot on?

@CaptainPotter

Жыл бұрын

Red

no mo leash no mo skeg no mo foam Maika'i 🙂

@CaptainPotter

Жыл бұрын

🤙🏽❤️

That's beautiful! And who's the man behind the camera when you're on the screen ?

@BryceDocherty

11 ай бұрын

Cory S. Martin is the cinematographer. He is amazing. As a fellow DP his work is always inspiring.

Finally!

Anahola is the name of the Ahupua'a. Koʻolau is the name of the moku (the larger district). 🤙🏽🤙🏽

@CaptainPotter

Жыл бұрын

Correct ❤️❤️ that’s what it says I just worded it a little funny haha

@i_like_ferns3033

Жыл бұрын

​@Captain Potter at 1:05 it says Ahupua'a of Ko'olau 😊. Mahalo nui for your video though! He mea maika'i. Mālama pono🤙🏽

@CaptainPotter

Жыл бұрын

Bahah yes “Anahola, Ahupua’a of Ko’olau” as in Anahola is an ahupua’a within the Moku of Ko’olau. And mahalo for the kind words 🤙🏽

Kanaka Maoli 🤎✊🏾

Hello, where can i watch the whole movie ?

where can we watch this??🤙

sorry, it started in Peru in a place called Huanchaco not in Hawaii.. is a documented fact.

@CaptainPotter

Жыл бұрын

I believe there are several different origins of humans riding waves - Peru being the earliest documentation - however, it was the Hawaiians and there style of surfing that brought surfing to the world. That’s all this film is saying, a simple thank you -

You never let us down Sam

@CaptainPotter

Жыл бұрын

hahah glad to hear it

What’s the chants mean?

Peru is where surfing began

bro remembers his first steps? was he like 4 when he first walked? haha

@CaptainPotter

Жыл бұрын

Bahahaha - nah - it was implying that both happened when I was so young that I can’t remember either

I was always told surfing started in Tonga

AMEN🦋🐝🪱🦇🦅🦉🦀🐳🦞🐬🦐🐟🦑🦈🐙🐡🐚🐚🐚🌊🌊🌊

Can anybody else remember their first steps??

@CaptainPotter

Жыл бұрын

Lol “ I can remember my first wave about as well as my first steps” - is code for I can’t remember either 🤣

@oliverfinnigan727

Жыл бұрын

@@CaptainPotter gotcha, that one went over my head. 👍

Is it Big Z ?😂

@CaptainPotter

Жыл бұрын

yes!!! Bahahah

Why you gotta be bringin’ glass to the beach

I’m dying to know what camera and lens he uses

@CaptainPotter

Жыл бұрын

red komodo

Actually, there’s evidence that the first wave rider’s are Peruvian 😬

Surfing started in Santa Cruz CA. Somebody should have checked some facts before making a movie.

@CaptainPotter

Жыл бұрын

BAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA

Fake news! Surf in Peru is wayyyy older...

@kahekilikahahawai586

6 ай бұрын

Your high goofball

Hmmmm , think the Incas were the first ones

Too bad it's a corona comercial

@CaptainPotter

Жыл бұрын

Film wouldn’t exist without them ❤️ 🙌🏽 Corona puts a lot of money into telling beautiful stories!

There is no concrete proof that surfing started in Hawaii. Surfing has been discovered to be practiced in other countries also.

My 2nd great grandfather O Ka’ahumanu Kahope Kauha was the first person to start a surf business and take visitors out on Waikiki beach. He owned that beach and America stole it. They wrote him out of our history and terrorize the descendants so we don’t claim waikiki

🤮

Surfing began in Peru on "caballitos de totora" & was later brought to Hawaii through migration , period

@CaptainPotter

Жыл бұрын

BAHAHAH - no no no, big question mark, no period - peruvians never migrated to hawaii bahahaha

TE AO MĀORI

@CaptainPotter

Жыл бұрын

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

🤙❤🪷🌊