"Look records are sparse, Archeologists are doing their best." Yeah, because it's not easy to dig underwater.

@OverlySarcasticProductions

3 жыл бұрын

Perhaps the underwater archives are incomplete...

@kereminde

3 жыл бұрын

... and if you guys disturb R'lyeh doing this, it's your own damn fault.

@Valery0p5

3 жыл бұрын

Or maybe that's what happens when you live next to a volcano.

@brigidtheirish

3 жыл бұрын

@Mullerornis A hell of a lot of them are, though. Place is pretty much built on bits of rock melting and exploding.

@kalebb1226

3 жыл бұрын

It's step hip step pivot are you trying to piss off the volcano

Props to Blue for _using the indigenous pronunciation._ Btw Duolingo has Hawaiian (and Navajo/Diné) now. Don’t let the language and culture die!

@MonarchRigel

3 жыл бұрын

On there learning Hawaiian already. Navajo is up next. :D

@WildFyreful

3 жыл бұрын

Ooh I need to learn Navajo for my fiction writing.

@tobistein6639

3 жыл бұрын

I started Hawaiian on Duolingo a while back. Now I want to get back into it.

@jaydenliberty9536

3 жыл бұрын

So in the indigenous pronunciation has a “v” noise? Ha”v”a’ii? (Asking because if that’s right I can easily do that with minimal effort and I want to as a respect thing)

@yerdasellsavon9232

3 жыл бұрын

@@MonarchRigel pls learn Gaelic

As a kiwi, I'm impressed to see an American not only use the name "Aotearoa" for my country but also pronounce it correctly. Kia ora.

@iga_yuki3372

3 жыл бұрын

Says a lot about the research that been done ✅

@pomaimoikeha829

3 жыл бұрын

Chee

@federalreservebrown2507

3 жыл бұрын

as a hawaiian,,,, thanks for poisoning us all with Agent Orange for 5 decades.

@BingBingTheClown

3 жыл бұрын

@@federalreservebrown2507 are you saying that about Kiwis?

@federalreservebrown2507

3 жыл бұрын

@@BingBingTheClown I sure am.

As a Hawaiian, I am quite impressed by the research you have done for the video. Most people skip from “King Kamehameha The Great” to “Republic of Hawaii” and so I am very glad you’ve filled in the blanks, and I am also very glad you’ve brought attention to the international reactions and long lasting consequences of the coup of the Kingdom.

@kayrasadece5553

2 жыл бұрын

Hawaii is mongolian?

@sweatybeanz808

Жыл бұрын

I'm from hawaii. I am hawaiian

@tux_duh

10 ай бұрын

​@@sweatybeanz808unless you're native you're an islander

The fact Blue is scared of water is mildly amusing.

@AbdulGoodLooks

3 жыл бұрын

Don't tell him about venice being surrounded by sea

@TP-ik7nx

3 жыл бұрын

Abdulmajid Nasir lol

@Valthoran90

3 жыл бұрын

I'm afraid of water too Blue.

@MrKnight19971

3 жыл бұрын

I just can't swim

@legoworksstudios1

3 жыл бұрын

Well it specifically says deep water, so I doubt the anxiety kicks in unless he's near something as vast as an Olympic-sized swimming pool.

Blue: Mentions Pele *miles away* Red: Someone is encroaching on my territory

@damiwayne8289

3 жыл бұрын

“There’s no party like a Pele party!”

@Bagel_Muncher0

3 жыл бұрын

Red: "Hm, I don't knoe why, but I think I'm gonna kick Blue's butt tomorrow."

@jeremyrossi2716

3 жыл бұрын

Bold of you to assume Red herself is not Pele

@SonicGirlsGeek

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeremyrossi2716 that's why it's her territory 😎

@WarMonger_the-One-and-Only

3 жыл бұрын

Seeing as Pele is a volcano goddess, does that mean everything on the island is within Pele's melee range?

Thank you for learning how to say the native pronunciation "Ha-v-eye-E" correctly and for doing it at least once, even if you didn't stick with it.

@letsomethingshine

2 жыл бұрын

When did he do it? What time stamp? I need help finding. Thanks in advance.

@morganrspringer

2 жыл бұрын

@@letsomethingshine 1:01

@OriginalCreatorSama

2 жыл бұрын

I heard it like 2-3 times but I'm not awake enough to search for the others. i think there was one near the end too?

@marw9541

Жыл бұрын

Does that matter on the islands? Always heard the w even there and by locals on the mainland

@shinypooka

Жыл бұрын

Well you can't expect non-Hawaiians to speak with a Hawiian accent, can you?

I love how he actually pronounces the words mostly right. I’ve never found a KZreadr talking about this subject that did.

@marw9541

Жыл бұрын

You didn't watch Knowing Better, the native Hawaiian?

@isltdairwvs808

Жыл бұрын

@@marw9541 knowing better isn’t native. He was born/grew up there. Being Native and being a Local are Completely separate.

@marw9541

Жыл бұрын

@@isltdairwvs808 Sorry, I was using native in the way it usually means

My favorite note on Hawaiian history is the song “Aloha ‘Oe” (translating to “Farewell to Thee) which sticks in my generation’s collective mind at least from the movie Lilo and Stitch, was written by Queen Lili’uokalani as a farewell song and has taken on the cultural representation of being her farewell to her kingdom as it was annexed by the US and this being the last reigning (and sole female) monarch of the Hawaiian kingdom.

@Space_Bones

3 жыл бұрын

As a kid in Kamehameha Schools (yeah I know, DBZ joke here) I remember learning that song and crying multiple times. It’s really beautiful and the impact of its words really hit me when I was little. Liliʻu was a prolific song writer and many of her works are remembered in the Hawaiian Culture

@dashiellgillingham4579

3 жыл бұрын

​@@Space_Bones I was once told that Lilo and Stitch was the most honest and respectful cultural depiction that Disney ever made. Is there... any truth to that?

@Space_Bones

3 жыл бұрын

Dashiell Gillingham it’s been a while since I’ve actually watched Lilo and Stitch, so I’m no expert. There are definitely moments in the movie where it feels like there’s inside jokes for the locals (or just those “yup” moments). There are also moments where it feels like everything is the perspective of tourists, so it has its a yes and no? I still love the movie and Stitch is one of my favorite Disney characters. The addition of it being in Hawaiʻi adds to the personal magic of the movie.

@leilanigreenwood5370

3 жыл бұрын

@Dashiell Gillingham as a Hawaiian myself, I can say that, though Lilo and Stitch does have a couple shortcomings, I personally love how relatable and special the movie is. I think Nani’s story is a great example of what kind of real struggles are present in Hawai’i (I.e raising a kid, the job hustle - that are all related to tourism mind you -, homelessness, etc etc) but even go far as to say she doesn’t fall into one of those tropes of an exotic, wild and wise woman (i.e. Pocahontas). She’s a real person with real problems. However, I saw some rough drafts of Lilo and Stitch where they really illustrate the problem with tourism, racism/exoticism and how someone like Lilo feels likes an outcast in her own home/country and I really wished they included those scenes because I think it would’ve made the film that much more special to someone like me who, as a Hawaiian, grew up with Lilo and Stitch. Sorry for the babbling, I thought this question was cool of someone to ask😊

@eqtaft

3 жыл бұрын

@@leilanigreenwood5370 I wonder if they might add some of that back in if they ever do a live-action remake.

Fun fact: The song Aloha Oe that is sung by Nani in Lilo and Stitch was written by Queen Liliʻuokalani.

@Gamerblam

3 жыл бұрын

In He Mele No Lilo they do mention Liliʻuokalani and Kalākaua as well. I remember reading the song in English as well and it was pretty good.

@donmon808

3 жыл бұрын

While she was being held prisoner

@simonschnedl

3 жыл бұрын

@@donmon808 well, people do tend to have a lot of time at hand in prison, soo...

@beausheffield1895

2 жыл бұрын

@@simonschnedl Boethius has entered the chat.

@kawaigentzler1473

2 жыл бұрын

Duh

As a Native Hawaiian, I really appreciate the time you took to really research into our culture. Mahalo nui for this.

Some info that was left off: When Kalakaua rose to power, he identified two major issues he wanted to take care of: Longevity for Hawai'i and longevity for Hawaiian culture. Seeing that the native population was declining, Kalakaua made the decision to increase the population through immigration. His thought process was that although he'd be fundamentally changing the culture of Hawai'i by introducing new people, it would increase that chance that any semblance of Hawaiian culture, no matter how altered or dirtied, would survive through the new population. With a plan in mind to preserve Hawaii's cultural identity Kalakaua embarked on a global tour soon after his inauguration (which was and still is widely criticized and labeled extravagant). There were several major decisions made on this trip. First, Kalakaua successfully negotiated with Japan, Portugal, and China to send workers and families to Hawai'i (as part of his plan to grow the population). Secondly, Kalakaua met with the emperor of Japan where several propositions were made (more on that later). Lastly, Kalakaua met with world leaders in an attempt to promote the monarchy and therefore the kingdom. Upon his return to Hawai'i, Kalakaua embarked on a spending spree in an attempt to emulate the West and modernize Hawaii. Kalakaua had met with Thomas Edison on his tour and soon he would have the city of Honolulu powered with electricity before both Buckingham Palace and the White House via a hydroelectric dam. This was also when I'olani Palace was built. Kalakaua had by this point done everything in his power to promote Hawai'i as a nation which deserved the respect and recognition that others had at the time. Hawai'i was recognized as a sovereign nation via treaty by nearly every major superpower on the world stage, had set up consulates in 25 other countries, and had also started to form alliances with other Pacific players. One major alliance that Kalakaua fostered was one with Japan. Kalakaua had viewed Japan as the most trustworthy of the foreign powers. When he met with the emperor on his world tour, he made three major propositions: He offered to have his niece married to the crown prince, negotiated to have Hawai'i become a protectorate under Japan, and introduced the idea of an Asian-Polynesian confederacy with Japan as the head. All were rejected with the emperor offering to consider the idea of the confederacy (which he later declined). It should be obvious through these actions that Kalakaua feared for Hawaii's independence. Kalakaua had seen the West claim nearly every Pacific island state with the exception of Tonga and Samoa. He knew that if he didn't act, these two states as well as Hawaii would fall prey to imperialism. Without Japan's participation, Kalakaua officially set his plan into motion, albeit on a smaller scale with only Samoa and Tonga as potential members. Samoa actually accepted and signed the treaty. Unfortunately, we'll never know what could've came out of this as the Bayonet Consititution was signed that same year. --- In my experience with the history books, Hawai'i has always been depicted as a helpless victim of the West who had the rug swept out from under them. When folks attempt to defend Hawai'i in arguments about its downfall, I often see them infantilize the nation. "The US should've never taken advantage of such a small state. It isn't Hawaii's fault that the US was more advanced and experienced." This argument portrays Hawaii as a small child pulverized by the playground bully. An innocent victim who had no chance of defending from such a foreboding figure. This is wrong. Hawai'i was peer to the US, not a subordinate. Many forget that the US is about the same age as Modern Hawai'i, both uniting in the late 1700s. Hawai'i was not an infant nation. It had a supreme court, a government, mayors, representatives. There were business deals and corruption, racism and class warfare, city slums and beachside manors. Hawai'i was more than a victim to the US. It was calculating and power hungry. It had a voice and a heartbeat. Just because Hawai'i lost its independence, it doesn't erase over 100 years worth of decisions that it made independently as a modern nation. So please, stop trying to paint Hawai'i as an innocent victim. This narrative ignores how complex Hawai'i was (as was any other nation at the time) and instead dumbs down its image to the point of mockery.

@j2dragon109

3 жыл бұрын

Okay, I was with you until the last paragraph.

@noahmiller8042

3 жыл бұрын

unlike the commenter below i liked everything you wrote, im neither Hawaiian or even on the same coast as Hawaii, but i think a lot of people even when well meaning tend to speak down on the native goverments

@adrianlau7249

3 жыл бұрын

Noah Miller That was exactly my point. I’m not sure exactly what the person above found wrong with my statement as they didn’t leave any clarification or counter argument but I was basically trying to say that you don’t have to essentially dumb down a nation to make people feel bad for it. In a lot of arguments against the encroachment on Native American land for example I tend to hear people say that Native Americans were friendly people who were gradually taken advantage of by colonizers. That isn’t true. It erases the fact that native people fought for their land and instead pushes a narrative that they were some sort of docile people who just couldn’t comprehend the power of the colonists. It’s disrespectful and I’d argue is on the level of ignorance as arguing that native people deserved to be conquered or didn’t have the mental capacity to rule themselves . Maybe the person above thought I was trying to defend Hawaii’s annexation (which isn’t true as I’m a very much against the circumstances that led to annexation). I’m not exactly sure.

@RPO808

3 жыл бұрын

I dont think it needs to be explained that the U.S. has the numbers and munitions and aren't afraid of losing lives to secure what they want. Hawaiian monarchy was trying to preserve the people and only wanted to survive. They knew that a super power such as America could wipe out the rest of the indigenous loyal people with absolutely no problem at all. That being said, it was a bullish move of the U.S. to force the King to sign his power over to the Americans. We were once equal to other nations and were recognized as a Sovereign Kingdom, but let's be real here... the U.S. saw Hawai'i as a business, and wanted to get rich, so they disrespected and destroyed the our country using fear to force the signing of the treaty. Our people were willing to die to uphold Kamehameha III words, but that is not what our leadership wanted for their people. They protected their people, and because of that, we still exist today.

@utkarshpandey6424

3 жыл бұрын

Nah disagree Totally USof A fault

List of Blue's Fears: -Deep Water -Modern History *-People Who Don't Stan Venice* I think the last part was clear for anyone who watched your other videos Blue.

@elizabethratcliffe3859

3 жыл бұрын

we ALL stan venice

@LocalMaple

3 жыл бұрын

Square entryways instead or arches...

@Unknownfrencghost

3 жыл бұрын

@@LocalMaple flat roofs instead of domes....

@varangiangaming7178

3 жыл бұрын

I hate the Serene Republic Of Venice for what they did to byzantium, however I do love the city and it's people and hold no grudge for modern day Venice.

@victoreduardo3871

3 жыл бұрын

What does Stan Venice means?

As a native hawaiian, it makes me very happy to see people with platforms talking about our history 💚

@thomastakesatollforthedark2231

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe do it a bit yourself? The more it's out there the more people will know about it

@wwhatsthis4168

3 жыл бұрын

Hi other native Hawaiian here do you live on the islands or else where? I live on Maui.

@kiwikonn

3 жыл бұрын

Thomas takes a toll for the dark I try to talk to people about it as much as possible :)

@kiwikonn

3 жыл бұрын

Ulu’s purple Maia thingy Yay my mom was born and raised on O’ahu but I’m a mainlander. I come back every year and take classes over summer time though :)

@thomastakesatollforthedark2231

3 жыл бұрын

@@kiwikonn great to hear!

Fun fact: traditionally, "Aotearoa" only refers to the North Island. a more accurate term for the south island would be either "Te Waka-o-Aoraki" (the waka (boat) of Aoraki, an important figure in Ngāi Tahu history) or "Te Waipounamu". It's only recently that "Aotearoa" has referred to New Zealand as a whole.

@RobertJW

3 жыл бұрын

We don’t learn enough about our neighbours to the east in Australia! ... hell, we don’t learn enough about the traditional owners of our own lands, either.

@gisellelikesrice

3 жыл бұрын

@@RobertJW as an islander born in australia, well said

@AhNoWiC

3 жыл бұрын

I really need to learn more about New Zealand, I had some online friends from there growing up and I didn't ask nearly enough questions about their experiences as a dumb kid.

@shadowboxing7029

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, Maori tribes were not united. Meanings differed throughout the country. Such as Te Ika a Maui for the North Island and Te Waka a Maui for the South Island. Aotea is another name that was used for the North Island alone. From what I've gathered, it seems as though some tribes did use it but it didn't cotton on with others.

@amaiatk7936

2 жыл бұрын

@@shadowboxing7029 yes different tribes called it different things but Aotearoa was definitely used by the biggest tribes when referring to the North Island. My tribe for example hated Ngai Tahu tribe and named the South island Te haunga teke or something like that 😂 u don't want to know what that means

K I’ve been mulling this over to pinpoint exactly what bothered me since I saw this video a week or two ago. I have to say, it was much better than many videos out there, so well done in the regard. One major problem I have was the claim that Kalākaua was corrupt. That’s something we were told in school growing up because of an American point of view that was spread about our Merrie Monarch. In fact, he got electricity up and going in ʻIolani Palace before the White House and Buckingham Palace. He did, as you said, push to get all of Honolulu electricity as quick as possible. What you didn’t mention was that he traveled the world trying to 1) get Hawaiʻi international recognition as a sovereign nation and 2) form a Pacific alliance to protect against the rapid colonization of Western superpowers. His electricity initiatives were a success, and were an attempt to modernize Hawaiʻi quickly, also intended to show that Hawaiʻi didn’t NEED to be saved by colonizing westerners. His lavish parties were modeled after other nations’ parties to garner the support and respect of the likes of ambassadors and such. There was so much he did to try to prevent colonization that calling him corrupt is one of the highest insults in our school system, among many other inaccuracies and bold-faced lies many of us have come to believe. Also, the US broke multiple treaties with Hawaiʻi when they assisted in the coup to overthrow Her Majesty Queen Liliʻuokalani. No one else showed any interest in taking over Hawaiʻi, in spite of every naysayer’s claim that our occupation/colonization by China/Japan/Russia/Britain/etc. was inevitable. Only the US has been in constant breach of its treaties with the kingdom. Another problem I had was the idea that the kapu system was oppressive against women. First of all, if you were to compare the western treatment of women to Hawaiʻi and the other Pacific island nations, there’s no comparison. This interpretation of the treatment of women is another lie that has been widespread in the public school system here, originally intended to make my ancestors look like savages that needs saving. In fact, women were seen as having the powerful mana of procreation. Giving birth was a huge deal, so it was out of respect and reverence for that innate mana that they ate separately. Also, Hawaiʻi’s culture has been shown to have been at least a balance between patriarchy and matriarchy with so much room for gender fluidity that we have a word for non-heteronormative people (LGBTQIA+)-māhū. They were highly respected and were mostly responsible for preserving much if our history, culture, and language when it was made illegal, especially when the language was illegal to speak in schools after the illegal annexation. The illegal annexation was illegal because the US was required to have a treaty of annexation of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. Instead, the US Congress had a Joint Resolution to annex the islands, which means nothing without the treaty. In fact, in my lifetime, there surfaced a petition with thousands upon thousands of Native Hawaiian citizens’ signatures protesting AGAINST annexation. There’s so much more that was missed, but 1) I can’t fault you for not knowing/finding all this because you’re not a Hawaiian history scholar nor are you Hawaiian so this history doesn’t directly affect you and 2) it was a summary, and you wouldn’t be able to fit all this in one short enough video. Again, I appreciate your effort and thank you for trying to pronounce Polynesian words correctly. I just wanted to point out some of the things that made me uncomfortable as I watched it. I just ask that you please be careful when making claims about indigenous leaders and cultures, especially when they’re honored and occupied/colonized/oppressed. Thank you.

@paperbackreader

11 ай бұрын

I am so glad I saw your comment.

@amjthe_paleosquare9399

10 ай бұрын

Love what you did here. Your comment is very informative and civil while explaining common misconceptions. I get it, history is really complex and there are many/skewed/popular versions of the same stuff everywhere independent of what's true. Truly, I get it; as a Mexican I've seen what modern history books do, they're skipping stuff I half-learned 10 years ago regarding our independence and subsequent european "invasions" (classical politics butting into education). At least you're here, clarifying stuff that most wouldn't know about and making sure the rest of us learn more about Hawaiian history, the true stuff ❤

@charlieputzel7735

8 ай бұрын

I will push back on one point here, even though it's two years old. Without some form of outside protection Japan probably would have conquered Hawaii, since it was a relatively easy target within their reach and would provide immense strategic advantages, but there are two things to note here. First, the U.S. could have easily just declared that Hawaii was under our military protection and that would have been deterrent enough, and secondly Japan probably wouldn't have gone after Hawaii until after WWI at least, and probably not until the early 30s, meaning it's still not a justification for annexation.

@beagle_uah

3 ай бұрын

I’d never heard about māhū and I lived in the islands for a couple years! Thats a fascinating concept and surprisingly forward-thinking for that time… mahalo for the knowledge!

Texas: Y'all, we were an independent republic for nine years! Hawai'i: That's adorable

@Dave_Sisson

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly, a kingdom is way cooler than a republic, especially a long lasting kingdom.

@j2dragon109

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dave_Sisson Nope, 100% a republic is cooler. History is full of monarchical goverments.

@fatiazizi8825

3 жыл бұрын

@@j2dragon109 Republic”s are trash Monarchies are OG

@Payduro

3 жыл бұрын

Puerto Rico: “You guys were independent?”

@manticore2804

3 жыл бұрын

@@fatiazizi8825 republics are better but monarchies are funnier to study

Fun fact: The people of Madagascar are also Austronesian. Madagascar was apparently first settled from what is Indonesia today, not from mainland Africa as one might guess.

@dionjones6300

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yes definitely first settled but now deeply intermixed between Austronesians and Bantu speaking peoples of the Mainland

@fatiazizi8825

3 жыл бұрын

Austronesian”s sailed to east Africa and traveled through the forests of Africa then traveled across south west Africa

@amaqteganang4948

2 жыл бұрын

I am an Indonesian and was so surprised knowing that our traditional language is quite similar to Hawai'i, Fiji and also Madagascar.

@seneca983

2 жыл бұрын

@@amaqteganang4948 Can you understand any Malagasy?

Well as a Hawaiian as someone who lives here in Hawaii, and knows the history of my people. I really appreciate your accurate telling of our history, mahalo

I was born and raised on Oʻahu and have only recently begun to truly articulate the history of my home -- sadly, less than a decade ago, much of our history was still absent from local classrooms. Things are changing now, but I wish I (and so many others) knew sooner and dug deeper. Appreciate your research, respectful coverage, and elevation of Kanaka Maoli history & ʻāina. So in love with Hawaiʻi nei.

Ok, ok but I almost burst into tears when Blue called New Zealand 'Aotearoa'. More than that, he pronounced it correctly when a lot of non-New Zealanders can't pronounce Maori vowels very well. This made my day

@fredy8681

3 жыл бұрын

I KNOW RIGHT????

@kelog5446

3 жыл бұрын

For real though, that was awesome

@greyvboat

3 жыл бұрын

same

@katleinzimmerman8783

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve never heard of this term before. I give credit to blue for not only pronouncing it correctly, but helping people like me learn the term for the first time.

@sapa1895

3 жыл бұрын

My friend, the "problem" with English is that most of the letters have more than one possible pronounciations, this is due to the history of the tongue's lexicon, the words' origins, the lack of use of a native writting system and the evolution of the speech butnot the spelling, this is what makes English cute though, even if can be torturous to spell names. Blue, being a history buff & part Greek, has come into contact with other languages than English, so it's easier for him to pronounce non-English words. In my case, as a person that isn't native English speaker, and having meet the indigenous name for New Zealand only in written form 'til now, I was pronouncing in my head Aotearoa exactly like Blue.

To be fair, the south sandwich islands are a real place to this day.

@TheHacknor

3 жыл бұрын

Also, the sandwich was named after the Earl that popularised it so Blues rant on naming stuff was off

@wednes3day

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheHacknor think he mentions it before going on the ramble?

@formiga130

3 жыл бұрын

@Hans Hanzo You mean, Great Britain?

@timvanrijn8239

3 жыл бұрын

So cool of king khamehameha to name his islands afther that canadian pizza

@lewisirwin5363

3 жыл бұрын

@Hans Hanzo We nearly got it in 2013!

Damn, I always forget how fucking huge the pacific is. The fact that they had more area than the Mongols is kind of insane.

@hairyspiders407

3 жыл бұрын

And it's so deep! There is no way mermaids don't exist

@obsessivefanboy

2 жыл бұрын

That surprised me as well

When he said you wouldn’t find this shit in history books, he’s right. I attended school in the mainland. All I got about Hawai’i was a sub-heading and less than 100 words in my 7th grade world history textbook. Literally. All it had was the name, date we were annexed, and briefly mentioned Pearl Harbor. Nothing about illegal annexation. Nothing about using sacred Hawaiian land as bomb testing sites during the war. I kind of cried when I found this video, because it feels so good. For someone to see, share, and learn.

Honestly lads, I didn't know Asian People made 38% of Hawai'i, already learning something And I'm only like 1 minute in Edit: thank you all, I'll be honest I've never looked deep into Hawaiian history, or anything about modern day Hawai'i, so to learn there's so much relating to Asia is enlightening!

@corvus6612

3 жыл бұрын

Right? It’s really cool! There’s a lot of Filipino people there (my father and aunties immigrated there before moving to California), and as far as I know, it’s one of the only US states that has Ilocano as a language option to learn in schools.

@nousername191

3 жыл бұрын

I had heard that a good chunk of the population was of Asian descent, but I didn't realize that the number was that high.

@brigidtheirish

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't know the percentage, but I could guess they made up a significant portion of the population just from watching Hawaii Five-O.

@bforblitz4847

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, as someone from Hawaii, I would say that it's a little difficult finding someone who isn't at least a little bit asian

@Riskofdisconnect

3 жыл бұрын

As a white guy who grew up there, when I moved to the mainland after middle school my first thought was "why is everyone here white?"

Blue just casually nailing the pronunciation of 'Aotearoa'.

@ahe1009

3 жыл бұрын

ahh someone else noticed! i got so excited when i heard it!

@bjorntheviking6039

3 жыл бұрын

That is a much more cool-sounding name than New Zealand.

@ahe1009

3 жыл бұрын

Bjorn The Viking it means ‘land of the long white cloud’ in reference to the southern alps that cover a lot of the south island. yea, it’s a much cooler name!

@brianacrabtree6560

3 жыл бұрын

Better pronunciation many of the people that live here

@DerekK.Kahalekai

3 жыл бұрын

Right

The fact that you guys not only referenced New Zealand as Aotearoa, but then also said it should have been called 'Fish & Chips Isles' shows the dedication to research you guys put into these videos

@royhunter5256

10 ай бұрын

As a native Hawaiian, I have to say this was very well done and entertaining! Thanks for sharing the history of my people.

As a native Hawaiian and an islander, you have no idea how happy it made me that you made the distinction between those two terms. It physically pained me when I would meet people in the mainland and they said their sibling/friend/etc is "Hawaiian now" when they meant islander. Always took it with aloha and tried explaining the difference, but some people never learned. edit: two years later and I still get bigots popping in trynna fight me on this. But I love suffering to pointless online arguments so here I am still replying, hoping I can hopefully help someone form a couple more brain wrinkles 🤣

@blesdco

3 жыл бұрын

Hawaiian is actually a nationality and not ethnicity.

@blesdco

3 жыл бұрын

@Icelegacy Regardless if it's illegal? And no, it can never be a part of the "great scheme of American culture", whatever that means. Sad if America has to claim other cultures, for a lack of their own, if that is what you are saying. Nice try though.

@blesdco

3 жыл бұрын

@Icelegacy So claiming a "mashup" of other cultures as your own? Haha! Ok...allow me to add, war, fast food, shopping malls, hollywood and...ignoring the Rule of Law.

@pirateofthepacific9687

3 жыл бұрын

@Icelegacy co existence?? I never wanted to be American and I sure as hell don’t want to coexist with them

@mamaral77

3 жыл бұрын

Well as you may know, Hawaiians are using the term "Kanaka Maoli" to address people of Hawaiian blood. Which helps in the distinction between having the koko (blood) and residency

"So, not only is puting pineapple on pizza an atrocity to nature; but calling it 'Hawaiian Pizza' is another slap in the face to the civilization that got stolen for sweets." I have no idea how to respond to a great line like that. Just keep writing your awesome history videos Blue.😆😂

@stuffedsomething1699

3 жыл бұрын

You can thank the Canadians for both those atrocities lol.

@martytu20

3 жыл бұрын

Hawaiian Pizza is neither Hawai’ian or pizza. It was made from canned pineapples by a Greek Canadian who owned a pizza parlour in Sarnia, Ontario.

@thatssofetch3481

3 жыл бұрын

martypython So how is it not pizza?

@tntkff9901

3 жыл бұрын

First Nickleback, now this! *DAMN YOU CANADA!!!*

@kolamoose8717

3 жыл бұрын

It because of the ham and pineapple which are both associated with Hawaii that’s it’s called Hawaiian pizza

Thank you for this video!! I am Hawaiian but don't live in Hawaii. My grandmother was born on Maui so I still have lots of family out there. For some reason, she never really talked about our Hawaiian culture or heritage very much. She only wanted to talk about service level things and even played into horrible tropes and stereotypes with others. It makes me sad because I am proud of my heritage and people's history but hardly know anything about it. I have to learn more from videos like this and extremely distant family members in order to become educated. I want more people to be educated of the Hawaiian people and culture as well. I already loved your guy's videos, but now I appreciate them even more.

@Kopaka808

3 жыл бұрын

How odd. Most in the comments are either people who is of blood but never came to the islands. Not born but lived for a short time and left. Or was born and raised but left years ago. Very few who are born and raised is of blood and currently living here.

The fact that you pronounced Hawaiʻi correct makes me so happy. When I lived in South Carolina as a kid, they were learning about Pearl Harbor and myself being a native Hawaiian they of course asked me a million awful and frankly kinda racist questions which made me realize that people in the mainland really have no idea about us as a people so this is such an uplifting thing to see.

@marw9541

Жыл бұрын

What were the racist questions you heard in class? It seems weird a teacher would let objective racism be chill

@Rolypolyloli

Жыл бұрын

@@marw9541 my teacher constantly would bully me so she didn’t really care. They would consistently ask how I knew what things were because Hawaiians apparently still lived in the dark ages to them. They would make fun of my accent. They would ask constantly if we still lived in grass huts and wore grass skirts and make fun of the fact that I’d never been in the cold before so I didn’t have the correct clothes for the first few days of school. All sorts of stuff like that.

@noway2657

6 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, not much changed. I’m in high school and moved to the mainland recently. Same assumptions and racist questions.

@Rolypolyloli

6 ай бұрын

@@noway2657that’s really awful. I’m sorry you’re going through that :(

@noway2657

6 ай бұрын

I’ve got some great friends though, and they really help.

I was a navy brat and I lived on Oahu for 5 years when I was very young. I remember my grade school was super diverse, and that was a really positive formative experience for me. Also we learned some Hawaiian in school, which I really enjoyed.

@SM-qv2om

3 жыл бұрын

That sounds cool, I only got to learn French and Hindi in my school (learning Hindi was easier than French because I'm Sikh, meaning I speak Punjabi which is similar to Hindi)

@spongehub8246

3 жыл бұрын

I was a military child who lived in Oahu for 7 years

@Kopaka808

3 жыл бұрын

You learn Hawaiian and Japanese at 2nd grade to 5th in elementary. Part of the learning course.

Let's take a moment to appreciate that Hawaiian is relatively compatible with the Latin alphabet so we don't have any weird consonants we can't understand.

@daredaemon8878

3 жыл бұрын

More compatible than English, tbh.

@yerdasellsavon9232

3 жыл бұрын

@@daredaemon8878 the Celtic languages: aww

@seneca983

3 жыл бұрын

Well, Hawaiian has an extremely small phonemic inventory so it's probably easy to write with almost any alphabet.

@brigidtheirish

3 жыл бұрын

Heck, we barely have *consonants.*

@juanjuri6127

3 жыл бұрын

LOOKING AT YOU, ARABIC

This was super helpful! I'm an "islander" in Hawai'i of Asian and Caucasian descent and unfortunately, my education of Hawaiian history isn't as developed as it should be--and tbh, I didn't have much interest as a kid to look into it more. But I don't want to be ignorant anymore. Thank you for making this video and helping to educate people about these beautiful islands!

"Pretty beaches and Pineapples... which, fun fact, aren't even native to Hawaii" Those contemptible colonialists, introducing beaches to Hawaii.

@BatMaam7585

2 жыл бұрын

I know. But how did they get the beaches? The British isles only have cliffs.

@abigailw7146

2 жыл бұрын

@@BatMaam7585 they took them from poland but then stuck them in a vacuum to get rid of the wind and put them in the oven and hopeff it would heat up

@rodneytuxedo7559

2 жыл бұрын

Very few things are "native" to Hawaii. But hey, we love McDonalds and wifi, but absolutely hate telescopes when it serves our virtue signaling. But please keep coming, we need the tourism. Our stats for crime are TOTALLY legit, just keep the tourists coming. ALOHAHAHA

@hailghidorah2536

Жыл бұрын

As a mainland Norteamericano, I can confirm that we physically threw beaches at the Hawaiian Islands.

@noway2657

6 ай бұрын

I know I’m late, but Waikiki, that really famous beach, used to be a marsh. The sand was put there artificially. I grew up near one of the places where the sand was taken from. I know this was meant to be a joke, but it’s true.

Austronesians: (see water) Also Austroneaians: LIFE IS A HIGHWAY

@nestrior7733

3 жыл бұрын

My kind of people. The ocean is a wonderful expanse and I'd love to travel the pacific for a few weeks with minimal land stops some time.

@brigidtheirish

3 жыл бұрын

@@nestrior7733 Me: * urp! * (turns green)

@coledispoto2610

3 жыл бұрын

*Sea water

@moritamikamikara3879

3 жыл бұрын

EXPLORE! THE WORLD! LIFE IS A GOLDMINE!

@ogundimu400

3 жыл бұрын

Madagascar(Africa's biggest island) is a mixture between Austronesian polynesians and Bantu swahili peoples.

Kamehameha II: "Okay, but what if I ate my dinner alongside a woman?" Hawaiians: *[Confused Screaming]*

@kupaakaleo137

3 жыл бұрын

trust me it was way bigger than that. the law says that men and women were to be separate while eating, praying and during menstrual cycles. (among other laws) there were a bunch of food that women were forbidden to eat (banana, red fish, pork, coconut, etc.) but in exchange men were to do the cooking and were the only ones to be offered up for human sacrifice (ONLY to the god Kū during his season) When Liholiho ate with his mothers, many native Hawaiians were conflicted, some so far as to start a war against Kamehameha II. Chief Kekuaokalani (among other chiefs) wanted the kapu system to be reinstated while other chiefs sided with the king. this is what started the Battle of Kuamoʻo which led to the death of 300 Hawaiian warriors who fought for the reinstatement of the kapu, including Kekuaokalani and his wife Manono (due to the superiority of the King's warriors strength & numbers) it was a very unpleasant experience for a lot of people I'm sure

@TheLoreSeeker

3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't be so quick to chock that up to Liholiho (Kamehameha II).... it was pretty much a master stroke by Queen Ka'ahumanu...truly the mastermind behind the Hawaiian Kingdom. She was essentially defacto ruler for both Kamehameha II's and Kamehameha III's terms.

@kommo1

3 жыл бұрын

Why did I read this line with TFS SonGukos voice in my head?

@Obi-Wan_Kenobi

3 жыл бұрын

He eats lunch with not just the men, but the women, and the children too!

@N-HTTi

3 жыл бұрын

Kūpaʻa Kaleo i like to learn more on this can you site your sources?

The idea of a sprawling culture of naval explorers covering that much space is honestly one of the most badass things ever.

As a native Hawaiian I was not only pleased with your presentation of facts but very impressed with your pronunciation oh Hawaiian words. Well done. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Thank you, OSP! I was born and raised here on Maui, and I love it when people talk about my home.

@Paulygotto

3 жыл бұрын

I'm from Maui too

@bobcharlie2337

3 жыл бұрын

Your home is AWESOME!!!

@galaticghost1220

3 жыл бұрын

Cullen Mitchell man I wish me home state was that interesting history wise * sarcastically * wooo go nOrTh cArOLinA

@DXAB91

3 жыл бұрын

@@galaticghost1220 dont you guy have Indian mounds like we do in Illinois/Missouri?

@galaticghost1220

3 жыл бұрын

DXAB91 we do but not the area I live in

hearing you say all Hawaiian/Polynesian words near perfectly (I'm saying near because although I did grow up in Hawaii, practiced hula for a while, and grew up with a sister who goes to Kamehameha Schools, I'm not too good with the Hawaiian language, so I'm one to talk) really made my day, I'm happy more people are able to learn a lot of proper Hawaiian history. thank you for this!

@UwU-lm9or

3 жыл бұрын

@WaiMaixChan im from oahu but im 3 months late :"") maybe its jsut me but i think i hate when people butcher the words ( and i mean when they barely even try to say or it or at least be educated but this doesnt jsut go for hawaiian just in general too) I think it just has to do with the terrible toursits as well but also hope i wasnt rude! and have a great day this is me jsut agreeing :D

@puhiuonu1683

3 жыл бұрын

@WaiMai Same, as a Hawaiian speaker I appreciate the effort he puts in.

I’m part Native Hawaiian, and let me just say your pronunciation was great 👍🏻 You practiced really hard and it paid off! Thank you for the video as well. I learned our history because I live here, but when I went away to college, I made so many friends who had never heard of any of this. To my surprise, my American history class in college did actually cover the overthrow of our kingdom, and I nearly cried in class. I was shocked, but so grateful to that professor for teaching our history. There are many people in Hawaii that wish to return to the monarchy, but I feel like so much has changed, and it’s not like we can go back in time to reverse everything. If anything, I would hope one day the US will ask us to make a choice on if we want to remain as a state, or if we wish to leave. At least then our opinions can be heard.

This made me cry. As a Hawaii it is so nice to see my culture and its history being portrayed correctly. From the correct pronunciation of words (or at least an effort to) to showing how much my people suffered from the introduction of white colonizers. Thank you for shedding a light on how my people were really treated and how though a lot has been stolen from us, we refuse to give up the fight for our right to our homeland.

@stevebojo4378

2 жыл бұрын

If it weren't the Americans it would have been someone else. Hawaii is to small to successfully defend itself from larger nations and too vital for military and trade.

me, a historian & college professor: BOAT BOIS

@justareader-notamaincharacter

3 жыл бұрын

lol

@AxxLAfriku

3 жыл бұрын

GAGAGAGAGAGAGA I just saw something very unpretty! I looked in the mirror! GAGAGAGAGAGAGA!! But I am the cool KZreadr with two hazardously hot girlfriends so IT is all good! Thanks for you attention dear 8mano

@disconnected7737

3 жыл бұрын

@@AxxLAfriku Oh dear god, it's you.

@colonelgraff9198

3 жыл бұрын

🛶🛶🛶🛶🛶🛶

@disconnected7737

3 жыл бұрын

The deepest sorriest pits of hell

"So, not only is puting pineapple on pizza an atrocity to nature; but calling it 'Hawaiian Pizza' is another slap in the face to the civilization that got stolen for sweets." Me who grew up enjoying commercialized pineapple on pizza and is only recently understanding the painful history of Hawaii and Polynesia in general through videos like this on KZread: NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! THE INTERNAL CONFLICT!!!!!!!!!

@kupaakaleo137

3 жыл бұрын

not that hard for me a pineapple tried to kill me once

@guessmyname1246

3 жыл бұрын

@@kupaakaleo137 wha-

@kupaakaleo137

3 жыл бұрын

@@guessmyname1246 you read that correctly

@guessmyname1246

3 жыл бұрын

@@kupaakaleo137 :l

@kupaakaleo137

3 жыл бұрын

@@guessmyname1246 I cut up a pineapple I got as a gift, ate some, left to get dinner... After 10 minutes my insides felt like acid was eating through me (which it technically was) And I was stuck writhing on my bed in agony for the next 3 hours

I actually learned most of this in my us history class, im actually kinda proud of my teacher for including it.

Thank you to the narrator for reminding me to look up this word in the dictionary. 'Ethnocentrism' defined: 1. noun Belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group. 2. noun Overriding concern with ethnicity. 3. noun belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group.

I remember the deleted scenes of lilo and stitch and how lilo mess with tourists and how the picture she do of them is a sort of revenge.

@kupaakaleo137

3 жыл бұрын

they deserved it lol

@fandemusique4693

3 жыл бұрын

@@kupaakaleo137 i don't really disagree 😂

@SM-qv2om

3 жыл бұрын

Why was that scene deleted?

@fandemusique4693

3 жыл бұрын

@@SM-qv2om i don't know. Maybe because this was about something too serious ? Edit : to be clear, i wasn't sarcastic, i just understand now than it's seemed sarcastic, but i was sincere when i had say than i don't know.

@Cometstarlight

3 жыл бұрын

Probably because it involves Lilo talking about tsunamis. Don’t get me wrong, the scene is great. It’s funny and informative, but it didn’t add a whole lot to the narrative. It was more of a cultural flavor that got left out.

The Pacific ocean is so large, the Indonesian coast is closer to the Chile coast from the opposite direction (If you go west from Indonesia) than if go East.

@davidwuhrer6704

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, when he said the Pacific is a third of the world, I was a bit irritated.

@the-witch-tako

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidwuhrer6704 While certainly an entertaining fact, distance between Indonesia and Chile does little to make Blue's statement wrong. The oceans are not squares, and the Pacific Ocean in particular is almost triangular in shape, growing wider and wider from the Bering Strait down to the Antarctic

@davidwuhrer6704

3 жыл бұрын

@@the-witch-tako It may be shocking, but the world is not actually flat.

@EspeonMistress00

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidwuhrer6704 He said triangular, nor a literal triangle.

@davidwuhrer6704

3 жыл бұрын

@@EspeonMistress00 Literal triangles are also possible in non-Euclidean geometry like on the surface of a sphere. (Only the angles add up to something different than 180°.) But the shape of the Pacific is not one except in certain map projections. Think about it: If around the equator the distance from the east to the west spans more than 180°, it doesn't even matter whether the shape is triangular or not: It is going to be more than a mere third of the surface.

I am a native Hawaiian, and I’m very happy to see a video about Hawai’i that’s accurate. The history is so complex and there is so much that isn’t taught in schools here. Also I’ve been a fan of OSP for a long time!

As a pacific islander I bursted out laughing when Blue said "Haole"

@MrHistory269

2 жыл бұрын

Same I was like *unexpected move*

@kris6216

2 жыл бұрын

timestamp?

As a Polynesian I am fully willing to admit I did a small happy dance when I saw this video on my recommended feed. I am not Hawaiian, however Polynesian culture throughout all of Polynesia is so similar, that connections run through our blood. So I love to see the recognition my Hawaiian brothers and sisters are getting.

@BarHawa

3 жыл бұрын

From another Polynesian, same!

@dalastkanakamaoli9058

3 жыл бұрын

We all related through blood anyway we all the same

@btwitsrhulanie3854

3 жыл бұрын

And that's sooo wholesome to hear about❤!

@kanakattack4408

3 жыл бұрын

A warm Aloha to you my Poly friend!

“The US has run out destiny to manifest, so they’re looking for more.”

@kolamoose8717

3 жыл бұрын

CaptainCyberNinja TOOO SPACE!!!

@1mag1nat1vename

3 жыл бұрын

@@kolamoose8717 Boots on the moon... American boots.

@whathell6t

3 жыл бұрын

Kolamoose I actually agree. Americans will like to conquer the Moon, the 7 Lagrange Points of Earth’s Rotation, Venus, Mars, Asteroid Belt, and Jupiter. And this time, Black, Hispanics, Asian, and Native Americans are allowed to go all “Manifest Destiny” on those celestial strategic zones.

@CathrineMacNiel

3 жыл бұрын

but @@1mag1nat1vename the american weren't the first with boots on the moon, the vikings were.

@theraginginfernape9496

3 жыл бұрын

Hawai'i! C u b a !

I went to Hawaii when I was 17, and although admiring native culture wasn't exactly a priority, the natural beauty is second to none. Aside from the gorgeous beaches, I swam in pools atop waterfalls, went on the best whale watch of my life, and took a helicopter ride over Mt. Kilauea. If I ever return, I would like to dig more into the local culture and mythology.

As someone who has lived in Hawai’i for most of my life and given that it’s a requirement for students there to learn it’s history, you’ve done a pretty good job. It got me to feeling, for lack of a better term, angry and upset when I first learned about the history. So glad to have lived there as they don’t sugar coat anything. Also, the importance of Aloha spirit when being with other people has shaped me so much into who I am today.

The amount of Coups that fruit companies have made us staggeringly high

@anshukale3478

3 жыл бұрын

69th like 😎

@speedypichu6833

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, like the Cuyamel (I probably misspelled that)

@wildcardjoey4776

3 жыл бұрын

And Dole seems to be related to half of them

@michaelst.george8253

2 жыл бұрын

Hence the term Banana Republic

@hollieginoza7935

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelst.george8253 come on this is Hawaii. We're a sugar/pineapple republic.

Pele: you talk a lot of conversion for someone in PYROCLASTIC FLOW RANGE

@HamTransitHistory

3 жыл бұрын

Pyroclastic flows aren't Pele's thing, the Hawaiian volcanoes are the wrong type. Pele is a 'rip the ground open and flood your home and lands with lava slowly so you can see it coming for weeks' kind of goddess.

@blackvial

3 жыл бұрын

Pyroclastic Flow is more a Washington State thing, see the eruption of Mount Saint Helens

@dawsonlear5283

3 жыл бұрын

I did not know that, that's so interesting! (in a horrifying and terrible disaterous way)

@kupaakaleo137

3 жыл бұрын

oh boy nobody tell them about the time Queen Kapiʻolani denounced Pele to her face in 1824

@MarfSantangelo

3 жыл бұрын

@@kupaakaleo137 Wasn't Queen Kapi'olani actually named after the chieftess who challenged Pele?

Thank you for covering Hawaiian history! I really feel like not enough people in the world know about Hawaiian history and *especially* about how it got illegally annexed.

*Bold of you to leave my religion when you’re still in Volcanoeing range*

10:20- that part made me sad. The queen wrote a song as an apology to her people. We would know this song as "Aloha 'Oe". Really puts in perspective of Nani singing that to Lilo in "Lilo and Stitch"

@thehopeofeden597

3 жыл бұрын

Both in real life and in the movie it’s an American system taking away a piece of Hawaiian culture, and it is hauntingly beautiful.

@autisticwriter5763

3 жыл бұрын

@@thehopeofeden597 exactly.

@Junbug92

3 жыл бұрын

Autistic Writer Aloha Oe was written twenty years before the overthrow as a love song. Nothing to do with the overthrow. She wrote the Queen’s Prayer during her 1895 imprisonment

@autisticwriter5763

3 жыл бұрын

@@Junbug92 It was?

@user-pm3ms5vj2d

2 жыл бұрын

@@thehopeofeden597 I agree that it is sad that many aspects of the culture have died out and that the current revival of certain traditions is a good thing. At the same time we have to acknowledge that most of Hawaii’s success has been from its American annexation and the outside world.

"I don't stan Venice." *_And hence the man condemned itself, as a swift slash of the blade rested his soul in the night. The killer? An assassin that goes by Blue_*

@davidwuhrer6704

3 жыл бұрын

The history of Venice is a gruesome one.

@MechaLeo

3 жыл бұрын

You’re laughing now, but just you wait until Seattle becomes New Venice in 30 years.

@erenliebert4576

3 жыл бұрын

Ezio Auditore ...

@calmwaveofchaos1878

3 жыл бұрын

Meccy One of the piers fell into the sound the other day. It’s honestly astounding how unstable it is for a city that’s already by a massive fault line.

@darthhoovy8332

3 жыл бұрын

Angry Byzantine noises....

I’m glad to see Blue cover Hawaiian history as objectively as he did. Important to treat colonization with the big kid gloves. Additionally, thank you for calling pineapple on pizza what it is.

I'm a 50 year Hawai'i resident haole and appreciate this recap. As in any overthrow though some of the harsher detail has been omitted. Smallpox, VD, Leprosy, Measles etc. conveniently wiped out the native population post contact and provided foreigners the easy opportunity to take over a legitimate native government and Kingdom. The Hawaiian Sovereignty movement seeks to restore rightful ownership of these islands and hopefully someday will.

@sunnysied713

3 жыл бұрын

Fifty years? And you don't know all of hawai'i mo'olelo? The revolution of January 17, 1893 was caused by Queen Liliuokalani's attempt to prorogate the legislature, unilaterally create a new constitution (without the constitutional power to do so), promulgate this new constitution with a sudden declaration (surprise!) and use the military to suppress any opposition to her power grab. On January 14, she was ready to sign and proclaim the new laws. She wrote to Blount that the "members of the diplomatic corps had been invited; also the members of the supreme bench and members of the legislature, besides a committee of the Hui Kalaiaina." She also told Blount that she instructed her guards and military to be ready to suppress any challenge (riots, rebellion, etc) from her opposition: "They assured me they would be ready, and I gave strict injunctions of secrecy." The Queen had been secretly plotting a revolution to overthrow the government and reestablish an absolute monarchy. Then everyone found about her 'secret' plan. Everything went downhill fast for her. People weren't going to curtsy, sit idly and let her smile and wave as she led a revolution. Her opposition mobilized, organized and overthrew her with their own revolution. And the rest is history. Like I said, Queen Lili instigated her own overthrow, despite the advice of her own cabinet and supporters. She was an inexperienced, naive leader who thought she could make sweeping (illegal) changes via royal proclamation. Governor Cleghorn was a royalist, ally and _brother-in-law_ of Queen Liliuokalani. He was angry and disappointed by her plot to overthrow the government and failure to listen to counsel. On January 28, 1893, he wrote "I have never given the Queen anything but good advice. If she had followed my advice, she would have been firm on the throne, and Hawaiian Independence safe, but she has turned out a very stubborn woman and was not satisfied to Reign but wished to Rule." Queen Lili kicked a hornets nest and was stung by her own arrogance. She cost the country its independence. American Minister Stevens was following the instructions of his predecessor, Minister Miller, who received instructions from the Secretary of State of the first _President Cleveland_ Administration. Cleveland was president during the Bayonet Constitution of 1887. Secretary of State Thomas F. Bayard sent written instructions to then American Minister George W. Merrill that if another revolution happens in Hawaii, then they must protect American commerce, lives and property. Bayard clearly stated that, "the assistance of the officers of our Government vessels, if found necessary, will therefore be promptly afforded to promote the reign of law and respect for orderly government in Hawaii."After the revolution that lead to the Bayonet Constitution, _British_ Minister Wodehouse requested that the Americans keep a warship docked in Hawaiian port in case another revolution happened. In July 1889, there was a rebellion and Merrill ordered the deployment of marines and sailors to protect Americans. John L. Stevens (had replaced Merrill) and followed those official instructions during the overthrow of 1893. The American soldiers were peacekeepers who didn't participate in any government building raids, patrol the streets, fire any shots or provide any material support to the insurgents. Often, the Americans would land, come ashore and practice military drills (prior to the overthrow). During the 1893 revolution, the soldiers marched past Iolani Palace, lowered their flags to show neutrality and saluted the Queen. These are hardly aggressive actions. The Americans then remained in their bunkers and did absolutely nothing because no violence broke out against American interests. There was no invasion or military occupation. The monarchy was overthrown by a homegrown coup of 1,100-1,600 insurgents (who were citizens and royal subjects), Queen Liliuokalani surrendered and abdicated her power WITHOUT fighting to defend her country from internal, domestic threats, which was her constitutional duty as a monarch.

@stevebojo4378

2 жыл бұрын

Never gonna happen. But lets say it will happen. It would be short lived as the CCP and/or Russia would move in.

@stevebojo4378

2 жыл бұрын

@@sunnysied713 - Spot on.

The last time I went on a deep dive into polynesian culture and history, was after watching Moana. Now after this I want to watch it again XD

@tobistein6639

3 жыл бұрын

It’s fascinating to see the progression of people who were just brave enough to go out into the ocean and look for a land that may or may not be there. Sometimes hundreds of miles of ocean in between. The linguistic and cultural spread is easily seen geographically, reducing the barriers to entry for study significantly.

@abthedragon4921

3 жыл бұрын

Moana! Oh God I love that movie. Also yeah, Polynesian and Pacific Island culture in general is truly amazing.

@dayalasingh5853

3 жыл бұрын

Same but also with Pokémon Sun and Moon.

@Obi-Wan_Kenobi

3 жыл бұрын

Last time I went this deep I was catching up on Bionicle lore.

@kupaakaleo137

3 жыл бұрын

@@Obi-Wan_Kenobi I never got that into bionicle, explain yourself?

Fun fact about the Law of the Splintered Paddle: it's named that and was inspired by Kamehameha getting smacked upside the head by a fisherman in a village he was attacking during his conquering days. The oar that was used as an impromptu club shattered, of course, and the fisherman fled the scene. Most other alii would have had the fisherman chased down and executed- punishment for breaking kapu is death, after all, and striking a king is certainly a breach- but our boy there realized that the fisherman was just a man defending his home with whatever he had on hand. Defending them from invading soldiers, who, like soldiers for centuries and across the planet, may decide to throw some pillaging and random destruction into their day if no enemy troops are in sight. Thus did the Law also include rules of engagement and protection for noncombatants. Eat that, Geneva Convention.

@carbonmonteroy

3 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, the Gene-what now.

@comson437

3 жыл бұрын

Geneva convention still greater I am sorry to tell you that

@j2dragon109

3 жыл бұрын

I mean, why are we even comparing them? There is no need to glorify one culture by mocking another.

@matthewegan5281

3 жыл бұрын

@@comson437 I'm p sure this is a goo, but still havin this kind of rule a centure prior to the advent o this is gosh dang impressive.

@pomaimoikeha829

3 жыл бұрын

I was a bit bummed it wasnt in the video. But it was a great vid.

As an Hawaiian person, This is amazing! Thank you blue! The amount of research that was put into this makes me so happy. Thank you :)

As someone who has grown up on the Island of Kauai and is studying Hawaiian history in college I have one thing to say. You absolutely nailed it, mahalo for spreading the word about our history!

This was actually really good in terms of accuracy, there’s a lot of pre-“discovery” stuff that wasn’t exactly covered but most don’t cover it anyway. The pronunciations were pretty close, except for King Kalākaua (the kahakō makes the second ‘a’ a little longer than all other vowels, making is more like “kah-laa-kow-wuh” but still, the others were fine!). Also, Fun Fact: When Captain Cook first arrived the Hawaiian people believed he was the god Lono, a god of fertility and agriculture. He gets a whole 4-ish month long period dedicated to him (Makahiki [basically the duration that Makaliʻi or Pleiades is in the night sky which is pretty soon as of today!]) and Capt. Cook arrived in the middle of that. Lono was often represented by giant white cloths on cross beams, so when Cook rolled up with multiple big white sails... you can deduce the rest. Great video and thank you if you end up reading this!!

@gundampeacekeeper

3 жыл бұрын

That’s pretty heavily debated

As an Asian American from Hawai’i thank you so much for doing this and the cultural sensitivity and amazing amount of research and care you took with this project!

@marw9541

Жыл бұрын

Genuine question, what does you being Asian have to do with this? I thought only you being from Hawaii mattered?

@a_bun7981

Жыл бұрын

@@marw9541 genuinely, idk. I made this comment a year ago. I forget the context

@g.3581

Жыл бұрын

@@marw9541 Asians are technically settlers in Hawaii so it matters in the sense that they contributed to the death of Indigenous Hawaiian culture

@sierracallihan969

Жыл бұрын

​@@marw9541 I can't speak to the original poster's intention when sharing this comment, but I might be able to offer more context/additional perspective based on my own experiences..? I am "hapa," which is a term used to describe those of both Asian and European descent (although today's usage is incorrect, as hapa haole originally indicated a Hawaiian and European mix -- but that is another topic in itself). Although I was born & raised on Oʻahu and identify with the ethnic majority here, there is a complex and continuous interplay between 1. calling Hawaiʻi "home," yet knowing it is not mine to claim and 2. feeling part/proud of my community, but recognizing that the successes of the Asian American and White communities have come with a cost -- particularly for the Kanaka Maoli. To put it simply, Hawaiʻi -- although labeled as a ʻmelting potʻ by some -- has an incredibly nuanced history, and our diversity continues to have undertones of misunderstanding and division. For these reasons (and others, such as Hawaiʻi's plantation history), it is rather common for folks in Hawaiʻi to casually share their ethnic backgrounds, and I also preface having been born & raised here with my Asian, Hispanic, and European ancestry. Donʻt get me wrong, the distinctions are not always made for grim reasons -- it really is just common practice -- but I do believe that locals recognize the importance of 1. honoring their unique lineages and 2. avoiding misconceptions like the ones mentioned in this video. I have no idea if this makes much sense...this ended up being much more difficult to articulate than anticipated. But, hopefully this offers some insight into the original comment (but again, I canʻt speak for the OP.) :)

@marw9541

Жыл бұрын

@@sierracallihan969 I don't think that explains why being asian matters independent of being from Hawaii, and the op said they don't understand either, but I appreciate hearing from you

As an ISLANDER from Oahu Hawaii, thank you so much for this video. Thank you for taking the time to research and pronounce things correctly. You definitely deserve my subscription ❤️ Mahalo

Mahalo nui loa for making this video on our people’s history and our land 🤙🏽 I’m currently living in DC and I just met randomly with another Hawaiian native at a American Indian prayer event and we just sat and talked about stories from the homeland. Really warms my heart to see this. Lots of Aloha!

Hey, pretty nice job on the pronunciations! I wish you had talked a little more about Lili'uokalani and her contributions to all sorts of different areas, including history, politics, music, literature, religious freedom, etc. She's one of the coolest monarchs and absolutely deserves a history makers video.

@Shadbraw

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah she was pretty cool!

I have never been so excited for one of Blue’s videos

Thanks for doing this video Blue. Im hawaii born & raised, and I felt the love and respect from your video towards both the Hawaiian people and locals like me. Mahalo 🤙

This was a really good video, Blue. Great work as always, man. And you too Indigo!!! You guys never disappoint!!!

Holy shit. We almost had a captain named 'Cook' name an island 'Sandwich'.

@Dave_Sisson

3 жыл бұрын

Personally I don't "Cook" my sandwiches, I eat them raw.

@Bigwes91

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dave_Sisson the pun game is strong with this comment lol

You plebs: “Pacific Ocean” Me the intellectual: “Earl Grey Sea”

@forickgrimaldus8301

3 жыл бұрын

Correction: tea cup

@HandsomeAlex25

3 жыл бұрын

I am 100% ok with this.

@williampoole4375

3 жыл бұрын

did you mean, EarL GrEy TeA

@vaughnjohnson8767

3 жыл бұрын

More like THAT DANG COFFEE. I’m only translating for all those English speaking people in the world. And for a southern translation, it’s SWEET TEA BABY. I will casually walk out if the room now.

@sparklingdeath1730

3 жыл бұрын

@@williampoole4375 but Sea it’s a pun

I? You as someone who is from Hawai'i. Thank you for educating other about our island history. I was also quite impressed when you pronounced Hawai'i correctly. And ya I hate when people saying that abomination of a pizza is "Hawaiian pizza" if it was "Hawaiian pizza it would have Kalua pig, Lau Lau, with a side of Lomi salmon. " shit I'm hungry now.

Thank you, Blue, for the well-informed and open-minded look at the history of Hawaii. There may not have been records, but you did your best. That's what all historians should do.

10:58 "Hawaiian" pizza should probably have spam and teriyaki sauce on it. That would be waaaaaaay more accurate.

@dalastkanakamaoli9058

3 жыл бұрын

Teriyaki ain't Hawaiian nor is spam that's the same as putting pineapple on pizza

@carlosclark8488

3 жыл бұрын

Still would be Canadian

@kuolamakahanakaike8879

3 жыл бұрын

It would be really authentic if had like kalo and fish on there..

@williamsledge3151

3 жыл бұрын

Not exact Hawaiian but sounds delicious

@Phero71

3 жыл бұрын

Tbh, I'm surprised no one has tried putting kalua pork on pizza.

Buying out large chunks of a countries real estate is the most American way to take over a place

@mckaleighwatson3942

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds about right

@charlestheiner3708

3 жыл бұрын

*Gentrification intensifies*

@vikingdion3174

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds more Chinese tbh

@AndrewVelonis

3 жыл бұрын

Tell that to the Native Americans.

@pistachioinlove2862

3 жыл бұрын

Plus a coup d'etat, can't get more Murican

This video is very well done. Thank you for taking the time and effort to produce an actual educational history video. There is a lot to cover when it comes to Hawaiian history but you did a fair job relaying that. I also love the humor mixed in.

thank you its really hard to find videos with the correct info about our islands and most people don't share anything about the horrible way we were overthrown. you have made islanders all across the pacific happy

Next: do the Austronesians who went west instead of East and ended up in Madagascar of all places! The history of Madagascar is WILD.

@ANTSEMUT1

3 жыл бұрын

The history of Madagascar before the 1500 is kinda spotty, especially how and when the Austronesian people who would become the Malagasy people settled there.

@Wowvod

2 жыл бұрын

Nah bro we ended up in Taiwan. Then populated the islands. The austrinesians taught the Hawaiian’s how to navigate the pacific.

@kayrasadece5553

2 жыл бұрын

Austronesians are mongolian?

@Akun-oc8qs

Жыл бұрын

@@kayrasadece5553 no, Austronesian is a nickname for people from the Malay Archipelago which we know today as the country of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and other islands around it.

Fun fact: if the Hawaiian royal family was restored to the throne today, the queen would be Princess Owana Kaʻōhelelani Salazar.

@RPO808

3 жыл бұрын

Why? I've never heard of her or seen any of her accomplishments as a leader of Hawai'i. What gives her precedence? Edit: I've always thought Kawananakoa would be the next heir, but apparently doesn't believe that the Kingdom of Hawai'i exists. Well, good on Owana! I'd love to learn more about her now. Thank you for the info.

@fingerboxes

3 жыл бұрын

@@RPO808 The thing about hereditary royalty is that it's all about being born into the correct lineage, not at all about being the most qualified or accomplished. I don't think that an absolute monarchy would make a comeback if Hawai'i became independent today. I think it's more likely that IF the royal family was allowed to return to power, it would be as a constitutional monarchy, which is what has happened to nearly every other monarchy in the world.

@RPO808

3 жыл бұрын

@@fingerboxes yeah, understandable and agreed. I was curious as to the why and not the when, but it is interesting that the lineage comes from Keoua, rather than Kamehameha's line.

@mckaleighwatson3942

3 жыл бұрын

I love that name

@2221239

3 жыл бұрын

I think it would have been my great aunt Gladys Kamakakuolani Ainoa Brandt before she passed in 2003.

This is wonderful. Thank you so much for doing a polynesian history with such accuracy! 💙💗

12:56 got me🤣🤣🤣 Also, you pronounced almost everything correctly. I am from Oahu, Hawai’i. Kalakaua, say it as one word. Also, Hawai’i is originally pronounced hu-vu-ee(the W makes a V sound, just fun fact if ya didn’t know). That’s all. Other than that, good job with everything, and thank you for covering our history. :) Mahalo

@marw9541

Жыл бұрын

We all know about the w...everyone knows about the w...please stop

“There goes Hawaii, oh there goes Hawaii, there goes Hawaii, the island is gone.” I love real time fan dubs

@ttf1298

3 жыл бұрын

I was looking for this

*me: sees the pacific islands* *Also Me:* is it Tonga time? I think it’s Tonga time.

@rollingarmadillo8794

3 жыл бұрын

ITS TONGA TIME

@whafflete6721

3 жыл бұрын

Also I just found where the Swahilis get all their gold Look at this Chad ( *Means Lake* ) There's an empire there,right in the middle of *A F R I C A*

I introduced my partner (who is not only Native Hawai’ian, but also a historian) to OSP a few months ago. We both adore the channel, and I can’t WAIT to show him this video when he gets home!!!

As a proud kanaka born & raised in hawai’i, I’m so thankful you said hawai’i correctly. very very appreciative that a Haole bestows so much knowledge of us 😊🙏🏼

The only reason Blue fears deep waters is that Venice could sink in to them and he would loose it.

damn I know this is like sorta part of what you do but it hit me as a surprise when u pronounced Aotearoa almost near perfectly (at least to the dialect that i grew up with)

@Space_Bones

3 жыл бұрын

Saaaaame

@luckyrose2551

3 жыл бұрын

Same here, it was a pleasant surprise.

Wow, this is very well done. I'm impressed with the breadth of information you covered and it's great to see you put effort into pronouncing names and words. Thank you for sharing.

Mongol Empire: Domination Victory Polynesian Islands: Cultural Victory

@joshv.1490

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe I'm misunderstanding your intent, but I feel like these are more similar than you imply. If you read up on Temujin's conquests, you'll find that (despite his frequent demonization) he embraced and shared cultural artifacts across civilizations. They build more bridges than any other conquesting empire, and that is kind of a trademark to their practiced ideology. I'm not trying to downplay the brutality and military ingenuity of the mongols, but I also respect it and their tendency to not try to force religion on others or repress their cultures.

i started tearing up when blue pronounce Aotearoa right

Kamehameha just Kamehameha’d the other Hawaiian Kingdoms

@lex667

3 жыл бұрын

Haven’t found Dad yet Mapping You should hear the story about Kamehameha pushing enemies off the Pali Cliffs into the water.

@whiskeredwolf4861

3 жыл бұрын

I was taught that they named a certain river somewhere “The Bloody River” (in Hawaiian) because there were so many corpses that the river turned red.

@normiesalvador1854

3 жыл бұрын

@@lex667 The Pali Lookout is where the Battle of Nuuanu took place and it's up in the mountains. Those warriors fell about a thousand feet to the rocks below.

@lex667

3 жыл бұрын

@@normiesalvador1854 Yeah. I was born and raised in Hawai'i so I know most of the story. Never heard about a bloody river tho. There's also some ghost stories about the Pali Lookout

@RavenCloak13

3 жыл бұрын

Lex He means the river in Ohau where Kamehameha’s fought another chiefs army and the corpses blocked up the river for awhile and it ran red with blood.

Hay blue as a new Zealander that has had my home town and country named butcherd so many times I appreciate your pronunciation of my home country. Thanks

As a native Hawaiian born and raised on Oahu I appreciate you taking your time to learn and teach this to others. And your pronunciation wasn’t to bad lol Mahalo my Braddah 🤙🏾