Meet the native Hawaiians fighting U.S. occupation | AJ+

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In 1893, armed U.S. naval forces helped American sugar plantation owners illegally overthrow Hawaii’s constitutional monarchy. One hundred years later, the U.S. apologized and admitted in a resolution that Native Hawaiians had never relinquished their claims to sovereignty. Today, many Native Hawaiians continue to yearn for independence. One activist, Bumpy Kanahele, has even created his own village as a model for Hawaiian sovereignty. AJ+'s Dena Takruri reports on the Hawaiian fight for sovereignty.
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  • @LuckyDuckie115
    @LuckyDuckie1155 жыл бұрын

    When the native language is taught as a foreign language...

  • @jordikeoni

    @jordikeoni

    5 жыл бұрын

    In Hawai'i, 'ōlelo Hawai'i (Hawaiian language) is not taught as a foreign langauge, it is taught as a language. Not foreign by all means. Spanish, French, German, etc. are taught as foreign languages. If you live in Hawai'i, went to school here, you'd know this. 'Ōlelo Hawai'i is a co-official language in Hawai'i, alongside English.

  • @fatherfather2357

    @fatherfather2357

    4 жыл бұрын

    Tappy Toes not really advancement, but rather greed. Greed breeds colonizers.

  • @-rr-4172

    @-rr-4172

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Tappy Toes People are somehow backwards for speaking their own native language? Haha how did you come up with a correlation like that? 😂. oh wait you're american....makes sense right 😉😂

  • @sonsoftui

    @sonsoftui

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yea but the language should not be taught instead only speak it amongst real Hawaiians and not these wanna be half breeds

  • @iwanttopepeonmyparrot6559

    @iwanttopepeonmyparrot6559

    4 жыл бұрын

    Notre Aira someone is racist

  • @shin-ishikiri-no
    @shin-ishikiri-no6 жыл бұрын

    Hawaiian had to be "approved" to be taught as a native language... in Hawaii. Think about that. The hypocrisy of the European diaspora knows no bounds.

  • @gebno5299

    @gebno5299

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, it's very depressing to think that our own government back then would do that and have caused this

  • @timvanrijn8239

    @timvanrijn8239

    4 жыл бұрын

    mate this all started with the monarchy look up the Great Māhele. also Blount Report because its all black and white

  • @chuchi7jess4711

    @chuchi7jess4711

    4 жыл бұрын

    If I learn one more language in what's left of my existence, let it be Hawaiian.

  • @Kunomurasaki

    @Kunomurasaki

    4 жыл бұрын

    As Sardinian I completely feel Hawaiians 💜

  • @woohooo7634

    @woohooo7634

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@timvanrijn8239 Yeah, it was never meant to be executed like that. The US took advantage of the Kanaka, and turned the Mahele into a negative thing. Keep trying to justify America's crimes.

  • @boycott2that2ugly
    @boycott2that2ugly3 жыл бұрын

    "When they first arrived, they had the Bible and we had the land. They said to us: close your eyes and pray. So we closed our eyes and prayed. When we opened our eyes, we had the Bible and they had the land. "。 ----- A tribal chieftain ".

  • @redwolf4611

    @redwolf4611

    3 жыл бұрын

    Don't give up hope.

  • @planetdelta8232

    @planetdelta8232

    3 жыл бұрын

    The quote is from desmond tutu from south africa

  • @pele11201

    @pele11201

    3 жыл бұрын

    And the struggle continues...

  • @garycollier6950

    @garycollier6950

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@planetdelta8232 That quote was first stated by Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya.

  • @harrisondwlight7813

    @harrisondwlight7813

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@pele11201 Aloha, I am Harrison from Miami FL recently bought a home and moved to Maui. . Looking to make new friends out here if you don't mind

  • @aaroncabral7379
    @aaroncabral73794 жыл бұрын

    We need to encourage native hawaiian culture, language, and religion in the state of hawaii

  • @Noname-no5qf

    @Noname-no5qf

    4 жыл бұрын

    aaron cabral We need to do that in every western country. Western white people are losing their culture

  • @loyalbot7353

    @loyalbot7353

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ya ok well they all really do that so

  • @germany1809

    @germany1809

    3 жыл бұрын

    No name no they don’t.

  • @Rolando_Cueva

    @Rolando_Cueva

    3 жыл бұрын

    Religion???

  • @aaroncabral7379

    @aaroncabral7379

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Rolando_Cueva Yes, teach children about Maui who slowed down the sun instead of jesus

  • @fengshi4284
    @fengshi42846 жыл бұрын

    Hawaiian should become the official language and be used in every public school.

  • @garycollier6950

    @garycollier6950

    5 жыл бұрын

    Non of these people shown in this video are native Hawaiians .The original Hawiians were a very dark skin people,look up vintage photos of Hawiian people from the late 1800's to the early 1900's and see how different the people look.

  • @nightstreetWalker

    @nightstreetWalker

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@garycollier6950 That has nothing to do with his comment, although I disagree with it. But anyways, it doesn't matter what "race" you are, what matters is if you were born and/or raised in Hawai'i.

  • @mojojoji5493

    @mojojoji5493

    5 жыл бұрын

    Gary Collier haole you really have no say in this In fact this is the same comment you keep spamming, guess evil doesn’t sleep

  • @gusl2708

    @gusl2708

    5 жыл бұрын

    90% of the population can not speak Hawaiian

  • @mojojoji5493

    @mojojoji5493

    5 жыл бұрын

    Sbeve 8 and that shit sucks because yes this is Hawai’i but when you go to school they will fail you if you only speak Hawaiian and anything else they want you to speak English even in court

  • @evanarroyo1384
    @evanarroyo13842 жыл бұрын

    Truly tragic to see a Hawaii where Hawaiians are ignored. We should change a few things. Teach Hawaiian as a native language, not as a foreign one. Let native’s voices be heard loud and clear.

  • @JK-gu3tl

    @JK-gu3tl

    2 жыл бұрын

    Doesn't make sense as a economic tool. That's like Greenlanders insisting on learning Danish instead of English.

  • @rgsxyz1105

    @rgsxyz1105

    2 жыл бұрын

    True, but once exposed to the creature comforts of the modern world, it's difficult to go back....maybe it can be done, but a lot of people won't like traditional peasant life.

  • @catphuckers

    @catphuckers

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hawaiian is taught as a native language. It is co-official and is taught alongside English.

  • @evanarroyo1384

    @evanarroyo1384

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@catphuckers well that’s really re-assuring. Seems like Hawaiian culture still blooms

  • @gregking2571

    @gregking2571

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@rgsxyz1105 Once you experience the convenience and culinary delight of Spam, you go ham!

  • @edwardrivera1929
    @edwardrivera19292 жыл бұрын

    We are going through the same experience in Puerto Rico , our hearts go out to all the natives Hawaiians . Keep on fighting for your freedom and sovereignty brothers .

  • @colejones6312

    @colejones6312

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Chicken - ᛋ Reichsführer-SS ᛋ It was colonised against the will of the Hawaiian people.

  • @ramboescobar3858

    @ramboescobar3858

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@AnglersUAE look up the macheteros in puerto rico

  • @felixmatamoros7534

    @felixmatamoros7534

    2 жыл бұрын

    Anglo and black american are slowly replacing puerto Ricans unfortunately.

  • @Shel230

    @Shel230

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@AnglersUAE they didn't lol usa owns putero that's why there ciztiens

  • @Shel230

    @Shel230

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@felixmatamoros7534 wym lol putero Rico isn't a race there white putero Ricans black ones and ones that look asian

  • @Klara0014
    @Klara00144 жыл бұрын

    Some of this happened when my grandpa was around 8. My mom never learned the language because he couldn’t remember it.. they forced him to speak English. Took the language, the queen, the religion, etc. my family couldn’t ever move back either because it’s so damn expensive to live there now. What I would giveeeee to one day have the money to bring us back.

  • @sunnysied713

    @sunnysied713

    4 жыл бұрын

    The Hawaiian Kingdom enacted an education policiy to transition all schools from the 'olelo to english-only instruction. Hawaiian Kings wanted kanaka to learn english to interact with the international community. By 1893, almost all schools were full english immersion schools. Some kanaka lie that they were 'forced' to speak english. They ignore the mo'olelo.

  • @jayykayy3590

    @jayykayy3590

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sunnysied713 The American government are guilty of prejudice hatred towards anybody of color. Look at American history. They broke and destroyed treaties they had with native Americans and you can guarantee that they shafted the Hawaiian people out of their own land as well. American government have been on a mission to destroy the indigenous people. Look to The Rockefellers and the rothschilds. They are majorly responsible for the tyranny we have seen. The American government is in possession of stolen property. Including homeowners. Nobody actually owns their home. The government takes it away from you or can take it away from you as you never fully own your own home. Thanks to property tax and so many other variables that allow them to snatch your home from you. Just like they have done with the native Americans and the indigenous people of other lands. The indigenous people all over the world should you night and push back against these thugs. Most of the US government belongs in prison.

  • @BrokeMyCrayon

    @BrokeMyCrayon

    2 жыл бұрын

    The religion was being phased out by Hawaiian leaders we'll before Hawaii was a state.

  • @cnachopchopnewsagency

    @cnachopchopnewsagency

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sunnysied713 you should know right that the monarch were force and bend down by business man form mainland US with mikitary backing during that time?

  • @sunnysied713

    @sunnysied713

    Жыл бұрын

    @@cnachopchopnewsagency It's a huge myth that the Hawaiian language was banned/eradicated by the Provisional Government, Republic of Hawaii or United States. The Hawaiian Kingdom enacted an education policy that highly favored English before the overthrow of the monarchy in 1893. King Kamehameha IV stated in His Majesty's Speech at the Opening of the Legislature (1855): "To foster education and widen every channel that leads to knowledge, is one of our most imperative duties... It is of the highest importance, in my opinion, that education in the English language should become more general, for it is my firm conviction that unless my subjects become educated in this tongue, their hope of intellectual progress, and of meeting the foreigners on terms of equality, is a vain one." King Kamehameha IV stated in His Majesty's Speech at the Opening of the Legislature (1856) that he was satisfied with the Board of Education's progress on English instruction "It is particularly gratifying to know that instruction in the English language is prosecuted with so much success among my native subjects. I recommend you to make as liberal a provision for the support of this class of schools as the state of my Treasury will admit." And this *Hawaiian Kingdom Policy* was very successful in adopting the English language as the main language of education and instruction. 1881: 66% English, 33% Hawaiian 1887: 84% English,16% Hawaiian 1892: 95% English, 5% Hawaiian 1896: 97% English, 3% Hawaiian

  • @xHopshotx
    @xHopshotx5 жыл бұрын

    I want Sovereignty for my Polynesian cousins Hawaiians and the people of Rapanui. We Maori also have our own Sovereignty issues but we are slowly getting there.

  • @jahz7087

    @jahz7087

    4 жыл бұрын

  • @user-zm4ie7tz8n

    @user-zm4ie7tz8n

    4 жыл бұрын

    Please naga

  • @ryanvercoe304

    @ryanvercoe304

    4 жыл бұрын

    Given maori control of a nation would be a mistake..fuccin idiot's are constantly bickering within their tribes..no unification no sovereignty

  • @LillyLigaya

    @LillyLigaya

    4 жыл бұрын

    I hope one day it will happen...soon

  • @redwolf4611

    @redwolf4611

    3 жыл бұрын

    Never lose hope.

  • @ByDaniSimone
    @ByDaniSimone5 жыл бұрын

    I need to study about Hawaiian history. I’m ashamed I didn’t know any of this.

  • @MissSabzSays

    @MissSabzSays

    4 жыл бұрын

    They don't even teach us a lot of our own history in our own culture. Blame the system and never be ashamed of what you were never taught ❤ we were all taught to tolerate abuse because of colonialism.

  • @makoa44

    @makoa44

    3 жыл бұрын

    thanks for that comment im from hawaii im hawaiian

  • @redwolf4611

    @redwolf4611

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me either. I knew the US stole it but I didnt know about any of the other stuff.

  • @NikoChristianWallenberg

    @NikoChristianWallenberg

    3 жыл бұрын

    Polynesians have a rich history: they were renowned mariners who covered massive distances with their vessels.

  • @ryeryeryerye

    @ryeryeryerye

    3 жыл бұрын

    Clint Clucker pineapple was brought in to hawai’i

  • @LillyLigaya
    @LillyLigaya4 жыл бұрын

    Same as the Philippines, except we got colonized twice. Now independent, but the imprint remains.

  • @splats6164

    @splats6164

    4 жыл бұрын

    The US did not necessarily take over. They were just kicking out the Spanish and stayed but left

  • @brethartaquino3976

    @brethartaquino3976

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@splats6164 they paid the occupation here in the Phillipines, but how sure are you they didn't do anything here? They killed atleast 20000 during Fil-Am war alone.

  • @apdroidgeek1737

    @apdroidgeek1737

    4 жыл бұрын

    The Philippines would probably be greatful if us take Philippines as one of its state

  • @splats6164

    @splats6164

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@apdroidgeek1737 yeah thats what I thought haha

  • @brethartaquino3976

    @brethartaquino3976

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@apdroidgeek1737 you're only the grateful ones.

  • @celinafisher4675
    @celinafisher46755 жыл бұрын

    Us native Americans have a whole continent we aint ever getting back... but i love my Hawaiian bros and sisters much love and they are in my prayers. Aha

  • @harrisondwlight7813

    @harrisondwlight7813

    3 жыл бұрын

    Aloha, I am Harrison from Miami FL recently bought a home and moved to Maui. . Looking to make new friends out here if you don't mind

  • @blyat5352

    @blyat5352

    3 жыл бұрын

    Native hawaiians are like 10% of Hawaii.

  • @annieothername

    @annieothername

    2 жыл бұрын

    Like you said, the US will keep it’s colonies for its military operations, funded by the stolen revenue from the colonies. We gotta fight alongside Landback activists as readily as possible

  • @blyat5352

    @blyat5352

    2 жыл бұрын

    @The Prophet Truth specifically Filipinos

  • @zachjones6944

    @zachjones6944

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ma’am. I am not unsupportive of yours movement. However, When the US government calls I have to shoot seditionists. It is what it is.

  • @yaibatanko5238
    @yaibatanko52386 жыл бұрын

    Being native and part Hawaiian but born after '59 makes me and my siblings the first generation of Americans in the family. Applies to a lot of people here also

  • @user-gz6lk8dc3v

    @user-gz6lk8dc3v

    2 жыл бұрын

    No, I heard that hawaiin residents were americans since territory of Hawaii in United States(Before getting statehood in 1959.)

  • @scrapeyhawkins5299

    @scrapeyhawkins5299

    2 жыл бұрын

    Remember America is a name of a Continent not a nation or a people only reason it's on the end of The United States of America is for a geological location , where it sits on the planet , the Continent of America, Hawaii does not sit on that Continent

  • @brittanyhayes1043

    @brittanyhayes1043

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@scrapeyhawkins5299 But it is part of the United States as a state like it or not.

  • @808-PFH-Kanaka-Rights

    @808-PFH-Kanaka-Rights

    Жыл бұрын

    but how, we were illegally annexed making it not possible to leave the union. and hawaiian money was destroyed and coverted to us money, and because we are an illegal state of the united states, we are only able to us american money, but in hawaii because "of how remote we are, its causing 'priced out of paradise"

  • @808-PFH-Kanaka-Rights

    @808-PFH-Kanaka-Rights

    Жыл бұрын

    @@user-gz6lk8dc3v yaaa. no, Im from hawaii, not really anyone calls themselves american, Im from hawaii thats why, born and raised

  • @joscis5870
    @joscis58706 жыл бұрын

    America should give back Hawaii to their own people.

  • @MrBigjoe2400

    @MrBigjoe2400

    6 жыл бұрын

    Future Past so they can be annexed by another country?

  • @JJ-xp6mr

    @JJ-xp6mr

    6 жыл бұрын

    Future Past If they do, they’ll be snapped up by China.

  • @yuckreese

    @yuckreese

    6 жыл бұрын

    We annexed Hawaii. We didn’t steal it 🙄

  • @myyriad778

    @myyriad778

    6 жыл бұрын

    Lmao, just like that, just cause some people want it right?

  • @tommylee3683

    @tommylee3683

    6 жыл бұрын

    America should give Puerto Rico back to the own people.

  • @latishacroissant2238
    @latishacroissant22384 жыл бұрын

    “Genocide in paradise” Sad but true

  • @sunnysied713

    @sunnysied713

    4 жыл бұрын

    There's no genocide here. Look up the word 'genocide'. Lol

  • @ManiacMVK

    @ManiacMVK

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@sunnysied713 Yes, its more an Assimilation.

  • @Zerpentsa6598

    @Zerpentsa6598

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sunnysied713 it doesn't matter what word is used. America has been trying to kill off native Hawaiian people and culture.

  • @sunnysied713

    @sunnysied713

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Zerpentsa6598 The Native Hawaiian experience is nothing like the Native American experience. The United States hasn't been trying to kill the kanaka maoli and culture. I don't the you know very much about Hawai'i, kanaka maoli and the mo'olelo. I'll say it again, there was no _genocide_ in Hawai'i.

  • @sunnysied713

    @sunnysied713

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bluerose1528 Part C of the _Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide (1948)_ states that _deliberate_ actions need to be taken to bring about the _physical_ destruction in whole or in part. There needs to be premeditation with direct intent to destroy a people. You haven't proved that. The United States did not commit any genocide in Hawai'i. Some people falsely claim that the Provisional Government, Republic of Hawaii or United States tried to ban/eradicate the Native Hawaiian language. That's a huge myth and lie. There were no premeditated efforts to destroy or ban the 'olelo. The Hawaiian Kingdom enacted an education policy that highly favored English before the overthrow of the monarchy in 1893. King Kamehameha IV stated in His Majesty's Speech at the Opening of the Legislature (1855): "To foster education and widen every channel that leads to knowledge, is one of our most imperative duties... It is of the highest importance, in my opinion, that education in the English language should become more general, for it is my firm conviction that unless my subjects become educated in this tongue, their hope of intellectual progress, and of meeting the foreigners on terms of equality, is a vain one." King Kamehameha IV stated in His Majesty's Speech at the Opening of the Legislature (1856) that he was satisfied with the Board of Education's progress on English instruction "It is particularly gratifying to know that instruction in the English language is prosecuted with so much success among my native subjects. I recommend you to make as liberal a provision for the support of this class of schools as the state of my Treasury will admit." And this *Hawaiian Kingdom Policy* was very successful in adopting the English language as the main language of education and instruction. 1881: 66% English, 33% Hawaiian 1887: 84% English,16% Hawaiian 1892: 95% English, 5% Hawaiian 1896: 97% English, 3% Hawaiian

  • @impalapr35
    @impalapr352 жыл бұрын

    As a Puerto Rican i truly understand the struggles the Hawaiians face. We also try to protect our native lands and most of us want out of the US

  • @AL-lh2ht

    @AL-lh2ht

    Жыл бұрын

    Yet leaving the US would drastically decrease the quality of life for PR. Literally twice as wealth per capita then the rest of Latin America.

  • @PartlyNativePerosn

    @PartlyNativePerosn

    Жыл бұрын

    Hope you got what you wanted!

  • @bruhbutwhytho2301

    @bruhbutwhytho2301

    Жыл бұрын

    That's not what the voters say

  • @kerocz3363

    @kerocz3363

    Жыл бұрын

    @@bruhbutwhytho2301 The turnout is always pretty low but yeah. You’ll see that this opinion is really divided and it is very controversial in the island. Some want statehood, others want to stay the way it is and others want independence.

  • @sonneillionx7705

    @sonneillionx7705

    11 ай бұрын

    ​@@bruhbutwhytho2301Saddly half the country is old and they vote loving USA while the young ones want to be independent and then the ones that dont care so yeah we kinda stuck.

  • @racerd9043
    @racerd90436 жыл бұрын

    People in Hawaii are not Americans, they're Hawaiians. #FreeHawaii

  • @dieseltu1035

    @dieseltu1035

    6 жыл бұрын

    Theyre Americans , and Hawaiians. Not a damn thing they can do about it. Except learn economics and quit voting for Democrats that wrecked the economy and devalue the currency. And make things cost more. Inflation is created by the Democrat Federal Reserve. They vote for their own destruction.

  • @jakefromstatefarm3654

    @jakefromstatefarm3654

    6 жыл бұрын

    Tremendous Fighting Not everyone here is Hawaiian. A lot of Asians here, the people in this video aren’t even true Hawaiian. Just Japanese mixed, the real natives died off, some live in homesteads.

  • @brandonhvacants2217

    @brandonhvacants2217

    6 жыл бұрын

    It is irrelevant Hawaii will always be america now.

  • @JoJo-od5nf

    @JoJo-od5nf

    6 жыл бұрын

    Dieseltu Hawaii will partition from the Union someday. The state was annexed over selfish American greed. It's like Trump said, why does a region across the ocean have a say in American politics.

  • @chrisward9663

    @chrisward9663

    6 жыл бұрын

    Dieseltu straight up stop boating democrats

  • @Mcmatthew99
    @Mcmatthew995 жыл бұрын

    "The Hawaiian language would have never been approved to be taught as a foreign language." *foreign* language

  • @AL-lh2ht

    @AL-lh2ht

    Жыл бұрын

    Lies in the vid

  • @-rr-4172
    @-rr-41724 жыл бұрын

    Keep fighting, never forget your roots! Much love from another islander [PNG]

  • @lauraboehm6717

    @lauraboehm6717

    2 жыл бұрын

    yeah...never forget your roots from Manila or Lisbon.....duuuuuude

  • @zsan157

    @zsan157

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lauraboehm6717 what’s that supposed to mean

  • @archsword2446

    @archsword2446

    Жыл бұрын

    @@zsan157 because hawaii, guam and the philippines were are relatives during the ancient times until the spanish and portuguese came then seceeded to the US by the spanish and portuguese govt and became a Commonwealth of the US. Philippines got their independence and Hawaii became a state of the US and Guam remain a commonwealth.

  • @pablitabautista7221
    @pablitabautista72213 жыл бұрын

    i love hawaii and im sad for hawaii losing everything from land to language,culture, traditions,identity,etc. Native Hawaiians are now outnumbered by people from different countries. You are now like a stranger and a lowclass citizen in your own land. Hawaii is a paradise,a land from a very far away from continents of asia and america. Your place is truly a paradise and the people and language are beautiful. Please make hawaii a republic.

  • @gordonlewis4280

    @gordonlewis4280

    2 жыл бұрын

    All are land is gone and its sickening to see our brothers go though the same shit they call america land of the free because they never paid for it ..and they will steal your land too..

  • @brittanyhayes1043

    @brittanyhayes1043

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@gordonlewis4280 The land was conquered and it is free.

  • @GUNUFofficial

    @GUNUFofficial

    Жыл бұрын

    Good luck reaching republic status as a state., maybe if america collapses in 100 or so years when everyone now is long dead and buried, maybe you'll be independent if another country or a remnant of the u.s doesn't claim ownership.

  • @meteorman6167

    @meteorman6167

    Жыл бұрын

    If the united stated left Hawaii, China would take over in a matter of weeks if not days. Hawaii is such a strategic spot in the pacific. It would be foolish to not think of that possibility.

  • @woodeater2262
    @woodeater22626 жыл бұрын

    I want the Hawaiian culture to still be alive

  • @VOYAGERTVDOC59

    @VOYAGERTVDOC59

    6 жыл бұрын

    Oh yeah, The USA thought you were about to bomb Hawaii. That's whats happens when you replace English with Hawaiian. Thank God Hawaii's mistake was not taken seriously. America might have sent a couple of ICBM'S your way. Rocket man be careful, your dealing with President Trump not Obama.

  • @kimjongun269

    @kimjongun269

    6 жыл бұрын

    I cannot Think of a name lol ok kim

  • @Brax-ic1gd

    @Brax-ic1gd

    5 жыл бұрын

    I cannot Think of a name it's alive just dieing out because us kids are starting to forget who we are and once are and we getting moa lazy because of the internet age a little

  • @ColliePops

    @ColliePops

    5 жыл бұрын

    pHil SWifT hERe fOR FLeX TApe you have no clue how much it means to me that you care about my people’s culture 😭❤️

  • @Brax-ic1gd

    @Brax-ic1gd

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@ColliePops we gotta remind our next generation

  • @caydence-elizabethcadelina6889
    @caydence-elizabethcadelina68896 жыл бұрын

    Its kinda irritating that some mainlanders misinterpret hula into thinking it a sexy dance by showing by wearing coconut bra and fake grass skirts, Its like mocking our Hawaiian traditions

  • @truckerray7533

    @truckerray7533

    6 жыл бұрын

    Caydence-Elizabeth Cadelina. Hula dancing is very beautiful & graceful at the same time & the dancers are telling stories of traditions & hawaiian way through their dancing.

  • @shawndayvis6169

    @shawndayvis6169

    6 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely .....IT'S MAKING A MOCKERY OF YOUR DANCE AND YOUR PEOPLE !!!!! Absolutely .....very sad. I am a Native American and I understand the blatant disrespect of our culture and of your culture....from my Meskwaki People , I apologize.

  • @kermitthefrog4505

    @kermitthefrog4505

    5 жыл бұрын

    Clorox Bleach actually Hawaii isn't really a state because a law Said that a annexation treaty has to be signed by both countrys which did not happen sooooo.it was illegal and you guys broke your own laws and shows how evil the us government is

  • @kermitthefrog4505

    @kermitthefrog4505

    5 жыл бұрын

    Clorox Bleach but you didn't adpot the traditions so it's not the U.S's traditions

  • @kermitthefrog4505

    @kermitthefrog4505

    5 жыл бұрын

    Clorox Bleach I know that now and we just have to accept it

  • @theworldisavampire3346
    @theworldisavampire33469 ай бұрын

    As a mainland American, i have never visited Hawaii. I was the ONLY one of all my friends to not honeymoon there. I feel as though we are colonizing a sovereign nation. The hurt I feel by the US Southern border situation would make me a huge hypocrite if I vacationed there. God bless. Also, my prayers for Maui.

  • @Will.Flavell
    @Will.Flavell2 жыл бұрын

    Hawaii should be its own country like Samoa and Fiji.

  • @boomerplays6987

    @boomerplays6987

    Жыл бұрын

    @John Lopez considering there’s not 1 million ethnic Hawaiians I think you’re full of it cause there’s not even 3 million Polynesians😂

  • @gebno5299
    @gebno52996 жыл бұрын

    I've been reading a lot of comments and it seems like people are uneducated on the topic and not getting the message. The Hawaiian queen was overthrown and killed in her own home and the Hawaiian language was banned for about 60 years. This killed most of the culture and there's no justice for it. The best things Hawaiians can do is to preserve their own culture and not have the government get involved anymore. Are Hawaiians saying they want to break off with America? of course not! (also, yes Hawaii is apart of a America. No, the volcano does not disrupt the peace and no, Hawaiians don't even care about it. They already know) I'm saying comments that are like "stupid Hawaiians" "so they hate white people huh" "the Hawaiians are greedy", Which none of this is true. Please try to look at it from both a Hawaiian person's perspective and a white American citizen's perspective before making any judgements!

  • @binthrdonthat

    @binthrdonthat

    5 жыл бұрын

    I thought it was obvious that most Hawaiians were racist against white mainlanders. Haole is actually for white Americans and usually derogatory. Give them back the islands and take all the white people off. It would be interesting

  • @kalaniscanlan9835

    @kalaniscanlan9835

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hawaiians aren’t racist you white people that say ignorant shit like that makes us look at you different and obviously you wouldn’t know because no land was taken from the US At all and they don’t know how it feels at all

  • @rhov233

    @rhov233

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@kalaniscanlan9835 Hah, I was there for a month and I experienced plenty. I'm not even american.

  • @erickr.8977

    @erickr.8977

    5 жыл бұрын

    Actually she died from a stroke

  • @garrusn7702

    @garrusn7702

    5 жыл бұрын

    leemsy lazy No. . . they can’t. And “white people” didn’t want to do anything to them.

  • @sillysiji5257
    @sillysiji52577 жыл бұрын

    it makes me sad the more I learn about what Hawaii lost to the US just as the Native Americans did. I'm glad I was fortunate to have lived there for a short period of time as a child and got to learn some of the culture through school by our culture teacher(not an actual teacher) she was like a mother to all the kids she taught Hawaii.

  • @laosasean8482

    @laosasean8482

    Жыл бұрын

    What I don’t get its it’s that they have a gut to point finger at China occupied the Tibet and Russia occupied of Crimea

  • @meteorman6167

    @meteorman6167

    Жыл бұрын

    If the united stated left Hawaii, China would take over in a matter of weeks if not days. Hawaii is such a strategic spot in the pacific. It would be foolish to not think of that possibility.

  • @laosasean8482

    @laosasean8482

    Жыл бұрын

    @@meteorman6167 I don't think so just let's Hawaii be free and have the own nation and then China will also will allows Taiwan to be independent, US is double standard and thinks China and Russia are fools but they are not. And its sad to see these people are homeless on the own soil.

  • @AA-wu2fk

    @AA-wu2fk

    Жыл бұрын

    @silly natives are still around though,aka latinos

  • @laosasean8482

    @laosasean8482

    Жыл бұрын

    @@AA-wu2fk but they lost the language, by cultural genocidal.

  • @MariaGonzalez-no9te
    @MariaGonzalez-no9te5 жыл бұрын

    Native Hawaiians are peaceful and respectful people . Is their land it should be left alone .

  • @nightstreetWalker

    @nightstreetWalker

    5 жыл бұрын

    Have you ever lived in Hawai'i? because there's plenty that are not like that.

  • @kiatrucking6863

    @kiatrucking6863

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@nightstreetWalker he said native hawaiians meaning 100% and he correct since there's not many of them left since they died of disease brought by foreigners

  • @nightstreetWalker

    @nightstreetWalker

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@kiatrucking6863 I stand by my statement.

  • @cpah

    @cpah

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@nightstreetWalker ye because ur being rude to them

  • @Cicada-oo7ti

    @Cicada-oo7ti

    4 жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂 that's what led them to there destruction for being to nice and for not protecting their culture but let invaders change it

  • @mrmatt5356
    @mrmatt53565 жыл бұрын

    (Hawaii leaves statehood) Every country in the east- "it's free real estate"

  • @kainaluhikalea4641

    @kainaluhikalea4641

    4 жыл бұрын

    As a Hawaiian i always fear this from China and for some reason this mad me laugh super hard 😂😂

  • @kainaluhikalea4641

    @kainaluhikalea4641

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Islander Local thats the problem if other powers interfere then whats really stopping them from kinda influencing our government? either NATO or SCO or some other alliance that hates each other can obviously see that if you own pearl harbor you basically have easy access to the largest ocean in the world

  • @kainaluhikalea4641

    @kainaluhikalea4641

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Islander Local true I guess my biggest fear is how other countries would be involved the USA isn't the worst so I wouldn't mind there military here it would help us out infact because we can focus more money on other things I just feel we as a small nation with a powerful position need a larger nation or a community of nations because countries like China and Russia aren't exactly known for respecting other countries

  • @kainaluhikalea4641

    @kainaluhikalea4641

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Islander Local I agree America's treatment doesn't mean we should stay with them but the difference from other smaller nations is hawaiis location and natural harbor it's like Hawaii was made just to be the perfect location to control the Pacific

  • @kainaluhikalea4641

    @kainaluhikalea4641

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Islander Local ahh yes i see I do agree but sadly I the end it's not up to us it's up to the world

  • @brandon515
    @brandon5157 жыл бұрын

    Make Hawaii Independent Again

  • @MrAntiSellOut

    @MrAntiSellOut

    6 жыл бұрын

    Brandon Sagucio Alaska should also become independent as well

  • @craftworded

    @craftworded

    6 жыл бұрын

    Alaska should be canadian

  • @7lol2007

    @7lol2007

    6 жыл бұрын

    exactly ... they have to pass canada to get there dose that even make any sense lol

  • @j2koolc922

    @j2koolc922

    6 жыл бұрын

    idiot .......was sold by the Russian empire in the 1860's......it should go back to Putin ...enjoy living under Putin

  • @bruhsondeffect2642

    @bruhsondeffect2642

    6 жыл бұрын

    I bet Hawaii will be really successful without the US

  • @creations9824
    @creations98245 жыл бұрын

    I am so sorry for your pain. I visited Hawaiin Islands on vacation and learned some history. I am a black woman and was treated very respectfully by every native. I support your struggle and pray your land will be returned to you.

  • @alodigoemy5389
    @alodigoemy53895 жыл бұрын

    As the hawaiian i really proud to see this video and support what they do. Wish i can back to living there :(

  • @erenathompson9228
    @erenathompson92284 жыл бұрын

    I just learned about this today, thank you for educating! Similar situation in my country as an indigenous born and raised Maori Kiwi. Our language after being stripped from our ancestors and generations beyond has since become officially recognized but only as an option alongside Japanese and European languages to learn in high school. Any indigenous language being officially recognized anywhere is only because of the indigenous people taking a stand to demand it through tremendous effort and overcoming countless challenges and struggles.

  • @robertolama4257

    @robertolama4257

    3 жыл бұрын

    If you’re interested in more Hawaiian related content, check out my interview with Stanford student and Hawaiian Native! Would really appreciate some feedback :) have a great day kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZKhoqaupgKrHkqg.html

  • @sunnysied713

    @sunnysied713

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hawai'i is different. It's a huge myth that the Hawaiian language was banned/eradicated by the Provisional Government, Republic of Hawaii or United States. Hawaiian Kingdom enacted an education policy that highly favored English before the overthrow of the monarchy in 1893. King Kamehameha IV stated in His Majesty's Speech at the Opening of the Legislature (1855): "To foster education and widen every channel that leads to knowledge, is one of our most imperative duties... It is of the highest importance, in my opinion, that education in the English language should become more general, for it is my firm conviction that unless my subjects become educated in this tongue, their hope of intellectual progress, and of meeting the foreigners on terms of equality, is a vain one." King Kamehameha IV stated in His Majesty's Speech at the Opening of the Legislature (1856) that he was satisfied with the Board of Education's progress on English instruction "It is particularly gratifying to know that instruction in the English language is prosecuted with so much success among my native subjects. I recommend you to make as liberal a provision for the support of this class of schools as the state of my Treasury will admit." And this *Hawaiian Kingdom Policy* was very successful in adopting the English language as the main language of education and instruction. 1881: 66% English, 33% Hawaiian 1887: 84% English,16% Hawaiian 1892: 95% English, 5% Hawaiian 1896: 97% English, 3% Hawaiia

  • @nirvanacrown2043
    @nirvanacrown20436 жыл бұрын

    I’m not Hawaiian but lived here for a very long time.. these people deserve sovereignty. I love these folks dearly with much Aloha.

  • @scootpoyo9734

    @scootpoyo9734

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Idk Idk Fcking US lmaoo

  • @shockingbunny2122

    @shockingbunny2122

    3 жыл бұрын

    @James F honestly I wish America could pull out and become an isolationist nation again, I’m sick of people like you and the rest of the world joining into the I hate America circle jerk. If the US troops currently deployed around the world were all brought home, several things would start happening: Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, ISIL, and few other countries would start expanding their borders at the expense of their neighbors. Aggressive countries whose military strength might decline over time with the loss of supply and maintenance might attack a weaker neighbor because they have to “use or lose” their military equipment anyway. Traditional US allies will feel betrayed by the USA and will scramble to form some type of regional alliance among themselves to try to prevent more powerful militaristic neighbors from taking advantage of the vacuum. They will be hesitant of fulfilling their treaty or contractual obligations with the USA and will never sign a treaty with it ever again. US businesses and companies will be subject to an anger backlash against the US government and will be overcharged and overtaxed by many countries all over the world if they try to set up businesses outside of the USA. Americans anywhere in the world will be subject to criminal attack of various kinds and will be forced to retreat to the USA for their personal safety. Many of them won’t make it back home. Any Americans who might want to travel abroad will no longer want to do so. There will be a surge in violence between aggressive neighboring countries because there won’t be a stronger military around to tell them to talk instead of fight. The global shipment of petroleum and natural gas by sea, as well as passenger cruise ships will diminish and shipping insurance will skyrocket in price as local pirate fleets start preying on their ships. The global shipment of parts and components for computers, electronic devices, modern appliances will diminish or permanently decline as these become subject to piracy and seizures by local navies that want to apply a higher tariff on them. The global economy will start to unravel. The flow of food and manufactured goods will continue but at a more expensive rate as every shipping company will try to arm its merchant ships or will hire small navies to try to shepherd them through dangerous waters. The global flow of cash and international funds as we currently know it will also diminish or end because these will be subject to interception, embargo, or capture by local governments that will be emboldened by the absence of a strong global police force to make sure they will follow the rules. The USA will lose customers for its biggest products: software, entertainment media, movies, TV series, music, books, etc., because the poorer nations will not be able to afford them anymore and would rather spend their limited cash on survival-oriented purchases. There will be an immediate scramble by rich people from various countries to smuggle themselves into the USA to avoid being kidnapped or hostaged by criminal gangs and local warlords in their home countries. Many of them won’t make it to safety. Many liberals and pro-Communist socialists will initially rejoice that the USA has retreated from the world but will eventually wish for the good old days when it hadn’t done so.

  • @WhiskeyPatriot

    @WhiskeyPatriot

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@shockingbunny2122 they don’t wanna hear the truth.

  • @meteorman6167

    @meteorman6167

    Жыл бұрын

    If the united stated left Hawaii, China would take over in a matter of weeks if not days. Hawaii is such a strategic spot in the pacific. It would be foolish to not think of that possibility.

  • @thechinadesk
    @thechinadesk5 жыл бұрын

    Restore Hawaiian independence!

  • @Dafungle

    @Dafungle

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nick Arjomand sources ?

  • @kdfooaijfea3asdf

    @kdfooaijfea3asdf

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@nickarjoma5350 The sugar plantation owners threatened the monarchs by force and military intimation to gain voting rights that benefited themselves. White sugar businessmen tried this crap on Cuba and the Cubans resisted except for the wealthy cubans who were in it for themselves. That's why Cuba is still its own sovereign nation. Read up on the Mexican-American War.....same pattern.

  • @royedwards51

    @royedwards51

    3 жыл бұрын

    We both know that will never happen.

  • @TacomanDezzy

    @TacomanDezzy

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nope, they got conquered

  • @AL-lh2ht

    @AL-lh2ht

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kdfooaijfea3asdf yes because we all know how good Cuba is…

  • @natedeordio4010
    @natedeordio40103 жыл бұрын

    I lived here for three years when I was in the military. Although they want to preserve and honor their native culture, multiple locals I talked to acknowledged if the U.S wasn't there, the Japanese would've brutalized the Hawaiian people as well during the Second World War. At least the U.S has treated the people with respect and humanity.

  • @SketchTM
    @SketchTM3 жыл бұрын

    Feel the same way as a Scottish man regarding Scottish gaelic, England has destroyed our culture.

  • @R3DDWOLF
    @R3DDWOLF7 жыл бұрын

    I would love to live in Hawaii and learn about the heritage of the natives.

  • @nuclearcatbaby1131

    @nuclearcatbaby1131

    5 жыл бұрын

    Redd Wolf I was lucky enough to live there when I was in kindergarten and first grade. I lived on Oahu, in Pearl City and Honolulu, at one point in an apartment that had a spectacular view of Pearl Harbor and Diamond Head. They had a fat lady in a pretty Hawaiian dress come in every week to teach "Hawaiiana" which is about the history of Hawaii and also Hawaiian songs. My first field trip was to a pineapple farm, and I also went on field trips to Waiamea Falls, Honolulu Zoo and a Pearl Harbor memorial and a natural history museum where I learned about volcanoes. I got to do a Polynesian style petroglyph as an art project. My teachers were Japanese so I learned a lot about Japan as well. As a white I was a minority, I was rather homesick and I kind of felt like I wasn't in "real" America, but looking back I am happy to have had that experience.

  • @nuclearcatbaby1131

    @nuclearcatbaby1131

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Islander Local Yeah it's like a melting pot of Asians and Pacific Islanders like how the mainland US is/was a melting pot of Europeans.

  • @nathangarrett6877

    @nathangarrett6877

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lol You'll just get your car broken into and assaulted by a group of locals simply for being "haole". Not worth it

  • @bloodcottoncandy1514

    @bloodcottoncandy1514

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@nathangarrett6877 Isn't it strange that you're bothered by local people who are held and oppressed by your white military who are poisoning their water? Why would they be angry at white people at all? Answers right in front of your mirror.

  • @earvetta

    @earvetta

    2 жыл бұрын

    I visited 8 years ago for 11 days. It was a vaccination of a lifetime. Looking forward to going back. Wish I could afford to live there or have a vacation home there.

  • @BBarNavi
    @BBarNavi5 жыл бұрын

    From Taiwan to our Austronesian cousins in Hawai'i: May our nations be free ever again.

  • @timvanrijn8239

    @timvanrijn8239

    4 жыл бұрын

    from the dutch sorry for brining in the chinese.

  • @thefuture5386

    @thefuture5386

    3 жыл бұрын

    Taiwan is doing pretty well and highly developed so aside from the geopolitical political tension with the Mainland, you're not exactly in shackles.

  • @BBarNavi

    @BBarNavi

    3 жыл бұрын

    We're still under Chinese cultural hegemony.

  • @gamermapper

    @gamermapper

    3 жыл бұрын

    Taiwan is already an independent country, hawaii isn't unfortunately.

  • @gamermapper

    @gamermapper

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm stupid I didn't thought you talked to native Taiwanese austronesians

  • @ismailnoor6729
    @ismailnoor67294 жыл бұрын

    It’s wonderful to have seen your story. I learned a lot

  • @lerinhar
    @lerinhar11 ай бұрын

    Growing up as a child and independently studying different cultures, my heart ached after learning about the atrocities of many indigenous people. God bless the world, especially Native Americans, indigenous Hawaiians, Chamorro People, People in the African Diaspora, The Ainu People, The Andamanese, The Vedda, Indigenous Taiwanese, Agta, Aeta, Batak, Semang, Sakai, Australia Aborigines, Maori, Moriori and many other indigenous or socioeconomically deprived people!

  • @user-ck2hr5vn8e

    @user-ck2hr5vn8e

    8 ай бұрын

    No bless for me?

  • @lerinhar

    @lerinhar

    8 ай бұрын

    @@user-ck2hr5vn8e huh?

  • @icodenamei2104
    @icodenamei21047 жыл бұрын

    *Free Hawaii*

  • @dylankrebbeks552

    @dylankrebbeks552

    6 жыл бұрын

    I CodeName I ;i

  • @dylankrebbeks552

    @dylankrebbeks552

    6 жыл бұрын

    I CodeName I ki

  • @dylankrebbeks552

    @dylankrebbeks552

    6 жыл бұрын

    I CodeName I n

  • @Trooper-tr6zi

    @Trooper-tr6zi

    5 жыл бұрын

    Free texas too!

  • @mustafaalbarak9157

    @mustafaalbarak9157

    5 жыл бұрын

    Satan USA must be destroyed

  • @ryanfonoimoana5580
    @ryanfonoimoana55805 жыл бұрын

    This is why my grandma left hawaii, it's just not the same😔

  • @captsgdiver879
    @captsgdiver8794 жыл бұрын

    I moved to Oahu from North Carolina as a single parent and lived there for 9 yrs. Worked as a police officer. I noticed that the Japanese and Koreans seem to own everything. There wasn't a house for sale anywhere for lass than $400,000. Rent for a small studio type house of 600 sq. ft. took half my paycheck. It seems everybody was working 2-3 jobs and had people renting a room from them. I left and will never go back.

  • @wasabiginger6993

    @wasabiginger6993

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sums it up!

  • @AuRowe

    @AuRowe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Why/how move to Oahu as a single parent?

  • @andrewfranciscohughes2481
    @andrewfranciscohughes24814 жыл бұрын

    Lmao ok so Hawaii can either be a full part of the US enjoying citizenship, full economic benefits and statehood. Or be an impoverished Pacific island nation. That like all the other Pacific "countries" would be wholly and entirely reliant on the US for economy, defense and anything else that's important.

  • @NubiansNapata

    @NubiansNapata

    4 жыл бұрын

    Kinda like Ecuador...

  • @andrewfranciscohughes2481

    @andrewfranciscohughes2481

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@NubiansNapata what I get what you're trying to say, not at all. Countries like Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, palau are associated states with the US meaning they are pretty much dependent on the us. Hawaii would be the same especially with all the non Hawaiians living there. Ecuador is it's own complete sovereign county capable of defending it's own borders albiet I don't know how well it could

  • @NubiansNapata

    @NubiansNapata

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@andrewfranciscohughes2481 Ecuador is 3rd world us colony

  • @NubiansNapata

    @NubiansNapata

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@andrewfranciscohughes2481 That's the whole point these people want to be independent... They want their island and sovereignty back... Their culture is dying.. Island is filled with drugs...

  • @alcarbo8613

    @alcarbo8613

    3 жыл бұрын

    LOL! So true!

  • @kawohikamaka9838
    @kawohikamaka98386 жыл бұрын

    Mahalo nui loa Dena, it’s so important to share this with the world, 🤙🏾

  • @harrisondwlight7813

    @harrisondwlight7813

    3 жыл бұрын

    Aloha, I am Harrison from Miami FL recently bought a home and moved to Maui. . Looking to make new friends out here if you don't mind

  • @gamermapper

    @gamermapper

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wow there's actual hawaiians in the comments 😊

  • @gamermapper

    @gamermapper

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hope Hawaii becomes free

  • @aynsley_broom
    @aynsley_broom5 жыл бұрын

    I didn't know this was happening in Hawaii. Pacific Islanders need to band together to help out our brothers and sisters in Hawaii and other American Territories like American Samoa. I'm Samoan and seeing what is happening to them is not right. It's time we make a movement.

  • @gordonlewis4280

    @gordonlewis4280

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's happening all over the world they took our whole country native people here suffered and still do to this day we lost everything here in what they branded america they told us speak English but this is not england anyway love and respect my samoan sister from the yavapai apache nation 100 percent native 0 percent american.

  • @Gigilovehugs

    @Gigilovehugs

    2 жыл бұрын

    How did you not know lol

  • @odstsoldier6252

    @odstsoldier6252

    2 жыл бұрын

    U should be arrested for treason this is inciting a rebellion if ur not loyal to the US flag then u shouldn’t be speaking out

  • @brittanyhayes1043

    @brittanyhayes1043

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@gordonlewis4280 You guys didn't even make a country before Europeans came and made it one.

  • @gordonlewis4280

    @gordonlewis4280

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@brittanyhayes1043 we didn't need to it was perfect before you got here no pollution clean rivers no disease we all spoke our language not english this is not england no governments it was so much better but just like everything you people have to screw everything up you should all just leave and screw up something else it's not to late you can still leave your really not wanted here ..

  • @jstwntmusic
    @jstwntmusic5 жыл бұрын

    I couldn't watch this , it's too painful. Each time I've visited Hawaii I see things that make me sad, seeing mainlanders working when unemployment is so high among native Hawaiians is just one of those things. I love the culture and history of the islands, but somehow always feel some guilt when I'm there.

  • @bones6554

    @bones6554

    2 жыл бұрын

    Does it make you sad when "foreigners" have jobs on the mainland when mainlanders are unemployed?

  • @jstwntmusic

    @jstwntmusic

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bones6554 YUP!

  • @chenzomutumbo9140

    @chenzomutumbo9140

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bones6554 you don't see how that is a completely different concept at play when you are talking about colonization and sovereignty as a nation. In the mainland US American citizens still have their national sovereignty, control the vast amount of wealth didnt have their lands siezed and have homes taken, quite the contrary they are living on land stolen from another group of people that they actually did that to. Also, immigrants that come from Latin America are driven out of their countries as a result of the conditions caused by the United States interventions into the region over the last 140 or so years, backing dictatorships, genocide for Chiquita banana, CIA creating narco states in the name of fighting communism, military coups, operation condor etc etc etc. So essentially, correct me if I'm wrong here but, you are comparing desperate economic migrants and refugees looking for a better life in America because of the conditions America created....with..... wealthy Americans moving to Hawaii after their government stole the land, driving up the price of housing and pricing native Hawaiians out of their homes and off the island entirelyin many cases.... very interesting brain you have. A more fitting question and comparison would be "does it make you sad to see a white guy named Tom Johnson working and living in a McMansion while Native Americans have the unemployment rate that they do?"

  • @chenzomutumbo9140

    @chenzomutumbo9140

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jstwntmusic sad... I had more hope for you from the OP

  • @brittanyhayes1043

    @brittanyhayes1043

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@chenzomutumbo9140 Someone has white hate.

  • @serrahighsfinest
    @serrahighsfinest3 жыл бұрын

    Gotta love Western Imperialism... 🤮

  • @sunnysied713

    @sunnysied713

    3 жыл бұрын

    Did you know that Queen Liliuokalani tried to overthrow the government, unilaterally create her own constitution, strengthen her autocratic powers and defend her revolution with military force? The hawaiian people found out and overthrew her. She instigated her own overthrow. Her actions were illegal and unconstitutional.

  • @darkapollo3463

    @darkapollo3463

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sunnysied713 That is some BS your pulling man. What you just wrote is beyond inaccurate. Queen Liliuokalani wanted to create a new constitution to replace the "Bayonet" Constitution that had stripped the authority and powers of the monarchy years before. This constitution she was drafting was infact legal, having no laws broken from it. She wanted to remove the authority of the Reform party, a group of sugar businessmen and foreigners who are against the Monarchy and Hawaiian traditions and conditions. They were the very same ones that had forced the previous monarch, King Kalakaua , to sign that very same constitution, gaining them more power while diminishing the powers of the people and monarchy. These men had wanted to gain power to make their decisions of this like trade, especially with the US to gain more profits. When they heard of the Queen's plans of a new constitution, they would enact the overthrow that occured. Queen Liliuokalani never used military force at all, she had to abdicate peacefully due to being surrounded by US marines called upon by these Sugar businessmen. The Hawaiian People were in support of her the and monarchy and wanted to defend it but the Queen wanted no violence and bloodshed in either side. The only accurate thing you put here is that she instigated her own overthrow, but not for the reason you put. She had no idea of the inevitable overthrow that was being planned behind her back. She would draft this new Constitution believing it will return the authority back to the monarchy and the rights back to the hawaiian people. These businessmen had wanted to overthrow her when she was making this new constitution. They worried that this new document will diminish their profits and power they had gained from the previous constitution, so they would secretly form their plot of taking over the kingdom. They had ties to the US and had help from US officials to take down the queen when the overthrow happened. These men then made their provisional government and claimed they were the official government, declaring the Kingdom of Hawaii to be over. This government supported Annexation by the US even through their government was not legitimate. Queen Liluokalani tried her damn best to get her kingdom back through diplomacy, not violence... But the businessmen's desire of profits and the US's desire of expansion prevailed over Liluokalani's objections. This led to the US to annexing Hawaii. Honestly, I don't give a damn if you don't care, but spreading lies about history, any history in general is just plain dumb and stupid!

  • @sunnysied713

    @sunnysied713

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@darkapollo3463 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. Kamehameha V overthrew the government in 1864. He prorogated the legislature, abrogated the 1852 Constitution, unilaterally created his own constitution and strengthened his autocratic powers (removed checks and balances, weakened power sharing and strengthened the king to be more like an absolute monarch), which was unconstitutional and illegal. Sound familiar? Queen Lili'uokalani tried to do the same thing. First, she tried to ammend the existing 1887 Constitution, but she repeatedly failed. Her supporters wanted her to do the same as Kamehameha V and just 'proclaim' a new constitution. She drafted the Constitution of 1893, but her Ministers wouldn't sign it because it was illegal and would cause civil unrest (i.e. riots and/or rebellion). Some of her ministers informed her political opponents about her scheme... and the rest is history. The Queen never submitted her Constitution for approval by the Legislature. She just wanted to proclaim the old one was dead and HER new one was the new law of the land, which was very illegal. It was a reckless power grab that cost her the throne. King Kalākaua wasn't physically forced to sign the 1887 Constitution. His political enemies _threatened_ to overthrow him if he didn't make political concessions. His political opponents didn't storm Palace 'Iolani and force him to sign a new constitution. Kalākaua had a weak government. He couldn't defend against their intimidation tactics. Instead of directly dealing with his problem via political negotiation/compromise, police response or military action, he asked his international allies (United States, Great Britain, France, Japan, and Portugal) to help him, but they advised that he agree to the terms set by the Hawaiian League. He capitulated. No one physically put a gun to his head or bayonet to his throat. He conceded in order to save his throne. He didn't assert his authority and defend his government. Kalākaua was already a timid ruler and acted like a figurehead before the _Revolution of 1887_ even happened. Historically, there have been many civil/uncivil protests/riots/rebellions/revolutions that have changed politics, policy and government. The Right to Revolution goes all the way back to John Locke and even earlier. By its nature, every revolution is 'illegal' from the perspective of the side who lost.

  • @sunnysied713

    @sunnysied713

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@darkapollo3463 *Lili'uokalani's Power Grab* The Queen's draft of the 1893 Constitution had the following: - _Members of the privy council, notary public, and agents would be able to run for the legislature._ This was political double-dipping. For example, the Privy Council consisted of the King's cabinet ministers, who were politically aligned with the King. Queen Lili'uokalani wanted to allow her cabinet ministers to also be able to serve in the Legislature, which increases her political power. Also, it's fundamentally wrong to allow one person to serve in both the executive and legislative branches. - _The Queen would be given the power to call meetings of the legislature._ Queen Lili'uokalani tried to increase power for the sovereign (herself). - _The Queen’s private lands and other property were made inviolable._ The Kamehameha dynasty ended with Kamehameha V. Kalākaua and Lili'uokalani were no longer sovereigns with inviolable land and property. - _The Queen would sign all bills before they became law._ The 1887 constitution allowed the Legislature to repass bills with a two-thirds majority and overcome a sovereign's vetoe. Kalākua's reign was considered corrupt. The Legislative branch was given stronger, conditional approval authority. - _Nobles would be appointed by the Queen instead of elected._ Obviously, this gives more power to the sovereign because Lili'uokalani can appoint noblemen (instead of a more democratic election). The people would concede more power to the sovereign. - _American and European residents, granted suffrage in 1887, would lose the right to vote._ Voting rights would be taken away from a large demographic group. By 1893, the demographics of Hawai'i were roughly 1/3rd kanaka, 1/3rd westerners and 1/3rd asian. - _The Queen would be able to appoint governors of each island for four years._ More power for the sovereign. - _Article 78 of the 1887 Constitution which required the monarch to perform "with the advice and consent of the Cabinet" was left out._ This removed legislative checks-and-balances over the executive branch.

  • @sunnysied713

    @sunnysied713

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Death,the Asian Chick Is a Bro Do you even know Hawaiian history? How is Hawai'i worse than Tibet? Or Hong Kong? Or Tiananmen Square? Did we run over democratic protesters with tanks? How did the United States 'conquer', 'steal' or 'colonize' Hawai'i? Kamehameha waged a 20 year war campaign with 12,000 warriors and 1,000 war canoes to conquer all the island chiefdoms. He STOLE all the āina, mana and wealth for his _Kingdom_ of *Hawai'i.* He was a warlord and imperialist. His aumakua was the god of war, Kū. And wage war he did. There's a very good reason why the island chain is called _Hawai'i_ and the Big Island is also called _Hawai'i._ The PROC used major military force to conquer Tibet. There were over 3,000 Tibetans killed, wounded and captured. Another 200,000 - 1,000,000 Tibetans died during the _Great Leap Forward,_ which caused the worst famine in human history. That's a real invasion, war and conquest. Can you name any major battles or wars between the United States and Hawaiian Kingdom? No, I don't think so. The U.S. did nothing like Kamehameha or the People's Republic of China when it annexed Hawai'i.

  • @Makkar0onii
    @Makkar0onii5 жыл бұрын

    Guam and Hawaii should work together.

  • @beshiemariemaebiglangtambl3148

    @beshiemariemaebiglangtambl3148

    4 жыл бұрын

    DeathM10 nop guam & norther marianas should merge

  • @nab.7250

    @nab.7250

    4 жыл бұрын

    Jonathan McGuire Your mind is a shi*thole

  • @toolazyforagoodname3105

    @toolazyforagoodname3105

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@nab.7250 lol

  • @splats6164

    @splats6164

    4 жыл бұрын

    Guam is a US territory not state jackass. They chose to be part of the US in a way

  • @andreawalker5891

    @andreawalker5891

    4 жыл бұрын

    Jonathan McGuire shitholes... like yourself?

  • @stealthgod801
    @stealthgod8016 жыл бұрын

    Stay strong my Hawaiian brothers and sisters

  • @DaneraNW
    @DaneraNW5 жыл бұрын

    I’m from New Zealand and my culture is Maori. Us and Hawaiians all look very alike❤️

  • @allmight9646
    @allmight96464 жыл бұрын

    Bless from us other Islanders who know the Hawaiians pain. Love from pohnpei.❤️

  • @timvanrijn8239

    @timvanrijn8239

    4 жыл бұрын

    dude isnt micronesia an independent state?

  • @allmight9646

    @allmight9646

    4 жыл бұрын

    Us micros was taken over by Japan, then the US came over and started testing on our islands. Also spreading diseases to us. Making most of us Have to leave the islands. And making our kids become citizens to get US rights and food stamps. So we basically had to be in the US to live good.

  • @skuxxdahluxx9286
    @skuxxdahluxx92865 жыл бұрын

    you'se always have another home in Polynesia ✊🏾✊🏾voyage down to Samoa ✌️🏾

  • @brittslife1420

    @brittslife1420

    3 жыл бұрын

    Manoa I’ve never heard of this but very interesting. Most people I know move to the US continent, and a few to other countries

  • @jj_wijaya6324

    @jj_wijaya6324

    3 жыл бұрын

    Actually some natives already flew to another countries

  • @cascadiannationalpatriotic9746

    @cascadiannationalpatriotic9746

    2 жыл бұрын

    Why go to Samoa when you got TONGA, WOOOOOO 🎊 🎉 🍺

  • @MasterChief37

    @MasterChief37

    2 жыл бұрын

    The US have also colonised Samoa, the country is divided into free independent Samoa and colonised American Samoa.

  • @Will.Flavell

    @Will.Flavell

    2 жыл бұрын

    Then the majority of Samoans immigrant to New Zealand, Australia or the United States.

  • @fgfg633
    @fgfg6335 жыл бұрын

    Does Al Jazeera ever do any stories on modern day slavery in the Arab world or the stone age human rights abuses on its own people?

  • @GruppeSechs2004

    @GruppeSechs2004

    4 жыл бұрын

    TeacherTeacher no, they just like to criticize the Western world; namely America

  • @GruppeSechs2004

    @GruppeSechs2004

    4 жыл бұрын

    Rogin you must subscribe to Al Jazeera

  • @GruppeSechs2004

    @GruppeSechs2004

    4 жыл бұрын

    Rogin 🤣 now I know you’re full of shit. 🤣🤣🤣

  • @omaralsinawi191

    @omaralsinawi191

    4 жыл бұрын

    His Dudeness how ironic👏 .....an american talks about criticism....

  • @GruppeSechs2004

    @GruppeSechs2004

    4 жыл бұрын

    Omar Alsinawi what country are you from?

  • @bakerz129
    @bakerz1294 жыл бұрын

    I truly miss O'ahu I live in Tennessee now but I was raised there as a kid, very unique and fascinating culture.

  • @tinyflyingdragons9432
    @tinyflyingdragons94323 жыл бұрын

    One day the hawaiians will have their country back, and when that day comes, I will celebrate for the rest of my life.

  • @brittanyhayes1043

    @brittanyhayes1043

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's not going to happen.

  • @RomanFanboy

    @RomanFanboy

    Жыл бұрын

    @@brittanyhayes1043 Hawaii is too strategic important for the U.S to allow it to gain Independence

  • @Alpha-Andromeda

    @Alpha-Andromeda

    Жыл бұрын

    It will happen. The US is imploding from within. Just wait and see. 5 years from now it will be in the throes of internal strife, it will most probably divide in a few pieces. And Hawaii will be able be free again if it so wishes.

  • @tinyflyingdragons9432

    @tinyflyingdragons9432

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Alpha-Andromeda i am loyal to hawaii and the people of it. i hope so.

  • @wiss1994
    @wiss19946 жыл бұрын

    They should fight for their Land . No culture should die like that.

  • @Trooper-tr6zi

    @Trooper-tr6zi

    5 жыл бұрын

    Long live free hawaii! Long live free Texas! Death to the cultural murder by the u.s

  • @AdamSmith-gs2dv

    @AdamSmith-gs2dv

    5 жыл бұрын

    What culture death? They have free speech and religious freedom just like everyone on the mainland

  • @xXxSkyViperxXx

    @xXxSkyViperxXx

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@AdamSmith-gs2dv culture death isnt just about the lack thereof free speech or religious freedom lol its about a different culture displacing or assimilating a culture in which this case was unjustly acquired

  • @Cicada-oo7ti

    @Cicada-oo7ti

    4 жыл бұрын

    Their culture is dead because they have forgotten their Ancestors language

  • @ganjasayjuh

    @ganjasayjuh

    4 жыл бұрын

    Cicada 3302 we haven’t forgot it. the US made it illegal to speak Hawaiian until 1986. by then, we’ve gotten so used to how speaking English is more “convenient” than speaking in Hawaiian.

  • @dlromero21
    @dlromero216 жыл бұрын

    To our brothers and sisters of Native Hawaii, keep believing and fighting for your existence. Your not alone and have support from us tribes on the main land. Government and political status from non natives can never kill whats in your heart, your spirit. We will all survive, somehow, someway. Our mother/creator sees our struggles but will make sure she keeps up near her womb. We have to learn how to adapted and continue to keep our native culture traditions alive. One key character is keep your language which is the foundation for all native cultures. We are here together to protect mother earth/creator and life she has brought into this world she placed. Thoughts and prayers for you all native Hawaiians and all indigenous people around the world.

  • @kaimana7047

    @kaimana7047

    2 жыл бұрын

    Stay blessed Hawaiian lifestyle.

  • @kaimana7047

    @kaimana7047

    2 жыл бұрын

    Stay blessed Hawaiian lifestyle will last forever.

  • @brittanyhayes1043

    @brittanyhayes1043

    2 жыл бұрын

    Do you like white people or are you a racist?

  • @user-zw7ke4vi3k
    @user-zw7ke4vi3k5 жыл бұрын

    Hawaii is absolutely a independent country! It should earn respect from the world and should be admitted by UN. USA invaded and militarized Hawaii. It is a totally violation of international law.

  • @parisan9985
    @parisan99855 жыл бұрын

    Love Hawaii from your (Southeast) Asian brothers!!! 🤗

  • @apdroidgeek1737

    @apdroidgeek1737

    4 жыл бұрын

    Philippines lol its the only country in south east asia that have the same server as us in youtube cuz they can speak english, Philippines is also part of Polynesia

  • @aperezvoyages
    @aperezvoyages5 жыл бұрын

    The annexation of Hawai'i is so heartbreaking to read and watch over again. The death of Hawaiian language after annexation is like removing ones soul. Not sure how much is possible now, but maybe in time, Hawai'i will have it's proper sovereingty back and culture revived.

  • @brittanyhayes1043

    @brittanyhayes1043

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's not going to happen. The Native people need to learn to write down there language and safe guard it instead if depending solely on oral teachings because of how that can be dangerous. The Celts never wrote down there language or there history thus we are clueless of the full scope of there culture and linguistic communication.

  • @meteorman6167

    @meteorman6167

    Жыл бұрын

    If the united stated left Hawaii, China would take over in a matter of weeks if not days. Hawaii is such a strategic spot in the pacific. It would be foolish to not think of that possibility.

  • @yeetersnitzel6351
    @yeetersnitzel63513 жыл бұрын

    I love how the Native Hawaiians are reclaiming their lands Im Puerto Rican and although its not a state I dont want the same thing to happen to it and ill do anything in my power to stop that.

  • @user-cr3pn7rk2v

    @user-cr3pn7rk2v

    2 жыл бұрын

    Spanish is not the native language of Puerto Rico. It's a colonial European language. Not comparable to Hawaii at all

  • @yeetersnitzel6351

    @yeetersnitzel6351

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@user-cr3pn7rk2v I didnt say anything about the language

  • @user-cr3pn7rk2v

    @user-cr3pn7rk2v

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@yeetersnitzel6351 it's just that many act like Hispanic culture is someone a native culture white Anglo culture is not... Borikén belongs to the Taínos

  • @yeetersnitzel6351

    @yeetersnitzel6351

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@user-cr3pn7rk2v I agree that the island is the Tainos but I don’t believe any pure bloods exist of course there are Puerto Rican’s of greater Taino blood but most of them are not pure bloods. And Spanish isn’t Anglo Anglo is from the UK, Hispanic is Spanish and Puerto Rican’s are a mix of 3 African, Spanish, and Taino. I am Afro Puerto Rican so I can assure you there are many of us. And most Puerto Ricans of mainly Spanish descent don’t even consider themselves to be white really but then again what do you define as native because Puerto Rican’s are not Tainos so for all I care Puerto Rican’s are native.

  • @user-cr3pn7rk2v

    @user-cr3pn7rk2v

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@yeetersnitzel6351 I think the entire new world should just embrace they are a mix of different continents :)

  • @demonslayer5613
    @demonslayer56133 жыл бұрын

    Honestly if the USA didnt take Hawaii then Japan probably would have during the second world war.

  • @JustANervousWreck

    @JustANervousWreck

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Daniel Kimura I agree. Even if the U.S. hadn’t annexed Hawai’i, they would still protect it from an invasion by Japan. It would probably go like this: - Japan shows aggression through Naval patrols around Hawai’i and diplomatic trickery - The Hawai’ian Royalty allows the U.S. navy to be stationed in Honolulu and the U.S. sends warships to the islands to ward off the Japanese - The Japanese either leave and a War never happens, or they destroy all the U.S. and Hawai’ian ships stationed in Honolulu like our own timeline starting WWII in the Pacific

  • @dafordkidfilms2264
    @dafordkidfilms22642 жыл бұрын

    I learned about the history of hawaii. It's insane how it lost its kingdom. I live in hawaii though cuz i was sent here by the US Navy. Hawaii is beautiful though and has so much of its own culture to discover.

  • @WARLORD8189

    @WARLORD8189

    2 жыл бұрын

    You are part of the problem. Because of money you would rather oppress them and assist your government to seize their lands and have the nerve to comment.

  • @dafordkidfilms2264

    @dafordkidfilms2264

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@WARLORD8189 how am I part of the problem? I am not the government. I am property yes but I don’t control the government. I am an American citizen so I can’t just become a sovereign citizen and disobey.

  • @nicksinister9288
    @nicksinister92885 жыл бұрын

    Imagine never had the US. Would've been "meet the native hawaiians fighting JAPAN occupation"

  • @jmichell5491

    @jmichell5491

    5 жыл бұрын

    nicksinister thank you for saying something these liberal idiots didn't.

  • @limpstear4453

    @limpstear4453

    5 жыл бұрын

    So US become another japam, nice! how brutal?

  • @xXxSkyViperxXx

    @xXxSkyViperxXx

    5 жыл бұрын

    if the US never controlled Hawaii, the japanese wouldnt have bombed Hawaii lol. even if the japanese did take hawaii in ww2, the americans can still send aid and walk through foreign occupied land just like they did in europe with france and nazi germany. the US defended the philippines, palau, fs of micronesia, and marshall islands from the japanese, yet you dont see them being part of japan nor part of the US today, are they?

  • @sala509

    @sala509

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@jmichell5491 um the Sovereignty movement has been happening since the Illegal overthrow if you're not from Hawai'i do not speak. If you aren't Hawaiian by blood do not give such ignorant views.

  • @tablaturebutler2823

    @tablaturebutler2823

    5 жыл бұрын

    The Hawaiian Islands and their native culture are beautiful - but that's completely irrelevant; if they were bare rock piles or covered in ice they would still be a prize for whatever super-power could snag them. They are simply the most strategic real estate in the entire Pacific basin - whoever controls Hawaii controls the Pacific. Period - end of story. Whoever doesn't understand this just doesn't get it, but trust me - the major powers do. This reality represents a tragedy for the Hawaiian people - but if the USA hadn't snagged the islands, someone else would have. And if the USA fades as a power (all empires eventually fall) another will claim Hawaii, and it's people will be in the same situation. Forever, more or less...

  • @ftl06
    @ftl065 жыл бұрын

    Out of a total population of 600,000 in the islands and 155,000 registered voters, 140,000 votes were cast, the highest turnout ever in Hawaii. The vote showed approval rates of at least 93% by voters on all major islands. Of the approximately 140,000 votes cast, fewer than 8,000 rejected the Admission Act of 1959.

  • @russellkahookele3756

    @russellkahookele3756

    5 жыл бұрын

    so if you take one million Americans to another country and have them register to vote and then vote to make that country the fifty first state and the people of that country don't vote but put together a petition against having their country annexed to america and america don't even follow it's own laws, that's okay because america said they sorry, wow god has truly blessed america, they can do no wrong, unless they collude with the Russians, lord Jesus please save us (the innocents of the world) from evil minded people who have no love in their hearts for their fellow brother and sister except for the love of money, here in the kingdom of Hawaii we say aloha ke kahi i ke kahi which means to love one another, yes there are some Hawaiians who are giving into hate, and although one might have some understanding of why, its dose not justify their feelings or actions, love is the greatest gift of all, so with that i a kanaka who served america along with my brothers,cuzins, father and uncles would like to send a big aloha to the world.

  • @BD-683
    @BD-6839 ай бұрын

    Thank you for supporting native hawaiian people The information you give are useful and valuable and will be beneficial to them. I am grateful to listen and see their stories so we can know them personaly and be of support as much as possible. May native hawaiian people be blessed

  • @glennsak
    @glennsak Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, AJ for all that you do.

  • @PhuckYourComment
    @PhuckYourComment5 жыл бұрын

    Are we sure?? Hawaii-a U.S. territory since 1898-became the 50th state in August, 1959, following a referendum in Hawaii in which more than 93% of the voters approved the proposition that the territory should be admitted as a state. There were many Hawaiian petitions for statehood during the first half of the 20th century. The voters wished to participate directly in electing their own governor and to have a full voice in national debates and elections that affected their lives. The voters also felt that statehood was warranted because they had demonstrated their loyalty-no matter what their ethnic background-to the U.S. to the fullest extent during World War II. In retrospect, perhaps, the genuinely interesting question about Hawaii’s becoming a state is why it took so long-60 years from the time that it became a U.S. possession. There were many Hawaiian petitions for statehood during the first half of the 20th century. These were denied or ignored. Some in the U.S. had been convinced, even at the time of Hawaii’s annexation, that Hawaii had no natural connection to the rest of the states. It was not contiguous territory, most obviously, but 2,000 miles from the coast. In retrospect, perhaps, the genuinely interesting question about Hawaii’s becoming a state is why it took so long. Hawaii’s annexation in 1898 had much to do with the power of American plantation owners on the islands and the protection of their financial interests-both in gaining exemption from import taxes for the sugar they shipped to the U.S. and in protecting their holdings from possible confiscation or nationalization under a revived Hawaiian monarchy. There was considerable sentiment in the U.S. that annexation would be an unjust, imperialistic, and therefore un-American, move (Hawaii had more than sugar; it was a potential harbor and coaling station for naval vessels and was historically pressured in the 18th and 19th centuries for concessions by countries including Great Britain, Japan, and Russia). Nevertheless, at the time of annexation the monarchy itself had only been in existence for a century, and originally consolidated power brutally, with the help of European sailors and firepower. Even by the end of the 19th century, a significant portion of the Caucasian residents of Hawaii had been born and raised there and considered themselves natives. Complicating the question was a large population of immigrant Japanese, Chinese, and Portuguese, all of whom had been originally encouraged to come in order to supply agricultural labor to the islands. At the time of the vote, 90% of the population of Hawaii consisted of U.S. citizens. Part of the decades-long reluctance to change Hawaii’s status from territory to state derived, both in Hawaii and on the mainland, from uncertainty and fear about granting electoral power to one ethnic group or another. This was not just Caucasian vs. ethnically Polynesian. Some ethnically Polynesian Hawaiians opposed the change from territory to state because, while they had come to feel comfortably “American,” they feared that the Japanese population on Hawaii (perhaps as high as 30%) would, under a universal franchise authorized by statehood, organize and vote itself into power to the disadvantage of the Hawaiians of Polynesian descent. At the time of the vote, 90% of the population of Hawaii consisted of U.S. citizens. Hawaii’s importance in World War II had secured its identity as fully American in the minds of both Hawaiians and mainlanders. In addition, persistent and effective lobbying of Congressional representatives during this initial period of the modern Civil Rights Movement convinced enough members of Congress that this was the right moment to accept Hawaiian statehood, no matter what its racial makeup was. Hawaiians themselves had been awaiting this for years, so much so that the “49th State” Record Label had been selling popular Hawaiian music since shortly after the War. As it turned out, Alaska entered as a state at the very beginning of 1959, making it the 49th, and when Hawaii came in several months later, it became the 50th state of the Union. For more information An Act to Provide for the Admission of the State of Hawaii into the Union. Act of March 18, 1959, Pub L 86-3, §1, 73 Stat 4.

  • @thefuture5386

    @thefuture5386

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha, this is the comment that all these "free everything" people get triggered by. Facts don't care about feelings.

  • @Sofia-ib8tq

    @Sofia-ib8tq

    3 жыл бұрын

    The UN ruled that a vote must be brought to the Hawaiian people to decide if they wanted to remain a territory, become a state OR leave the union and reform their own government. That last option was left off the ballot. It’s not hard to see that if the only options were remain a territory or become a state that the vote would go incredibly towards statehood: it’s as simple as a representation issue. If you’re going to be living under US law, you should be able to have a say in the national discourse. This was not a choice to become American, it was the better of two evils. Therefore your point about the 90% figure doesn’t hold merit. Not only did the annexation violate international law, it went against the MAJORITY of native Hawaiians (about 2/3 of kanaka maoli) personally signed a petition against the annexation. No one can argue with the facts and that this takeover was wrong on so many levels (you even mention this) I know that sovereignty would not make everyone happy; that is simply impossible for such a deep-rooted problem. But it is the United States’ responsibility to right the wrongs of history and give justice to Hawaiians.

  • @jaydubya3698
    @jaydubya36986 жыл бұрын

    As usual, this video simplifies an extremely complex issue. Yes, U.S. business interests screwed over Native Hawaiians from the beginning. But what about these questions: *Who abolished the kapu system and why? *Didn't the Kingdom declare that ALL children, regardless of race, who were born in the islands were "Children of Hawaii?" If sovereignty was achieved, what would it look like? What happens to property? What happens to land? How would the state be run? Do ALL non-natives get kicked out? If so, how much native blood do you need to have to stay? What if you're married to someone without native blood? How do you defend your country from aggressors? *In the 19th century, all western powers were problematically imperialistic. If it wasn't the U.S., wouldn't it have been France or England or Russia? *What about the thousands and thousands and thousands of folks with Native Hawaiian blood who love, support, and embrace the notion of maintaining and fostering Hawaiian culture and ideals, but who DON'T GIVE A RIP ABOUT SOVEREIGNTY?

  • @endlesstate9774

    @endlesstate9774

    5 жыл бұрын

    jay dubya understand that ... Not everyone is going to be happy . It isn't our job to make sure everyone is happy . Lol this is HAWAI'I. don't make you happy ; leave .

  • @sololimpo553

    @sololimpo553

    5 жыл бұрын

    Do you really think that they wouldnt find a solution to all the things youve mentioned? Do you think that theyre not aware..? These people have longed to have their own constitution and a draft may already exist for all we know. Jeeeez.

  • @hardcoredoom5892

    @hardcoredoom5892

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hawaii is too vulnerable. It will always be conquered. Always.

  • @regulusmine2336

    @regulusmine2336

    5 жыл бұрын

    How bad is it, really? How do you know that there isn't an alternate universe where poor, subjugated, and malnourished sovereign Hawaiian's are continously drowning in cross ocean outriggers trying to make it to America. Kind of like Cuba, but with a lot more ocean in between, or like the European boat migrants. Maybe you all got it good and don't appreciate it. How about that?

  • @sololimpo553

    @sololimpo553

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@regulusmine2336 well at least the people in cuba is not being ejected from their own ancestral land when they can work on. Are you saying palestinians are better with occupiers? Same analogy. That is the issue on the video right... people being kicked out from their own land but in a smaller scale...

  • @ayanami808
    @ayanami8082 жыл бұрын

    Right on. Thanks for getting it out there. Letting the people know what’s real out here.

  • @DeezNuts-sx9jd
    @DeezNuts-sx9jd4 жыл бұрын

    I support Hawaiian independence, love from Wisconsin!

  • @robertolama4257

    @robertolama4257

    3 жыл бұрын

    If you’re interested in more Hawaiian related content, check out my interview with Stanford student and Hawaiian Native! Would really appreciate some feedback :) have a great day kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZKhoqaupgKrHkqg.html

  • @keffinsg
    @keffinsg6 жыл бұрын

    May Hawaii have freedom soon. Love from Singapore

  • @alcarbo8613

    @alcarbo8613

    3 жыл бұрын

    Um they already do! I’d Call the U.S Constitution 2 Senators 2 Congressman 4 Electoral Votes and Elected Governor and State legislator Freedom

  • @WhiskeyPatriot

    @WhiskeyPatriot

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@alcarbo8613 they have the same mindsets as the “sovereign citizens” police pull over.

  • @stevenl8591

    @stevenl8591

    Жыл бұрын

    @@alcarbo8613 they just want white men out of hawaii

  • @jmrfalcon6021
    @jmrfalcon60217 жыл бұрын

    Hawexit. hawaii becomes a country.

  • @shitass296

    @shitass296

    7 жыл бұрын

    JMRFalcon it already was a country...it would just go back to being one and rightfully so

  • @capitaltrading24

    @capitaltrading24

    7 жыл бұрын

    Of course they will, and they will become a third world country, and then they'll realize that being an american was the best thing that could happen to them, when they realize it would be too late.

  • @josephboisek1688

    @josephboisek1688

    7 жыл бұрын

    Home Traders Bruh, we could live off a damn coconut tree if we needed to lmao.

  • @808fishman8

    @808fishman8

    6 жыл бұрын

    Robert Maldonado haha!!! Biggest joke i ever heard

  • @radda_k5714

    @radda_k5714

    6 жыл бұрын

    Robert Maldonado hahaha you're so Funny! Joke or not. 100% false

  • @joshuamast5128
    @joshuamast51284 жыл бұрын

    The Hawaiian kingdom must be restored and the 50th star removed from us flag

  • @sunnysied713

    @sunnysied713

    3 жыл бұрын

    No thanks, most people love being part of the United States.

  • @sunnysied713

    @sunnysied713

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@lindsey_8477 No native hawaiian in their right mind wants to be independent. We're geologically isolated in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. We import 90% of our energy. The agriculture industry is dead because imports and exports are very expensive... because we're in the middle of nowhere and everything is cheaper and fresher on mainland America and Asia. Shipping costs are too high and transport takes too long. We can't defend ourselves and will always need the help of a Big Brother, which will keep all of the same problems. Nobody will protect us for free. Our biggest industries are Tourism ($16B) and Military ($16B)... and that won't change... because we don't have much else to offer. Most native hawaiians love being part of the United States because of first world status, safety and security, don't want to be invaded and don't want to be a third world country.

  • @Razor-hh6ru

    @Razor-hh6ru

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hawaii won't survive for long if it becomes independent.

  • @joshuamast5128

    @joshuamast5128

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sunnysied713 that's what coloniesers want people to think that's how they stay in power

  • @sunnysied713

    @sunnysied713

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@joshuamast5128 Native Hawaiian activists groups pushed and lobbied hard for statehood. In 1819, Prince Kūhio even wrote the first congressional statehood bill to request that Hawai'i fully join the United States. Many people ignore that inconvenient history. Furthermore, Hawai'i is stuck in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and it's very tiny. It enjoys HUGE social, economic, political and military benefits from the United States. Most Hawaiians enjoy their lifestyles, safety and security. Lastly, Hawai'i was never colonized. Most people don't even know what 'colonization' even is. They just throw the word around without thinking. Hawai'i wasn't a colony of the United States.

  • @kaimana7047
    @kaimana70472 жыл бұрын

    My grandmother was scared to teach us Hawaiian because it was illegal in her time she did teach me to play the ukulele that was the best times with her.

  • @guedxander
    @guedxander6 жыл бұрын

    Hawaiian should be Hawaiian. That's that ;)

  • @mikemola7424

    @mikemola7424

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Notorious KFC So are you ?

  • @johnnygarcia8627

    @johnnygarcia8627

    3 жыл бұрын

    Gets clapped by China lol

  • @harrisondwlight7813

    @harrisondwlight7813

    3 жыл бұрын

    Aloha, I am Harrison from Miami FL recently bought a home and moved to Maui. . Looking to make new friends out here if you don't mind

  • @guedxander

    @guedxander

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@harrisondwlight7813 I'd appreciate it, but I live a little distant ;) goo.gl/maps/iGEHMAWBdV8VUTfF6

  • @harrisondwlight7813

    @harrisondwlight7813

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@guedxander Not bad at all, How's life over at Brazil though

  • @annieandelsieofarendelle3294
    @annieandelsieofarendelle32945 жыл бұрын

    They can try but its probably never going to happen. First of all, the United States as many military bases in Hawaii since its right near Asia. 2nd, the Native Polynesians are outnumbered by Asians and white immigrants who would most likely side with the United States. 3rd, most of the economic revenue comes from farming and tourism.

  • @aokealoamaoli2804
    @aokealoamaoli28044 жыл бұрын

    Those who were born in Hawaii are Tangata Whenua, ''People of the Land'' but doesn't mean they're ''Indigenous First Nation Sovereignty'' just immigrants born in Hawaii.

  • @mayena
    @mayena3 жыл бұрын

    According to the survey by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser those polled only 6% supports independence (3/6/2014).

  • @Paul-zq2je

    @Paul-zq2je

    3 жыл бұрын

    What do you expect when only 10% of the population can claim Hawaiian ancestry.

  • @nativenation3296
    @nativenation32964 жыл бұрын

    6:00 We can all relate who share a common Destiny , 11:53 pm Thursday, April 30, 2020 Toronto, Ontario Canada. COVID-19

  • @asroma5216
    @asroma52164 жыл бұрын

    Fight for freedom from Evil US! Support the people of Hawaii

  • @jonathanng138

    @jonathanng138

    4 жыл бұрын

    Fight EVIL CHINA TOO

  • @atl773

    @atl773

    4 жыл бұрын

    Roma AS free hawaii

  • @calgoman3120

    @calgoman3120

    4 жыл бұрын

    Evil us well then would you rather have a communist country with no weakness and no mercy do the actual China and would want to rule the world

  • @maddoxrockefeller3041

    @maddoxrockefeller3041

    4 жыл бұрын

    Free Rome from Italian slavery..independence for Milan and Rome!!!!!!!!

  • @alexgatti3451

    @alexgatti3451

    3 жыл бұрын

    The problem is that hawaii are beautifull and native people peaceful..

  • @olajong2315
    @olajong23152 жыл бұрын

    Britain: you became the very thing you swore to destroy. US: I don’t even know what you mean. Russia: I’ll just take notes.

  • @bestlaidplans4511
    @bestlaidplans45112 жыл бұрын

    "55 year lease" dafuk outta here. It's their land. The States should pay rent. I'm not Hawaiian, I'm black, but I want to help without adding to colonization. Any ideas?

  • @NeedGamers24
    @NeedGamers245 жыл бұрын

    God bless native Hawai and native American 😢😢😢 Love from China

  • @mailio4536

    @mailio4536

    5 жыл бұрын

    I hope the US leaves the philippines, so China finally can take it like they rightfully deserve. Stay mad your country has never had an empire

  • @williamkelly5689

    @williamkelly5689

    5 жыл бұрын

    西藏呢,新疆呢

  • @mrAZcardinal

    @mrAZcardinal

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@nocturnalwolf7559 China puts Uyghurs and Tibetans into camps claiming their land is China when it is not.

  • @ashkiiwarrior6070

    @ashkiiwarrior6070

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@mrAZcardinal Only difference is Chinese and Tibetans are the Same people. Both Sino Tibetan who broke off separately 3,000 years ago. Native Hawaiians are linguistically and genetically distinct from Americans.

  • @mrAZcardinal

    @mrAZcardinal

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@ashkiiwarrior6070 British colonists were British and yet Great Britain and America are now different countries. Just because you're of the same ethnicity does not mean you belong in the same country.

  • @buttonastick6521
    @buttonastick65216 жыл бұрын

    The Hawaiians look like the native olmecs but that's just me though

  • @patatoh71

    @patatoh71

    6 жыл бұрын

    ButtOnAStick They do.

  • @patatoh71

    @patatoh71

    6 жыл бұрын

    I'm salvadoroan so I know.

  • @buttonastick6521

    @buttonastick6521

    6 жыл бұрын

    Kevin Qujada What's that, like another native group I respect that

  • @debzcraig

    @debzcraig

    6 жыл бұрын

    I believe tthey are Olmec or Inca. Travelled from the north and south americas during wars in ships built by Hagoth.

  • @TheTubeTempest

    @TheTubeTempest

    6 жыл бұрын

    ButtOnAStick giant hawaiians could eat little olmecs in one sitting.

  • @NativeTexMexican
    @NativeTexMexican10 ай бұрын

    I feel their pain... And so do my ancestors. ✊🏽❤️

  • @truthseeker000000
    @truthseeker0000006 ай бұрын

    This video was created 6 years ago. A spotlight needs to be shone on this independence movement. The Native Indigenous Hawaiians have absolute and complete rights to their independence and sovereignty returned to them. The USA stole Hawaii, plain and simple. Indigenous Polynesian Hawaiians have so much to be proud of on their own. Keep fighting the fight beautiful warriors. 👍👍❤️

  • @kevinlau6372
    @kevinlau63726 жыл бұрын

    Hawaii should declare independence from USA.

  • @kronixbb3748

    @kronixbb3748

    6 жыл бұрын

    with sticks and stones

  • @TiredAmerican247

    @TiredAmerican247

    6 жыл бұрын

    Wonder how quick they’d last with no US aid or technology???

  • @MrJoester19

    @MrJoester19

    6 жыл бұрын

    Too late there a state they can’t succeed unless they fight which they will lose because it’s the US military versus Hawaiians

  • @MrJoester19

    @MrJoester19

    6 жыл бұрын

    baddogonline No you can’t succeed from the union that’s how it is

  • @MrJoester19

    @MrJoester19

    6 жыл бұрын

    m. rude I agree our territory’s are at risk I care about my fellow Americans and humans but if a territory wants to be a nation they can have it but I hope they can be states it’s only right for fellow Americans who also fight and die by our side but Hawaii is a state and can’t legally leave the union

  • @tonyray449
    @tonyray4496 жыл бұрын

    Serious question- how would Hawaii stop others from taking over when/if US left?

  • @cv4809

    @cv4809

    6 жыл бұрын

    Anthony Fonua Propably by becoming an U.S. protectorate,same as Iceland

  • @endlesstate9774

    @endlesstate9774

    6 жыл бұрын

    Anthony Fonua no one else would .

  • @endlesstate9774

    @endlesstate9774

    5 жыл бұрын

    Anthony Fonua aotearoa

  • @mikehunt545

    @mikehunt545

    5 жыл бұрын

    Sea turtles..

  • @moniquerodriguez2514
    @moniquerodriguez25145 жыл бұрын

    Even though I was born and raised in NYC Hawaii feels like home the people the culture ,the life style , the love of the people, there strength , this feels like home .

  • @ria0991

    @ria0991

    2 жыл бұрын

    Because they're one if the 12 tribes.... current descendants of the c12 tribes are known today as Hispanics, Latinos, blacks, indigenous, natives, from Brazil to north America to Hawaii. All the 12 tribes. Wishing more brothers and sisters wake up🙏🏽🙏🏽☺🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

  • @gbh5912

    @gbh5912

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@ria0991 Wow, such real world unity, you support segregation Sad

  • @garybobst9107
    @garybobst91072 жыл бұрын

    Re-establish the Kingdom,you've got the legitimate heirs to the throne right there!

  • @sala509
    @sala5095 жыл бұрын

    I am Hawaiian by blood and it's sad that Maui doesn't teach Hawaiian. Oahu is so rich with culture yet looks so much like the mainland Maui has very little culture but doesn't look like the mainland sad.

  • @innerdinosaur5667
    @innerdinosaur56674 жыл бұрын

    Aloha I wish you the very best of luck with your fight for independence good luck god bless and peace 🦖

  • @irasolis37
    @irasolis374 жыл бұрын

    We went to Hawaii and I love his people.

  • @Alex-yy5wo
    @Alex-yy5wo4 жыл бұрын

    Love to Hawaii, from Oregon.

  • @campbub
    @campbub6 жыл бұрын

    wish it was longer.. Their chief has a pure heart 💛 You can see it in him.. YAHWEH bless! and may justice come.

  • @biam7648
    @biam7648 Жыл бұрын

    Please fight, keep fighting. And one day, with a lot of strength, we will end the US colonisation over the world.

  • @noeminegron828
    @noeminegron8284 жыл бұрын

    ¡Saludos! Un gran reportaje, ¿lo tienen disponible en español? Para compartir lo necesito en español. ¡Gracias!

  • @bluBlaq33
    @bluBlaq333 жыл бұрын

    I am just now learning about these issues and I feel awful that yet another people had their home and identity striped from them.

  • @peterwong5993

    @peterwong5993

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nothing can be changed now, Natives Hawaiian must work hard together to preserve their identity.

  • @sunnysied713

    @sunnysied713

    3 жыл бұрын

    The kanaka didn't have their home or cultural identity stripped away. Sure, the Republic of Hawaii got annexed so they lost their national identity.