I love how much Hawaiian culture respects the land it thrives on. It’s the reason Hawaii is so pretty, where I live you’re lucky to find a “cool spot” in the woods without litter. And even then 100 other teenagers know about it and they go there to vape or smth.
if only y'all had the same conviction for respecting turtle island too. maybe then there wouldn't be trash in the woods we've spent thousands of years trying to protect from settlers.
@@yippeeflowers You had me search up and learn that apparently mainland North America is coined turtle Island because it's vaguely shaped like a turtle. Can-Uni-Mex, CUM.
@@rainuh5514 yes, we like to keep certain "secret spots" free from heavy human traffic. Most of our land is over populated and we just want to keep some of our home to ourself
@@rainuh5514 i just think its funny and relatable cuz i get gatekeep-ey when i see tourists at not very popular spots that i love 🧍♀️ also that his phone got yanked, cuz i would do the same tbh 😭
I went to Hawaii with my dads side of the family one year and it was AMAZING. The beaches were so beautiful and I really enjoyed learning about the culture.
I live Hawaii and the only time I see Hawaiian culture is during Merry Monarch. The rest of the year, all the locals act and dress like mainlanders and they shop walmart more than any mainlander ever thought about shopping walmart. Walmart parking lot is ALWAYS FULL.
Why we cant bring home rocks or "Lava rocks" : Legend has it that Pele, the goddess of fire and volcano, enacts a curse on anyone who steals items off the Island. She considers the rocks and sand her children and will do anything to protect them. The curse is only lifted when you return the stolen items. I am from hawaii and I heard many people say it-
My family still enforces these rules while living on the U.S. East Coast! As I was born in Pago Pago, American Sāmoa and mostly raised in Kailua, Hawai’i! Much love to my fellow Pacific Islanders! 🤙
i'm from hawaii and i'm hawaiian, i'm actually really happy that people come here like every year just to see beautiful beaches, our culture, and everything more. i just love living on the āina of oahu. being hawaiian is who i am, and i get to share with everything with either haoles or even some people of my ethnicity! what i'm saying here is that don't be ashamed for who you are, be yourself! don't change anything, you are perfect as you are
Ok so don't get mad cuz idk this but I know it's a big no no to touch the turtles but if one is in distress or stuck in a position that is life threatening to them are you legally allowed to touch them then? Or could you still get in big trouble
My sister's family went to Honolulu to visit her Husband's siblings and their daughter was so serious about the "No taking Rock's" thing that she would make everyone give her their socks and shoes so she could go shake them out every night to make sure they didn't take anything. It was so cute to see her so serious.
im hawaiian and ALWAYS greet EVERYONE when visting people or if people are coming over or that would be rude. and i had to rewatch and read everything because i was just singing the song💀
@@KaleighCeesome people don’t greet others when they walk into a room. It’s considered rude by some cultures, including mine as well, so I can relate to this.
Ok but to be fair almost any wild life form in Australia can kill you in some way, psychologically included....y'all's wildlife really do be extra wild.
It sad because I live in Hawaii and I was showing my California cousin and his girlfriend around the island and we went to this beach called turtle beach, that has well a lot of turtles and there were like 30 tourists all standing around this one big turtle taking pictures of it and recording it pretty much not letting it go anywhere. Some tourists of Hawaii ( not all ) think they can just walk in and turn this place into there own vacation island. 😞
My mom used to be a park ranger on Maui and one of her jobs was to return all the rocks people took then mailed back to the island because the people believed the rocks gave them bad luck
The bad luck they already carried by being the type of person who disregards the rules and still takes selfishly?!?!? A person who is so selfish like that can’t have very much luck in their daily lives! Specially with those around them! 😂
@@pistolpete3199yeah you should take a lava rock, it’s pretty cool thing have in your house, oh and don’t ask about what’s that tiny dude up on your attic. People will call you crazy, and try to sleep of the drums, because they can be loud at times.😂😂😂
Why is that?Probably It's common sense so i'm apologizing in advance for not getting it. But why ?i mean people can be atracted of those types of sports and come visit the island and in this way turism grows i think.
Yes, don’t eva walk into someone’s house with your slippahs on. Bumbai you catch stink eye 😂 Also, #4 is key. Even if you just say hello, that’s fine. I get that people have anxiety around some people cause same but just say hi! 🤷🏾♂️
As someone with some pretty bad anxiety. A cheerful quick hello where it's obvious the person isn't trying to initiate annoying smalltalk is totally fine and welcomed
I must have been raised different than others because I was always taught to at least say hello to everyone you see in someone else's house. That is just common decency to me.
True. As a Hawaiian myself, I'm tired of other locals preaching to "protect the aina" when they are the ones who litter the most and leave trash everywhere.
@@KFC_Giveaway: And also remind the locals to call and schedule a pick up for bulky items, instead of just leaving them on the side of the roads. I don't think the tourists/haoles are the ones leaving old refrigerators, a/c, shopping carts, old beds etc.
Aloha, I live in Kalihi Uka. I’m sure Kalihi Waina and Kalihi Kai, are all the same. Help one another, be kind to people, and save some for you and me! Aloha!
@@kalehua07 : If someone needed help, then I would help them by calling for a pick up of heavy/bulky items. But I am not going to help them by carrying & dumping an old refrigerator into the canal.
@@SV-kr9fu I’ve gotten asked multiple times by transplants to help dump.. first a dryer, then a lady with a tv stand. Both was waianae valley and never once a local.. ACTUAL hawaiians, you know, the ones with Hawaiian blood; we grew up here, every native family has a truck, and know where all the local dumps are in every city, unlike some people.. some people for real just talk out their asses to justify foreign, entitled actions.
The rocks rule is just talking about bad luck people get from taking (mostly) lava rocks home as they are a symbol of the lava goddess Pele, a very powerful and important goddess in Hawaiian culture 👍 The turtle rule also applies to monk seals- Just don’t do it! A way I learned to tell when you’re at a far enough distance is when you can cover the whole animal with your thumb :) Edit: I read through the comments and saw some people talking about this- sorry if it looks sort of like copying- and I know I’m really late 😭
@@TracyT1212 they could have just called a priest and exercised the demon. Cause that's all it is. These curses from gods and goddess are just demons in disguise. Call upon the name Jesus Christ and usually that solves the problem.
My parents always told me that bringing things back home from a beach or lake can bring a spirit with you. Most times from what I heard they will haunt you until you put back what you took from the beach or lake.
Well, it’s a bit ridiculous to tell people that the only memorabilia they can have is some janky piece of plastic made in China. I see nothing wrong with taking a rock from a beach or lake, I’ve done it plenty of times and never felt “cursed”.
Born and raised in Hawaii In 1960, there have been many places that were very special to me, and some of them, are potentially very dangerous, especially around the beaches during winter on our northern shores. I have to say, many places that were traditionally known and enjoyed by locals only, and only experienced ones went to the ones that were potentially dangerous because they are careful and aware. I've seen some freaking Haole's, come hear, and decide to live in Hawaii, who then produced guide books, naming just about every special and mostly unknown places with photos, including Google earth views, and detailed information on exactly how to find and get to these places. Many visitors have died at some of them because of this!!!!! Traditionally, I enjoyed meeting visitors from different places and found them to be really cool and appreciate locals and respect us, and I would offer to take them and show them places from a born and raised locals perspective over several days, explaining they will see and do things no tourists ever do, and they just are blown away!!!! No tourists anywhere, and often no one at all were seen during our hikes and going to secret beaches etc. I loved doing this, but chose the people carefully based on how we got along g when I first met them. I'd explain how fortunate they were to see these places and they were just blessed and said it was the best times of thier lives. Many became lifelong friends, and invited me to travel to stay with them in awesome places all over the world a d I did!!! Auwe to those who exposed ao much, purely for profit!!!! Sad!!!! I'm just si grateful I grew up here before it got too crowded and with the internet and social media now, it has had so many negative effects. Take surfing for example. I'm born and raised on Oahu living in our old beach house right at Ehukai Beach/Pipeline and have been surfing since I was 5 years old and used to surf Pipeline with just a group of about 10 guys who Really surfed well enough to be out there, and I surfed many spots along e by myself regularly, some were virtually unknown!!! I'm so blessed because it was so played back and just sugar cane fields everywhere and beautiful and uncrowded!!!! I feel for the young generation of locals here now. It's sad how a few greedy and disrespectful outsiders really exposed ai much. Living on Kauai in the 70's and early 80's it was paradise, but we protected our surf breaks fiercely back then! It was so uncrowded and awesome, but sadly I'm afraid those days are gone. Still, the locals hold down the best places and always will. So many people completely lost any respect for Hawaiians and our Aina, and that has been a rule in Hawaii forever!!!! People are just not the same now, but there are still some who totally appreciate and respect what we are happy to share if they are cool and understand and respect our special place!!! Aloha
I wish more people took these kinds of rules seriously. It's how culture stays in tact! And this is from a main-lander. Respect where you visit ya'll! ❤
makapuu lighthouse trail is literally a paved out road pathway really wide and these haole tourists still went off trail by the rocks where the ocean was aggressive and what do we see 10 minutes later? a rescue helicopter 💀
Bro I started crying bc I didn't realize until this moment how much I miss my family back in Hawaii... God how much emotion this gave me, the unspoken rules of Hawaiian life and the music just... It hit hard. Amazing video, wonderfully done video
I really felt the "throw the shaka" bit. I grew up in hawaii for 10 years before moving to the mainland. One of the biggest shocks was that cars honking at you werent them saying "hello". In hawaii when a car honks at you its someone you know or someone saying hello and you throw them the shaka.
i live oahu and some of my dads cousins nd their kids all live vegas so we went one time to visit and BRUH those drivers are freaking psychos and his cousins kids werent wearing seatbelts theyre like no its itchy so i dont wanna and i was js thinking like yeah okay thats a small price to pay to make sure you dont die 😭😭
Yea, Dude. This is how ever local person of a region feels. Those ain't Hawaiian rules. ..those are general rules of humanity and being decent to the people u meet who are from ANYWHERE and their homes.
For enyone wondering you can't expose cool spots is because locals know about places on the island that they don't want tourists finding it and making the beach crowded. Also sometimes there is endangered animals there that you aren't allowed to touch like turtles, monk seals, dolphins, ect.
@@captainsumo6278 theres more beaches than honolulu. Big island has green, black, and white sand beaches, but beaches are mostly on the kona and ka’u side.
@@LayZ84 it’s more like a respect thing? It’s like a nod or a wave at someone to say hey or thanks (you might do it to the car that’s letting you cross the street)
@@rachael_af it's fucking weird but awesome at the same time, especially since my job has me at different islands every day so I get to experience th different lifestyles on the different islands
#6 yea I found an amazing spot. Some woman thought I was local (she said I look Chinese Hawaiian (got it on video)) and when I took a pic she "reminded" me not to post it. Lol. She was really nice.
That's nice she just asked you not to post it, because personally I love photography and if I saw a beautiful spot I will wanna take a photo of it! But I also probably would not remember where the spot was to tell anyone if I showed them and don't care to post my vacations on social media - those pictures are for me and people I know personally.
That’s stupid. If I’m spending thousands to go and stay at an island im taking pics of everything and posting pics of everything. Why are Hawaiians so mean.
Even Rich white people end up leaving.. They hate white people there.. Jus sayin!.. alot of people ruin it for others.. why would you litter, disrupt nature..? (the best spots are truly hidden). listen to the song.. they took the land they took aloha.. they took the queen even though they didnt know her.. its about whites!
Thank You so very much Mark! You nailed it! This is exactly what all people who visit here need to know. Mahalo for sharing your experiences and mahalo to Braddah Kamaka and his ohana in guiding you so well , as you have now become an extension of their ohana (so Hawaiian style). I hope your journey in finding out what it means to be American can somehow embody the true spirit of aloha and if you can carry that spirit into your endeavors , your have succeeded because that is the best way to be , when we 'live aloha'. Please take that aloha with you and come back and visit. Take care , Until we meet again A Hou Hou and Malama Pono!
@@dylanwalser3138 you in trouble now boi watch boi you gon see, every single person who done took rocks home had something bad happen to them, I suggest you not do dat
Sorry, my "local" friends are the ones that throw their empty beer bottles in the bushes while I, raised mostly on the mainland, were taught from an early age about pollution and how to never irresponsibly dump trash. Sorry to break your imaginary bubble about where the real problem lies. Do you actually think those rusting refrigerators on the roadside came from tourists? Locals can be so pilau and then act superior in the same moment. A tourist touched a honu? Several years ago two Hawaiians were caught putting a honu in the trunk of their car with a spear through it. They were only fined $25 when the actual fine in Hawaii for such a crime is $25,000. Stop being self righteous and blame storming. Modern Hawaiians are far from being the stewards of the aina. Kapu prohibitions of past Hawaiian culture only allowed harvesting of fish in limited quantities and only certain times of the year. Today? Locals will target an entire akule koa until none are left instead of taking 1/3 and leaving the rest to continue to propagate.
My husband lived on Oahu for years. When we finally visited, I was so blessed to get to see so many “cool spots” where there were no tourists. So beautiful and fun. ❤
As someone who travels and does photography. I never geotag locations. I’m not a gatekeeper I believe in preservation of the land . This happens not just in Hawaii people ruin everything. Real adventurers,nature lovers, and travelers (not tourists)will do their research. Always respect the land and leave no trace. Thank you for sharing hopefully you got to some of these future travelers heading to the island.
Brudda (or sista) as long as you don’t disrespect the locals and their culture I’m welcoming you down to the island of Kauai! Just no stay here please, it’s already so expensive for live here. So here’s one explanation for me saying not for stay, the way I see it from what I’ve learned from school is that the more people come down here the more the property tax raises and the more expensive it get for live here, hope I could inform somebody! I not trying for say that you can’t come I’m just saying that it’s expensive as hell already. Anyways sorry about my rant aloha brudda (or sista) come down anytime!
I lived in Hawaii for 3 years following my dad's deployment there. God I didn't realize how much I missed the culture after I moved away.. so beautiful there
oh my gosh i literally real ate to this so much, i went to hawaii and my friend taught me all the rules, now i know what to do although i still follow the slippah rule 😂
Fun fact: Hawaiian people don't like when foreigners choose to stay in Hawaii, they make their life living hell until they get fed up and leave. Happened to a friend before when she was trying to go the university there.
Several years ago on Oahu two locals were caught trying to put a honu in the trunk of their car. It had a spear through it. The fine for harassing honu was $25,000. They went to court and their fine was $25. What do you think the fine a haole would have gotten?
@@Daikon_Micucci During the time kapu meant prohibitions and rules, Hawaiian were eating honu so most likely no. Today kapu means basically "private property, keep out". But you knew that.
Haole means one without the breathe of life. It's an incredible insult. Also not taking a rock is such an unbelievably stupid rule because the islands are literally just rock. But that is Hawaiians being hawaiian.
Definitely don’t touch the turtles. Never been to Hawaii but understand their deep love and respect for nature and wildlife. Thats something i wont mess around with. As someone who’s Native American, I definitely understand that rule on a personal level.
Cuz, not anything to be proud of. Stayed for years in illegally occupied land and learned nothing about the place you’ve stayed. Just living, no purpose, drive or initiative to learn any History. Shameful.
I think this is just proper natural global etiquettes in general. Be kind to everyone and everything and don't cause any trouble for others show respect.
Basically the rule is be chill and don’t do stupid shit.
Its that simple
Wish it was like that everywhere
Yup and love one another
@@TheMistressMisery it is just people don’t listen
@Pierre Slowed 🎶 there’s these places called gift shops. Go into one.
The turtle rule is serious. I went last year and watched like 30 people tell this man off for touching this nesting turtle.
As they should 👏🏼 honu js tryna live they’re lives
I live in hawaii maui
Ya bc hawaii is one of the only place where they can rest without people going crazy
The reason for this is because if you touch one it can get a infection on it because of all the germs humans have from touching everything.
@@westin_beach69 that and it’s the only place where people aren’t touching and grabbing and dragging them
the fact that he dove in and tackled him when he was reaching out for the turtle😭
True 😢
They are very important to protect
Don’t touch
That is why you don't touch the sealife, EXCEPTIONALLY the turtles.
They make it seems like it’s serious..we eat turtle on Hawaii every other night 😂😂😂
As a New Zealander, i can relate so much to Hawaiian culture ❤ Love you Hawaiian bruddas
Love you too braddah! 🤙
yeah its practically the same here (Except give us some exposure please)
Love You too my Polynesian braddah
Speaking of New Zealand, they won’t allow parents to name their kids Tula does the hula from Hawaii
@@armandoa5787 basically Hawaiian roots ran through Tahiti which ran through Tonga and fiji and basically started with the Mauri’s
I love how much Hawaiian culture respects the land it thrives on. It’s the reason Hawaii is so pretty, where I live you’re lucky to find a “cool spot” in the woods without litter. And even then 100 other teenagers know about it and they go there to vape or smth.
Fun fact, California has more native Hawaiins than Hawaii.
if only y'all had the same conviction for respecting turtle island too. maybe then there wouldn't be trash in the woods we've spent thousands of years trying to protect from settlers.
@@yippeeflowers 10000% this
@@yippeeflowers You had me search up and learn that apparently mainland North America is coined turtle Island because it's vaguely shaped like a turtle. Can-Uni-Mex, CUM.
If they didn't respect the land they would have died long ago
So all pretty common sense no-dickhead policy? I can dig it
Pretty much lol
You'd think so but people everywhere take souvenirs, litter, touch wildlife, and white people walk in the house with shoes on. So meh
Throw out the shaka is common sense everyone knows to do that 🤙
What about stealing rocks
@@Satoru_Gojoooo what is that
dont expose cool spots got me giggling 😭😭 and i havent heard this song in a hot minute omg
It’s true though?
@@rainuh5514 yes, we like to keep certain "secret spots" free from heavy human traffic. Most of our land is over populated and we just want to keep some of our home to ourself
@@rainuh5514 i just think its funny and relatable cuz i get gatekeep-ey when i see tourists at not very popular spots that i love 🧍♀️ also that his phone got yanked, cuz i would do the same tbh 😭
@@onzliilove6346 I wasn’t asking a question btw.
@@rainuh5514 sorry, figure it was a question because of the question mark!
I went to Hawaii with my dads side of the family one year and it was AMAZING. The beaches were so beautiful and I really enjoyed learning about the culture.
I hope you respected the rules😊
I live in Hawaii also why did he not go to Nānakuli?
I live Hawaii and the only time I see Hawaiian culture is during Merry Monarch. The rest of the year, all the locals act and dress like mainlanders and they shop walmart more than any mainlander ever thought about shopping walmart. Walmart parking lot is ALWAYS FULL.
Glad you enjoyed it recently, as in the future it will be reserved for the rich and famous. That is already in the works.
@@jesse_- says who? I don’t see any mansions in Nanakuli maybe it’s in Maui
Why we cant bring home rocks or "Lava rocks" : Legend has it that Pele, the goddess of fire and volcano, enacts a curse on anyone who steals items off the Island. She considers the rocks and sand her children and will do anything to protect them. The curse is only lifted when you return the stolen items.
I am from hawaii and I heard many people say it-
Its a fake story dawg i live in hawaii and ive taken rocks and im not cursed 😂
@@WyaSlay fake story huh?
@@WyaSlay ok sure
@@WyaSlay wyd taking rocks home? You putting up your moms as?
Wow, a legend from a peoples that did human sacrifices, Wow!
As a Hawaiian I can confirm all this especially no slippahs in the house😂🤙
I thought this rule was everywhere?!?!
@@KingDrakoTyrellIt’s not everywhere majority of people in the mainland use slippers and shoes in the house it’s different in Hawai’i
@@DerekBrown-kv1tk wow.
No footwear inside should just be a rule everywhere
I wonder if that’s the Japanese influence since there are a lot of Japanese people in Hawaii
how’d you forget making sure your sunscreen is coral reef safe
Cuz, we dont even wear sunscreen no get sun burn das why
@@rexkless …it’s possible for anyone to get sunburn though… and even if you don’t get burnt, the sun is damaging to the skin. everyone should wear it.
@@rexkless rules for foreigners
Finally someone who can explain to hoalies (I forget if dis is how you spell it) 🥺
@@rexkless even if u dont get sun burn it can still damage ur skin… melanin doesnt exemt you from skin cancer and sun aging.
My family still enforces these rules while living on the U.S. East Coast! As I was born in Pago Pago, American Sāmoa and mostly raised in Kailua, Hawai’i! Much love to my fellow Pacific Islanders! 🤙
im also from kailua
Fun Fact: You can get a $10,000 fine in Hawaii for touching/harassing a turtle 🐢
Ye bc there endangered
Idk why because I see like 5 a day
@@EternalEdits808 stfu they are pretty
@@EternalEdits808 because they're all endangered, genius.
15k actually
i'm from hawaii and i'm hawaiian, i'm actually really happy that people come here like every year just to see beautiful beaches, our culture, and everything more. i just love living on the āina of oahu. being hawaiian is who i am, and i get to share with everything with either haoles or even some people of my ethnicity!
what i'm saying here is that don't be ashamed for who you are, be yourself! don't change anything, you are perfect as you are
U r so lucky to live in a beautiful place! I wish i was in Hawaii so i can go to the everyday!
Shoots brah, I’m from Oahu and the island is so uʻi. Best time is spring when the island gets plenty water 🤙
@@hockeysbetter8754 yeaa braddah, i love it, i absolutely love it 🤙
Ok so don't get mad cuz idk this but I know it's a big no no to touch the turtles but if one is in distress or stuck in a position that is life threatening to them are you legally allowed to touch them then? Or could you still get in big trouble
But don't put good nice and clean spots online shithead influencers will flock to and ruin them
It happened in Thailand and it makes me so mad
My sister's family went to Honolulu to visit her Husband's siblings and their daughter was so serious about the "No taking Rock's" thing that she would make everyone give her their socks and shoes so she could go shake them out every night to make sure they didn't take anything. It was so cute to see her so serious.
They believe it brings really bad luck.
@@ashleysmith7632 is it true ? or id there any other reason ?
They must've gone to big Island. Volcanic rocks are bad luck if you take them from their resting site, and Pele will get mad if you take her rocks
You can google “tourist send rocks back to Hawaii” and see many articles about it
And the godess pele is dangerous in hawaiian legend
im hawaiian and ALWAYS greet EVERYONE when visting people or if people are coming over or that would be rude. and i had to rewatch and read everything because i was just singing the song💀
The song is great I don't blame
@@KaleighCeesome people don’t greet others when they walk into a room. It’s considered rude by some cultures, including mine as well, so I can relate to this.
@@mochabearryits also a mid western thing, altho thats not saying much because were nice even when were mean…
Wow. Fun fact. Most ppl greet each other when they meet one another. So wild right
I'm Hawaiian as well
I'm in Australia and wildlife is to be respected at all times. I gasped so loud when he reached for that turtle. 😂😂
Ok but to be fair almost any wild life form in Australia can kill you in some way, psychologically included....y'all's wildlife really do be extra wild.
It sad because I live in Hawaii and I was showing my California cousin and his girlfriend around the island and we went to this beach called turtle beach, that has well a lot of turtles and there were like 30 tourists all standing around this one big turtle taking pictures of it and recording it pretty much not letting it go anywhere. Some tourists of Hawaii ( not all ) think they can just walk in and turn this place into there own vacation island. 😞
I understand respecting majestic creatures like turtles, but in Australia you have nightmare inducing murder machines.
@@sealking3838nah that's just bob the magpie
@@sealking3838that’s a myth. I’ve lived here my whole life and I’ve never seen any animals except for like in a zoo.
My mom used to be a park ranger on Maui and one of her jobs was to return all the rocks people took then mailed back to the island because the people believed the rocks gave them bad luck
Madame Pele! My parents made us run w shoes, wash towels, etc so not a speck of Hawaiian soil/dirt was brought home.
The bad luck they already carried by being the type of person who disregards the rules and still takes selfishly?!?!? A person who is so selfish like that can’t have very much luck in their daily lives! Specially with those around them! 😂
@@alejandraponce6214it’s a Fn rock.. not Vibranium they’ll be ok
@@pistolpete3199yeah you should take a lava rock, it’s pretty cool thing have in your house, oh and don’t ask about what’s that tiny dude up on your attic. People will call you crazy, and try to sleep of the drums, because they can be loud at times.😂😂😂
@@alejandraponce6214I’ll take every fucking rock on that island. I don’t believe in bs myths
I agree with the “don’t expose cool spots” 💯
Why is that?Probably It's common sense so i'm apologizing in advance for not getting it. But why ?i mean people can be atracted of those types of sports and come visit the island and in this way turism grows i think.
@@antoniaiustina2691 I just agree
@@lostsoul5043 for no reason?😂
@@antoniaiustina2691 for my reasons
@@lostsoul5043 im done man,you're way too rude. I see myself out
Was expecting this to be unreasonable rules, but im glad this shit is basically "Be respectful"
aka too hard for most people and unreasonable for anglophone westerners…
As a person that’s lives in Hawaii, this is so true. 🤙🏻
What island are you on? I live in Hawaii as well...
@@figurer3view nice.
@@cooperlevin5972 Iive on Oahu
@@Rochellealboro nice
As someone who also lives in Hawaii, I agree. Molokai boy here
Yes, don’t eva walk into someone’s house with your slippahs on. Bumbai you catch stink eye 😂
Also, #4 is key. Even if you just say hello, that’s fine. I get that people have anxiety around some people cause same but just say hi! 🤷🏾♂️
As someone with some pretty bad anxiety.
A cheerful quick hello where it's obvious the person isn't trying to initiate annoying smalltalk is totally fine and welcomed
Saying just hi will give them even more anxiety 😂 it's called ALOHA!
As an Asian
This is just a normal daily live
I must have been raised different than others because I was always taught to at least say hello to everyone you see in someone else's house. That is just common decency to me.
Howsit😊😊
# 5. Don't litter.
Tell that to the locals as well, especially in Kalihi.
True. As a Hawaiian myself, I'm tired of other locals preaching to "protect the aina" when they are the ones who litter the most and leave trash everywhere.
@@KFC_Giveaway: And also remind the locals to call and schedule a pick up for bulky items, instead of just leaving them on the side of the roads. I don't think the tourists/haoles are the ones leaving old refrigerators, a/c, shopping carts, old beds etc.
Aloha,
I live in Kalihi Uka. I’m sure Kalihi Waina and Kalihi Kai, are all the same. Help one another, be kind to people, and save some for you and me!
Aloha!
@@kalehua07 : If someone needed help, then I would help them by calling for a pick up of heavy/bulky items. But I am not going to help them by carrying & dumping an old refrigerator into the canal.
@@SV-kr9fu I’ve gotten asked multiple times by transplants to help dump.. first a dryer, then a lady with a tv stand. Both was waianae valley and never once a local.. ACTUAL hawaiians, you know, the ones with Hawaiian blood; we grew up here, every native family has a truck, and know where all the local dumps are in every city, unlike some people.. some people for real just talk out their asses to justify foreign, entitled actions.
Respect for the use of the song as well as the awareness. Mahalo!
The rocks rule is just talking about bad luck people get from taking (mostly) lava rocks home as they are a symbol of the lava goddess Pele, a very powerful and important goddess in Hawaiian culture 👍 The turtle rule also applies to monk seals- Just don’t do it! A way I learned to tell when you’re at a far enough distance is when you can cover the whole animal with your thumb :)
Edit: I read through the comments and saw some people talking about this- sorry if it looks sort of like copying- and I know I’m really late 😭
Pele possesses serious power she destroyed an entire community in 1 day
I'm taking the rock home and sprinkle holy water on it then
Don’t do that.
@@ms.pirate just don’t do it.
If there's no volcano where I live, can I take home some rock?
The dive is amazing being able to stop him while not hitting the turtle 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
“Don’t take rocks home”
Me: profusely sweating
Same lol I take a lot of rock home when I find them pretty
Right I collect cool rocks or pretty pebbles for my kids to see
@@Bob-ih6fj there’s a lot of stories where people started getting sick because they took rocks home
@@chiranmeda7800 taking rocks in hawaii represents bad luck.
@@Bob-ih6fj taking rocks in hawaii represents bad luck.
This is literally applicable anywhere. Basic kindness
But how many of them actually follow it? 😂
Nah I see mfs with they shoes on in the house and shit
I am fascinated by the unique cultural traits of greeting people and no littering!
To anyone wondering why you don’t take rocks home: “Bumbye dey get a curse… superstitious.” - My gramma in Honolulu
That’s sounds like grandma.
@@trevorphillips8415 that’s my grandma man!! she’s awesome.
Omg your grandma ❤ I was laughing at bumbye 😂
It’s for real, happened to someone my husband knew. They had to send the rocks back.
@@TracyT1212 they could have just called a priest and exercised the demon.
Cause that's all it is. These curses from gods and goddess are just demons in disguise. Call upon the name Jesus Christ and usually that solves the problem.
As a person who owns a turtle, I’m so glad they respect turtles so much 💚💚
You own a fresh water turtle right?
😳
My parents always told me that bringing things back home from a beach or lake can bring a spirit with you. Most times from what I heard they will haunt you until you put back what you took from the beach or lake.
Well, it’s a bit ridiculous to tell people that the only memorabilia they can have is some janky piece of plastic made in China. I see nothing wrong with taking a rock from a beach or lake, I’ve done it plenty of times and never felt “cursed”.
Born and raised in Hawaii In 1960, there have been many places that were very special to me, and some of them, are potentially very dangerous, especially around the beaches during winter on our northern shores. I have to say, many places that were traditionally known and enjoyed by locals only, and only experienced ones went to the ones that were potentially dangerous because they are careful and aware. I've seen some freaking Haole's, come hear, and decide to live in Hawaii, who then produced guide books, naming just about every special and mostly unknown places with photos, including Google earth views, and detailed information on exactly how to find and get to these places. Many visitors have died at some of them because of this!!!!! Traditionally, I enjoyed meeting visitors from different places and found them to be really cool and appreciate locals and respect us, and I would offer to take them and show them places from a born and raised locals perspective over several days, explaining they will see and do things no tourists ever do, and they just are blown away!!!! No tourists anywhere, and often no one at all were seen during our hikes and going to secret beaches etc. I loved doing this, but chose the people carefully based on how we got along g when I first met them. I'd explain how fortunate they were to see these places and they were just blessed and said it was the best times of thier lives. Many became lifelong friends, and invited me to travel to stay with them in awesome places all over the world a d I did!!! Auwe to those who exposed ao much, purely for profit!!!! Sad!!!! I'm just si grateful I grew up here before it got too crowded and with the internet and social media now, it has had so many negative effects. Take surfing for example. I'm born and raised on Oahu living in our old beach house right at Ehukai Beach/Pipeline and have been surfing since I was 5 years old and used to surf Pipeline with just a group of about 10 guys who Really surfed well enough to be out there, and I surfed many spots along e by myself regularly, some were virtually unknown!!! I'm so blessed because it was so played back and just sugar cane fields everywhere and beautiful and uncrowded!!!! I feel for the young generation of locals here now. It's sad how a few greedy and disrespectful outsiders really exposed ai much. Living on Kauai in the 70's and early 80's it was paradise, but we protected our surf breaks fiercely back then! It was so uncrowded and awesome, but sadly I'm afraid those days are gone. Still, the locals hold down the best places and always will. So many people completely lost any respect for Hawaiians and our Aina, and that has been a rule in Hawaii forever!!!! People are just not the same now, but there are still some who totally appreciate and respect what we are happy to share if they are cool and understand and respect our special place!!!
Aloha
but the "don't expose cool spots" got me bc he filmed that😂
I wish more people took these kinds of rules seriously. It's how culture stays in tact! And this is from a main-lander. Respect where you visit ya'll! ❤
The way he was body slammed into the water at the end
DON’T TOUCH THE TURTLES😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
My fav part of a good short!!!😂
Do NOT bother the honu; the monk seal or the nene...
“Wow a turtle!”
*spontaneous army style tackle*
I used to live in Hawaii, the island Oahu for 3 years. All of these are definitely true. While your there, go on a hike! It’s super fun.
makapuu lighthouse trail is literally a paved out road pathway really wide and these haole tourists still went off trail by the rocks where the ocean was aggressive and what do we see 10 minutes later? a rescue helicopter 💀
@@ChicagoGuy77 cause I had to
Bro I started crying bc I didn't realize until this moment how much I miss my family back in Hawaii... God how much emotion this gave me, the unspoken rules of Hawaiian life and the music just... It hit hard. Amazing video, wonderfully done video
Love your Hawaii episodes so far. Mahaloz for sharing your experience with us.
I really felt the "throw the shaka" bit. I grew up in hawaii for 10 years before moving to the mainland. One of the biggest shocks was that cars honking at you werent them saying "hello". In hawaii when a car honks at you its someone you know or someone saying hello and you throw them the shaka.
i live oahu and some of my dads cousins nd their kids all live vegas so we went one time to visit and BRUH those drivers are freaking psychos and his cousins kids werent wearing seatbelts theyre like no its itchy so i dont wanna and i was js thinking like yeah okay thats a small price to pay to make sure you dont die 😭😭
The tackle absolutely got me howling. Jesus Christ that was intense
Yea, Dude. This is how ever local person of a region feels. Those ain't Hawaiian rules. ..those are general rules of humanity and being decent to the people u meet who are from ANYWHERE and their homes.
you’d be shocked to know majority of people i’ve ever met my whole
life (i’m 20) don’t follow by any of these. people be rude asf in arizona.
@Actually Lava rocks cause Pele, and kiss on the cheek everyone, and Shaka. You guys don’t have those rules.
@@pinksundragon Well thats the problem, it's arizona.
Wrong. I went mainland. Ain’t no place like Hawaii.
Me in oahu: you have to greet everyone at home because if u dont, its super disrespectful, also my bloodline goes back to queen liliuokalani
This are all things I love by living in the Hawaiian Islands. NEVER disrespect the land or Ohana 🌺
Lol laaaaaame
@@kitten-whispererThank you for this crucial piece of information, kitten whisperer!
For enyone wondering you can't expose cool spots is because locals know about places on the island that they don't want tourists finding it and making the beach crowded. Also sometimes there is endangered animals there that you aren't allowed to touch like turtles, monk seals, dolphins, ect.
“Cmon man let me take one rock,”
Night Marchers: So. You’ve chosen, DEATH
HO YEAHHHH 😂
This makes me really want to go to safe Hawaii areas. I’d love to get to know them, I wish I had some Hawaiian family lol
@@captainsumo6278 theres more beaches than honolulu. Big island has green, black, and white sand beaches, but beaches are mostly on the kona and ka’u side.
It’s the best us state love hawaii
You got some now. Shaka.
You got some now. Shaka.
Big Island just chill brah 💀
Finally someone to relate to like I really have to tell them to take off your SLIPPERS
Is the Shaka rule real?
@@LayZ84 not really a rule, but trow dat Shaka out, just don't be weird about it
@@LayZ84 it’s more like a respect thing? It’s like a nod or a wave at someone to say hey or thanks (you might do it to the car that’s letting you cross the street)
@@LayZ84 do you mean "do people use the shaka" because the question your asking is stupid.
@@cyber1ifeconnor yes
As a hawaiian all dis is true 🤙🏽Especially dah honu one dat had me cracking up
As someone moving to Hawaii I’m a few months, this was so helpful
You there yet?
Howzit?
@@rachael_af it's fucking weird but awesome at the same time, especially since my job has me at different islands every day so I get to experience th different lifestyles on the different islands
As a Hawaiian 12 year old kid, this made me absolutely bawl my eyes out bradah.
Ur lucky u live in paradise!😊 where I live there's trash everywhere and abandoned building🥲
@@traveltheworld215same thing here
the way he took u down
at the end💀got me😅
My parents went to Hawaii when I was little and brought me back that towel that little girl has in the beginning!!! That’s so funny haha
#6 yea I found an amazing spot. Some woman thought I was local (she said I look Chinese Hawaiian (got it on video)) and when I took a pic she "reminded" me not to post it. Lol. She was really nice.
That's nice she just asked you not to post it, because personally I love photography and if I saw a beautiful spot I will wanna take a photo of it! But I also probably would not remember where the spot was to tell anyone if I showed them and don't care to post my vacations on social media - those pictures are for me and people I know personally.
That’s stupid. If I’m spending thousands to go and stay at an island im taking pics of everything and posting pics of everything. Why are Hawaiians so mean.
“AND IF THE WAVES DONT KICK UR ASS, THE LOCALS WILL”- rando Haole dude
😂😂😂
Even Rich white people end up leaving.. They hate white people there.. Jus sayin!.. alot of people ruin it for others.. why would you litter, disrupt nature..? (the best spots are truly hidden). listen to the song.. they took the land they took aloha.. they took the queen even though they didnt know her.. its about whites!
Yoooo that quote is from Beyond Paradise
"Oooohhh Mak Tomsin"
😂
Thank You so very much Mark!
You nailed it! This is exactly what all people who visit here need to know. Mahalo for sharing your experiences and mahalo to Braddah Kamaka and his ohana in guiding you so well , as you have now become an extension of their ohana (so Hawaiian style). I hope your journey in finding out what it means to be American can somehow embody the true spirit of aloha and if you can carry that spirit into your endeavors , your have succeeded because that is the best way to be , when we 'live aloha'. Please take that aloha with you and come back and visit.
Take care , Until we meet again
A Hou Hou and Malama Pono!
The last one was personal😭💀
More haoles need to see this fr
🤓☝️
No. I’ll have my rocks to go.
@@dylanwalser3138 ☠️ watch God give Karma to you for dat boi
@@dylanwalser3138 you in trouble now boi watch boi you gon see, every single person who done took rocks home had something bad happen to them, I suggest you not do dat
IKR
Should play this on the Hawaiian air flights
Yes by the chance do you know the name
I go to Hawaii all the time to see family, and following these rules is a must! 🤙
I lived Kona for a year, this is one of the truest videos ever
Literally just got back from Honolulu TODAY, learned a lot of this already 💗💗
THANK YOU! SO MANY TOURISTS HAVE TO KNOW THIS 🤩🤩
You would be surprised how many Hawaiians need to know this. It's not a coincidence that 39% of Hawaii prisoners are native Hawaiian.
@@JessicaZane4realz OH DAMN
Sorry, my "local" friends are the ones that throw their empty beer bottles in the bushes while I, raised mostly on the mainland, were taught from an early age about pollution and how to never irresponsibly dump trash. Sorry to break your imaginary bubble about where the real problem lies. Do you actually think those rusting refrigerators on the roadside came from tourists? Locals can be so pilau and then act superior in the same moment. A tourist touched a honu? Several years ago two Hawaiians were caught putting a honu in the trunk of their car with a spear through it. They were only fined $25 when the actual fine in Hawaii for such a crime is $25,000. Stop being self righteous and blame storming. Modern Hawaiians are far from being the stewards of the aina. Kapu prohibitions of past Hawaiian culture only allowed harvesting of fish in limited quantities and only certain times of the year. Today? Locals will target an entire akule koa until none are left instead of taking 1/3 and leaving the rest to continue to propagate.
Nuff said brah!!! I’m pretty sure get som mo but I agree wit those. Mahaloz fo sharing’!!!
🤙🏻
I LIVE IN OAHU (ONE OF THE ISLANDS OF HAWAII) AND THIS VIDEO JUST MAKES MY DAY :D
This really makes me miss my old Hawaiian friends...I pray they are doing well. I miss our friendship
My husband lived on Oahu for years. When we finally visited, I was so blessed to get to see so many “cool spots” where there were no tourists. So beautiful and fun. ❤
Him: “No revealing cool spots”
Also him: *reveals a cool spot*
I was going say 😂😂
This is down keaukaha lol not really a secret spot.
As someone who travels and does photography. I never geotag locations. I’m not a gatekeeper I believe in preservation of the land . This happens not just in Hawaii people ruin everything. Real adventurers,nature lovers, and travelers (not tourists)will do their research.
Always respect the land and leave no trace. Thank you for sharing hopefully you got to some of these future travelers heading to the island.
Aren’t these the basic rules for being decent everywhere? Like don’t litter, don’t go into people’s homes in shoes, greet people, don’t touch wildlife
Well yes but in Hawaii there is inspiration from Japanese culture so it is a lot more culture based
In Italy is normal going in homes with shoes
Some ppl aint got common sense tho
@@bleh9469 How is it more culture based, everyone does these things for the same reasons.
I remember this one time i forgot to take off my slippers and i got spanked by my mom using the slippers.
🤣🤣
I always where my shoes in my house. Like vacuums exist for a reason.
@@cayde-69 yeah drag all that nasty shit and spit and nastiness all in your house. Das pilau my guy.
Hawaiin style😂😂
@@cayde-69 *wear* 🤟
Looks like my type of place. Just chill and enjoy. No stupid sh*ts 😌
Brudda (or sista) as long as you don’t disrespect the locals and their culture I’m welcoming you down to the island of Kauai! Just no stay here please, it’s already so expensive for live here.
So here’s one explanation for me saying not for stay, the way I see it from what I’ve learned from school is that the more people come down here the more the property tax raises and the more expensive it get for live here, hope I could inform somebody! I not trying for say that you can’t come I’m just saying that it’s expensive as hell already. Anyways sorry about my rant aloha brudda (or sista) come down anytime!
Treat the entire chain of islands like it’s someone’s house you’re in for the holidays.
As a local I can confess this is true, I’m not hawaiian, but I have lived here most of my life 💀
Hawaii is such a cool place I love the people there they r so sweet
handshakes practically don’t exist. hugs only lol
People were rude. I went, and no matter how I tried, they were rude.
Yesah i kēia manawa e ʻike ʻana ʻO iā i ke ʻano ʻO nā kanaka hawaii🤙🏽
Ae ponolei ‘oe
@@axestheticrain8261
ʻAno hūpō lākou no ke aha pono nā kanaka malihini e hele mai i hawaii nei!!
I never thought I'd see TH-cam comments in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi!! ❤️💛💚
@@KuraiKuroNeko Mahalo , I lā Maika’i I kēia lā
Ah.. 'Ōlelo hawai'i❤️❤️❤️
"Don't take photos!"
"Sorry..."
The cameraman: I'm not even here- 😉
This was one of the cutest coolest local videos I’ve seen yet
I lived in Hawaii for 3 years following my dad's deployment there. God I didn't realize how much I missed the culture after I moved away.. so beautiful there
Keep reminding people, good job !! 🙏🌴🌊❤
oh my gosh i literally real ate to this so much, i went to hawaii and my friend taught me all the rules, now i know what to do although i still follow the slippah rule 😂
Fun fact: Hawaiian people don't like when foreigners choose to stay in Hawaii, they make their life living hell until they get fed up and leave. Happened to a friend before when she was trying to go the university there.
Hawai'i has a "love-hate" relationship with haoles.
The fact that I just got back from Honolulu and didn’t see this video before is crazyyyyyy
Is it beautiful?
Honolulu is very pretty
as someone who lives on hawaii this is relatable
Yea no touch Honu 🤙 Stay safe
Several years ago on Oahu two locals were caught trying to put a honu in the trunk of their car. It had a spear through it. The fine for harassing honu was $25,000. They went to court and their fine was $25. What do you think the fine a haole would have gotten?
And seals! Hands off! Respect the Aina!
And no bring your “attitude” wit you.
What if you're out swimming an so are they? Is a high-fin cool, or is it still kapu?
@@Daikon_Micucci During the time kapu meant prohibitions and rules, Hawaiian were eating honu so most likely no. Today kapu means basically "private property, keep out". But you knew that.
@@drk321 It roughly means "Taboo", but that's not what I was asking, and I'm sure YOU know that.
Lol thanks for the tips, I’m going to Hawaii for the first time and needed to know this.
rule 8: always eat spam musubi
My favorite snack lol
Rule 9: If you like in Utah, TAKE HOME DA DAM SPAM YOU NEED SOME OVA THERE
Always
That rule goes for everyone. Not just one group of people.
Nobody follows it. In Hawaii it’s serious. Where you from nobody cares lol
Haole=foreigner=anyone not kama'aina.
Haole means one without the breathe of life. It's an incredible insult. Also not taking a rock is such an unbelievably stupid rule because the islands are literally just rock. But that is Hawaiians being hawaiian.
The way he sprinted and tackled bruh 🤣💀❤
Definitely don’t touch the turtles.
Never been to Hawaii but understand their deep love and respect for nature and wildlife. Thats something i wont mess around with.
As someone who’s Native American, I definitely understand that rule on a personal level.
Me who lives in hawaii: y e s
Lived there for three years. The only thing I learned was pigeon talk.
Hey brah is good you learn our Podagee talk den you should be good braddah
@@Hawaii-r6m why don’t you learn your Hawaiian history and stop promoting haole ignorance
Cuz, not anything to be proud of. Stayed for years in illegally occupied land and learned nothing about the place you’ve stayed. Just living, no purpose, drive or initiative to learn any History. Shameful.
I luv this and FINALLY someone that actually called themselves haoles in a video about Hawaii 🤙 from big island
Pray for Maui 😭 Pray for Lahaina
Maui will be the next Gaza 😢
@@Atypical-archetypeno its not, everyone is fine there currently but comparing a disaster to a war zone is pretty disgusting.
@@Atypical-archetypeno 💀
I thought the rocks thing was only volcanic ones
You can't take anything organic from hawaii. So no sand, rocks or shells
You must not be Hawaiian
No, taking stuff off the island especially rocks is bad luck
Well, the islands are all made of volcanic rock, technically theyre all volcanic
@@midas7934 you want the menehunes and nightmarchers come for you Mr. Technically
If you don’t greet everyone in my house you’re rude ask him to leave🤣‼️‼️
I think this is just proper natural global etiquettes in general.
Be kind to everyone and everything and don't cause any trouble for others show respect.
yes finally one hawaiian version cheee