Living in America's Most Expensive State - Hawaii 🇺🇸
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 พ.ค. 2024
- Hawaii is the most expensive state to live in. Because of the high costs, many locals are leaving for the mainland. Join me today as we learn from a fascinating Hawaiian local Elijah McShane about what it's like to live in Hawaii: the good, the bad, and everything in between.
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Visit Shillong Bro,it's in North East India.
Haw A i'i is Polynesian God Clan that baptized. A Royal Priesthood. Born of the spirit. Ke Akua is Holy Spirit. Ke'a Kua is Cross we bear. My ohana has Christian Hawai'ian English Name. Awa Ke'a is Red Cross of Blood Cross. Mau Na. Ke'a is SOUTHERN CROSS IN SKY. HAWAI'I has relationship with Jesus Christ of Nazaret. if Ohana didn't baptize in 1800's when Kaahumanu did pilgimage we would have NO HAWAI'I.
We would be? A Tu'i? Now we need information on A Tu'i & Tu'i Tonga before Hawai'ian Kingom time period. Some of us more related then others.
I'm Hapa Kanaka. GENOCIDE is layed to cover up TRUTH. 🤫
In 1800s 153 polynesian dialects ended up in Hawai'iana. Hawai'ian pre- languae to english. 🫵😊
He is so nice
Congratulations with almost 3 million subscribers
Been living on Maui since 2015. Been broke for 9 years economically, but extremely rich spiritually. I'm happy here. Thank you for this video
Born and raised on Oahu - left at 18 to Las Vegas. Now I live in RENO. It's cool here, but nothing like home. Peter - you're making a real difference showing how things really are everywhere.
isnt reno more pricey then hawaii now haha
@@user-qz2tf6fh4jthat’s the tech money leaving Cali and buying in Reno
I'm half hawaiin but I live in Reno too!
Yeah, I was born and raised on Kauai. I lived in Truckee for 14 years. I just moved back to the islands, Big Island this time. And yes, houses are affordable here, kinda like the Midwest.
BOTH places are shitholes bruh. What does that make you then?😮
It’s not just that Hawaii is so expensive that people have to move, what he’s saying is that the real problem is that the native people of Hawaii are basically being driven off of their land because of the high prices. It’s like a modern day trail of tears. ❤
Look at Cali 😂
Hawaii had a Queen and was a sovereign kingdom. It should have never been annexed or "taken by force" by America in 1893. America tried to annex the Philippines in 1899 and the Filipinos fought back. 20,000 Pinoys dead but they stopped America from doing to them what America did to Hawaii and the native Americans on the mainland. Hawaiians chose peace to save lives but they lost everything in the process.
WOW great info
Kinda a bad comparison since the Philippines have population of 10s of millions while there were never more than a few million Hawaiians. The USA was never really enthusiastic about have the Philippines as a colony and they promised it independence almost immediately. That had no plans to do to the Philippines what it did to Hawaii
@@yomanleavemealone9815 the Americans had huge plans to colonize the Philippines. The Americans helped the Pinoys fight off the Spaniards and when freedom and independence was promised… America denied them and just tried to replace Spain. The Pinoys hated this and fought back. 20k Pinoys died fighting the Americans. America even invented a new handgun and caliber called the 45acp in response to the Pinoys specifically.
The fact is America leaves a base in every country its goes to war with. There are huge bases in Japan Okinawa Korea Germany Iraq and Afghanistan. ( up until the horrible pull out that killed 13 marines)
My point is Hawaiians should have used asymmetrical warfare and guerrilla warfare to fight for their country if they didn’t have the weapons and big army. It worked for Vietnam and the Taliban. America lost the Vietnam war and the Afghanistan war.
America did take over the Phillipines. It was an American territory until 1946, and before that, it was a Spanish colony.
Filipinos have taken over Hawaii.
I love how passionate and motivated this young man is, his love for his home shines through.
If I were getting paid all that money off of viewers I would be as passionate as a border police women and children sniper too😅
Keep Hawai'i in Hawaiian hands. ✊🏾
@@America_is_now_Mexico2.0delusional ignorance is an obstacle to understanding
Yah brah, way to expose what is needed to be heard and seen.
Your azzholizm shines bruh!@@America_is_now_Mexico2.0
The rich live where they want; the poor live where they can.
People get rich, so they can live like poor people. Example, rich people retire early and live in a beach or house and sit around and do nothing or just random shit. Lol. So why get rich?
@@JaySoul711the rich should be taxed more than they are. Generally speaking their percentage of paid taxes does not equal the percentages paid by common people.
Vote for Joe Biden! He honestly cares about us americans. Its the republican’s that make him look bad!
@@trudy285That is an incorrect statement you made.
@JaySoul711 Thats a strange take on it. All rich people just don't sit around and do nothing.
Uncle Dan’s passion for clean, organic, and authentic food is so healing to the soul to see.
As someone who grew up in the Bay Area pre internet I can sympathize with what he is talking about. The rich came in and took all our housing away, I now live in the valley where it is cheaper.
Racist and rude Chinese immigrants too.
When I lived in South Berkeley 15 years ago there were 3 black churches near my old block. They were all gone when I visited last year. The Ashby flea market felt like a ghost town.
It's not quite the same, Hawaii isn't just a beautiful place that was bought out by the rich. The Americans forcibly annexed the islands into the U.S.
I'm 51 years old, born and raised in Hawaii. We are planning on moving at the end of the year. We will be on a fixed income and will no longer be able to afford living here😢 mahalo Peter for daring enough to learn and share about the real issues of the native people🫶
It sickens me that Hawaiians are leaving their home. FREE HAWAII
Man I don't care if I had to eat rice and beans I would never leave Hawaii
@richardvass1462 and when they stop importing the rice and beans, then what? The government in Hawaii are never for the people. They profit off the backs of Hawaiians and prostitute the culture. Bread is $13 a loaf for Loves, on sale (Kauai)! And it won't get cheaper anytime soon
Buy land in Ka’u, I own my own acre for just $6K! Instead of paying rent for $2K each month in Kona, OV Acre lots are more affordable. It’s not for everyone and more rural, it’s far from everything and the gas and stuff here is just or more expensive than Oahu but I’m grateful as a kanaka I can actually live in my homeland and not have to be pushed out of paradise. I’m still struggling day to day but it’s worth it because now I’m bulldozing and having the choice on how to design my future home and acre how I want too. It’s in lava zone 2, on the slopes of Mauna Loa and closer to the vent but just like my ancestors, the ancient Native Hawaiians who lived here long ago respectively lived here with the earthquakes, vog, eruptions…It’s a give and take but many local families own their own homes and land here because it’s still affordable and we make do with what we can get while still living in Hawaii. ❤
CHINESE OR RUSSIAN BOT DETECTED No american will be there saying such things
This gentleman is the definition of a man. Kind, family man, strong minded. Love to him and his family.
Brah he cheats on his baby mama with the haole girls in his colonizer course and doesn't give his baby mama any money so she's on welfare.
Hawaii needs to make a law that only Native Hawaiians should be able to own land in Hawaii. All these wealthy mainlanders buying land makes Hawaii too expensive to live.
That sounds racist
@@kernmw10 No, its nationalist.
I think they need to limit the amout people can rent or sell to other people because if the people of the island cannot afford to stay in their home that's a huge issue. The people make the land, tourism helps them thrive but if they can't survive thats insane to me.
In Cuba only Cubanos could own land there😊
@@dellchica2373Then it should be that way for the mainland as well. China can buy up our land, but it’s not okay for Oprah to own an island? Which one is it 😂
My brother has lived in Hawaii for 20 years....in those 20 years I haven't learned even a small fraction of what Peter's videos have taught me. Thanks Peter -you are doing amazing work!!
Breaks my heart seeing the struggles they are in but find it so inspirational at their drive to fight back.
They just don't want you to enjoy the islands. Freedom for them, not for you. He blames foreigners when it's his own greedy people who sold their land to the highest bidder.
I have been fighting back too...after the same kind of rich destroyed my coal mining village in the 80s. They are decimating the world with these malpractices....based upon making money, and spending it in some natural beaty spot for their pleasure...and buying into the cultures, or buying them out...for profit...
Same to white people. White and Hawaiins together against globalism
Unfortunately that is literally every single state
Absolutely, particularly happy to see Hawaiians trying to reclaim agriculture, and to hear that local Hawaiians are achieving PHDs in their local culture, people and history.
Twenty year Oahu transplant, every year I get to live here is a huge blessing. The people, the weather, the vibe, the outdoors - NOWHERE on earth beats it.
Big islands 3’story building law is the BEST thing we’ve ever done.
The lower you build the more you spread out. More earth is covered in concrete. More cables and pipes more roads.
Congrats on the soon to be 3m subs! The diversity of your hosts throughout this Hawaii series have been really eye opening as a viewer getting to come along for the adventures! Thanks for taking us along, these human stories are one of the few things that bring people together in today’s sociopolitical landscape. Blessings!
Thanks Andy!
@PeterSantenello absolutely deserved. Big fan of your works, Peter
Enjoyed Daniel farm school and the concept of the pig farm 😮very interesting! Wild it doesn’t stink - pig farms in Missouri smell nauseating!! Miles away even! Both of these guys are so intense in their culture and Hawaii. I’ve tasted poi it’s not very pleasant in my opinion. Thanks again for our Saturday night standing date Peter! I don’t blame Daniel for being so pissed or any person who is native it’s sad . I’m glad you told them that we are all suffering right now in this economy under our current administration. I don’t think the kava did anything to you - I thought you would be kinda high from it . 😆
All the locals I met worked 3 jobs on average.
They said it was the price to live in paradise 🤙
Which is like what he said...locals and Hawaiians working so much to survive and stay in island and they don't have the time to inspire and change it's so sad.
Do you live there? Most locals work one job.
@@Randsurfer lived NS Oahu for past 13 years on Mainland now helping my Mom who is older with dementia. I don't know one local working one job only everyone hustling beyond words don't kid yourself. The struggle is real.
Just like anywhere, the uneducated or unskilled will have a harder time making it.
I wouldn’t say most technically skilled, higher level educated or union folks here work 3 jobs. Many folks do have a side gig of some type though.
@@AtortAerials 💯
I lived on Kauai for years and what I loved about it was the Ohana and the locals who lived rich and proud in their Hawaiian culture. This IS Hawaii. With the cost of living pushing them out, It will no longer embody what those islands mean. A house is just a house until you fill it up with people you love, then it's a home.
My family lives somewhere over their
I love Kauai I come every summer to Oahu Maui and Kauai from the mainland one day I wish to move to the islands I gonna hustle till I have enough to buy a house I love Poipu beach
Always such a pleasure to be a part of these amazing journeys. ❤😊
Peter, you have a knack for finding the perfect guest for each episode.
I've been watching your channel for years now and your content is always top-notch. I know I can pretty much speak for everyone else when I say, you have the greatest travel channel on TH-cam. In fact, watching your videos is akin to having uplifting intellectual discussions with the purest souls. You can't get that anywhere else. Thanks again Peter for being out there and doing what you do. It definitely doesn't go unnoticed.
Amen to that , so true 😊
Well said!!
I'm a loyal Saturday morning watching his content! Love it!
Well said. I totally agree.
I discovered Peter during the pandemic and he has been my geography teacher since then.
I first saw his video of South Asia and then Europe before he came home and went into the heartlands.
These videos of deep America is the best so far.
I live in northern most Reno and build furniture and cabinets for everyone in Tahoe. It's true, theres no buying a house up there. But with enough work and the internet, anyone can make change for themselves and there family. I'm a recovering heroin and meth addict. I also in 2017 got in a car accident that said I would never walk again. I'm doing it, I'm down to help anyone else that wants to try to better their life too.
Congrats on recovering.
By far one of my FAVORITE episodes from your collection. Keep doing what you’re doing🤙🏾🤙🏾
I love this series. My wife LOVES Hawaii. If not for kids she would live there. I enjoyed it but could not live there. When on Maui we had an interesting exchange with a Hawaiian. He said my wife was welcome to move and live in Hawaii, he said I would take some "work". Our trip included staying in a village in upper Maui and on the beach. No resort. utilizing the local markets and shops. Peter, you are right, every beautiful place in the world is in the same situation as Hawaii. We found people in Hawaii that said yes, move here. We found people who said thanks for visiting but don't ever think of moving here, you are not welcome to move here. This series verifies for me the situation and culture of that dual mentality. Thanks for your creative content Peter.
Super interesting comment, thanks for this.
She likes it because she has a thing for Polynesian guys, let's be real here. She even prefers Micronesian, especially Chuukese guys to you and that's sad she prefers 5 foot 6 Chuukese guys to someone like you who worked overtime and spent thousands trying to woo her over.
It's NOT the same situation though...other beautiful places in US going through the same economic changes are generally not seeing their culture & people become extinct in the very land they originated. BIG DIFFERENCE.
I’ve heard so many stories from friends, coworkers and strangers (on social media) about how much the native Hawaiians hates outsiders. My family immigrated from Thailand to USA in the early 90s and we’ve always shown so much respect for our new land. It makes me nervous going to Hawaii because I’m not gonna spend a large amount of money to a place only to be told you can visit but don’t come live here.
@@gem3639 history is bound to be repeated if we don’t learn about the past. Where have you been where locals were not displaced by resorts and big $$ controlling the path of growth?
Mahalo Nui Peter. As a Kanaka that was priced out of paradise I appreciate your fair, balanced, and RESPECTFUL approach to your recent trip to our Islands. If you are ever in Northern California (Sacramento Area) please reach and lunch is on me.
Aloha, A hui hou!
Rock Kahele
Sad you were priced out. I hope you have lots of family and friends where you are. And can go back to visit.
I was priced out- only visit every few years.
I need marry kanaka habibi lol
Left Sacramento for B.I. 13 years ago I don't miss Sacramento. They do have an Aloha festival though.
This video made me want to cry. So beautiful and authentic. Everyone featured is so high vibrational. What a magical land and people indeed!
I’m definitely one who prefers to listen to podcasts and get the truth of what is going on in the world. Peter, thank you for doing this amazing work 🙏🏼🇺🇸❤️
This guy is chill af . All vibes and a good person inside
I think he downed a bottle of that dropper stuff before the video. 😂
@@janeentumbao8690 lol.... I want some of his KAVA.... WHERES THE LINK???? 🤣
@@sonyagraske376 probs on his website? Hopefully
Which guy? Both pretty chill but this is locals shot of being heard a BIG responsibility.
Elijah McShame is one clown who tell HAYNs no capitalize on our culture then turn around and sell colonizer courses for money. All while playing dress up like he somebody.
Noooo, this episode should be longer!😅 I know there's much more to learn from these people. THANK YOU so much for sharing 🙏
Peter, you are a very intelligent person who makes a meaningful video. Didn’t know you were on Oahu, I live here.
You are educating viewers to open up their eyes to see the world broadly. I appreciate you.
THANK YOU!! Knowledge is power!! Keep it coming ❤️🙏🏻🦋
His drive to show you around the beautiful island is super peaceful. Your guest pure peace and a wonderful human being.
Thank you for this, Peter. This video touched me. I am from mainland USA, but I fled my toxic upbringing when I went to college and went to college in Oahu, was there for 3.5 years. To this day I say it was the best experience and taught me how big and wonderful the world is. I never wanted to live there, but I did see quite a few of the islands during my time there, and have such a deep love and appreciation for the history and culture. I've thoroughly enjoyed your series. Many things have changed in the 30 years since I've been there, but much has stayed the same.
As Kanaka Maoli we say "the continent" in referrence to the US States. Hawaii is our mainland.
quick someone call someone this man got touched!
Excellent. Thank you for having bradda Elijah educate the people of the world and Hawaii.
What you said about people who tune out of politics is true. I understand wanting to live your life but Politicians are happy to make all your decisions for you. That means everything benefits them. One party rule is very bad. This is where we are heading as a country.
Yeah, and it showed a lack of smarts when I looked into the Maui fires and saw a Tamara or something who was the head of safety and it was this lady with only pics of herself in bikinis and had NO background in anything but going to slack key guitar festivals. it made me appreciate OCD types, there's a great film with Charlton Heston and Richard Thomas about a total nerd who is head of that sort of thing in a small town, and he's a bit of a pain, it's a true story, but then a real disaster occurs and he saves the day! He would have had sheep grazing on those overgrown grasses like they do in NZ for starters....ps - I lived there and taught...
That’s where a huge part of the population would love us to be.
Hawaii could secceed?
Mahalo Braddah Elijah SonOfOahu and Braddah Peter for sharing our culture with the world. I am Kanaka Maoli from Oahu but now I reside in Las Vegas. I am more than 50% Hawaiian and been on the list for Hawaiian Homestead since 2008 and still waiting for a piece of land so that I can come home to. Its expensive to buy a single family home in Hawaii to where I can buy 3 homes in Las Vegas. Hopefully while you were in Hawaii, you got to meet Uncle Bumpy Kanahele. He will tell you a lot about the BS our people had to deal with. Always Pono.
Howzit Hawaiian! Question...if you didn't have to pay federal and state taxes would you consider moving back to Hawaii? How much would that help influence you in moving back or not? Just trying to brainstorm ways to move more kanaka back
@@sirij8784
Only way to move kānaka back is to end the US’s illegal occupation, have the US pull out of the Hawaiian Kingdom, pay the reparation fines for 131 years of illegal occupation and countless international law violations & deport all non-Hawaiians… which we (via our interim government, and multiple international law organizations) are in the process of making happen.
Did you get on the Kalima vs state lawsuit? My grandfather died in 2000, never got his land. But the lawsuit will pay out money because of that. Payouts are happening now!
@@sirij8784 Aloha Hawaiian. I plan to come back before I leave this world since I still have all my family there. I the only one that left the island because its too hard to make anything there to live comfortably. Its also hard to move back when you have these crooked politicians in office thinking they know what is best for our people.
@@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom Facts!
There is a song by the Eagles that has the lyric "If you call someplace paradise, kiss it goodbye". That is what is happening to Hawaii.
....and Vermont, too!!! 😢
The name of the song is called “The Last Resort”
And definitely....Florida ! 🌴
I'm old now, but the one thing I feel fortunate about - I got to see a big portion of the USA, & some of the world as well - before it became inundated with Humans. Before we tipped over the edge of Too Many.
Too bad - it was a beautiful world & you can't blame everyone for wanting to see it & also try to get THEIR piece of it. Problem is, the Age of Discovery is over & we are now entering the age of Greed & Destruction & I want MINE , & I want it NOW ! It is too late & no one is interested in doing it equitably. It's just a lust for more.
Happened for 50 years.
I was born and raised in Florida and I feel the same way about my state. The swamp land and prairies are being destroyed for housing all the things that made Florida such a wonderful state are being stripped away.
I’m from Naples Florida, born here in 81…. I feel the same as you. I kept seeing the stuff in this video as very similar to what’s happening here.
@@matthewcunningham9297 Still not the same tho.
Give it back to the natives
This man is rich in knowledge and I really enjoyed watching this. Thank you for sharing 🙏🏾
I was born and raised in French Polynesia (where original Hawaiians came from) and then lived in Hawaii - this video hit hard. Thanks Peter and Elijah !
Where in French Polynesia? Society Islands? Marquesas? Tuamotus?
@@ChagossianCheetahtahiti
Lmao french Polynesia? You euro say everything wild all Polynesians(samoans,tongans,maori,ect) come from Hawaiki!!!! French Polynesia isn't something that came from us its something the whites called it!!!! Do your research before typing please
I just returned from Oahu and I had the privilege to experience the island through the eyes of a family friend who was born and raised there. What an experience. I loved it so very much. I can’t wait to go back
Live here for a year or two.....you had vacation bliss.....trust me you will change your mind`
These stories on your channel are so important. It gives perspective to some of the stories that are geared in certain ways that don't tell truth.
Thank you for doing the work
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Peter thanks for finding these people and sharing your experience. It's heartening to see their lifestyles, and hear their stories, and understand things which would not normally have a chance to be shared.
The fact that we get free videos on TH-cam by Peter is truly a gift; keeping the education and knowledge alive. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
May I also remind you of the fact that our Native American population in our motherland, the Continent of America before the European Colonizers arrived, was around 15 millions, while the European population in their motherland, the Continent of Europe was around 25 millions.
Today, Native American population is 15 million, while the European population, in the Continents of America + Europe, is a staggering TWO BILLION! A shockingly sad truth. 😔
In my humble opinion, it's about time to decolonize the Colonized lands, and return to rightful owners Native American people.
Notorious global cardinal crimes the Christian West has committed, and benefited a great deal, such as Slavery & Colonialism had long been over, why on earth is notorious Colonization still lingering on, may I ask? 🤷
Amen!
You made a point.
A gift?
True.
Yes one of the BEST channels!!!
My family…myself, husband and three grown kids are going to Oahu and Maui in two weeks. It has taken us 28 years being married to afford this dream trip. I have been researching the history of the islands for years, and my son being a geologist has really informed us about the importance of respecting the land and people while we are there. I am so honored to see your beautiful home I know it will be more beautiful than I can even imagine. ❤
28 years? Your husband had to rely on you for supplemental income just to afford a trip to Hawaii, talk about sad. I bet you hugged your younger male co-workers more than you hug your own husband. He's the opposite of a Top G like Andrew Tate
enjoy your trip! love Maui
I went in 2009 in December. Christmas in Hawaii is amazing. It was a dream of mine every since the Flintstones and the Brady Bunch went there. That is how long I wanted to go. My daughter nad her husband were in the military so I was honored to be invited to vacation there. I hope that you have an amazing time. It is a mystical, magical ,beautiful place.
@Jennapitts8373 oh my the Brady bunch episode yes! I remember that too! I’m very excited everyone I talk to says it’s paradise!
@@ChagossianCheetahnotice how no one cared for your comment 😂🤡
I believe this is your best travel interview. Extremely holistic and it touched my soul.
Enjoyed this so much! The mana coming from Elijah is beautiful!
Excellent video. Henry J. Kaiser was a big developer in Hawaii after WWII and I bought a condo from Kaiser Pacific when I was in the Navy on Oahu in the 1970's. His claim to fame was a career in aluminum and cement, building the Hoover Dam and founding Kaiser Permanente to provide medical care for his employees on that project. During WWII, he built hundreds of Liberty Ships and around 100 escort aircraft carriers and then built the Kaiser automobile after the war. Needless to say, he was a successful entrepreneur and infatuated with Hawaii. It was a carefree time when I was there but the enormity of the social pressures has created an awareness which wasn't prevalent then. I've been watching a lot of historic videos on Hawaii and wondering if I should go back to end my days and this one digs deeper than most. Both of you did a great job on this one.
Thank you! And thanks for the background on Kaiser.
Go back.😮
Mahalo nui Peter. Keep sharing more truth about Hawai’i. The world needs to know our story. 🤙🏾
Wow, just wow! What an amazing series. Thank you for digging into what’s going on. I just found your channel. I’ll be watch all your videos.
Peter, I love the hosts you have guide you. Amazing people on every video. Excellent ambassadors for their cultures.
Mahalo for the video, I was raised in Hawai’i and speak the language and am a cultural practitioner. There are really valid reasons for leaving the place where many of our ancestors bones lay, but to be honest the primary reason for me leaving, not the islands but the US, is the high cost of healthcare. I have seen friends having to make fundraisers, go-fund me or sell their property to cover medical bills. Although I am in good heath now I do not want my wife to be burdened with any expenses if I need extended healthcare. I now live in a country that has excellent affordable healthcare and insurance coverage that covers the entire world, with the exception of the US. This is a uniquely US issue.
Great points! Which country did you move to?
The kingdom of Thailand
It’s also an issue in some of Europe.A small house in my seaside village costs over half a million dollars.Wages are 12 dollars an hour.
Aloha Peter - I live on Molokai, this has been a great series. Saw Greg and his son from Halawa in the store the other day and told him what a wonderful job you did. I grew up in Waikiki in the 60's and 70's when it was more mellow.
Thank you!
Stolen Land
did you listen what he said
Super knowledgeable videos, keep them coming, love the places and the people you visit with
Just moved 2 years ago. Oahu was becoming too expensive and with an autistic daughter it made it harder. Not to mention the chronics and increase in crime without punishments. Wish I could still be there but at the same time I love the new opportunities afforded to my family.
Elijah is one of my neighbor's sons.. I just spoke with Elijah yesterday, but i didn't see this video till now. I would've mentioned this if i had
Have you ever been excited about anything ,in life. Asking for a friend.
How much his colonizer course now? $150 per class?
Please thank him for taking Peter Santenello around. So many of us viewers have learned so much. Elijah’s insights were very interesting and the wonderful views of stunning Hawaii were really spectacular. I particularly enjoyed seeing a little bit of the spiritual aspect to native Hawaiian culture. Wishing you all well over in Hawaii 😊
Thank you for digging deep into Hawaii roots and the challenges we face. Love your channel.
I live in Cornwall, which is basically the Hawaii of England 😂 and we're suffering from the same issues. Like many other beautiful places around the world right now. Great content as always Peter 🙏🏽
This guy is such a beautiful soul. You helped me reconnect with the spirit of Aloha, Peter. Thank you!
Peter, thank you for the work you're doing, on every level. It is more important than ever. I especially appreciate the soul that comes forth from your talks with people.
Thank you Jenny!
Spent two weeks in Hawaii, one in Oahu and one in Big Island/Maui. So beautiful and loved it. We need to protect Hawaii for local Hawaiians at all costs.
How you gonna do that???
@@johnjaco5544Turn the rest of the islands into Ni’ihau. Where the kanaka export authentic Ni’iau seashell necklaces.
For thousands of dollars to an authorized jewelry seller with a certificate of authenticity.
By turning the rest of the islands into Ni’ihau. Where kanakas export handmade seashell necklaces,
For thousands of dollars to an authorized jeweler seller with a certificate of authenticity.
No we really don’t care actually
Take a look at beach parks after the weekend to see how Hawaiian people take care of the island.
Congrats on 3 million subscribers. You have an extraordinarily informative and entertaining channel!
Mahalo Nui Loa for a wonderful video series to share Hawai’’ Aina and people’s. Was born and raised and moved to Fremont, CA with family. Just came home recently to bring our father’s ashes home to Nanakuli. Was sad of the changes after 45 years of being away. It’s crucial to be involved civically to protect the resources and culture. So grateful that this series is bringing attention to the past, present and hopeful future.
thank you so much peter your bring so much introspective into your videos your doing a great job, keep up the good work
I really resonate with Daniel a lot. He's got a great setup going on and exactly what I'm doing here in northern New Mexico in the mountains. I would love to set and talk with him and share ideas. This whole Hawaiian episodes have been fantastic. So many great people out there. Thank you Peter again! You're what the world really needs and this is how we reconnect with each other and grow together.
Elijahs energy was awesome! Another great video
Peter, your videos NEVER disappoint! Elijah was AMAZING! Extremely articulate, insightful and the entire video was educational and entertaining! Thank you & God Bless! ... 🙏🏼
Thank u Peter for an amazing experience of Hawaii n Hawaiian culture! That lil man who showed u his favorite spot was just a blessing to see him playing n living his best life outdoor!
Next time instead of driving by the statue of king kamehameha, give him more video time than a 1/2 second of acknowledgement.
Anybody who's been to Hawaiin islands previous to the last 15-20 years used to see how beautiful it was. Now it's literally just like leaving California to go to California 😢 there's a Starbucks on every corner the whole entire beach is full of tourists. The things that made Hawaii Hawaii are gone it's very sad!! Big money ruins everything just a fact !!
I thought I was going to watch a video about economics. I ended up getting so much more.
Thank you Peter for capturing this excellent video. Mahalo Elijah! I appreciate all the knowledge and insights about your people that you shared in this video. Best of luck for your new ventures and journey with TH-cam. Ngā mihi nui from Aotearoa 🤙🏾
Yes, the same things happen in Europe,Germany to , beautiful places are crowded by tourists and rich people are buying holiday houses there, the locals can not afford the living costs .(see for example the island Sylt in Germany).
Money rules the World ! 💰
Yes, this happens in all the states in the US. The rich people buy up the most beautiful places for second homes. They are no longer accessible to the locals.
I was on Sylt 30 years ago, beautiful Island 🏝 but clearly for the rich also back then.
Sylt - Auslander Raus Auslander Raus.
Common cycle of cool places being blown up and ruined. Money often ruins those places. The rich move in, drive prices up, push out the locals and culture with it... the place becomes something homogenized remnant of what it once was then people wonder what happened to the place.
See Portugal too...Locals being displaced..
Love what Daniel's doing with his farming! Amazing work. Hope that catches on and grows immensely!
Yeah I like him. Wise and caring person. I looked for a link in the description but couldn’t find one.
It's called permaculture for anyone interested. Check out "greening the desert" by Geoff Lawtown or "hope in a changing climate" by John D. Liu if you really want to get inspired!! Cheers
Thank you Braddah Pete for always making time to share the lives and experiences of so many different cultures.
It’s so good to see Elijia! I miss living on Oahu, but it is so very expensive. He led our Fire community spiritually at our gatherings. Such a wonderful man ❤ Elijia, if you’re reading the comments, hello from Florida. It’s Michele 😊 This video was amazing & my soul wept when you prayed. You always touched my heart brother. Aloha
I’m so thankful for your exploration of people and places! Always beautifully put together, always learning so much ! Thank you for connecting us all❤
Thank you Mrs. Rodgers!
Just spent 6 months on Oahu on the east side. When you got to that homeless camp, tents on Waimanalo Beach, you passed Obama's huge estate 30 seconds before. Used to be where the original Magnum PI was filmed.
Oh yea,that wonderful man that fundamentally changed the Country.
t'is my duty to make sure obama is known as trash in hawaii
@@richardmorris7063 Right??? Thanks Obama!
@@Thisismycomment42069 right like he chases little boys around sherwood forrest and makes them sexy again
Don't hate on Obama for anything. So many people exactly like that and way worse look at haole Zuckerberg in Kauai Oprah list goes on for miles.
Loving Elijah's knowledge, passion and commitment with the culture and history. Thank you for sharing❤
This is your best episode and I’ve been watching for at least 2 years.
That was a fantastic visit Peter. Thanks for sharing.
I need to say something, "Mana" in greek means "mother", only we write it with double n...astonishing, awesome people the Hawaiians ! love from Greece, keep introducing the real USA to the world Peter.✌💙
Immensely informative and insightful!
This is an extremely eye opening series of video’s. I’m both happy and sad from what I’m learning, but living for the last 8 years on Lana’i, it makes me appreciate the simple way of life
Wow Peter, fantastic episode! Delving into the heart and soul of the rising generation of the gatekeepers and teachers of Hawaiian culture. My mother’s family lived on Oahu 50 years ago for a time to transition from living in New Zealand to the mainland US. The aloha spirit was planted in their hearts then and carried on through the generations.
Aloha is similar to cultural values of respect, honor, and compassion in other Polynesian islands and yet it is unique too. Elijah explained it well from his kumu, Hawaii is uniquely positioned to help the world live a higher spiritual way. Many are drawn to the mana of its islands and people. They feel aloha, and as the darkness and suffering continue to escalate in the world, truth seekers will be drawn to learn from those with greater wisdom and love rooted in the light. Bless the rising generation of Hawaiians who are preserving aloha, in all its ways, and teaching through example and love to the rest of the world. I pray their efforts may be blessed by heaven so the Hawaiian people can thrive in the islands and others will learn how to honor the land so it is not lost to selfish and bureaucratic interests. Aloha forever!
Amene
I watch all of your videos here in Oklahoma but I liked this one in particular. The scenery captivated me but mainly the gentleman you interviewed. He was so interesting and knowledgable! Thanx Peter
That is exactly how I felt. Thank you.
Hi from Oklahoma
@@Eaglemadhatter From Okie to Okie…As you know we have some beautiful scenery here in our state too. Unfortunately many will not get to witness it because of the misconception that Oklahoma is just a patch of dust on the prairie. Take care, Boomer Sooner!!!
I love your channel so much. I am going through a depression and financially struggling but your videos always make me forget about my troubles for an hour. Your content is A-one
Born and raised in Waianae on Oahu, but moved to CA years ago. It was a trip going from Waianae to a place where majority of people had no clue about the history and culture of HI and the people/Kanaka’s..but I realized it isn’t talked about or educated outside of HI. So seeing this type of content is so cool and I love that the REAL kine stuff is being shared. I hope this slightly change people’s mindsets when they visit, because when you go with love and respect for the land, it’s history, and the people on it is when you get to experience the HI we all know and love! Mahalo Peter and Braddah Elijah!!
Hawaii had a chance to change everything when COVID hit.
But they chose to follow Gov Ige when he shut down everything and handed out $5k tickets for going to the beach or Auntie's funeral. Except for the Japanese community because the flower shops are critical personnel.
HI could have elected Duke Aiona, BJ Penn, or Kaiali'i Kahele as governor in 2022, but you picked Josh Green.
The Democrats show almost daily what they think of the the Hawaiians.
The Army wrecks up historical sites, and Secretary Warmuth blatantly says she doesn't care.
The Navy pollutes the water supply, and they refuse to remove the oil tanks.
The government was warned in 2014 about possible fires in Lahaina because of the invasive grasses, but they did nothing.
Lahaina burns down, the government shuts off the water, and Biden shows up to crack jokes and issue out $700 checks.
Stop voting Blue. Vote for locals only. If they weren't born in HI, they shouldn't get your vote.
You're making me cry, my experience exactly.
Unfortunately these days Hawaii attracts more of the liberal hippie mainlander type, than the conservative voting country homesteader type. And sadly many of the locals and other recent migrants like from Micronesia have fallen into the habit of relying on government welfare benefits paid for by taxpayers. When I was going to high school in Hilo in the mid 2000s there were kids who purposefully planned to have kids without getting married just to get the single parent benefits.
This is what voting Democrat gets you no matter where you are.
Democrats ruin everything they touch
Voting red would get you the same result. Wake the F up already with thinking red is better than blue. They are the same. We need need to vote new not red or blue. Aloha 😎🎭✌️
Truley blessed to have lived on Ohau three times and received the welcoming embrace of Ohana from the Hawaiian peoples over the course of 30 years. Learning to love and live Hawaiian style is priceless. Mahalo, the gratitude remains!
The hospitality is truly amazing!!!!
This has been my destination for years, still on my bucket list... And the way this gentleman is explaining about Hawaii makes me crave more... Very passionate...
Thank you Peter for bringing such roots based people forward and allowing them to be heard! Some have great ideas and should be in on the development of their environment. Cheers Peter!
As a Kanaka Maoli. Me and my ohana had to leave due to our Aina is expensive. Mahalo nui loa for sharing ❤❤❤
I like Peter’s videos, his way of presenting and etiquette is amazing.
Such a great video. Thanks so much for sharing💚 Hawaii holds a special place in my heart…
Beautiful content brothers!
Thank you for sharing! I send Positive Vibes to Hawaiians and I hope things will get better. Keep fighting!
Thanks for this post!! This was so touching.These people have spirit and grace and god bless them all.And they have nothing but truth and answers to what needs changed in every society they simply speak the truth…☮️
Elijah’s passion and wisdom is so beautiful. I hope Hawaii will not be allowed to be stripped of its people, its culture, its ecosystems, and its history just to cater to the globalised world’s rich seeking “adventure” and “paradise”.
This series has been such a beautiful one and I thank You and Your wife for bringing it to Us in such a truly respectful and honest way! I have learned so many things regarding their culture znd spiritually I did not know. I will say that I now have listed this as the the 1 spot on The Bucket List and I have a strong pull to see it through My eyes and experience it in person🙏🇺🇲☮️