As a (japanese) hapa the only seafood I eat is mahi and the only sushi I eat is kappamaki and everyone makes fun of me. It use to upset my Japanese family that I had access to such great ahi and other seafood since my boyfriend at the time worked at fresh island fish and I wouldn't eat any of it
Surfing is one of those funny stereotype things for us local people. I've never surfed, most of my friends, who were born and raised here don't surf. But when people meet me on the mainland, a lot of times they'll ask me if I surf. A lot of people in Hawaii surf, but there are almost 1.5 million residents, it would be crazy to think that the majority of us surf.
I remember being surprised when you talked before about growing up in Kaneohe and did not go to the beach much. Maybe your parents were not beach goers. Here on the north shore where I live, going to the beach is a part of life. The kids all had to learn to swim when young so that they could just walk to the beach to go swimming any time with their friends. Part of regular life and, lets face it, this is a free, fun activity that can still be enjoyed by all in Hawaii no matter how poor you feel. Poke, Kona coffee and outer island trips are going to need money.
I can see where beach life is more associated with the North Shore, especially when growing up. And even with my own kids, we're going to the beach quite a bit and maybe they'll enjoy the beach more than me.
Aloha Chris , I think you were very brave to talk about these things you have never done ✅ The Poke I thought was a given that everyone in Hawaii eats Poke ! As a tourist like me , I couldn’t wait to try it. We headed off to Ono Seafood on Kapahula Ave and loved it. We didn’t really know what to order or with what dressing/sauce , we trusted the stores advice and loved it ! 😋 Cheers Rod 🤙
_Poke?_ What's that? I've never really heard about it, except on food blogs. But during my stays in Hawaii, I've eaten _kalua pua_ (roast/steamed pig), _laulau_ (meat wrapped in taro leaves) and _poi_ (taro root puree). Not at an authentic _luau,_ unfortunately for me, but off from a mini-supermarket shelf. They're quite delicious, though poi is probably an acquired taste.
I just saw your video on Japanese words used by Japanese from Hawaii that Japanese nationals don’t understand and I think I have a couple of them that I can explain. The first one is “Hana bata”. This one is half Japanese and half pidgin English . Hana of course is nose in Japanese and “Bata” is the Pidgin English for butter. Thus “nose butter”. Kinda gross but pretty accurate. The other one is Habuteru. This one is more “pouty” than grouchy. That’s about all that I can explain. I really enjoy your vlogs and I find them quite interesting! Keep it up! Mahalo
I love this video and totally can relate! I don't surf but live 3 miles from the beach, and I spent 5+ years working for a golf club manufacturer and don't play golf. My family loved it when I worked for the golf club manufacturer since they always received golf related gifts for Christmas and birthdays. 😂
I never owned a surfboard, but can surf, and had plenty of friends who surfed and always had an extra board if I wanted to go. I don't typically tell people on the mainland that I surf, though. People who surf are going out 5-6 days a week. The poke thing is kind of weird. I always thought poke was all about the fish. I never really thought of it as having a dressing, unless you're talking about poke bowls, which I associate more with the mainland. Coffee is perfectly understandable. Just because we grow it doesn't mean there's a strong coffee culture. That's like thinking people in Hawaii eat pineapple with every meal. I grew up on Kauai and always liked watching movies filmed there to see the locations or if I recognized any of the extras, but you're absolutely right about how they mix up all the locations (even when it's supposed to be set on the island). And I don't think I know anybody who's been to all the islands. I was talking with a coworker from Oahu about the fires on Maui and we both had the same experience of everyone asking us about it and how sorry they are, and it's like, yeah it's Hawaii, but it's a completely different island. I went there once when I was 7 or 8. It's not like driving to the next town over. If you don't have a reason to go to another island you most likely wont.
For poke, the fish quality is everything (I avoid any fish that looks brightly colored). If it's with rice, then the rice is second most important. The sauce is always the least important. Its usually just shoyu, oyster sauce, sugar, mirin, and sesame oil. Give it a try next time you go Off the Hook! Then you might get to keep your kamaaina status lol.
Here's an idea, how about making a video of you trying to do some of those things on your list?. I think it would be fun to see your reaction. As far as surfing, it is a skill that needs to be learned over time, but you could certainly Boogie Board right away(go someplace easy, like Waikiki) & don't forget da fins. Poke you must try at least once. Drinking coffee(make sure you do it in the morning). At least you can say you tried it once....Not everyone will enjoy everything Hawaii has to offer & that's ok.
(1) Surfing is pretty fun but everything has to line up just right to be a kid who grows up surfing. I grew up surfing but it was always small junk waves I could walk to. But, it seemed a lot more entertaining when I grew up with about 3 TV channels in black and white and bedtime is 7:30 etc. (2) Poke is pretty solid. You should try it, but not the stuff where they put a ton of other stuff in the bowl. That's for tourists. Get the good stuff they put on top of good sushi rice. Locals look at poke with regard to the quality of the fish, mainlanders look at the sauce and how much extra crap they gonna throw in there too. (3) Kona coffee is OK. My favorite coffee is actually that stuff the Vietnamese Pho' places have, that comes in the orange can. Get that and a good pour-over coffee maker like a Hario V60 and that's some good coffee. (4) TV shows about Hawaii are a mixed bag, they can be fun. The old Hawaii Five-O was fun because of recognizing the places. I used to watch Dog the Bounty Hunter a bit because it would show regular average neighborhoods. And I recently watched From Here To Eternity and it was fun seeing Schofield and places in the old-old days. (5) I've only been to Oahu (raised ages 5-25) Big Island (few days) and Molokai (few hours lol).
For a Japanese guy like you, the question is "have you been to Vegas" or better, "how often do you go to Vegas?" Also, Kona coffee is soo expensive, who's gonna drink that? Plus, a bag of "Kona" coffee probably has 5 beans from Kona.
I can understand not going to the beach or going surfing. Those things you kind of take for granted if you a local Hawaiian, just like I never been to the Statue of Liberty living in NYC, but Pok'e? Bro I been going to Hawaii for the past two years and lived on the stuff each time. Even my friend who went to college at BYU Hawaii and lived there for 3yrs loves Pok'e, we been trying to find a good Pok'e place here in NYC. If you should decide to try it, the best Pok'e place that I found in Waikiki is a little place called "Deep Blue." I went there so much the manager thought I was local.
Funny video. I was laughing on the surfing discussion. Not that I surf, but coming from a long-time golfer, which I don't really golf, I thought was hilarious. Growing up in Kailua, enjoying the water was good considering I grew up closer to the mountains and hills than the beach. I also live in Kaneohe, and it doesn't have beaches like Kailua, so I can see not having access to beach & play time there might be less interesting. Both golfing and surfing have aspects that can be similar. Both are mental and physical disciplines, requiring senses, physical ability, patience, and timing. Long hours of practice are needed to improve. Both strive for perfection, enjoyment of pleasure. Neither activity is one that anyone can pick up and be great at. Like everything else, it takes practice and determination. I imagine when one hits a hole in one on a tough course par, it must give the same pleasure of catching a super wave and a nice ride. No different from a skier or snow board rider, enjoying the course and the ride. It's an accomplishment. It's one of an audience of one against self, whereas, group sports, it's the thrill of competition against another set of people. I played enough sports as a youth with the guys, for football, basketball, volleyball, softball but also bowling, body surf, tennis, racquetball, bowling that you can see the challenges like games, chess, checkers, go, backgammon, stratego, monopoly how sports/games hone different skills in a person. Enjoy what you like and appreciate what you gain from it.
I guess golf and surfing may be similar, but I've mostly played golf in a competitive environment. Maybe competitive surfing isn't too bad since you're out there and there's a time element.
Chris, I won't ask you to turn in your Hawaii "local's card" cuz I can relate to some of the things that you mentioned. I'm not much of a coffee drinker, although I have drunk the local coffee before. I just find that the smell of coffee in general is better than the flavor. I'm still the guy who gives Kona coffee as gifts to mainland family and friends. As for surfing, I've never done it. When I tell people that, they are amazed, since I lived in Hawaii for 22 years. I have to explain to them that my eyesight is so bad that I would be a danger to myself and anyone around me if I tried. Nobody who surfs wants someone like that out on the waves. I used to body surf, but after getting munched seriously at Sandy Beach one time when I was a student at UH, I didn't do that much, if at all. I hurt my back really bad and am very fortunate I didn't end up paralyzed. Funny you should mention that you haven't watched any of the locally filmed shows. I didn't see any of the original Magnum shows until many years later. At the time I didn't have a TV, and when I finally had access to one, I didn't care to watch it. Have to say I enjoy the original over the remake, the same as with Hawaii Five-0. Nowadays, I mostly watch just to see familiar places, since I've been on the mainland for the past 23 years. Last but not least, I still haven't been to Moloka'i and Lana'i, and I don't expect to go to Kaho'olawe or to get an invite to Ni'ihau, either.
I loved LOST, too, but was very disappointed in the ending after all the build up. Up to that point the writing was so imaginative. So, to end it by having them all dead was such a cop out.
I've been to Lion Coffee on Kalani St. enough times that I've got you covered, Mr. Chris. I was there at least 4 times a week. I love it and look forward to going back there on my next trip.
From the documentaries I have seen, most of surfing is not photogenic or prestigious. Most of your time is spent paddling flat on your stomach trying to meet up with a wave. The well known, pretty part of surfing where you are standing tall on the board cruising the top of the wave is the LAST 10 percent of the process.
Poke YUM! It took me over three decades of yearly visits to Hawai'i to try poke, and then only after a friend's recommendation. You have the best poke, which we can't get in LALA Land (it has to be pre-frozen here to be safe.) Both 5-0's faked being on other islands. McGarret will get you. I grilled seared ahi on Molokai - better than steak!
Really enjoy all of the content you share! I have Kona coffee growing outside just because i like the smell of the blossoms and I don't drink coffee either. Lol as far as Poke, I don't eat anything raw either. I also have a healthy respect for the water and just how powerful it really is!
I score 3/5. Surfing is scary--something about deep water and the possibility of Kamohoali'i aka manô lurking beneath the surface. It's hard not to drink Kona coffee while working in a restaurant or a hotel. It's actually Kona "blend" because 100% Kona is supa' expensive! Watched the original "Hawaii Five-O" which shows you how old I am. Never watched Hawaii 5-0 2.0. Did they keep the original theme song? Most locals have never been to Moloka'i and Lanai...or tourists. Moloka'i, in spite of its "Friendly Isle" moniker, is far from it. There was a Safari Park economic "diversification" effort at one time. And NOBODY can go to Ni'ihau. Ever climb up Diamond Head before all the infrastructure and crowds? The Sunshine Festivals were very cool--the closest thing to Woodstock, but not crazy like Burning Man.
In Philly, you go to the Liberty Bell once with a school field trip and then never again unless you have to take out of town visitors. It proves you’re local. I’ve never had saimin, and want to try it one of these visits. My husband and I watch all those shows and get a kick out of the location switch ups. One time, they were supposed to be looking at Mokoli’i, and it was actually being shot On Mokoli’i. With Kualoa in the background. We get a kick out of knowing that stuff. Really, we’ve so enjoyed all our time on Oahu with our family and we love seeing the footage of places we’ve enjoyed. As always, I enjoyed your vlog. I guess there are people who can be annoyed by things everyone says. But I love your shots of un-touristy parts of Honolulu, local perspective, and level point of view. Thanks!
I knew absolutely NOTHING about poke' until I had one of my best Hawaiian freinds introduct it to me. Now, it's one of my most favorite foods, and I make it here in Charleston, SC with fresh fish. So good. So good.
Surfing is also about just "being". No bills, no attitude or stress. Catching a good wave is a bonus. Enjoy paddling out, sitting around, and talk story with friends.
First time I tried poke was when I was a kid, I never wanted to try but parents always bought and I always saw it at potlocks at the beach. The poke I tried was regular shoyu poke and I thought it was gross bc I wasnt use to the texture. But once you try the better poke I guess you just crave again sometime and you just grow to love it. Its a refreshing thing to have with rice 🍚 and just brings nostalgia to me of days at the beach. There are so many different flavors of poke now especially in Oahu I havnt tried yet 😋
I relate to not seeing all of the state you live in. I’ve lived in Seattle since 1978 and didn’t get to Mt. Rainier until almost 30 years later! I have been to Moloka’i. By chance, my first night there I met Larry Helm and some of his VFW friends and later in the week saw a couple of them again at a gift shop. Just hung out, drinking coffee and talking story (since I broke my toe during the week i couldn’t do yoga classes, and we joked about me having “a flat tire 🤣!). During that first night at Hotel Moloka’i and later at the gift shop in town I had such a nice time just talking and relaxing. Some of them had lived in the Seattle area or their kids went to college here. A favorite trip and happy memory and totally unplanned part of the week. Moloka’i is special.
I like the joke about the "flat tire." 😂 It afforded you a very unique visit to Moloka'i by creating the chance to meet Larry Helm and his friends and having talk story sessions with the locals.
@@christopherturco197 He made such an impression on me. We had quite a conversation about the distinction between fulfillment and success. I did not know about the Helm Family before I arrived there. It was a special encounter with distinguished elders after the loss of one of their brothers from the military. I’ll remember what Larry referred to Moloka’i Mana always.
Oooof haha the surfing. I don’t know about that, most of the time it feels like such a workout and I get back feeling physically exhausted and very hungry 😂 Part of it is probably just being out in the sun that long, but the walk to the beach with a longboard and all the paddling is def a good arm workout 💪🏼
I’m pretty similar. I don’t surf although I have paddle boarded. I don’t care for poke, only ever watch the old magnum pi when I was a kid. I’ve never been to Molokai or Kahoolawe and obviously Niihau.
I am also a person who has never liked coffee. I hate the feeling of burning my tongue. Therefore, I do not like hot liquids in general. I will make an exception for a good soup. A person can get away with eating soup slowly.
The original Magnum PI had a great deal of interaction with locals we used to play cast and crew in softball league. Have to go to Molokai love it there
My mom and brother were roaming the island back in 79-80 and were suddenly stopped for the red car to come flying out in the opening scene. They had no idea til they saw it on tv weeks or so later and were screaming we saw that!!!😂😂
I lived by some pig farms that used to let the neighborhood kids hang out and so got to eat all kinds of food I normally wouldn't have tried. I even remember his name: Masaichi Toishigawa! Some things just stick in your mind. Loved it. Best times of my life. As far as poke probably when I was bringing up my kids in Kailua. I ate all kinds of raw stuff. Star Supermarket used to carry "prepared crab" basically raw crab with spicy stuff on it. Man my mouth's watering. Even though I lived close to the beach I never surfed either. As a matter of fact, I had some school mates who lived in the valleys who had never even been to the beach! I used to watch Magnum PI, but it wasn't for the story line it was for the eye candy....Tom Selleck, LOL. Sounds like you are pretty normal. There is much to do and enjoy.
Monkey Mikes was insane yummy and i got to rediscover my childhood thrill of sleeping grass that my sons didn't believe me telling them about half their lives🤣
What about Huli Huli Chicken? I just like saying that, especially after hearing the funny pop song about it. Cracks me up everytime. I tried Poke, my first time in Oahu, just after Labor Day 2023. It was good, but I think it says something that I ordered it my first day in Oahu, and didn't order it again for the next 5 days of my stay. I have no complaint, I have eaten sushi over the years--so raw fish is not foreign concept to me either. I would just seek out other local foods first...and did so from Ala Moana food trucks ---going all the way to LuLu's (good stuff) by Kuhio beach--and even going all the way to the food trucks way up in Kahuku. As for the water--my experience with water, growing up near dozens of freshwater Wisconsin lakes--loved swimming as a kid, haven't done it nearly as much in several decades of being an adult. I did swim for a grand total of maybe 25 minutes (as grand total, not daily) over the course of 6 days on Oahu. And well, that 25 minutes probably spanned two visits to the beach, so average of 12.5 minutes in the water per visit . :-) Beautiful water, beautiful island. Personally, I just prefer to enjoy the island on land, or be in a boat🙂
I can totally relate as can my husband. We both grew up in Honolulu (Kaiser and Iolani) and moved away after college. We both don’t surf. I love poke my husband not at all and it’s because he isn’t a fan of sashimi or raw fish. We both have never been to Molokai or Lanai. I wouldn’t include Niihau since it’s not open to just visit and Kooholawe is not safe to visit. Until a couple of years ago my husband had not been to the Big Island. We visited and it was great - no relatives there for either of us! We both love Kona and Kauai coffee but we are coffee drinkers. Oh and TV shows filmed in Hawaii? I can’t watch either. Thus goes back to the original 5 O show. How did you go from Sandy Beach side and end up in Pearl City?? I would say you are not as alone as you think!
Surfing is also a California thing. Nope, never done it because I live too far from the beach and I heard about surf squatters who evict people they don’t like. Poke has invaded California. It’s everywhere. It’s not all raw. There’s some cooked seafood like tuna, octopus, shrimp. I don’t add rice, add salad only. I love Kona coffee, but seems like most grinds are 10% Kona. A medium roast is good enough. A show about Hawaii is redundant, but shows about Los Angeles is unavoidable. I liked LA LA Land. Besides Oahu, been to Big Island, Kauai, and Maui. It’s like going to Catalina Island when in California. A nice diversion.
My brother who is a good surfer (unlike me), says it really should be called paddling, because you do a lot more paddling than stand up surfing. (Of course "Paddling" is already taken.)
🌺 Aloha Chris 🤔 I’m thinking about your 5 things? I never took a liken to coffee, however I used to like Kona coffee Ice Cream and Kona candy. I also didn’t go to all of the Hawaiian Islands myself. The only island I really wanted to go and visit was Molokai! Kahoolawe, Lanai, and Niihau were on my list as well but I never went to those islands either? I would still…love to go to Molokai today but time will tell? 🤷🏻♀️🤔 Mahalo for your vlog and ALOHA 🤙🏽 🥰.
Ni'ihau is off limits or Forbidden to visit anway. I never visited Lanai, thoe my dad threatened me to work da Pineapple 🍍 plantation one summer on Lanai. Been to all the other inhabitanted Hawaiian Islands myself. The western Hawaiian Islands, no way...too remote! ❤❤❤❤ blessings Chris
Howzit Chris🤙🏼 really enjoy your thoughts and perspectives of life on O’ahu. You and few other local TH-cam channels, provides backdrops of places of memories of life in Hawaii. Been away for quite sometime; ohana backed up and moved to mainland during early 70s. A few years later I was fortunate enough to get orders to Oahu at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe 1980-1984. Our last visit, the wife and I visited ohana on Maui and Lanai’ back in 2001. Lana’i not for surfing as I recall, Lana’i isn’t known for getting waves large enough to surf. But, we did head to the beach as often as we could. When not swimming, we were fishing. Mostly spear fishing… can pick the you like eat fish and not wait for what you might catch with a fishing pole. Mahalo for sharing your videos with us. I’m sure it takes quite a bit of time and work to create each video and I greatly appreciate all your efforts to continue post such insightful content. Mahalo 🌴🌲🐬🏄♂️🏝🌺🌈🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼
Here's my take: Surfed once, didn't care for it because like you, not much into the ocean/beach; and it took too much time...tranquil though. Poke once, but I like my fish fried...bad for us, but so 'ono'. Kona coffee, and coffee in general, don't much care for hot beverages, that includes tea and hot chocolate. Hawaii TV shows get to me for the same reason. And it's not like a TV show made in California makes it a point to accentuate that they're making the show there. But going overboard pointing out landmarks, etc...although I did like 'Lost', as the show was shot in Hawaii, but not about Hawaii. Lanai is my final major island to visit. But with all of the limited flights there and its complications, perhaps when that is settled. The have a big cat/kitten reserve there. Lastly, consider which items in life may make it onto your 'bucket list'. I really don't have anything left to accomplish, as most everything I wanted to do and more, has been presented to me and experienced. I'm so thankful for that. Might be time for you to start your list...
Listening to this again. Glad that Hawai'i has a film industry. LoL about continuity errors: They are in every film. Scenes start and end in entirely different places, in every movie. It can be really disconcerting to watch 😮!
Niihau appears to be the most famous private island or an island that is the most desires to visit that is someone else’s personal residence. The most desired to visit private island.
A little off subject but, I've always wondered why Kaka‘ako Waterfront Park was built with those circles? Wonder if they had shows/performances back in the day?
I learned how to surf in Santa Cruz, CA. I body boarded in HI. Couldn't afford a surfboard. I love Poke since HS, its never too late to try Poke. It's both. Wow no coffee. Wow no Hawaii TV shows? What about Lilo and Stitch or Moana? What about tourism from TV shows? I haven't been to Maui, Kahoolawe, Niihau, and Lanai. You should go to Kalaupapa, I went it was a great trip. You gotta live your life.
I've see Lilo and Stitch and LOST. I've also seen Doogie Kamealoha. Just not those main Hawaii TV shows that are branded really prominently with Hawaii.
What 😮….poke 🍣. I could eat raw fish and go to the beach everyday. Not surfing but swimming and enjoying the natural vitamin sea 🌊. Hawaii coffee ☕️ is the best. Some do decaffeinated. Plus coffee cookies 🍪 is the best. Oahu is my best island to visit.
Eh bradda, wat kine dat. U no surf fo real. U sur u fum Hawaii. U like need dirty lickin. Wea u grad.... Punahou? Dey no talk Pidgin, dey speek Dove. U evah hear Barack Obama talk pidgin.... He no surf too. Jus playin bradda Poke bowl onolicious. No mis out 🤙🤙🤙
😜 Too funny. My brothers surfed and I can somehow relate to your logic. 🏄🏻😝 I don’t eat sashimi or poke. Nothing raw. 😝 I do enjoy California roll. 😋😜 Been fortunate enough to go to 6 of our main islands. 🌴 Try Kona coffee ice cream 🍨 So good. 😋 Yeah, just watched Hawaii 5-O back in the day. Tried to watch a new episode but started off too gory. Nope. 👎🏼 Yes, Hollywood can get us from Kailua to Waikiki in a nanosecond. 🤣 I’ve got your notification 🔔 on. See you then. 😃🌴👍🏼 Aloha from Alaska. 🌲
@@HelloFromHawaii played high school volleyball in the mid-70s - counted 11 times to Molokai and my daughter graduated UH Manoa in 2002 and we took my mom to Lanai via catamaran from Lahaina. Wish I golfed back then. 🏌🏻♀️ Aloha. 🤗
Aloha Chris! Maybe, for first time trying poke, have Reno @ Ono Seafood make you batch of Hawaiian poke-fish, limu, onion, inamona, alae salt=Pau! No mayo-based sauces, nomo sesame oil, nothing to detract from Fresh fish taste!...No feel to bad, have never surfed but suspect, it's totally different from you. Never visited Moloka'i, Ni'ihau, Kaho'olawe & Lana'i....
Ok. I get it brah. It's things that just don't fit your likes. But never having tried poke! However, I feel now, there is too much preciousness about all the different sauces etc. and would agree that you lose the essence of the fish. I like the old style. Fish, limu and some shoyu...oh and a beer!
Born, raised and live in Maui all my life...love the ocean but never surfed. I have done SUP, heihei wa'a (canoe race) and swam in open ocean. Kona coffee is very expensive but I found coffee from Moloka'i just as good but more affordable. I don't watch those tv shows filmed in Hawai'i except for H50 because I had a crush with that woman who played Kono. I have been to most mokupuni except for Lana'i, Ni'ihau (forbidden) and Kao'olwae. But never eaten poke???? C'mon, brah!!
Not even a single cube of poke just to try??? Unbelievable! You get a pass for the rest. I've never been to the Arizona Memorial! Was supposed to go in elementary school, but I was sick on the day of the field trip, and never made it on my own later.
Wow your observation of surfing seems extremely shallow and based a popular location like Pipeline . At the same time super glad everyone isn’t into it.
Dude, hilarious video. Hope you don't get too much hate for your remarks on surfing..lol. How about this activity.....walk around for about 4 hours while at the mercy of mother nature and literally only spending 20 total minutes doing the intended activity....aren't you a golfer? lol. so, don't knock surfing......lol. great vids. Look forward to the next one. Mahalo.
It's common to have people not go to the beach. I went for a long time without going to the beach after going alot as a kid. My grandparents were born and raised in Hawaii and don't know how to swim. Figure that.
OMG brudda TURN IN your aloha shirts, no eat poke , no like raw fish neva went surf, no watch magnum, no like kona coffe , l give you break fo not going to molokai lanai but you missed out, those days are gone the old style I mean. AAAH but I fogive you , but not too late to try poke & coffe in da morning is a winner. ALOHA. for fessing up , you know good fo the soul.😊
Ok,you don’t surf, you don’t ear poke, how about poi? I worked in Mishawaka Indiana they had a Hawaiian restaurant , they didn’t know what chop sticks were. Magnum PI the old one was whites only. The last magnum pi. Was much more real . YOu Bobby Lee. Tigerbelly. You guys are brothers He was on Magnum Pi. Yea, I love in Downey California, They find it weird that. I love to read. Well, I worked in indiana, Kentucky and michagan and texas for Eight years what else can you do out here. 😊
@@HelloFromHawaii I feel your pain. Oct 20. Downey theatre will have the. Makaha sons. Do, you know anything of them? Please let me know. I plan to take my balsa wood surfboards and my Hawaiian business buddies see them.. ok. Just need a brief history of what you know.. I grew up with Mas Shoji. He was from Hilo, I remember.him singing of Spam and masubi. I hated the stuff, He knew it. He told me. This was what we had. Yea, he would have shelves full of the stuff…. Just keeping it real .. Downey Cal
Appreciate all of the comments on this one. Maybe I'll try poke when I reach 50K subscribers 😆
As a fellow local I relate to all points except never eating poke. That just blew my mind 🤯 lol
Same here.
😁 Never tried it.
@@HelloFromHawaii Go someplace that's good. Off The Hook gets a lot of positive buzz. Or just go for sushi and get a sashimi set.
Thank you for your honesty, and not feeling the pressure of having to fit in with peers. Your true to yourself ...no harm in that 🤙🏼🏝🌋 😊
The amount of joy one gets surfing a single wave is so worth the wait!
As a (japanese) hapa the only seafood I eat is mahi and the only sushi I eat is kappamaki and everyone makes fun of me. It use to upset my Japanese family that I had access to such great ahi and other seafood since my boyfriend at the time worked at fresh island fish and I wouldn't eat any of it
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But I think he does eat raw fish… sushi
Surfing is one of those funny stereotype things for us local people. I've never surfed, most of my friends, who were born and raised here don't surf. But when people meet me on the mainland, a lot of times they'll ask me if I surf. A lot of people in Hawaii surf, but there are almost 1.5 million residents, it would be crazy to think that the majority of us surf.
I believe surfing is much bigger in CA.
@@HelloFromHawaii I love the beach. Surfing is hard. Getting and keeping one's balance is no mean feat.
Other sports that Hawaii has some renown for --- albeit not nearly as
much as surfing --- are NFL football, Professional Wrestling and MMA.
I remember being surprised when you talked before about growing up in Kaneohe and did not go to the beach much. Maybe your parents were not beach goers. Here on the north shore where I live, going to the beach is a part of life. The kids all had to learn to swim when young so that they could just walk to the beach to go swimming any time with their friends. Part of regular life and, lets face it, this is a free, fun activity that can still be enjoyed by all in Hawaii no matter how poor you feel. Poke, Kona coffee and outer island trips are going to need money.
Bambooman, Kanehohe
Kaho' olawe?! Carrying away-by currents. Why visit unless you like the idea of being mamed or killed by unexploed ordinance?
I can see where beach life is more associated with the North Shore, especially when growing up. And even with my own kids, we're going to the beach quite a bit and maybe they'll enjoy the beach more than me.
Aloha Chris , I think you were very brave to talk about these things you have never done ✅ The Poke I thought was a given that everyone in Hawaii eats Poke ! As a tourist like me , I couldn’t wait to try it. We headed off to Ono Seafood on Kapahula Ave and loved it. We didn’t really know what to order or with what dressing/sauce , we trusted the stores advice and loved it ! 😋
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Yes. Chris is still KamaAina. Coffee is to taste. The TV shows are too old or dated for Chris. So...who cares, Chris is a youngman. 😊😊😊❤❤❤
Poke is definitely a popular food. Just never really interested. More shocking would be if I never ate rice in Hawaii.
_Poke?_ What's that? I've never really heard about it, except on food blogs.
But during my stays in Hawaii, I've eaten _kalua pua_ (roast/steamed pig), _laulau_ (meat wrapped in taro leaves) and _poi_ (taro root puree).
Not at an authentic _luau,_ unfortunately for me, but off from a mini-supermarket shelf. They're quite delicious, though poi is probably an acquired taste.
I just saw your video on Japanese words used by Japanese from Hawaii that Japanese nationals don’t understand and I think I have a couple of them that I can explain. The first one is “Hana bata”. This one is half Japanese and half pidgin English . Hana of course is nose in Japanese and “Bata” is the Pidgin English for butter. Thus “nose butter”. Kinda gross but pretty accurate. The other one is Habuteru. This one is more “pouty” than grouchy. That’s about all that I can explain. I really enjoy your vlogs and I find them quite interesting! Keep it up! Mahalo
I love this video and totally can relate! I don't surf but live 3 miles from the beach, and I spent 5+ years working for a golf club manufacturer and don't play golf. My family loved it when I worked for the golf club manufacturer since they always received golf related gifts for Christmas and birthdays. 😂
That must have been fun working for a golf company.
I never owned a surfboard, but can surf, and had plenty of friends who surfed and always had an extra board if I wanted to go. I don't typically tell people on the mainland that I surf, though. People who surf are going out 5-6 days a week.
The poke thing is kind of weird. I always thought poke was all about the fish. I never really thought of it as having a dressing, unless you're talking about poke bowls, which I associate more with the mainland.
Coffee is perfectly understandable. Just because we grow it doesn't mean there's a strong coffee culture. That's like thinking people in Hawaii eat pineapple with every meal.
I grew up on Kauai and always liked watching movies filmed there to see the locations or if I recognized any of the extras, but you're absolutely right about how they mix up all the locations (even when it's supposed to be set on the island).
And I don't think I know anybody who's been to all the islands. I was talking with a coworker from Oahu about the fires on Maui and we both had the same experience of everyone asking us about it and how sorry they are, and it's like, yeah it's Hawaii, but it's a completely different island. I went there once when I was 7 or 8. It's not like driving to the next town over. If you don't have a reason to go to another island you most likely wont.
Mahalo for sharing. I don't think I could commit to surfing 5-6 days a week. That's a different kind of lifestyle. 😁
For poke, the fish quality is everything (I avoid any fish that looks brightly colored). If it's with rice, then the rice is second most important. The sauce is always the least important. Its usually just shoyu, oyster sauce, sugar, mirin, and sesame oil. Give it a try next time you go Off the Hook! Then you might get to keep your kamaaina status lol.
Exactly.
I might try a bite of my wife's poke next time. We'll see. 😁
Here's an idea, how about making a video of you trying to do some of those things on your list?. I think it would be fun to see your reaction. As far as surfing, it is a skill that needs to be learned over time, but you could certainly Boogie Board right away(go someplace easy, like Waikiki) & don't forget da fins. Poke you must try at least once. Drinking coffee(make sure you do it in the morning). At least you can say you tried it once....Not everyone will enjoy everything Hawaii has to offer & that's ok.
That's a good idea. Maybe I'll have to ask one of the foodies on TH-cam for suggestions 😁
(1) Surfing is pretty fun but everything has to line up just right to be a kid who grows up surfing. I grew up surfing but it was always small junk waves I could walk to. But, it seemed a lot more entertaining when I grew up with about 3 TV channels in black and white and bedtime is 7:30 etc.
(2) Poke is pretty solid. You should try it, but not the stuff where they put a ton of other stuff in the bowl. That's for tourists. Get the good stuff they put on top of good sushi rice. Locals look at poke with regard to the quality of the fish, mainlanders look at the sauce and how much extra crap they gonna throw in there too.
(3) Kona coffee is OK. My favorite coffee is actually that stuff the Vietnamese Pho' places have, that comes in the orange can. Get that and a good pour-over coffee maker like a Hario V60 and that's some good coffee.
(4) TV shows about Hawaii are a mixed bag, they can be fun. The old Hawaii Five-O was fun because of recognizing the places. I used to watch Dog the Bounty Hunter a bit because it would show regular average neighborhoods. And I recently watched From Here To Eternity and it was fun seeing Schofield and places in the old-old days.
(5) I've only been to Oahu (raised ages 5-25) Big Island (few days) and Molokai (few hours lol).
For a Japanese guy like you, the question is "have you been to Vegas" or better, "how often do you go to Vegas?" Also, Kona coffee is soo expensive, who's gonna drink that? Plus, a bag of "Kona" coffee probably has 5 beans from Kona.
lol. Only been to Vegas once. 😁 Stayed at the...Excalibur (not the Cal)
I can understand not going to the beach or going surfing. Those things you kind of take for granted if you a local Hawaiian, just like I never been to the Statue of Liberty living in NYC, but Pok'e? Bro I been going to Hawaii for the past two years and lived on the stuff each time. Even my friend who went to college at BYU Hawaii and lived there for 3yrs loves Pok'e, we been trying to find a good Pok'e place here in NYC. If you should decide to try it, the best Pok'e place that I found in Waikiki is a little place called "Deep Blue." I went there so much the manager thought I was local.
Funny video. I was laughing on the surfing discussion. Not that I surf, but coming from a long-time golfer, which I don't really golf, I thought was hilarious. Growing up in Kailua, enjoying the water was good considering I grew up closer to the mountains and hills than the beach. I also live in Kaneohe, and it doesn't have beaches like Kailua, so I can see not having access to beach & play time there might be less interesting. Both golfing and surfing have aspects that can be similar. Both are mental and physical disciplines, requiring senses, physical ability, patience, and timing. Long hours of practice are needed to improve. Both strive for perfection, enjoyment of pleasure. Neither activity is one that anyone can pick up and be great at. Like everything else, it takes practice and determination. I imagine when one hits a hole in one on a tough course par, it must give the same pleasure of catching a super wave and a nice ride. No different from a skier or snow board rider, enjoying the course and the ride. It's an accomplishment. It's one of an audience of one against self, whereas, group sports, it's the thrill of competition against another set of people. I played enough sports as a youth with the guys, for football, basketball, volleyball, softball but also bowling, body surf, tennis, racquetball, bowling that you can see the challenges like games, chess, checkers, go, backgammon, stratego, monopoly how sports/games hone different skills in a person. Enjoy what you like and appreciate what you gain from it.
I guess golf and surfing may be similar, but I've mostly played golf in a competitive environment. Maybe competitive surfing isn't too bad since you're out there and there's a time element.
Your planned trip to Molokai will be great.
Chris, I won't ask you to turn in your Hawaii "local's card" cuz I can relate to some of the things that you mentioned. I'm not much of a coffee drinker, although I have drunk the local coffee before. I just find that the smell of coffee in general is better than the flavor. I'm still the guy who gives Kona coffee as gifts to mainland family and friends.
As for surfing, I've never done it. When I tell people that, they are amazed, since I lived in Hawaii for 22 years. I have to explain to them that my eyesight is so bad that I would be a danger to myself and anyone around me if I tried. Nobody who surfs wants someone like that out on the waves. I used to body surf, but after getting munched seriously at Sandy Beach one time when I was a student at UH, I didn't do that much, if at all. I hurt my back really bad and am very fortunate I didn't end up paralyzed.
Funny you should mention that you haven't watched any of the locally filmed shows. I didn't see any of the original Magnum shows until many years later. At the time I didn't have a TV, and when I finally had access to one, I didn't care to watch it. Have to say I enjoy the original over the remake, the same as with Hawaii Five-0. Nowadays, I mostly watch just to see familiar places, since I've been on the mainland for the past 23 years.
Last but not least, I still haven't been to Moloka'i and Lana'i, and I don't expect to go to Kaho'olawe or to get an invite to Ni'ihau, either.
My dad likes the original runs of Magnum PI and Hawaii 5-O. Just not really my kind of shows. I enjoyed LOST, though.
I loved LOST, too, but was very disappointed in the ending after all the build up. Up to that point the writing was so imaginative. So, to end it by having them all dead was such a cop out.
I've been to Lion Coffee on Kalani St. enough times that I've got you covered, Mr. Chris. I was there at least 4 times a week. I love it and look forward to going back there on my next trip.
From the documentaries I have seen, most of surfing is not photogenic or prestigious. Most of your time is spent paddling flat on your stomach trying to meet up with a wave.
The well known, pretty part of surfing where you are standing tall on the board cruising the top of the wave is the LAST 10 percent of the process.
Poke YUM! It took me over three decades of yearly visits to Hawai'i to try poke, and then only after a friend's recommendation. You have the best poke, which we can't get in LALA Land (it has to be pre-frozen here to be safe.) Both 5-0's faked being on other islands. McGarret will get you. I grilled seared ahi on Molokai - better than steak!
Born & raised in SF,,, never been to Alcatraz, and a few other local sites.
Really enjoy all of the content you share! I have Kona coffee growing outside just because i like the smell of the blossoms and I don't drink coffee either. Lol as far as Poke, I don't eat anything raw either. I also have a healthy respect for the water and just how powerful it really is!
I score 3/5. Surfing is scary--something about deep water and the possibility of Kamohoali'i aka manô lurking beneath the surface. It's hard not to drink Kona coffee while working in a restaurant or a hotel. It's actually Kona "blend" because 100% Kona is supa' expensive! Watched the original "Hawaii Five-O" which shows you how old I am. Never watched Hawaii 5-0 2.0. Did they keep the original theme song? Most locals have never been to Moloka'i and Lanai...or tourists. Moloka'i, in spite of its "Friendly Isle" moniker, is far from it. There was a Safari Park economic "diversification" effort at one time. And NOBODY can go to Ni'ihau.
Ever climb up Diamond Head before all the infrastructure and crowds? The Sunshine Festivals were very cool--the closest thing to Woodstock, but not crazy like Burning Man.
I'm not sure about the theme song.
You crazy for this one brah 😂🤙🏾
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In Philly, you go to the Liberty Bell once with a school field trip and then never again unless you have to take out of town visitors. It proves you’re local.
I’ve never had saimin, and want to try it one of these visits.
My husband and I watch all those shows and get a kick out of the location switch ups. One time, they were supposed to be looking at Mokoli’i, and it was actually being shot On Mokoli’i. With Kualoa in the background. We get a kick out of knowing that stuff. Really, we’ve so enjoyed all our time on Oahu with our family and we love seeing the footage of places we’ve enjoyed.
As always, I enjoyed your vlog. I guess there are people who can be annoyed by things everyone says. But I love your shots of un-touristy parts of Honolulu, local perspective, and level point of view. Thanks!
Mahalo for sharing. Yeah, I love saimin. Had it yesterday at Zippy's. And appreciate the comment. Sometimes it's nice to show the non-touristy areas.
I knew absolutely NOTHING about poke' until I had one of my best Hawaiian freinds introduct it to me. Now, it's one of my most favorite foods, and I make it here in Charleston, SC with fresh fish. So good. So good.
That's great that you can make in SC. 🤙
Surfing is also about just "being". No bills, no attitude or stress. Catching a good wave is a bonus. Enjoy paddling out, sitting around, and talk story with friends.
First time I tried poke was when I was a kid, I never wanted to try but parents always bought and I always saw it at potlocks at the beach. The poke I tried was regular shoyu poke and I thought it was gross bc I wasnt use to the texture. But once you try the better poke I guess you just crave again sometime and you just grow to love it. Its a refreshing thing to have with rice 🍚 and just brings nostalgia to me of days at the beach. There are so many different flavors of poke now especially in Oahu I havnt tried yet 😋
I never grew up with poke and just never attracted to the sauces. I like plain foods. 😁
I relate to not seeing all of the state you live in. I’ve lived in Seattle since 1978 and didn’t get to Mt. Rainier until almost 30 years later!
I have been to Moloka’i. By chance, my first night there I met Larry Helm and some of his VFW friends and later in the week saw a couple of them again at a gift shop. Just hung out, drinking coffee and talking story (since I broke my toe during the week i couldn’t do yoga classes, and we joked about me having “a flat tire 🤣!). During that first night at Hotel Moloka’i and later at the gift shop in town I had such a nice time just talking and relaxing. Some of them had lived in the Seattle area or their kids went to college here. A favorite trip and happy memory and totally unplanned part of the week. Moloka’i is special.
I like the joke about the "flat tire." 😂 It afforded you a very unique visit to Moloka'i by creating the chance to meet Larry Helm and his friends and having talk story sessions with the locals.
Mahalo for sharing about your experience on Molokai. 🤙
@@christopherturco197 He made such an impression on me. We had quite a conversation about the distinction between fulfillment and success. I did not know about the Helm Family before I arrived there. It was a special encounter with distinguished elders after the loss of one of their brothers from the military. I’ll remember what Larry referred to Moloka’i Mana always.
Oooof haha the surfing. I don’t know about that, most of the time it feels like such a workout and I get back feeling physically exhausted and very hungry 😂 Part of it is probably just being out in the sun that long, but the walk to the beach with a longboard and all the paddling is def a good arm workout 💪🏼
You are such a cool person ❤
Enjoy your videos.
I’m pretty similar. I don’t surf although I have paddle boarded. I don’t care for poke, only ever watch the old magnum pi when I was a kid. I’ve never been to Molokai or Kahoolawe and obviously Niihau.
Coincidentally, a Magnum P.I. commercial popped up at the end of this video lol.
I am also a person who has never liked coffee. I hate the feeling of burning my tongue. Therefore, I do not like hot liquids in general. I will make an exception for a good soup.
A person can get away with eating soup slowly.
The original Magnum PI had a great deal of interaction with locals we used to play cast and crew in softball league. Have to go to Molokai love it there
My mom and brother were roaming the island back in 79-80 and were suddenly stopped for the red car to come flying out in the opening scene. They had no idea til they saw it on tv weeks or so later and were screaming we saw that!!!😂😂
I hear the Lana'i Cat Sanctuary is the best!
I would like to visit Maui one day, but, not for awhile so that the island can fully rebuild.
I lived by some pig farms that used to let the neighborhood kids hang out and so got to eat all kinds of food I normally wouldn't have tried. I even remember his name: Masaichi Toishigawa! Some things just stick in your mind. Loved it. Best times of my life. As far as poke probably when I was bringing up my kids in Kailua. I ate all kinds of raw stuff. Star Supermarket used to carry "prepared crab" basically raw crab with spicy stuff on it. Man my mouth's watering. Even though I lived close to the beach I never surfed either. As a matter of fact, I had some school mates who lived in the valleys who had never even been to the beach! I used to watch Magnum PI, but it wasn't for the story line it was for the eye candy....Tom Selleck, LOL. Sounds like you are pretty normal. There is much to do and enjoy.
OMG I remember Father Damien stories from when I was a kid. He is Saint Damien now, since almost 15 years ago!
Monkey Mikes was insane yummy and i got to rediscover my childhood thrill of sleeping grass that my sons didn't believe me telling them about half their lives🤣
What about Huli Huli Chicken? I just like saying that, especially after hearing the funny pop song about it. Cracks me up everytime. I tried Poke, my first time in Oahu, just after Labor Day 2023. It was good, but I think it says something that I ordered it my first day in Oahu, and didn't order it again for the next 5 days of my stay. I have no complaint, I have eaten sushi over the years--so raw fish is not foreign concept to me either. I would just seek out other local foods first...and did so from Ala Moana food trucks ---going all the way to LuLu's (good stuff) by Kuhio beach--and even going all the way to the food trucks way up in Kahuku. As for the water--my experience with water, growing up near dozens of freshwater Wisconsin lakes--loved swimming as a kid, haven't done it nearly as much in several decades of being an adult. I did swim for a grand total of maybe 25 minutes (as grand total, not daily) over the course of 6 days on Oahu. And well, that 25 minutes probably spanned two visits to the beach, so average of 12.5 minutes in the water per visit . :-) Beautiful water, beautiful island. Personally, I just prefer to enjoy the island on land, or be in a boat🙂
Haven't had huli huli chicken in a long time. Used to eat it more when they had for fundraisers. 🤙
bradduh. never tried poke or coffee!? what you doing cuz!??? lol
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funny list. totally unsderstand tho, I live in colorado. you should drink Kona coffee cuz it is sooo good.
Mahalo for your honesty!! For your Poke deficiency maybe try Da Bald Guy's Pan Fried Poke - 1/2 way there & so Ono!!
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I used to surf but don't anymore. Rarely go to the beach.
I can totally relate as can my husband. We both grew up in Honolulu (Kaiser and Iolani) and moved away after college. We both don’t surf. I love poke my husband not at all and it’s because he isn’t a fan of sashimi or raw fish.
We both have never been to Molokai or Lanai. I wouldn’t include Niihau since it’s not open to just visit and Kooholawe is not safe to visit. Until a couple of years ago my husband had not been to the Big Island. We visited and it was great - no relatives there for either of us! We both love Kona and Kauai coffee but we are coffee drinkers.
Oh and TV shows filmed in Hawaii? I can’t watch either. Thus goes back to the original 5 O show. How did you go from Sandy Beach side and end up in Pearl City??
I would say you are not as alone as you think!
Glad to know I'm not the only one 😁
I hear you can't have a really loud belly laugh in Hawaii, that you can only have A lo Ha. Is that true?😁😂
lol 😁
Surfing is also a California thing. Nope, never done it because I live too far from the beach and I heard about surf squatters who evict people they don’t like. Poke has invaded California. It’s everywhere. It’s not all raw. There’s some cooked seafood like tuna, octopus, shrimp. I don’t add rice, add salad only. I love Kona coffee, but seems like most grinds are 10% Kona. A medium roast is good enough. A show about Hawaii is redundant, but shows about Los Angeles is unavoidable. I liked LA LA Land.
Besides Oahu, been to Big Island, Kauai, and Maui. It’s like going to Catalina Island when in California. A nice diversion.
My brother who is a good surfer (unlike me), says it really should be called paddling, because you do a lot more paddling than stand up surfing. (Of course "Paddling" is already taken.)
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🌺 Aloha Chris 🤔 I’m thinking about your 5 things? I never took a liken to coffee, however I used to like Kona coffee Ice Cream and Kona candy. I also didn’t go to all of the Hawaiian Islands myself. The only island I really wanted to go and visit was Molokai! Kahoolawe, Lanai, and Niihau were on my list as well but I never went to those islands either? I would still…love to go to Molokai today but time will tell? 🤷🏻♀️🤔
Mahalo for your vlog and ALOHA 🤙🏽 🥰.
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Ni'ihau is off limits or Forbidden to visit anway. I never visited Lanai, thoe my dad threatened me to work da Pineapple 🍍 plantation one summer on Lanai. Been to all the other inhabitanted Hawaiian Islands myself. The western Hawaiian Islands, no way...too remote! ❤❤❤❤ blessings Chris
Ok I have to tell you to try the torched Mac nut salmon from sato seafood. That transformed so many of our non-poke eating friends lol.
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Hawaiian salt
Limu Kohu
Inamona
That's poke no need sauce
you do you. it's all good. thanks for sharing
Howzit Chris🤙🏼 really enjoy your thoughts and perspectives of life on O’ahu. You and few other local TH-cam channels, provides backdrops of places of memories of life in Hawaii. Been away for quite sometime; ohana backed up and moved to mainland during early 70s. A few years later I was fortunate enough to get orders to Oahu at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe 1980-1984. Our last visit, the wife and I visited ohana on Maui and Lanai’ back in 2001. Lana’i not for surfing as I recall, Lana’i isn’t known for getting waves large enough to surf. But, we did head to the beach as often as we could. When not swimming, we were fishing. Mostly spear fishing… can pick the you like eat fish and not wait for what you might catch with a fishing pole. Mahalo for sharing your videos with us. I’m sure it takes quite a bit of time and work to create each video and I greatly appreciate all your efforts to continue post such insightful content. Mahalo 🌴🌲🐬🏄♂️🏝🌺🌈🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼
Mahalo. Appreciate the comment. Hopefully you get a chance to visit soon.
Here's my take:
Surfed once, didn't care for it because like you, not much into the ocean/beach; and it took too much time...tranquil though.
Poke once, but I like my fish fried...bad for us, but so 'ono'.
Kona coffee, and coffee in general, don't much care for hot beverages, that includes tea and hot chocolate.
Hawaii TV shows get to me for the same reason. And it's not like a TV show made in California makes it a point to accentuate that they're making the show there. But going overboard pointing out landmarks, etc...although I did like 'Lost', as the show was shot in Hawaii, but not about Hawaii.
Lanai is my final major island to visit. But with all of the limited flights there and its complications, perhaps when that is settled. The have a big cat/kitten reserve there.
Lastly, consider which items in life may make it onto your 'bucket list'. I really don't have anything left to accomplish, as most everything I wanted to do and more, has been presented to me and experienced. I'm so thankful for that. Might be time for you to start your list...
I enjoyed LOST. One of my favorite shows and used to love seeing how they transformed local sites.
Listening to this again.
Glad that Hawai'i has a film industry.
LoL about continuity errors: They are in every film. Scenes start and end in entirely different places, in every movie. It can be really disconcerting to watch 😮!
Even a lot of The Ride: Back to the Soul of Surfing was filmed on Florida beaches 😞😞
Niihau appears to be the most famous private island or an island that is the most desires to visit that is someone else’s personal residence. The most desired to visit private island.
Never eaten Poke? Whaaaaat?! LOL! Actuality my brother doesn’t eat poke either. Shocking. 😂
People aren’t stupid-for the most part. The mainlanders are being fed the information that the Hawaii travel authority feeds them.
Okay you gotta try poke just once, as for everything else I get you. Watching those shows are more like a bingo game to me. Mahalo.
😅 Maybe I can ask my wife for a bite next time.
Surf, Poke, Kona Coffee... Those three things are what I save money to visit Hawaii as often as possible for... 😂
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A little off subject but, I've always wondered why Kaka‘ako Waterfront Park was built with those circles? Wonder if they had shows/performances back in the day?
Not sure. Maybe they used to have public performances?
You are a real one sir!
I learned how to surf in Santa Cruz, CA. I body boarded in HI. Couldn't afford a surfboard. I love Poke since HS, its never too late to try Poke. It's both. Wow no coffee. Wow no Hawaii TV shows? What about Lilo and Stitch or Moana? What about tourism from TV shows? I haven't been to Maui, Kahoolawe, Niihau, and Lanai. You should go to Kalaupapa, I went it was a great trip. You gotta live your life.
I've see Lilo and Stitch and LOST. I've also seen Doogie Kamealoha. Just not those main Hawaii TV shows that are branded really prominently with Hawaii.
What 😮….poke 🍣. I could eat raw fish and go to the beach everyday. Not surfing but swimming and enjoying the natural vitamin sea 🌊. Hawaii coffee ☕️ is the best. Some do decaffeinated. Plus coffee cookies 🍪 is the best. Oahu is my best island to visit.
I was drinking coffee in elementary school 😂
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Oh no Chris, never eaten Poke! Hawai'i has the freshest fish. Eat sashimi over rice with a touch of shoyu then.
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So true about Utahns not skiing or snowboarding! May be, because it is always there...
Idk test Poke either,as it’s raw
Eh bradda, wat kine dat. U no surf fo real. U sur u fum Hawaii. U like need dirty lickin. Wea u grad.... Punahou? Dey no talk Pidgin, dey speek Dove. U evah hear Barack Obama talk pidgin.... He no surf too. Jus playin bradda Poke bowl onolicious. No mis out 🤙🤙🤙
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I wen' grad public school. No worries 😆
I have the same list, except I eat poke lol
Same here, born and raised in Hawaii and I CANNOT eat Poke/sashimi…
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😜 Too funny. My brothers surfed and I can somehow relate to your logic. 🏄🏻😝 I don’t eat sashimi or poke. Nothing raw. 😝 I do enjoy California roll. 😋😜 Been fortunate enough to go to 6 of our main islands. 🌴 Try Kona coffee ice cream 🍨 So good. 😋 Yeah, just watched Hawaii 5-O back in the day. Tried to watch a new episode but started off too gory. Nope. 👎🏼 Yes, Hollywood can get us from Kailua to Waikiki in a nanosecond. 🤣 I’ve got your notification 🔔 on. See you then. 😃🌴👍🏼 Aloha from Alaska. 🌲
Six of the main islands is pretty great. 🤙
@@HelloFromHawaii played high school volleyball in the mid-70s - counted 11 times to Molokai and my daughter graduated UH Manoa in 2002 and we took my mom to Lanai via catamaran from Lahaina. Wish I golfed back then. 🏌🏻♀️ Aloha. 🤗
Aloha Chris! Maybe, for first time trying poke, have Reno @ Ono Seafood make you batch of Hawaiian poke-fish, limu, onion, inamona, alae salt=Pau! No mayo-based sauces, nomo sesame oil, nothing to detract from Fresh fish taste!...No feel to bad, have never surfed but suspect, it's totally different from you. Never visited Moloka'i, Ni'ihau, Kaho'olawe & Lana'i....
Mahalo for the suggestion 🤙
@@HelloFromHawaii...Sorry, Chris! Not Ono Seafood but Fresh Catch! Got my wires crossed!-lol...Or Ryder's Poke & Shave Ice...behind Dixie Grill-Aiea
Ok. I get it brah. It's things that just don't fit your likes. But never having tried poke! However, I feel now, there is too much preciousness about all the different sauces etc. and would agree that you lose the essence of the fish. I like the old style. Fish, limu and some shoyu...oh and a beer!
Never knew there was an old style. 😅
You crack me up - are you sure they are not going to revoke your license as a Hawaiian resident?
You needed some big brothers. Big brothers teach you everything.
Yeah, I was the big brother. 😁
Born, raised and live in Maui all my life...love the ocean but never surfed. I have done SUP, heihei wa'a (canoe race) and swam in open ocean. Kona coffee is very expensive but I found coffee from Moloka'i just as good but more affordable. I don't watch those tv shows filmed in Hawai'i except for H50 because I had a crush with that woman who played Kono. I have been to most mokupuni except for Lana'i, Ni'ihau (forbidden) and Kao'olwae. But never eaten poke???? C'mon, brah!!
We've enjoyed stand-up paddling. Only went once, but would try again.
No explanation needed bruh! You not local if you haven’t tried poke! Haha
Most locals are working all the time to live in Hawaii they don’t have time to do anything but work, eat and sleep.
Not even a single cube of poke just to try??? Unbelievable! You get a pass for the rest. I've never been to the Arizona Memorial! Was supposed to go in elementary school, but I was sick on the day of the field trip, and never made it on my own later.
Not a single bite. I just pass everytime people ask.
Local coffee is overrated , not missing out on that one
Wow your observation of surfing seems extremely shallow and based a popular location like Pipeline . At the same time super glad everyone isn’t into it.
Yeah, my view of surfing is just based on observation.
Dude, hilarious video. Hope you don't get too much hate for your remarks on surfing..lol. How about this activity.....walk around for about 4 hours while at the mercy of mother nature and literally only spending 20 total minutes doing the intended activity....aren't you a golfer? lol. so, don't knock surfing......lol. great vids. Look forward to the next one. Mahalo.
Yeah, golfing is a curious sport too. At least I'm the only one hitting the ball, though. 😆
It's nearly impossible to get sleep in Hawaii.
verry verry funny for me
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It's common to have people not go to the beach. I went for a long time without going to the beach after going alot as a kid. My grandparents were born and raised in Hawaii and don't know how to swim. Figure that.
Surprisingly, there are many in Hawaii who don't know how to swim.
@@christopherturco197 And among the countries that have produced
a lot of Olympic swimming champions are . . . Hungary and Russia.
Never drank coffee ever? What? That's Jay Leno level stuff.
Yeah, no coffee. Saved a lot of money 😆
Mahalo!
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Poke is overrated if you like raw fish. It is better to eat good sashimi.
OMG brudda TURN IN your aloha shirts, no eat poke , no like raw fish neva went surf, no watch magnum, no like kona coffe , l give you break fo not going to molokai lanai but you missed out, those days are gone the old style I mean. AAAH but I fogive you , but not too late to try poke & coffe in da morning is a winner. ALOHA. for fessing up , you know good fo the soul.😊
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Ok that's it I'm unsubscribing😂 JK but yeah it is mind blowing especially the part about poke lol how could you not😱🫶🏼
But no poke? 😂
Ok,you don’t surf, you don’t ear poke, how about poi? I worked in Mishawaka Indiana they had a Hawaiian restaurant , they didn’t know what chop sticks were. Magnum PI the old one was whites only. The last magnum pi. Was much more real . YOu Bobby Lee. Tigerbelly. You guys are brothers He was on Magnum Pi. Yea, I love in Downey California, They find it weird that. I love to read. Well, I worked in indiana, Kentucky and michagan and texas for Eight years what else can you do out here. 😊
Hey Magnum Philippine Island. 🤙
I've tried poi, but usually pass when offered.
@@HelloFromHawaii I feel your pain. Oct 20. Downey theatre will have the. Makaha sons. Do, you know anything of them? Please let me know. I plan to take my balsa wood surfboards and my Hawaiian business buddies see them.. ok. Just need a brief history of what you know.. I grew up with Mas Shoji. He was from Hilo, I remember.him singing of Spam and masubi. I hated the stuff, He knew it. He told me. This was what we had. Yea, he would have shelves full of the stuff…. Just keeping it real .. Downey Cal
Surfing is better than golf brah
Haven't golfed in years, but still pretty fun.
But you do eat poi for breakfast, right ?
Sorry, not a fan of poi. 😅
@@HelloFromHawaii Well then how about lomi lomi salmon ?