RELIGION IS EVERYWHERE, NATIVE HAWAIIANS AREN'T, AND JO DRIVES OUR RENTAL CAR | hawaii day 2
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Subscribe to Jo Franco channel ➡️ bit.ly/3ecJc3j It’s Day 2 of 5 in Hawaii, and we’re starting to unravel this Big Island. Why is religion everywhere? Where are the native Hawaiians? How do we speak Hawaiian? What was the coconut man really selling? So much questions you’d think you’re watching an episode of LOST - which by the way, we tried to do, but that, too, cost $200. Hawaii, we’re confused.
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A TOUR OF OUR $115 OUTDOOR AIRBNB + FIRST REACTIONS | hawaii day 1 → • A TOUR OF OUR $115 OUT...
GETTING A HAIRCUT (and local tips) + THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PARTS OF THE ISLAND | hawaii day 3 → • GETTING A HAIRCUT (and...
TAKING HULA CLASSES + EXPLORING LAVA TUBES + HOT YOGA IN HILO | hawaii day 4 → • ACTUALLY DOING COOL TH...
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**segments in this video
0:00 Waking up in the paradise of our outdoor AirBNB
1:30 Renting a car vs Uber
1:44 Hawaiian Language + Hawaiian Alphabet + Everything is so expensive + What do they learn in history class? + Boogie-boarding + AirBNB Tips
4:30 Riding a golf cart around southern Kona
5:30 Join our Facebook group + How we researched Hawaii
6:15 Hawaiian Lau-Lau
7:41 I am a huge fan of LOST
7:58 The Coconut man + Are those native Hawaiians…and what exactly are they doing?
10:05 Possibly busting our rental car
10:28 Arriving at some beautiful cliffs near Captain Cook, Hawaii
11:15 Booking an AirBNB experience…and not finding it
12:21 favorite vegan restaurant in Kona-Kailua + Why is Hawaii so religious + Being black in Hawaii + Driving around at sunset
13:55 Bloopers + Deleted scenes
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RELIGION IS EVERYWHERE, NATIVE HAWAIIANS AREN'T, AND JO DRIVES OUR RENTAL CAR | hawaii day 2
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I DON'T CARE if you don't have drones or helicopters flying over your head and showing us stuff. You have big and funny personalities and that's ALL THAT MATTERS ❤
Exactly what I was thinking!!
facts!
I lterally was gonna say this. Other vloggers use it because its noise in their vlogs to make up for the lack of knowledge or great vibes. Yall win both of these!
We learned about colonization, general language, we had kumu's (teachers) for language, music and dance. In our university and I'm pretty sure all public schools we learned hawaiian history, and have full degrees on hawaiian culture.
There are also efforts for cultural site reclamation, rebuilding, and in recent years have increased the amount of hawaiian language speakers. A lot had been going on, and that's just here on O'ahu, where I live.
Yes totally true I live on Oahu too and just to prove it the my whole school is required to learn different hula dances for May Day every year
I'm glad to read that. I've always been horrified at the US' actions historically, especially in the case of Hawaii.
I'm glad y'all are reclaiming your culture.
@Hipster Chic01 there are many ways, but the easiest way would be through the universities website. Depending on which you pick there will be different courses offered as well. From there the schools registrar or member of academic advising can help you take any courses without actually being a student, if you want. There are also courses offered online as well.
That man with the metal detector on the sand- little does he know there’s two dimes just chillin on the beach.
Thats my Uncle Ray cheeeeeeee e ee ehe eh eh eh eh eh ehe h
I love that you guys don’t just vacation and you actually care to learn about where you are and the people that live there
We have said for years (between ourselves) that if we ever go on vacation, it'll HAVE TO BE somewhere we've already been - we always have too many observations that we'd want to share when we visit somewhere new.
So I'm born and raised from Oahu, Hawaii and we did learn about U.S History but from Elementary to High School we are required to also learn about Hawaiian History to understand our own history and how our island which were once a royal nation became a territory and now a state of America.
by force as well! --_--!
By force and bc of pineapples 😔
Chasen Pestana wow i didn't even know about this :(
The last Hawaiian queen was a very devout Christian. I recommend looking up her story. Very sad when they took away her kingdom and exiled her to a room.
This statement would imply that Queen Liliʻuokalani, as a kānaka maoli, somehow lacked the intelligence and agency to choose her belief system.
*fun fact Hawai'i is the only American state with a palace.
And the only state with the British Union Jack in its flag
We cool like that Lol Chee
"I've had enough of all these little kids on vacation, taking my waves, showing me up."
Preach!
Hey Damon and Jo! I may be your only Tongan American subscriber lol so i thought i’d fill you in. Those men you seen in the straw skirts are actually Tongan men. They are wearing ta’ovala(s)which is a sign of respect. They must’ve just came from some sort of event i.e Birthday, wedding, church etc. Used very much like a tie is used in North America/Europe. Hawaii is full of Polynesians from the south pacific like Tongans, Samoans, Fijians and many more. Glad yall had fun! 🤙
omg Jo, as someone who grew up on Guam (an american territory) all we learn about is american history, Guam history for one year in high school. territories have it rough
They'll get around to it in like 10 years. It wasn't always like that for Hawai'i, took them 93 years!!!
I really thought hawaii was a state
Preach sis❤! I'm from Hawaii but my family in Guam is always telling me the lack of Chamorro History and language being taught
it is...@@shazz286
Same thing in Puerto Rico. It sucks
The rest of the states should also learn about the Kingdom of Hawaii.
Renee Williams agree
Yeah! They should offer courses at universities as well! My professor was telling us about the sugar companies and what business men did to hawaii and it made me sad
@@coreno96 they do! atleast did in my experience. it was a course in high school, and a requirement at the University of hawaii but i ended up living in vegas.
Agreed! I luckily enough learned about it in High School , I’m from Southern California for context.
Amber Rosario im also from southern california but they never taught us about it unfortunately ☹️
I LOVE this channel with no drone, no action and all talk! Woudn' have it any other way :)
alexandra badila agreed!!!!
Hi! I grew up in Hawaii and we were mostly taught us history and you guys are totally right about it being unmotivating. You guys are doing it right in not just staying at a hotel and booking up all your time. Love yall, thank you for your respect towards the islands and the culture, come visit us on Maui any time!
there's no need for the fancy stuff like drone shots because the commentary and Damon/jo's personalities make up for it... like its entertaining! Enjoy Hawaii (((:
Honestly if y’all did daily vlogs I would never get any work done 😂😂
Jo: “I was born ready!”
Driver: *proceeds to go 3500 miles per hour*
I don’t think I’ve laughed that hard at a Damon and Jo video til now, I have tears in my eyes lmaoooooooooo
Wait she literally said your name is probably 'mamon.' LMAO I'm literally dying I love her
Ronald Martinez 😂
As a Native Hawaiian who does not speak the language it is largely because of the fact that speaking Hawaiian became illegal and even learning it in school so my grandparents who were fluent never taught it to my parents so then it was never passed on to me. Oh and the people with "grass skirts with blazers" are samoans wearing their traditional attire also with formal wear and I am not Samoan but I've noticed that they wear those outfits for church. I started watching your guys' channel because I wanted to learn more languages and also to travel and it would be interesting to see you guys try and learn Hawaiian to some extent. Love you guys!
It's incredibly sad to realize that, should the current trends and colonial influence continue, most native Hawaiians and especially the Hawaiian language will be cleared out within the next few generations.
So I think we should all be like Damon and Jo and things like Duolingo and at least try our best to preserve what of the culture we know about, right?
When America overthrown Hawai’i they banned Hawaiians from speaking Hawaiian and our language was lost. About 30-40 years ago is when a group of Makua (parents) decided to make a change and start up school strictly spoken in Hawaiian only.
Now to the present day more and more locals are putting their keiki (kids) in Hawaiian language school so that it will perpetuate the language.
I am born and raised in Hawai'i. From what I remember, we were required to learn about Hawaiian history all throughout school. The guy giving you directions, was probably buzzed off alcohol, but his demeanor and the way he was talking is typically how a local, island uncle sounds. And most of them, are the nicest guys you'll meet. The guys you saw wearing the skirts were likely not native Hawaiians, but from Samoa, another polynesian island. They usually wear that attire for church. also GOOD CHOICE with herbivores, they are divine! You are completely right about the missionaries spreading God's word. There are four different types of people on big island, each with their own "section" on the island. Rich white people, mexicans, locals, and hippies. Lastly, I just want to comment on how refreshing it was to watch a video of the island that wasn't filled with girls spinning around in slow motion, underwater scenes, and expensive dinners. You guys have inspired me to "shut up and go" on trips multiple times
Jo's hair is just so gorgeous
I’m born and raise in Hawai’i, luckily was also raised Hawaiian which is sadly not as common as you think.
I’m lucky to been raised speaking Hawaiian and knowing my cultures vs others, majority of locals don’t speak or practice cultural things.
Y’alls personalities and real life advice makes up for all the drone shots in the world!! Love that you are exploring one of the pacific islands and hope that you continue to see more of them
In middle school and highschool here on o’ahu, we have hawaiian history as mandatory. But only one year in each school. the united states illegally annexed the monarchy, and my ancestors were forced to work on the plantations. Hawai’i is beautiful but there’s so much more than the scenery here.
Fun fact
In Turkish there are 8 vowels; a,e,ı,i,o,ö,u,ü
kevser sena merhaba
in Hungarian a á e é i í o ó ö ő u ú ü ű
been a fan of this channel for AGES so its so cool to see y’alls take on my home state. to help clear confusion: 1) yes hawai’i public schools have mandatory courses on hawaiian history, in addition to the standard social studies/american history classes you find at every other american public school. 2) hawai’i has a long history of religious missionaries which is there’s so much christianity, the people in the parking lot with the “coconut man” might’ve just came from church, hence why they look so fly mixing formal collared shirts & blazers with the traditional skirt. all the expensive helicopters/tours/etc. is not the hawai’i that i know & love so props to y’all for going with the flow of the locals, you rlly can’t find a place with more kinder or more welcoming people. 🌈🤙🏼
Ha-vî-yee (the W is a v sound similar to german)
There are 2 non-traditional letters in our alphabet the ʻokina and the kāhakou. The ʻokina adds a pause and the kāhakou lengthens the sound (a = short a, ā=long a)
The proper way to find the hawaiian equivalent of your names would be to go by definition, rather than translating or replacing letter for letter.
...and now I need laulau lol
Where's the kahakou in Hawai'i..
@@ansh0133 there is no kāhakou in the actual word "Hawai'i". You pause after the first 'i' [glottal stop] which is the 'okina
The title is everything
“and Jo drives”
It truly is upsetting to go to a place and realize that religion there is due to colonialism. I think about places like Mexico and other countries that were colonized and now indigenous religions are small or nonexistent and the religions are mainly Catholic or Christian.
Catholicism usually absorbed pagan traditions and declared them Catholic afterwards. This happened in Mexico a lot, for instance their fiesta de la muerte is undoubtedly of indigenous origin but when you ask them why they celebrate it they will say "because we're Catholic".
It already started way back in the late Roman Empire. The reason why the Catholic Church has saints while Protestants don't is because of Roman polytheism. The saints replaced the many different gods and goddesses and up to this day many people especially in Italy worship the saints and the Virgin Mary more than actual God.
Also the Christmas tree is originally a pagan tradition and has nothing to do with Christianity, they just kept it when the Germanic lands were Christianized around the year 1000.
The Protestants however are a different story, they split away from the Catholic Church when Martin Luther declared the principle of "sola scriptura", only the written word in the Bible matters, nothing else. Therefore they wouldn't allow ancient non-Christian traditions to live on within the boundaries of Christianity.
The hawaiian religion was abolished hunderds on years by the queen at the time kaahumanu, then when the missionaries came that religion took the place of the old one because the king at the time was of that religion.. 7th grade Hawaiian history, wow I still remember😂😂
We had a US history class and Hawaiian history class. I went to a private school founded by the last Hawaiian monarchy though. Public school is similar though I just more Hawaiian classes... language, culture, dance. Thanks for bringing this up!
Where do yall keep your things when you both go swim or even when you travel alone?
I am always so paranoid of leaving my phone and wallet alone so I always make sure that whoever I am travelling with one of us is always with our things which sucks when there is only two of you and you can't have fun together.
I always wonder this! Especially for them, since they have the expensive cameras!
I actually cut this part out but we did say we felt so safe in Hawaii that we didn't feel the need to constantly watch over our stuff like we do elsewhere in the world!
Well at least in Portugal it's usual in the smaller cities to just leave your stuff in the towel and cover them up but thats it. We all go to the sea together. If you live in a bigger town you can't be this relaxed but in places less crowded it's usual for people to just leave their stuff, though we always keep an eye on it.
@@DamonAndJo what about in other countries. Like Italy for example that has a reputation for pickpockters.
@@IndieJenny isnt it freezing in portugal
"it can be this pretty but still not be where you're supposed to be" DAMN
The funny thing about the “grass skirts and blazers” is in New Zealand that is totally normal 😂 just normal clothes. It probably is in Hawaii too
SO happy you took the time to research my culture and for pronouncing Hawai’i right!
LIVING for the Hawaii vlogs! ❤️
Man you guys never put up a boring vlog! I’m always so entertained and cracking up with y’all. Some travel vlogs are so yawwwwwn and touristy but you guys actually care about the history and appreciate everything even the simplest things like the chocolate beans lol Love y’all!!! Keep it up!!!
I have been contemplating about whether I should travel or not after I complete my studies (only have 5 months left 😆) and after I started watching you guys! I am most definitely going to TRAVEL!👏🏽👏🏽
Zoe Kennedy not trying to be weird but girl ur pretty af
Klara Arvidsson haha! Tysm 😊
one thing i didn’t know i needed but it VERY VERY GLAD that i got was a shirtless damon singing along to destiny’s child.
also damon being shirtless for 80% (and pantsless for the first bit) of this video is my favorite thing give us (the gays) more of that
thanks for all the recommendations for Paris went to the atelier des lumières LOVED THAT SHIT
I CANNOT WAIT TO GET BACK THERE! It’s one of my coolest things I think there is to do!
I LOVE SEEING U IN VIDEOS TOGETHER! It makes my day❤❤
It makes me really happy to see you guys together ...I feel like it's been a while ♥️
“First of all that was survived don’t get those confused “ 😆 I love sassy friendship and miss your duo traveling trips. Enjoy guys and be safe ❣️
I love that some scenes look like a movie you guys are getting so great with your cinematography and i love it
When I love Damon even more because is he a fan of LOST
I LOVE you guys. Your friendship is so pure and I only wish to find a travel buddy like you guys.
Hi, Damon & Jo! I was born and raised in Hawaii and can confirm that we did learn about Native Hawaiian history and was even taught how to speak and read several words and short phrases. Hawaiian culture was definitely emphasized. Also, just a quick clarification- Hawaii is one of the 50 states of the U.S. since 1959; not a U.S. territory! So happy you both visited! :-)
hahaha the history comment is SO insightful and I never thought about that. alsoooo, I bet they LOVED seeing their home Disney-fied in Lily and Stitch.
In high school, we learned about US History, Hawaiian History, and Polynesian History!!! So we got it all. Actually its what inspired me to go to college to study all types of History!
We learned about the Hawaiian Monarchy last year, and this year we are learning more about the annexation and the overthrow!!
This video is amazing! Planning to start my own channel bc I've been inspired for the past 4 years by you both... and you know what imma just do it! Hahaha love you Damon & Jo!
We mostly do American history but have a year of Hawaiian history in 7th grade
There was also Modern Hawaiian History in High School which was mandatory credit for us to graduate.
Top 5 fave videos!
you guys don’t realize how entertaining you are in the simple things you do 🤣
THAT AZEALIA BANKS PART!! YALL HAVE TASTE
idk if you're separating after this trip, but one of you should do a tour of that new airport in singapore! that could be fun and from there go to another country if the rest of singapore is on the pricey side, also visit a latin american country! would love to see what argentina is like
Go to east side of moku o Keawe (big island) that’s where all the locals are especially in Hilo/Mountain View, kea’au area. Mostly tourist and transplants live on the Kona side
Grew up on Maui, History class is the worst!! Lol but you guys are great, it's so trippy to see both of your takes on Hawaii and what it's like to visit for the first time.
my goodness....all that blue water..and lush greenery... just gorgeous. I need to go there!!!!!
I am dying for the Connecticut land comparison, so similar yet so....sooooooo different omg
You guys should check out South Point-- there's a super cool cliff-diving point there into very blue waters! And, also, if you don't mind tropical rains, spend some time in Hilo, so you can check out more beautiful black sand beaches like Waipio Valley's to hike to/chill at and Laupahoehoe to view/have a picnic at.
the guy driving did not care if you flewwww out the door im weak!!
Since I go to a Hawaiian school here, we specifically have separate history classes, Hawaiian history AND World history, we must take both. Most of us living here in Hawaii have either learned about our history in school or on our own.
I grew up on O’ahu, and in my school we had three major subject in history that we learned about (American history, world history, and Modern Hawaiian history) but longer terms of American history as it was a full year credit as opposed to Modern Hawaiian history which was a half year mandatory course
You can be indigenous and Christian^^^ it’s not an either or situation, and it doesn’t mean that native traditions are now somehow corrupted
Naomi Lopez yes it means.
Just came across your guys channel and I know this video is old but I love your guys videos. When I was in school we only learned world history and US history Hawaiian history was optional so I went to a Hawaiian immersion school and now I speak Hawaiian
you guys being you will always be a million times better than any fancy drones
Really enjoying this series. I briefly thought about moving to Hawaii. Turns out it's not for me, but videos like this help.
I lived in Hawaii for 3 years (military child) and I do remember in 4th grade, social studies was based on Hawaiian history. We learned about Hawaiian gods such as Pele and important Kings like kamehameha and early colonization. After 4th grade though, it was only U.S history.
I grew up in the big island so I was in kindergarten in like 2005/2006 and I remember very well being taught words in Hawaiian and songs and throughout all my school years we were taught Hawaiian history very heavily. Also we had a whole semester year in high school when we had to study only Hawaiian history.
luv u guys kisses from switzerland!
still can’t believe people from Switzerland even watch us
DamonAndJo I‘m from Switzerland too! Would you ever like to come here?
And from Austria 🇦🇹
Hawaiian history is a required class in middle school and high school. In elementary school, we are fortunate to have Kumus that teach us many Hawaiian customs and traditions.
There are private schools that have the Hawaiian culture, language, and beliefs embedded in their curriculum
I'm from Hawai'i and for fourth grade we learned about the culture of Hawai'i and even some of the language. I also do hula and we have to learn Hawaiian that way.
That’s great I didn’t expect it to be so many Christians in Hawaii that’s really encouraging... I recently became a Christian HalleluYah in Jesus name
In Danish we have 9 vowels: a, e, I, o, u, y, æ, ø, å. It's fun seeing how different the languages are!
Damon do you have a playlist on spotify? I would love to know what club music you listen too it sounds banging.
damon and jo on Spotify. They have a bunch of their playlists
I would like to thank you for making it to the end of that shady dirt road as I did not manage it all the way when visiting Big Island. My curiosity as to what lay at the end has been fulfilled and honestly, I'm a bit disappointed I turned back haha
omg wait y’all should be contestants on survivor!! i would watch the shit out of that
I can’t wait to see Damon’s video about São Paulo and studying in Brazil😋
i want to have a best friend relationship like damon and jo they are literally what i want my 20s to be like
Waw I rem the days when the videos were 2 minutes long. We love GROWTH !
damon and jo you guys need to go to my home country! Go to Cape verde this summer and i will give you a tour if you want
we can go to all of the islands by boat !
I heard LION BABE on the radio.... You guys keep killing it! 💗🦁🦁🦁💃🏻 Heeeey Damooooon 😊
You two look so darn good together!
I went to a Hawaiian charter school so we learners our language, our history and even the laws. Our school was so invested in this that we would protest at the capitol. Most Public school don’t learn our language or history and it’s a very sad thing
Guys! @1:12 The song is: lion babe - impossible (jax Jones remix)... Its not in the description for anyone wondering!
Puttin it in now! Thanks bébé (and ahhhh such a good song)
@@DamonAndJo omg guys hiii! Lots of love ❤️😍
Haha... I'd be y'all tour guide if have to. Lol I like that you guys are actually very curious and interested in learning about the hawaiian culture. We learned about the Hawaiian history like the overthrow, the plantation (which brought diverse cultures/population), and the Japanese Internment Camps. I'm sadden the fact that not many schools taught this since US was involved in these things.
I am so late to this, but I am a huge Lost fan as well (literally moved to O'ahu because of it) and it's good you didn't pay that high tour fee because it was hardly filmed on the Big Island! 95% of it was filmed on O'ahu hahaha
On Big Island, you can hitch hike.
Nice to see you guys together traveling:)
MDSSS,eu olhei esse video rápido,e podia jurar q era a Any e o Josh do Now United kkkkkk
Brasileiros e uniters... qq a gente tá fazendo perdido aqui?
Ps: tbm pensei a mesma coisa qdo bati o olho nos dois
Omg i love herbivores, their jackfruit nachos are so goooood
❤️❤️ booked my trip to Europe bc of y’all
OK DAMON AND JO HERE'S THE GIST: In Hawai'i we do get taught both Hawaiian and US History. Usually in elementary school we are taught Hawaiian studies (we sing the Hawaiian anthem everyday "Hawai'i Pono'i" and learn about the language, traditional games, the Hawaiian Gods and legends, and the kingdom of Hawai'i and the royal family from Kamehameha the First all the way to King Kalakaua and Queen Liliokalani) in Middle and High School we learn about US History and Modern Hawaiian History (consisting of important events in Hawaiian History such as the annexation of Hawai'i *which btw not many tourists or Americans in general know about*)
History, Culture, and religion are all precious aspects to us Islanders ❤🌺
Gnixzy what an amazing heritage to have ❤️
I'm loving these episodes!!!
LIVING for these Hawaii videos!!
LIVING for Hawaii! Thank you for watching 😘
Damon is so cutteeeeee!
hahah I feel like I'm watching reality TV not a travel show with you guys. Love it BTW I had a similar situation happen to me in Cyprus with the rental car because they drive on the left side of the road; even though I'm a leftie lol.
I try to incorporate ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi in our videos and planning on making education videos as well🌺
Amazing video 😍
Sending a lot of love from Morocco !!
"I was born ready!" - famous last words.