The blessing and curse of capitalism. The mobility to have almost all or all in consequence leaving others with nothing or almost nothing in comparison.
@@Ddreinthebay you mean crony capitalism. Under a true capitalism people are elevated through their own ambition and motivation. Therefore they could all make their situations better by moving, creating opportunity and wealth etc. Under crony capitalism, government teams up with it's chosen ones and society loses. China, Russia and America are perfect examples....yes China and Russia have capitalism too. China is the extreme with the Party owning a portion of ALL business and anyone doing business there. Crony to the max! Modern Communists will always blast capitalism but they will surely participate.
🚫 Not all homeless and houseless in Hawaiʻi are bums. Many of our houseless Native Hawaiians and locals in our islands actually do work 3-4 jobs just to survive and make ends meet. Many of them also volunteer their help in different homeless communities on their islands.
@@richardstevens7819 Many farmers in the US Canada and Europe are loosing their lands to respective governments. Prayers to all in desperate ways, God Bless
The fact Hi imports 90% of it’s fruits and vegetables is just mind blowing to me. There’s plenty of land to farm and produce it’s own fruits and veggies in Hi.
It's much cheaper to bring it in. There is some food that's grown here but it's much more expensive. There's also a Labour shortage for lower paying jobs here
As a farmer in Hawaii, I can explain a few things in short. We have greedy middle men here. Which means they will pay outside growers b4 wanting to pay local farmers a fair price. Here’s the even bigger kicker, as a producer, we must, by law, go through a third party (that greedy middle man) to sell our produce to stores. That greedy bastard sets our prices. Accept their offer or let it produce rot. This is one huge problem here. Next, the cost to grow things here for Pennie’s on the dollar in a lot of cases just makes it not worth it in most cases. Everyone makes money off of the farmer, and more times than not they make more than the farmer who’s doing all the hard work. We’re the only line of work where we pay retail for everything but must sell at wholesale. Politics are another reason. Won’t go into that. Oh and agricultural theft here is massive and cops are useless/don’t care.
Elijah is brilliant. I listened to what he had to say several times. “To conquer,” “To overcome” with money and power is exactly what’s going on here and everywhere that’s being destroyed. The people you refer to as bums didn’t destroy the place first. They’re the collateral damage. They’re victims.
The most corrupt in the entire nation only in Hawaii can a government public servant commit a felony … do jail time and still collect their pensions… crime pays in Hawaii
That's why moving off the big island to beautiful South Carolina so sick of all the issues and high cost of living and no Aloha I been here 18 years born and raised in wailuku Maui@@NickJohnson
I was a poor barefoot haole boy on Oahu- and never lived in Kailua, or Kahala, or Hawaii Kai- back when the military, pineapple, and sugar cane were bigger businesses than tourism. We lived in two-story apartment buildings with flimsy walls without air conditioning, in the midst of angry Polynesians, smug Chinese, clannish Japanese, and sad haoles that couldn't afford to return to the Mainland. I went back to visit graves and put memories to rest. While there, I saw Portland's homeless, San Francisco's fentanyl, NYC's greed, and Hollywood's perversion in the most beautiful place imaginable. When I returned to the Mainland, I saw homelessness, crime, greed, drugs and corruption.
Poor barefoot haole kid gang represent! Yeah, I think I could stand being back for about 2 weeks. I moved to the mainland in my early/mid 20s and the place has spoiled me, I can't be happy being back home and being a 2nd class citizen. Mainland or Someplace That Isn't Hawaii for me for now on.
@@daveoelke857 The worst part is their aversion to outsiders, as justifiable as it is, especially now, with that fucking thug police chief as an example, will work against them here.
@@j-willy4137 we actually have a good amount of conspiracy theorists but as you put it that’s just cause we have no one to trust, personally I don’t even trust the construction industry
The huge problems here in Hawaiʻi are mental health & substance abuse issues, the displacement of our Native Hawaiian people, houseless & homelessness, human trafficking and criminals have more rights than law abiding citizens.
I've been coming to Hawaii for 50 years and living here, in Honolulu, for 10 years. Originally from SoCal. I guarantee you I could go anywhere in the country and show you all the negatives and convince people that this is "the truth". I also could make a video of my "truth" in living here that is 99% positive. Look for the negative, or look for the positive and you will find what you are looking for. True in all aspects of life.
This is the truth, the things we refuse to acknowledge. What your talking about is delusion and dismissal. I'm part Hawaiian and born and raised 46 years on this rock, you cant tell me what the truth is @rdalby35
I have been fortunate to visit Hawaii several times (Oahu, Maui, Kauai) due to work (airfare and lodging paid for by the company I work for). It’s crazy expensive but me and my family love the place. It’s truly paradise. We try to eat local as the bigger/well known restaurants are too expensive 😬 We eat at Food trucks, food markets, or going to 7-11 (they have affordable rice meals). We’ve stopped by different free beaches, met different people/natives along the way. I know that it’s a struggle living there with the high cost of living but yet they are very kind and hospitable. I wish them all the best!
I 100% agree with you. the locals are all wonderful friendly people. The food trucks are the best. we tried to buy local and shopped the farmers market when we could to give back to the community . We just got back a few weeks ago and I would go back to chat with the locals that was one of my favorite things to do. The hospitality is the best there.
I left Hawaii in 1996. I lived on Oahu and the Big Island. There were always homeless along the Waianae coast, but not as bad as it is now. I used to snorkel and surf at Tracks Beach in Waianae where my car was broken into on 5 different occasions while I was out in the water. That was back in the 1980's. I don't recall the homes and structures looking as rundown as they do now in your video. It's beginning to look like Haiti or some other 3rd world dump. I guess its getting worse every year.
The obamas’ palatial estate in Hawaii is currently unoccupied as they are in their other palatial estate in Martha’s Vineyard. Being the magnanimous individuals they are, and as concerned about “equity” as they are, I am sure they wouldn’t mind if some of the “unhoused”locals in Hawaii stayed in their mansion (which could probably accommodate at least 60 people) until they were able to secure some proper accommodations.
The Obama's especially Barry who came to Hawaii often for a get away was totally funded by the Hawaii citizens & his property in Waimanalo was a concession deal by the State of HI. which is biased because NO Hawaiian could ever get permission to build by the beach. By the way Barack or Barry was not born in Hawaii nor is he a native son. His birth certificate is faked & no one in the govt. vetted him properly, someone dropped the ball on this.
I went to Hawaii once. Kaui. I don't think I would ever go back. All the people I met were transplants. They were from the West coast, the midwest. I don't think I met one person that was actually born there. This is happening everywhere. Rich people are coming into cities and actually pushing out the locals and turning the city into the place they left.
I used to live in Kealakekua for several years back in 2006-2013. I miss it terribly. I was grateful to have a job at the Kaiser. It is so sad the natives cannot catch a break. I say let them have their land back and we go back to being respectful visitors
I was born and raised in Hawaii and am native Hawaiian. As someone who has lived on the mainland as an adult, Hawaii has become the worst of the mainland. Homelessness, crime, sky high cost of living, traffic, and. terrible politics are just a few of the things that I see today. If we’re lucky enough we can inherit or buy property from family, but otherwise, even with two decent incomes, forget it. We moved back to be closer to family as we started a family and it makes me sad to have to live here because we are struggling even with decent money. Your narration is pretty accurate (at least on Oahu) thanks for sharing the truth.
Maybe better N Korea or chain controls the island ? Someone will it’s a very strategic area in the pacific rim and they have no military or industry to hold their own
It's true, but we're better than having been taken by Japan in the 40s or China now. If I were in charge, I'd make the islands a US protectorate governed by the Hawai'ians.
If you don't want to make your living from tourism,find and develop a better industry that supports you. Make laws against foreign ownership of real estate. Make laws against Airbnb and absentee landlords. Divert funds to build low income housing. Divert funds to clean up the environment.
We agree with your comment & many locals are doing our best to make it sustainable however Hawaii has corruption here & many people have gotten rich. Many of us voted for a Hawaiian candidate Duke Aiona for Governor who platformed "No one can buy any land here in Hawaii unless you live here 10 yrs. or more first.
In 1985 I had the chance to buy a beautiful condo in Pearl City for $90,000.00 I told my realtor I was not going to buy anything for $90,000.00 and still pay a lease payment. Last I looked that condo was about $800,000.00 One of many dumb mistakes I’ve made.
Thanks, Nick, for keeping it real We've known Hawaii is suffering, but i dont think we ever expected to see it in these conditions. Thank you to everyone who shared in telling some of the stories of truths.
Ancient Hawaiians, like humans all over the world, made war. Local tribes battled, killed and vied for dominance. It wasn't the utopia cultural victims would lead to believe.
@@davidlorang7697 They might not have been the first people there. The legendary race of small people (Menehune) could possibly been a real group of people that were there first.
Correction… Ha’ole literally translates into “ those without breath”, which basically means those that are not connected to their heart/ love, but instead only from the head/ego. It doesn’t really matter what color your skin is. Breath and authenticity is a very important aspect of Hawaiian culture. Loved the interview with the native Hawaiian at the end.
Good episode Nick! Spot on.. I moved there in 69 lived in Kailua, Maunawili left in 88. The house we bought for 90k and sold for 250k is now over a million. Population was only 500,000 on Oahu. You could surf all by yourself back then. Oregon is home now.. When we visit home, I stay away from Oahu, breaks my heart!!
It's not white people who should be blamed. It's capitalism and rich people. Not all white people are rich or feel the same way. That's what I wish they would understand.
I didn't ruin anything in Hawaii. I came there on vacation as a child in 1986 and I already felt the intense dislike from the locals. They hated us but wanted us to spend money. I felt uneasy there and would not return. Maybe it will all be solved one day. Who knows? None of my business.
I was in Hawaii a few months ago and what you’re showing here is true. I was really surprised to see so much homelessness. Truly trapped in paradise. The Uber driver told us exactly what you said: everyone is moving to Vegas. When you talk to the locals and tour guides, you get a certain sense of pride for the island way of life and respect for the beauty of Hawaii. It really is a place that’s awe inspiring and it’s a bummer to see how it’s gotten difficult for the Hawaiian natives. It makes me wish that we could fix it.
My family went to Hawaii about 3 years ago for Spring Break. I had no idea how many people there (especially natives) are just scraping by. Meanwhile rich people are buying all the prime property. Everything is crazy expensive since most of it is imported.
I knew a couple with no children of their own who lived in their United States northern home state during summer months and then went to their home in Hawaii for the winter. It must take lots of money to pay for and upkeep two residences. But I also worry about the displacement of Hawaiian locals and citizens who cannot afford rents or to have modest homes of their own where they permanently reside or try to live one day at a time on little or no income because of being jobless and, consequently, homeless. Where is the United States government's responsibility to care for its own citizens so they do not become impoverished and homeless? Justice for all is possible if the government is willing to enforce equitable laws that protect the poor from predation.
@@noraarico1313 this is only one of many examples that is contributing to Hawaiis housing crisis. 30 percent of property in Hawaii is owned by non residents. When not on vacation they will rent it out as short term or airbnb further exacerbating the problem.
I am a Hawaiian native and it's not the problem of only 'rich people' buying everything up, it's the cost of the housing, the inflation,the interest rates and this is the worst I have ever seen it - we can thank our local and federal politicians for creating this mess, not rich people.
@@noraarico1313The government wants us to live like this. Don't waste your breath talking to them. They're the rich with 3 houses ($Ɓiden) and we pay for their expenses thru our work and taxes. AND THIS IS OUR LIFE UNTIL WE CHANGE THE PEOPLE IN THE GOVERNMENT. VOTE RED.
Big Island here, I really appreciate "Nocals"! Thank Kim for that. I've been here 20 yrs, and yes, there is a huge attrition rate (70%). People move here thinking everyone plays ukuleles and dances hula all day. And the homeless, don't get me started - there are states that provide a one-way ticket to HI, and bcuz we have good social services, they stay. Problem is, our social services are for the people here already, so HI is being stretched. BTW, Elijah is the real deal re Aloha.
OMG I live in China, life has been getting worse here since Covid, less jobs, but man oh man, they are suffering in a paradise-like place, and in the first world country. After COVID, I guess the world world is going down. Hope this getting better soon. May god help all of us.
@@edgregory1 Sure, I agree to call it Wuhan or China virus, whatever, but the one to blame is the Chinese government who released the virus, and the leader Xi, should be recognized as a war criminal by international society, rather than a regional leader, not to mention the despicable attitude he has for what's happening in Ukraine.
@@edgregory1 YES, of course, I don’t like the virus leaking government(and Xi) as much as you do, even more , since I'm living under it with no free speech at all.
Correct- another paradise ruined. Yes, you will see 10-15 people in a house. It will be either that, or a homeless tent. It wouldn`t surprise me if the natives got sore. In Hawaii, there are no native plants with thorns, nor any native animals that are dangerous.
As a Latina american who loves Hawaii and can't wait to get back to visit. I want clean air and clean water just like you. Vote for President Trump. So people can start working again and start traveling again. SAVE AMERICA 🇺🇸
Read Michener’s 1959 book Hawaii. The missionary asked the local “where do you live?”, local turns around spreads arms says “here”. I read that 50 years ago in London and when I visited later in 1983 I decided he was just like me.
I bought a Kailua condo in 2015. I enjoy Nicks videos, but want to mention that thanks to left leaning govts in several places I had free healthcare, education, followed by 40 years employment by state funded Organisations. I owe it to rich taxpayers. It’s a good way to run a country that can work for everyone. Forgot to mention got state pensions now.
Lived here all of my life and everything in the video is the saddest truth. One of the run down home in the video was my old house over 30 years ago. Back then the rent for that place was $900 and that was expensive. This video speaks the truth.
The only way you can find a place in HawaII is if your rich, section 8, military, or from out of town, or have kids assuming the greedy landlord has that much compassion. The working class gets treated like garbage. I need to be making 3000 a month for a place that's 1000 a month in the hood of all places and my credit score has to be thru the roof for place with black mold everywhere. and I have to compete with some nepo baby that wants to live the Hawaii life for a year or two while we struggle to find places. And I'm black and not in the military so I'm definitely getting rejected cause we must be selling drugs or doing something illegal.
As an old, libertarian haole who begrudgingly attended public high school on Oahu, I find myself moved and inspired by the gentleman and his thoughtful and soft words at the end of this video. His aura is good.
As someone who wants to travel to all 50 states I would go to Hawaii once just to get the overall vibe of the place. I would never return after that though
@@RocksOff72it’s not the color it’s the attitude… Hawaiians fights their own kine as well just as anywhere else of colors, corrupted Hawaiis government does the same to their own people that lives here
Hawaii is really commercialized. Maui and the other smaller islands aren't all that bad really. Stay of the beaten trail and carve your own. You would be surprised what you find.
There's always the other race to blame for problems. That's why diversity ISN'T our strength, it only creates animosity and jealousy of others it's human nature and will never change.
Honestly, they probably would have been better off. But even if they weren't, at least it wouldn't be our problem. One less thing that White people would be blamed for. Not only that, but they're right to be upset about being displaced by retired old boomers and greedy developers and hotel chains. These people were never asked. At the end of the day, it doesn't really matter who's doing the replacement...you're getting pushed out of your own home. It's not right, and as a White person who feels like a stranger in my own backyard most days...I can relate.
Yup, he who controls Hawaii controls the Pacific. The Hawaiians would’ve been enslaved or killed by the Japanese or Chinese or whoever wanted it. They have no metal, no Bronze Age, no Iron Age, only the Stone Age, and didstand a chance. That’s just facts, but some want to live in some fantasy world with the Kapu system where they basically enslaved their own and would kill you over some slight offense. But they love their jacked up Toyotas, spam and EBT….
Nick, I am originally from Hawaii (Oahu) and still have family there. I left back in 2002 when I joined the military, I am retired now and live in the east coast. Let me know if you have any questions or need an opinion of an expat on what the biggest issue is in Hawaii and what could be done better.
That's great to hear lot of us out there really hoping the best for Hawaii. Thanks for doing what you do Nick. That's got to be a great kick man. Take care
I live in Los Angeles, and I've known for years about Hawaiians leaving Hawaii, often winding up in the South Bay. You also have a lot of Hawaiians in Oregon, Washington and Neveda.
Hawaii looks like at 1 time it was a beautiful peaceful place until new people came and ran it down SMH. Blessings to the true natives of Hawaii sorry for your loss of your homeland.🙏✝️
I saw you at the Lihue Southwest terminal :). I have lived on Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii islands for a cumulative 14 years, with 15 years in Japan in the middle. Working class housing is in severe shortage, but NIMBYs protest any construction of new affordable apartments. There is some hatred of white people in Hawaii (notably by white California liberal transplants), but realistically, being a US state was the best of all possible outcomes. Given the strategic location, Hawaii would never have remained independent, with the alternatives being 19th century Russia and Japan, two very unpleasant options. In the unlikely event Hawaii stayed independent, tropical island countries rarely escape third world nation status (think Philippines). And, Hawaii definitely was not a peace-loving utopia before Captain Cook arrived.
Facts, but still some misguided idiots think the Kapu system and a monarchy of death was better…. The Japanese would’ve killed or enslaved the entire population. It was their help with a downed fighter on Niihau that caused the internment camps of WW2. The nepotism in Kauaii is crazy bad. The good ole boy system is alive and well lining their pockets.
I have lived in HI for 3 year's now. When I first got here I was shocked. It wasn't what I expected but at the same time I didn't have very many expectations. I used to live in Panama 🇵🇦 and I loved it. So I guess I was expecting a tropical paradise maybe. It's the weirdest thing bc it's America but it's so far away, and it has a very different culture than most of America (which is a positive thing to me). I don't think that I will settle down here permanently bc of the affordability issue but I am going to try to enjoy it for as long as I can. I am glad that someone is showing "the other side" of living in HI and not just the cleanest beaches and Waikiki. Word to all visiting HI and especially Maui- please have the utmost respect for the land and the people.
@@tony_S22 I understand, Tony, and I have definitely seen the downside, but the video only shows the downside and is not a fair representation. Besides living here for 10 years, I have been coming here and spending quite a lot of time for 50 years, so I have seen the changes, many for the worst. But the same can be said of SoCal, where I am originally from...actually, I think SoCal is much worse. I volunteer a couple different places and have a lot of contact with locals, and I have never, not once, been treated with anything but friendliness and acceptance.
@@rdalby35 never been to SoCal, so can’t speak on that. But showing the downside is a fair representation because that’s what the locals are living through. It’s disingenuous when Hawaii is shown as “paradise” which enables mainlanders aka Californians moving here corrupting the state and driving up cost. The video never said anything negative about the aloha and kindness about locals, which I think the state offer the best in the nation. Cost of living is a major issue. That’s the reality of Hawaii.
@rdalby35 please elaborate. How is this not real Hawaii? We have to acknowledge the good as well as the bad so we can properly address the issues of Hawaii.
Looks as bad as Florida.Crime,drugs,homeless,traffic,rip off prices.Mild weather like Cali.,though.Lots of room at Slab city California.Lahina is done for,it's just history now.When the going gets tough,the tough get going.Nothing stays the same look how ruined Cali is now,that started fifty years ago.Sad.
We lived three years in Hawaii at Schofield Barracks while I was in the Army 1994-1997. Then again three years at Kaneohe as a Department of Defense Contractor 2009-2012. During or first stay there we would often snorkel Kaneohe Bay. Beautiful coral teaming with fish and octopus. By 2009 all the Kaneohe coral was dead. No fish, no life. The Hawaiians do hate us. They seem to hate each other too with all the violent crimes. If I was to go back I would go to one of the small, less populated islands. But I probably won't. Maybe the Philippines.
I appreciate when you let the people who have a deep history in the area speak their truth. The Hawaiian people have suffered so much but I found them to be very welcoming when I lived there.
I wouldn't do that. It really is an amazing place. I grew up going there and I've been there 5 times with my wife and twice with my wife and now 3 year old daughter. It's my wife's favorite place even after getting the full experience since I have family there, meaning we've seen the homeless camps and I actually make it a point to go to the western side of Oahu at least once everytime we go.
Aho my brother and sisters I am sorry for what happened to your home, I am native from Tulalip Tribes and I am so thankful to still be alive. I have been so thankful that are elders that passed on are native way of life. I pray for the great Spirit to come and help you in all you do
I lived there from 1985 to 1987. It was expensive then. I lived in Ewa Beach, Manoa and on Nuuanu and Vineyard. I worked in Foster Tower at a Baskin Robbins in Waikiki. I also worked at a Teds Kalbi. Great food thru out the Island. Super good weed. Nice people for the most part. Sad to see it look this way.
@@SusanEpp-q7c I lived on a small hill. We had a Chinese Cemetery with a big tree at the top of the hill. Legandcwas a guy chained himself to the tree and lite himself on fire. Tree lived, dude did not. It was a beautiful unobstructed view of Waikiki. Manoa I think means rainbow. At least that's what I was told. Fitting for that area, lots of rain brings rainbows.
I was in the Marines and stationed at KMCAS, Hawaii from April 1988 - May 1994; and what he was saying about the Native Hawaiian's being pushed out, well that was happening then. Much of that is their own fault as they keep Voting in Liberal Democrat's. The house we rented there in the 80's and 90's was about $250,000.00. I checked the other day, and it was 1.25 million. Hawaii was unaffordable back then; I cannot imagine how unaffordable it is now! Funny thing though; Hawaii has no industry and relies on Tourism and the Military for income. If the military were to pull out of Oahu, the whole Island would implode financially. Dude...people had 3-4 jobs per household even back then and were renting their homes to military couples and they were still barely making ends meet. You would have to be wealthy to live there now! Lol...Trust me - Hawaii is not Libertarian and yes most of the people are good people. I am white and we were called Haouli's but we didn't care because most of the people over there back in the day appreciated the military presence. The Graphic you showed about the Diverse Culture; well I can tell you, it has always been that way. Only 5.7% are Hawaiian. What does that tell you? Back in the 1980's the Japanese, Chinese, Pilipino, Korean and other Groups came in and bought up much land. When we were there it was diverse but many Hawaiian's were being forced to leave because they simply couldn't afford to live in their own state. Yes; Las Vegas and LA were potential areas that the locals moved to, but so were Washington State, Idaho, Utah, and Oregon.
You keep on blaming one party. Blame both. They are responsible for all this crisis. You were in the Military. That's another story. This country is so evil
@@ronbrown7941 Hawaii has always been a Democratic state. Hawaii always goes along with any BS the Dems tell them to do. I agree that both parties are as corrupt as heck though.
The largest military installation in the pacific is on the islands . It’s a very strategic geographical spot and if not USA it would China or N Korea even possibly japan. HI has no industry or military or power of its own
In America we generally agree the economy is improving or growing when people bid up the price of property. Unfortunately hawaii is to small for a labor force to commute from a reasonable distance away every day. Your janitors, restaurant crews, maintenance and repair workers, retail clerks, domestic servants, secretaries. Perhaps even your teachers and police.
When those houses you showed in Ewa first hit the market in 89/90 those houses were like 95k! My grandma used to live there you actually showed her old house. Now it’s million dollar homes. So sad. Ewa/Ewa Beach used to be a working class neighborhood.
Similar here mid 80s. Street he went down was one of the nicer/recently built. Other smaller homes were built in 70s or earlier. Crowded streets, cars parked on both sides
I left Hawaii in 1995, after living there for 12 years. Looks like I got out just in time. Breaks my heart to see what is happening there, my heart breaks for the locals being pushed to the breaking point, pushed right out into the ocean, getting poorer and poorer with the government not giving a damn. I still love those islands and am grateful I had 12 good, happy years living there.
They are much better off that native Americans in reservations. Hi draws the highest amount of federal aid, and they have free land and homes (Hawaiian homelands ) free healthcare EBT etc
Thanks Nick ! This is BY FAR one of the most interesting video's you have made ! Excellent idea to lead with a modern day native Hawaiian and his connection to the spirit of his ancestors. I really look forward to the rest of the vids in the series. No way could many of us ever afford or be able to see it today first hand, and I really thank you for producing this series !
Hawaii….the R.I.P. off state. Our government will nickel and dime both residents and tourists! Best to stay far away and don’t give into the hype so they can take too much of your money!!!
I was shocked how many young people were stuck there. They told me they came for vacation (party) and then burned through their money. Stuck there with no money, and looking for a way to get back home..
Grateful for your coverage of the conditions that hardly anyone ever talks about, let alone films or interviews the people experiencing it! We see it, we know it exists. Just no one seems 2B doing anything to resolve it. It is sad what has transpired on every Island! Nobody can afford to live on the land of their birth. These stories, needed 2B told! Mahalo!
Until you've lived here on oahu thru the sad event of covid 19 and see how life was before, during and after. You will never understand what it is like to live here.🤙
Hawaii and the united state peeked in the 80s and the downfall started in the early 2000s,Hawaii should have kept the sugar cane fields so neighborhoods could not be built🤙, all with respect to the Hawaiians 🙏✌️❤️🍍🥥🍹🌴
They are everywhere and the number grow every day yet we sent billions to Ukraine and open up our borders to the world's looters. I guess that's what our taxes are for. Let's Go Brandon!
With that attitude please dont visit because technically its not a US state. The last thing Hawaii needs is a foreigner with a bucket list and a bad attitude. @@NewHaven203
@@NewHaven203 technically Hawaii is not a US state no annexation treaty so you don't need to visit Hawaii, probably for the best considering your attitude lol
Oh yeah, get money, blow most of it on “infrastructure” ie car, office(out of house), staff (relatives), clothing, etc. produce a paper about basket weaving or build a basketball court and pound chest at what a great achievement while 90+% goes to fund lifestyle…..
Nick, well done, great job from a mainlander. You told it like it is. Thank you. Yup Oahu is a now a shed hole. It's sad because it was a beautiful and amazing place to be raised. Didnt want to leave but had to move to Los Angeles for work. Always thought about moving back, but not anymore. As Los Angeles deteriorated into a cesspool so did Hawaii. The people of Hawaii deserves a better govenment. Hawaii is one of the few states (if not the only) that impose a general excise tax of about 4% on gross income for the privilege of doing business in Hawaii. This is in addition to paying income tax on income after expenses. Hawaii's one party govenment takes in a lot in taxes, yet Hawaii's schools are ranked the lowest in the nation, one survey ranks it 37th out of 50 another 49th. The roads are a mess, the public restrooms are a health hazard with degenerates loitering nearby. Property crime is the 8th highest in the nation, just above Nevada and California. As your video showed, lots of homelessness, Hawaii is ranked 6th in per capita homelessness, just under California. Oh and just like California they have a rail system thats billions overbudget and not yet completed. Hawaii's rail system on Oahu started in February 2011 and after 10 billion dollars and 11 miles, service started 11 years later in June 2023 (at around 900 million a mile). The second half of the rail system is scheduled to be completed spring 2031. Based on past performance it should be completed by 2040 at twice the cost. Yes unfortunately the government of Hawaii has their own agenda. I was surprised that the majority of the population supported Trump. If so they should vote.
I got by as a young adult living in "rooming houses" where you'd rent a room, lights out at 10PM, no overnight guests, lots of rules but a solid place to live for a young worker/student. I'm not sure how many of these old style places are still around.
A friend of mine just returned from Honolulu, I asked him how his trip was. He said it was great. I told him there was some poverty and homelessness there. He said, "I didn't see any, maybe I was in the 'good' part of town." LOL.
@@decacards5250 Not all of Hawaii is like what is shown in the video. Waikiki is nice, but so is Hawaii Kai, Aina Haina, Manoa, Mililani, Kailua, Kaneohe, etc.
17:21 Nocals.. I see this half a world away in NC. People visit the quaint mountain towns, move there, then try to change everything. The scenery destroyed to build apts. for them, they even change the centuries old mountain dialect. People move here cursing the place, while telling you how great the place they fled from is.
Aloha brother Nick. I'm looking forward to this one. I also have a video from the day we hung out. It's only an 11-minute video, but a good one. I was waiting for you to post yours before I posted mine. Definitely hit me up next time you're in Oahu. You are always welcome in our home. Much Love and Aloha brother 🤙🏼
@@NickJohnson not yet, I have been looking around and researching. I almost went ahead and bought the one at Sam's Club, it was a DJI on sale for $700. But, it didn't have the monitor screen on the controller, and it didn't have a few other features that yours has that I really liked. So I'm going to spend the few extra hundred and get the better one like yours. Hopefully I'll be getting it within the next month or two.
Here's the entire Hawaiian Adventure playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLq-_cmf3H6yqccGbhjoid97_3BEWegGtf.html&si=v-w8dYO86DDkj556
Soon you will have million subscribers 🎉yay !!! I like your videos much more than World according to Briggs. Thanks for great videos. 👍
Thanks for all you do!🐾🌺
Thank you for exposing our democratic states.
Hawaii is no different than anywhere else. Everywhere the society and land is being corrupted by power and greed.
Definitely. It happens in every country.
Nick ever go to perto rico 😮
The blessing and curse of capitalism. The mobility to have almost all or all in consequence leaving others with nothing or almost nothing in comparison.
@@Ddreinthebay you mean crony capitalism. Under a true capitalism people are elevated through their own ambition and motivation. Therefore they could all make their situations better by moving, creating opportunity and wealth etc. Under crony capitalism, government teams up with it's chosen ones and society loses. China, Russia and America are perfect examples....yes China and Russia have capitalism too. China is the extreme with the Party owning a portion of ALL business and anyone doing business there. Crony to the max! Modern Communists will always blast capitalism but they will surely participate.
@@Ddreinthebay democrats...
🚫 Not all homeless and houseless in Hawaiʻi are bums. Many of our houseless Native Hawaiians and locals in our islands actually do work 3-4 jobs just to survive and make ends meet. Many of them also volunteer their help in different homeless communities on their islands.
Yup same on the mainland. A lot just can't afford rent.
@@DeanWooldridge-op2cm worse in Hawaii because the native population is being displaced in their own homeland.
@@richardstevens7819 Many farmers in the US Canada and Europe are loosing their lands to respective governments.
Prayers to all in desperate ways, God Bless
well said!!!
I agree. They are not all bums. Many have suffered tragedy. Be careful how you judge. You may be there one day.
The fact Hi imports 90% of it’s fruits and vegetables is just mind blowing to me. There’s plenty of land to farm and produce it’s own fruits and veggies in Hi.
Ask about Larry ellison's track record.
Yeah but it's all government protected land by environmentalist who hate humans.
It's much cheaper to bring it in. There is some food that's grown here but it's much more expensive. There's also a Labour shortage for lower paying jobs here
As a farmer in Hawaii, I can explain a few things in short. We have greedy middle men here. Which means they will pay outside growers b4 wanting to pay local farmers a fair price. Here’s the even bigger kicker, as a producer, we must, by law, go through a third party (that greedy middle man) to sell our produce to stores. That greedy bastard sets our prices. Accept their offer or let it produce rot. This is one huge problem here.
Next, the cost to grow things here for Pennie’s on the dollar in a lot of cases just makes it not worth it in most cases. Everyone makes money off of the farmer, and more times than not they make more than the farmer who’s doing all the hard work.
We’re the only line of work where we pay retail for everything but must sell at wholesale.
Politics are another reason. Won’t go into that.
Oh and agricultural theft here is massive and cops are useless/don’t care.
Elijah is brilliant. I listened to what he had to say several times. “To conquer,” “To overcome” with money and power is exactly what’s going on here and everywhere that’s being destroyed. The people you refer to as bums didn’t destroy the place first. They’re the collateral damage. They’re victims.
Many relocate to Las Vegas. I lived in Hawaii 22 years. I knew the nicest most kind people I've ever known. The polititions are very corrupt.
How would those transplants like being called a derogatory term the equivalent of "Haole' when they arrived in Vegas?
Correct, and the lawyers are even more so. I lived for a short while on Kauai-it’s corrupt AF.
You mean yet another one party controlled disaster.
The most corrupt in the entire nation only in Hawaii can a government public servant commit a felony … do jail time and still collect their pensions… crime pays in Hawaii
Nick, as you know seniors are always in jeopardy of losing their homes due to ever increasing real estate taxes and cost of living.
I know 😢
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DeSantis is passing laws against the HOA and their fees and fines in Florida at least. 🤷🏼♀️
Meanwhile you get people can’t even afford to buy a 1st home
That's why moving off the big island to beautiful South Carolina so sick of all the issues and high cost of living and no Aloha I been here 18 years born and raised in wailuku Maui@@NickJohnson
I was a poor barefoot haole boy on Oahu- and never lived in Kailua, or Kahala, or Hawaii Kai- back when the military, pineapple, and sugar cane were bigger businesses than tourism. We lived in two-story apartment buildings with flimsy walls without air conditioning, in the midst of angry Polynesians, smug Chinese, clannish Japanese, and sad haoles that couldn't afford to return to the Mainland. I went back to visit graves and put memories to rest. While there, I saw Portland's homeless, San Francisco's fentanyl, NYC's greed, and Hollywood's perversion in the most beautiful place imaginable. When I returned to the Mainland, I saw homelessness, crime, greed, drugs and corruption.
Well said.
Poor barefoot haole kid gang represent! Yeah, I think I could stand being back for about 2 weeks. I moved to the mainland in my early/mid 20s and the place has spoiled me, I can't be happy being back home and being a 2nd class citizen. Mainland or Someplace That Isn't Hawaii for me for now on.
Looks as if the meek are inheriting the earth…or homeless beaches
Sorry, but the abject smugness that you use nullifies everything you think you know about Hawaii.
@@BillGarner-vn1sx agreed!!!!
Those poor people in Lahaina can’t trust anyone, I don’t blame that man for being skeptical.
Yeah they don't even trust their white heritage under that tan. Funny how there are no real Hawaiians there just crybabies.
Yes, but they need to let the jounalists that even bother to go there remind the world what happened. It's really their only move left.
@@dominysynclair Good point! 👍
@@daveoelke857 The worst part is their aversion to outsiders, as justifiable as it is, especially now, with that fucking thug police chief as an example, will work against them here.
@@j-willy4137 we actually have a good amount of conspiracy theorists but as you put it that’s just cause we have no one to trust, personally I don’t even trust the construction industry
Watching your documentary series on the collapse of the US empire in real time on an iPhone is wild
It started in 1980 with Reaganomics.
No President after has ever changed his system.
I live in Colorado and the same thing here replace the locals and bring in people that will work for nothing and live on top of each other.
It's the same everywhere the Democrats are running.
Meth is a huge problem here.
I lived in Waianae, as a teacher, 1991-1995. They were years ahead in the abuse of METH back then.
@@gailbrebner8111 that’s crazy..
Looks like it
Everywhere 🇺🇸 and blues. Losing thousands a day but that’s not headline news. 😢
The huge problems here in Hawaiʻi are mental health & substance abuse issues, the displacement of our Native Hawaiian people, houseless & homelessness, human trafficking and criminals have more rights than law abiding citizens.
its not that we want to see the poverty but we want to see the truth
thanks for showing us
That's one way of putting it. 🍻
The truth shall set us free!
I've been coming to Hawaii for 50 years and living here, in Honolulu, for 10 years. Originally from SoCal. I guarantee you I could go anywhere in the country and show you all the negatives and convince people that this is "the truth". I also could make a video of my "truth" in living here that is 99% positive. Look for the negative, or look for the positive and you will find what you are looking for. True in all aspects of life.
This is the truth, the things we refuse to acknowledge. What your talking about is delusion and dismissal. I'm part Hawaiian and born and raised 46 years on this rock, you cant tell me what the truth is @rdalby35
He's been going through all the worst places in the country. I think he's getting a bit cynical.
I have been fortunate to visit Hawaii several times (Oahu, Maui, Kauai) due to work (airfare and lodging paid for by the company I work for). It’s crazy expensive but me and my family love the place. It’s truly paradise. We try to eat local as the bigger/well known restaurants are too expensive 😬 We eat at Food trucks, food markets, or going to 7-11 (they have affordable rice meals). We’ve stopped by different free beaches, met different people/natives along the way. I know that it’s a struggle living there with the high cost of living but yet they are very kind and hospitable. I wish them all the best!
We are at food trucks almost every day!!
I 100% agree with you. the locals are all wonderful friendly people. The food trucks are the best. we tried to buy local and shopped the farmers market when we could to give back to the community . We just got back a few weeks ago and I would go back to chat with the locals that was one of my favorite things to do. The hospitality is the best there.
@@tammymarch3225 - The (true) Hawaiian mainlanders where I live are very nice people.
How is it paradise when you’re surrounded by cockfighting and dog abuse
You’re heading for over a million subscribers with this one Nick. I know it will be one hell of an eye opener.🐾
I left Hawaii in 1996. I lived on Oahu and the Big Island. There were always homeless along the Waianae coast, but not as bad as it is now. I used to snorkel and surf at Tracks Beach in Waianae where my car was broken into on 5 different occasions while I was out in the water. That was back in the 1980's. I don't recall the homes and structures looking as rundown as they do now in your video. It's beginning to look like Haiti or some other 3rd world dump. I guess its getting worse every year.
Hawaii - beautiful and tragic at the same time.😮❤
Dang. Don’t let the Hawaiian board of tourism see this
😂
Hawaii been finished for a long time now
@@TalkingPoint773 they vote blue .
I think the tourists just go to the touristy areas.
@@TalkingPoint773🙁
When I was there in 1989, I didn't see any of that homelessness or poverty. Times have changed.
That was 35 years ago. Many places have changed a bunch since then. Especially LA
Homeless was definitely a problem in 89 also. Under the over passes, bridges and bushes/beaches.
@@devengudinas1649 Both very blue political areas. 🤔
@@larv8930 Also very desirable places to live with minimal inventory..hmm
you were at a resort. you don’t know anythibg
Not just in Hawaii EVERYWHERE
The obamas’ palatial estate in Hawaii is currently unoccupied as they are in their other palatial estate in Martha’s Vineyard. Being the magnanimous individuals they are, and as concerned about “equity” as they are, I am sure they wouldn’t mind if some of the “unhoused”locals in Hawaii stayed in their mansion (which could probably accommodate at least 60 people) until they were able to secure some proper accommodations.
The Obama's especially Barry who came to Hawaii often for a get away was totally funded by the Hawaii citizens & his property in Waimanalo was a concession deal by the State of HI. which is biased because NO Hawaiian could ever get permission to build by the beach. By the way Barack or Barry was not born in Hawaii nor is he a native son. His birth certificate is faked & no one in the govt. vetted him properly, someone dropped the ball on this.
I went to Hawaii once. Kaui. I don't think I would ever go back. All the people I met were transplants. They were from the West coast, the midwest. I don't think I met one person that was actually born there. This is happening everywhere. Rich people are coming into cities and actually pushing out the locals and turning the city into the place they left.
I used to live in Kealakekua for several years back in 2006-2013. I miss it terribly. I was grateful to have a job at the Kaiser. It is so sad the natives cannot catch a break. I say let them have their land back and we go back to being respectful visitors
Without shipping from outside it would turn to “Easter Island” after the last bird was picked off.
Last area I lived was Nuuanu. Some really great people, some aholes. Same as anywhere else.
I was born and raised in Hawaii and am native Hawaiian. As someone who has lived on the mainland as an adult, Hawaii has become the worst of the mainland. Homelessness, crime, sky high cost of living, traffic, and. terrible politics are just a few of the things that I see today.
If we’re lucky enough we can inherit or buy property from family, but otherwise, even with two decent incomes, forget it. We moved back to be closer to family as we started a family and it makes me sad to have to live here because we are struggling even with decent money. Your narration is pretty accurate (at least on Oahu) thanks for sharing the truth.
Hey Nick! Tell Oprah hi and make sure you paint your house that certain shade of blue…..cheaper insurance I’m told
Oh good grief here again with , ooh our people, pain! Displaced! You did it .😂😂😂
What are you on about?
Allegedly I Believe It!
Nick “That’s Soooo Sad What Have Happened To HAWAII!!😓🙌
i think they can set laser to different colors
The American coup that destroyed the Hawaiian Monarch has proven to be a DISASTER! 😢
Maybe better N Korea or chain controls the island ? Someone will it’s a very strategic area in the pacific rim and they have no military or industry to hold their own
It's true, but we're better than having been taken by Japan in the 40s or China now. If I were in charge, I'd make the islands a US protectorate governed by the Hawai'ians.
@@foxywhitetip7387 North korea taking control of Hawaii? Christ, get off the meth brother.
If you don't want to make your living from tourism,find and develop a better industry that supports you. Make laws against foreign ownership of real estate. Make laws against Airbnb and absentee landlords. Divert funds to build low income housing. Divert funds to clean up the environment.
We agree with your comment & many locals are doing our best to make it sustainable however Hawaii has corruption here & many people have gotten rich. Many of us voted for a Hawaiian candidate Duke Aiona for Governor who platformed "No one can buy any land here in Hawaii unless you live here 10 yrs. or more first.
In 1985 I had the chance to buy a beautiful condo in Pearl City for $90,000.00
I told my realtor I was not going to buy anything for $90,000.00 and still pay a lease payment.
Last I looked that condo was about $800,000.00
One of many dumb mistakes I’ve made.
Yep
Me too, I was then in the late 80s early 90s
@@petergraham1450 You buy it's called Fee Simple. What you are describing is called Lease Hold.
Thanks, Nick, for keeping it real
We've known Hawaii is suffering, but i dont think we ever expected to see it in these conditions.
Thank you to everyone who shared in telling some of the stories of truths.
Ok Mandy!
24:00 this gentleman said in short no outsiders respect our culture. As a mainlander, we lost our culture 15 years ago. 🇺🇸 😢
To be fair, they started losing theirs way before that.
Ancient Hawaiians, like humans all over the world, made war. Local tribes battled, killed and vied for dominance. It wasn't the utopia cultural victims would lead to believe.
Also, child sacrifice was practiced. Native told me it was their form of abortion
Plus no one is Native. Polynesians found the islands just like everyone else. They just got there first.
Exactly! Tribe have always displaced other tribes.
@@davidlorang7697 They might not have been the first people there. The legendary race of small people (Menehune) could possibly been a real group of people that were there first.
@@Seanenanigans😆
Correction… Ha’ole literally translates into “ those without breath”, which basically means those that are not connected to their heart/ love, but instead only from the head/ego. It doesn’t really matter what color your skin is. Breath and authenticity is a very important aspect of Hawaiian culture. Loved the interview with the native Hawaiian at the end.
Good episode Nick! Spot on.. I moved there in 69 lived in Kailua, Maunawili left in 88. The house we bought for 90k and sold for 250k is now over a million. Population was only 500,000 on Oahu. You could surf all by yourself back then. Oregon is home now.. When we visit home, I stay away from Oahu, breaks my heart!!
It's not white people who should be blamed. It's capitalism and rich people. Not all white people are rich or feel the same way. That's what I wish they would understand.
I wish you could understand what capitalism even means.
I didn't ruin anything in Hawaii. I came there on vacation as a child in 1986 and I already felt the intense dislike from the locals. They hated us but wanted us to spend money. I felt uneasy there and would not return. Maybe it will all be solved one day. Who knows? None of my business.
There's always a common D nominator when it comes to all these problems.
Absolutely... but i always tell people that the people that live there voted for this
D is for Democrat!
Not necessarily. We have Selections, not elections.
@@jefesalsero I like that.
What is the difference? Same result.@@jefesalsero
Better homeless in Hawaii than Minnesota
And THAT'S why it's nice to be in Minnesota. Well, so far.
@@mlovmo WAY too liberal!
Having a home is almost optional in Hawaii. It never gets too warm, nor too cold.
This
@@mattdecker6791 Lowest temp it ever got when I lived there was 58. People wearing coats.
I was in Hawaii a few months ago and what you’re showing here is true. I was really surprised to see so much homelessness. Truly trapped in paradise. The Uber driver told us exactly what you said: everyone is moving to Vegas. When you talk to the locals and tour guides, you get a certain sense of pride for the island way of life and respect for the beauty of Hawaii. It really is a place that’s awe inspiring and it’s a bummer to see how it’s gotten difficult for the Hawaiian natives. It makes me wish that we could fix it.
Florida is going this route, i completely understand and sympathize 😢
Everywhere is. It's happening by design.
My family went to Hawaii about 3 years ago for Spring Break. I had no idea how many people there (especially natives) are just scraping by. Meanwhile rich people are buying all the prime property. Everything is crazy expensive since most of it is imported.
I knew a couple with no children of their own who lived in their United States northern home state during summer months and then went to their home in Hawaii for the winter. It must take lots of money to pay for and upkeep two residences. But I also worry about the displacement of Hawaiian locals and citizens who cannot afford rents or to have modest homes of their own where they permanently reside or try to live one day at a time on little or no income because of being jobless and, consequently, homeless. Where is the United States government's responsibility to care for its own citizens so they do not become impoverished and homeless? Justice for all is possible if the government is willing to enforce equitable laws that protect the poor from predation.
@@noraarico1313 this is only one of many examples that is contributing to Hawaiis housing crisis. 30 percent of property in Hawaii is owned by non residents. When not on vacation they will rent it out as short term or airbnb further exacerbating the problem.
I am a Hawaiian native and it's not the problem of only 'rich people' buying everything up, it's the cost of the housing, the inflation,the interest rates and this is the worst I have ever seen it - we can thank our local and federal politicians for creating this mess, not rich people.
@@noraarico1313The government wants us to live like this. Don't waste your breath talking to them. They're the rich with 3 houses ($Ɓiden) and we pay for their expenses thru our work and taxes. AND THIS IS OUR LIFE UNTIL WE CHANGE THE PEOPLE IN THE GOVERNMENT.
VOTE RED.
Things are expensive due to the shipping monopoly. Things are imported and parts shipped all around the world
Big Island here, I really appreciate "Nocals"! Thank Kim for that. I've been here 20 yrs, and yes, there is a huge attrition rate (70%). People move here thinking everyone plays ukuleles and dances hula all day. And the homeless, don't get me started - there are states that provide a one-way ticket to HI, and bcuz we have good social services, they stay. Problem is, our social services are for the people here already, so HI is being stretched. BTW, Elijah is the real deal re Aloha.
What about the others countries in America?
Aren't there a lot Ghost City?
Homeless?
Drugs?
Alcohol?
Tends over tends?
Congratulation
Great idea lets just send all of the homeless in the mainland to Hawaii, problem solved for the US continent. smh this should be illegal@carinarilk89
Ha. I worked with Ohta San. Some people do play ukuleles.
I am a Hawaii resident.And you cannot show me proof anywhere of any government entity paying for a plane trip to come here.
What would we do without you Nick? I love your videos.❤
OMG I live in China, life has been getting worse here since Covid, less jobs, but man oh man, they are suffering in a paradise-like place, and in the first world country.
After COVID, I guess the world world is going down. Hope this getting better soon. May god help all of us.
thank you!
After Wuhan 19.
@@edgregory1 Sure, I agree to call it Wuhan or China virus, whatever, but the one to blame is the Chinese government who released the virus, and the leader Xi, should be recognized as a war criminal by international society, rather than a regional leader, not to mention the despicable attitude he has for what's happening in Ukraine.
@@edgregory1 YES, of course, I don’t like the virus leaking government(and Xi) as much as you do, even more , since I'm living under it with no free speech at all.
@@edgregory1 I agree. Wuhan virus, and our government leaked it on purpose, I don't like them(🙃 why YT delete my comments on the CN government？）
Hawaii will still vote Biden back in office. You get what you paid for.
The main feature of modern fake Democracy is to enable victim blaming like you just engaged in.
There is opposition here, but the minority so they aren't so outspoken. I'd love to see Hawaii vote Big Orange!
After they all got screwed over by these fools how can they be so damn dumb ?!🙄
So I got a completely offgrid house on a decent sized property that I own hmmm not bad for a high school dropout.
If they vote Red their beaches will be privatised, the republican party is a party of the rich.
The opening scene...each space is probably worth over 100k.
Correct- another paradise ruined. Yes, you will see 10-15 people in a house. It will be either that, or a homeless tent. It wouldn`t surprise me if the natives got sore.
In Hawaii, there are no native plants with thorns, nor any native animals that are dangerous.
Those wild pigs they have there are pretty unfriendly and dangerous.
As a Latina american who loves Hawaii and can't wait to get back to visit. I want clean air and clean water just like you. Vote for President Trump. So people can start working again and start traveling again.
SAVE AMERICA 🇺🇸
Read Michener’s 1959 book Hawaii. The missionary asked the local “where do you live?”, local turns around spreads arms says “here”. I read that 50 years ago in London and when I visited later in 1983 I decided he was just like me.
I liked Centennial better
I bought a Kailua condo in 2015. I enjoy Nicks videos, but want to mention that thanks to left leaning govts in several places I had free healthcare, education, followed by 40 years employment by state funded Organisations. I owe it to rich taxpayers. It’s a good way to run a country that can work for everyone. Forgot to mention got state pensions now.
Lived here all of my life and everything in the video is the saddest truth. One of the run down home in the video was my old house over 30 years ago. Back then the rent for that place was $900 and that was expensive. This video speaks the truth.
The only way you can find a place in HawaII is if your rich, section 8, military, or from out of town, or have kids assuming the greedy landlord has that much compassion. The working class gets treated like garbage. I need to be making 3000 a month for a place that's 1000 a month in the hood of all places and my credit score has to be thru the roof for place with black mold everywhere. and I have to compete with some nepo baby that wants to live the Hawaii life for a year or two while we struggle to find places. And I'm black and not in the military so I'm definitely getting rejected cause we must be selling drugs or doing something illegal.
As an old, libertarian haole who begrudgingly attended public high school on Oahu, I find myself moved and inspired by the gentleman and his thoughtful and soft words at the end of this video. His aura is good.
I had Hawaii on my bucket list, this video ruined it for me. Got slapped with reality, it's still America.
As someone who wants to travel to all 50 states I would go to Hawaii once just to get the overall vibe of the place. I would never return after that though
Why go to a place where you'll be hated just because of your skin color?
@@RocksOff72it’s not the color it’s the attitude… Hawaiians fights their own kine as well just as anywhere else of colors, corrupted Hawaiis government does the same to their own people that lives here
Hawaii is really commercialized. Maui and the other smaller islands aren't all that bad really. Stay of the beaten trail and carve your own. You would be surprised what you find.
Kauai, Maui or the Big Island is where you should go on vacation. Oahu only for the WW2 stuff.
If we didn't make it part of the US, then Japan or China would have a long time ago before WWII. The locals need to re-think there anger.
There's always the other race to blame for problems. That's why diversity ISN'T our strength, it only creates animosity and jealousy of others it's human nature and will never change.
Honestly, they probably would have been better off. But even if they weren't, at least it wouldn't be our problem. One less thing that White people would be blamed for. Not only that, but they're right to be upset about being displaced by retired old boomers and greedy developers and hotel chains. These people were never asked. At the end of the day, it doesn't really matter who's doing the replacement...you're getting pushed out of your own home. It's not right, and as a White person who feels like a stranger in my own backyard most days...I can relate.
Dear, Hawaii is everywhere. Take a look of (your) Continent.
Go woke go broke
It was British. See the flag of the Kingdom of Hawaii - Ka Hae Hawai'i
Yup, he who controls Hawaii controls the Pacific. The Hawaiians would’ve been enslaved or killed by the Japanese or Chinese or whoever wanted it. They have no metal, no Bronze Age, no Iron Age, only the Stone Age, and didstand a chance. That’s just facts, but some want to live in some fantasy world with the Kapu system where they basically enslaved their own and would kill you over some slight offense. But they love their jacked up Toyotas, spam and EBT….
Nick, I am originally from Hawaii (Oahu) and still have family there. I left back in 2002 when I joined the military, I am retired now and live in the east coast. Let me know if you have any questions or need an opinion of an expat on what the biggest issue is in Hawaii and what could be done better.
That's great to hear lot of us out there really hoping the best for Hawaii. Thanks for doing what you do Nick. That's got to be a great kick man. Take care
I live in Los Angeles, and I've known for years about Hawaiians leaving Hawaii, often winding up in the South Bay. You also have a lot of Hawaiians in Oregon, Washington and Neveda.
Hawaii looks like at 1 time it was a beautiful peaceful place until new people came and ran it down SMH. Blessings to the true natives of Hawaii sorry for your loss of your homeland.🙏✝️
I saw you at the Lihue Southwest terminal :). I have lived on Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii islands for a cumulative 14 years, with 15 years in Japan in the middle. Working class housing is in severe shortage, but NIMBYs protest any construction of new affordable apartments. There is some hatred of white people in Hawaii (notably by white California liberal transplants), but realistically, being a US state was the best of all possible outcomes. Given the strategic location, Hawaii would never have remained independent, with the alternatives being 19th century Russia and Japan, two very unpleasant options. In the unlikely event Hawaii stayed independent, tropical island countries rarely escape third world nation status (think Philippines). And, Hawaii definitely was not a peace-loving utopia before Captain Cook arrived.
Well said! I wish more people understood this.
Well said! I wish more people understood this!
Interesting ; I didn’t know this
@@mileseton5248 Hawaii - Wikipedia
Facts, but still some misguided idiots think the Kapu system and a monarchy of death was better…. The Japanese would’ve killed or enslaved the entire population. It was their help with a downed fighter on Niihau that caused the internment camps of WW2. The nepotism in Kauaii is crazy bad. The good ole boy system is alive and well lining their pockets.
Love getting on YT and seeing a new video from this guy!
Yes we love Nick and Mappi!
Ah!! Yes!! A refreshing take on our world.
I have lived in HI for 3 year's now. When I first got here I was shocked. It wasn't what I expected but at the same time I didn't have very many expectations. I used to live in Panama 🇵🇦 and I loved it. So I guess I was expecting a tropical paradise maybe. It's the weirdest thing bc it's America but it's so far away, and it has a very different culture than most of America (which is a positive thing to me). I don't think that I will settle down here permanently bc of the affordability issue but I am going to try to enjoy it for as long as I can. I am glad that someone is showing "the other side" of living in HI and not just the cleanest beaches and Waikiki. Word to all visiting HI and especially Maui- please have the utmost respect for the land and the people.
Nice work putting a spotlight of the reality of Hawaii living. Keep up the content!
I've been living here, Oahu, for 10 years, and this video is not the reality of living in Hawaii.
@@rdalby35 born and raised here, it’s pretty accurate. Need to see more of the neighborhood living sir.
@@tony_S22 I understand, Tony, and I have definitely seen the downside, but the video only shows the downside and is not a fair representation. Besides living here for 10 years, I have been coming here and spending quite a lot of time for 50 years, so I have seen the changes, many for the worst. But the same can be said of SoCal, where I am originally from...actually, I think SoCal is much worse. I volunteer a couple different places and have a lot of contact with locals, and I have never, not once, been treated with anything but friendliness and acceptance.
@@rdalby35 never been to SoCal, so can’t speak on that. But showing the downside is a fair representation because that’s what the locals are living through. It’s disingenuous when Hawaii is shown as “paradise” which enables mainlanders aka Californians moving here corrupting the state and driving up cost. The video never said anything negative about the aloha and kindness about locals, which I think the state offer the best in the nation. Cost of living is a major issue. That’s the reality of Hawaii.
@rdalby35 please elaborate. How is this not real Hawaii? We have to acknowledge the good as well as the bad so we can properly address the issues of Hawaii.
Looks as bad as Florida.Crime,drugs,homeless,traffic,rip off prices.Mild weather like Cali.,though.Lots of room at Slab city California.Lahina is done for,it's just history now.When the going gets tough,the tough get going.Nothing stays the same look how ruined Cali is now,that started fifty years ago.Sad.
We lived three years in Hawaii at Schofield Barracks while I was in the Army 1994-1997. Then again three years at Kaneohe as a Department of Defense Contractor 2009-2012. During or first stay there we would often snorkel Kaneohe Bay. Beautiful coral teaming with fish and octopus. By 2009 all the Kaneohe coral was dead. No fish, no life. The Hawaiians do hate us. They seem to hate each other too with all the violent crimes. If I was to go back I would go to one of the small, less populated islands. But I probably won't. Maybe the Philippines.
I visited Maui in 2001 and it was a paradise. I can’t grasp how it has changed. It’s very sad.
I totally agree, very, very sad 😢❤.
Solution ?
I appreciate when you let the people who have a deep history in the area speak their truth. The Hawaiian people have suffered so much but I found them to be very welcoming when I lived there.
A friend of mine has a place on Kauai, the locals call the neighborhood Haolewood.
Lemme guess….Princeville?
@@leighmarikian Gotta be.
Race is an excuse to be a victim.
Says you . . . 🤭
No. It's just a biological reality.
Privileged much?
Yup. That's the go to when you have no real argument.
Race is always their excuse.
Crossing Hawaii off of my list of places to visit.
I wouldn't do that. It really is an amazing place. I grew up going there and I've been there 5 times with my wife and twice with my wife and now 3 year old daughter. It's my wife's favorite place even after getting the full experience since I have family there, meaning we've seen the homeless camps and I actually make it a point to go to the western side of Oahu at least once everytime we go.
Aho my brother and sisters I am sorry for what happened to your home, I am native from Tulalip Tribes and I am so thankful to still be alive. I have been so thankful that are elders that passed on are native way of life. I pray for the great Spirit to come and help you in all you do
I lived there from 1985 to 1987. It was expensive then. I lived in Ewa Beach, Manoa and on Nuuanu and Vineyard. I worked in Foster Tower at a Baskin Robbins in Waikiki. I also worked at a Teds Kalbi. Great food thru out the Island. Super good weed. Nice people for the most part. Sad to see it look this way.
I recently relocated to CA from Manoa Village, just offa University Ave
@@SusanEpp-q7c I lived on a small hill. We had a Chinese Cemetery with a big tree at the top of the hill. Legandcwas a guy chained himself to the tree and lite himself on fire. Tree lived, dude did not. It was a beautiful unobstructed view of Waikiki. Manoa I think means rainbow. At least that's what I was told. Fitting for that area, lots of rain brings rainbows.
I moved from Oahu to California as the cost of living is just eye-popping. A can of Campbell's French Onion soup is $6 vs. $3 on the mainland.
Been living here for 10 years, and if you paid that much you're shopping at the wrong stores.
You get what you vote for Hawaii. Wake up!
still backing a convicted felon?
@@andrewfischer8564 ...by a political kangaroo court? Yes I do. You got Trump on your brain. Educate yourself and don't be a tool.
@@bambambamVB3 nonsence a jury of his peers. he had a lawyer.
@@andrewfischer8564so you support communist lawfare, what a pos you are. Shame on You...
Vote Third Party. We need to get rid of the Bi Party Monopoly. They caused this crap
I was in the Marines and stationed at KMCAS, Hawaii from April 1988 - May 1994; and what he was saying about the Native Hawaiian's being pushed out, well that was happening then. Much of that is their own fault as they keep Voting in Liberal Democrat's. The house we rented there in the 80's and 90's was about $250,000.00. I checked the other day, and it was 1.25 million. Hawaii was unaffordable back then; I cannot imagine how unaffordable it is now!
Funny thing though; Hawaii has no industry and relies on Tourism and the Military for income. If the military were to pull out of Oahu, the whole Island would implode financially.
Dude...people had 3-4 jobs per household even back then and were renting their homes to military couples and they were still barely making ends meet. You would have to be wealthy to live there now!
Lol...Trust me - Hawaii is not Libertarian and yes most of the people are good people. I am white and we were called Haouli's but we didn't care because most of the people over there back in the day appreciated the military presence. The Graphic you showed about the Diverse Culture; well I can tell you, it has always been that way. Only 5.7% are Hawaiian. What does that tell you?
Back in the 1980's the Japanese, Chinese, Pilipino, Korean and other Groups came in and bought up much land. When we were there it was diverse but many Hawaiian's were being forced to leave because they simply couldn't afford to live in their own state. Yes; Las Vegas and LA were potential areas that the locals moved to, but so were Washington State, Idaho, Utah, and Oregon.
You keep on blaming one party. Blame both. They are responsible for all this crisis. You were in the Military. That's another story. This country is so evil
With "friends" like Weimerica...who needs enemies? The JSA destroys everything it touches.
@@ronbrown7941 Hawaii has always been a Democratic state. Hawaii always goes along with any BS the Dems tell them to do. I agree that both parties are as corrupt as heck though.
@@ronbrown7941love it or LEAVE IT….
@@ronbrown7941 Please name three non-"evil" countries.
America acquired Hawaii for one strategic reason- proximity.
Proximity to what? It's a tripwire for war with China...which only morons want.
Along with cheap exploitable resources.
Acquired via coup
The largest military installation in the pacific is on the islands . It’s a very strategic geographical spot and if not USA it would China or N Korea even possibly japan. HI has no industry or military or power of its own
@@steve2736 What resources?
In America we generally agree the economy is improving or growing when people bid up the price of property. Unfortunately hawaii is to small for a labor force to commute from a reasonable distance away every day. Your janitors, restaurant crews, maintenance and repair workers, retail clerks, domestic servants, secretaries. Perhaps even your teachers and police.
The new American dream is to leave America for a better quality of life and affordable country.
And exploit the impoverished people and country you move to in the process.
With BRICS, the $ is becoming questionable.
Some people here in Puerto Rico are moving to Colombia
@@benton-benton That's not going to work out.
Isn't diversity our strength? At least that's what some guy keeps saying.
Alisha is smart and definitely spiritually connected, open eyes and ears and good Spirit.
When those houses you showed in Ewa first hit the market in 89/90 those houses were like 95k! My grandma used to live there you actually showed her old house. Now it’s million dollar homes. So sad. Ewa/Ewa Beach used to be a working class neighborhood.
Aww grandma ❤️
Similar here mid 80s. Street he went down was one of the nicer/recently built. Other smaller homes were built in 70s or earlier. Crowded streets, cars parked on both sides
❤😊 wondering if the meth scene is still as bad as it was during Dog the Bounty Hunter's filmings.
The meth hasn't gone anywhere, here or mainland.
Waaaaaaay worse. Toothless zombies everywhere
But now they added Fentanyl to the mix. Sad!
Gobsmacked!! Unreal an pretty sad. But always enjoy your show and your unique way of keeping it real. See ya on the next one friend🐾😎stay safe.
Just like any desirable place, humans will wreck it.
Let's go to Mars!
Have you seen what’s happened to the UK in the last 25 years ?
I left Hawaii in 1995, after living there for 12 years. Looks like I got out just in time. Breaks my heart to see what is happening there, my heart breaks for the locals being pushed to the breaking point, pushed right out into the ocean, getting poorer and poorer with the government not giving a damn. I still love those islands and am grateful I had 12 good, happy years living there.
They feel occupied by Americans
They were not allowed to speak their own language until 1980-
I have seen Hawaii in 1980 - and it was an eye opener
Feel the same way about Mexicans in California
@@SR-zc6lk California was Mexican
@@zzyzxy1 Until they gave up the land after losing a war. Kind of the theme of history here...
They are much better off that native Americans in reservations. Hi draws the highest amount of federal aid, and they have free land and homes (Hawaiian homelands ) free healthcare EBT etc
@@foxywhitetip7387 half truth
You should do Alaska or Puerto Rico next! Can’t wait for the Hawaii series !
Alaska would be great
Puerto Rico… an island just like any neighborhood they live together in on the mainlan. A shithole of crime and corruption
Been waiting for the Hawaii Episode! 🤙
Thanks Nick !
This is BY FAR one of the most interesting video's you have made ! Excellent idea to lead with a modern day native Hawaiian and his connection to the spirit of his ancestors.
I really look forward to the rest of the vids in the series. No way could many of us ever afford or be able to see it today first hand, and I really thank you for producing this series !
Ok!
Hawaii….the R.I.P. off state. Our government will nickel and dime both residents and tourists! Best to stay far away and don’t give into the hype so they can take too much of your money!!!
Go blue, sorry for you!
I was shocked how many young people were stuck there. They told me they came for vacation (party) and then burned through their money. Stuck there with no money, and looking for a way to get back home..
Grateful for your coverage of the conditions that hardly anyone ever talks about, let alone films or interviews the people experiencing it! We see it, we know it exists. Just no one seems 2B doing anything to resolve it. It is sad what has transpired on every Island! Nobody can afford to live on the land of their birth. These stories, needed 2B told! Mahalo!
Until you've lived here on oahu thru the sad event of covid 19 and see how life was before, during and after. You will never understand what it is like to live here.🤙
I lived on Oahu for six years in the 70s, totally different place.
Hawaii and the united state peeked in the 80s and the downfall started in the early 2000s,Hawaii should have kept the sugar cane fields so neighborhoods could not be built🤙, all with respect to the Hawaiians 🙏✌️❤️🍍🥥🍹🌴
@@darringraham2613so true
Yeah. He's right. I live on Hawaii. Don't move here. Wink emoji. Aloha
Nocals 😂...we have a lot of them here in Florida
They are everywhere and the number grow every day yet we sent billions to Ukraine and open up our borders to the world's looters. I guess that's what our taxes are for. Let's Go Brandon!
Florida in the winter time is INSANE with the tourists and snowbirds especially clearwater, thousands of Canadians too, it’s interesting to see
When Spain ceded Florida to the US, all the Nocals came from the Northeast and built the State
No to living in Hawaii 😂🎉😂
I would never live there, I will probably visit only because I want to visit all 50 states, after that I will never go back
With that attitude please dont visit because technically its not a US state. The last thing Hawaii needs is a foreigner with a bucket list and a bad attitude. @@NewHaven203
Too bad. Been living here for 10 years, and It's a great place to live, in spite of what this video portrays.
@@NewHaven203 technically Hawaii is not a US state no annexation treaty so you don't need to visit Hawaii, probably for the best considering your attitude lol
Statehood also brought grant money and other funding
Oh yeah, get money, blow most of it on “infrastructure” ie car, office(out of house), staff (relatives), clothing, etc. produce a paper about basket weaving or build a basketball court and pound chest at what a great achievement while 90+% goes to fund lifestyle…..
Nick, well done, great job from a mainlander. You told it like it is. Thank you. Yup Oahu is a now a shed hole. It's sad because it was a beautiful and amazing place to be raised. Didnt want to leave but had to move to Los Angeles for work. Always thought about moving back, but not anymore. As Los Angeles deteriorated into a cesspool so did Hawaii. The people of Hawaii deserves a better govenment. Hawaii is one of the few states (if not the only) that impose a general excise tax of about 4% on gross income for the privilege of doing business in Hawaii. This is in addition to paying income tax on income after expenses. Hawaii's one party govenment takes in a lot in taxes, yet Hawaii's schools are ranked the lowest in the nation, one survey ranks it 37th out of 50 another 49th. The roads are a mess, the public restrooms are a health hazard with degenerates loitering nearby. Property crime is the 8th highest in the nation, just above Nevada and California. As your video showed, lots of homelessness, Hawaii is ranked 6th in per capita homelessness, just under California. Oh and just like California they have a rail system thats billions overbudget and not yet completed. Hawaii's rail system on Oahu started in February 2011 and after 10 billion dollars and 11 miles, service started 11 years later in June 2023 (at around 900 million a mile). The second half of the rail system is scheduled to be completed spring 2031. Based on past performance it should be completed by 2040 at twice the cost. Yes unfortunately the government of Hawaii has their own agenda. I was surprised that the majority of the population supported Trump. If so they should vote.
Nick: She’s cooking fish she got out of the ocean.
Me in MN: I’m cooking fish I got out of the lake. 😂
😂 I was like where was she supposed to get the fish from?
@@karencamp741 IKR?
I got by as a young adult living in "rooming houses" where you'd rent a room, lights out at 10PM, no overnight guests, lots of rules but a solid place to live for a young worker/student. I'm not sure how many of these old style places are still around.
A friend of mine just returned from Honolulu, I asked him how his trip was. He said it was great. I told him there was some poverty and homelessness there. He said, "I didn't see any, maybe I was in the 'good' part of town." LOL.
He didn't leave Waikīkī
@@NickJohnson He and his wife vacationed at the resort of Wakiki Beach.
@@decacards5250 Not all of Hawaii is like what is shown in the video. Waikiki is nice, but so is Hawaii Kai, Aina Haina, Manoa, Mililani, Kailua, Kaneohe, etc.
17:21 Nocals.. I see this half a world away in NC. People visit the quaint mountain towns, move there, then try to change everything. The scenery destroyed to build apts. for them, they even change the centuries old mountain dialect. People move here cursing the place, while telling you how great the place they fled from is.
Aloha brother Nick. I'm looking forward to this one. I also have a video from the day we hung out. It's only an 11-minute video, but a good one. I was waiting for you to post yours before I posted mine. Definitely hit me up next time you're in Oahu. You are always welcome in our home. Much Love and Aloha brother 🤙🏼
Steve!! Ours will air in a couple weeks! Much love and thanks for the hospitality. Did you get the drone yet?
@@NickJohnson not yet, I have been looking around and researching. I almost went ahead and bought the one at Sam's Club, it was a DJI on sale for $700. But, it didn't have the monitor screen on the controller, and it didn't have a few other features that yours has that I really liked. So I'm going to spend the few extra hundred and get the better one like yours. Hopefully I'll be getting it within the next month or two.
Ok let me know if you need help