In this web-exclusive clip from the Nick Rolovich Show, the University of Hawaii football team performs the ha'a before Saturday's game against the University of Arizona Wildcats.
I've never seen polynesians so disconnected from one another outside this comment section. No one group is better nor worse than another. We were all family once, time hasn't changed that.
Mahalo, love the Hawaiian Culture show in Arizona. All that was missing was the Mai Tai and dinner. Almost forgot I was there to see a football game...lol
What he said. Ha'a is the Hawaiian-culture-specific one, good to see it didn't get completely stamped out by idiot missionaries derping around with power.
No, this is Hawaii, not New Zealand. This is called the Ha'a. The Maori did not invent this. The Haka simply became the most popular/known form because white New Zealanders are constantly performing and appropriating the Haka at sporting events.
imjr8o8 FYI Maori was the last of Polynesian migration, so everything they took came from different parts of Polynesia, including hawaii... so how is that coping someone else’s culture, when all of Polynesia was doing this way before the Maori ppl even existed.
Everyone's been commenting how different polynesian cultures should keep to there own war chant and not copy new Zealands maori haka so only right hawaii football do a hawaiian war chant in hawaiian
Haka carries the wrong impression of hostility towards other teams which Is antithetical to good sportsmanship and so called aloha. Cut it out and play ball. No need for local hype.
This is the Ha'a not the "haka".... the ha'a is a dance native to Hawaii. And the dance is not to. "Intimidate"... it's to draw strength from one's ancestors for protection. Just because you don't understand something doesn't mean it's unsportsmanlike. Just means you're ignorant.
I played at Hawaii in the 80's when we won football games. Can't believe the head Coach permits players to do this w/o having an undefeated record. Hard to believe. Embarrassing to what we were. We are not culture ambassadors in a show. We are Warriors. Rainbow is optional. Especially after the lgbtxyz crew stole it and made it theirs.
Does not help Hawaii win. Hawaii is notorious for its slow starts, even against crappy teams, because they are more concerned with their Ha'a perforation than their football performance. They were even loosing 14-0 in the first quarter against San Jose State. I'm going to troll and post this comment on any you-tube video with this stupid shit. Looks cool but its a distraction a crappy team like Hawaii doesn't need.
The Hawaiians never poked there toungs out or did the pukana that's strictly Maori stop copying our culture it's bad enough you do our hakas in other videos
MANGUKAHA AOTEAROA oh hush if you can't spell tongue right. All of these sensitive Kiwis always gotta say it's strictly for Maori. Bitch, All Blacks team is made up of most islanders over the years. Fiji, tonga, and Samoa. Without them there is no NZ team. Then you can shove that sacred haka to your tourists.
Lavi Taufoa you obviously have no idea what sacred means, and without NZ there is no TEAM!! so get that right Sole! This is Maori whenua don’t you EVER forget that, or you can fuck off back to your shitty Little Rock too Respect
Wtf are you talking about, How do you know that? Lol Hawaiians been had this culture all poly's sticked there tongues out, like all poly's say cheehoo, stfu
