So, I’m a 72 year old haole-boy from Texas. In the early to mid 70’s was in the Navy in Hawaii and fell in love with the people and the culture. I learned to be the “good guest” on the Waianae Coast and “in the country” outside of Wahiawa spending my free time among the Lahui. I love watching both of you guys…you both keep it so real!
good podcast. If you don't mind me sharing "Perpetuated in Righteousness" a book written by Daniel I. Kikawa shares about what Kamaka was saying around the @1:09:58 mark. Love the videos Sam!!! Learning a lot.
Bro thank you for touching on the pressure of speaking Hawaiian and dancing hula was kinda segregated in some type of way if I had the chance to dance from a child again I would my aunty is a kumu of a halau in Maui brings me joy to watch and learn from them ❤
When you appreciate with the culture and language of ALOHA,, LOKAHI - OHANA, HA'AHEO -, AWA to share respect from our parents and elders «KUPUNA» to understand righteousness of our hawaiian nationality foerever!!!
So where are you from again Captain Potter? There are actual Americans like myself (born and raised in Hawaii) that are proud to be from America despite the blemishes. There are Americans still out there that are proud of their Sport teams, State, etc. It’s not dead yet.
Cherry kēia kamaʻilio. He ninau kaʻu? Hiki ʻolua ke hōʻike mākou i nā mele mio ma loko ka ʻolua papa mele Hawaiʻi a me kou papa mele reggae. E kaʻana mai a mahalo hoʻi no ka waibez. Eh, pono mākou e hoʻāʻo wale a ulu. O ke kahua ma mua, kaulana ke akamai o na Kupuna✨ ʻike maka lākou i ke EA o kēia ʻĀINA! Maʻalahi ke ALOHA 🌱 #Kupu ~Leilani
I think haole is coming full circle, broken down its without breath. As I understand it foreigners didn't say hello to each other like Hawaiians did by sharing breath so they were described as without breath. Then came the derogatory haole and since many are learning Hawaiian again they find the true meaning again. I think to understand the word you need to go back to what it means to greet each other by sharing breath. Then you find that foreigners don't greet like that and the circle begins again.
That is a myth it’s haole not ha’ole, we don’t have a language where you dissect words and break them up. Also the word haole pre dates the missionary era, we know this thru chants and mele Hawai’i. The whole thing was made up awhile ago and everybody ran with the story
@@awaroots every language can be broken down, and yes it should pre date the missionary era, that doesn't mean there weren't visitors to the islands before. So by your account the word haole doesn't mean foreigner either because it was used before there were foreigners right? In the chants and mele, how was it used?
@@davidsaldivar7232 it was used as foreigner, not “no breath” like the story you heard. But it wasn’t used as foreign to describe white man and no our language isn’t like Spanish where you can break it down.
@@awaroots that's all I said, foreigner not "white" foreigner. And yes all languages can be broken down. When language starts evolving from single to compound words and words describing things you don't just invent a new word, you use existing words to describe and put together. For instance Waikiki. Wai (fresh water) kiki (spouting) before alawai canal there were streams of fresh water leading to the ocean so the area had (spouting fresh water) it was described as such that it became the name now Waikiki. The name Waikiki didn't come out of nowhere and it means spouting fresh water by coincidence.
Whether true or false, my understanding has been that the white people that first came were seen as not having breath of life and being sort of sickly compared to the local Hawaiian people, which I find very believable ... especially when one realizes how much the western culture is largely made of people whom are shallow breathers and so stressed out, they even hold their breath without even realizing it.
Thank you for this video. I’m from Los Angeles but I own real estate on the big island and I love it in Hawaii every time I leave the island I get depressed and sad for a couple of days and then I’m OK!! But I love Hawaii and eventually I will move there, but not ready to move yet. Compared to Los Angeles and the big Island on the big island everybody is very nice definitely to me. I don’t know about other people, but they are always nice to me. No matter where I go and I’ve met a lot of people while going back-and-forth. Los Angeles piece of shit pretty much now I’m not saying everyone, but I’m saying a lot of people are. Well, thank you and I better say in Hawaiian language Mahalo.🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏿🤙🏿🤙🏿
