HAWAII CELEBRATES IAM TONGI WINNING AMERICAN IDOL [RAW 4K] 

Bring back memories of the Rugby League World Cup of these two tiny nations in the Pacific what a beautiful celebration for this young Polynesian ! Congratulations to Iam Tongi

My hometown full of pride

Super iam 👍🥰🥰🥰

Now this is an american idol!

Go My Polynesia family's in Hawaii 'Ofaatu from Auckland 😊❤

This is what American Idol should be about! Truly, fulfilling dreams

Tears of joy 😢😢😢😢😢😅😢😊

The State of Hawaii is more United than the rest...

Awesome Hawai’i ❤❤

This is phenomenal that an 18 year old can touch the world like this. 🎉🎉🎉❤🎉🎉

Honestly if I was there I’d take a sick day from work to celebrate with everyone that’s such an awesome moment.

This celebration looked so wild, it's as if Iam were to be celebrated as the new president of the United States!

❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉Love this for him I AM such a beautiful soul 🥲his island people surely channelled the ancestors for this WINNNNNN 🙌🏾

He is a true star 🌟 ❤

Congratulation IAm❤️👍🙏

So happy that Iam won. He's songs are so good and they make me cry all the time. I've seen the 1st audition at least 50+ times and it's always like seeing it for the 1st time. Iam you did deserve to win and I'm so happy for Hawaii. Can't wait to hear all his songs. You're the man Iam. Love always. Ontario, Canada

So Much love young Man ...❤❤

Very proud.

Tears of joy😂

KAHUKU son winner of America Idol.... KAHUKU be proud....!!!

So beautiful to see everyone from back home so proud to see a local boy winning

Yessah !!! ⭐️ 🎶🎸💿⭐️💙

So much love and support. I love it!! Congratulations IAM

Hawaiians are about family ❤

SO FUN!!!

Happy people. A joy to watch ❤

Oouuaaa!! Malie Toko “iam Tongi” 💯💯

Enjoy! Love this 🎉 well done on your celebrations. If I was there Id be celebrating for weeks lol love from NZ xx

Congratulations hope u make his dad proud and beautiful country and people love from England

The tourists and locals going home would have been crazy mad.

Wow this is awesome!!!

Is cool as hell when you have been to this exact place and can imahine this

What a historical run for any talent TV show.Omg Wow Yessuh! This run particularly the finals, is now coined The Iam Tongi Show! I beared witness that awesome Sunday night,the last show of the season! Perfection!

So great to see the love, pride in their own Iam Tong!❤❤

Hawaii no doubt was celebrating, but all the footage shown is from the surrounding communities (Hauula, Laie, Kahuku…The whole North Shore) it gets crazy like this for football State Championships. It’s a “Go Big Red” kinda thing ♥️🤍

Exciting 🎉

crazy

❤🤙💪👏👏

Chicken skin!!

Can you imagine if the Dolphins win the SB and Tua is SB MVP?!?!

Cheehoo

So happy that Iam won

OFA ATU IAM TONGI MOE MAFANA HE MAFANA

Aloha, beautiful 🤙

❤🎉❤🎉❤

Oni in Hawaii 😂😂😂❤❤❤

Congrats Iam! 🔥🔥🔥Name of the song at 4:34 mark?

I was in Hawaii. Do you see an American flag? They always pray to take their country back.

Beautiful 😂😊

IAM touch so many hearts he deserves everything he has now. Congratulations hawaii.