Maui's BEST Hawaiian Show? Villagers React and Give Their HONEST Opinion! Tribal People 

Every movement in the hula dance has a meaning. Wonderful experience watching the hula.

They have gotten a deeper look into various dancing styles of the world right now, and I hope more will be coming. This is always good for a great reaction. Would love to see their reaction to a classic waltz ball some day, something really pompous :D Maybe some impressions from the Vienna Opera Ball or something.

Such a beautiful part of the world filled with beautiful people 😊

He tall man in the middle made a very wise observation that the Hawaiian culture is intertwined with nature. He also has much respect for others.

A quick lesson on the surrounding history and significance of the Hula dance. According to various sources (to anyone in the comments, feel free to correct my if I get anything wrong) the Hula dance is a religious, spiritual, and cultural dance that embodies the oral teachings of Hawaiian culture. There are many different types of Hula dance with their own forms of symbolic meaning and rituals. It can be used as a ritual to celebrate fertility and creation, to celebrate the gods and goddesses, or to praise chiefs and other leaders of Hawaiian culture. Furthermore, the Hula dance is meant to tell a story through song and the sinuous movements of the limbs and hips; essentially using a combination of dancing and music to enact a scene. According to a Native Hawaiian's "All movements in hula have a meaning". In the past, the Hula dance was also used as a war dance to help warriors prepare for battle.

Yay, you found a great one! I've been looking, but they were too long, or too touristy. Thank you for finding this! Shabash Badshah for noticing the hands and arms. Those are very important for telling a story, and they work hard to make their gestures so graceful. (Not an expert, just read up on it a bit.) Excellent show, and they enjoyed it so much. We did too!

Great reactions. That particular show, Old Lahaina Luau, is a show and dinner for tourists and costs $230 per person. I am going to Hawaii (Oahu and Maui) in a couple weeks, but not doing touristy stuff. EDIT: To clarify, I've been to Hawaii more than a dozen times, so I have no need to do the touristy stuff again.

Can you show them hula kahiko? This is tahitian dancing which im not complaining 😂 but id like if they saw actual hula anything from the kahiko competition from the merrie monarch festivals would do, 1983 aloha hula winner, 1986 men of waipuna would be awesome though if they got to see em mahalo!

That was fantastic! Just wished Ruby could have enjoyed it also!

The dance is Hawaiian Hula...the faster dance where there is a lot of hip action is Tahitian dance..it's the legs that do the work..Amazing performance..Does Hawaii proud!❤❤

I wish they could have included the Luau feast so they could see the entire tradition of the Hawaiian people and culture. I have never been to a luau, but always wished I could. While stationed on Oahu, I was able to try Hawaiian food one time and it was delicious!

"This is art." I couldn't agree more. 😁

Went there back in the 80s. The 2 islands we went to were simply beautiful. Had to get away from the touristy areas to enjoy it fully, well worth the effort. ❤️

Loved how the men did a song at the end to show their appreciation and to share their culture in return. Loved it.

Just love the reactions & comments from these gentlemen a ❤❤

The boys seemed very interested in the costumes and jiggly hips lol

These guys where really enjoying the woman dancing and I really enjoyed watching them enjoy it. I’ve been there once to see myself and it was a lot of fun. I wish to god that they could go there also to see the beauty of Hawaii and the beauty of their culture. Thankyou I had alot of fun watching these gentlemen.

Now I'd love to see them watch fire dancing.

I love them grooving to the music with their hands.

you need to explain to them that hula dances are spiritual and considered to be a religious performance, as they are dedicated to a Hawaiian goddess or god. Every movement tells a story and has a meaning. Hulu dancing is very difficult and takes years to learn.

Hawaiian always tell stories where dancing although you may not understand, the story is there.

I'm glad they enjoyed it. Hula dances are some of the most beautiful and meaningful to watch. I figured Sarru in particular would enjoy them since he loves to dance. 🙂

1982 I was in the Navy and the first stop was Hawaiia and a big group from my squadron went to a luau and had a great time ..

A friend of mine went to Kaua'i for a weeklong vacation in 1998 when he was 27, he ended up meeting a girl and getting married, he's still on vacation but now they live on Lānaʻi, The Pineapple Island. He even learned to surf in his mid 30s, I can wade into Lake Winnipeg to my waist up to 100 meters from shore, Fella Don't Surf.

Your video was just great for an excellent appreciation for the variety of understanding our world and its Humanities. I enjoyed this immensely, as I learn how joy does meet us in our sameness with our unique differences from where we have come.

As always, thank you again for sharing a song with us at the end. 🫶🏻

I'd love to visit the Hawaiian Islands and i would a tiki bar in my garden.

Hawaiian men and women, IMO, are some of the most beautiful people in the world... I am sure that the guys will have beautiful dreams after watching this... 😁

Thanks for the show

If these guys could go to Maui, I know where they'd be every day! The comment about the legs moving as much as the hips is absolutely correct. I do belly dancing, which is very similar to hula dancing in some ways. Many of the hip movements start with the feet and legs! In fact, there were a few times when I saw a move that looked really interesting and watched it again. The second time, I watched their feet. That told me exactly how it was done.

Love that Babu is always saying this is there culture!! Instead of judgment. But think it is funny how he is uncomfortable when 2 people kiss, in public

The fast dance with the tassels on the hips is the Tahitian ‘Ori Tahiti and not hula. The hip movements are made with the legs and feet, if you look closely. The shoulders are to remain straight, which emphasizes those hip movements. The best hula show, without a doubt, is the annual Merrie Monarch Festival, which is televised. It’s not only entertaining but educational. Awards are given for the best performance in each category of hula, which includes traditional and modern styles. It’s a great source of pride for the various Hawaiian islands to send their best hula academy groups (Halau in Hawaiian) to compete and exhibit their skills.

We went to this luau in Lahaina many years ago. The show was fantastic as was the food.. it was expensive but well worth it.

This guys make me happy 😊 Love from Sweden 💛💙

Don’t get too excited fellas,lol.

My two favorite things. these guys and Maui. I lived there for a year in 95. Best experience in my life!. Ive established my business in New England where Im originally from and have been heart sick ever since. Maui is one of the best places on earth

I'd be jovial too if I lived there .. Sigh 🥰

Mahalo for showing my people Kanaka Ma'oli - now this is native to Tahiti not the Hawaiian islands but if you want to see Ancient Hula dances, you can go on the Merrie Monarch Festival which just aired last week - cheeeeooo!

The first part was Tahitian (though in Maui, and distant cousins of Hawaiians).

BABU! you are SHAMELESS always plugging your new singles from your forthcoming albums :D That aside the Maui people are INCREDIBLE dancers and have an indominable spirit! I have to say I love watching the women but the guy at 13:34 blew me away. It was as if he was sliding on a plastic mat filled with oil yet being held up by invisible cables so as not to fall over. Can someone explain to me how the HELL did he maintain such a flow in his upper body?

I've been to that show before. They also have Ladies Night 😂 But the regular show is great.

I love these guys!!

What fun for us all! Love to everyone!

I had the great honor of living there for around 6 years. The locals are the salt of the earth

Baby is the Hindi Neal pert. Hes got skills on a drum.

We stayed for about 3 to 4 days there not once did we see a Luau, but we enjoyed our stay very much I want to go back ❤️🇦🇺🐨🐨🇦🇺🐣🐣

I thought they'd show the guys who spin fire.

Bring em here to maui they are more than welcome to stay with me anytime 🤙

The ladies' waist does not move at all, just their pelvis. Have you told our lovely villagers the king of Hawaii is the only king of US? I love how the young guy just wants to jump pon the table and Dance!!@!!

Can imagine Babu making it rain LOL.

love to see their reaction to the haka

Okay, I had to try it....nope. I can't twerk either. LOTS of practice must be required to keep that up for the whole dance! It is said that women have stronger bodies below the waist, men above. Perhaps the dance has been stylized accordingly. They have beautiful flowers and greenery all year, it makes sense that it would make it's way into the dress/accessories. And people in hot climates don't have to wear a lot of clothing to be comfortable. The men have massive, beautiful thighs to do the dance, and the loincloth shows them off as they dance. I'm going to need ibuprofen just from watching....(I'm old and stiff) So beautiful! Thanks for sharing with us, and sharing your reactions! I LOVE your show!

We need a concert by Babu

surprised the table did not inadvertently tip over, especially from Babu... lol

Hawaii is a wonderful place . It’s expensive because everything is imported but on the other hand you Don’t have to drive far.

Baby was getting into the video

PLease!!! React to anythink about Uruguay!

The majority of this was not Hula nor Hawai'ian, except from 8:38, but Tahitian aka Ori Tahiti. Ori Tahiti is not the same as Hula, tho similar. Wrong island, wrong culture, wrong cultural dance. This is why most foreigners thinks Ori Tahiti is Hula, which is a stereotype thanks to Hollywood. Also yes there are Tahtiian dance schools/groups in Hawai'i Nei, but not as big as Hula. It's also worth mentoning that it is normal to showcase all the dances from the different Pacific cultures at these Luau shows for tourists, like the Maori Haka, and Poi balls from Aotearoa NZ, Hula from Hawai'i Nei, and Ori Tahiti, besides Samoan and Tongan dances. But Oceania is a continent, and not one single culture. I should know I've done Ori Tahiti since 2009. Also the coconut bras are not traditional, but invented for tourism. Traditionally they wouldn't cover their breasts, but due to colonialism aka patriarchy and Christianity, the dance was banned, forbidden to speak their language, and practice their indigenous religion. Not just in Polynesia, but all over the world where indigenous lands, cultures and people where colonized.

Is Lurch related to the other two?

The Fire dancing at Luau’s are pretty awesome too! With a Hilton Hawaiian Village or a Hale Koa Luau, you get more than a show, including a pig roasted in banana leaves, side dishes, drink and desserts, hula dances, fire dances, fireworks, tribal island history lessons, stories told through music and dance, Hawaiian culture activities like canoeing, climbing for coconuts, lei making, woven grass hats, spear fishing, farming, salt and fresh water digging for pearls, etc. I enjoy tribal dances that share historic stories communicated through dance and sound alone. While their hips and knees dance to the beat, their hands and feet are communicating the words to a song they are trying to convey. A raised hand up to the right might indicate an ancestor that’s passed (Pele), a mountain peak, a strong wind, a high wave, etc… a left hand lowered, palms down, could indicate the earth, the sea, a burial, travel. They are beautiful in their poetry and story telling within dance form. You just have to understand the full body’s sign language to grasp the full picture that they are sharing with visitors and residents. They bring in a lot of money from tourism by displaying the Aloha spirit of Kamehameha (Tribal King that United all of the islands with Captain James Cook’s help of boats, weapons and soldier-sailors by killing tribal leaders on other islands and forcing them under his rule). The King began taxing for trade with Europe and brought slaves from Asia to farm the land as more and more people from Europe, Asia and the US came to the islands to live. Kamehameha III started a democratic government for the islands as it was being annexed and protected by the US government on their way toward statehood. The idea that bad white people stole the island from the many tribes inhabiting it at the time is inaccurate and unfair to the full history of tribalism, conquest, colonialism, and stability for survivability. The original Hawaiians were part of the sea faring tribes from Figi that conquered the native inhabitants into submission of rule. Tribal wars for power, land and riches always existed. If a tribal leader finds an ally with a bigger weapon and better way to govern all people, he’s likely to take advantage of that opportunistic collaboration. Allies expect to be partners with their own interests being considered. Over time the Europeans and Americans fighting and dying along side them also got to vote as citizens on the direction of the governed when it came to sticking with a Monarchy rule or self-governed statehood. I lived on Oahu for 12 years and there’s still very strong prejudice against white people there due to the misconception that we stole the islands from a Tribal Monarchy that would have been better off without our interference, often forgetting that it was a collaborative effort from the start through today. Rarely are the Figians or the Kamehameha royal family talked about negatively for conquering other inhabitants of the islands the way that they did or for collaborating with Europeans, US citizens, and Christian colonists on trade, taxes, finances and diplomacy after unification. By the time statehood was on the ballots, there were 3 choices: remain under the rule of a conquering King and his family, allow the Kings to still rule like Queen Elizabeth with a Prime Minister and lesser ministers representing the people, or over throw the King rule for democratically elected representatives, like the lower 48. The people, citizens, inhabitants of the islands decided… majority voted for statehood and a better quality of life. History likes to place blame on someone to make sense of circumstances but Hawaii is a fantastic place regardless of the human circumstances and influx of population that made it that way (all immigrants from somewhere else). Apologies for rambling on and on, but this is a subject that I’ve talked about often over the years.

“If I was there, I’d blow 100!” Babu is a goddamn legend!!😆🤣🤣😎

Babu could learn a new beat,,,lol.

There are over 100 islands in the chain, most of them have nobody living on them. Each island had their own dances and outfits. If you follow the history of dance you''ll see connections to belly dancing that originated in Persia many moons ago, Haka dances in New Zealand and the Fa'ataupati, or Samoan Slap Dance, all the way to tribes throughout the Americas. The drums are also very similar across the various cultures. Japanese Kodo and Taiko drumming from Japan come to mind. They should check out some Kodo drumming, Blue Man Group and Japanese Kodo drummers doing a freestyle jam is an excellent video, Babu would love it.

I'd love to see Grandfather Babu and the other gentlemen react to Lilo and Stitch or a recreation of it. I think they'd enjoy watching the "waist shaking" some more ;)

When I click on Channels, it gives a link to Novice Squad, but not to React 2.0. You should update that. :)

Ohhhhh... It's the Boys club tonight 😀

Most Excellent ¿

The really tall guy should be hired as a an extra in a horror movie. Scary as heck!

Lerch!

How about showing these gentlemen belly dancers

React to ted eds history of dogs

The faces the guy in the middle makes tho!!!! lol

They should see of the traditional dancing of the country of Georgia. The woman look like they are floating and the men are very athletic in their dances.

Ah yes, the *NO wardrobe malfunction allowed !!* style of dancing.

I am not Hawaiian but I have a friend that is and she said that the Hawaiian hula dancing with the music in the songs is telling you a story

Diana Bastet, professional belly dancer. She dances to heavy metal, it's very spectacular to see. The younger fellas will fall in love, I guarantee it.

And now for the dance of my people . The Hustle.

Lurch likes this too much...

wow... I bet he tops 8 foot.

next... "La Macarena"!

Imagine your a 18th century sailor you left rainy cold dreary Europe to see this in Hawaii no way I'm getting back on that boat

Hawaiians use both spoken and sign language together.

3:15 - beats twerking any day. 😊

Hate to break it to you guys, but that wasn't their waists those beautiful women were shaking 😉😁

Is babu OK? He's in pain.

Its too bad they can jar the air in the morning in Hawaii so everyone can smell it.

Why do you keep re using the same headshot of Babu in your thumbnails? It’s lazy and deceptive and dis-respects your audience. If you can’t excerpt a REAL HEADSHOT of a REAL REACTION maybe you shouldn’t upload the video at all. 🤯

I'm suddenly curious if you've shown any videos of things that they've found upsetting or offensive. It's great to see the positive sharing of different cultures, but that would have to be carefully curated to be 100% of the story. Have they been shocked or distressed by how things are elsewhere?

Why are the women wearing salad bowels on their breasts? That doesn't seem very authentic.

The guy in the middle looks like a guy that is dying from a heart attack. Why is his eyes up in his head?

Next up the Dutch KLOMPENDANS. Accompanied by a draaiorgel.

The man in the middle is scary

This may seem like it’s out of nowhere but what does your culture think about the LBGTQ community? Is it something that is shunned by the people, or is it a normal way of life there as well as It is in the US? Would it be something that would be looked down upon and maybe even kicked out of the family.

Creepy

Tribal nonsense

babu - " waist are shaking " . i love him so much

dude could play Lerch from the Adams family perfect