Fishing and Eating Like Ancient Hawaiians

Gargantuan luau dinners and Hawaiian pizza have nothing to do with authentic Hawaiian cuisine. Originally a simple diet based around root starches and fish, chefs in Hawaii are combating clichés and crafting Hawaiian menus that are more in harmony with those of their ancestors. Mark “Gooch” Noguchi is one such chef. Join him as he fishes with food practitioners and rediscovers the food of Hawaii’s past.
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[@redboylegend1262]

I feel like the title is misleading to anyone who don’t know about Hawaii or Hawaiian culture so I’m hoping my explanation can help for this video. Yes, they have a motor on the boat, or using plastic utensils, and other modern day things. Its 2019!!! No one builds canoes out of Koa wood anymore for many reasons. These guys have jobs and other activities to provide for their families. A lot of people think they fish like this everyday for a living, but they don’t. I’m sure if they had the time to do everything like the ancient hawaiians did, they would. The whole concept here is understanding the practices and teaching. The practice here is fishing using the same type of net and strategy they used in ancient hawaiian times. Learning is understanding how things are done and why they’re done, like he said, cannot take a spear cuz they will swim away, but they will stay for food. Ancient practices such as this and making an imu(underground oven) are done with modern tools, but the strategy and concept is the same. Hope this helps. Aloha!!!

[@CyFernandez]

REDBOYlegend 12 Mahalo for making this for the uncultured people who don’t understand

[@unleashingpotential-psycho9433]

Hawaiian culture is beautiful. 🔥

[@kd1s]

Yes indeed it is. But there are other cultures all across the United States that are beautiful too.

[@Asdfghjkl-ls1or]

Thank you UNLEASHING POTENTIAL - PSYCHOLOGY VIDEOS, very cool!

[@chaiuwu1462]

Yes indeed it is😁

[@vanyasingh8695]

You are on top comments of two videos about hawaii

[@ikaikaxkeahi]

Mahalo.

[@chanceDdog2009]

I went to Hawai'i . About 10 years ago. . The island blew my mind away . The food was amazing and the weather was unreal..

[@danielham2906]

There's before western contact and post western contact. In other words before Spam and post Spam.

[@ob5443]

You know that European country, on the Iberian peninsula. Yeah the one that makes great canned meat

[@Myacckt]

How are they so fat

[@sasquatch8268]

@@Myacckt ask your mom

[@-4subscriberswithahammerad521]

I bet they are enjoying every moment of their lives :)

[@justinj9444]

-4 Subscribers with 1 video We are🙂

[@kwcbomb]

Except for hurricane season, it's great. But personally, I enjoy watching the hotels take a beating from the weather, almost like Kū-ka-ili-moku is still fighting them.

[@sweetsugarhoneycandy5458]

@@kwcbomb Yeah...

[@SteadyBark96720]

We most definitely are 👍🏾🤙🏾

[@ikaikaxkeahi]

Yes we are braddah, aloha! 🤙🏽

[@MetalMilitia072583]

2:29 "We don't seperate ourselves from the land. We don't seperate ourselves from what feeds us."

[@acatinny]

Interestingly this guy got the Japanese last name, Noguchi though he might be mixed racially. It is nice to see a descendant of the immigrants is trying to preserve the traditional culture, the way of eating. After all, he is a Hawaiian.

[@Ricecookerexe]

Haha yeah, most people in Hawaii are Japanese or part Japanese. So part Hawaiian part Japanese people are incredibly common here. :) After all, I think there's less than 10000 people who are 100% Hawaiian left I remember correctly.

[@muhammadalifazmi8037]

@@Ricecookerexe really? man that's very little number.

[@pauljerome01]

@@muhammadalifazmi8037 nah its quite rather impressive for them to persevere that long after being taken over

[@Keliiyamashita]

Not part Japanese. Most locals are part Chinese!🤣 They were kalohe on the plantations in those days!

[@Skunatic]

@@Ricecookerexe Majority of pure blooded Hawaiians can be found on Niʻihau.

[@carmie329]

for the people who have not tried opelu... brah you gotta try it. Just watching this makes me want fried opelu with fresh poi. Oh and also the way they seasoned it, I noticed it was in Hawaiian with no translations but its basically just Sea Salt. Kaua'i is like the sea salt capital for the state so yeh

[@CharmainebbX3]

Proud Hawaiian! Much love from Oahu

[@ubiquouts]

I have been to Oahu!

[@yusadani755]

You should say proud 87% Japanese, of Hawaiian.

[@sweetsugarhoneycandy5458]

I live in Oahu!

[@DT-dn7dn]

SweetSugar HoneyCandy ayee same

[@yasirjaved9041]

When ever I am depressed I watch your clips. The people the culture the nature beautiful . It just melts my heart ❤️. Love you guys . You make my day . I wish I could be part of this. Love from Pakistan.

[@PolyGang42]

It will never be lost because my people (Samoan) still live this life style lol we still rather cook our food in the UMU then in pots and pans. The Hawaiians maybe lost it but we all Polynesian people, & our culture lives & breathe thru us. We were the greatest voyagers that ever Existed

[@mrcool9672]

They tried to exterterminate Hawaiian culture and existence, But guess what? Still here! 🤣

[@williamrodrigues8333]

We never lost it...we were told we could never practice it. It was outlawed

[@TSideWes805]

Nah that belongs to the tokos uce 😂 Tonga is the real og of Polynesia. Hamoa better check it's birth certificate.

[@kumulsfan8090]

@@TSideWes805 bro Tongans are just mixed breed Samoan Fijian lol

[@TSideWes805]

@@kumulsfan8090 N y'alls just half bred TONGAN and Chynese 😂😂😂 hamoans pay tribute to the Tu'i facts 💯💯🇹🇴

[@ivannovotny4552]

Beautiful video, and many thanks for sharing. Cheers!

[@dabroncobabe7441]

LOVE this series!!

[@AzlianaLyana]

Visited Hawaii once and I already fall in love with the people, the place and the culture itself! It's amazing, and I will be back! Especially for hula dance 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻

[@quadrilateralgaming7628]

Liar

[@YeppyNope]

There's a lot of ancient knowledge that are lost so we need to preserve it

[@boothroid71]

YeppyNope why?

[@vinsonyoung2222]

Interesting video, thanks. Much love from Los Angeles California.

[@shawnaokami-rosehill8123]

This video made me cry, because not very many people want to share Hawaiian culture on this level. Real Hawaiian food, real Hawaiian culture. Thank you for this video I appreciate you. This Aunty is happy to watch this video Mahalo nui loa kaua

[@stylisticouno1324]

Truly a real natural and friendly way to cultivate from the land & sea.

[@wendellpeters5083]

aloha a maika'i! opelu fried, lomi, a maka, ulu and poi [I like the sour poi] nice paina at the beach, mahalo..i'm in Oklahoma from Lahaina. last night I pulled some menpachi and holehole from freezer, tomorrow Saturday I going eatm, nomo poi, I use greek plain yogurt, lol!.. mahalo for this great video, aloha

[@mokealoha08]

Awesome! You must miss home. Cannot beat real Hawaiian food. Aloha no!

[@jarrypason9884]

Hello Wendell how are you doing I hope 🤞 you are enjoying your day…

[@wendellpeters5083]

@@jarrypason9884 Hi Jarry I'm back in the Islands having fun, its beautiful

[@wendellpeters5083]

@@mokealoha08 Im back on Maui for a bit then back to Tulsa..

[@jarrypason9884]

@@wendellpeters5083 I live in Arizona Tucson

[@LadyOaksNZ]

Great to see true Hawaiian culture. NZ Maori here... we too Jace our favorite traditional kai. Mahalo. 🙏❤️❤️

[@benjaminmakahanaloa9873]

I live on the big island of Kona and ho’okena is one of the most beautifulest places ever! Aloha wā a oi Hawaii nē🤙🏽

[@timoandmommy]

Looks so 'ono! Simple and delicious! 😋

[@Uvscrumdd]

2:06 The one that got away

[@arandomperson3516]

Isaac Chang I think it’s a cool idea. They make the nets so that the fish have a chance to escape.

[@lol-kz5fv]

Me escaping my responsabilities.

[@hwn8088]

Big island love it , back to the roots. Still living it today, kanaka maoli. # ALOHA

[@WanderingHermitCrab]

I suddenly have the urge to take an inter-island trip to Big Island just for this.

[@AKiwi]

Y’all forgot the pre Kamehameha II where you seperate from the Women and Man

[@oNeEarThCitIzeN]

I don't think ancient Hawaiians had tomatoes.

[@EpicDoodlingAndStuff]

Nor avacados

[@toonceshere9668]

oNeEarThCitIzeN Or onions, garlic, pepper and oil.

[@kevinm3751]

Dont do your own thinking, it will betray you and make you into a fool!

[@toonceshere9668]

Kevin Morrison Don't be so hard on yourself.

[@Earthensky]

They sure didn't. Definitely post contact.

[@richardjohnson4696]

"In the traditional way" with an outboard motor on their canoe. Yeah, those ancient Polynesian outboard motors, so hard to forget about, yet so many people do.

[@joshuavaldez8143]

That is awesome awesome makes me hungry looking at did delicious food and your very blessed Phone plus in the fooding given thanks to the one gave it to you A man

[@ajojoreference8734]

They also feed the fish!!! My mind just blow up

[@BothHands1]

These sometimes make me wish i was born 5000 years ago, in a place like this, just family and a fire, the guys going and getting the fish, the women tending the garden, and everyone cooking together. Our new high tech world has its benefits, and i have so much education, i know things about the universe that no one could have imagined just 100 years ago - i have entertainment and the collective knowledge of all of mankind at my fingers. But it doesn't make me happy. It might give me a sense of superiority, but what does it matter if I'm superior and sad. Maybe this feeling comes from the dissonance between my mom's long bloodline of farmers, and my dad's long bloodline of upper class intellectuals. I can't choose a path. I do wish i was happy though. And they really seem happy. Maybe I'm an anachronism

[@misspiggy6667]

Danielle Spargo nobody cooks together that’s the women’s job

[@BothHands1]

Cr1 Ew you sure are edgy.

[@pauljerome01]

@@BothHands1 it's true though women are the best cooks for the job. My father once burnt the stove

[@SamoanKiwi]

Though the setting is idyllic, polynesia 5000 years ago the island life was a harsh environment run by warring inter-island dynasties, where breaking rules was tapu and meant life and death and to have mana was everything. Wars happened between, villages, districts, islands and empires even. There was no escaping, village life was everything albeit very harsh. It wasn't until Christianity was introduced it mean the downfall Polynesia, culture.

[@kaiwoessner6558]

Danielle Spargo it was how it was in old Hawai’i the woman and men we’re almost completely separate and the woman had to cook

[@---nk4mk]

We also needa remove the plastic and have regulated commercial fishing. Or have commercial fishing finish in 1 or 3 days. Would bring back a lot of fish and would help habitats

[@bentcn8511]

I just had a vacation in Hawaii and already I am missing out on a lot of things.

[@John_Kealiinohomoku]

:)

[@melchizedekpsj]

Lovely!

[@billyb9067]

The humble mackerel!! ❤️

[@kwcbomb]

God damn it after watching the full vid now I'm homesick. Any way Malama Pono and mahalo for the memories.

[@deeniinniindee6001]

Understood..nice

[@Paj21Kat]

Yum. I want that when i come to Hawaii, not thr commercialize stuff

[@yungboomer6467]

Dang they seem so happy though

[@staceymakaike6126]

What are the vegetables you guys putting for bait?

[@bepis4094]

But some of those vegetables aren't native to Hawaii. Are they still considered 'traditional'? (I'm genuinely curious)

[@pauljerome01]

Post contact

[@yusadani755]

pauljerome01 They’re still not traditional.

[@CyFernandez]

As someone who is from Hawaii and is also Hawaiian. Some of these vegetables are not native to Hawaii, but this is post contact food. Ulu and Taro is Native to Hawaii!

[@mochi4926]

My takeaway from this is that it's pretty obvious that indigenous people were doing just fine and dandy before colonists took over. And now that the world is pumped full of pollutants, and environmental concerns skyrocket, all of the descendants of the indigenous people are saying on behalf of their ancestors "I told you so."

[@Mr.Welton]

Good

[@matok5711]

At first I thought the title was “Fishing and Eating Ancient Hawaiians”

[@airgregone]

It's hard to preserve your own culture after getting invaded by Americans settlers but it proves Hawaiians were eco-friendly before everyone in the world. Those dishes are really simple: local fish, local vegetables ( I'm not sure the Hawaiians had tomatoes ^) but are local so that's good for nature and their stomach ;)

[@phomR]

How they making the bait? Using avocado or what

[@boogiedownforever]

Now this is a grade A short

[@saitamasins8321]

So "Ancient Hawaiians" are already using Pump boat since before?

[@PinoyReactMedia]

Galunggong

[@elliangi]

Lilo: Ohana means family. Family means no one gets left behind. But if you want to leave, you can. I'll remember you though.

[@omggiiirl2077]

Omg.....that poi and 'ulu.....and long time I had 'õpelu. All need is ni'oi with sweet onion and some lime and meal pau!! Done!! 'Ai loa ka mea 'ai, until da 'opu is all swollen. Now my mouth is watering....and no Hawaiian food in da house and none available in this damned lock down......

[@timlavado7278]

Oh wow! Hawaiian galunggong! 😛😲😜

[@jarrypason9884]

Hello Dear how are you doing I hope 🤞 you are enjoying your day…

[@SleepingSoldier]

RESPECT +

[@kekoahoomanawanui4848]

We been that !

[@bryanjohncatalbas2969]

Its so similar to the filipino foods

[@daarchdukefranzferdinand236]

🤮 filipinos got the worst food

[@abramikaika]

@@daarchdukefranzferdinand236 bro I bet you eat air 😂

[@jensventus]

I want this simple life.

[@billsabado9393]

It's weird watching about a place I used to live and I only recognize two people 😐

[@Iwrestledabeard17]

What’s up with the boat motor you guys should be paddling

[@yusadani755]

Tojo Hairycarry The paddle in the beginning was for show. If they paddles out that far, I’m sure they wouldn’t be so obese.

[@Arthur-fh8wt]

I feel like fish now

[@elyxur4726]

Me and my uncle used to fish opelu every day but I live somewhere else now so I cannot. I’m actually sewing net right now 😂

[@ushavenhero9268]

Hi

[@morganwheeler3797]

Grows up in Hawaii, doesn’t eat any of these foods 😭

[@theatrepopcorn]

That food looks delicious. 😰😰😰

[@coffeeandthenewspaper3835]

Flee from me , flee from me . FLEE . 🔥

[@rajatkubade3235]

The day people start doing it differently is the day they start creating new history isn't it

[@keda2809]

Come my fellow Hawaiians!

[@ayla998]

Galunggong!

[@dannyndolin]

3:11 is that u master bae?

[@unkotravis6789]

I can confirm cause I live hawaii

[@afendiujud4684]

Simple can survive longer

[@ahasai7163]

Pls protect your land and culture i would want to witness in person someday 😔

[@dpinoy5642]

Something about this video seems *Fishy*

[@punnylittleaj3392]

What kind of pacific islander r u if u don’t eat fish

[@samuelsparks8114]

They wouldn't have had tomatoes or onions before western contact though, they are not native to Hawaii.

[@wirepuller127]

This poly style. I'm Samoan

[@gunscotthdgaming69420]

we do that in philippines too but with less areas thanks to *China*

[@ikaikaxkeahi]

Proud Hawaiian 🤙🏽

[@flowermisty]

not far from Filipino foods.

[@eldinamita7550]

Ikr...i always wondered if filipinos and hawaiians are related.

[@brianrhee8896]

@@eldinamita7550 Austronesian family

[@max96779]

A lot of Filipinos live in hawaii so it affects the food n culture

[@hopewahinehookae8854]

may i have your cardnumber?? Let me make this clear, Hawaiians and Filipinos are COMPLETELY DIFFERENT CULTURES I don't mean to sound rude it just pisses me and true Hawaiians off that people think that like?!! No Filipino is apart of Asian culture and Hawaiian is apart Polynesian culture.

[@CyFernandez]

EL Dinamita we are not related in anyway.

[@PA96704]

I have a fiberglass opelu canoe built solid all glass no wood in south kona. If you're very serious on keeping it traditional I will sell it. Lmk Aloha Pat

[@saltwaterguam8549]

Nice video but were are all the polynesian hawaiian people at.

[@Yasunii]

MOANA!

[@wingedassassins]

Looks like Filipino food especially the fried fish lol.

[@musicidol951]

Man thats kinda smart.

[@awakenedbaphomet3019]

Gooch. .. 🤣

[@wcen60]

wait they have tomato in their island before the European contact???

[@yusadani755]

wcen60 No.

[@mdogzino]

Wait did this guy just say the last Hawaiian fishing villages in the world is in Hawaii?

[@0828daniel]

mdogzino the Hawaiian islands are, “Hawaii” (Big Island) which he mentioned, Maui, Molokai, Kauai, Oahu, Niihau, Kahoolawe, and Lanai. So yeah he said Hawaii.

[@faryghiff5373]

no such real fisherman are that fat and fisherman are real tough job... yet they still manage to be that fat and traditonal one are the most tough haha you need eat 1 tuna each day to become that fat , i think they just do it for recreational purpose its a shame to called them "last" hawaiian fishing

[@thaliaisomura3007]

fary ghiff what does him being fat have to do with anything?

[@0828daniel]

fary ghiff you super ignorant. I live on Oahu. Normal life like everyone else. Work at a resort, pay bills, go grocery shopping. On the weekends me and the boys go out and dive, throw net, to harvest the proteins. Grandma get the veggies growing in the back yard, starch usually rice or Poi or Taro. We do buy other things like chips, juice, soda, steaks. I live on the north shore of Oahu. Small, modern island. The big island a little different. Not many stores, so I would believe they would harvest or hunt for their food more often than going to the grocery store.

[@gogoo3192]

Traditional fishing using motorized boat. oh yeah, seems legit. sarcasm.

[@CyFernandez]

Go Goo So as a Hawaiian, I get it but Paddling that far out with Canoe is a work and hard but I get it!!

[@rsantos7051]

Why are you so concerned about their transportation? Baiting and laying net is the real fishing exercise.

[@sonalijootun1712]

How I wish Mauritians were as conscious as Hawaiians..respect.

[@juliog.7037]

My name is Noguchi too. Cuz I can’t afford it 😭

[@nickgehr6916]

KEEP SWIMMING KEEP SWIMMING KEEP SWIMMING 🐟🐟🐟

[@blaiseyblendz8084]

Everybody in the comments think they know so much bout our culture😂🤙🏼 #KanakaMaoliForever

[@050-ghiffaryramadhana9]

yeah we dont know for sure but judging from the video hawaian are advance people using mtor since ancient time also for sure hawaian are FAT af and pretend they got that fat from eating fish and vegie alone 😂😂😂

[@050-ghiffaryramadhana9]

@ haha yes sometime truth can be hurt...

[@blaiseyblendz8084]

Fary Ramadhana your first name is fary? What kinda shet is that

[@jackod5052]

Sup

[@ripvanwho]

Wouldn’t documenting the knowledge preserve the techniques for later generations. So, if it (anything) is not practiced, but properly documented, then it’s simply dormant.

[@CyFernandez]

ripvanwho No they still practice the techniques it is not dormant

[@functionalcontractions1469]

#trainingideas👈

[@qwaqwa1960]

me want be there eat yummmmmm lovely

[@808gamefowl9]

I bet my agriculture class is gonna watch this

[@808gamefowl9]

hi Emma and grace

[@808gamefowl9]

Hi Emma and grace @pd.7

[@elleh3495]

how is this sustainable with paper plates and plastic utensils? where would trash have gone in "old hawaii"?

[@jarrypason9884]

Hello Ellen how are you doing I hope 🤞 you are enjoying your day…

[@zztingzz2367]

That must be beautiful while doing that job

[@silvertavake5615]

Long live kanaka Maoli

[@loiter4124]

I see a motor on the boat, pretty sure ancient hawaiians didn't have that technology.

[@yusadani755]

Cypress V Oh please. Ancient Hawaiians had motor boats back then. They were also Japanese, not Polynesian. Ancient Hawaiians were Japanese.