I Found America’s Poorest Millionaires

[@NickJohnson]

Here's my entire Hawaiian Adventure Playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLq-_cmf3H6yqccGbhjoid97_3BEWegGtf&si=mtTK74cDHnyad0q4

[@jaxbutterfly9186]

@@NickJohnson cool beans... thanks 🤙

[@stormweatherchannel]

In 1549, Pernambuco already had thirty sugar mills; Bahia, eighteen; and São Vicente, two. Brazil's not an island, it's a full-on continent.

[@kaena7761]

You haole trying to put us local down we are not selling to leave our island trying sell us prefabricated homes in towns with no beaches waterfalls boreing mainland towns,we rather be poor in Paradise, do your Real Estate in North Dakota.we know your kind, 😅

[@DeLoreanSS]

Who is the artist that sings the "I keep the jungle in my blood" song? I'd like to buy their music.

[@blazeroranger]

You will lost so much subscribers. I’m one of them. Good bye Nick the robber

[@diddlybow3891]

I used to be homeless in 1994. Stayed in Laguna Beach CA, used to sleep behind the Ralph’s grocery store. Now I live in Georgia have a beautiful, eight year-old daughter and own my home. Had to change where I lived, which changed my attitude and in turn changed my life.

[@Little_Muskrat13]

You should honestly write a book about your life. I bet it would sell very well. Peace. 👍❤️☝️

[@TVHouseHistorian]

Laguna Beach was an incredibly beautiful place in 1994, just before the fires.

[@diddlybow3891]

I remember it well. Especially Laguna Canyon.. used to hang out at “the tree swings” that were behind a dog park. I’m sure that’s all long gone now..

[@TheShonuff888]

That’s great! I can tell you a lot of us are a job away from being homeless.

[@desmomotodesmomoto2033]

We are products of our surroundings

[@dwightdixon8508]

My 80’s parents would always say “the rich get richer and the poor keep getting poorer”. Something along those lines. Who would have thought the poor would’ve someday include the “middle class”

[@loisaustin6200]

I remember my folks saying "the rich get richer and the poor get children". Seemed like back when they were trying to get by during the depression years everybody had 5, 6, 8 or a dozen kids. My grandparents had 12 themselves.

[@loisaustin6200]

@@Fla5thgenTryMe They were Democrats.

[@rupertbollywood1190]

The American system doesn't let anyone chill. That's the problem. You can't build generational wealth because the money you're forced to use is designed to deflate to nothing over time. If you need to have endless growth and endless progress just to stand still, you end up with an impoverished wasteland like Hawaii and large tracts of the American mainland. These places (Hawaii, California, etc.) were NICE. Really nice - dream destinations. Also, you could live like a king off the interest from just $1 million all the way through to the 1970s. What America has become will reduce almost everyone to penury, poverty and all sorts of misery.

[@clintl4797]

I agree. This was also true in the 40's and 50's with my family. Thank you for your comment😊

[@timothykeith1367]

They should follow Dave Ramsey

[@toofarfromjune]

25 years ago I had no idea how special it was to experience the smell of sugar cane burning in the evening and Lahaina still in one piece, going on beer runs with locals in the back of a pickup at 17 and smoking out with the guy who ran the pizza shop in the kaanapali shopping center every night. Everyone treated me like family as long as respect was shown, no littering was taking place, and no blatant paddling out to the main peak on a popular locals surfing spot. Thank you for sharing this, even if it was hard to watch in some ways it means a lot.

[@kookietherapy9398]

I hear you. I sense I left right when things got worse, 2011. I miss the smell of plumeria, not 3 jobs to survive.

[@1mchartmann]

Unfortunately I sold my home in Wailuku Maui in 2001. I should have never sold it and just rented it. Biggest mistake I ever made. I do not like the mainland but stuck here. I could move to Big isle and pitch tent on my HOVE lot . But thats a little rough.

[@IlseBader]

​​@@1mchartmannall my friends on Oahu sold their homes in the '70s ,they all regret it so very much now, those homes sold perhaps $180,000, now million dollar homes

[@anthonyenriquez6309]

@@IlseBadercapitalism moments 😮

[@joepacheco7979]

Sadly, lot of those little tourist towns are occupied by transplanted artists (modern day hippies that for some reason, don’t need money) selling their art. Not much employment is created out of those shops. They keep the store fronts intact, so it has that old vibe. You’ll probably never see locals shopping for art. Who can afford art when you can’t fill your cart?

[@vipeton.8927]

Money laundering

[@deathpyre42]

Most of them are probably children of wealthy people who own vacation properties in Hawaii .

[@jacobp.2024]

@@deathpyre42 Yes they are! I actually know one of those types who lived near Virginia Beach on the beachfront. They're very sweet down-to-earth people.

[@anonobot3333]

Those are wealthy bohemian children lol

[@Gurlonline07]

We need to put the high fructose corn syrup companies out of business and bring back real sugar factories! That high fructose corn syrup is no bueno!

[@kapononamaste5141]

Hey Nick as a born n raised mixed Hawaiian i appreciate you educating foreigners and yes even mainlanders. This helps them have an idea of what’s it like and how we’re getting priced out. Keep Hawaiian Lands in Hawaiian Hands Aloha 🤙🏼 Some people will say we all are. But getting priced out your ancestors country land is different. More Hawaiians in Vegas than Hawaii is insane i didn’t even know that.

[@packrat76]

I believe he said LA.

[@kapononamaste5141]

@@packrat76 why would it be LA? Las Vegas is jokingly known at the ninth island. So it would make sense as I know many Hawaiians that live there and it is cheaper than LA so why would they move there.

[@dw1898]

@@packrat76He said Las Vegas and Indonesia.

[@drakesomerset129]

It’s only a matter of time😈

[@videogamebomer]

​@@kapononamaste5141it's funny you're mad at foreigners pricing you out because that's exactly what you're doing to the people of Las Vegas. Why is it okay for you to price them out of their homes?

[@WastelandFirebird]

Most channels get a drone because they think it will make their channel better, but it does not make it better. For your channel though, a drone is just what it needed. I love it. I like your observations about the fact that poverty in the USA right now is mostly just caused by a changing economy. It's hard to nail down any responsibility or easy solutions. I like your man-on-the-street observations and interviews, too. I appreciate you even putting yourself at risk at times. You go places others are afraid to go, and you ask questions others are afraid to ask.

[@_Wai_Wai_]

many Americans have it wrong. The problems of USA is not mainly due to foreign countries. The people running the USA are doubling down on keeping the petrodollar relevant, rather than investing in the people and the infrastructure. They spent trillions on the War on Terror, 100s of billions more for Ukraine and israel.

[@Jumanjini]

Poverty in the USA is caused by he brew aliens who sold us communism under the guise of Americanism after taking over our money supply and stole our right to produce our own money by creating the f e d and income tax. Abolish the fed and expel all aliens.

[@OM-pu9yi]

It seems the quality of living overall the US is declining fast

[@TradesbyNao]

Yes, it is. Very soon will be a 3rd world country. Very soon.

[@lovelifelaugh2727]

Bidens America

[@jamessanders6788]

Not for the upper class.

[@turtleanton6539]

​@@lovelifelaugh2727he is out

[@OM-pu9yi]

@@lovelifelaugh2727 This was going on even before Biden bro

[@scruples671]

You should research the loss of the sugar industry in Hawaii a little more and why we are the only country in the world forced to use High Frutose Corn Syrup instead of sugar in everything?

[@edfederoff2679]

And why we are dying at such high rates from diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and other metabolic syndrome related illnesses.

[@edfederoff2679]

And why we are expiring at such high rates from diabetes, obesity, heart disease, Alzheimer's, and other metabolic syndrome related illnesses.

[@edfederoff2679]

And why we are becoming un-alived at such a high rate by complications related to that ingredient, and it's metabolic effects.

[@edfederoff2679]

Hello. Excellent comment.

[@clintl4797]

@scruples671 indeed this is true. Diabetes is rampant. Thank you for your comment

[@kerry8730]

This reminds me of Cornwall in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 the rich have pushed all the Cornish out. They’ve lost their culture and ways and most of the sea side towns are now empty out of season that’s to second third home owners and air b&bs it’s really sad to to see Cornwall become a soulless millionaires play ground. The real Cornish are now sleeping on the streets or moved out of Cornwall all together

[@JesusSavesKJB]

Fruit Trees at 23:00 are Papayas! Great job Nick, I live on Maui. Great videos on Hawaii dude, honest and informative. plus, some sarcasm.. love it!

[@joannlarson6386]

People here live with family, grandparent children ,grandkids. That's what is special.

[@sabrinedanielvlogs7414]

Greed is eating the liver of every country and culture, here in America we complain that food is expensive, we spend it on McDonald's but we don't go to Mary's store that serves "popy seeds chicken" with "green beans" or buy a taco bel at the instead of buying a taco from Mr José, and we still complain that José e Mary is expensive! However, when it comes to having our 4x4 or a charger, we don't complain...

[@Dee-im7zd]

Very informative. And I was just wishing I could live in Hawaii! Changed my mind!

[@alienapks]

It's what you make out of it. Not what you wait and make for you.🤔

[@CyndiOyea]

As you have repeatedly pointed out our country is in a sad state. What’s even worse is what has been done to this beautiful environment of the Islands of Hawaii and its people. It’s reprehensible and although I feel someday Hawaii will return to her former glory we still have a ways to go. Thank you for more awareness. Everyone needs to see what is going on. Mahalo🙏

[@antwan3163]

WHAT are you talking about? These issues are long-standing, and the REAL issue is lack of education, people preferring cheaply made crap, and voting in idiots who favor the rich & elderly. Sorry, but when I see ads about politicians wanting to abolish taxes for people 65+, I think, "what about all the young people who cannot even get their lives started, while the majority of the elderly hold the majority of our wealth. Insanity.

[@s.williamshay6702]

" The rich are taught to ignore the poor while the poor are taught to work against their own self interest. " Draw a straight line between the elite class of billionaires and the class in perpetual poverty and call that line " tax reform ".

[@Singlesix6]

Or don't, because there is much more to it than that.

[@darrylk808]

Kauai has the highest median home price at $1.4M. Mainlanders love it here. I am a descendant of migrant workers that came in the late 1800s. Elijah is correct. Adapt to change. Learn how the game is played and play it to win!

[@44N.63W]

26:13 “you know what?” Spent some time in Hawaii and worked with Hawaiians on the mainland and whenever you hear a Hawaiian start with those three words you know you’re about to hear some knowledge..respect legend ✌️

[@coffeebotography]

This is way more informative about Hawai’i than Dog the Bounty Hunter

[@kookietherapy9398]

Woof. Get real.

[@JRPLawyeress1]

My husband’s parents were brought to Hawaii from the Philippines as teens to work on a sugar plantation in the 1930s. His parents and extended family all did very well. Most of the kids moved to the mainland. I’m from SoCal and lived in Hawaii for four years. We moved back to SoCal in the late 1970s because jobs paid twice what they did on Oahu and housing was much cheaper. We left SoCal 25 years ago and moved to the midSouth. When we lived in Hawaii, it was shocking that most people worked two and three jobs to barely make it. It’s like that in the midSouth now. The same investors who ruined Hawai’i and California economies came to the midSouth, tore down affordable homes, replaced with $750k two on a lot stacked trailers. Nobody makes that kind of money here. Wall Street and global investors have killed the American Dream. The only house our kids will own will be ours. The last time we went back to Hawai’i was in 2010. I was shocked at the homeless population. We hadn’t been back since 1989. We used to picnic at Ala Moana Park and in 2010 it was loaded with homeless people. I don’t ever want to go back. Too depressing. It’s becoming a global feudalism. Destruction of the working and middle class. Then the extremely wealthy. They’ll own everything. This is happening on the mainland too. Our city is expensive, overbuilt and crime is skyrocketing. Has to be by design. No one is that incompetent.

[@bywaterbeatsproduction]

Blackrock

[@NickJohnson]

Midsouth?

[@Johnnie-d9b]

A much smaller percentage of people work “two or three jobs” than you’re implying. Stop exaggerating.

[@JesusIsKingAndSavior]

To the generate user name: When 70 hrs gets you what 40 hrs use to, than that's working 2 jobs

[@ruthstaus409]

​@@Johnnie-d9bPlease share your citations so we can all see the data you utilized to come to this conclusion

[@FlintIronstag23]

Although some may lament the ending to the sugar industry in Hawaii, it really is not economically viable anymore. High value specialty agriculture might have a chance, but not a globally produced commodity like sugar.

[@SonderDAzeX]

Sugar cane companies diverted water from NAtural water systems and locked their pipes.

[@alexcarter8807]

I went to high school for a few years in Kahuku, an old sugar town. The mill was still operating and there was a sort of required field trip to get a full tour of the mill, because traditionally if you were a good student you got to work in the mill. The poverty I experienced in the 70s growing up in Hawaii was something no one born after 1980 would be able to relate to unless they served in some particularly dismal part of the world in the Peace Corps.

[@kookietherapy9398]

Learn anything ?

[@thomasahern5650]

Thank you for the videos of HI, I cannot believe how much the islands have changed, for the worse. I lived in Upper Kula, Maui in the early '70's and it was absolutely nothing like I see now. I here in So Cal so easy to get to but I think I'll just stick to my fond memories, Mahalo

[@clintl4797]

Bumper stickers on alot of native Hawaiians vehicles say " Welcome to Hawaii, now leave". I understand

[@vidong1704]

Many states and cities have the same stickers.

[@BonnieMaeRussell]

Why don’t they p;ant their own veggies and herbs and fruit trees? Why doesn’t us land that has gone vacant be turned back over to native Hawaiians? Time to brain storm for ways to become self-sufficient. Things grow well in that climate. Time to use it to their advantage. Use their skills…weaving, painting, crafts, plant seeds, especially in places where it rains a lot. Teach their skills…drumming and dance. If you are citizens of US, Vote at the polls! Run for offices. Build your own homes the ways of your ancestors.

[@kokohead333]

absolutely, get up, stand up!

[@martabarbeau]

I have lived on Kauai since 1998, and prior to that, lived on Maui since 1975. After watching parts of a couple of Nick Johnson’s videos, all I can say is his observations are not exactly correct because I know different. I am not wealthy, I don’t own a home here and never have, I have been houseless several times for about a three year time period, and I have survived. I am now going to be 72. I will never want to go back to the mainland to live - ever. I am grateful, in a way, that this guy came here, filmed so much of what he considered overpriced, less than welcoming and unsightly - called our favorite pupu (poke) fish chum, complained about the driftwood on our awesome beaches on Kauai, called our resident “bufos” frogs and as usual, like so many tourists, completely neglected to learn about all the awesome things we are doing here. But that’s fine - keep thinking that. We really don’t need anymore people moving over here. The Hawaiian braddah said it well at the Anahola store “Ua Mau ke Eao ka ‘Āina i ka Pono” The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness. I am so tired of realtors from the mainland coming over here, making videos for their KZbin channels, putting us down, and do absolutely nothing to benefit the community. Try cleaning up your own backyard, cuz you got a hella mess over there in *America*.

[@martabarbeau]

And by the way, Kauai is the Garden Isle, and those of us who live here are extremely self-sufficient, have beautiful gardens, do all sorts of cultural activities - I could go on and on. This guy making these videos didn’t even try to find the beauty and deep culture we have here. No need your advice on what we should do, cuz we are already doing it !!!!! 🤨

[@SonderDAzeX]

Hawaiian are Self Sufficient and lived off the landself sufficently. Doesnt help that the Sugar cane companies had diverted the natural water systems and locked their pipes.

[@sunshine.and.smiles]

Thank you for the Kauai footage. I immediately recognized the area in your thumbnail. My grandparents lived there and it was nice seeing it after all these years.

[@EliIceberg]

The American addiction to cheap Chinese shit is destroying our country. Very sad!

[@DeshaunDamon]

Wish I could give you 1000 like. Back in the 90's we all saw it coming but selfish, entitled so-called Americans sold their own countrymen out. Now they tell us that $140K is middle class. Sad,

[@mikedrown2721]

The cheap 'merikin shit cost more than cheap Chinese shit.

[@mattdecker6791]

Used to have a store where we sold action figures. The 6" Chinese made ones cost $5. American made ones from Michigan were $28. Lots of OSHA, environmental regulations, and labor expense caused much of the high price. American consumers just wouldn't pay the premium.

[@yardfowl3149]

thank a ton of the problem on government regulations and corporate profiteering

[@j99j78]

​@@mikedrown2721both made by American capitalist. 😂

[@CookingDudeWhoCooks]

Born in Hawaii, still go back every year. The homelessness problem in Hawaii cannot be overstated, but too many people think the primary cause is high housing prices, and if only we build enough housing then prices will magically go down and the problem will be solved. 2 problems with that analysis: The smaller problem is that if you drive down housing prices across the board you will suddenly have thousands of mortgages underwater, banks will no longer lend, and you end up with a recession not unlike 2008-10. The bigger problem is, the overwhelming majority of homeless can't work or even function in society because of massive substance abuse/mental health issues and could not afford to live housed even if rents dropped 50%.

[@motokev2727]

True

[@flanagamer]

But what is the root cause of drug/alcohol addiction? Feelings of hopelessness. If you can give people hope that they _can_ make it on their own by providing the tools to succeed (rehab, job training, safe temp. housing, medical/dental care, etc.) then maybe so many wouldn’t feel the need to keep doing drugs. There *must* be a root cause as to why so many are turning to drugs these days. We need to figure that out first.

[@KentKiner-dt5rp]

Meth meth meth. Good luck trying to change it!!

[@TonnyOkello]

The same problem in California, the majority of homeless people can’t function in a normal society because of addiction/mental illness so even if you fix the affordability problem, it doesn’t magically solve the bigger problem of homeless

[@sunshinestudios5328]

Great job on this video. Born and raised here on the Island of Kauai, and everything you discussed is 💯 percent spot on. Thank you for bringing awareness to the issues Hawaii is facing. If things continue in this direction, Hawaii will lose all of its aloha and charm. Big Mahalo 🤙🏼

[@jjeanniton]

3:24 "And foreigners meddle in our affairs"! Very good point! If I had lived 150 years ago, I, being a MALE ADULT citizen of the USA, would have voted only for those who refused to allow aliens and noncitizens to own land in this country, let alone vote here! Denying noncitizens the right to own land is the only thing that will prevent suffragists from contending that among all the rights of citizenship, the only such one that distinguishes citizenship from noncitizenship is the right to vote. One of the most effectual ways of meddling in our affairs is when aliens own land in our country.

[@tracydubose265]

That mill is literally my back yard. I have a beautiful life. Would not trade it for the rat race for any dollar amount.

[@desmomotodesmomoto2033]

Just stay away from diabetic foods full of sugar and seed oils, stay away from alcohol and drugs.

[@michaelbowers3946]

Coffee grown in Hawaii!! I absolutely love it!! YUMMY!!

[@NickJohnson]

☕️ 👀 ❤️

[@captainjayc9217]

I doubt China export that much sugar. They probably need to import sugar, not export sugar. If we are talking about sugar coming from sugarcane, the number 1 country exporting sugar to the world is Brazil. The sugar used in US is likely coming from southern states. Corn syrup with US government subsidy screwed up the market, and sugar from sugarcane in Hawaii cannot compete with stuffs that receive US government subsidy. Anything in Hawaii is expensive. Hawaii is in the middle of the ocean. Shipping cost adds up. If things imported to Hawaii is expensive. Things exported from Hawaii is also expensive; cannot possibly be competitive. And then Fed printing so much money that flooded the economy -- everything is expensive. We are all rich -- on paper. This messed up the market economy to the point that I don't understand the economy in this country any more. Many decades ago, we used to say when unemployment rate went up, this means the economy was bad, and the stock market should go down. But that was not true any more. A decade or more ago, people said when unemployment rate went up, this means Fed would cut interest rate, this means more free money, and the stock market should go UP. Lately, this logic seems to take a turn one more time. Just last week when the unemployment rate went up, the stock market went DOWN. I give up trying to understand the logic.

[@LiveAlohaOhana]

Hey Nick Aloha . Kakaha is right down the rd. From me here in Weimea Kauai and my 90 year old neighbor told me so many stories about the grueling long days working on the sugar plantations and i gotta tell ya i couldnt have done it! When they pulled out it was devastating for so many families and still is today!

[@loisaustin6200]

Progress and change have caused a lot of sadness and heartbreak and poverty for so many people. Not really all it's cracked up to be. Things just never stay the same it seems.

[@LiveAlohaOhana]

@@loisaustin6200 true that

[@WerkToday]

Well as long as The Rock and Oprah are happy on the Hawaiian Islands I guess that's all that really matters

[@georgek685]

The greenery and the environment looks like my motherland Kenya!

[@ollerpops]

22:57 Papaya! Nothing like papaya grown in Hawaii. Squeeze lime juice on top and enjoy.

[@marycatherinebello]

How come factory owners are allowed to let their properties rot? Eyesores every where in America.

[@humanwolf1984]

Hey Nick & Mappy I hope you have a fabulous week. ♥️😉🙋‍♂️♥️

[@NickJohnson]

Josh!

[@humanwolf1984]

@@NickJohnson yup it's me.

[@davidlong1182]

Thankyou for this wonderful program. This Hawaii documentary is your best yet. Aloha and come on back!

[@EricPetersen2922]

I really like the Tiki-Art on your intros for the Hawaii series. Very nice, thx Nick

[@TheBigdutchster]

There were thousands of acres of new citrus planted on Maui in the south central area. Lemons and limes. If I recall correctly, the owners of the citrus plantation purchased 17,000 acres there.

[@IndianaCrane]

This is my favorite channel!

[@cheryllewis5195]

The situation there is very sad. So sad locals can't afford to stay in Hawaii😢. I prefer a nice hotel to an Airbnb. Another informative video!

[@kianavarde8023]

I love being a Hawaiian and don't want to live anywhere else. I'm a US Army veteran spent 11 years on the mainland. Moved back after my divorce and I'm so grateful to raise my kids here. You forget to mention how strong communities and family ties are in Hawaii. We help each other out. People know how to be resourceful and survive. There are many positives despite the negatives you list. Like how the first year at a community college is free for students and how there are many scholarships for native Hawaiians. It's easy to focus on the negative, but a happy life here is still possible.

[@rikmarx107]

Nick , i appreciate your critical look on the u.s. as i am critical about the u.s. ses problems and failures and restrictions , i am european living in N.L.

[@user-k4d-e59mo28oc]

Well, you've got Geert; Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, UK don't . . . for now . . .

[@fm-9129]

America is a huge country and there are good parts and bad parts, just like London, Paris, and everywhere else. If you’re European, you need to focus on Europe, which is becoming America 2.0, especially in Western Europe.

[@d9daprogrammer]

It shows what lack of paying attention to your country leads to, too consumed with foreign affairs. "America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we lose our freedoms it will be because we have destroyed ourselves from within."

[@dope5946]

Actually Kauai is the most expensive 1.3 million for a house, thanks for showing this…we’ve been in a doom cycle for decades now, they either get you slowly with the cost of living or real quick with the “wildfire “ It they get you…

[@benton-benton]

I'm in a suburb of Columbus Ohio. A house 3 blocks from me just sold for 1,125,000. Why on earth would anyone pay that much to live in Ohio when you can but a house in Hawaii for the same or less?

[@PlumbNutz]

@@benton-benton $1 million is a starter home in Hawaii, I'm sure that's a pretty large nice house in Ohio

[@benton-benton]

@@mikemccoy4614 But you can pick mangoes off the ground in some areas.

[@dennyfie]

​@@benton-bentonI'm in Maumee Ohio next to Toledo, I can't stand it I sold 2 weeks ago, I don't like Columbus either my father was from Groveport. When it was farm land of course.

[@benton-benton]

@@dennyfie Do you have somewhere in mind you'd like to move to since you sold your house? Columbus has lots of crime. I only go there when I absolutely have to. Columbus suburbs have gigantic property tax. Hawaii has low property tax. So if someone is willing to pay over a million to live in my suburban neighborhood that has huge property tax, I don't get it. Seems like they'd want to live in Hawaii or anywhere better than Ohio. Groveport is south of me. I'm in a northern suburb. Would be nice if Groveport was still farm land. But the politicians are ruining it all.

[@pua7704]

HOUSES ON KAUAI AND MAUI ARE 800k+ FOR THE SHITTTIEST TINY PLACE!!! kauai is my home and it needs more recognition for our problems! SAVE HAWAII NEI

[@Dixon_Yamada1]

Don't forget that the US uses High Fructose Corn Syrup instead of Real Sugar in 99% of it's goods.

[@paxy2011]

Puerto Rico, same, but at a much earlier time with sugar cane.

[@SonderDAzeX]

Puerto Rican were one of the Ethnic groups to immigrant to Hawaii to work on the Sugar Cane Farms.

[@mannyrivera9839]

Puerto Ricans were also shipped to Hawaii to work in the sugar field back in the early 1900s

[@KCFromTheIE]

That title says it all! Great vid Nick!

[@NickJohnson]

You helped Kim

[@franciscog9308]

Almost 1 MILLION subs, Congrats Nick!!!

[@Buck19999]

Nick Johnson road to 1 million

[@iamnormal8648]

1:28 Those are the tiny houses?

[@gcrauwels941]

23:00 Papaya If anything, Hawai'i is green. Thanks for showing us around Nick.

[@chungkingcansuckit6345]

I was talking to someone on The Big Island who installs pools. He said none of the locals really have pools.. it's all people who move here from the main land. We paid $250k for a 4 bedroom 2 bath around 20 years ago.

[@user-pl6yi1bi7m]

It’s not housing shortage. It’s outside investors coming in and buying properties and increasing the rent that local people can’t afford.

[@sogggy]

Its happening in every state.

[@aribasmajian18]

Good video I'm not sure if dole still has a plantation in hawaii where pineapple was grown bananas as well and some other tropical fruits good look into hawaii.

[@reneerollins4433]

Papaya trees! That's what those things are!😊 I have some myself 😊

[@tidathery9787]

Yess, Those things are PAPAYA trees. They'd make a great SOMTAM Salad. Raw Papaya has all kinds of Health Benefits. Yess, I'm from SEA(South East Asia). Have a wonderful Day~~

[@tidathery9787]

@@GNMi79 That is OK. The world of Internet will Educate everyone who interested of learning!

[@AlphaFlight]

The sound of chickens is crazy lol

[@kookietherapy9398]

Ferel chickens Everywhere. Some get loose from cocktail fights.

[@Retired-Sanitation-Worker]

People in Hawaii are rich in spirit no matter their financial status.

[@ernestconnell8087]

They should grow tangerines, I like those

[@marilynrybak9154]

Cost of living is breaking everyone yet they will likely still vote the same way that caused them not to be able to afford groceries, gas, electric bill, high credit card interest, etc….

[@tonytoes2]

well i am now switching my coffee to Kona Hawaii made coffee only . sorry for your loss Hawaii from with love San Jose California

[@jaxbutterfly9186]

Hi, I'm Jax and I'm 70 & I've lived in Maui for 35 years. I lived in Keanae when my kids were little. I live in Wailuku now on Lower Main. I actually have displaced relatives that live in the homeless stand near the harbor. I'm not tripping. Interesting to see your take on it. I love Maui. Jax 70 in Hawaii 🌴🌺

[@Johnnie-d9b]

Sooooo … you don’t let your relatives live with you rather than on the street? Nice.

[@kookietherapy9398]

​@user-uq4qe2om5y 😂😂😂 Right !

[@cherlgolja5402]

Those trees are Papaya trees! 🌴 easiest to grow 🧐

[@WilliamCooper-l6f]

There is a trick of driving out the poor that is also used against the middle class and it's being used more often than ever, all around the world. By simply increasing property values, while raising, home owner association fees, and insurance. It becomes a burden many cannot afford to keep their house, so they sell, but because everyone is in the same situation and selling, property asking prices are reduced over and over until they sell cheap, based on desperation to stop the money hemorrhaging. They relocate to a more affordable area and the property developers obtain excellent properties at awesome locations for far cheaper than would normally have been available to them, had the fix not been in.

[@djopticon]

Lots of bad things in this world

[@JrueThrondsen]

Trump helped them so...

[@rogerburn5132]

NICK ANOTHER BRILLIANT VIDEO VERY INFORMATIVE YOU ARE STAR LIKE - LIKE 👍👍👍👍

[@NickJohnson]

🌟⭐️🌟

[@simonkhan683]

I am too poor to travel but I get everything I need to know from watching Nick!! Plus he's funny too at times!!

[@PlayThroughTheGame]

As a canadian, my dream is to see the desert of arizona, utah, nevada, it's so mythic when you have seen some movies like planet of the apes. I want to take time to walk, visit and feel the place. I want to see what is behind the mountain on the road far away.

[@jrs4ex]

@@PlayThroughTheGameWhen I visited the desert in Nevada on my way to Area 51 I stopped on the side of the road. Miles and miles from anything. It was the quietest moment in my life. No sounds at all, no buzz of a city/cars/buildings, no animals, no humans. Just dead silence it was really interesting moment I’ll never forget.

[@desmomotodesmomoto2033]

Coffee is another toxic drug for addict salves.

[@chrisrussell5422]

Hawaii has and will always be the rich peoples playground unfortunately. Its been like that since Dole came over and started the over taking of Hawaii's kingdom. Now Hawaii's land is sold to the highest bidder.🤦‍♂️🤯

[@jimandmandy]

Midwest corn producers are the real sugar competition, certainly not China. Corn syrup has displaced most of the cane sugar used in the USA.

[@dai-nippon_digger]

The crammed homes are not just an issue on the outer islands. I live in one of the richest districts in Honolulu yet I lived in a home with 9 other people.

[@daveadams837]

I had the opportunity to spend an extended summer with my daughter and her family on Oahu before returning to the mainland later in the year. I have traveled to three of the islands and what you see in these videos is (sadly) an incredibly accurate rendition of life in Hawaii. I think many of the problems depicted in this and the other videos in this series could be mitigated or eliminated; however, the political class that runs the state seemingly is not interested. To me, this political class is eerily similar to that which runs California. Like California, Honolulu has its own version of the California high-speed Train to Nowhere-only here it is a low speed, elevated rail system that is approaching a cost of $400,000,000 per mile. Then there are the solar farms blanketing the islands in a vainglorious effort to save the planet from greenhouse gasses as well as bans on plastic straws and plastic bags, container recycling fees, etc. Hawaii is becoming a playground of the rich who only want those who service them, and the tourists, to live here. As for the rest of the islanders, too bad for if they do not like it; they can always move to Las Vegas.

[@NickJohnson]

vainglorious

[@avisladera6415]

My husband and i are both born and raised in Hawai'i. Im from KAUA'I hes from Maui. During the trump administration in 2016 to 2017..we were able to buy land and build our home. Now its worth 3 times as much at 950,000.. i wonder whos administration caused home prices to sky rocket

[@fatma3238]

I don’t like Biden or Trump but they have nothing to do with the housing crises or boom.

[@user-eh2hj8bx6O]

That's covid and late stage capitalism... doesn't matter who is president.

[@CMoore8539]

Thank You So Much for sharing your adventures! Take good care Nick!🇺🇸💞

[@shylamoon9295]

Kauai is priced high too. Locals can't even find a rental to live in they moving away. Sad.

[@joepacheco7979]

Thanks for this series. Reality… what a concept.

[@nicklausjohnson-yn2qk]

🎉 From 1 NICK Johnson to Another, Love Your Videos for years

[@NickJohnson]

❤️❤️❤️

[@Perikato]

Sad to see such beauty in such decline. Good luck and Godspeed Hawaii

[@annhowcroft9493]

My heart goes out to the true Hawaiians that afford their own homes.

[@GreenLion19134]

These people really know the saying Make do or do without. And these people are also resourceful. I can bet you get any millionaire into a place like these guys and they would fall apart in 20 seconds.

[@michaelbajo9966]

What if we make a law saying that you have live in Hawaii for at least 5 years. I don't know if it would work with people looking for loopholes. Got to stop non residents from buying up all the houses.

[@kookietherapy9398]

I 💗 how the tourists ask: "How are the helicopter rides?" You tell me.

[@atticusgrinch]

At 23:13 you see fruit trees and say that you’re not sure what they are. Those are rainbow papaya and they’re GMO. This technology saved the papaya industry in Hawaii….which is thriving and keeping people employed.

[@margaretpeabody243]

🎉😮😊 Nick you overwhelmed me with the goings on in Hawaii. I still thought sugar and hula dancing were the big deal.

[@NickJohnson]

They kinda are I suppose Margaret

[@pierrejamison1239]

Hey bro,.just want to telly ou how much we appreciate our work.

[@NickJohnson]

Bro

[@edfederoff2679]

Great video, Nick!

[@gregpies1649]

Aside from the weather why else would you want to live in Hawaii unless you're extremely wealthy.

[@TyrannyStudios]

Culture

[@kokohead333]

the ocean!

[@SonderDAzeX]

food

[@tudo8412]

22:55 That’s a “Papaya” garden Nick. 😅

[@NickJohnson]

Papaya needs an emoji

[@rootdoc1997]

A person would have to be insane to want to move to Hawaii...After watching your series I don't even want to visit.

[@NickJohnson]

It gets better

[@lelandkelley2199]

Hey Nick ! To bad for sugar in Hawaii. It’s demographics , in Louisiana there’s miles of sugar cane!

[@NewYorksWorstDrivers]

Great video. Very interesting seeing stuff i would never have without your work.

[@jrs4ex]

Make sure you’re subscribed folks Nick and Mappy are so close to a million subscribers.

[@arcas8423]

No more sugar from Hawaii. China got them, too. I'm sure the residents will continue to vote democrat.

[@jayholiday256]

Thanks Nick, I’ll go to the Caribbean instead and save a lot of money

[@CrabbyOldLady]

"America's poorest millionaires" would be anyone who has a net worth of exactly $1,000,000.00 Because they're poorer than anyone who has $1,000,000.01. Beyond that a million dollars is a million dollars. Whether that money is invested wisely or safely is a different matter. And how they spend their money, and the amount of their annual expenses is also a separate matter than net worth.

[@margaretbutler9864]

I lived on Maui and people were not allowed to live in their vehicles or tents. Maui is expensive and people don't make a lot of money. Tourists was where people worked. Lahaina was beautiful. Thank you for showing old Hawaii.