Inside The American Homeless Camp Where People Live Like Dogs

[@darrenstettner5381]

Joann seems like such a sweet lady. Her smile and appreciation for what she has is incredible. What an indomitable spirit. I wish I had such a positive outlook.

[@williammoran4898]

Joann has a beautiful soul it shines with every smile. Bless her in the struggle of life

[@goodson77784]

We should all keep Sweet Joann in our prayers.

[@lavernhall7535]

Absolutely ! she seems to have a sweet soul and what a shame to live what's left of her life like that.

[@HalfBurntCarpetWeed]

Sad that police still ticket an older nice lady. Just goes to show these cops out here don't give a shit about anybody. Must not be there relative

[@janicem.rowland3357]

I don't have much, my granddaughter and I live in a 33ft camper but I sure would share it with Joann if I could! Bless her dear Lord, please bless her and help her to get her social security! What a sweet and beautiful angel of heaven ❤️

[@brookingsbeachcomber]

and camilla blew a billion dollars on millionaires

[@Finnv830]

Buttigieg blew through billions for 8 charging stations!

[@MarioG.-yt1of]

KAMALA

[@Tsalagi]

I was homeless on Oahu at age 10, we lived on the brach in waimonalo, every Wednesday they would kick everybody out and we had to go put our tent and belongings in the bushes for one whole day and sleep out under the stars that night. It was very hard yet it was a beautiful experience to be so close to nature.

[@joannjones3232]

How is your life now?

[@Luka23567]

@@joannjones3232 and more importantly, how did he get himself out of it? It is extremely hard to escape poverty, especially today.

[@billharden7127]

God bless Joann. Let your face shine upon her.

[@marktwaine9344]

they look poor and destitute...but her soul shines with a brilliance few can match...

[@Klaatu_22]

That looks very similar to villages in many south East Asian countries. It looks like the remote parts of the Philippines with more canvas and trash. Honestly, if I had to choose, I’d prefer this place to Oakland.

[@norcalpatriot]

Parts of Oakland still look like a lot of third world countries unfortunately

[@2011sliverdude]

Ethnic Filipinos are the same race as native Hawaiians

[@mtnvortex]

@@2011sliverdude I know you were making a separate point, but Joann said she is Okinawan, I believe. I guess there are a lot of ethnically Japanese people in Hawaii. I think they've had a connection with Japan for a long time, which makes sense.

[@Bigheartrolling]

Joann… I wonder if she will see this. She seems so sweet. Thank you Nick for another dose of our USA reality! I travel backroads and see the real stories of struggle happening all over our country. I wish more people knew this. I was in Hawaii in 1977, 1984, 2000, 2003….each time I realize I saw growth in population and homeless on the street. But I never saw this. This is the dirty secret that the tourism board doesn’t want tourists to see.

[@johndickinson186]

Yes, Blessed, in a way. Thank you Nick for what you do. You have a good way about you.

[@Concerned-yd3nj]

What a precious beautiful soul JoAnn is. May God always bless her.

[@JohnShinn1960]

Hey Nick, let's go to New Jersey and chase some drones. Now I'm off to watch this fine video... Stayin tuned! 👍🤠 🇺🇸

[@jeffreycoon9634]

I want to go too!!!

[@DUMPSTERDIVINGADELAIDE123]

@@JohnShinn1960 - Hey John 👋

[@guayames]

Joann saddens me but on the other hand makes me happy to see someone happy and content with so little!

[@Babu-kr3cr]

I think that is a nice place for a homeless camp. She can cook, garden, walk to the beach, have a dog, make friends in a community, and be safe living there for five years and even feel happy about it. You can't say that for most homeless in America. She is safe and warm, and the police leave her alone there. I hope she can stay there for as long as she wants. It isn't for us to judge how someone else lives. Some would rather live there than working nonstop to pay rent and not having relationships like the man said. They put community over money. Just because it looks humble, and primitive doesn't mean it is bad. I am glad they still have a patch of land they can live on. Sometimes they are less happy in an apartment. Neighbors sometimes prey on each other instead of helping each other or even leaving other people alone. It can be very stressful.

[@nicknuggets369]

Well put. Sounds crazy but i enjoyed my life the most living in a car/van. Felt very free not confined

[@BadEnglish-y6m]

@@nicknuggets369 You find Peace with freedom. Some can not understand not "Knowing" where or what. Independence is all one really needs.

[@stevenreynolds2327]

The dog doesnt have it so good on a 3 ft. chain

[@sarahsoutar252]

They seem genuinely happy. While everyone else is a part of the rat race seeking a "nicer" home and more material stuff, these people are free. I am sure that they have hard times too, but it is probably so much less stressful than the rat race.

[@15DurangoRT]

Ya gotta look at the bright side. At least it doesn't get cold there.

[@mtnvortex]

In a sense, I suppose it isn't too dissimilar from how people lived before the arrival of Europeans or other outsiders. We may look at what they are lacking, from a modern perspective, where we have far different expectations about our general "needs", but they have most actual necessities covered...shelter(of sorts), water, food, etc.. Not having to worry about cold winter months really does take a huge concern out of the picture. Not quite as bad as living under a bridge in New England, in February. They even have some sort of community support structure, which can make a world of difference.

[@Mr007troy]

One thing I notice is that everything revolves around feeling secure.

[@marktwaine9344]

shelter is the first thing on the list for survival...

[@reneehouser2925]

Yep- now go read my comment 😊 the "insecurity" follows these people, they create the problems.

[@barbara8802]

Such a sweet soul ❤…to be content and filled with such gratitude!

[@alwhisenant5309]

What a sweet,lovable lady.

[@charybdis8113]

Not like dogs. They are organized, civil and seems to have self respect

[@BadEnglish-y6m]

God bless the homeless..

[@brandyhardin-hj2cr]

💯❤️

[@bullbutter9699]

miss your slave fee (tax) your Homeless too.

[@MassDeportation]

I'm homeless! Thanks Democrats!

[@seansezz]

​@@MassDeportation shower at the gym and find a job. Save your money and rent a room in a house if you wanna get out of homelessness

[@kristintheartist]

I absolutely love Joann. She has her garden, her dog, her freedom and her happiness. I can understand her.

[@rondolan6457]

I like it when you do interview with the locals

[@bone101ify]

I moved from Hawaii, Waianae/ Makaha 12 years ago and Wow...they really built that place up! Mahalo Nui Loa for highlighting what it's like for so many of the island folks on the daily! Makes me sick that everybody keeps voting Democrat though! Yeah...go give plenty money to Ukraine and other Bs while so many of our own Citizens live like this! AUWE!!!

[@mahealaniw]

I agree I don't know why they continue to vote for Democrats when they have never done anything for the Hawaiians but cause them misery and make'em Lolo 😑

[@Stephanie-lb6tt]

Joanne, such a sweet soul❤ may you continue to be blessed. I’m happy you’re happy.😊

[@OldProVidios]

When I visited Maui, I talked with the bell boy. He had two homes on the island. He rented them out and lived/slept on the beach.

[@Loretta318]

Its a damn shame our own gov is more concerned about another country, that it's own people. 🤬🤬🤬

[@DeezNuggz]

it's called money laundering, get with the program.

[@lordhoweproductions3733]

Trump endorsed and signed $2 trillion in tax breaks for billionaires and corporations, republicans really don’t care about the poor and working class. If they did the 10 poorest states in the nation wouldn’t be red/republican, look it up

[@life_so_hard_i_so_emo]

The same government allowing illegal immigrants to invade us. Sounds about right to me.

[@kellyannsilva1216]

Last time I checked, Hawaii was in the USA 🇺🇸

[@julianskinner3697]

It gives more to billionaires in taxcuts than it olives to other countries

[@j_chris_p]

At 2:50, when you both are reading the sign, POW is just an acronym of Pu'uhonua o Wai'anae. The Hawaiian word for finished or done is pau. Sounds the same but not the same.🤙🏽

[@rogerbrendabowman4808]

There are places in West Va that look like this. They have houses but are run down and trash infested and look about the same. Poor people are every where(world wide)” Too bad the able people don’t try helping those less fortunate. At least this camp doesn’t seem to drug infested. Just poor people trying to live. God bless them ❤❤😊😊

[@carlapierle8623]

I'm in tears. My heart hurts for these people. What a beautiful soul Joann has. You can see it in her eyes. I pray for all in this situation. Many of us are just one catastrophe away from this. And then to see this juxtapositioned next to a marina with million dollar rigs just makes me want to puke.

[@cassiegriffith8457]

The old lady is so cute, and very nice! May GOD BLESS her life with many blessings

[@knight2000-NC]

wow shes extremelty positive in a situation I know I couldn't be.

[@MrDavePed]

Those dogs and cats look pretty well fed. ..

[@wizerstar]

Eating rats

[@k7j6]

One thing that makes stuff WAY MORE EXPENSIVE in Hawaii! Nearly all food has to be shipped to their island. Which makes it way more expensive than the Main Lands! I applaud you Nick how you are able to do those Video Tours on your channel & how you are able to manage. But I sure feel bad for those that live like that! I just hope there can be a ay to resolve the homelessness & poverty! I am sure something will happen to lower it! It just has not been known to most yet! At least I believe it!

[@JayRuss-bg6so]

Nick and mappy are really out there showing us what’s going on…

[@MassDeportation]

Mappys cool

[@adamhill4141]

Those are $250,000 homes in SoCal

[@NickJohnson]

$$$ ⛺️

[@wizerstar]

That's funny

[@timothybageant7429]

Looks like Slab City…. With vegetation. Lol

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

Better weather

[@rubysequeira4074]

Good job Nick.

[@meemz7098]

God forbid Mark Zuckerberg should help his fellow man in Hawaii! He could pay for garbage service and bathroom/ shower facilities. If I lived near there I’d happily pay taxes for cleaning this place and giving them a better quality of life instead of giving money to other countries. I pray that JD Vance will be our next president after Trump and we put Americans first for a LONG time!!!!❤🇺🇸 Thank you Nick, Kim and everyone!!! You’re doing an amazing job of exposing the truth!!

[@American-Motors-Corporation]

now in fact Mr trumpy bumpy talked about a couple of times last year his solution to the homeless issue is simply to put up internment camps AKA work camps. yeah he wants to pass out billions of dollars to especially police forces but of course the state's counties in municipalities to basically go and unconstitutionally around these people up at gunpoint throw them in the camp and then he talks about an evaluation A stammers around quite a lot especially in his first speech that took place in either late February or perhaps early March of 23 he stammers around a lot when it comes to this evaluation of course he's flying under drugs and alcohol and talking about how if you refuse the quote unquote help then you go straight to jail and of course then we don't know what happens to them but I would say that the help is actually more like if you refuse work because these camps will be set up is nothing more than a free if not cheap labor stockade for any given corporation in the vicinity so if you refuse to basically go work for slave wages then they would assume to put you in jail except we don't know what kind of jail this is literally what the man proposed twice last year and of course it's all under the guise of cleaning up the streets. so basically his solution is to blow billions of dollars to build out this prison camp infrastructure that we know will eventually be sold to corporations much like most of the federal prisons are controlled by corporations and of course not only to spend the billions on that project but what is also included is to buy off the police forces while at the same time efforts to federalize even your local police forces this is what they're willing to spend money on we can't house our feed people because somehow we don't have the billions of dollars but then we conveniently have the billions of dollars when it comes to just playing imprisoning people.

[@sherriealdrich2864]

No one is going to do that. Then there would be zoning, codes, ownership. Etc

[@meemz7098]

That’s just sad.

[@BWB7777]

What about Oprah?

[@azzamatic4190]

Money for Israel and Ukraine but nothing for the American people

[@Sounds_Suspish]

Wow. This is so sad.

[@morgannaidoo4167]

I'm a South African and when i c something like this, it's really really sad that human beings are living worse than some animals, may God bless and help these people

[@ebgb1777]

What a sweet lady

[@geod3589]

Sometimes it seems people who live in these conditions have a great outlook on life, like Joanne. Not poor in spirit at all.

[@MountainGirlwIPA]

Omg I adore her. When she said her family was from Okinawa, I smiled. Okinawa is a beautiful place and the people are amazing. If I visit Oahu, I’ll definitely drop off some donations. ( I grew up on the windward side so I kinda get it. It’s expensive as hell in Hawaii but that’s her home ❤) Thanks Nick for being so respectful

[@goodson77784]

Joann could have her own channel I'd watch that every day.

[@professor_thunder]

Instead of "free" money for any foreign government or homeless, how about giving the folks that pay the taxes their money back.

[@DanMytnick]

Theft

[@user-he5yg5ho3u]

My dog eats better than me most days

[@DUMPSTERDIVINGADELAIDE123]

Thanks for the video Nick, Merry Christmas 🎄🎅

[@NickJohnson]

🌟

[@aficios59]

BLUE STATE

[@azzamatic4190]

Trump made Hawaii great in 2016 now Trump going to save Hawaii 2025 just you wait. Big changes coming 🙄

[@georgiegurl3298]

Nick! U got true "heart for the people. Be encouraged to continue on educating us the ways and means of others.❤

[@chuckrennert5783]

Help her get her social security. Its just paperwork.

[@darrenstettner5381]

Right? I was wondering why she wouldn’t be right on top of that. But it may just be that she’s truly content with what she has. She said the $500 stipend she receives is enough for 2 people. What an amazing spirit. That sounds corny to say but I think a lot of us viewers are amazed by her beaming positivity.

[@bobfrantz534]

If she has a work history

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

She may not qualify

[@wizerstar]

She quifies for ssi

[@darrenstettner5381]

@@bobfrantz534 true. Could be that she has always been a free spirit and never paid into it. I guess I don’t qualify for it either but I’ve been lucky enough in life that I probably don’t need it.

[@Area51-is6vg]

Hey Nick good to see you. 99.9% of these people chose to live like this. Do not lose sleep over these homeless. I think they are happy here. These people receive pay checks from government. I go to work 5days a week I don't get anything from government. 🙏🙏😂😂

[@saymyname2775]

💯

[@alohawg]

Some do, some don't. Hawaii is extremely expensive.

[@mindhack101hostedbyrosewil2]

We are so blessed. We have a roof over our head. God bless Joanne We will pray for her as well.

[@ashleysmith2509]

How amazing. Let people have a little of their own space and take away the evil pressure of the crooked gov and see how people can live just fine. The ability to live in freedom based on mutual respect. Joann is a gem. What a great spirit. That man has great wisdom. Another gem.

[@lisaanderson3899]

I hope Joann "gets [her] act together" soon, so she can sign up to get more assistance. She is just a lovely lady. The plan for the new place looks pretty nice.

[@silviodeassis5728]

Get used to this. Pretty soon the whole country is going to look like this 😅 Amurika empire is falling apart fast!

[@julianskinner3697]

No it really isn't. America has such a great geography that it does well no matter who's in charge.

[@mahealaniw]

Hi Nick, thank you for bringing this to light my O'hana is from Waianae, although thank you Jesus they, as far as I know none are homeless. I live in Michigan and I am Hawaiian and my heart is always a part of Oahu. I love the Hawaiian ppl they have been thru so much but have Aloha for everyone and SHAME ON THIS ADMIN for putting Ukraine or any other country first over it's own people maybe they should take a few lessons of aloha from the Hawaiians. So again thank you for your Aloha to the Hawaiian people. Much love and Aloha to you. Mahealani 🌺 MAGA!!! ❤🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲❤

[@NickJohnson]

🌟 ❤️❤️

[@JohnDaker_singer]

This woman Joanne deserves all of the respect we can give her. She deserves to be left alone and live her life out as she chooses.

[@mariekatherine5238]

It looks pretty well organized. It’s an American Favela. Supposedly, we don’t have any, but check out every city, especially in Dem. states.

[@user-he5yg5ho3u]

Awesome day off just woke up to a new Nick vid👍🐾😎

[@marypierson7899]

Joann definitely seems like a sweet soul. Interesting video.

[@annjames1837]

Dont forget the billions that goes towards Biden's newcomers

[@nondelusional]

🤔, 🗣️ The most mind-blowing part was the proximity to the Ocean.

[@andrea6421]

What a sweet woman, I could never live like she lives. Makes me very thankful for all I have.

[@johnkelli4940]

Gratitude is a great word! Name's Kelli watching from Nairobi

[@Jimmy-e2z]

My soul hurts for the people. Long neglected and denied their dignity. God please bless and uplift the downtrodden.

[@andriadebose8484]

I don't see hardly any people. Joanne's so sweet. I feel for her. It's hard when you get over 60. Physically it's very difficult. It seems peaceful there.

[@trevorcerney4450]

They’re out surfing 🏄‍♂️

[@SueBoo2]

14:20 I feel bad for the chained dogs.

[@mccjoe01]

Can't let dinner run away

[@reneebru1]

I do too. I hope they have water.

[@SueBoo2]

@@mccjoe01 I considered that might be their thinking 🤔, God forbid!

[@SueBoo2]

@@reneebru1 The water bowls looked empty, unfortunately!

[@lilerniegroove1]

A+ Story Boss!!! I Was Hooked 0:00-32:57...Beautiful People Dat Still Keep Da Faith & Hope Things Will Get Better. GOD BLESS ✊🏻🙏🏻

[@HIAHomelessInAmerica]

Thanks for sharing this brother 🙏🙏🙏

[@NickJohnson]

You're homeless?

[@tanya3907]

Blessings and happiness and prayers for Joanna ❤stay safe strong healthy and happy ❤

[@truther001]

Homeless camps in California are far worse. However, it is shameless how greed and selfishness have replaced humanity.

[@mccjoe01]

Don't worry Zelinski just bought his wife a new Bugatti and himself a new $75 million dollar yaht. But we american tax payer are footing the bill FJB.

[@mahealaniw]

You hit the nail right on the head... It took MAGA pulling together to change things, it's gonna continue to take MAGA coming together to fix what Dems f@#$&d up!

[@maxya2]

I heard Bugatti for slightly used, so he got a good deal for that, so don't worry.

[@mccjoe01]

@maxya2 well at least he's getting us a break..

[@maxya2]

@@mccjoe01 I hope US will not abandon Ukraine. Did you made up the story about Bugatti and the yacht yourself or you watching Russian propaganda channels?

[@mccjoe01]

@maxya2 old news from a couple months ago. That's the one thing no one has to do in this situation is make things up. It's complete insanity.

[@williamk5998]

The cats are nice.

[@sherricoffman]

Hi Nick N ALL! ThankYou4Sharing!!! 💙 🕊 MuchLove

[@douglasyoung3992]

And we send money across the sea to foreign countries😮

[@Worldofourown2024]

Yep, Joe Biden flew to an African country just last week to give $1 billion to a regime more aligned with China and Russia. I guess our foreign and fiscal policy arranges it so a few can be rich and powerful at the great expense of many. It's a bit more complicated than we'll ever know for they don't tell us truth just like how worldly corporations are highly secretive and covert.

[@pastorkristoffer4074]

Woe to those that oppress the poor!

[@pastorkristoffer4074]

Oprah and her type!

[@SPICY_BEAR]

The state and federal governments!

[@Adornments4U]

Really great interview guy's. Rural senior Hawaiians' need access to stores, food, what good is a house if your isolated? Community is everything when gentrification is decades old. Happening where I live outside Sedona Az. for a decade now. Beautiful places, sacred lands, mountains, oceans, canyons, rivers, suddenly became exclusive to gated communities, amongst tourism, art galleries, unique dining, resorts, hidden gems, wealthy residents, and the working people, elders, children, in natural fragile environments'. Tiny homes, solar, a MUST for sustainability.

[@MrDavePed]

I kind of envy them. Plenty of cats around. Not many rats or mice around there I bet. Can NYC say the same? Better weather too. ..

[@PariahThistledowne]

These camps are basically becoming full blown shanty towns, like the last Depression.

[@michaeldavis2146]

So sad that older lady I wish I could help her 😢

[@thisvagabondlife7132]

Just because you’re homeless doesn’t mean you have to be a slob

[@mikegkerr]

You're what?

[@annahgibbus8]

I don't understand how they brought all that garbage there? They have nothing to do all day you'd think they'd clean it up? I don't believe the people in this community are not on drugs to put up living like that?

[@American-Motors-Corporation]

​@@annahgibbus8Well how do you not know that they don't have a weekly clean up because you don't know you just making assumptions.

[@annahgibbus8]

@@American-Motors-Corporation Oh please that's like walking into a hoarders house who can only open their door a foot because their hoard is 3ft deep & they say they didn't clean last week🙄

[@American-Motors-Corporation]

@annahgibbus8 meh, says you.

[@mikeward7290]

Some folks don’t plan ahead for retirement. Some people make poor choices in life.

[@badapple65]

It looks like living in forts most of us built in the woods as boys. I would have liked to see how Joann sleeps. Bed, hammock, on the ground?

[@gregbjugstad6325]

My wife just told me the mayor, named Twinkie she thinks, recently died and they had a well attended funeral that was even reported on a tv station.

[@lindadunn8787]

Thank you. America, the beautiful. People. Reallly real. In every state. Your work is appreciated here.

[@darylhudson777]

This is a SHAME on our beloved UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 🇺🇸❣️

[@RogerWareInc]

Goes to show, people shouldn't rely on the government for anything. They will take your tax dollars and send it elsewhere while you live scavenging like a rat. We, the people, need to build a better community and help each other as it was originally intended. The government was never meant to be this bloated, nor was it ever meant for us to rely on completely.,

[@10forthebigguy753]

In my area if you give a homeless person, nine dollars worth of McDonald’s they throw it in your face. They are dope sick. They wanted the money for a fix.

[@juliecramer8459]

Yes its a drug problem all over the country

[@American-Motors-Corporation]

I doubt it I mean that has happened I'm sure there's a few of them but it's not the majority.

[@lkd06]

mcdonalds is crap...not even real food

[@MDiStefano10]

Jim, thank you for another excellent vlog!

[@hcox1111]

The dog house was nice.

[@eileenspamer-kw3kz]

at what point is the ddog house carnt find it

[@hcox1111]

@eileenspamer-kw3kz Right at the beginning first minute or so.

[@eileenspamer-kw3kz]

@@hcox1111 bravo

[@ree-ree1681]

I just love ❤️ Joanna! ❤ Such sweetness 😍 God bless 🙌 her always 💖 😇🥰

[@Sam-f1k8e]

Joann was delightful.

[@patrickwentz8413]

I was surprised this past summer how much the Big Island had been cleaned up since the pandemic. No more homeless people in the streets and beaches. It was terrible in 2007. Glad they have something like this in Oahu.

[@American-Motors-Corporation]

yeah do you have any idea what happens to this people even though you probably don't care? basically what happens is most of the time is your local government police force etc will dial up the salvation army and other assorted charities and what happens is is those people are basically thrown on buses and ship to another town now in the case of Hawaii they're most likely put on a boat and shipped to California or some other area That's literally what happens but specifically on the mainland I can tell you that yeah you'll get an influx of homeless that it will just randomly appear and they'll generally hang out around the local salvation army building then they'll start to spread out throughout the city and then that might go on for like a couple years etc etc and then one fine day they all disappear that's because they moved them out they generally don't have a choice.

[@ericahenderson7093]

❤❤❤❤JoAnn

[@ralphp3057]

Thanks for the tour Nick ! I really think the local governments should try to give the people a help up but not hand outs !! Always going to be homeless and poor people. It’s just a shame the federal government waste so much of our money! Needs to be more humanitarian thinking about people that have fallen through the cracks!!!

[@kulebyaka123]

Cool camp, looks like a village. There are even chickens on the farm! 😁

[@Homeopath6]

There were matererials laying on ground to make.a superior dwelling somthing of laziness is at play here as well or ignorance 8:39

[@pattscollectons1234]

What a sweet lady. 😊❤

[@pinkiesue849]

Did the Hawaiian people live similarly before Captain Cook or whoever came along?

[@andeoh]

even the dog looks stressed