Living In Hawaii for a 1 Year Q&A | Pros & Cons, Regrets & Getting Married Soon?

[@mixflip]

I lived on Kalaheo Ave in Kailua 50 steps from the beach....it was small but I loved it. It was the perfect introvert location for me because my life was at my house and the beach. If I worked from home it would be great but working an office job sucks because hawaii commuting sucks.

[@_BNAUX]

Support local guys. Go to places like foodland and times for grocery shopping.

[@kilikiana]

and farmers markets for fruits and veggies, when we open back up of course! Also Foodland Farms is wayyyyy better than whole foods

[@HM-yr1vr]

nah, Whole Food for them. They probably think Foodland is for the peasants.

[@AdrienneInvests]

Does anyone else think sawyer’s hair makes him look like Lord Farquaad from shrek?

[@aubrey8421]

Spot on.. it’s a no from me

[@wendybryant8967]

YES!!!!

[@LizzKillian]

Totally see it now lol

[@secreteobsession3584]

He actually Lee is annoying through the whole video I was just more interested in the girl explaining what was it like living in Hawaii he thinks he's funny but he actually is not

[@bellakinzttv]

Love you guys and so glad you decided to start this channel, I used to watch Sawyer like 10 years ago. It's so fun to watch you guys having fun in Hawaii and growing together.

[@AngeliqueCooper]

awww thank you! its been a fun 5 years! so glad you like the videos here as well! :)

[@1216pam]

He reminds me of Scott Dissick (Kourtney Kardashian ex boyfriend)

[@nakamurakmm]

Tips from a Native Hawaiian girl: Before you come here please take the time to do research about our culture and our history. For us living here is not a “vacation lifestyle” as you people call it. It’s a fight to keep our culture alive, and to keep our land for our people. You can have a college education and a great paying job, but we still can’t afford to own our own land because outsiders keep coming here and buying us out. That’s why a lot of locals don’t like outsiders.

[@LizzKillian]

That really sucks. I'm seeing more outsiders coming in to other states even and making it where people can't afford to buy a house in the state they were born in.

[@nakamurakmm]

There’s a lot of bitterness because we were an independent Kingdom. But American business men overthrew our kingdom and established their own government, then we were illegally annexed to the US in 1898, and when our Queen tried to fight for our people she was imprisoned in her palace. Our people weren’t allowed to speak our native language our do any cultural practices. But the colonizers turned around and marketed it for tourism to make money off of it. Hula is sacred to us, and a way to tell a story through dance . But it’s just a random dance that people try to mimic at their “Hawaiian luaus”. They don’t even know what a luau is. The military has taken over a lot of the land. And they have done bomb testing, which ruins the land. Look up the island of Kaho’olawe and see what they did to it. And that’s not the only island they’ve ruined. That’s why my people are still very bitter.

[@Katarzyna1886]

It's not just the mainlanders moving to the islands but also plenty locals in Hawaii benefiting from being US citizens and moving to the mainland. If you feel rightful to say 'we want to keep our land for our people' then try to forbid Hawaiians to move to the US. I wonder how much they would like that..

[@nakamurakmm]

Who said anything about forbidding anyone to leave? The goal of my comment was to educate people. Literally started it off with “ Tips from a Native Hawaiian girl...” People can leave if they want. But I’m speaking of the fact that my people are being forced out. Most of us want to stay here. It’s our home. We have a deep connection to the land and the ocean, and there’s no place else like Hawaii in the US. Moving to Florida or California would be nothing like living here. Our people, way of life, and culture are so different. And I also gave reasons why a lot of locals don’t like outsiders. Even someone else commented before I did. He said “remember the locals don’t like you”. And it’s because we our people are struggling to be able to afford anything. I grew in Waimanalo and Kailua (where these people were able to buy a house). And I am happy for them that they can afford to own this house, and it’s beautiful how she decorated it, and I appreciate that they respect Hawaii. The truth is that a lot of people who grew up in Kailua can’t afford to buy a house there. Within the last 15 years it has completely changed, they’ve turned it into a mini Waikiki. The traffic is terrible. Our beaches are so over crowded and our water isn’t as clean as it used to be. Yes things change, but it’s had negative effects. Now our people do appreciate the outsiders who come here and are respectful and responsible. And we especially appreciate when people make an effort to learn our history. And yes we do have many benefits being part of the US, but the way things happened weren’t right. You can at least acknowledge that. And although it’s in the past its not something we can just forget about. It’s a huge part of our history. It’s the reason why our culture and language was near death at some point, and our people were going extinct because of the diseases that were brought here. I assume that people who grow up and go to school in the mainland aren’t taught the history of Hawaii, which is kinda funny because we are the 50th state, so we are part of America. So although yes it’s a great place to vacation, I want to educate people about our history, and our culture which is very sacred to us. So when they come here they have a deeper appreciation for it, and take it seriously. And they can understand our people here and how we have to live.

[@Katarzyna1886]

@@nakamurakmm Of course you didn’t mention forbidding locals to move to the mainland. Why would you? It’s your RIGHT. Just as it's other Americans right to move to Hawaii. I know plenty of locals who move to the mainland for better job opportunities or simply because they seek different lifestyles. I'm guessing they would not like to have that option taken away from them but at the same time are upset about other Americans moving here..? Kind of ironic.. All I can say that in 12 years of living in Hawaii I was always welcomed with nothing but aloha. Educating about history is very important. However, I took your comments as mostly being focused on 'why we locals do not like you outsiders'. Lastly, skyrocketing prices of real estate are not happening just in Hawaii. All desirable locations, whether it's London, California, Paris or NYC are very expensive. I guess it's one of the charms of living in a crowded XXI century.

[@kristinasidor2393]

Thanks for touching on finances. It’s so taboo? I love hearing that your not trying to financially over burden yourselves.

[@adriannaendres2259]

We just moved here!! Y’all are amazing! Loving the videos ❤️

[@monicasalas1127]

😂😂😂 I cant with Sawyer!! “Hospitals!” I love how humble and laid back both of you are!!! Keep shining you guys ❤️

[@AngeliqueCooper]

haha know.... he thinks he is funny! haha and thank you for the sweet compliment!:)

[@Lisaap206]

Your husband looks like the boho down/to earth version of scot disick! Lol 😂

[@noelanir7315]

girl I live 5 mins from you in Kailua and saw you guys crossing one time coming back from the beach 😂

[@stargazer5073]

So happy for you 💓!

[@cristycastro6615]

I love how he said to help out his loved ones especially his Mom🥰❤️ rather than having a headache for the monthly mortgage🤑🤧 cool... Aloha and God bless you both🙏 Lots of Mahalo 🌈🌺🏝

[@lindaschroyer7275]

Thanx for the wonderful review. Your're both adorable. Much love and fun!!

[@jameswesthart5873]

Pods, great tip! Thank you. Buying a condo in Kahana and have been budgeting for the move for quite some time. Again, thank you.

[@jameswesthart5873]

It was a great video! Refreshing. You two are super.

[@misterpeekz]

This video reeks of privilege and it’s annoying how you enforce stereotypes of local people and I can tell you haven’t taken the time to learn about Hawai’i, their people or culture. It sounds like you also have very little knowledge of the struggles that everyday people have to deal with. It’s fine that you want to live in Hawai’i but learn and listen or you will never belong to our community. Also you’re in Kailua and it’s like 99% white... It doesn’t really count.

[@nakamurakmm]

👏

[@Sliceofhaupia]

They will never learn, they will just continue to take and take. It’s how they were taught by their parents and their parents before them. They will just perpetuate this cycle

[@BauerBeauty]

I gasped when u said no home goods

[@TheFashiongirl05]

I see how Hawaii has influenced sawyers hair choice as well...

[@AngeliqueCooper]

haha yes and no... he has always wanted to grow it out so he decided to go for it! :)

[@dulceortega7196]

Your house is beautiful...you guys have an amazing personality...

[@chocolayte]

15:10 I wonder if the question was insinuating a family by then?? Would you move to a bigger home then or would you change the layout of one of your rooms in the current house maybe?

[@serena9543]

I went to Hawaii for a vacation two years ago, I talked to people who have lived there their whole lives and people who moved there. All said it's very expensive. All had 2 or 3 jobs to survive. Native people are worried that it will be an island of the very rich and very poor like Caribbean Islands. Not an easy place to live

[@VVSdiamond2008]

I vacationed in Hawaii a year ago and I also spoke with the natives and the same story was told. I specifically remember our waitress worked 3 jobs and was a young single mom. She said you can’t make it without working multiple jobs and having family support. The islands are beautiful but what seems like paradise to mainlanders is just the everyday economic struggle for them.

[@captainvanaroo1729]

Is there yardsales and estate sales every weekend in Hawaii like in Florida.?

[@JamiePhotoVideo]

“In the world or living here?” 😂😂😂

[@AngeliqueCooper]

hahaha he is a goof ball

[@TheHOW_YT]

I have a question for you. First, props on the excellent video! I too have a KZbin channel and appreciate the work that goes into making a good video. My question for you is this: I would love to move to Hawaii, and my career is being a Financial Literacy High School teacher. I would like to know how much you spend each month on living expenses? If you not comfortable sharing how much you spend each month, I understand, but if you can share any insight on that matter I would greatly appreciate it! Keep grinding on the channel content and have an awesome day! Mahalo!

[@laurenbernot622]

Loved this! Congrats on one year!

[@AngeliqueCooper]

awwww thank you!!! :)

[@Spinning-wvr]

I’m Canadian and wish it was easy for use to move there

[@alittlebritoffun]

I'd love to see a video of the process of moving with you dogs to HI! My husband and I want to move to HI but we've SO nervous about quarantining her!

[@mmarissa1601]

Great video! Did your mom already live in Hawaii before you moved there or did she decide to move after you all did?

[@AngeliqueCooper]

she moved after we moved and her husband's kids live here too! so it made sense for them! :)

[@samanthamichelle2094]

Cute video :)

[@ayuprabhav2]

I like your partner, so funny ...every his words got me laughing, he was nice guys n real whatevee he was

[@colleeninhonolulu]

You need to change your ad settings. To many interruptions.

[@Apollo-no8le]

It’s always busy in my head...LoL....Love it!

[@Aiden-ti6ed]

I want to move to Hawaii when i’m older it seems so fun

[@AngeliqueCooper]

its a lot of fun! definitely come visit and see if it's for you! :)

[@secreteobsession3584]

So what do you both do for a living is there great work out there. Is it expensive to live. How is medicine or medical center like. Is it hard to get living visa

[@marissyrocksx312]

Sawyer should be Willy Wonka for Halloween with that hair

[@joeygas6501]

He has a soccer mom hair cut.

[@beckysimmons3670]

Hi , I like how you both are very grateful 🍍

[@AngeliqueCooper]

means alot to hear! :)

[@cbunming]

I read comments and saw too many demanding locals. The couple does not have to be or do what you want. I personally does not really appreciate their white lifestyle but it is theirs, not mine. They were born white on the mainland. How could you make them local if they do not want to? Coercion? Stop already.

[@HM-yr1vr]

Like OMG I live in Kailuafornia.

[@LifeisaPhotoOp]

I love following your Hawaii lives! What's your favorite beach?

[@AngeliqueCooper]

oh that makes me soo happy!

[@Keeellylu]

Haoles

[@patriciamakaferreira6233]

Ohemgeeeeeeee step 1 of living in Hawai’i is learning to pronounce it! It is pronounced huh-v-eye-eeeee!!! Pronounce it correctly if you’re going to live here.

[@missmackenziex]

From the perspective of haole that lived in Hawai'i for 4.5 years but after 6 months knew I wouldn't live there forever: So many things wrong with this. These are the kind of haoles that make the haoles like me (the ones who learn and educate themselves and are respectful of the culture and care about the community they have put themselves into) look bad. "Why wouldn't we move to Hawai'i?" How about because you're aiding the forced displacement of Kānaka Maoli and participating in the exploitation of Native lands. If you're gonna live here, at least shop locally at Foodland and KTA. You already have one house on Hawai'i and now you feel entitled to buy more land? Sounds about white. "Beach chic"? And stop encouraging people to move to Hawai'i. You're not helping.

[@Sliceofhaupia]

And we wish more like you would replace the ignorant. You seem to be Hawaiian at heart. In reality the things natives and locals really dislike is just the disrespect, lack of awareness and missing ALOHA mentality that foreigners bring with them when moving here.

[@aarielljames]

Utah slow? The only time it's slow is when people don't know how to drive or when the summer flower blooms on the freeway.

[@AngeliqueCooper]

well utah is a much slower pace of life than LA so going from Utah to LA to Hawaii... it reminds me of growing up and not having to deal with a city

[@jaimebh30]

A laid back lifestyle sounds amazing. If you miss Chik fil a sauce I think you can buy the sauce on Amazon.

[@AngeliqueCooper]

wait realllyyy???? i will have to check that out!

[@jaimebh30]

@@AngeliqueCooper I saw it from Dani Austin. She had several big bottles of different sauces. I have heard Walmart brand dipping sauce is like Chik Fil A sauce.

[@liaconti2887]

The lemon dress 😍

[@AngeliqueCooper]

hehehe thnak you! love it tooooo

[@bruhinthewild]

To my dear friends in this video. Let me show you the Hawaii you don't know. Let me take you to the ghetto areas you'll never set foot in on your own. Let's go down to lower Kalihi where there's a good amount of drug addicted people. Why not take a stroll with me through any of our Section 8 public housings and l'll show you what "island lifestyle" is. What do you know of Mayor Rights, Kam IV, Pupu 'ole , Pupukahi , etc. It'll change what you think. Btw...I'm not at all offended by this video. You only know what you know. But it's not the entire picture.

[@elizabethshort6347]

This was very helpful. Thank you both

[@AngeliqueCooper]

so glad it helped! :) sooo happy!

[@giselleg1]

Love you both💕🥺 so happy for you

[@AngeliqueCooper]

aww thank you! :)

[@stephanieNicole89]

Have been watching your Hawaii vlogs to get me through this quarantine. Really considering one day to move to Hawaii. It seems so peaceful and less stress. May wait to look till my daughter is older. May be hard to move with a toddler lol. Keep up the amazing positive vlogs. They make me so happy love you both ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@AngeliqueCooper]

oh really??? that makes me happy! it would be hard but whenever you can it would be worth it! :)

[@stephanieNicole89]

Angelique Cooper Also going to take your guys idea of Taco Tuesday’s and do that when it’s safe to do so. We live in Southern California so we are locked down

[@Manuel421]

Just some friendly honest criticism but it's always kind when channels take the time to interact more with their audience especially during these times..sadly communication seems to be lacking these days. Would appreciate more of your insight and feedback as I train as well hope you consider reaching out more to your viewers it's very generous. What are your favorite workouts to do at home? I agree with what you told me before in that it is somewhat limited but my favorites are basic Bicep curls and Dips. Thanks for understanding by the way if you competed what color would you want to wear? I'll ask again next time if you miss this all the best hope you're doing well. You are one of the few mature channels out there.

[@whatever5922]

You guys are such a cute couple

[@owland00]

Don’t tell me Sawyer was on bumble to meet girls for “photo shoots and hikes” 😅😂 On another note it’s so weird to me that people do these types of videos and are not from Hawaii...you want the real version of living in Hawaii or the beautiful influencer version?

[@stargazer5073]

Soo happy for you!

[@AngeliqueCooper]

thank you! :)

[@mariesanchez]

Hawaii life!!!!

[@granta3044]

At least you didn't move to kailua, that's the white mans place. The island is about 1/4 white and kailua is like 95% white and like 5% local.

[@lisarene1786]

What does Sawyer do for his career?

[@teddigrahamxD]

He has his own channel :)

[@hatchmando4918]

Lisa Rene i think he is a photographer

[@CharlyeHebert]

He has a channel dedicated to his work in film and video. I believe he still works in film and also has a coffee cup company.

[@lisarene1786]

Thank you!😉

[@jillh653]

Lord Farquaad 😄

[@marajade784]

Everyone says that it’s so expensive to live in Hawaii. What are your thoughts on that? Thanks

[@AngeliqueCooper]

if you are used to a city lifestyle it is the same! :)

[@cameronheinz3659]

He’s so high! Or something else.

[@rainastebler7949]

I love you guys so much!!!!

[@AngeliqueCooper]

We love you too! :)

[@kalissahiga7399]

I love your videos I've always wanted to buy some clothes like yours but I am a small depending on the style. Love all your outfits. It's hard to find clothes that fit me. I also live on Oahu Hawaii.

[@AngeliqueCooper]

awww thank you! for reference, I am 5'2 and wear a size X small I know it can be tough. But if I can help let me know! :)

[@kalissahiga7399]

@@AngeliqueCooper I work at a preschool. Is there any comfortable clothes that I can possibly wear with out getting bleached?

[@brielleimana1408]

Needed this 😊i plan to move to Oahu in about 2 years

[@Defiantsnow]

Love this. For some reason I thought you were in Maui.

[@AngeliqueCooper]

oh really? I do love maui but we felt Oahu fit our lifestyle more! :)

[@ellieellison1145]

I LOVE your dress! Where is it from?

[@AngeliqueCooper]

I got it from revolve its links in my revolve haul i posted last week

[@KH-pw4vo]

Moving in December 😍😍😍😍

[@AngeliqueCooper]

yay!!!! keep me updated!!! and let me know if you have any questions!

[@Sliceofhaupia]

Just curious and I could be wrong as I don’t watch any of your videos, but it seems as if you have a lot of criticism about your colonization mindset. Would you ever care to respond to them?

[@kelseym611]

At 6:20 when the guy is talking her remains in the same position and taking and yet the dog walking in the background disappears...am I the only one who noticed this?

[@CharlyeHebert]

It looks like they cut one of his answers lol

[@AngeliqueCooper]

@@CharlyeHebert that is possible! haha it was a little long so I only kept the good parts! :)

[@Keliiyamashita]

What is a... haole?

[@gremmalin]

colonizer vibes :/

[@stephenchristensen3455]

Just curious, is a plant based diet on the horizon? 😊

[@Lauren-bh1dw]

I used to LOVE your channel, ubt with your lack of addressing the BLM movement and murders of minorities, as a POC I feel really unheard and unseen. I've asked you this in previous videos and on instagram but I really feel like you don't care about whats going on. I'm not sure if you just don't care about creating a diverse group of viewers or that it's just the white privilege that you are a little too comfortable with but I unfortunately won't be watching your videos anymore. And I know one person doesn't make a difference but I do hope you'll grow and mature at some point.

[@Lauren-bh1dw]

@Maggie V Have you been subjected to racism your entire life? No. So I'm glad YOU feel this way but this movement isn't about you. I was speaking out about ME as a POC. I'M disappointed I didn't say anyone else felt that way

[@Lauren-bh1dw]

@Maggie V cute but I'm not white and it might not be my actual name ;) don't make assumptions

[@alyssadiceflipper5201]

Home Goods is not going under.

[@brandoninhawaii]

Chick fil a is coming.

[@AngeliqueCooper]

wait reallyyyyy whereeee???

[@brandoninhawaii]

@@AngeliqueCooper They filed for a permit at a property off Beretania St (I think an old Burger King). Not sure where they are in the process though. This has been in the works for a while though. Rumor has it they are scouting other locations too.

[@k.s.8309]

Eww go back🥴