Makua Rothman Growing up in Da Hui on the North Shore

Makua Rothman and Jamie Mitchell talk about growing up in Da Hui and Da Hui’s influence on the North Shore.
From the Late Drop Big Wave Podcast with Jamie Mitchell. Watch the Full Episode here:
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[@glendabutler3401]

I lived on the north shore for 15 years and heard a lot of stories about Eddie and Da Hui. But I only know one thing for sure if you showed respect and wasn't a kook in the water they didn't bother you

[@FOHguy]

Very true. Was introduced to some Da Hui boys on the beach at Pipeline. I was respectful, and soon they showed respect back.

[@happyvalleyhappyvalley1156]

a bit true..they were also a bunch rip offs, meth heads and destroyed so many lives...still to this day...sadly

[@rastagideon8236]

Water etiquette. Just like driving a car. Respect All fear None.

[@Mugicha808]

Everyone who was a part of his upbringing would be proud to see that he surfed a 100 foot wave at Jaws today.

[@Nmzc]

I saw the video today, it was a bomb for real but Nazare waves are bigger than that one for sure.

[@joblo6394]

Nowhere near 100, tmz is a total joke

[@joblo6394]

big one ya

[@mm2024-7]

Nowhere near 100’. Jaws can’t hold more than 80’. Nazare is much, much bigger!

[@joemeeker5211]

A friend of mine retired from HPD three years ago. He spent five years patrolling the North Shore, what Makua neglected to mention is his pops was one of the biggest Cocaine importers on Oahu.

[@0warami_7oo]

How was he importing it ?

[@joemeeker5211]

peter smith Well Peter, I would have to guess either by air or sea.

[@kt-tu6jl]

That was be a known fact.

[@BS-bu1po]

@Earl Thomas Ziing. Hawaiian brah

[@awaroots]

@@BS-bu1po Eddie Rothman isn’t Hawaiian

[@washedupwarvet2027]

How is his relationship with his pops today? I hold my mother in the highest regard, respect & admiration. I know he was too young to stop it but I could never be cool with my dad after witnessing him beat up my mom. I could never respect that.

[@johnmartin2079]

If you know what family means then you must forgive and move forward with life.

[@sz8558]

Johnny Boy punched Jodie Cooper after she told him to stop punching a guy in the surf....real stand up guy

[@lucasbraga6123]

And get his ass beaten by gracies and run from Rio when he faced a real men

[@jontakaki503]

I'll never forget this quote from JBG from the 90s: "I grew with nothing, now I have a house, a car and a wife" . Equaling a wife to a thing or possession during an interview without even noticing says something about a person. I just hope he didn't think he owned his wife the same way Eddie R. did. Guys who beat up their wife are the ultimate low-life cowards, nothing they do to prove to everyone they're these tough sh%t guys (beating up people, training, jujutsu, surfing big waves) will change that.

[@joedirt8625]

Thanks Jamie M. Great Content... Keep Posting.

[@aliasAF-j9r]

I‘m always amused of how important these people think they are.

[@KandMe1]

Well that is an outstanding interview, I don't know what to say. thank you for posting.

[@joeblow1942]

It’s bullshit. His dad is a gangster who has wreaked havoc on the north shore since he slithered over there from PA decades ago.

[@KandMe1]

@@joeblow1942 Is that true? It makes me wonder about the whole thing. Still it's disgusting thing has been done to that family and I thank God he is what he is now. Outstanding interview and honest and straightforward way he spoke. He has come a long way.

[@KandMe1]

what's your real name?

[@joeblow1942]

@@KandMe1 It’s true. Eddie has been extorting front row property owners on the north shore for decades. “Pay up or we will torch your house!”

[@joeblow1942]

P.S. I feel sorry for Eddies kids.

[@jcjcarr3801]

I love his Spiderman headphones.

[@surfdetective]

Great interview.....how is Sunny doing?

[@justinsmith4562]

He’s fucked

[@danlum304]

It can't be denied that Rabbit, Ian, and PT needed to be taught a very hard lesson back in the 70's. You don't go anywhere and try to take over, then insult the people that live there. Anywhere, .... even if it's Rhode Island, or Galveston, Durban, or Sydney. Roll the dice and take your lumps like a man. I don't agree with everything they've been accused of doing, but Eddie and the boys have done much good for us Hawaiians and malama aina here, they just don't need to go shouting it around like some fucking haoles. It's palpable, they tread a lot lighter on the NS these days, thanks to Da Hui. I know Rabbit and PT get it now, Ian don't think so

[@joeblow1942]

Give me a fucking break. Eddie has destroyed countless locals with the meth he sells them.

[@danlum304]

@@trumpsaid3550 mahalo

[@mick2881]

= John John Florence.When this was going down-late 70's, rabbit new how very very proud and protective N.S crew were.Most knew they were going to be " in for it". Commercialy we needed each other.Please forgive my possible misplaced words🤙ps Koa is goin good eh!✌️

[@ocvegasproperty]

His dad went to jail but it was all the cops fault when they arrested him. That attitude doesn’t serve people well. Sounds like Da hui is a surf bully club.

[@ocvegasproperty]

@@trumpsaid3550 yeah, I got time to read this guys court case...lol

[@GoBirds808]

stoked I saw Makua surfing with his daughter at overhead Queens a few weeks ago

[@kt-tu6jl]

So what

[@natethemolotok7994]

@@kt-tu6jl haha chill

[@titi3777]

Why does he talk like that? It's so put on. Koa doesn't. Other boys don't. Also, he's so full of himself. You happened to be born on that island dude. Youre a human. We're all humans. You DON'T own it. Nor are you entitled to anything, waves or otherwise, because you do.

[@PureHaynBoi]

Talk like what?

[@lamBETTERthanY0U]

He’s half white too

[@bongdonkey]

Rothman is German/Jewish name, Is his mother Hawaiian?

[@justinetimani1770]

You are the man Makua

[@happyvalleyhappyvalley1156]

and meth killed most of them dudes. no lie, only truth.

[@rastagideon8236]

It's a really bad epidemic here, it doesn't seem to slow down either.

[@joeblow1942]

Meth that daddy Eddie Rothman sold them.

[@joeblow1942]

@@trumpsaid3550 He was saying that meth killed most of those locals in the first Du Hui photo. What he didn't say is that kook psychopath Eddie Rothman sold the batu to them.

[@joeblow1942]

@@trumpsaid3550 All the locals know Eddie is a criminal as well as the pro surfers that live there or have been spending winters there. Dude, why are you defending that piece of shit?

[@wasabiginger6993]

Our surfing family lived Laniakea in 60’s, so was my break ... before all this hewa broke .... beginning of the truth coming out in 70’s illegal fake US Corp occupation ... we left for Oz in ‘68, so I missed all this ... decades later, Barry Webster was telling me some lives were taken during this time and Eddie Aikau was the peace maker ... amid a deeply complex Hawaiian Kingdom that still lawfully exists story

[@reddiver7293]

His father and the the Black Shorts Gang were feared gangsters on the North shore. The brothers got more than their share of primo waves because of this. That being said, they both have become true legendary wave riders. Despite the details of the past, I have true respect for their wave riding prowess.

[@kylei8371]

Keep it up makua.. Always making my da feel right!!! Aloha and mahalo keakua!!! Luv the vibes.. Keep it positive!!!!

[@boxertwinjeff]

And then you have the master Lopez, how did he fit into all this 70s mayhem?

[@joaomorim2761]

I got asthma which was a hard upbringing. What a joke.

[@titi3777]

Ps. Your dad is from Pittsburg "bruh". LMAO. Get over it.

[@Infntpaccout1100.3x]

Philly not Pittsburg

[@brayden8088]

His mom is a Hawaiian from Hawai’i BRAH 😂😅

[@GuyRips-k4j]

It's big,it's really small,,but big,sounds good

[@cowspovsurf3046]

mans got the spiderman headset

[@steverubino7190]

I am a fan of you and your brother. Stay safe bro.

[@Odis78-w7v]

Surf journalist never ever ask the hard questions just the same regurgitated ones.

[@jontakaki503]

Does Jamie Mitchell have aborigines ancestry? The lower half of his face looks caucasian while the upper half aborigine. Would be interesting to learn more about him next time and whether he takes pride in his ancestry like Makua does.

[@matthewmoskowitz468]

I am a Rothchild it’s in my blood and is my name

[@kekoamaunakea4473]

Da best of da best, I seen you briefly in 2017 at Honolulu airport picking up your friend who I was on da same flight, him and I when talk briefly. Oh yeah my cousins wife is your cuz. ML&Aloha to y’all from da Hawaiians in Cali. Duke🤙🏽🦑💦”Love you folk’s ah!!”

[@thenewtowncryer]

Wishing our Hawaii brothers and sisters the best!!! Wishing our leaders rehab via gen-pop prison.

[@Septurez]

ask him how he feels abt his brother's videos and it's affect on the unsustainable tourism that is deteriorating your home neighborhood?

[@Aint1S]

Not everyone who's watching his videos will take on that journey... I'd suspect that 2k to 3k out of 100k may take the trip. Same as watching JOB, I'll go one day; I've said that forever and I haven't gone yet!

[@JJ-fq6zi]

Pfft, yeah from your narrow perspective. Some people watch the vlogs for the good vibes and positivity.

[@Aint1S]

@@JJ-fq6zi EXACTLY! 👍🏼

[@Thurston.Howell.the.3rd]

ask him about his mainland transplant fathers history of 'allegedly' selling dope all over the islands that destroyed many local families... Eddie is not a Hawaiian. No Aloha

[@RedesReds]

@Tanner Smith ~ Could you please elaborate on what you mean by that? I didn’t think there was anything wrong with what his brother is vlogging about, however I’m not from the island and I have no idea what you mean by that. Could explain to a non-islander how the vlogs are negatively contributing to the area?

[@apachekeawe-aiko4900]

MAKUA MUCH RESPECT I SEEN YOU JAM MUSIC AT TURTLE BAY.✌🎼

[@sheldonbernabe9231]

Respect

[@matthewmoskowitz468]

Do t cry for me be what u started

[@CANEFIRE4]

12th great grandson of Kamehameha???....who ever knew u were part Samoan

[@xisotopex]

when he went to israel he put a yarmulkes on and told all the people there that he is a observant practicing jew..

[@lucasbraga6123]

DBZ is real?

[@CANEFIRE4]

@@lucasbraga6123 lol....yes chief....he is.....first and greatest king of HAWAII

[@kt-tu6jl]

Ahh Fast Eddie.. early fall pumping and continuing large surf thru the winter Laniakea all the way Velzyland sunny with large snow ❄️ blizzards blowing thru ,

[@kt-tu6jl]

Winter of 86.87

[@kt-tu6jl]

Loved it

[@matthewmoskowitz468]

I am Claire voyant I have merited of my living on the Nepali cost in accident times I died in a war durning a huge invasion

[@THEBIGKUSH420]

MR 66 - LOVE FROM THE BBS

[@joaomorim2761]

So, the cops showed up at his house for no reason, right

[@omarabasse8278]

Why is the interviewer creepy looking

[@matthewmoskowitz468]

My daughter s middle name was pele

[@generalponcho808]

Y’all look like a bunch of ancient legendary war generals from that thumbnail 🔥

[@matthewmoskowitz468]

Maybe I was in heaven at the time watching ?

[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

Makuakai likes to embroider the truth.

[@aquaticlife9251]

Hawaiian. ' Nuff said.

[@chrispewkreme]

His dad is from New Jersey…. He’s as Hawaiian as Jamie Mitchell. Sit down

[@JD-tx9ds]

Da hui needed some blacks and it woulda been super super official lol

[@apachekeawe-aiko4900]

MAKUA would love to jam some music with you one day .

[@matthewmoskowitz468]

Interesting I was born in 76

[@MK-su6eg]

When arrogant, disrespectful foreign surfers who came to the north shore and thought they were going to rule and dominate, they was wrong and Eddie and the locals had to regulate, that's all , no act up , show some respect to the locals , note Eddie was originally from Bell Ca. but did what the Hawaiians wanted to do , enforce some respect to the sport of surfing..

[@richevans609]

Was it a Good boys Club? 😂😂😂

[@rastagideon8236]

We need Da Hui on West Side, too many Haole

[@matthewmoskowitz468]

Cry and let it go.

[@davisguedes2575]

blue red no black

[@okolemahu]

Choch!

[@theseafoodandvapesource944]

Makua sounds like a sound intelligent guy. Get a better interviewer next time to bring out more.

[@baliyachtservices7505]

alohA

[@gunnerblaskey8864]

Royal family of Koa Warriors in the Kingdom of Hawaii...

[@iraklein1625]

😢