The Homeless Are Now Building Their Own Lawless Villages All Over America

The unthinkable is here. Fed by up home prices and a lack of support, the homeless are now just creating their own communities. I explored such a camp on Maui.
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[@NickJohnson]

Here's my entire Hawaiian Road Trip Playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLq-_cmf3H6yqccGbhjoid97_3BEWegGtf

[@scotta1102]

Your videos are great. I'm watching all the videos from your Hawaiian road trip. They're breaking my heart, but I'm watching none-the-less! PS. That pig might be for a future luau.

[@richardkeener9073]

I don't see anything wrong with living like this as long as you take care of the environment around you. As a human we leave a mark everywhere we go

[@richardkeener9073]

@@MichaelMilligan-wb8ty jealous? So what if he does.

[@gwgrote5]

I'm a huge fan of your channel. This Maui trip makes me sad. I live in the Boston area, but like to vacation in Hawaii. I prefer Waikiki Beach, but then I've visited Maui a few times and never saw this much poverty/homelessness. I visited before the tragic fires in Lahaina.

[@freedomforever1962]

​@@MichaelMilligan-wb8ty NOT A SIDE SHOW - INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW.

[@bathsheba9581]

The fastest growing group of homeless is the very elderly. Their /social /security checks didn't keep pace with inflation so they cannot afford rents anywhere. Didn't FDR promise we'd never see homeless old people on our streets again?

[@billding7073]

Ukraine comes first apparently.

[@Bobchai]

@@billding7073 , we can do BOTH. We can help defend the freedom of Ukraine AND provide housing for our elderly. The ultra rich are simply not being taxed enough. I lay this problem on state and county governments, not the federal government. Basic shelter is a HUMAN RIGHT, and local jurisdictions need to raise enough tax money to get the homeless off the streets and provide safe housing. I am a free market person and not a socialist. But for a free market to survive, the basic human needs of a society need to be met. Otherwise, you're just going to invite an eventual revolution.

[@zipcode9]

Yes but the outlandish cost of living has surpassed the Social Security benefit rates. Those rates need to be increased by a lot for Seniors to stay in their homes. The measly COLA raises don't begin to keep up with the true costs of today.

[@theresekirkpatrick3337]

Another politician who didn’t follow through instead stole the money.

[@Natty183]

​@@zipcode9 No we need to force the FBI to investigate the landlords using algorithms to price fix the markets country-wide.

[@nutmeg5]

Homeless are ruining Hawaii? How about the outrageous cost of living causing homelessness?

[@smartmonkey777]

Once the rich are done forcing normal people off the island they wont be allowed back. One of the islands is proof of what is happening.

[@bretrodrigues475]

Then don't vote democrat!!

[@arlanstrong1424]

​@@bretrodrigues475C.O.Y.O. T.E. now.. just ask me what this means 🙄

[@stevearmstrong4561]

They are being assaulted by high property taxes.

[@jasonbarron6164]

Democratic policy is being implemented by Obama era staffers and biden harris administration this is the new American model of post petrol dollar economy you better wake up the struggle is real this is your future thank you

[@snegglederlickton1637]

ngl you have balls going into those places, as someone that was homeless for almost 2 years I can tell you some of these people are dangerous af psychotic

[@nutmeg5]

@@snegglederlickton1637 I think you’re talking about Wall st.

[@NancyReiderLittleGranny]

​@nutmeg5 😂 Calm down Marx

[@nutmeg5]

@@NancyReiderLittleGranny what?

[@vilmosgrooper3689]

Not pet pig....food.

[@jgrysiak6566]

Just don't eat pigs

[@crusader.survivor]

Exactly! . . . Had a buddy raising geese, and his daughter always wanted to play with them, but he always told her, "Stop playing with breakfast, lunch, and dinner!"

[@xrpuertorican4472]

Nick keeps poking his nose in places like this, and he'll be food for the pig. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@JO-so1dk]

I really hope someone called the authorities for that poor little guy. God knows how long he's been there by himself. The poor thing probably needs food and water

[@missfreshair]

😢

[@coffeebotography]

Who knew all that childhood fort making would come in handy😇

[@robotnielsen5434]

At least there's no snakes on that island

[@doncarlodivargas5497]

We always built them up in the threes when I was a boy, but see we just as well can build it on the ground, nice to know in case

[@duke2go558]

​@@doncarlodivargas5497 I'm literally using my childhood fort building skills to create a room in my storage unit with pallets from a neighboring motorcycle dealership. And i have a degree in criminal justice. shows where our priorities are in this country

[@anonobot3333]

Hahahhaha

[@Shannonbarnesdr1]

hell yeah , that first one with the solar panels i dont truly call homeless, that a whole individual built homestead right there 0:08 we saw that in his other vid where he featured Hawaii's poor and homeless, but honestly that looks like a cool tiki hut style home.

[@demetricadement1138]

There are encampments like this all over the country. Whether in plain sight or in the woods. They exist everywhere.

[@rods.3245]

No there aren't.

[@jackslepowron5905]

​@@rods.3245yes there are

[@jackslepowron5905]

Yes there are ​@@rods.3245

[@cdd-rh7zi]

​@@rods.3245 yes there is! Just type in homeless camps in America?

[@TheNuguys]

In their situation they don't want to be approached by anyone pointing a camera at them.

[@m.htruth8880]

Who does?

[@jvera6403]

yeah, probably a look- out tower in the tree, somewhere.

[@jessicahamilton6570]

Or in their fenced spaces. What the hell is wrong with people

[@Ken-wv2wg]

Be careful. There was people probably there hiding and watching you. I appreciate your work, info that needs to be told but I think that was bordering danger.

[@NickJohnson]

I'm tough and armed

[@gorhamcj1]

I hope so Nick. 🙏

[@benallmark9671]

That a boy !

[@rzella8022]

@@NickJohnson I was nervous for you too. These are not normal people.

[@m.htruth8880]

Looking in ppl's cars and houses is begging for trouble

[@ivanlowjones]

That's some serious Mad Max vibe.

[@user-ll6zn3xv9v]

Not really

[@scottbenke7182]

Barter Town

[@raymondbyczko]

Where is the Atomic Cafe? Where is the tall lady in leather?

[@doneown503]

, where is Master-Blaster?? 😮

[@malwads1836]

More & more pockets of 🇺🇸 are 👀 like something out of Mad Max😬.

[@hottuna7]

If anyone actually lives there, they are probably out scavenging.

[@jhouriet]

or working at their job...

[@GS-zc4sk]

​@@jhouriet Same thing

[@dianegarcia6562]

Or surfing 🌊

[@francisfrank8325]

they’re out looting , up to $950 a day

[@RustyOrange71]

​@@francisfrank8325only in Cali

[@DeadChuck59]

I'd wish someone would interview me. I'm a homeless senior citizen, and yes, I live in a shelter. I would love to find a studio apartment that I can afford to rent.

[@NickJohnson]

Email me Chuck! NickJohnsonNC18@gmail

[@m.htruth8880]

The last thing you want is a homeless hating, brainwashed exploited like Nick to interview you. Maybe dress your best and you won't be accused of being a "bum on drugs".

[@fightingtosurvive6527]

Which state are you in?

[@DeadChuck59]

@fightingtosurvive6527 I live in Owensboro, kentucky

[@DeadChuck59]

Nice to know, I'm at St. Benedict.

[@randyhaglund7557]

The people living there are literally homesteading free of taxes. Being dirt poor forces people to survive they are doing better than the ones sleeping under a bridge or in a tent....... I fear one day rich people will want the land and the local government will kick them out.

[@smartmonkey777]

100% this , but you get 90% of people here saying "contribute to muh society",or " muh capitalisim" mean while society is scheming to replace your job with ai or a robot.

[@RealLifeFinance]

I bet the ones with nice rigs and decent wood shelters were displaced by fires a year ago and have jobs. This is all you can afford at this point.

[@jvera6403]

Rich people and/or the Govt. already own the land. When the "shoe drops", these people will get "booted", unfortunately.

[@shawnlayne5841]

Tax payers own it why should they have people trashing it making it an eyesore duhhhh

[@shawnlayne5841]

​@@jvera6403nothing unfortunate except most places are trashed and will cost the tax payers a lot to clean the crap up

[@11Christys11]

I live in a bigger city and a doctor and his wife bought a huge piece of land. Their idea was to build tiny homes on it for the homeless. They would rotate others through as folks moved. The city stopped all plans because they couldn’t get enough tax money off of it. They put roadblocks at every turn. The doctor finally gave up and is selling the land. Now we are back to encampments that look like this. It’s a shame!

[@freedomallegiance4573]

That is really messed up on the part of the city. It should be front page news.

[@ozwallofarmer2188]

Is this the future of our America??

[@LetsTravellChannel]

Future???? Present.

[@richardmorris7063]

You're going to see a total breakdown of society, people will stop paying taxes..why would they?

[@Mike-tu7uw]

That’s entirely up to you. If you want to do drugs or just not deal with trying to work and pay bills then this could be you. It’s not Americas fault

[@KrystleVoss2013]

Under Biden yes

[@ozwallofarmer2188]

@@Mike-tu7uw Just a bit lost aren't you? Many people work try to cover all their bills don't do drugs and unfortunately still end up homeless. But yeah go ahead and keep living in a bubble.

[@noneyabiz8225]

I don't understand why people that are homeless are such mess makers..I mean, I have been homeless but neat and tidy. Just cause one is poor, doesn't mean they have to be a frickin' slob

[@richardmorris7063]

Its the drugs, they go pretty much hand in hand.

[@tripplefives1402]

people who are too lazy to keep a clean house are also too lazy to hold a job.

[@moonshinefuel]

some people like it messy and stuff everywhere makes it very hard to find anything of value they may have stashed somewhere

[@lucaswa]

That has the ring of truth to it. However, on the ​other hand, a very high percentage are just crazy or intoxicated all the time@moonshinefuel

[@msv9637]

There is a lot of mental illness going on there. One of the symptoms is clutter/hoarding behaviors

[@Kevin_40]

I support the homeless one hundred percent (as long as they are not on my property...). its vile what is being done to us. we are slaves just to survive month to month now most of us. im not homeless but im being ripped off in every way and barely make it

[@jason4353]

You have your own property!

[@kvvolk2144]

if you have it . share it

[@richardthetroll6758]

You don't own nothing.. stop paying property taxes and see what happens 😊

[@sussybaca7256]

Only reason i dont support the homeless is the mess they leave behind. I was born in washington state and lived in oregon for 8 years they set up tents on the sidewalk. But i get fined for camping in a campsite in the middle of no were for not getting a permit. My grandpa always said "its one thing to be poor, its another thing to be a poor slob"

[@ZIGZAGBureauofInvestigation]

Gilligan's Island 🏝2.0 aka Hell on Earth 🗿

[@patjones5723]

😢😢😢

[@trentdawg2832]

Pilligans island😂😂😂

[@samsung5181]

Dayum,😂😂😂😂😂

[@juliedurm1320]

They are at work, many are the working poor

[@markinternets2009]

Highly doubt anyone living in those crack shacks have jobs, aside from maybe the Swiss family Robinson house

[@generator6946]

Still wondering why we put up with less and less and never WAKE UP

[@malwads1836]

It's 🌌 vs day between the standard of living in the 90's & now for example.

[@rods.3245]

Kakala is gonna fix it, just ask her.

[@mikem-pf3zt]

We have become weak, imo.

[@geodude7116]

@@rods.3245at least she won’t give more tax breaks to billionaires to increase the gap between poor and wealthy. Unlike her opponent.

[@navyvet05]

It’s so depressing how humanity and society are going backwards. So many great cities are now landfills and shops are closing and homeless are crapping on the sidewalk.

[@flanagamer]

Well, stores refuse to be decent and let them use the restrooms, so what are they supposed to do? You can’t just stop all physiological bodily functions permanently. 🤷🏻‍♂️ The gov’t refuses to do anything, even though we all pay taxes, so I can’t really fault them for 💩 on the sidewalk. I’ve been homeless sleeping in my car and half the time businesses turn _me_ away from using their restrooms just because they perceive me as a homeless degenerate based on how I look, even though I have 2 bachelor’s degrees and a job.

[@m.htruth8880]

Mmk

[@Fuckpeople999]

Yeah nothing says backwards like build skyscrapers that destroy half a hectare of land just to make. Get real with yourself, humanity is declining because of its greed people much like you. You think living like this is unfavorable because you think like someone with money those that don’t understand what life is, and that’s survival. What’s so wrong with living a nomadic life to you, not all homeless just defecate on the streets.

[@kevinspilker6622]

Most of us are only a disaster or two away from facing homelessness.

[@DUMPSTERDIVINGADELAIDE]

I know a KZbin tutorialist who lives in America and he doesn't believe me when I tell him about homelessness in America and he doesn't believe me, he tells me it's just lies from the Internet that I'm getting my info from

[@HiDesert004]

Sounds like a fool.

[@gareof]

"Don't Believe Your Own Lyin' Eyes" - - Biden/Harris

[@snegglederlickton1637]

sounds like the kind of trustfund baby that goes state to state bringing failed policies and once their votes ruin an area mommy and daddy money just lets them pack up and leave to do it all over again

[@msv9637]

He’s in denial. Is he from a well off family ?

[@bdmenne]

Hey, keep your mouth zipped. Only thing that matters is African lives. It’s everyone’s mission to take their poor, hungry from 1 Billion to 10 Billion in less than 10 years, that way they can diaspora to every reach of the globe including HAWAII!

[@Job.Well.Done_01]

The new American retirement plan. All medical care will be available on site 🐓

[@gregpies1649]

Why do they have to leave their trash everywhere. Even if you are homeless you don't have to behave like a pig.

[@cadillac8]

No trash pickup or dumpsters in the area

[@dessaarnold7540]

If you can't afford a home, I doubt you can afford trash pickup.

[@WN_Byers]

Can't burn everything

[@brentisone]

Pigs are smarter and cleaner if they have appropriated spaces, ..

[@tamaraward6040]

If you can build a shelter - why can’t you build or dig an area for garbage?

[@english_5359]

What surprises me is that the government hasn’t been doing anything much for decades.

[@Mike-tu7uw]

😂Are you kidding? The government has pissed away billions of taxpayer dollars on this. Remember one thing, you can’t make people do right. You can’t make addicts stop doing drugs. 😂California gives them drugs now, there’s no hope.

[@HiloBoiz808]

Are you kidding me, the leftist tyrannical government has intentionally created this situation.

[@msv9637]

The government’s owners use these eyesores to milk the taxpayers. you think they’re gonna get rid of that?

[@AbimaelLopez-hz3qq]

@@Mike-tu7uwCalifornia should ban drugs

[@StratKruzer]

They’re doing something, alright.

[@prophetmargin7497]

Its like Slab City meets Hawaii! LOL

[@wendymartin6479]

You are brave for going in to these homeless zones. Some of these people tend to behave as if they are a completely different species.

[@BiffGreggle]

Agreed, I was worried the whole time that someone was gonna pull a gun on him LOL

[@Zuranthus]

these are clearly not the zombie drug horde of places like Cali and Philly

[@paulmuadib8955]

All the homeless I've met in Hawaii who were there 5 + years were chill. It's a shame the baddies laz er Ed the homes there. How folks gave to live underground or get killed

[@loisaustin6200]

I was feeling uneasy about why they are keeping a hog. Hogs eat just about anything, ya know? eek!

[@Solacezone1753]

He said feed me and give me some water, pleaseeee 😢

[@TaterTots380]

Poor pig. Hope someone is giving it food & water.

[@PsychicIsaacs]

@TaterTots380 The pig's okay. It's being fattened for a hangi (luau feast). They won't let it starve, you can be assured of that!

[@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom]

@@PsychicIsaacs I think it’s more likely they intend to sell it to someone else who will imu it.

[@Nick-ih3xg]

Upside down flags are a signal of distress

[@Mike-tu7uw]

It’s also a sign of people who blame the government for their own stupidity.

[@Botoburst]

@@Mike-tu7uw The government can be blamed for their own stupidity many a times.

[@Mike-tu7uw]

@@Botoburst So it’s the governments fault these people live like this? Please explain how you have came to this conclusion.

[@ODTB]

@@Mike-tu7uw by giving money away we don't have to defend other countries borders, funding proxy wars, taking care of non us citizens. This drives inflation up and makes the dollar worth less. S.S. for the elderly doesn't even cover property taxes or even basic living expenses. Our current government is purposely trying to break this country so they can change it. They want government to be your daddy your god your provider, you just have to step in line. If not, they will starve you out until you obey.

[@heavenlydays2838]

Defeat

[@mtnriffraff68]

You really get into the nitty gritty on your channel! Wow. Good reporting, Nick.

[@katmcdaniel6840]

A flag upside down means a in distress doesn't mean you're not part of the country or America means that the countries in distress means Hawaii's in distress

[@cmaddy893]

And yet we have Kamala wanting open borders providing free medical, food, rent, education to people here that have illegally crossed our borders. We need to take care of our own people first before funding illegal immigrants. Remember this is the voting booths come November.

[@mikem-pf3zt]

We are done if Kamala cackled witch wins.

[@Ghosttripper91]

Say goodbye to the middle class! This is just the beginning

[@melodycarson1200]

No middle class..Either rich or third world poor for the majority...That's what they are trying to do..

[@jandoerlidoe3412]

The most haunting is, that, there is nobody, while you see traces someone is dwelling there... human dystopia in an enchanted landscape... we see that all the time in your video's, and yes, how safe is it to venture & prowl in places like that ?

[@ringostartheguineapig5783]

That part where the pig was in that small wooden cage broke my heart😢.....did it have any water? Poor soul has to be trapped in that awful cage on such a beautiful island. People are cruel.

[@bridgetaustin7298]

I too was wondering about the pig. I saw no water!😢

[@Fuckpeople999]

You care more about pigs than you own species you’re incredibly dense and out of touch with the going ones of your own

[@TDS621]

He’s dinner soon, poor thing 😞

[@johngarbarini1048]

No new jobs exist; only crummy ones. Off to the homeless camps we go. 5-10 to an apt, if the lease allows it.

[@flanagamer]

They call it ‘co-living’ in L.A. because it sounds trendy 😏

[@johngarbarini1048]

@@flanagamer - yes, along with these new, so-called `tiny homes.`

[@peeppeeping1389]

they will have everyone living in cardboard boxes soon, "pods". I'm trying to get a subsidized senior apt so I'm not homeless.

[@johngarbarini1048]

@@peeppeeping1389 - good for you; good luck.

[@wayneroberts6642]

5-10 people is illegal Code violation yet no one enforces that..

[@guycomputer829]

This gave me Resident Evil 4 feels from the first village you visit, was waiting for a church bell to ring and zombies to flood out of the homes.

[@cochisenahuh7939]

😅😅😅

[@duke2go558]

the guy whose feet were hanging out. that would have been where he would start twitching and either get up as a majini with a knife or mutate into a bigger B.O.W. and come after Nick

[@NickJohnson]

Scary!!

[@kiwififochef510]

Just need that slightly dodgy character in the trenchcoat "what are ya buying?" But in this case it could be meth 😄

[@malwads1836]

​@@kiwififochef510...Or it could be illegally obtained firearms, the 🇺🇸 is filled to the brim with those.

[@debrawilson3840]

That boar is the most concerning to me!! Where is his water and food?? This is not good!!

[@11Christys11]

It looked really thin to me

[@Dreblueskies]

Nick, I really appreciate the real life videos you put out. This country is in a sad place and it’s all done on purpose.

[@NickJohnson]

Okay :)

[@BeeHash]

Swiss Family Homelessmen

[@patriciaanndemello4652]

A lot of homeless people in Hawaii have jobs. The camps are empty because people are working.

[@gunwu9084]

There must be ppl living bc of the dogs, chickens and the pig. Also due to the many cars.

[@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom]

@@gunwu9084 A lot of people leave their animals at “home” when they go to work. Or do you think people bring their dogs, cats, chickens and wild boars to work with them?! 🤔🤭

[@gunwu9084]

@@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom Where did I say sth about that? 🤔Anyways, when he first squeezed the "door bell" the dog was nowhere to be seen, it also did not bark. - Then, we he had a 2nd look there was a dog all of sudden. Made me think the owner walked his dog and returned inbetween the 2 looks.

[@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom]

@@gunwu9084 Take your meds.

[@markinternets2009]

workin hard pan handling or stealing stuff. massive collection of stolen and scavenged items in the video.

[@davidhill537]

Looks Post Apocalyptic!!! Damn!!!

[@winstonsmith8482]

basically appropriate for the times lol

[@chicogozosodecabellosedoso]

Just like a mad max movie. Which character do you choose to be? The mad max one is already taken by me.

[@user-ll6zn3xv9v]

Not really. People just love junk.

[@Wyopixi]

Not a pet pig. That is food.

[@justincase2830]

It is a feral hog. Domestic hogs do not have tusks.

[@jerseykevin27]

I was either in roatan or Honduras. I went off the tourist path after taking a cruise there and this is what it looked like there.. the chickens, the pigs, the houses like this

[@patjones5723]

😮😮😮

[@malwads1836]

Yep we're starting to get that 3rd-world country type of vibe in more than a few areas of 🇺🇸 now....On the plus side if it keeps up, maybe other places will start sending foreign aid to 🇺🇸.🙄😮‍💨

[@jvera6403]

P.R. some parts of P.R. still have informal communities like this too.

[@Bussakkamondakka]

My mother grew up on Maui on a sugar plantation. Her family was poor and they lived a very basic existence. They didn't plunder the land and live in filth. I have a hard time feeling much sympathy for the lifestyles (if you can call it that) depicted in your video.

[@lisaayres9249]

you're brave walking around their place. I'd be irritated af some strange dude comes walking on my property. That's their place.

[@ireneflowers7630]

They are hiding and watching you

[@Ferda1964]

I'm thankful I'm not homeless yet.

[@valerierogers9609]

It looks like life after the apocalypse.

[@Shannonbarnesdr1]

i wonder if those camps seem void of people due to them being at work... there is a ton of homeless in Hawaii that work regular stable jobs, but they cant afford to rent or buy anything. - god such an amazing beach !! such beauty !

[@paulcooper7946]

That pet pig you refer to,will be Baby back ribs and Bacon some night soon.

[@Trees100]

Poor, poor animal.

[@SpiderC-666]

If this area is safe to retire, I'll do it.

[@cochisenahuh7939]

What do you mean by safe??? Crime rate is relatively low for an area with sparse police presence so i hear.

[@junioradult6219]

​@@cochisenahuh7939homeless junkies generally dont call the cops on each other

[@TheKiddos77]

A majority of people are going to be homeless at the rate we’re going.

[@ScottShedd123]

The pig is probably for a pig roast. Went to a Luau on Kuwaii, they roasted a pig in a hole then cover it with these large leaves to smoke the flavor, makes it tender. Some of the best pork that I've ever ate. It's probably a native encampment.

[@patjones5723]

Same here ❤

[@ScottShedd123]

@@onthebeach77 Thanks, I did not know what it was called, the food was fantastic though.

[@betsyr4724]

Leaves a bad smell afterwards though.

[@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom]

It’s Kaua’i, not Kuwaii. Also, while Hawaiians eat wild boar (which this was in the video), tourist lū’au use domesticated pigs.

[@Trees100]

@@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom Sad for the animal. Especially this one who seems friendly. Poor animal.

[@quentin5837]

Nick: Where’s the owner at? Dog: Get out of here.

[@estelladog1]

Or maybe Dog: Save me. Take me with you!

[@raptorgames9]

11:00 That's a nice set up! If you're going to be homeless. That's how you do it!!!!!!

[@modelenginerding6996]

I'm all for people buying cheap land and building a structure that works for them. Too many zoning codes contribute to homelessness.

[@Cheezclown]

They even had a nice front gate and front sitting porch

[@moniemarsh1670]

They use the table to make the gate that looked pretty cool

[@gunwu9084]

I wonder where the dog was, when he first had a look. Even when he squeezed the door bell (dog toy?) the dog did not show nor did it bark. Then later he was lying there and also did not bark. Well trained by the owner not to bark?

[@AStanton1966]

When the Hills Have Eyes meets Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

[@raymondbyczko]

Undoubtedly, the pig overthrew the humans and took over the compound!

[@rods.3245]

Four legs good, two legs bad...😂

[@jvera6403]

George Orwell's "Animal Farm" ?

[@SethsAdventures1977]

I felt bad for the pig with no water and food! Dang

[@spitfirered]

I was hoping someone would come out and talk with you so you could get their story, Everyone has a story!

[@markjohnson5483]

Everyone is probably at work

[@CMoore8539]

Wow Nick! I can’t hardly believe I actually feel sorry for that pet pig 🐖! I sure hope someone is feeding him!! It’s unbelievable how bad America 🇺🇸 has become now! Thank you so much for all of your hard work to bring us this information!! Stay Safe Out There.💞

[@KOREANLADYSF]

the pig seems pretty plump, not starving.

[@justincase2830]

@@KOREANLADYSF gets the left over garbage

[@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom]

It’s a wild boar, not a pet pig.

[@richardeidemiller6739]

I do too as well as that dog chained up. Animals don't choose this. If it's a wild boar then it should be set free to live wild. Vicki

[@rebelvette1]

It’s not a pet… you know what they do at a luau, right?

[@rods.3245]

Ironic that the richest states in this country have the worst homeless problems.

[@geodude7116]

@@rods.3245 not true. Look at Appalachia.

[@JohnBurdette-or7if]

That poor pig I feel sorry for him

[@richardmorris7063]

That little piggie went to the market! Lol

[@sandy-quimsrus]

The other one ate roast beef...

[@gunwu9084]

I couldn't see any water bowl in his cage.

[@JohnBurdette-or7if]

@@gunwu9084 So sad

[@sunnybeachwalks4k2022]

Well they aren’t homeless if they’ve built homes

[@markallen.891]

Had a camp on the Quechan reservation across from Yuma, Az for years. We had power, swamp coolers, wall to wall carpet, easy chairs, you name it. Our camp area was spotless....

[@cryptowolf-zf3fs]

The one with the solar and water catchment was a winner.

[@brianmatthews4149]

He's walking in tall cotton. You might say the talk of the encampment.

[@jvera6403]

@@brianmatthews4149 -could be from CONUS ( a transplant).

[@GarthGoldberg]

These people aren’t homeless. They’re living in illegally-built homes on park land. The land belongs to the people, it squatters.

[@lorip1435]

WHO really owns the land?

[@frankallen5243]

It belongs to the Kanaka maoli.

[@markinternets2009]

The collection of stolen children's bikes is a nice touch

[@joeybenra]

BAD DAYS ARE AHEAD …. Really bad days 😢

[@elenij3781]

It's worse on Oahu. The whole west side of oceanfront Oahu is one huge homeless camp.

[@betsyr4724]

Really. Wow. That’s sad

[@user-ie6xq1js7j]

This is how favelas started in Brazil. Instead of homeless people, they were ex-slaves.

[@HiDesert004]

Wow that’s a great spot right by the beach.🏖️ and it’s all FREE😂😂😂

[@lonnyrowden2630]

I talk to homeless in Hawaii daily. They’re out during the day. There are many reasons why: They might have a job, but it’s also prime time to collect cans, beg, or sell drugs. It’s when they can eat or shop. It’s hot and they like to find shade. This group sounds like they work well together, but they often steal from one another. You don’t want people to know where your stuff is. Sometimes people follow you at night, too. I’m shocked you haven’t run into all the no trespassing people that have signs everywhere!

[@RealLifeFinance]

You Nailed It - these are functioning homeless. Its obvious some of these are working and have jobs. Possibly their cars got ramshacked while working or begging and they don't have money to have hauled away.

[@SoCalian]

It's like a tropical Slab City 😱

[@ck-qs1xl]

Slab city actually appeared some what cared for compared to this.

[@hour1957]

The videos I've watched of Slab City were nothin like this place! Inside their homemade residents looked pretty normal to me... Nothin at all like this!

[@foxiedogitchypaws7141]

Chicken says come on in, but wipe your feet and dont touch anything. So sad for the animals. No water at least for chicken , pigs, dogs,cats to drink? 🐔🐽🐕🐱🥤🦊

[@Unclerad7777]

Homeless people have to live somewhere.

[@jessicahamilton6570]

I don't really think that it's everybody's business what is going on in the gated backyards of people's homes. It's super disrespectful to be showing the world, inside people's personal spaces. The people of lahaina were screwed when the "natural" fire succumbed a lot of lives and homes. Its heartbreaking. These people are trying to live and you're invading their space and showing it to the world

[@davidstough302]

Not a pet. Pork is on the top of Polynesian peoples diet

[@michaelj3282]

Love the proper hang mans noose on the door bell. Brilliant.

[@qm421]

the reason there's no people is because it's too early, they are all sleeping the meth off from the previous night. stop by around 5pm and they'd be up tweaking again until sunrise the next morning

[@msv9637]

They’re hiding in the brush

[@flanagamer]

Well, they’re doing more to help themselves than the U.S. gov’t at this point 🤷🏻‍♂️😅 Can’t say I’m not impressed with their determination…

[@bigstorm57]

My other comments, kept getting deleted, so I’ll try and put it this way, you have balls of steel, my friend! Go ahead and squeeze the chicken, but I hope you’re not expecting any free pineapples and macadamia nuts. Love the channel.

[@benceseger7748]

The US needs to build social housing the same way as in Vienna, Austria. Nick, I highly recommend you to visit Vienna. Most of the housing on the market is social housing owned by the government and it's between €400-€600 to rent a place. A small percentage of the housing supply is actually private. You can call out socialism as you want, but if there's one thing the Soviet Union did right after WW2 was social housing. They built up concrete prefab buildings all over the Eastern Block. On each block, you had everything for day to day life. Tons of greenery, playgrounds, kindergartens, schools. Shops on the bottom floor. Car-free neighborhoods and public transportation was close by. Most of the people in commie blocks own their apartments. People in the West mock them, but it's much better than being homeless. When people moved into these in the 60s they were shocked by these buildings. Many people didn't have running water, multiple rooms, and people in villages only had dirt as the floor. In these buildings, you pay for the mutual cost, and residents put money away together to insulate the building which really is the only thing missing plus AC. In a social democratic utopia, every resident of a country should have a social housing unit available in case they become homeless/sick or disabled.

[@tedmerr]

They did this during the Great Depression too. They were called Hoovervilles.

[@BusDriversLife]

This is what the Democrat voters want!😂😂😂😂

[@Electronzap]

People build housing. Completely on their own once the government has failed to function properly.

[@jessitaran763]

According to the government, these people are engaging in criminal activity. The creation of these villages is actually illegal. As it now stands, no matter what you do, no matter how hard working you may be, if you don't have access to a lot of money, you're a criminal. The people who built that village are not the ones who are 'ruining' Hawaii. The people who are ruining Hawaii are those who are making it impossible for people to live

[@johnellis3309]

The rental industries the cause of this whole mess everywhere... The rent about twice as high as it should be... People need to get together and protest these rental companies... And encourage them to get the cost of rent down.

[@lancebon2931]

Please be aware, that this could be the future for hundreds of thousands of our children if we don't get our sh!t together. We will not be around to witness the horrors and madness that would come to our children. Like William Barr once said "I don't care, I will not be around" What a selfish fool.

[@nickhammersonrocks]

Everyone is out surfing. 🏄‍♂️

[@raymondbyczko]

Four hours a day, a good jigsaw and rechargeable drill, plus lots of stainless steel screws, and I can go to the town there! (Or just a piece of the town!) Make some nice huts! Plus I would need about 1000 garbage bags! This is Slab City in Hawaii!

[@fmcevoy1]

I guess all the people at the camps were at work during the day. Q: When is a door not a door? A: When it's ajar!

[@Ziegfried82]

That one base is built by a true survivor. They are all set for the end of society with the solar panels and water catchers. Way nicer than all the other places it actually looks like a home!

[@icebiker3]

One problem with that. When the going gets rougher, you better hope they have more than an old dog to guard the place.

[@garyfrancis6193]

Where’s Rod Serling? “ A quiet little town on a tropical beach and no one is around because you’ve just crossed over into the Twilight Zone.”

[@pinkiesue849]

Hope the pig has water

[@gayle9428]

Maybe all those people are actually working somewhere. It wouldn't surprise me.

[@cherylmoors3455]

Homeless but not jobless. Everyone at work?