The Daily Pidgin #93 - Mahus & White People

[@bigislandblake]

I grew up here on the Big Island and I can remember the scraps, hassles and outright racism towards me as a hoale(white) boy growing up. When I was younger I can remember coming home from school being ashamed to be white. Some of of the things that were done and said to me on the basis of my skin color over the years really left some scars and hardened me both physically and mentally. However I would not have changed growing up in Hawaii for anything in the world, for all of its people beauty and all the lessons I have learned. By knowing the history of this land, overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy through US imperialism, it's direct and indirect impacts on society, it helps one understand the frustration of generations of Hawaiian people displaced and repeatedly screwed over. This has, since it's inception helped breed a culture of hopelessness and hostility to outsiders that is still very much alive and well today. In my case growing up white on the Big Island in the 80s-90s I was definitely the minority. It was the case that some people, races other that white,had a tendency to discriminate, harass, or prejudge based on my skin color. I grew up surfing and you can bet I heard F#ckn Hoale! many times, or you don't belong here, many party's where you catch cracks for being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Needless to say as a person of Caucasian I resembled the colonizer and do see where this attitude stems from. What I learned through all of this later in life is how adults can perpetuate hate by passing it on to their children, and while there are adults and children that do behave this way, there are many more kind hearted amazing people of all races that embody the aloha spirit in Hawaii, that I am greatful for,and that is my Hawaii.

[@dannylani3450]

Aloha Braddah!🤙🏾

[@mimsmango]

🌊🌴 🌺🏄 🌈🌺🌊

[@dolbyderringer2225]

Wow I must be your kindred spirit in a parallel universe because I too was disparaged for my race as the only Chinese kid in two all white elementary schools in suburban Southern California. All that forced assimilation to fit in and prove myself to White kids by being ridiculed and mocked daily, being sent to the principals for fighting when ganged up on by white kids who wanted to test my 'Kung fu' and told me I couldn't use my legs to kick because it wasn't 'fair' when I had to fight all 5 at the same time: left me angry, lacking confidence and still insecure about expressing myself at times. Now as an adult, East Asian men really do get the short end of the stick in popularity on da mainland especially in dating when all I see around me is White men dating all races especially mainland Asian women who look down on their male counterparts. I always wished I was one of the lucky bunch of Asians that grew up in Hawai'i. They seem so proud and confident and ready for the world. Ive met some in college who came here to tackle Hollywood in college but I know how White and Jewish Hollywood would regard us Asian men so I never would attempt Hollywood or Politics. I guess both our parents didn't know any better raising us where they chose as home - I would've traded places with you in a heart beat back then..besides the immensely superior surf conditions to California Hawai'i mysteriously felt like home to me even when I visited Maui as a 10 year old😢

[@byronharano2391]

We grateful too Kama'Aina. Eh. Dis my haole friend. No make 'A'. Wot badah you?

[@byronharano2391]

@@dolbyderringer2225 Hope you get to visit Da Aina again soon sir.

[@disfaka8089]

"U tease da Mahu, he will broke ur face" phahahahah😂😭

[@juvyedomingo]

😂

[@granta3044]

"Tease da mahu he gonna broke yo face"

[@solarheartz]

always find myself coming back to dis daily pidgin vidjio. my pops was a "local haole", a military brat who found himself placed in hickam base at 19 early 1977. got accustomed to local culture REAL quick when one local thought he was givin' stink eye. lived with and befriended many many locals, whether kanaka, pake or flip and developed heavy pidgin "accent." went on to be a kalihi/KPT sgt protecting local kids & their family's properties, and had him a filipina & samoan (my mother) hunny as wives. blessed with 3 half filipina/hawaiian and 2 half samoan kids. left in late 2007, but neva forgets where he came from & grew up, and makes sure his kids don't forget either. mahalo uncle andy!

[@artistamisto]

Back in the 70s as a Haole growing up on Oahu I survived "Kill Haole Day" a few times on the last day of school. Da odda times I got all bus up!!! Just joking I nevah get bus up but the fear was real at times. I pretty much tried no ack up as a Haole in local schools too much. Maybe small kine. I had mostly Asian friends and they wasn't goin help me if I had that kine trouble. So I wen behave myself most times and nevah start anything. Very rarely a moke would try hassle me but I never got beat up. I learned never attract negative attention to myself. Holds true to this day. Good therapy, mahalo Andy.

[@salmonkill7]

Love ALL of Andy's content hes a cultural gem of Hawaii!!

[@jmstowe]

When I was a kid growing up on Lilupina Road I asked my mother when I going to turn Hawaiian. When she told me that I was always going to be a haole I was quite upset, a long time ago I realized it doesn't matter; what matters is your heart. That was decades ago and a part of my heart is still there.

[@stefl7104]

Aloha Andy.... as a red head Haole chick growing up in Ewa Beach, Oahu I totally relate being a minority. I never saw myself as a victim if someone wanted to pick a fight.. I remember last day of school was called ' kill haole day'. Maybe that was just a Ewa Beach thing, but seriously, life was a great experience there. I also lived in Okinawa Japan too, again as a minority. I wouldn't change a thing. I loved living among different cultures. Hawaii still tugs on my heart and love my memories (even the B52/747 memories!)

[@namastezen3300]

Thank you for your comment. Aloha

[@makulewahine]

Growing up in Hawaii in the 40's and 50's this rang true to me. I was hassled by bus drivers, ignored by cops or treated with disrespect and I knew where I could and couldn't go to stay healthy. Many skin cancers later I regret all that time trying to be at least "brown". But I still treasure the good things: I learned to appreciate many different cultures, love all kinds of music, and have a ready made community on the mainland of Hawaiians who have relocated. My kids were brought up there but now live on the mainland where the cost of living is much less and they can visit home and actually enjoy it. One disadvantage over here: I lose my sister in the mall all the time because there are plenty "seasoned" women with white skin and white hair and the same haircut! It's just weird. LOL

[@AndyBumataiShow]

+Gordon Miller Mahalo. The part about losing your sister really made me laugh.

[@namastezen3300]

Thank you for your comment. Aloha

[@crestfallenraven]

Brilliant as always, Uncle. Mahalos from Kauai (to which I moved 5 months ago before the virus!!) Shaka! You are amazing Uncle !!!!!

[@huntertaylorjr]

Sup Andy, I wanted to say sorry for your loss. However, Came across this last night. growing up houli in Kalihi valley was rough...I had choke friends grew up in KPT...I went to kapalama as a kid, went to explorations at Kamehameha as a kid...all of it - I had to scrap All the time ...just to keep people off me, so thank you. I teach political science up here in eastern Washington and my background helps me to empathize with others that don't get it. Thanks again for the empathy you showed my experience.

[@AndyBumataiShow]

+Jonathan Ramos Mahalo for "getting it" but I was prepared for many who would not.

[@dapencilshinobi]

See the haoles in uncle Andy time they went through that , and in my time we had mob haole day, HOWEVER, WALLACE , PETER BOY, MARK, MARKEY , JARED, and many more haoles were my best friends.

[@Wendygirljp]

Andy - I am posting this in December of 2020. This group of statements is even more appropriate now than 4 years ago! Mahalo nui loa for your kind compassion.

[@shygurrl69]

Andy~ I really appreciate your Daily Pidgin segments, you just remind me of missing home. Living in Maryland, the only time that I can speak pidgin is when I call my sis in Hawaii, and that's not often because we now text more than anything. It's funny, growing up a townie in Oahu, the schools that I went to always had mahus and no one messed with them and it was no big deal. No one bullied them! They were just like one of us and no one cared if they were different. Now you hear stories about how transgendered children and adults are bullied here in the mainland because of ignorance. Growing up as a townie, I think well for me, no one really cared if you were white or asian. We also listened to heavy rock, metal and punk music, so within our crowd or community of metal heads, we didn't care if you were purple. Mahalo Andy - keep up the good work!

[@stonkodactyl9210]

I say this almost every video but daaamnnn I miss living in Hawaii. Best place on earth imo.

[@happiechapman1578]

Hey Andy, I can relate to to the minority status. I went Waihole school in the early 60's and was the only Haole in the school getting picked on and scrapping every day. About six months later a Portagee kid started going school there. His last name was Champlin, close to mine. Anyway after that I was classified as Portagee so all was good. fifty plus years later when I run into guys from that time were all good and thankfull for being alive!

[@bubbadigital2382]

​@tupacamaru2 lol this is one of lifes great mysteries.

[@Manolani808]

Man where have I been?????? I never come in YT but wow I see all these videos & this one is so awesome!!! Your wisdom is so PONO!!! I never thought about that but you’re so right braddah Andy! Haole’s was persecuted when we was growing up…had kill haole day too (last day of school)…most haole didn’t show up! Anybody remember that?

[@AlohaSiempre]

ROFL "jess ask your kids what I talking about...." lol

[@anniekairau2319]

thanks Andy for acknowledging the complex nature of the haole experience growing up as a minority!

[@bcpdude]

Wow, really well done, Andy. Being a haole Son of Oahu my experience was mixed. I was fortunate to go to a private school in lower manoa so no issues on campus but I lived in Waikiki til 6th grade. Different story there. Taking the bus home was rough since the kids at Roosevelt would be on the bus before it got to us on Wilder St. I got hassled all the time by a family of local kids who got off at the same bus stop as me in Waikiki, til one day enough - I cracked the oldest one and threatened the rest. Never again did they bother me. It all taught me humility and confidence. Another reason I am grateful to have grown up in Hawaii. Mahalo, Andy

[@I-Wumbo-x3b]

Brah really tryna avoid admitting he went Punahou 😂

[@rxman5]

As a side note mahus are totally accepted in other areas of Polynesia. In Tahiti,for instance, mahus are an integral part of the family structure.

[@AndyBumataiShow]

+Richard Schmidt Mahus have been historically accepted and often boys were purposely raised that way. The word that come to mind is "Tili" but I'm not sure.

[@MonumentToSin]

Richard Schmidt Third genders (mahu, fagafine, maohi) were always a normal part of Polynesian societies. It was only when Christianity came to islands that they became taboo. A lot of native American tribes had third and fourth genders as well (often called berdache), but sadly most were exterminated for their "sinful" ways. So interesting enough, Polynesia is one of the last places where third genders exist as a normal part of society. (Fun stuff I learned in anthropology)

[@bruhloha3756]

Sup hazit Andy, couldn’t stop laughing when describing how you see mahu cause that’s literally me, down to going to school in Waianae, keep it up unko! You doing one good job 👍

[@mahalomana2]

As always love you Andy! Keep the tradition alive!

[@robertstewart7942]

Brah, you had me in stitches...being one lil haole boy...reminds me of Radford at the Smoking place wit da nui Sa'Moans.."Hey haole boy! You gimme one quata or we beef" As that little haole boy...either cry or pay up...I cried that it was all of the money I had and I needed it for buy lunch. He felt so bad, he made sure no one botta me the rest of the year.

[@namastezen3300]

Thank you for your comment 🙏 aloha

[@okolepuka808]

In the 80s as a teen punk rock haoles we were either (boy)Billy Idol or (girl)Madonna. Kaimuki High. Man Ive been in Cali for the last 30 years, these videos are so heartwarming. I miss Hawaii so much, but the fuckin rich haoles went move ova dea an drive up prices so I cant afford fo move back! Anywayz, MAHALO ANDY.

[@scottsachs2547]

Yes Andy!!! You are Right on the money!!! That is exactly how i felt at Kalani HS..

[@byronharano2391]

Da mahu lunch line explanation is so true

[@kikomurphy9417]

Eh, I wen grow up in Makakilo in da 70's and 80's (as one haole boy) the experience taught me empathy AND how fo' scrap if needed. My family moved to da mainland, to an almost ALL white town. I remember 2 Native American (local Indian) kids and how much $h/t they got fo' na'ten except being native... As a kid myself i was shocked and unfortunately not "strong enough' yet to stand up with them.... Now days I always try to reach out to da "out sida" if can... No matta wea' stea' not all da "majority" people feel da same. Aloha!!!

[@namastezen3300]

Thank you for your beautiful explanation. Your vast knowledge and engaging presentation is of great value to me. Learning more and more every time I watch. Mahalo, Andy. Aloha

[@lupinerose79ad38]

Mahalo!! thank you for the opportunity for me to share your WINNING culture. I miss Maui .....

[@jaydubya3698]

As a local haole now on the mainland, I can attest that Andy tells the truth in the video, both about mahus and haoles. One thing I would add is this: lower-middle and lower class haoles who have to go to public school get the lickings much more than the upper-middle or upper class haoles that go to private schools. Just the way it is. I mean, you still get negative vibes sometimes in certain situations, but the problem isn't daily. Here's another thing: if you're haole, you're not blond, and you can talk good pidgin with no more haole-kine inflection and plenty Hawaiian words inside your pidgin, you get advantage. Locals will think you're Portagee, not haole. Check it out: One time I was out Laie side with friends and somehow we were talking to these local guys...rough looking bruddah guys but they were cool. The conversation was going along and one of the local guys said to me, "Eh, brah, you Portagee?" I said, "No no no...I'm pure haole, brah...no more Portagee." And the guy said, "Ho, brah, your pidgin so good, I thought you was one Portagee!" And we both started cracking up. It was funny. So, you haole folks gotta listen to Uncle Andy for learn dah Daily Pidgin den folks will tink you Portagee an' you won't get lickings down Waianae side or Laie side or Nalos. But I cannot speak for Kalihi and Papakolea. Just saying. LOL.

[@wolfslumbers91]

White people have no business living in Hawaii

[@sksagapolu]

As one mahu myself da description was point brah 🤙

[@joshapple6905]

Thanks for talking about this, bradddah Andy. We dont want to hurt anyone just because they are different from us. But if they keep to themselves, thats one thing. If they force their ways on us, the majority, thats different.

[@BourgeoisPhotography]

Where can I download that awesome background!??? Doing lots of zoom video calls and would LOVE to zoom it from Hawaii.. ALO-HA !

[@AndyBumataiShow]

I don't know. I lost all my backgrounds a while ago when a raid drive screwed up. Sorry.

[@rlgroshans]

Aloha Andy! I am on haole that was stationed in Hawai'i for a couple of year back in the early 80's. I can small time vouch for what you say about the similarities between the discrimination of popolos on the mainland and the haoles in Hawai'i. I never had much problems with locals, I tried to not be an @$$hole. But I think I got a small feeling of what it was like back home for people of color.With my eyes opened a bit wider, I think I became a better person, at least a bit. Allowing me to be more open and accepting of people in general.

[@kjclements2611]

Thats true. Im a local houle from eBay Beach i got bullied my whole life den I moved to Utah and everything was backwards

[@kksouza]

I love it, right wen you was going into da next level, you Change da subject, like how we use to take the the brown papah bags from da store to make book covahs for our books, so we no get in trouble for damaging the books that was given to us from the school.

[@kaumingo]

Five Easy Pieces. One my all time favorites, too. Māhalo, Uncle Andy.......

[@GaryCameron780]

Watching from Edmonton, Canada. Love your show, Andy.

[@ericsheets4021]

growing up haole and going public school in Hawaii was sometimes tough, and had to scrap sometimes but always came out good friends with my bullies foah standing up. Kill Haole Friday was real back in my day although nobody ever died that I heard of - it was just dirty lickens if you were a serious tool. The two or three time I got pulled over by the police (or even one time when a car hit me on my bike) in my first 24+ years in HI, I got tickets no warnings (last one I fought cuz the light was yellow, and by den I was young man and active duty and said you know what? nuff awready we going court and it got suspended). Now, living in the mainland, it's weird being in the majority (kinda). I still drive da same (a lot more really) and have only been pulled over a couple times and hit by one moa time by one car on my bike (fo real) in the last 23+ yrs and got warnings both times and no moa tickets... So, I'm probably a better driver now, but I also feel like I have more empathy about being different and getting picked on. As why, nobody bodda me and I stick up for those that need somebody step in and help.

[@byronharano2391]

I punched a haloe boy in da stomach because I could. Although da teacha saw and pull my ear. Later we grew up best of friends until he moved away 😢.

[@namastezen3300]

Thank you for your comment.🙏 aloha

[@ScottBurgessVS]

Hi Andy, I've enjoyed many of your Daily Pidgin. As a 'local haole' this one really struck me. Aiea HS class of '81. I also get really tired of hearing how especially a white male couldn't possibly understand how a minority feels. Let me tell you, at 7 I learned really quick to RUN home from school almost every day if I didn't "like beef". Never did manage to convince my mom that it was especially dangerous to go to school on the last day either, kill haole day was no joke to me in the 70's. I suppose that's part of why I never did start speaking pidgin, though I have had a couple people over the years notice my "accent', even as light as it was. I really hope you keep up the show, my kids and I love watching it.

[@999across]

You're the exception to the rule & that's a great thing but just take a look around at what's going on the world over but more specifically the lower 48. Case in point; the biggest detractors of BLM are Republicans who let's be honest mostly consist of older white men & woman & they can't stand the fact that Black ppl are essentially saying we matter too. It's sad to say but maybe if more of these ppl had to deal w/ your situation they'd be more open minded.

[@Michimama60]

Scott, I grew up in Hilo (class of '66). We didn't have kill a haole day. In fact, I was aghast and appalled that there would be such a thing. Sorry, you had to experience that. Now I know why Bette Midler had such a hard time at Radford.

[@namastezen3300]

​@@Michimama60aloha good seeing you 🙏 aloha

[@Beephouse]

Andy speaks the truth!

[@thomascase753]

OMG Andy!! I grad JCHS '81....finally someone said a little someting bout what it is was like for Haole's. I am always saying to folks on the east coast you are not the only one "if you only knew what it was like for Hawaiian people" . Sometimes they need dirty lickens - ʻakaʻaka. ALoha nui loa

[@180frogman]

Thomas. I’m a 1982 JCHS Grad. The original “Haole Boy” :) I grew up by Hau bush. Married my love of my life from Waianae. Ewa Beach was WAY more rough than Waianae. Waianae people are much nicer. Ewa beach sucked for me, especially “Kill Haole day”. My wife graduated from Waianae class of 85 and NEVER heard of kill Haole day. I LOVE HAWAII AND THE HAWAIIAN PEOPLE! For Sure! But the punks I knew mostly ended up in O.P. Or still live at home with mom and dad. I find my identity in Jesus now. It’s much better. No more hateful feelings or anger.

[@aakla]

To white to be local, to local to be white. I was listening to Bob Marley growing up and a local guy told me I should be listening to devil worship music, years later I was listening to Ozzy and a white guy told me I should be listening to Hawaiian music. Put shoyu on rice and hear "you eat rice like one haole"

[@makenitrogreatagain977]

Fucking no can win ah. Lol

[@Frogmabonnie]

Love this one. As a little haole kid growing up on O'ahu, I think that if da fairy godmother come flying in with her magic wand, offering me one wish, I would've asked to trade my blonde hair (ok, is brown now but blond back then), blue eyes and way-too-easy-to-burn skin for beautiful, beautiful black hair, brown eyes, brown skin - 'cause then I would look like I belonged there. I went to Pearlridge Elementary and then 'Iolani, all the kids there were pretty middle-class/upper-middle-class, well behaved and all that, so no dirty lickins like you would get for being white in Waianae or li'dat - but just always wanted to be more a part of da 'aina than I ever felt like I was. I did spend a year at Aiea Intermediate and it was funny there, there was one black kid and not a lot of white kids and the black kid and I hung out quite a bit. We both felt like outsiders but I do think he got picked on more than I did. Next year I went to 'Iolani and it was better there. Here in NYC, I was once telling an African-American friend about the word "haole" and how it can be just no big deal, or make you feel like dirt, just depending on how somebody says it to you. He thought about that for a second and said "Yeah, we have a word like that, too". True. Love your story about the lunch line mahu - I wasn't sure you were really comfortable with this but then your little slide into character was so affectionate. yeah, mahalo for another awesome episode.

[@jmstowe]

When I lived in Hawaii when I was a little haole kid I asked my mother when was I going to turn into a Hawaiian? I was heartbroken when she explained to me that that wasnt going to happen as I was always going to be this color. I was not going to turn into one of the Cool Kids. It was almost like the movie "The Jerk".

[@parkercroft5883]

Aloha Andy, Your work is admirable. Allowing us to know more about your struggles helps many of us to weather our own storms. Mahalo nui loa. Life up-country may give you inspiration. Mainland America does not know much about hunting pig dog and knife. Saddle up your mule and come see. Respect, Parker

[@siearragoddard305]

Try being haole growing up in pahoa. Got in choke fights, get jumped in the bathroom, spit on getting off the bus, got in scraps so bad cops got involved all be for 5th grade lol. But now I got one mean ass right hook 😇

[@dj8350]

I know, kill haole day was no joke!

[@DarrinCarlson]

I crack up at the Karen Black every time, Andy...too funny.

[@cathyschultz6515]

I was local haole at Nanakuli Middle and High School. You are right on about color of skin fights. I also was fired because my coworkers did not like me. Could go on but you nailed it! BTW I love all of Hawaii! Nanakuli was my favorite school. I love the food, cultures , and especially the people of Hawaii!!!

[@ericevans7976]

It makes me happy see some recognition for local haole's I am from all over the west side of oahu and as a kid grew up in helelua nanakuli and anyone who knows the west side knows that it doesn't get much rougher than that I had my fair share of bad times as a local haole growing up in Hawaii that being said I am very thankful for being so blessed to be able grow up in such a beautiful place with so many different nationalities and cultures all mixing together to create its own I move away from the islands in 2003 to Vegas and then moved to Arizona in less than one year the funny thing is I don't fit in with the mainland white people I am 100% Moke I love and miss my little section of Hawaii the waianae coast there's no place like home Aloha and spread love not hate and be thankful for every thing you got

[@ericevans7976]

@tupacamaru2 I'm not spreading hate just expressing how it is to be born in a land where people hate you if you're the same color as some people that over threw the islands unless you are related to Thurston Dole if you are I don't hate you I'm not even mad about you calling me a hater I am very sorry to everyone who read my post and thought that I'm spreading hate I'm just saying that I was born and raised in Hawaii I love Hawaii with all my heart but was very discredited by some people but very much loved by most in Hawaii there's a lot of good people there the ones that are not very smart ruin it for everyone else aloha from a haole that lives in Arizona

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Excellent explanation on Haoles and BLM! So true!

[@namastezen3300]

I related to that also. Thank you for your comment. Aloha

[@kimberleyoga]

Oh, I love Karen Black! Thanks for the shout out to her.❤

[@briandupre1494]

Hi Andy, I just discovered your videos! I moved to Hawaii after high school and landed in Kalihi, not knowing it was the 'bad' neighborhood. I'm a short skinny haole and I was a little scared at first but I never had a serious problem in Kalihi, my neighbors were good people, I actually had a lot more problems with drunk locals in Waikiki when I'd get off work from the Top of Waikiki as a busboy. I got the stink eye a lot and I had to prove myself and work harder than every filipino bus boy at that job to get their respect but it made me a stronger person. I think it's actually good to be a minority for a while and see how it feels, so you try to never make someone else feel the way you felt. The locals I worked with opened up a lot more to me after a while when they realized I wasn't a rich Haole and I came from a single mom and moved to Hawaii with a backpack and two months rent! My first job was at Liliha Inn in Kalihi as a kitchen helper with a crazy old Korean woman who just yelled at me all day. I miss it. My wife really wants to move back and take a teaching job. The only cheap housing is in Waianae and we are considering moving there. I want to move to the Hilo area, there are jobs in Puna for teachers. Maybe I'll see you one day, mahalo!

[@kelloggs2012]

Five Easy Pieces is one of my favorite movies, too, Andy. Pretty obscure, li dat!

[@robertmccormick1406]

Thanks for this video, Andy. I grew up in Mililani in the early 80s as a haole and the public schools were pretty rough for me. I would not trade it for anything. I learned a great lesson about respecting other cultures and got a small glimpse into life as a minority. At least in my case, your thoughts on this are pretty spot on.

[@pamelitaisham8631]

Did you go to Wheeler Intermediate ?

[@howzit9397]

Pamelita Isham most time cause mililani didn’t have a middle school during that time. Wahiawa had an intermediate school but not much mililani kids. Wahiawa and mililani kids don’t get along! I’m from Wahiawa

[@mjkastv]

Why was the most relatable part the big sunglasses and purse 😂

[@jaredclaisse9503]

Love the content.Subscribed and hit the bell for future notifications.Aloha and much love and respect from los angeles county california sgv 626✌️💚💛♥️🤙🤙🌺🌺

[@JOSEPHL808]

me to Andy i was da white boy at castle 89 to 93 i went through all that

[@thebutlers8631]

I try this one on my Samoan friend, but he too clever. Knock, knock. Who's there? Me Mah. Me Mah ......hey, i no say, Brah.

[@michaelsatterwhite7725]

ya brah , i wen go school hilo and rememba Kill haole day. last day of school and i one local haole. i dig out early and go sack and save .

[@Michimama60]

There was no Sac n Save when I grew up in Hilo so the disease must have traveled to Hilo from Oahu.

[@c_honda]

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[@namastezen3300]

Aloha c Honda. Good seeing you. Aloha

[@JoeyLevenson]

Hells yeah. I come up one Haole and I’ve been hassled and especially traveling Asia. I know exactly what it is.

[@kkpaine]

I was da’only haole in Puunui so know da’game.

[@hrmsmk]

Andy i call dem local kine white man KANAKA HA'OLE...indegenious without breath. and jus say Ha'ole is "without breath" no share da ha! Mahalo bruddah

[@LeiMomiToo]

So funny, yet so true. When I moved to Maui in the early 70s there was actually a couple restaurants in Wailuku and Kahului who would not serve haoles. I went to apply for a job at the county, and a local lady came out and pulled the book with the postings for "open jobs" away from me and said, "All of these jobs are filled. There is nothing for you here." Yet, I loved the people of Maui and Hawaii and never let it bother me. I happily made it my home for well over 20 years and love it to this day.

[@loristarry]

Amen About the local white... I raised a half white son!! He got picked on alot in Hawaii.. Until they saw mom!! They knew back away from my baby!! LOl I still like that in Ohio LOL

[@RuinsBandTwitch]

Utah haole sending much love and respect!! Very good point!! Mahalo Big Kahuna!! I like hear about tunas!

[@KuraiKuroNeko]

I'm tall and brown, and often get treated like a potential thief when I go to stores. I've never left Hawaiʻi.

[@bryanthompson4323]

I was one local haole born and raised Waia'nae and yeah I had some hassles but was minor. But I loved the people there and still do. I still get choke friends out there that I love to death. We had all kine races out there and was good fun and I feel we all got along with each other pretty well. I think da problem is some no like assimilate ( had to look up this word lol) or get to know da culture of the people around them and they get all high maka maka thinking they better. Just show some respect and all good. Sad for them cause they never going really enjoy the true aloha that most of the people from Waia'nae and other places in Hawaii show. Yeah Waia'nae side get some pilikea especially da drug problems but you never hear about the good things out there that the people do on the news. Only da bad stuff. I stay Vegas now and it's good but I miss da local people from Hawaii. Get choke people from Hawaii living here in Vegas and it is so awesome to talk story with them. Just so hard to get good kine poi and poke over hea! Aloha Andy. Hope you ok braddah!

[@yvonnecormie8900]

Go Searider! Alum residing Lake Charles, Louisiana.

[@paulcuddle664]

Mean the green screen in da background I thought was real lol

[@jaydubya3698]

Hey, Andy...just came across your videos and brah...crack me up!!! I'm a local haole, but now I live on the mainland. This video was spot on, not only about mahus but also about being a haole in Hawaii. BLM people can talk all they want about white privilege and that sort of thing, but back in the 70s and 80s try being a haole kid going to Farrington or Waianae HS. Not much privilege there and as for being judged "not on the color of your skin, but the content of your character," ho...braddah...not really. But as for learning to have empathy for those who have grown up as a minority, yup...definitely.

[@YamahaYEP321S]

I said in another comment. I'm born and raised hapa. Japanese and Haole. And I say as a joke sometimes. Haole. Aaaaaaaa ole! i never really had any issues growing up. Some occasionally I do realize I'm always the only white person there. Even though I'm half and I feel like an outsider even though I'm not. Another example. My dad moved here when he was 12. Went Aliamanu middle then radford. Idk about now. But back in the day. The last day of school was "Kill Haole" day and he and his brothers tried to always stay home from school that day. One time someone pushed his car into the water someplace too.

[@mahealaniw]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 you crack me up

[@teti_99]

"He will broke yo face.." LMAO!!!!! BRA I STAY CRACKIN UP FOR DAYZ HERE AT WORK!!! LOL Love and aloha to you uncle Andy!!! Mahalo for the laughs all the way here in Provo Utah!!!

[@scotthansen3086]

and less not forget kill Hoale day the last day of school. aloha and enjoylife.

[@MoonJarGirl1]

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[@alpilialoha6026]

Mahu can play some volleyball too

[@nn0849]

😂😂😂 missing home

[@Pinkpom789]

I love everything said in this video 💜👌 But I do have to say that there have always been more than ‘4 types’ throughout all of history, it’s just that a lot of people who aren’t in those communities or are close minded don’t believe so or ever had to think about it themselves, there’s always been a spectrum of things going on more than 4, also that it was harder to come out about it and also weren’t as much labels, but we don’t need labels to confirm who we are. I love your videos so much and you rock!! Thank you :)

[@YouPoorTing]

Mahus can sCrAp... I watched them kickAss lol

[@fishpirate808]

Oh uncle, what, you think you could talk about Rap one day, no rush.

[@Manolani808]

WOWWWWWWWW!!!!! 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽♥️♥️♥️🌺🌺🌺🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽💎💎💎👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽💯💯💯🌺🌺🌺

[@haroldkameya6620]

Hi Andy, glad that you are healthy and doing well! Just thought I'd add a comment about the similarities of the Black Lives Matter movement and haoles in Hawaii. I'm now living in the mainland. I don't think haoles in Hawaii are regularly pulled over to the side as they are in many states. When pulled over, haoles in Hawaii do not fear for their lives, nor are they taught by their parents to keep their hands visible on the steering wheel, and to speak calmly and respectfully to reduce the chances of their being shot by a peace officer.

[@scarlettrose2885]

Halo from CALI, my race was introduced with my name half my life living islands. Take no offense. Live & let live. Respect.

[@ashiaku9864]

Just had a boyfriend from Waianae and those people are not nothing to play with 😭😭😭😭😭

[@dapencilshinobi]

Lol I going give you chance

[@StMyles]

Eh neva knew u had dis.. I Jus subscribe.

[@burgundyslater1345]

I read something a haole wrote about Hawaii being the most racist place they had ever been. I'm thinking "for real? You get 49 other states!" I'm Afatasi myself and this is the only place I'm NOT a minority. Keep up the good work you make me laugh. Love the story about the Mahu! In Samoa fafafine are part of society and no one gives them trouble.

[@byronharano2391]

Ture dat Andy about the Haole experience in Hawaii. The blacks that say dat dunt knoz da Popolo experience either. Lol....

[@Hawaiibusa]

Grew up in Aiea & PC, I got yelled at in da surf and car, called names, dodged kill haole day .. think I turned out ok. ;-)

[@kkpaine]

Too TOO funny 😂

[@gil6995]

Karen Black=Trilogy of Terror brah! 👍

[@albdamned577]

Hawaii is a unique place in America. On a cultural level, white people historically were not involved. This created a community without the same issues found across the mainland. I remember dealing with some shitty things but I do not remember seeing anything as bad as I have seen in Baltimore, in particular the police. Perhaps Mililani and Wahiawa weren't as bad as some other places in Hawaii but it would be leaps and bounds worse. Some black people I tell about Hawaii look almost like that sounds like a good place to go to them, until I tell them that Hawaiians would probably treat them not too differently than a hoale from the mainland.

[@amenodorime271]

you the best

[@namastezen3300]

Andy is great. Aloha

[@chelseahino2522]

What kind of Mac laptop do you have I have a Macbook Air.

[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

Funny kine video.

[@dontmatter307]

Thats one mahu

[@colingan9412]

Yup mahus can fight.

[@delrosario7453]

Except there were no racist laws against white or haole people in Hawaii like there was against black people in the mainland US