The Heart of Hawaii - The Oahu Island

The Oahu island is the economic and cultural centre of the Hawaiian archipelago, as well as being a paradise for surfers, active holidaymakers and freedom lovers. The island is home to more than half of all natives and almost eight million foreign guests annually. Anyone searching for peace and seclusion won’t find either in Honolulu or Waikiki. Traffic congestion and a backdrop of skyscrapers belong to the town panorama. Hip cafes, galleries and young fashion firms have settled here, adding a new and modern flair to the capital. Cindy’s Lei Shoppe, the Chinatown florists, has been here for more than 30 years. This is also because the so-called Leis, the tradition of floral decoration, usually offered as a flower necklace or as a headdress, is still an important part of Hawaiian culture. Keone Nunes is well-known for his traditional tattooing skills, whereby the so-called Kakau Tattoos are virtually hammered into the skin with a hippo tooth. But Oahu is also an island of overwhelming natural beauty and a fascinating diversity on the smallest of places ...

[@danielwalbridge1406]

People of Oahu are the most enlightened and friendly people of the Hawaiian islands

[@dreakaliarodriguez481]

Makes me homesick. So blessed to call Hawaii home.

[@carolferguson8638]

Lived in Waikiki in 1968-70, it was wonderful. Not many people or cars. Locals were the majority and I learned so much from them. Lived by Waimea Bay 1970-80. Last North Shore visit in 1989. It's in my blood. No radio, TV or telephone 📞 then. Few surfers and traffic. Only a random car 🚗 and no buses except for "da bus" a couple times a day. No ka oi

[@sidjtd]

One of the greatest benefits of living on Oahu is that it made me realize that Aloha comes from not just nature and sea, but the heart of the people. Now I can see Aloha anywhere. I love the outer islands a lot, maybe even more, but I may have fallen in the trap of thinking Aloha is about living a country style with a lot nature like a lot of transplants already do. Maui is one of the places I used to absolutely adore but notice that certain new people that live there have no love for the “islands”, instead they have some bizarre Maui supremacy which I don’t get from The true locals who are born and raised and are from there.

[@damiencoleman7411]

I dont mean to be so offtopic but does any of you know a tool to log back into an Instagram account..? I somehow lost the password. I would love any tricks you can offer me!

[@masonleonardo2855]

@Damien Coleman Instablaster =)

[@FordFracture]

I've been twice and hoping for a third time ! That island has put a spell on me that can never be broken.

[@ssglopezvm]

That spell was also put on me 7 years ago when I visited for work... Today, after 3 years of consistently applying for work, I landed a great job in Oahu. And after more than 30 years of living in New York City, I'm finally moving to that island in 5 months 🤙

[@RobinLynnGriffith]

I lived on Oahu from 1971 till 1981. I went to school Barefoot and in shorts. I played in the tropical rainforest and ate wild fruits. I had an encounter with a wild boar on more than one occasion. I climbed a mountain that now has a robe and a bridge and when I climbed if you were on your own. I've heard the ancient Hawaiians playing music in the middle of the night in Moanalua Valley. I've watch the submarine races from Diamondhead ;-) LOL. I danced ballet with the Honolulu City Ballet under Mayor Fasi. I've been out in the water on the North Shore just sitting on a surfboard when the surface started yelling shark and everybody paddled like mad back to shore. There's a song that says I Left My Heart in San Francisco but that's not true I left my heart on the island of Oahu. Thank you for sharing this. Robin from the San Francisco Bay Area Sasquatch Believers

[@chefboy-ar-d6312]

After watching so many foreign lands on this channel i found my home segment and stand proud ! And they did a great job showing our home! Thank you ! Aloha!

[@aurorarose2836]

I love Hawaii and I miss Hawaii everyday.

[@victorsvidss]

Me too :(

[@judywaikiki2450]

Mahalo nui for this! You have captured a lot of what we grow up with here in Hawai’i. I am from Oahu too and I now live on the Big Island of Hawai’i. It is so much more than what you have shown but a good start! Aloha!🌺

[@TravelingTal]

My Unko Billy Pa is a Original Hawaiian Beach Boy That still gives Surfing Lessons in Waikiki, He's in his 80's now and still going strong.

[@nandep2149]

40 years ago, I worked with many of the old-timer Waikīkī Beach Boys: Kaku, Moku, Dukie, etc. They were a fine bunch. Treasured memories of their lessons AND shenanigans. 🙂 Often, after work, we'd sit underneath the tree, sing, play music, eat, drink and talk story. Sometimes, they'd rig a BBQ onto the 'iako of the wa'a (canoe)...or between two wa'a...then, we'd all paddle out and have a great evening under the stars. Sadly, times changed...nowadays, those kind of enjoyments aren't allowed or just don't happen. Plus, most of the beach has corroded away in that area (very narrow compared to a few decades ago). 😢 🌊 But the Beach Boys and Girls' Spirit, the music and the memories live on. 🤙🏻🤙🏻

[@Ffsdevgj]

The work philosophy of that man that creates art and culture on people’s skin is just pristine.

[@yantimohhan867]

Since a long time ago, i always wanted to go Hawaii. Hawaii is beautiful islands just like Bali island ,but Hawaii more Clean, obviously.

[@jamesec1949]

I remember watching the pipeline back in the 90’s from the edge of the beach. Couldn’t go any further as the beach was closed due to an extremely heavy surf. There were no surfers. As the waves broke the ground shook. The noise was so loud I had trouble hearing my wife speak and she was just a few feet from me. Just an amazing experience. Unfortunately, I didn’t have a camcorder with me. But the memory is etched in my brain. Too bad we don’t possess the technology to retrieve it. Maybe in a hundred years or so 😁. Truly amazing.

[@einaf639]

I grew up on O'ahu and never knew there was a "Lolani Palace" and that King Kamehameha lived there! Looks just like the ʻIolani Palace that King Kalakaua and Queen Liliuokalani lived in.

[@samuraishonan4706]

funny

[@granta3044]

I know sounds like the guy is from kailua.

[@missUn1verse81]

I love and I miss Oahu so much I cannot wait for this pandemic to be over so I can go visit again ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Prakash_6411]

Awesome fantastic.... Whoever stays in Island very lucky people because natural places Good atmosphere and organic foods and fish and etc....

[@PlumbNutz]

Oahu was known as The Gathering Place. It's really the best Island which is why the king chose to live there. I have been living in Princeville Kauai for 11 years, soon I will try to living on Oahu.

[@utulangi6078]

I love you Hawaii.

[@benfitial5140]

I really missed Hawaii and my precious family. Thanks for the show.

[@liudmilarobinson7587]

Dear Karen how wonderful to see you and the best Cindy Lei Shoppe in Hawaii.Thank you and your family .Love you guys.

[@abohamad12]

The Oahu is so Beautiful Island .

[@anitailievski4544]

So amazing Loved our holiday to Hawaii 1 year ago We stayed in Oahu Perfect weather everyday we were there, so much delicious food, friendly people, beautiful beaches Omg Loved it so much 😁🤙🤙

[@jietam_87]

It's a paradise out there in Hawaii.

[@rudedogus]

I spent my childhood in Kailua, (Oahu). and after listening to the mispronunciation of Ko'olau, I couldn't handle it. It's like calling Himalaya "Himayoohoo"

[@ThomasinaJefferson-ke7xs]

Rudy Domingo I’ve been to Hawaii once and stayed in Kailua for 14 days. I was sobbing getting on the plane back to California. I never wanted to leave. It’s absolutely perfect.

[@granta3044]

Kailua, the least Hawaiian of all the places in Hawaii

[@dannyholte4278]

@@granta3044 Even more than Hawaii Kai?

[@puupilo96746]

I completely agree Rudy. I had to quit watching it due to the way the narrator was pronouncing the Hawaiian names. I literally cringed. Ko'olau. Iolani. Kamehameha. That was all I could take.

[@granta3044]

@@dannyholte4278 way more than hawaii kai

[@thequinnsfamilyvlog6551]

Lucky to live in Hawaii small KZbinr here

[@melodyspoor3127]

I miss Oahu so much!

[@sophiatealdo9680]

The Heart of Hawaii )ahu - Beautiful- and so it is - Blessings.

[@TineyGrouse]

Dude I think I found my people. The culture here seems so beautiful ☺️

[@BLAZENYCBLACKOPS]

I’ve been to Oahu 4 times in my life, almost wound up growing up there for good when I was only months old but fate had it that I would be raised in NYC, I’m definitely going to make it back to Oahu at some point, hopefully soon. Maybe it has something to do with me living there for however a short a time it was when I was a baby but every time I go there I don’t want to leave, my birth mother lived there for many years and my two half brothers were born there perhaps it’s a family connection even though none of them live there anymore. It’s an absolutely beautiful place, very expensive, but beautiful none the less, the only thing from stopping me from moving there permanently is my kids, I’m recently divorced and I can’t stand only having my kids on the weekends so never mind being thousands of miles from them, I just can’t do it but I will return for sure that’s a promise, A hui hou.

[@kimanisworld2896]

One day you will return again hon

[@SafariPhaladi]

ONE DAY I WILL OWN A HOUSE IN HAWAII AND LIVE THERE PLEASE HELP ME MANIFEST THIS INTO EXISTENCE

[@RenReyes]

I wanna live here

[@dstuartbrig]

Omg this is the BEST storytelling of Oahu I have ever seen. Well done! It tells us stories from beautiful locals, da kine, who each share of their authentic love or aloha for the most amazing place on Earth. I’m a kama aina who once called it home for a few years. This video shows the non-tourist locals only way of Hawaiian life! Beautiful, incredible, powerful, special. Aloha nui loa!

[@nandep2149]

I appreciate your point of view...but hope you're joking. This is NOT even close to the "best storytelling of O'ahu" (please research and watch true documentaries created by locals, or at least videos created by those who are better educated). This video is filled with errors. Also, FYI: if you only lived in Hawai'i for a few years, you are not kama'aina. Unless you were born and raised on another island and only lived briefly on O'ahu. Anyway, non kama'aina are welcome. We locals just ask that people do better research and share CORRECT information. Mahalo! 🤙🏻 Aloha a mālama pono. 🤙🏻

[@reynoldvalle]

New you tuber here. stay safe, be well. thank you and God bless

[@sageemadison]

SOO beautiful!! I hope to visit Hawaii very soon one day!!

[@tikipunch02]

You should

[@johnmjones1604]

Perfection a garden of Eden

[@jckelley4198]

Funny. My roomate in the 70's came from Seattle. He was a helicopter pilot. He first came for a 2 week vacation then discovered Hawaii didn't have a traffic chopper. He showed up at the owners of the main tv news station and came back with a check to buy a chopper he knew was available in Seattle. Fast forward he was a great pilot but couldn't pronounce any of the towns, highways and streets. He became more comical that a traffic guide. We tried to teach him but they decided to add an on board reporter. If your not from Hawaii, a language that only has 13 letters, it takes some time to get it down

[@johannerodrigue9005]

Beyond Beauty. Such an Amazing place to Live🍃🌹🍃 Wow 🍃🌹🍃 Thankyou for Sharing 🍃🌹🍃 Canada

[@kathrynhall7021]

It would be helpful if the chosen narrator used correct pronunciation for Hawaiian words.

[@robertmanning2144]

It would have helped if the makers of this film picked a local person to narrate not a foreigner.

[@kerryberger985]

I'll drink to that. My hair is standing on my neck listening to this narrator. Reminds me of the time while I was growing up in Honolulu, I overheard a Haole tourist ask someone "How do I get to WackyKakki (Waikiki) beach." I nearly died of laughter.

[@patricialloyd866]

We get the same in New Zealand it's annoying when they're born and bred here😩

[@angierevillas7766]

My favorite 💚

[@fifthharmony803]

They should’ve had someone from Hawai’i Edit/review the documentary before release because some things are wrong and lots of names are being pronounced wrong

[@sanman8813]

Yes I agree . Quite a bit of a pronunciation is not correct.

[@oDon44]

I am a Kamaaina and that really grated on me. If you are going to narrate, learn how to pronounce the words.

[@larsacosta3564]

I was wondering how this got through editing without anyone saying hey that's not how you say "Kamehameha"... lol with the accent too it's so bad

[@NoCumBacksiFunny]

They are pronounced correctly. It is now a US state, no longer it’s own country. It will be pronounced in English whether you like it or not

[@xerobxxx]

NoCumBacks English?? I think you mean American.

[@mellow808aloha]

As of July 9, 2020 there is a 14 day quarantine for all inbound to Hawai'i.

[@officefreedom1403]

Which means i cant go nowhere?

[@jasononeal200]

Hawaii is for Hawaiians!

[@edwingallardo7315]

President beautiful adventure Hawaii beautiful 50 of United States 🇺🇸 Hawaii beautiful paradise adventure a lot tourist lovers Hawaiian 🌺 island 🏝 fantastic favorite tourist adventure mostly beautiful beach 🏖 beautiful surfer 🏄 white blue 💦 👍

[@hori166]

A beautifully shot video, with an interesting cast of characters. That said, there is a lot of misinformation largely due to poor writing and editing. For example, the shot of Iolani Palace (mispronounced, mistook the capital "I" for a lower case "l") that segs to a statue while the narrator says, "...the former residence of Kamehameha III" when the statue is of Kamehameha I aka "The Great". While Kamehameha III did live there, so did his successors, with Liliuokalani being the last. Upon watching this video the viewer gets the impression that the ocean is a major part of the lives of people who live on Oahu which is far from the truth. It's like saying that everyone who lives in the Rockies is a skier, backpacker, etc. Another gross error is to call "leis" flower "chains". Has the writer never heard of the word "garland"? And what about "hippo tooth" for tattooing? Where do you suppose ancient Hawaiians got hippo teeth from? I'm not sure what the purpose of this video is, except to be visually pleasing since it is not informative and is full of errors. Maybe something to show on a screen in a bar or souvenir shop... This video is not high quality except for the visuals and it is certainly NOT a documentary.

[@robertdowler8583]

Hurricanes,too.with rain and. strong winds.

[@leonramirez7672]

Yea thanks for shering

[@user-me2qe9eg3k]

This is Fantastic View.

[@jocko9621]

Beautifully done and grew up in Waikiki and surfed Makaha as well as many of the places you captured in this video. So for 40 of my 80 years of my life, I've enjoyed surfing these beaches and diving the island oceans. This video brought back fond old memories that I still treasure. Only one suggestion, learn the correct Hawaiian pronunciation of the Koolau Mountain range and especially...Waikiki. Aloha and Mahalo!

[@an0n71]

31:27 he said going for the South is kailua😂 Kailua is at on the NE called windward side! And obama grew up in town, the same neighborhood where i live i can literally walk to his old apartment bldg where he and family used to live! hello

[@dstuartbrig]

I noticed when he introduced ‘Kailua’ we were flying over the edge of Diamond Head, looking at Kahala.

[@dakotaumass]

He said "and going South is Kailua" because they were in Hau'ula during that segment......Kailua is south of Hau'ula. Obama also did grow up in Waimanalo....then moved to town.

[@AwesomeAlex808]

Kailua is South East. Laie is more North East.

[@NomadShifu]

The Island of Oahu. Known as “The Gathering Place,” Oahu is home to the largest population of people as well as the best nightlife in Hawaii.

[@johnmjones1604]

im a proud member of surfer against sewage since 2010

[@ThomasinaJefferson-ke7xs]

32:40 - “Piss and freedom”?!? 😂 This fool is killin me on this one lol

[@キハパイワエナ]

His means "peace"

[@kewsiyehboah6058]

Bucket List.. Getting Bigger.. ya ajabu.. Fantastic in the language of Swahili..

[@michaelc.ateoate979]

wahoo is the best island in the chain go there! go there go! if you move to Hawaii move to Oahu you will never want to leave!! maui Mikey

[@reynoldvalle]

hello living on MAUI loving home. aloha and the paradise of love.

[@sks96816]

Anyone knows what "Hawai'i" means in english......it means 'Waters From Heaven'. This is my ancestral homelands......god bless.

[@highofflifeforever]

I would nvr visit it

[@blueybarnes9442]

Eh what da haPs Potagee 🤙😎

[@tanermishler8564]

I'm pretty sure hawaii just means homeland in the hawaiian language

[@chansuk7974]

Wow so beautiful thank

[@MaximillianTiberius]

Beautiful documentary 👏🏻

[@Eadyt87]

1:15 LOL at "Tokio" Japanese will be so mad 😂😂😂

[@jimmiezee28]

I'm here now ! Unfortunately covid has everything closed.

[@TheRamboBeast]

This is a tourism commercial, showcasing what a high-income tourist might experience over a short visit. It totally hides and ignores the life of the million of or so people who call Hawaii home.

[@WithAllDueRespecto]

You are probably right. Are you a native Hawain?

[@Ifraxhenna1]

Beautifull

[@tk1950]

well made

[@beautiful364]

#BaliVirtualTours Beautiful place

[@HawthorneHillNaturePreserve]

ICE CREAM! 🍦💕

[@jarvesroot6454]

The few tourist that make it to the west side get false cracks

[@onekewlbraddah8460]

Gahuku lol love it!

[@AwesomeAlex808]

Pre Covid-19 seems like to me. Must of been filmed sometime last year. Please don't come here until this virus has been eradicated from Earth. Please and thank you 🤙

[@myhappyplace4563]

Oh I sure miss Hawaii so much!! We have been going every year but since Covid we haven’t gone in 3 years. We r hoping to take the whole family in October r November.Hawaii is such a beautiful place, we’re been to other island but we always hit Oahu. Always have been wanting to move their when retired but things changed & their went our one year living in Hawaii because we had a beautiful little girl & put it on hold for now 😂😂😂

[@lochamoezung4967]

Reminds me of Sam potter . Filmmaker n storyteller 🤝☺️

[@yuhauuhatuudaalyuhauuhathe2163]

ALYUHAUUHA THE HEAVENLY FATHER BE ESTEEMED and Cover you Thank you

[@benfitial5140]

Tks. 👍

[@JL-yz6rb]

Yeah Good Video... Very Nice Job!

[@sulekhadas7061]

Very nice indeed

[@hojoinhisarcher]

Fabulous,can't wait to go!!!~!~

[@dineshkhillare9387]

Beautiful

[@kompheaksin8805]

i love Hawaii so much 🤩

[@zumbayobadazzself9137]

Wowww Great Vid 👌👌 Cnt wait to visit Hawaii whn all ths Corona virus is gone thank U frm Australia 🇭🇲🇭🇲🇭🇲

[@marjiemoody2026]

First shot is of "China Man's Hat":Oahu.

[@robertwhitelegge6000]

Love Hawaii, Naterlly a lovely woman. Would love swim and clean the ocean with her. Good documentary.

[@johnnyoahu]

My HOME Da 808 HI State #WAIANAE

[@keegankahalehoe]

if you don’t have family in hawaii please don’t move there. it’s way too crowded and polluted because of foreigners. mahalo 🤙

[@mikementzer9292]

The whole world is

[@sz-oy7tv]

Very nice

[@tikipunch02]

Been Hawaii 2 time if I win lottery I will buy the house there so beautiful

[@JabbarTV1]

was also a home to a range of endemic small birds which we pushed to extinction by mosquito borne diseases.. we took their low land habitat they retreated to the mountains with less trees suitable for trunk nesting then comes hurricanes to finish them off completely

[@CosmicTruthTeller]

Humans destroy EVERYTHING.

[@GodwinIsaac]

This was beautiful except for the butchering of Hawaiian names 😂

[@planet_earth_utym9644]

😂

[@christimko9296]

I only made it halfway through. 😂🤷‍♂️couldn’t take it anymore

[@andy-man3405]

You can’t expect people that haven’t spent considerable time in Hawaii, let alone a narrator from a different country, to properly pronounce them. Chill out

[@Nirvezz]

@@andy-man3405 no

[@AnnaHerrick]

Thank you for your replies! I lived in Hawaii in the late 1950’s and it was a true paradise! I went to grade school with Hawaiian children and I was always the one who stood out with my bleached blonde hair my mother made us have! 14:35

[@laurahankins8183]

Me too

[@perrysouvana1137]

Welcome to Hawaii, make sure you go back to the mainland after sightseeing

[@Jh-zw4qb]

Lol that’s funny because all the locals are moving to the mainland like Las Vegas and Texas . And all the tourists are buying homes in Hawaii and taking over

[@nicholaskluftingermusic6432]

Oahu is a beautiful place .... just don’t notice the homeless camps (especially on the West side) and the shocking lack of recycling... plastics, glass, ... we noticed only a couple of soda can and bottle depot recycling centres ... which were closed ... and everything else just gets thrown in the trash ... we felt so bad we almost packed our recyclables back to Canada.

[@RiseAtlantis]

Somewhere over the rainbow by Israel Kamakawowee 🌈

[@garethpaine3222]

Get someone from Hawaii to do the documentary

[@キハパイワエナ]

0:16: actually the main island is the big island (Hawai'i island)

[@MrJohnblaine]

Blessed life!!

[@ryanjohn2116]

My next holiday I hope

[@ffletch5277]

31:11 is incorrect! Obama grew up in the Manoa area - 18 miles away from Kailua. He also RENTED the Kailua vacation house every December (he does not own it) .

[@hardcorehockey]

Well done. Thank you.

[@petersampson5202]

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF THE HOME HALE KOMODO? THANK YOU. I BELIEVE IT IS IN OAHU.

[@denismarisimolde2716]

I love Hale Palekaiko more

[@alohawaiist]

Yes. I had visited there when property was on market. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpupioFrm9adh5o

[@JVONROCK]

They should have stopped building hotels when they finished the “Royal Hawaiian”

[@ThusanthaWaduge]

Beautiful video

[@martyyoung1541]

This is a good documentary although the narrator needs a little instruction on pronunciation of the Hawai'ian language.