Thanks so much for watching!! ❤❤❤❤❤

Awesome video! Thank you 🙏🏼

All great points ! Unfortunately most of the people that need to see this video, won't. Maybe they need to play this video on every flight before landing !

This is exactly the content I’ve been waiting for . Thank you .

Omg. Thank you SO much for this! I wish all of our visitors would watch this! The struggle is real!

Mahalo for mentioning Queens Bath. We are long time residents on the street to Queens Bath and Rescue and firetrucks go down our street 3-5 times a week.

For me Hawaii feels like a another country not a state( not getting into that) but Kauai and those that live there were so kind and welcoming , it is always an honor to be able to be a guest! Ty for all the vids you do! ❤

I love Hawaiian people! Truly! ❤

I have worked many years in the tourism industry in various locations including many years in Alaska. I have been to the Big Island and to Kauai, both times as a tourist. I also travel extensively in South America (off the beaten path)… having worked in tourism and traveling extensively I am not an idiot tourist - yes they exist I see them everywhere and from all cultures and backgrounds. Having said that, I do get targeted on occasion for being blonde/blue - such as getting asked for money in Colombia way more than my father who is dark hair/skin… no biggie. The ONLY place I have been harassed and threatened multiple times (physically threatened as well) was in Kauai. All 3 times I was alone and there were 3-7 locals. One of the times was very close to getting out of hand and my hair and Wiley color were mentioned repeatedly all 3 times. I honestly wish the US government would pull out and give the islands back to the people to run how they see fit. There is a very high percentage of Hawaiians who want to be sovereign and I wish we would move our Pacific fleet and operations to an island where it was welcomed. Let Hawaii be left to itself and make a new 50th state. It is hands down the most racist place I have experienced in my extensive travels and their threats worked - I will never go back and anyone I know who is planning to visit (and who looks like me) I try to dissuade them from doing so. In this sense I guess I am now an ally to the locals!

If people would just Treat others the way you want to BE TREATED, That would solve a lot of this issue, in my Honest Opinion!! I Always try to travel to Hawaii with a ton of ALOHA in my Heart!! I try to be Respectful and Kind! I Tip the waiters HUGE and pick up after myself!! WHY is this SOO HARD for people?!

An older Christian guy who got off meth, a life-long Hawaiian thanked me for coming… LOVED the locals…2024

Good to know! Thanks for letting us know

Shopping at Foodland in Princeville the night before Thanksgiving…. I made it and for that I have given myself the “Stoic of the year” award 😂 Beautiful Island you live on. We enjoyed our stay so much despite the incredibly high surf and 40 miles per hour winds 😍 Thank you for your tips back in November - we had an amazing time!

First time I went to kauai I met locals and learned the culture and the local way and never had any issues. Every time I go I back im uncle. its all about respecting the island and the island will respect you.

We are making plans to visit the Islands. As breathtakingly gorgeous as I anticipate Hawaii to be when we get there, my personal feelings will be that the most beautiful thing about Hawaii- is the people. If I carry that mindset around with me , and allow it to reflect on how I relate to my surroundings, how I treat everyone around me and comport myself, then it should enhance my Hawaiin experience. I look forward to meeting them as well as learning from them. Mahola!

Everything you said is so true. We have family that has lived on Kauai for years. Even my wife and I get so frustrated with tourists when we visit. People just need to slow down and be respectful . And your beautiful… Just saying.

When I go somewhere I like to immerse myself and the best way to do that is to do the research and also be as respectful as possible - it may not be possible to be fluent in the language but it certainly helps to try your best to know key phrases and greetings. Glad you brought up Queens Bath, I read and heard a lot about how dangerous it was and respected the signage that it was closed. I am sure it is frustrating to locals when tourists are responsible for getting an area closed or restricted.

Hello, do you happen to know about any rental opportunities in Kauaii for one person? Any help would be appreciated...

Do I look like tourist? 😂.

Pretty sure it is the tourists that keep the residents afloat.

we come there every year and enjoy, I appreciate your videoed idea but if you wants tourists to go away, close the island!

If I brought up "Manifest Destiny" would that be considered entitled 😂