WAIANAE, HAWAII - How Much Do You REALLY Know About West Oahu 96792

You've heard a million things about moving to the west side - but how do you know what's real? Derek shares his personal experiences in this neighborhood tour video.

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Derek Okahashi
RS-82017
Licensed In Hawaii

[movingtohawaii]

FIND YOUR HOME IN HAWAII NOW

USE DEREK AS YOUR LOCAL REAL ESTATE AGENT
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[ManuoKuWatchHonCC]

I rarely ever comment on videos, but I just had to on this one, especially since this is my hometown. I was born and raised in Waiʻanae, from Makaha to Nanakuli. We are kānaka ʻōiwi, (hundreds of years my family has lived in Waiʻanae) and as Native Hawaiians, we truly do aloha ALL races and over the years have mixed with ALL of them. I have to say that you did a really good job with the video, very respectful to our home and had some beautiful cinematic shots for sure. But if Iʻm being completely honest, this is making me really really sad, only because I personally have so many of my own ʻohana that originated from here that can no longer afford to live here and were forced to move away because of the rising cost of living, and having to compete for local jobs against people that donʻt even live here. Unless they were, like I was, fortunate enough to receive a Hawaiian Homestead Leasehold, most of us here struggle just to keep the lights on and food on the table. To receive a Homestead itʻs true that you "donʻt" own the land, but in the Hawaiian way of thinking, the land is NEVER ours to "own" in the first place. And this is the biggest issue with us kānaka and the way we view ʻoutsidersʻ buying up more of our land. We are only stewards of this land, tasked with the Kuleana (responsibility) to care for: the ʻāina (land) from mauna (mountain) to the kai (ocean), kānaka (people) and ʻakua (from where our divine power comes from). This is truly why Hawaiʻi is so beautiful and where the ALOHA spirit comes from... the "balance" between ʻāina, kānaka and ʻakua is what our ancestors have taught us, and very few of us still hold dear. People may see Hawaiʻi and think, "oh itʻs my dream to live in paradise, to surf the waves of Makaha, swim with dolphins and sea turtles, and watch the sunset every day from my back yard, " but unless they understand kānaka ways, our ʻike kupuna, then the beauty of these islands WILL cease to exist. My hope is that, any person that desires to move and live here, will make it their FIRST priority to understand the ways of our people first, so that the true spirit of Aloha and Nā Poʻe Hawaiʻi never ever dies.

[OneSingleCheezIt]

I could listen to this guy talk about Hawaii all day. Just seeing all the B-roll footage of everyday Hawaii is worth watching for.

[Meliney]

This is very humbling to see Waianae being talked about in a better way. I am born and raised from here and you even passed my house in sea country 😂 Its crazy to see my home town on youtube. I appreciate this so much, Mahalo Nui Loa 🙏

[natsomething]

I spent two years in the Makaha Valley in the 80's as my hub was stationed at Schofield Barracks. I miss the scent most of all...ocean and plumeria. And if you drive down Farrington at the right time of day the odor of Hulihuli chicken. Thank you for helping some of us revisit. It looks like the area has come upon hard times. I have only good memories of the locals. The people were very kind and inclusive.

[ceci]

Born and raised in Waianae. Live on da mainland now. You kept this video real. Good bad and the ugly…I love Waianae and it will always be home to me no matter where in the world I live.

[patrickrpedrus]

Lived in Wai'anae from 2005 to 2012. Attended Ma'ili ES, Wai'anae IS, and Wai'anae HS graduating there. It wasn't as bad as people claimed it to be. Everyone was nice, yeah people broke balls every now and then but we all respected each other and got along at the end of the day. As a Micronesian, my people get a lot of stigma but Wai'anae was a welcoming place for me.

[Joshuafukumoto]

Aloha Derek, mahalo for this video! This is my community, and it was a pleasure to see you representing us well. Those organic greens at ka'aha'aina Cafe were indeed local, they're from our farm, MA'O, right in the back of the valley :)

[alvinaawong]

Mahalo Derek🤗🕊️🔥❤️ I was born and raised in Waianae. I remember when Farrington Hwy was two lanes only. Maile Beach had Keawe trees...when it was hot at night we'd walk across to the beach to sleep...you could see the sky full of stars on a clear night. ❤️

[jerryrule]

Howzit Brah!! Great video of the west coast. Born and raised on Oahu and lived my first 15 years there, Lived in Nanakuli at Puu Heleakala subdivision from !979 to !991. Really miss this place. From the video lots has changed since I was last there. But seeing your video brings back tons of memories along the Waianae coast. Hope you do more videos of Nanakuli. Peace out Man!

[kennynunez]

Love the vid: thank you for keeping it real. The main impat I received for myself is the overall sense of Hawaiian culture, tradition, respect for the islands, people, marine life (nature) and what its like to live there. Keep up the great work and vids.

[minshooky]

Lived in Makaha & Waianae since I was 10 ♡ My Tutu owns a house on Makaha Valley Rd. which is my childhood home. She owns another home in Waianae, since the one in Makaha is basically falling apart 😞. Because my mom remarried into military I now live in California, longer than I've lived in Hawaii now, but I will always call Oahu my home. My whole ohana, my heart resides there ♡ I get mixed feelings whenever I visit because the Hawaii I knew has changed, the once beautiful views are now blocked by looming skyscrapers, and the roads always gridlocked. Tourism is both a blessing & a curse.

[timd]

Love your video. Had to laugh at 4:05 where you say “no dumping… prosecutors will be violated” because that in a literal sense is absurdly funny. Otherwise thanks for the great effort you put into your videos. No one is recognizing the cultural nuances of each neighborhoods, as most video makers are not local or create buzz hype videos about top 10 lists

[matildanicholas]

Aloha brother! I was born and raised in Waianae Valley. Graduated from Waianae High School! Moved to Seattle in 1984. My mom still lives in Nanakuli on Farrington Hwy across Zubland. We moved back home for 10 years then back to Seattle. People use to say Waianae was the worst side of the island. I tell them my kids walked to school Nanaikapono! My kids was more safe there then here in the mainland. Thanks for sharing my beautiful side of the island. I miss it!

[mandrywallarmytv]

Hi I was raised on Oahu my first 17 of my life. I'm a licensed contractor out of San Diego Ca and I am planning to move back to Oahu in which we will be in Waianae. My parents home is leasehold. My questions is does a leasehold home increase in value even though the land is not included? What I love about where my mother lives is that everybody in here area are real Hawaiian locals.

[Mazimo]

I've been binging all your content over the last week. Y'all are super entertaining and helpful in starting to understand the islands and the neighborhoods. Thank you

[iyee]

My parents are from Hawaii and moved to SoCal before they had my sister and I. I've always been interested in real estate in Hawaii and love your in depth views on all the local areas. Thank you for making these videos, entertaining and informative.

[metoo]

Great video. It's seems rare to me to find a RE guy with such integrity to be realistic about the actual investment potential in a given market.

[Rahsaun]

This was a great video of the smaller towns, the mountains and pill boxes. The lifestyle seems real chill.

[antecvitanovic]

Subscribed! Great video! Once I clicked, I couldn't stop watching! My wife is born/from Honolulu! Hawaii is my favourite place on earth! I remember seeing people do U-turns in the middle of the road and no honking or rage, only shaka being thrown. I could be "dispatched" for the rest of my life in the North Shore with the food trucks, Pupukea motocross park, and surfing and be beyond happy! HAHA! One day... hopefully we'll be calling you, so I won't have any big heat bills anymore trying to keep her Hawaiian blood from turning to molasses here in Canada!