Hawaii: Paradise Turned to Hell

[TylerOliveira]

Full video is on my channel. Title - "Hawaii: Paradise Turned to Hell"

[ErikDaDon]

Foreign & mainland investors are hurting every major city. Half of the biggest buildings in NYC are empty.

[jude-zdms]

Chinese overseas investors have priced out most of my age group from being able to afford condos in Toronto, and most of them sit vacant too. This has become an international issue in the past decade.

[anneg]

As a white Scottish person that makes me sad, when you go to Hawaii it's not just for the beautiful beaches but to see the locals and their culture, respect it enjoy it and go back home leaving their land for them.

[Heiura]

As a polynesian, a billionaire bought for the first time an one of our islands (french polynesia 🇵🇫) which was a huge shock and heartbreak to us ... like ... imagine losing a part of your history, a part of your natal land for some paper.

That is a heartbreak, nowadays our children have to move to euro to get higher education but cannot go back to their islands because work is given to foreigners instead of natives.

It really is heartbreaking to see our lands changing for the best ... but mostly for the worse.

[Happy]

We can all thank Blackrock investors for this monsters

[Joeylikecoffee]

Didn’t realize Compton was the ancestral homeland for black people 🧐

[AugustRushington]

It's not just Hawaii; it's everywhere. My small town has been undergoing gentrification for two decades. The majority of locals have been pushed out by rich Californians and investment interests, driving the price of housing to quadruple what it was prior to the influx. They cut down the trees, fence off the lakes and rivers, and build monstrosities on every unused plot of land that they can get their hands on. Our town gov recently had to enforce a moratorium on destroying historical buildings because they were demolishing all of them to build condos for out of state investors. It isn't locals moving into these state of the art buildings, either; they're pushed farther and farther out or become homeless. 9/10 people you talk to are from out of state and there's no stop to the deluge. And there's absolutely nothing you can do about it except sit back and watch the destruction. It's a cancer.

[Eleanorisawake]

I think this guy is a journalist that is putting himself on the line without prejudice and reporting things in real time, he is touching and addressing issues first hand. I trust and believe his accounts, he is highlighting everything that is wrong with the USA yet is being ignored and disregarded by the powers that be, just as the locals that have been ousted by the rich have been.

Great reporting, spot on!

[cpt_stvn]

How fast we’ve even forgotten about the huge fire in Maui…

[johndavecrima]

this is happening all over the world. Europe experiencing it, Canada is experiencing it, and the only people that are able to exist freely, hard rich.

[theflash]

That median house price in any US state is fucking crazy.

[MonaJ]

Hawaii is a beautiful place. The locals there are really good kind people. My son goes to the university out there & even though I only been there once, I can say it was the best week of my life being there. I got a chance to meet & learn about its real history & everyone is so nice & humble. I really hope everything gets better .

[Vladpryde]

Making a law banning Chinese investors from purchasing ANY American land or property would be a good start towards solving this problem.

[lizzymandile]

I know a lot of people are comparing this to other cities in America, but it’s not the same. It’s not just that they live there. It’s that it’s their entire life, culture, and heritage. Every single part of who they are biologically and socially is rooted in the islands. The only option they have if they can’t afford to buy a 1 million dollar normal house is become homeless, or fly 6 hours across ocean to a landmass they may have never set foot on before. There are islands where tourists can’t even step foot in yes but that’s not the majority of the islands, just a handful of very small ones. Hawaii was stolen, and no one should be moving there.

[Zzfine-canadian]

When I visited the islands 20+ years ago. It was beautiful, and the local people were what made the experience. I wish the USA would protect their culture. I hate what's happened there.

[lisashao]

The sin of greed... God will judge...what you gain in this world but lose your soul. Thank you, LORD Jesus, for taking my sins away.

[thedoggfather]

As a resident of Maui, it’s True rent is ridiculously high here. A lot of my Ohana have moved to the mainland because of it.

[jhopsi]

Same in Australia. I live in a rural area where people are lucky to clear 50K AUD a year and properties are selling for 1 million +.. average 3 bedroom homes. I'm paying 450 a week to rent a tiny 1 bed unit.. landlord wants to put $500 on it on my next lease.

My wage is 750 a week. If i were to move to a city for a better paying job it wouldn't be worth it.. because rent is around $1500 a week.. i would be in the same position financially.

I bought a camper van, i figure if i am going to be poor I may as well be poor and travelling.

[faithwilliamson]

Finally someone is bringing this to attention. Many local Hawaiians can not afford to stay. Many have ancestral land they can not even afford that has been in the families for generations it’s the sad truth. Come enjoy the beauty but then go home. As humans why do we feel the need to own everything because it’s beautiful and we like it, enjoy and then move on.