r/interestingasfuck • u/eliseereclusvivre • 1d ago

From 2014 to 2025, Mark Zuckerberg bought over 1,400 acres on Kauai Island and stole any land the natives wouldn't sell him, earning the moniker 'the face of neocolonialism.' r/all

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u/HoutaroOreki 1d ago

I think he means this one John Oliver Hawaii

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u/scurvy1984 1d ago

As a haole from Hawaii that clip hurts so much. We had Hawaiian Studies from elementary to high school but the hell that Kanaka went through wasn't discussed til high school.

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u/redpandaeater 1d ago

Yeah I only had some elementary school there but still remember Queen Lili'uokalani and some of the Kamehamehas from more than DBZ.

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u/scurvy1984 1d ago

I’m gonna assume you know the song but for anyone else, Hawaii ‘78 by Iz is so fucking good and moving.

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u/redpandaeater 1d ago

Iz was great. Though speaking of big guys that died too young I was once on a flight with Akebono and he definitely needed multiple seats.

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u/scurvy1984 1d ago

Tbh that might be for the best like plane weight-wise

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u/jim_johns 1d ago

Thanks!

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u/RadicalBatman 1d ago

TIL the price of food where I live isn't far off Hawaii's 🫠